BRFSS 2002 - Mecklenburg County: (How safe from crime do you consider your neighborhood to be? Would you say:)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Mecklenburg County

NC Physical Activity

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	Total Respond.#	Extremely safe	Quite safe	Slightly safe	Not at all safe
North Carolina	6,418	1,754	26.8	25.2-28.6	3,824	58.7	56.8-60.6	701	12.7	11.3-14.2	139	1.8	1.4- 2.3
Mecklenburg County	431	92	21.3	16.9-26.6	268	57.7	51.6-63.6	61	18.9	13.9-25.3	10	2.0	1.0- 3.9
GENDER
Male	158	33	20.1	13.7-28.5	96	56.4	46.2-66.1	24	21.2	13.2-32.2	5	2.3	0.9- 5.6
Female	273	59	22.7	17.3-29.0	172	59.2	52.2-65.8	37	16.4	11.7-22.7	5	1.7	0.7- 4.4
RACE
White	261	64	25.1	18.8-32.5	163	58.2	49.6-66.3	30	15.0	8.9-24.2	4	1.7	0.6- 4.7
Other	167	28	16.7	11.2-24.2	102	56.6	47.3-65.5	31	24.2	16.7-33.8	6	2.4	1.0- 5.7
AGE
18-44	231	50	21.0	15.2-28.4	139	56.0	47.7-64.0	38	21.8	14.7-31.0	4	1.2	0.4- 3.1
45+	197	41	21.9	16.0-29.1	127	60.8	52.8-68.2	23	13.7	8.9-20.3	6	3.7	1.5- 8.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	135	22	12.9	8.0-20.3	83	61.9	50.9-71.8	21	20.1	12.6-30.5	9	5.1	2.5-10.2
Some College +	296	70	26.0	20.1-32.8	185	55.4	48.0-62.7	40	18.3	12.1-26.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	189	32	16.1	10.2-24.3	113	54.5	44.1-64.4	37	26.3	17.5-37.6	7	3.1	1.4- 6.9
$50,000+	146	41	29.7	21.9-38.8	92	61.1	51.8-69.6	12	8.7	4.7-15.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	398	137	34.0	28.7-39.7	218	54.0	48.2-59.8	38	10.3	7.3-14.2	5	1.7	0.6- 5.0
Forsyth	444	123	26.1	21.8-31.0	257	61.3	56.0-66.3	56	11.1	8.3-14.7	8	1.5	0.7- 3.4
Guilford	402	99	22.2	17.8-27.2	240	59.1	53.0-64.9	47	14.2	10.2-19.2	16	4.6	2.4- 8.6
Henderson/Transylvania	456	187	40.1	34.5-46.0	240	52.5	46.5-58.5	23	4.9	2.9- 8.0	6	2.5	1.0- 6.0
Orange	422	133	29.7	24.2-35.9	253	61.4	54.6-67.8	32	7.9	5.2-12.0	4	0.9	0.3- 2.9
Pitt	404	76	19.8	14.5-26.3	269	64.3	57.9-70.3	49	12.5	9.2-16.9	10	3.4	1.7- 6.6
Randolph	409	98	23.1	16.9-30.7	265	65.4	58.0-72.1	41	10.2	7.1-14.4	5	1.3	0.5- 3.6
Robeson	414	57	12.2	9.1-16.1	246	58.8	52.6-64.8	82	21.9	17.1-27.8	29	7.0	4.3-11.2
Wake	409	122	29.2	24.0-35.1	244	58.9	52.9-64.6	39	10.9	7.7-15.2	4	1.0	0.4- 2.7
Western NC	627	201	31.9	27.7-36.4	366	57.4	52.8-62.0	55	9.9	7.3-13.2	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1
Piedmont NC	845	237	25.9	22.5-29.6	514	60.6	56.2-64.8	78	11.9	8.8-16.0	16	1.6	0.9- 2.7
Eastern NC	757	192	27.5	23.8-31.7	444	56.9	52.5-61.2	100	13.6	10.8-17.0	21	1.9	1.1- 3.2

Total
Respond.#

Extremely safe

Quite safe

Slightly safe

Not at all safe

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,418

1,754

26.8

25.2-28.6

3,824

58.7

56.8-60.6

701

12.7

11.3-14.2

139

1.8

1.4- 2.3

Mecklenburg County

431

21.3

16.9-26.6

268

57.7

51.6-63.6

18.9

13.9-25.3

2.0

1.0- 3.9

GENDER

Male

158

20.1

13.7-28.5

56.4

46.2-66.1

21.2

13.2-32.2

2.3

0.9- 5.6

Female

273

22.7

17.3-29.0

172

59.2

52.2-65.8

16.4

11.7-22.7

1.7

0.7- 4.4

RACE

White

261

25.1

18.8-32.5

163

58.2

49.6-66.3

15.0

8.9-24.2

1.7

0.6- 4.7

Other

167

16.7

11.2-24.2

102

56.6

47.3-65.5

24.2

16.7-33.8

2.4

1.0- 5.7

AGE

18-44

231

21.0

15.2-28.4

139

56.0

47.7-64.0

21.8

14.7-31.0

1.2

0.4- 3.1

45+

197

21.9

16.0-29.1

127

60.8

52.8-68.2

13.7

8.9-20.3

3.7

1.5- 8.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

135

12.9

8.0-20.3

61.9

50.9-71.8

20.1

12.6-30.5

5.1

2.5-10.2

Some College +

296

26.0

20.1-32.8

185

55.4

48.0-62.7

18.3

12.1-26.6

0.3

0.0- 2.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

189

16.1

10.2-24.3

113

54.5

44.1-64.4

26.3

17.5-37.6

3.1

1.4- 6.9

$50,000+

146

29.7

21.9-38.8

61.1

51.8-69.6

8.7

4.7-15.4

0.6

0.1- 4.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

398

137

34.0

28.7-39.7

218

54.0

48.2-59.8

10.3

7.3-14.2

1.7

0.6- 5.0

Forsyth

444

123

26.1

21.8-31.0

257

61.3

56.0-66.3

11.1

8.3-14.7

1.5

0.7- 3.4

Guilford

402

22.2

17.8-27.2

240

59.1

53.0-64.9

14.2

10.2-19.2

4.6

2.4- 8.6

Henderson/Transylvania

456

187

40.1

34.5-46.0

240

52.5

46.5-58.5

4.9

2.9- 8.0

2.5

1.0- 6.0

Orange

422

133

29.7

24.2-35.9

253

61.4

54.6-67.8

7.9

5.2-12.0

0.9

0.3- 2.9

Pitt

404

19.8

14.5-26.3

269

64.3

57.9-70.3

12.5

9.2-16.9

3.4

1.7- 6.6

Randolph

409

23.1

16.9-30.7

265

65.4

58.0-72.1

10.2

7.1-14.4

1.3

0.5- 3.6

Robeson

414

12.2

9.1-16.1

246

58.8

52.6-64.8

21.9

17.1-27.8

7.0

4.3-11.2

Wake

409

122

29.2

24.0-35.1

244

58.9

52.9-64.6

10.9

7.7-15.2

1.0

0.4- 2.7

Western NC

627

201

31.9

27.7-36.4

366

57.4

52.8-62.0

9.9

7.3-13.2

0.8

0.3- 2.1

Piedmont NC

845

237

25.9

22.5-29.6

514

60.6

56.2-64.8

11.9

8.8-16.0

1.6

0.9- 2.7

Eastern NC

757

192

27.5

23.8-31.7

444

56.9

52.5-61.2

100

13.6

10.8-17.0

1.9

1.1- 3.2

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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