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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.#		 1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,474 489 6.5 5.6- 7.5 2,974 44.3 42.5-46.2 1,637 27.0 25.3-28.8 175 2.8 2.3- 3.5 1,199 19.3 17.8-21.0
GENDER
Male 2,483 141 4.9 3.7- 6.5 1,140 44.3 41.3-47.4 664 28.7 26.0-31.5 78 2.9 2.1- 3.9 460 19.2 16.9-21.8
Female 3,991 348 7.9 6.8- 9.3 1,834 44.4 42.1-46.7 973 25.5 23.5-27.6 97 2.8 2.1- 3.8 739 19.4 17.5-21.5
RACE
White 4,917 388 6.6 5.6- 7.7 2,403 48.1 45.9-50.2 1,231 26.6 24.7-28.6 113 2.4 1.8- 3.1 782 16.4 14.8-18.2
African American 1,003 58 5.9 3.9- 8.7 307 25.8 22.2-29.7 273 29.2 25.0-33.8 39 3.8 2.5- 5.9 326 35.3 30.8-40.0
Asian 74 11 23.1 11.0-42.4 39 47.2 31.8-63.2 15 15.9 7.6-30.2 3 3.5 1.0-11.6 6 10.3 3.9-24.6
Native American 170 7 3.0 1.2- 7.0 55 35.3 24.2-48.3 50 29.1 18.6-42.6 8 3.3 1.1- 9.4 50 29.3 18.5-43.2
Other Minorities 265 19 4.4 2.4- 8.0 154 54.3 45.0-63.4 55 26.3 18.5-36.0 9 4.8 2.1-10.7 28 10.2 5.8-17.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 296 24 7.8 3.8-15.3 161 54.1 44.8-63.1 66 25.3 18.0-34.4 9 3.1 1.3- 7.1 36 9.7 5.5-16.5
-English Speaking 124 15 11.1 5.3-21.9 55 41.7 29.9-54.6 29 27.9 17.5-41.3 3 2.3 0.5-10.8 22 17.0 9.0-29.9
-Spanish Speaking 172 9 6.5 2.2-17.7 106 58.9 46.8-69.9 37 24.4 15.5-36.2 6 3.4 1.2- 8.9 14 6.9 2.7-16.2
Non-Hispanic 6,166 465 6.4 5.6- 7.4 2,809 43.7 41.8-45.6 1,567 27.1 25.4-28.9 164 2.8 2.2- 3.5 1,161 20.1 18.5-21.8
AGE
18-24 475 33 8.0 4.7-13.1 184 37.1 30.5-44.2 124 27.5 21.6-34.2 11 2.1 1.0- 4.6 123 25.4 19.3-32.6
25-34 1,113 73 5.2 3.8- 7.1 468 43.3 39.0-47.6 310 28.2 24.4-32.3 31 3.2 2.0- 4.8 231 20.3 17.0-24.0
35-44 1,280 83 5.9 4.3- 8.1 618 47.1 43.1-51.1 326 27.3 23.8-31.0 47 3.8 2.5- 5.9 206 15.9 13.3-19.0
45-54 1,286 108 8.7 6.6-11.3 607 46.4 42.3-50.5 329 28.2 24.6-32.1 38 2.2 1.3- 3.5 204 14.6 12.1-17.5
55-64 932 61 4.9 3.4- 6.9 447 46.7 42.1-51.4 250 26.1 22.2-30.4 21 2.8 1.5- 5.1 153 19.5 15.8-23.8
65-74 756 60 5.8 4.0- 8.3 360 44.5 39.3-49.7 171 25.0 20.6-30.0 17 3.3 1.7- 6.2 148 21.5 17.4-26.1
75+ 572 66 7.7 5.5-10.7 260 43.5 37.2-49.9 112 21.8 15.8-29.4 10 1.6 0.7- 3.7 124 25.4 20.3-31.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,015 61 6.2 4.2- 9.2 378 40.4 35.4-45.6 223 20.6 16.9-24.9 28 2.7 1.5- 4.6 325 30.1 25.8-34.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,884 109 4.9 3.6- 6.6 776 41.2 37.9-44.6 530 29.3 26.2-32.5 68 4.0 2.8- 5.5 401 20.7 18.0-23.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,533 134 8.0 6.2-10.4 700 43.1 39.3-47.0 414 29.6 26.2-33.3 43 2.3 1.6- 3.5 242 16.9 13.8-20.4
College Graduate 2,022 185 7.3 5.9- 9.1 1,111 52.3 49.0-55.6 467 26.3 23.3-29.4 36 2.0 1.3- 3.2 223 12.1 10.1-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 640 44 5.6 3.3- 9.2 240 35.0 29.3-41.2 169 29.0 23.2-35.5 25 4.4 2.4- 8.0 162 26.0 20.7-32.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,049 67 5.5 3.8- 8.0 433 40.8 36.0-45.8 271 25.6 21.5-30.2 34 3.3 2.0- 5.4 244 24.7 20.6-29.4
$25,000- 34,999 783 53 7.3 4.6-11.3 344 43.9 38.6-49.3 222 27.8 23.2-32.8 24 2.9 1.7- 4.8 140 18.2 14.2-23.0
$35,000- 49,999 871 73 7.2 5.2- 9.9 412 45.4 40.4-50.4 235 28.3 23.9-33.1 29 3.2 1.9- 5.3 122 15.9 12.7-19.9
$50,000-74,999 731 59 6.2 4.3- 9.1 378 49.2 43.6-55.0 187 27.9 23.2-33.1 18 2.0 1.0- 3.8 89 14.7 10.1-20.9
$75,000+ 855 51 5.7 3.7- 8.6 489 55.4 50.6-60.1 219 27.3 23.2-31.9 16 2.3 1.2- 4.3 80 9.2 6.8-12.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 399 39 8.2 5.8-11.3 201 51.8 46.0-57.5 89 23.5 18.7-29.0 10 2.2 1.1- 4.5 60 14.4 11.0-18.6
Forsyth 446 32 7.0 4.8-10.2 214 46.9 41.4-52.4 112 22.2 18.2-26.7 10 2.5 1.2- 5.0 78 21.4 17.0-26.6
Guilford 404 28 6.1 4.0- 9.2 181 45.5 39.6-51.5 105 25.6 20.8-31.2 15 4.4 2.5- 7.6 75 18.5 13.8-24.3
Henderson/Transylvania 461 59 12.6 9.1-17.2 234 48.3 42.4-54.3 110 24.4 19.8-29.6 7 2.0 0.9- 4.7 51 12.7 8.0-19.4
Mecklenburg 433 31 9.2 5.4-15.3 210 47.7 41.5-54.0 115 24.8 20.1-30.2 10 2.4 1.1- 5.1 67 15.9 12.3-20.3
Orange 432 37 7.4 5.0-10.8 234 51.6 44.2-58.8 104 29.5 21.8-38.6 8 1.5 0.6- 3.4 49 10.0 7.2-13.7
Pitt 400 30 6.8 4.4-10.4 180 47.1 40.6-53.8 97 21.6 17.4-26.5 10 2.7 1.3- 5.2 83 21.7 16.7-27.7
Randolph 411 24 9.2 5.3-15.4 190 43.6 37.8-49.6 109 27.1 21.9-32.9 12 3.4 1.8- 6.4 76 16.7 13.0-21.2
Robeson 419 26 5.0 3.3- 7.7 132 31.4 26.0-37.3 97 21.7 17.5-26.7 20 5.1 2.7- 9.3 144 36.8 30.7-43.3
Wake 415 34 7.4 4.8-11.1 210 49.8 44.0-55.6 95 24.7 19.7-30.5 6 1.5 0.6- 3.6 70 16.6 12.9-21.2
Western NC 628 45 6.7 4.8- 9.2 302 49.3 44.7-53.9 159 24.5 20.8-28.6 17 3.4 1.8- 6.4 105 16.1 13.0-19.7
Piedmont NC 856 50 4.0 2.9- 5.6 384 44.2 40.0-48.5 223 26.9 23.4-30.7 22 2.4 1.5- 3.8 177 22.5 18.8-26.7
Eastern NC 770 54 7.1 5.2- 9.7 302 38.5 34.4-42.8 222 31.4 27.5-35.7 28 3.5 2.2- 5.3 164 19.4 16.4-22.8

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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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