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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 6,589 2,498 38.2 36.4-40.0 2,520 39.2 37.4-41.1 768 11.2 10.1-12.4 120 1.8 1.4- 2.3 683 9.6 8.6-10.7
GENDER
Male 2,541 962 38.4 35.5-41.4 1,048 41.6 38.6-44.6 284 10.8 9.1-12.8 45 1.7 1.1- 2.6 202 7.5 6.1- 9.2
Female 4,048 1,536 37.9 35.7-40.2 1,472 37.1 34.8-39.4 484 11.6 10.2-13.1 75 1.9 1.4- 2.6 481 11.5 10.1-13.0
RACE
White 4,995 1,869 37.2 35.1-39.3 1,873 38.3 36.2-40.5 603 11.8 10.5-13.2 102 2.2 1.6- 2.9 548 10.5 9.3-11.9
African American 1,028 434 42.4 37.9-47.0 398 40.2 35.7-44.8 112 9.4 7.3-12.2 11 0.8 0.4- 1.6 73 7.2 5.2-10.0
Asian 75 39 51.9 36.3-67.2 20 34.8 21.3-51.1 7 5.8 2.1-14.8 3 2.7 0.7- 9.1 6 4.9 1.9-12.1
Native American 178 53 34.1 22.7-47.6 72 41.7 29.7-54.7 23 13.4 6.9-24.4 2 1.1 0.3- 4.4 28 9.8 5.2-17.8
Other Minorities 266 86 36.2 27.9-45.3 139 46.6 37.5-55.9 21 11.0 5.9-19.7 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5 18 6.1 3.4-10.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 294 98 35.6 27.6-44.5 157 49.4 40.3-58.6 22 9.7 5.1-17.6 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 16 5.2 2.7- 9.8
-English Speaking 123 43 34.4 23.5-47.2 63 49.6 36.9-62.3 10 9.7 3.4-24.5 0 0.0 . - . 7 6.4 2.3-16.2
-Spanish Speaking 171 55 36.0 26.1-47.4 94 49.4 37.8-61.0 12 9.7 4.3-20.2 1 0.1 0.0- 0.7 9 4.8 2.1-10.7
Non-Hispanic 6,283 2,397 38.4 36.5-40.3 2,356 38.4 36.5-40.3 746 11.4 10.3-12.6 119 1.9 1.5- 2.5 665 9.9 8.9-11.1
AGE
18-24 479 197 44.3 37.4-51.5 202 42.1 35.1-49.6 49 9.3 6.3-13.5 9 1.1 0.3- 4.1 22 3.1 1.7- 5.4
25-34 1,117 377 37.2 33.1-41.5 478 41.7 37.5-46.0 159 12.3 9.8-15.5 10 0.7 0.3- 1.6 93 8.0 6.0-10.6
35-44 1,301 433 32.5 28.9-36.3 560 42.9 39.0-46.8 170 13.7 11.0-16.9 33 2.6 1.7- 3.9 105 8.3 6.3-10.9
45-54 1,304 429 33.7 30.0-37.6 545 42.2 38.2-46.4 150 9.4 7.6-11.7 26 2.5 1.4- 4.3 154 12.1 9.5-15.4
55-64 951 351 37.6 33.2-42.1 328 33.2 29.0-37.8 122 12.5 9.9-15.8 21 2.3 1.3- 4.2 129 14.4 11.2-18.2
65-74 770 354 42.4 37.4-47.6 231 32.0 27.3-37.1 70 10.3 7.3-14.4 12 1.7 0.7- 3.7 103 13.6 10.3-17.7
75+ 605 333 54.5 48.2-60.7 147 25.3 20.4-31.0 44 8.4 5.5-12.7 9 1.3 0.4- 3.7 72 10.5 7.7-14.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,046 380 37.2 32.6-42.1 366 37.2 32.5-42.3 128 11.0 8.4-14.3 18 1.3 0.7- 2.4 154 13.3 10.5-16.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,934 701 35.1 32.0-38.4 737 38.9 35.7-42.3 254 12.9 10.8-15.4 42 2.3 1.4- 3.6 200 10.7 8.8-12.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,540 574 39.4 35.7-43.3 589 39.6 35.7-43.6 182 11.3 9.2-13.8 30 2.1 1.3- 3.2 165 7.6 6.1- 9.5
College Graduate 2,049 837 41.5 38.3-44.8 817 40.6 37.5-43.8 204 9.2 7.5-11.1 30 1.3 0.7- 2.1 161 7.5 5.8- 9.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 657 258 44.0 37.6-50.7 217 29.7 24.6-35.4 84 12.3 8.5-17.5 10 1.4 0.6- 3.3 88 12.6 9.2-16.9
$15,000- 24,999 1,070 390 37.4 32.9-42.2 406 40.0 35.3-45.0 144 12.0 9.3-15.2 22 1.2 0.7- 2.1 108 9.4 7.1-12.3
$25,000- 34,999 804 276 36.5 31.6-41.7 348 43.6 38.2-49.0 86 8.8 6.5-11.9 16 2.7 1.3- 5.3 78 8.4 5.9-11.8
$35,000- 49,999 882 308 35.2 30.5-40.1 375 42.4 37.6-47.4 104 12.7 9.8-16.3 12 1.3 0.6- 2.7 83 8.4 6.1-11.6
$50,000-74,999 734 233 29.8 25.2-34.8 323 46.0 40.3-51.8 99 13.1 9.9-17.2 16 2.3 1.2- 4.6 63 8.8 6.1-12.5
$75,000+ 867 329 39.2 34.7-43.9 349 40.9 36.4-45.7 103 10.8 8.3-13.9 17 1.4 0.8- 2.6 69 7.7 5.5-10.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 411 166 38.4 33.1-44.0 145 37.2 31.8-43.0 43 11.8 8.4-16.4 10 2.6 1.3- 5.2 47 9.9 7.2-13.3
Forsyth 458 189 41.7 36.4-47.2 161 36.5 31.5-41.9 56 10.5 7.7-14.1 9 2.5 1.2- 5.0 43 8.7 6.3-12.0
Guilford 408 156 38.0 32.4-44.0 165 41.4 35.6-47.5 48 11.7 8.4-16.0 5 1.1 0.4- 2.7 34 7.8 5.3-11.4
Henderson/Transylvania 465 186 36.0 31.0-41.3 168 37.6 32.5-43.1 55 13.4 9.8-18.1 5 0.9 0.3- 2.4 51 12.1 8.7-16.4
Mecklenburg 441 188 43.5 37.5-49.8 173 41.4 35.3-47.6 44 8.2 5.7-11.8 7 1.4 0.5- 3.5 29 5.5 3.5- 8.5
Orange 434 167 40.7 33.2-48.7 177 41.6 35.1-48.5 39 7.4 5.1-10.6 11 3.9 1.8- 8.5 40 6.3 4.4- 8.9
Pitt 408 134 34.5 28.4-41.1 173 43.1 37.3-49.0 52 11.7 8.6-15.7 4 0.6 0.2- 1.8 45 10.1 7.2-14.0
Randolph 420 139 30.9 25.5-36.8 173 44.2 38.3-50.3 48 11.0 8.0-14.9 11 2.2 1.1- 4.7 49 11.7 8.4-16.0
Robeson 430 131 27.8 23.0-33.1 173 45.4 39.3-51.7 59 13.8 9.9-18.9 6 1.6 0.6- 3.8 61 11.4 8.6-15.0
Wake 424 162 37.5 32.2-43.1 173 43.4 37.7-49.2 47 11.0 7.9-15.2 8 1.7 0.8- 3.4 34 6.4 4.4- 9.2
Western NC 638 249 37.7 33.3-42.2 240 40.5 36.0-45.1 79 11.9 9.4-14.9 11 1.7 0.9- 3.2 59 8.3 6.2-11.2
Piedmont NC 868 329 37.5 33.5-41.6 297 34.5 30.5-38.8 114 13.0 10.5-16.1 19 2.0 1.2- 3.4 109 12.9 10.4-15.9
Eastern NC 784 302 38.5 34.4-42.7 302 40.9 36.7-45.2 84 9.9 7.7-12.6 14 1.7 0.9- 3.2 82 9.1 7.1-11.5

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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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