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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 6,616 1,048 13.5 12.3-14.7 4,388 67.4 65.7-69.2 785 12.5 11.3-13.8 53 1.0 0.6- 1.4 342 5.7 4.8- 6.7
GENDER
Male 2,562 316 10.7 9.1-12.5 1,729 68.7 66.0-71.4 349 13.1 11.2-15.2 30 1.4 0.8- 2.4 138 6.1 4.8- 7.7
Female 4,054 732 16.1 14.5-17.8 2,659 66.2 63.9-68.4 436 11.9 10.4-13.6 23 0.5 0.3- 1.0 204 5.3 4.2- 6.6
RACE
White 5,029 823 13.8 12.5-15.2 3,440 70.7 68.7-72.5 496 10.0 8.8-11.3 42 1.1 0.7- 1.7 228 4.4 3.7- 5.4
African American 1,021 141 13.0 10.2-16.3 606 55.2 50.5-59.9 199 21.3 17.6-25.6 4 0.4 0.1- 1.6 71 10.0 7.1-13.8
Asian 76 17 19.6 10.6-33.3 44 60.3 44.5-74.2 9 14.3 6.1-29.7 1 0.7 0.1- 5.0 5 5.2 1.7-14.6
Native American 177 16 6.6 3.0-13.9 107 72.1 61.7-80.6 35 13.5 8.6-20.7 3 1.0 0.3- 3.9 16 6.7 3.0-14.2
Other Minorities 267 41 11.2 7.4-16.6 167 64.4 55.4-72.5 39 15.9 10.4-23.6 3 1.0 0.2- 3.7 17 7.5 3.6-15.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 295 48 11.0 7.3-16.2 182 66.7 58.0-74.4 42 14.2 9.2-21.3 4 1.4 0.5- 4.4 19 6.7 3.1-14.0
-English Speaking 123 29 20.9 12.6-32.5 75 67.8 55.4-78.1 14 9.8 4.7-19.4 0 0.0 . - . 5 1.5 0.6- 4.0
-Spanish Speaking 172 19 7.2 3.9-13.0 107 66.3 55.1-75.9 28 15.9 9.5-25.3 4 2.0 0.6- 6.0 14 8.7 3.8-18.6
Non-Hispanic 6,309 1,000 13.7 12.5-15.0 4,197 67.4 65.6-69.2 742 12.3 11.1-13.7 48 0.9 0.6- 1.4 322 5.6 4.7- 6.6
AGE
18-24 476 60 10.2 6.9-14.8 310 65.9 58.9-72.2 78 17.8 13.1-23.8 3 0.3 0.1- 1.5 25 5.8 3.1-10.7
25-34 1,131 137 11.0 8.8-13.7 742 64.6 60.3-68.6 179 16.1 13.1-19.6 12 1.6 0.8- 3.1 61 6.8 4.7- 9.6
35-44 1,306 189 14.1 11.7-16.9 917 70.6 66.9-74.0 152 11.1 8.9-13.9 11 0.7 0.3- 1.7 37 3.5 2.3- 5.3
45-54 1,311 229 15.8 13.2-18.9 887 68.3 64.4-72.0 142 10.4 8.3-12.9 12 1.8 0.7- 4.2 41 3.7 2.3- 5.8
55-64 965 169 14.4 11.6-17.6 644 71.3 67.2-75.1 98 9.0 7.0-11.7 7 0.3 0.1- 0.8 47 5.0 3.2- 7.6
65-74 773 126 13.0 9.9-16.8 504 65.1 60.0-70.0 76 12.8 9.6-16.9 4 0.4 0.1- 1.4 63 8.7 6.1-12.1
75+ 595 124 17.7 14.0-22.3 345 62.3 56.3-67.9 57 7.8 5.6-10.9 4 1.1 0.3- 3.2 65 11.1 7.7-15.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,041 87 7.4 5.4-10.1 625 61.5 56.7-66.1 186 17.6 14.2-21.7 17 1.5 0.8- 2.8 126 11.9 9.2-15.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,949 273 12.3 10.4-14.4 1,267 66.7 63.4-69.8 284 13.8 11.7-16.3 19 1.2 0.6- 2.5 106 6.0 4.4- 8.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,545 266 14.8 12.3-17.6 1,044 69.2 65.5-72.6 165 11.3 9.0-14.0 9 0.5 0.2- 1.1 61 4.3 3.0- 5.9
College Graduate 2,061 421 18.2 15.9-20.7 1,441 71.3 68.3-74.1 147 8.0 6.4-10.0 8 0.7 0.3- 1.7 44 1.8 1.2- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 654 85 11.6 8.4-15.9 376 57.5 51.0-63.7 114 18.6 14.0-24.3 10 1.2 0.6- 2.5 69 11.0 7.4-16.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,075 135 10.1 7.8-13.0 674 64.2 59.4-68.7 179 17.7 14.2-22.0 16 1.1 0.5- 2.4 71 6.8 4.8- 9.6
$25,000- 34,999 806 97 10.5 7.9-13.8 571 70.8 65.6-75.4 97 12.2 9.3-15.9 6 0.6 0.2- 1.8 35 5.9 3.3-10.5
$35,000- 49,999 891 127 11.6 9.1-14.7 628 71.0 66.5-75.2 103 11.8 8.9-15.5 7 1.2 0.5- 2.9 26 4.3 2.7- 6.9
$50,000-74,999 742 125 14.5 11.4-18.3 533 72.6 67.5-77.1 67 9.7 7.0-13.4 6 2.1 0.7- 5.9 11 1.1 0.5- 2.5
$75,000+ 873 185 19.2 15.7-23.2 629 73.2 68.8-77.2 47 5.6 3.8- 8.3 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 10 1.7 0.8- 3.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 411 82 18.8 14.7-23.6 266 64.4 58.6-69.8 50 13.3 9.7-17.9 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8 12 3.3 1.4- 7.5
Forsyth 460 81 16.0 12.7-20.1 322 72.0 67.1-76.4 38 7.4 5.2-10.4 6 1.2 0.5- 3.1 13 3.4 1.8- 6.1
Guilford 418 75 17.1 13.4-21.5 275 65.3 59.5-70.6 52 11.7 8.6-15.7 1 0.4 0.1- 2.5 15 5.7 3.0-10.5
Henderson/Transylvania 464 100 19.8 15.7-24.7 301 62.9 56.5-68.9 41 13.2 8.3-20.4 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8 21 3.8 2.3- 6.2
Mecklenburg 442 73 14.0 10.7-18.2 305 70.5 64.8-75.6 45 10.9 7.6-15.3 3 1.0 0.3- 3.6 16 3.6 2.0- 6.3
Orange 438 92 21.1 13.8-30.8 302 70.6 61.8-78.0 27 5.1 3.3- 7.8 4 0.7 0.2- 2.0 13 2.6 1.3- 5.2
Pitt 403 48 11.0 8.0-14.9 269 66.0 60.2-71.3 55 14.8 11.2-19.3 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7 29 7.8 5.1-11.9
Randolph 415 50 12.2 7.0-20.3 278 65.8 58.3-72.6 58 15.6 11.4-21.0 7 2.2 1.0- 4.8 22 4.3 2.6- 7.0
Robeson 427 48 9.8 7.1-13.2 254 60.3 54.2-66.1 80 18.3 14.4-23.0 5 1.4 0.6- 3.7 40 10.2 6.3-16.2
Wake 429 67 13.7 10.4-17.8 303 71.6 66.3-76.3 44 11.2 8.0-15.5 4 1.0 0.4- 3.0 11 2.5 1.2- 5.1
Western NC 648 73 11.4 8.9-14.5 447 69.2 65.0-73.2 81 11.7 9.2-14.6 6 1.1 0.4- 2.9 41 6.5 4.5- 9.4
Piedmont NC 874 139 11.9 9.7-14.5 576 68.5 64.4-72.2 108 12.3 9.8-15.3 7 1.2 0.5- 2.8 44 6.2 4.2- 9.0
Eastern NC 787 120 13.9 11.3-17.0 490 64.1 60.0-68.0 106 14.3 11.5-17.6 6 0.7 0.3- 1.8 65 6.9 5.2- 9.1

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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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