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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,587 2,972 43.2 41.3-45.1 3,615 56.8 54.9-58.7
GENDER
Male 2,561 915 35.0 32.2-37.9 1,646 65.0 62.1-67.8
Female 4,026 2,057 50.9 48.6-53.3 1,969 49.1 46.7-51.4
RACE
White 5,015 2,247 43.0 40.8-45.1 2,768 57.0 54.9-59.2
African American 1,019 496 48.2 43.5-52.8 523 51.8 47.2-56.5
Asian 70 23 40.9 25.1-58.9 47 59.1 41.1-74.9
Native American 179 78 42.5 30.5-55.4 101 57.5 44.6-69.5
Other Minorities 262 114 33.8 26.0-42.6 148 66.2 57.4-74.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 288 118 36.0 27.9-44.9 170 64.0 55.1-72.1
-English Speaking 120 54 43.3 30.8-56.8 66 56.7 43.2-69.2
-Spanish Speaking 168 64 33.2 23.6-44.3 104 66.8 55.7-76.4
Non-Hispanic 6,288 2,852 43.8 41.9-45.8 3,436 56.2 54.2-58.1
AGE
18-24 469 175 34.3 27.6-41.6 294 65.7 58.4-72.4
25-34 1,116 504 42.2 38.0-46.5 612 57.8 53.5-62.0
35-44 1,291 645 46.9 43.0-50.9 646 53.1 49.1-57.0
45-54 1,305 692 51.3 47.2-55.4 613 48.7 44.6-52.8
55-64 961 463 49.2 44.6-53.8 498 50.8 46.2-55.4
65-74 789 311 38.3 33.5-43.4 478 61.7 56.6-66.5
75+ 601 160 25.3 20.5-30.8 441 74.7 69.2-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,052 389 35.8 31.2-40.8 663 64.2 59.2-68.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,926 834 43.5 40.2-46.9 1,092 56.5 53.1-59.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,545 777 47.3 43.4-51.3 768 52.7 48.7-56.6
College Graduate 2,047 966 44.1 40.9-47.3 1,081 55.9 52.7-59.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 660 276 39.3 33.3-45.6 384 60.7 54.4-66.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,077 484 44.5 39.7-49.5 593 55.5 50.5-60.3
$25,000- 34,999 793 372 43.3 38.1-48.6 421 56.7 51.4-61.9
$35,000- 49,999 887 412 42.7 38.0-47.6 475 57.3 52.4-62.0
$50,000-74,999 739 378 48.7 43.1-54.4 361 51.3 45.6-56.9
$75,000+ 873 445 47.9 43.2-52.6 428 52.1 47.4-56.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 409 191 46.0 40.4-51.8 218 54.0 48.2-59.6
Forsyth 461 206 41.4 36.3-46.7 255 58.6 53.3-63.7
Guilford 411 184 43.9 38.1-50.0 227 56.1 50.0-61.9
Henderson/Transylvania 464 208 42.7 37.1-48.6 256 57.3 51.4-62.9
Mecklenburg 437 206 41.5 35.9-47.3 231 58.5 52.7-64.1
Orange 430 193 46.1 38.7-53.6 237 53.9 46.4-61.3
Pitt 411 205 49.2 43.1-55.3 206 50.8 44.7-56.9
Randolph 421 179 40.0 33.7-46.6 242 60.0 53.4-66.3
Robeson 429 181 39.1 33.5-45.0 248 60.9 55.0-66.5
Wake 423 208 49.1 43.3-54.9 215 50.9 45.1-56.7
Western NC 645 270 39.7 35.4-44.1 375 60.3 55.9-64.6
Piedmont NC 868 394 44.7 40.5-49.0 474 55.3 51.0-59.5
Eastern NC 778 347 41.3 37.2-45.5 431 58.7 54.5-62.8

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*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activity , but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no physical activity.

#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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