BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (How often do you think about your race? Would you say never, once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once an hour, or constantly?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reaction to Race--FEMALE Respondents Only

How often do you think about your race? Would you say never, once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once an hour, or constantly?

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	Total Respond.#	Never	Once a year	Once a month	Weekly/Daily	Hourly/Constantly
TOTAL	3,796	2,502	66.9	64.6-69.2	384	9.0	7.8-10.4	308	7.9	6.7- 9.3	419	10.1	8.7-11.9	183	6.0	4.8- 7.4
RACE
White	2,916	2,084	73.9	71.6-76.2	304	9.5	8.2-11.1	241	7.9	6.6- 9.6	241	6.9	5.8- 8.3	46	1.6	1.0- 2.6
African American	610	309	52.0	45.8-58.2	59	6.9	4.9- 9.6	42	7.1	4.6-10.8	133	22.4	17.0-29.0	67	11.6	8.1-16.2
Asian	35	16	36.0	18.2-58.8	6	26.1	10.1-52.7	4	11.3	3.6-29.9	5	7.8	2.1-25.1	4	18.9	6.0-45.8
Native American	102	47	39.9	26.2-55.4	8	6.2	2.8-12.8	11	16.2	6.6-34.5	26	22.6	13.2-36.0	10	15.1	5.0-37.7
Other Minorities	111	30	27.2	16.8-41.0	7	6.9	2.1-20.4	10	8.7	3.8-18.8	10	7.9	3.4-17.5	54	49.2	36.0-62.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	126	38	25.8	16.4-38.0	14	10.2	4.3-22.3	9	3.7	1.3- 9.7	10	9.3	4.0-20.0	55	51.1	38.1-64.0
-English Speaking	61	35	64.8	46.4-79.6	10	14.7	5.9-32.2	4	3.1	0.8-11.1	5	6.9	1.6-25.4	7	10.5	4.1-24.3
-Spanish Speaking	65	3	2.7	0.6-10.9	4	7.5	1.5-29.3	5	4.0	1.0-14.1	5	10.7	3.8-26.4	48	75.1	57.1-87.3
Non-Hispanic	3,665	2,462	69.0	66.7-71.2	369	9.0	7.8-10.3	298	8.0	6.8- 9.5	408	10.2	8.7-11.9	128	3.8	2.9- 4.9
AGE
18-24	274	145	52.5	43.2-61.6	33	7.6	4.8-11.9	25	10.8	6.3-17.9	38	17.0	10.1-27.3	33	12.1	7.3-19.5
25-34	658	354	51.4	45.9-56.8	78	11.1	8.1-15.0	76	11.9	8.8-15.9	98	14.1	10.7-18.3	52	11.6	8.0-16.5
35-44	694	392	64.5	59.3-69.3	81	10.5	7.8-14.1	75	8.1	5.9-11.1	107	11.4	8.7-14.9	39	5.4	3.5- 8.2
45-54	747	463	68.0	63.1-72.6	103	12.1	9.2-15.8	66	7.9	5.6-11.0	86	7.9	5.9-10.4	29	4.1	2.4- 7.1
55-64	557	422	80.3	75.4-84.5	46	7.2	4.8-10.6	34	5.3	3.0- 9.2	44	5.8	3.9- 8.5	11	1.4	0.6- 3.3
65-74	454	380	86.2	81.2-90.0	24	3.4	1.9- 5.9	19	4.0	2.0- 7.7	25	5.6	3.2- 9.6	6	0.9	0.3- 2.3
75+	382	323	83.0	76.8-87.7	17	6.0	3.1-11.2	12	2.3	1.1- 4.8	17	5.1	2.7- 9.5	13	3.6	1.9- 6.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	577	425	73.4	66.7-79.1	29	6.0	3.4-10.2	21	2.3	1.1- 4.5	41	7.5	4.0-13.4	61	11.0	7.6-15.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,111	813	72.0	67.8-76.0	98	7.1	5.5- 9.2	67	6.3	4.6- 8.8	83	8.4	5.8-11.9	50	6.1	4.1- 9.0
Some Post-H.S.	954	635	67.7	63.1-71.9	107	9.8	7.6-12.6	62	8.2	5.7-11.6	115	9.9	7.5-12.9	35	4.5	2.6- 7.6
College Graduate	1,148	625	54.9	50.6-59.1	150	12.9	10.3-16.1	157	13.6	10.8-16.9	179	14.4	11.8-17.6	37	4.2	2.7- 6.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	432	303	71.1	64.0-77.2	30	6.0	3.8- 9.3	24	7.7	4.1-14.2	42	6.2	4.1- 9.3	33	9.0	5.5-14.3
$15,000- 24,999	641	422	68.1	61.7-74.0	62	8.7	6.2-12.3	38	4.1	2.6- 6.6	69	8.7	5.2-14.2	50	10.3	6.5-15.9
$25,000- 34,999	459	296	65.4	58.0-72.1	55	8.7	5.8-12.9	32	8.8	5.6-13.4	53	10.7	5.9-18.4	23	6.5	3.9-10.8
$35,000- 49,999	466	302	65.5	59.3-71.3	52	10.0	7.0-14.0	40	9.4	6.0-14.4	55	11.4	8.0-15.9	17	3.7	1.9- 7.1
$50,000-74,999	419	255	62.2	55.3-68.6	53	12.2	8.4-17.4	50	13.4	9.3-18.9	54	10.8	7.3-15.7	7	1.4	0.6- 3.3
$75,000+	423	234	54.9	48.1-61.6	59	15.3	11.1-20.6	65	11.8	8.1-16.9	55	16.2	11.2-23.0	10	1.7	0.7- 3.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	237	158	66.5	58.9-73.3	27	10.3	6.9-15.3	17	8.6	4.6-15.7	31	11.6	7.9-16.7	4	3.0	1.1- 7.9
Forsyth	268	171	60.9	53.8-67.6	29	12.7	8.3-19.0	30	12.3	8.3-17.9	29	10.2	6.9-14.9	9	3.9	1.8- 8.1
Guilford	247	151	57.7	49.6-65.4	23	8.7	5.5-13.5	23	9.8	6.2-15.2	34	17.4	11.0-26.5	16	6.3	3.6-10.9
Henderson/Transylvania	260	192	71.9	64.1-78.6	30	10.1	6.7-15.0	15	6.4	3.6-10.9	12	4.3	2.3- 8.0	11	7.3	3.7-13.9
Mecklenburg	261	145	49.5	42.6-56.4	25	9.3	6.0-14.0	22	8.6	5.4-13.4	40	19.4	13.8-26.6	29	13.3	9.0-19.2
Orange	240	120	53.2	41.7-64.4	30	10.0	6.4-15.3	40	13.4	9.1-19.3	42	20.4	13.8-29.2	8	3.0	1.1- 7.6
Pitt	238	153	65.4	57.1-73.0	23	9.6	5.8-15.3	16	6.1	3.6-10.3	34	12.0	8.2-17.2	12	6.9	3.4-13.4
Randolph	239	164	64.8	52.6-75.4	21	6.9	4.1-11.2	12	4.3	2.3- 8.0	26	8.5	5.6-12.8	16	15.5	6.6-32.2
Robeson	238	144	56.7	49.1-63.9	21	11.7	7.0-18.9	16	5.7	3.3- 9.7	38	17.0	12.1-23.3	19	8.9	5.5-14.1
Wake	223	134	58.7	51.0-66.0	31	14.3	9.9-20.2	20	8.3	5.2-13.0	25	10.9	6.9-16.8	13	7.9	4.3-14.0
Western NC	352	264	76.1	70.9-80.7	33	8.8	6.1-12.5	21	5.3	3.3- 8.4	25	6.9	4.5-10.4	9	2.8	1.3- 5.9
Piedmont NC	521	363	67.7	62.2-72.7	47	8.2	5.9-11.5	46	7.9	5.6-11.1	46	10.3	6.9-15.2	19	5.9	3.5- 9.5
Eastern NC	472	343	73.7	68.7-78.2	44	7.6	5.5-10.6	30	7.7	5.1-11.5	37	6.5	4.5- 9.3	18	4.4	2.5- 7.9

Total
Respond.#

Never

Once a year

Once a month

Weekly/Daily

Hourly/Constantly

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,796

2,502

66.9

64.6-69.2

384

9.0

7.8-10.4

308

7.9

6.7- 9.3

419

10.1

8.7-11.9

183

6.0

4.8- 7.4

RACE

White

2,916

2,084

73.9

71.6-76.2

304

9.5

8.2-11.1

241

7.9

6.6- 9.6

241

6.9

5.8- 8.3

1.6

1.0- 2.6

African American

610

309

52.0

45.8-58.2

6.9

4.9- 9.6

7.1

4.6-10.8

133

22.4

17.0-29.0

11.6

8.1-16.2

Asian

36.0

18.2-58.8

26.1

10.1-52.7

11.3

3.6-29.9

7.8

2.1-25.1

18.9

6.0-45.8

Native American

102

39.9

26.2-55.4

6.2

2.8-12.8

16.2

6.6-34.5

22.6

13.2-36.0

15.1

5.0-37.7

Other Minorities

111

27.2

16.8-41.0

6.9

2.1-20.4

8.7

3.8-18.8

7.9

3.4-17.5

49.2

36.0-62.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

126

25.8

16.4-38.0

10.2

4.3-22.3

3.7

1.3- 9.7

9.3

4.0-20.0

51.1

38.1-64.0

-English Speaking

64.8

46.4-79.6

14.7

5.9-32.2

3.1

0.8-11.1

6.9

1.6-25.4

10.5

4.1-24.3

-Spanish Speaking

2.7

0.6-10.9

7.5

1.5-29.3

4.0

1.0-14.1

10.7

3.8-26.4

75.1

57.1-87.3

Non-Hispanic

3,665

2,462

69.0

66.7-71.2

369

9.0

7.8-10.3

298

8.0

6.8- 9.5

408

10.2

8.7-11.9

128

3.8

2.9- 4.9

AGE

18-24

274

145

52.5

43.2-61.6

7.6

4.8-11.9

10.8

6.3-17.9

17.0

10.1-27.3

12.1

7.3-19.5

25-34

658

354

51.4

45.9-56.8

11.1

8.1-15.0

11.9

8.8-15.9

14.1

10.7-18.3

11.6

8.0-16.5

35-44

694

392

64.5

59.3-69.3

10.5

7.8-14.1

8.1

5.9-11.1

107

11.4

8.7-14.9

5.4

3.5- 8.2

45-54

747

463

68.0

63.1-72.6

103

12.1

9.2-15.8

7.9

5.6-11.0

7.9

5.9-10.4

4.1

2.4- 7.1

55-64

557

422

80.3

75.4-84.5

7.2

4.8-10.6

5.3

3.0- 9.2

5.8

3.9- 8.5

1.4

0.6- 3.3

65-74

454

380

86.2

81.2-90.0

3.4

1.9- 5.9

4.0

2.0- 7.7

5.6

3.2- 9.6

0.9

0.3- 2.3

75+

382

323

83.0

76.8-87.7

6.0

3.1-11.2

2.3

1.1- 4.8

5.1

2.7- 9.5

3.6

1.9- 6.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

577

425

73.4

66.7-79.1

6.0

3.4-10.2

2.3

1.1- 4.5

7.5

4.0-13.4

11.0

7.6-15.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,111

813

72.0

67.8-76.0

7.1

5.5- 9.2

6.3

4.6- 8.8

8.4

5.8-11.9

6.1

4.1- 9.0

Some Post-H.S.

954

635

67.7

63.1-71.9

107

9.8

7.6-12.6

8.2

5.7-11.6

115

9.9

7.5-12.9

4.5

2.6- 7.6

College Graduate

1,148

625

54.9

50.6-59.1

150

12.9

10.3-16.1

157

13.6

10.8-16.9

179

14.4

11.8-17.6

4.2

2.7- 6.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

432

303

71.1

64.0-77.2

6.0

3.8- 9.3

7.7

4.1-14.2

6.2

4.1- 9.3

9.0

5.5-14.3

$15,000- 24,999

641

422

68.1

61.7-74.0

8.7

6.2-12.3

4.1

2.6- 6.6

8.7

5.2-14.2

10.3

6.5-15.9

$25,000- 34,999

459

296

65.4

58.0-72.1

8.7

5.8-12.9

8.8

5.6-13.4

10.7

5.9-18.4

6.5

3.9-10.8

$35,000- 49,999

466

302

65.5

59.3-71.3

10.0

7.0-14.0

9.4

6.0-14.4

11.4

8.0-15.9

3.7

1.9- 7.1

$50,000-74,999

419

255

62.2

55.3-68.6

12.2

8.4-17.4

13.4

9.3-18.9

10.8

7.3-15.7

1.4

0.6- 3.3

$75,000+

423

234

54.9

48.1-61.6

15.3

11.1-20.6

11.8

8.1-16.9

16.2

11.2-23.0

1.7

0.7- 3.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

237

158

66.5

58.9-73.3

10.3

6.9-15.3

8.6

4.6-15.7

11.6

7.9-16.7

3.0

1.1- 7.9

Forsyth

268

171

60.9

53.8-67.6

12.7

8.3-19.0

12.3

8.3-17.9

10.2

6.9-14.9

3.9

1.8- 8.1

Guilford

247

151

57.7

49.6-65.4

8.7

5.5-13.5

9.8

6.2-15.2

17.4

11.0-26.5

6.3

3.6-10.9

Henderson/Transylvania

260

192

71.9

64.1-78.6

10.1

6.7-15.0

6.4

3.6-10.9

4.3

2.3- 8.0

7.3

3.7-13.9

Mecklenburg

261

145

49.5

42.6-56.4

9.3

6.0-14.0

8.6

5.4-13.4

19.4

13.8-26.6

13.3

9.0-19.2

Orange

240

120

53.2

41.7-64.4

10.0

6.4-15.3

13.4

9.1-19.3

20.4

13.8-29.2

3.0

1.1- 7.6

Pitt

238

153

65.4

57.1-73.0

9.6

5.8-15.3

6.1

3.6-10.3

12.0

8.2-17.2

6.9

3.4-13.4

Randolph

239

164

64.8

52.6-75.4

6.9

4.1-11.2

4.3

2.3- 8.0

8.5

5.6-12.8

15.5

6.6-32.2

Robeson

238

144

56.7

49.1-63.9

11.7

7.0-18.9

5.7

3.3- 9.7

17.0

12.1-23.3

8.9

5.5-14.1

Wake

223

134

58.7

51.0-66.0

14.3

9.9-20.2

8.3

5.2-13.0

10.9

6.9-16.8

7.9

4.3-14.0

Western NC

352

264

76.1

70.9-80.7

8.8

6.1-12.5

5.3

3.3- 8.4

6.9

4.5-10.4

2.8

1.3- 5.9

Piedmont NC

521

363

67.7

62.2-72.7

8.2

5.9-11.5

7.9

5.6-11.1

10.3

6.9-15.2

5.9

3.5- 9.5

Eastern NC

472

343

73.7

68.7-78.2

7.6

5.5-10.6

7.7

5.1-11.5

6.5

4.5- 9.3

4.4

2.5- 7.9

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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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