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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reaction to Race--FEMALE Respondents Only

. Within the past 30 days, have you felt emotionally upset, for example angry, sad, or frustrated, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,983 220 6.4 5.2- 7.9 3,763 93.6 92.1-94.8
RACE
White 3,053 95 3.2 2.4- 4.3 2,958 96.8 95.7-97.6
African American 645 98 15.7 11.3-21.2 547 84.3 78.8-88.7
Asian 39 2 1.3 0.3- 6.1 37 98.7 93.9-99.7
Native American 107 4 2.9 1.0- 8.2 103 97.1 91.8-99.0
Other Minorities 115 18 20.5 11.3-34.5 97 79.5 65.5-88.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 133 15 21.2 11.9-35.0 118 78.8 65.0-88.1
-English Speaking 65 4 2.8 0.9- 8.2 61 97.2 91.8-99.1
-Spanish Speaking 68 11 31.8 17.6-50.5 57 68.2 49.5-82.4
Non-Hispanic 3,845 204 5.6 4.5- 7.0 3,641 94.4 93.0-95.5
AGE
18-24 281 24 11.1 5.8-20.5 257 88.9 79.5-94.2
25-34 677 47 8.9 6.1-12.9 630 91.1 87.1-93.9
35-44 733 55 6.9 4.7-10.0 678 93.1 90.0-95.3
45-54 780 47 5.1 3.4- 7.5 733 94.9 92.5-96.6
55-64 582 21 3.5 1.9- 6.3 561 96.5 93.7-98.1
65-74 493 10 1.7 0.7- 3.8 483 98.3 96.2-99.3
75+ 403 9 4.7 2.0-10.3 394 95.3 89.7-98.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 603 39 8.6 5.5-13.2 564 91.4 86.8-94.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,162 66 6.6 4.3-10.1 1,096 93.4 89.9-95.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,009 63 6.3 4.4- 8.8 946 93.7 91.2-95.6
College Graduate 1,198 50 4.2 2.9- 6.3 1,148 95.8 93.7-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 452 44 13.7 9.0-20.1 408 86.3 79.9-91.0
$15,000- 24,999 670 45 5.5 3.3- 9.0 625 94.5 91.0-96.7
$25,000- 34,999 474 34 9.7 5.2-17.6 440 90.3 82.4-94.8
$35,000- 49,999 492 23 3.4 1.9- 5.8 469 96.6 94.2-98.1
$50,000-74,999 447 16 4.3 2.2- 8.1 431 95.7 91.9-97.8
$75,000+ 442 14 4.8 2.6- 8.6 428 95.2 91.4-97.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 247 9 4.6 2.4- 8.9 238 95.4 91.1-97.6
Forsyth 283 21 6.1 3.9- 9.5 262 93.9 90.5-96.1
Guilford 259 13 5.7 3.1-10.2 246 94.3 89.8-96.9
Henderson/Transylvania 275 10 4.3 2.2- 8.3 265 95.7 91.7-97.8
Mecklenburg 277 18 9.4 5.3-16.0 259 90.6 84.0-94.7
Orange 251 15 6.0 3.1-11.3 236 94.0 88.7-96.9
Pitt 246 16 7.1 4.2-11.9 230 92.9 88.1-95.8
Randolph 249 14 4.8 2.5- 8.8 235 95.2 91.2-97.5
Robeson 251 14 5.6 3.2- 9.8 237 94.4 90.2-96.8
Wake 239 20 10.7 6.5-17.2 219 89.3 82.8-93.5
Western NC 364 15 4.5 2.6- 7.9 349 95.5 92.1-97.4
Piedmont NC 546 32 7.4 4.6-11.7 514 92.6 88.3-95.4
Eastern NC 496 23 4.2 2.6- 6.8 473 95.8 93.2-97.4

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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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