BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (How safe from crime do you consider your neighborhood to be? Would you say:)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Physical Activity--MALE Respondents Only

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	Total Respond.#	Extremely safe	Quite safe	Slightly safe	Not at all safe
TOTAL	2,500	690	26.8	24.3-29.5	1,476	58.2	55.2-61.2	288	13.5	11.3-16.1	46	1.4	0.9- 2.1
RACE
White	1,886	571	29.5	26.5-32.7	1,111	58.1	54.6-61.6	186	11.7	9.2-14.8	18	0.6	0.4- 1.1
African American	357	72	20.4	14.8-27.3	213	57.4	49.9-64.7	57	18.8	13.4-25.6	15	3.4	1.8- 6.4
Asian	32	12	29.8	13.2-54.3	19	51.6	26.2-76.1	1	18.6	2.9-63.4	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	68	8	9.7	3.3-24.9	40	66.3	48.0-80.8	15	20.9	10.0-38.6	5	3.1	1.0- 8.9
Other Minorities	143	22	17.6	9.1-31.3	85	60.1	47.1-71.9	28	18.0	10.4-29.4	8	4.2	1.6-10.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	150	20	12.8	5.6-26.5	87	59.5	46.3-71.4	35	23.8	14.6-36.3	8	3.9	1.4-10.3
-English Speaking	53	12	16.5	8.3-30.1	33	70.7	53.5-83.5	8	12.8	4.9-29.3	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	97	8	11.7	3.8-30.9	54	56.4	40.6-70.9	27	26.8	15.6-42.2	8	5.0	1.8-13.2
Non-Hispanic	2,345	668	28.1	25.5-30.9	1,386	58.1	55.0-61.2	253	12.6	10.3-15.2	38	1.2	0.8- 1.8
AGE
18-24	177	44	24.2	16.0-34.8	97	52.5	41.2-63.5	30	22.5	13.6-34.7	6	0.9	0.4- 2.2
25-34	435	111	26.3	20.8-32.7	249	54.4	47.5-61.0	67	18.2	13.0-24.9	8	1.2	0.4- 2.9
35-44	545	126	22.7	18.2-27.9	347	63.8	57.9-69.2	61	11.2	7.8-15.7	11	2.4	1.1- 5.1
45-54	511	154	31.3	25.6-37.7	292	56.9	50.4-63.1	50	9.5	6.4-13.8	15	2.3	1.1- 4.6
55-64	353	111	29.6	23.5-36.5	206	59.6	52.3-66.5	35	10.5	6.8-15.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4
65-74	282	78	28.5	21.4-37.0	176	62.6	54.1-70.4	27	8.8	5.3-14.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7
75+	176	59	28.0	19.4-38.6	99	63.1	51.7-73.1	14	7.4	3.9-13.8	4	1.5	0.3- 6.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	415	84	22.3	16.3-29.7	261	62.2	54.6-69.2	54	11.9	8.2-16.8	16	3.6	1.9- 6.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	734	174	22.9	18.9-27.4	449	62.0	56.6-67.1	96	14.1	10.4-18.7	15	1.0	0.5- 2.1
Some Post-H.S.	516	133	28.0	22.3-34.4	300	50.0	43.1-56.9	73	20.9	14.6-29.0	10	1.1	0.5- 2.6
College Graduate	828	298	34.0	29.4-38.9	463	57.4	52.3-62.4	63	8.2	5.6-11.9	4	0.4	0.1- 1.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	193	36	25.2	15.9-37.5	113	50.2	38.2-62.2	35	20.8	11.9-33.7	9	3.8	1.7- 8.3
$15,000- 24,999	385	89	20.1	15.1-26.3	228	62.2	54.4-69.4	55	15.2	10.0-22.5	13	2.5	1.1- 5.8
$25,000- 34,999	307	58	19.1	13.2-26.7	201	64.1	55.5-71.9	46	15.7	10.3-23.2	2	1.1	0.3- 4.3
$35,000- 49,999	388	121	26.2	20.5-32.9	214	57.9	50.3-65.2	49	15.7	10.4-23.0	4	0.2	0.1- 0.5
$50,000-74,999	285	88	30.7	23.1-39.5	169	54.7	45.1-63.9	28	14.6	7.2-27.4	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	426	163	35.0	29.1-41.4	239	57.5	50.9-63.8	22	7.3	4.5-11.9	2	0.1	0.0- 0.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	152	53	31.9	24.3-40.6	79	53.3	44.3-62.1	18	13.2	8.3-20.4	2	1.6	0.3- 7.2
Forsyth	169	45	26.1	19.5-34.0	97	62.0	53.6-69.8	25	11.3	7.3-17.0	2	0.6	0.1- 2.4
Guilford	147	34	21.4	15.0-29.6	87	54.2	44.8-63.4	23	20.4	13.5-29.6	3	4.0	1.1-13.3
Henderson/Transylvania	181	79	45.9	37.5-54.5	94	47.7	39.4-56.1	5	2.9	1.2- 7.1	3	3.5	1.1-10.5
Mecklenburg	158	33	20.1	13.7-28.5	96	56.4	46.2-66.1	24	21.2	13.2-32.2	5	2.3	0.9- 5.6
Orange	173	63	35.8	28.3-44.1	96	56.3	48.0-64.3	13	6.8	3.6-12.6	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8
Pitt	156	28	17.2	11.9-24.4	106	66.2	57.7-73.8	18	12.7	7.8-20.0	4	3.8	1.4-10.1
Randolph	164	32	18.1	12.5-25.4	112	71.3	63.0-78.4	19	9.7	5.8-15.7	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6
Robeson	168	24	12.2	7.9-18.5	93	53.4	43.7-62.9	35	24.8	17.2-34.4	16	9.6	5.1-17.2
Wake	177	53	31.9	24.0-41.1	100	55.2	46.3-63.7	22	11.9	7.5-18.3	2	1.1	0.3- 4.2
Western NC	269	90	31.9	25.8-38.7	156	58.1	51.1-64.8	22	9.4	6.0-14.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0
Piedmont NC	312	85	24.6	19.4-30.6	189	60.6	53.4-67.4	33	13.3	8.3-20.6	5	1.5	0.5- 3.8
Eastern NC	274	71	28.4	22.3-35.3	171	57.9	50.7-64.9	31	13.4	8.9-19.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3

Total
Respond.#

Extremely safe

Quite safe

Slightly safe

Not at all safe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,500

690

26.8

24.3-29.5

1,476

58.2

55.2-61.2

288

13.5

11.3-16.1

1.4

0.9- 2.1

RACE

White

1,886

571

29.5

26.5-32.7

1,111

58.1

54.6-61.6

186

11.7

9.2-14.8

0.6

0.4- 1.1

African American

357

20.4

14.8-27.3

213

57.4

49.9-64.7

18.8

13.4-25.6

3.4

1.8- 6.4

Asian

29.8

13.2-54.3

51.6

26.2-76.1

18.6

2.9-63.4

0.0

. - .

Native American

9.7

3.3-24.9

66.3

48.0-80.8

20.9

10.0-38.6

3.1

1.0- 8.9

Other Minorities

143

17.6

9.1-31.3

60.1

47.1-71.9

18.0

10.4-29.4

4.2

1.6-10.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

150

12.8

5.6-26.5

59.5

46.3-71.4

23.8

14.6-36.3

3.9

1.4-10.3

-English Speaking

16.5

8.3-30.1

70.7

53.5-83.5

12.8

4.9-29.3

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

11.7

3.8-30.9

56.4

40.6-70.9

26.8

15.6-42.2

5.0

1.8-13.2

Non-Hispanic

2,345

668

28.1

25.5-30.9

1,386

58.1

55.0-61.2

253

12.6

10.3-15.2

1.2

0.8- 1.8

AGE

18-24

177

24.2

16.0-34.8

52.5

41.2-63.5

22.5

13.6-34.7

0.9

0.4- 2.2

25-34

435

111

26.3

20.8-32.7

249

54.4

47.5-61.0

18.2

13.0-24.9

1.2

0.4- 2.9

35-44

545

126

22.7

18.2-27.9

347

63.8

57.9-69.2

11.2

7.8-15.7

2.4

1.1- 5.1

45-54

511

154

31.3

25.6-37.7

292

56.9

50.4-63.1

9.5

6.4-13.8

2.3

1.1- 4.6

55-64

353

111

29.6

23.5-36.5

206

59.6

52.3-66.5

10.5

6.8-15.9

0.3

0.0- 2.4

65-74

282

28.5

21.4-37.0

176

62.6

54.1-70.4

8.8

5.3-14.3

0.1

0.0- 0.7

75+

176

28.0

19.4-38.6

63.1

51.7-73.1

7.4

3.9-13.8

1.5

0.3- 6.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

415

22.3

16.3-29.7

261

62.2

54.6-69.2

11.9

8.2-16.8

3.6

1.9- 6.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

734

174

22.9

18.9-27.4

449

62.0

56.6-67.1

14.1

10.4-18.7

1.0

0.5- 2.1

Some Post-H.S.

516

133

28.0

22.3-34.4

300

50.0

43.1-56.9

20.9

14.6-29.0

1.1

0.5- 2.6

College Graduate

828

298

34.0

29.4-38.9

463

57.4

52.3-62.4

8.2

5.6-11.9

0.4

0.1- 1.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

193

25.2

15.9-37.5

113

50.2

38.2-62.2

20.8

11.9-33.7

3.8

1.7- 8.3

$15,000- 24,999

385

20.1

15.1-26.3

228

62.2

54.4-69.4

15.2

10.0-22.5

2.5

1.1- 5.8

$25,000- 34,999

307

19.1

13.2-26.7

201

64.1

55.5-71.9

15.7

10.3-23.2

1.1

0.3- 4.3

$35,000- 49,999

388

121

26.2

20.5-32.9

214

57.9

50.3-65.2

15.7

10.4-23.0

0.2

0.1- 0.5

$50,000-74,999

285

30.7

23.1-39.5

169

54.7

45.1-63.9

14.6

7.2-27.4

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

426

163

35.0

29.1-41.4

239

57.5

50.9-63.8

7.3

4.5-11.9

0.1

0.0- 0.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

152

31.9

24.3-40.6

53.3

44.3-62.1

13.2

8.3-20.4

1.6

0.3- 7.2

Forsyth

169

26.1

19.5-34.0

62.0

53.6-69.8

11.3

7.3-17.0

0.6

0.1- 2.4

Guilford

147

21.4

15.0-29.6

54.2

44.8-63.4

20.4

13.5-29.6

4.0

1.1-13.3

Henderson/Transylvania

181

45.9

37.5-54.5

47.7

39.4-56.1

2.9

1.2- 7.1

3.5

1.1-10.5

Mecklenburg

158

20.1

13.7-28.5

56.4

46.2-66.1

21.2

13.2-32.2

2.3

0.9- 5.6

Orange

173

35.8

28.3-44.1

56.3

48.0-64.3

6.8

3.6-12.6

1.0

0.1- 6.8

Pitt

156

17.2

11.9-24.4

106

66.2

57.7-73.8

12.7

7.8-20.0

3.8

1.4-10.1

Randolph

164

18.1

12.5-25.4

112

71.3

63.0-78.4

9.7

5.8-15.7

1.0

0.1- 6.6

Robeson

168

12.2

7.9-18.5

53.4

43.7-62.9

24.8

17.2-34.4

9.6

5.1-17.2

Wake

177

31.9

24.0-41.1

100

55.2

46.3-63.7

11.9

7.5-18.3

1.1

0.3- 4.2

Western NC

269

31.9

25.8-38.7

156

58.1

51.1-64.8

9.4

6.0-14.3

0.6

0.1- 4.0

Piedmont NC

312

24.6

19.4-30.6

189

60.6

53.4-67.4

13.3

8.3-20.6

1.5

0.5- 3.8

Eastern NC

274

28.4

22.3-35.3

171

57.9

50.7-64.9

13.4

8.9-19.6

0.3

0.0- 2.3

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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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