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--MALE Respondents Only

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	Total Respond.#	Never	Once a year	Once a month	Weekly/Daily	Hourly/Constantly
TOTAL	2,418	1,384	54.5	51.4-57.6	233	10.5	8.7-12.6	249	9.8	8.0-11.8	363	14.6	12.4-17.1	189	10.6	8.6-13.0
RACE
White	1,824	1,177	63.9	60.3-67.4	193	12.0	9.7-14.6	202	10.4	8.3-12.8	216	11.5	9.1-14.3	36	2.3	1.4- 3.6
African American	350	139	35.3	28.6-42.5	20	8.0	4.3-14.3	25	8.3	4.7-14.1	89	27.4	21.0-34.9	77	21.1	15.5-28.0
Asian	28	10	50.2	23.5-76.8	4	6.0	1.5-21.2	3	17.7	4.0-52.4	8	18.4	7.0-40.2	3	7.7	1.5-31.4
Native American	66	27	47.8	29.2-67.1	5	10.3	3.0-30.1	5	8.0	2.8-20.7	22	26.1	13.2-44.9	7	7.8	2.9-19.6
Other Minorities	136	23	10.2	5.9-17.2	10	3.5	1.3- 8.6	12	6.0	2.6-13.4	26	15.6	8.9-25.9	65	64.7	52.8-75.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	147	24	7.4	4.1-13.0	10	2.9	1.2- 7.0	17	16.9	8.5-31.0	26	11.0	6.3-18.5	70	61.7	48.9-73.0
-English Speaking	50	20	31.1	17.0-49.8	4	4.0	1.2-12.5	9	23.6	10.1-46.0	12	16.6	7.9-31.5	5	24.6	9.9-49.1
-Spanish Speaking	97	4	1.0	0.2- 3.8	6	2.7	0.8- 8.0	8	15.1	6.0-33.3	14	9.5	4.6-18.7	65	71.8	55.9-83.6
Non-Hispanic	2,267	1,357	59.2	56.0-62.3	223	11.3	9.3-13.6	231	9.0	7.4-10.8	337	15.0	12.7-17.7	119	5.6	4.3- 7.2
AGE
18-24	176	83	39.4	29.4-50.5	15	9.2	4.5-18.1	20	11.2	6.0-20.0	40	22.8	14.0-35.0	18	17.3	9.6-29.1
25-34	418	182	41.2	34.7-48.0	48	13.1	8.9-18.9	49	11.9	7.9-17.7	79	16.1	11.9-21.4	60	17.7	12.6-24.2
35-44	531	275	54.2	48.1-60.1	64	11.7	8.5-16.0	64	10.3	7.2-14.7	81	13.0	9.8-17.1	47	10.7	7.4-15.4
45-54	490	269	56.2	49.5-62.7	46	10.7	6.6-16.8	59	10.7	7.2-15.6	86	15.8	11.6-21.2	30	6.6	4.1-10.4
55-64	346	226	68.3	61.3-74.6	31	9.0	5.8-13.8	34	8.8	5.6-13.5	37	10.7	6.9-16.2	18	3.2	1.7- 6.0
65-74	267	200	75.9	67.7-82.6	18	9.2	4.8-16.9	13	3.6	1.7- 7.6	29	7.1	4.3-11.6	7	4.2	1.8- 9.6
75+	170	137	81.0	70.9-88.1	9	4.0	1.6- 9.9	8	2.9	1.2- 6.9	9	9.4	4.3-19.3	7	2.6	1.0- 6.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	401	246	53.1	45.1-60.9	24	6.6	3.6-11.6	19	5.1	2.6- 9.8	47	11.2	7.6-16.2	65	24.1	17.1-32.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	721	445	59.8	54.2-65.2	63	10.1	7.2-13.9	60	9.1	6.0-13.8	99	13.7	10.3-17.8	54	7.3	4.8-11.0
Some Post-H.S.	498	305	54.4	47.1-61.5	40	10.4	6.3-16.7	39	7.6	5.0-11.5	76	17.5	11.6-25.6	38	10.1	6.4-15.5
College Graduate	793	387	49.1	44.0-54.2	105	13.7	10.5-17.8	130	15.5	12.1-19.6	141	16.0	12.7-20.0	30	5.7	3.6- 8.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	187	106	52.7	40.3-64.7	10	7.3	2.5-19.3	15	6.8	3.5-12.9	32	13.0	7.8-20.8	24	20.2	11.0-34.2
$15,000- 24,999	376	213	45.4	37.7-53.2	32	8.9	5.4-14.2	24	8.9	4.7-16.3	46	11.9	7.6-18.3	61	24.9	17.8-33.7
$25,000- 34,999	295	158	48.0	39.3-56.8	31	12.9	7.5-21.1	27	10.0	4.9-19.1	57	18.7	13.0-26.0	22	10.4	5.9-17.7
$35,000- 49,999	377	222	59.4	51.5-66.9	42	13.0	7.6-21.2	36	8.4	5.1-13.3	56	12.5	8.5-18.0	21	6.7	3.7-12.0
$50,000-74,999	274	145	55.3	45.5-64.6	33	11.7	7.6-17.7	40	11.0	6.7-17.5	43	17.8	9.8-30.1	13	4.3	2.1- 8.6
$75,000+	409	205	49.4	42.6-56.1	58	13.1	9.2-18.2	68	16.6	11.9-22.6	66	17.8	13.0-24.0	12	3.2	1.4- 7.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	139	87	63.1	53.5-71.8	15	12.6	6.9-21.7	13	8.6	4.7-15.1	19	11.9	7.3-18.9	5	3.8	1.5- 9.1
Forsyth	172	90	50.6	42.0-59.1	18	8.7	5.4-13.7	19	12.8	8.0-19.7	32	19.2	13.3-26.9	13	8.8	4.9-15.2
Guilford	142	77	49.7	40.2-59.3	10	7.7	3.7-15.1	14	10.1	5.7-17.2	23	17.6	11.4-26.1	18	15.0	9.1-23.7
Henderson/Transylvania	178	122	66.2	57.6-73.8	19	10.2	6.2-16.2	15	8.8	5.1-15.0	14	7.5	4.1-13.2	8	7.4	3.5-14.9
Mecklenburg	152	70	41.2	31.9-51.2	15	14.0	7.2-25.5	17	12.8	6.3-24.3	26	15.5	10.1-23.2	24	16.4	10.4-25.0
Orange	171	63	32.7	25.6-40.8	21	11.3	7.1-17.4	36	22.1	16.0-29.6	44	28.0	21.1-36.2	7	5.9	2.6-12.8
Pitt	153	92	59.7	50.1-68.7	12	7.1	3.8-12.7	16	8.7	5.2-14.0	23	18.9	12.1-28.4	10	5.6	2.8-10.7
Randolph	160	103	65.0	55.9-73.1	17	11.5	6.7-18.9	12	6.8	3.7-12.0	17	10.5	6.0-17.6	11	6.3	3.1-12.5
Robeson	160	71	37.9	29.2-47.4	13	9.0	5.0-15.6	15	9.2	4.8-16.8	40	23.4	16.3-32.4	21	20.6	12.1-32.8
Wake	173	80	42.5	34.3-51.2	21	11.4	7.3-17.2	20	11.9	7.3-18.7	36	23.3	16.1-32.5	16	10.9	6.5-17.9
Western NC	261	178	64.6	57.3-71.2	23	10.1	6.3-15.9	25	9.6	6.3-14.4	24	9.4	6.1-14.2	11	6.2	3.0-12.3
Piedmont NC	291	191	60.3	52.7-67.4	23	8.8	5.4-14.1	26	8.9	5.6-13.9	33	14.2	9.1-21.5	18	7.9	4.6-13.0
Eastern NC	266	160	54.2	46.8-61.4	26	11.7	7.8-17.1	21	8.2	4.9-13.5	32	12.0	8.1-17.5	27	13.9	8.7-21.5

Total
Respond.#

Never

Once a year

Once a month

Weekly/Daily

Hourly/Constantly

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,418

1,384

54.5

51.4-57.6

233

10.5

8.7-12.6

249

9.8

8.0-11.8

363

14.6

12.4-17.1

189

10.6

8.6-13.0

RACE

White

1,824

1,177

63.9

60.3-67.4

193

12.0

9.7-14.6

202

10.4

8.3-12.8

216

11.5

9.1-14.3

2.3

1.4- 3.6

African American

350

139

35.3

28.6-42.5

8.0

4.3-14.3

8.3

4.7-14.1

27.4

21.0-34.9

21.1

15.5-28.0

Asian

50.2

23.5-76.8

6.0

1.5-21.2

17.7

4.0-52.4

18.4

7.0-40.2

7.7

1.5-31.4

Native American

47.8

29.2-67.1

10.3

3.0-30.1

8.0

2.8-20.7

26.1

13.2-44.9

7.8

2.9-19.6

Other Minorities

136

10.2

5.9-17.2

3.5

1.3- 8.6

6.0

2.6-13.4

15.6

8.9-25.9

64.7

52.8-75.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

147

7.4

4.1-13.0

2.9

1.2- 7.0

16.9

8.5-31.0

11.0

6.3-18.5

61.7

48.9-73.0

-English Speaking

31.1

17.0-49.8

4.0

1.2-12.5

23.6

10.1-46.0

16.6

7.9-31.5

24.6

9.9-49.1

-Spanish Speaking

1.0

0.2- 3.8

2.7

0.8- 8.0

15.1

6.0-33.3

9.5

4.6-18.7

71.8

55.9-83.6

Non-Hispanic

2,267

1,357

59.2

56.0-62.3

223

11.3

9.3-13.6

231

9.0

7.4-10.8

337

15.0

12.7-17.7

119

5.6

4.3- 7.2

AGE

18-24

176

39.4

29.4-50.5

9.2

4.5-18.1

11.2

6.0-20.0

22.8

14.0-35.0

17.3

9.6-29.1

25-34

418

182

41.2

34.7-48.0

13.1

8.9-18.9

11.9

7.9-17.7

16.1

11.9-21.4

17.7

12.6-24.2

35-44

531

275

54.2

48.1-60.1

11.7

8.5-16.0

10.3

7.2-14.7

13.0

9.8-17.1

10.7

7.4-15.4

45-54

490

269

56.2

49.5-62.7

10.7

6.6-16.8

10.7

7.2-15.6

15.8

11.6-21.2

6.6

4.1-10.4

55-64

346

226

68.3

61.3-74.6

9.0

5.8-13.8

8.8

5.6-13.5

10.7

6.9-16.2

3.2

1.7- 6.0

65-74

267

200

75.9

67.7-82.6

9.2

4.8-16.9

3.6

1.7- 7.6

7.1

4.3-11.6

4.2

1.8- 9.6

75+

170

137

81.0

70.9-88.1

4.0

1.6- 9.9

2.9

1.2- 6.9

9.4

4.3-19.3

2.6

1.0- 6.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

401

246

53.1

45.1-60.9

6.6

3.6-11.6

5.1

2.6- 9.8

11.2

7.6-16.2

24.1

17.1-32.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

721

445

59.8

54.2-65.2

10.1

7.2-13.9

9.1

6.0-13.8

13.7

10.3-17.8

7.3

4.8-11.0

Some Post-H.S.

498

305

54.4

47.1-61.5

10.4

6.3-16.7

7.6

5.0-11.5

17.5

11.6-25.6

10.1

6.4-15.5

College Graduate

793

387

49.1

44.0-54.2

105

13.7

10.5-17.8

130

15.5

12.1-19.6

141

16.0

12.7-20.0

5.7

3.6- 8.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

187

106

52.7

40.3-64.7

7.3

2.5-19.3

6.8

3.5-12.9

13.0

7.8-20.8

20.2

11.0-34.2

$15,000- 24,999

376

213

45.4

37.7-53.2

8.9

5.4-14.2

8.9

4.7-16.3

11.9

7.6-18.3

24.9

17.8-33.7

$25,000- 34,999

295

158

48.0

39.3-56.8

12.9

7.5-21.1

10.0

4.9-19.1

18.7

13.0-26.0

10.4

5.9-17.7

$35,000- 49,999

377

222

59.4

51.5-66.9

13.0

7.6-21.2

8.4

5.1-13.3

12.5

8.5-18.0

6.7

3.7-12.0

$50,000-74,999

274

145

55.3

45.5-64.6

11.7

7.6-17.7

11.0

6.7-17.5

17.8

9.8-30.1

4.3

2.1- 8.6

$75,000+

409

205

49.4

42.6-56.1

13.1

9.2-18.2

16.6

11.9-22.6

17.8

13.0-24.0

3.2

1.4- 7.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

139

63.1

53.5-71.8

12.6

6.9-21.7

8.6

4.7-15.1

11.9

7.3-18.9

3.8

1.5- 9.1

Forsyth

172

50.6

42.0-59.1

8.7

5.4-13.7

12.8

8.0-19.7

19.2

13.3-26.9

8.8

4.9-15.2

Guilford

142

49.7

40.2-59.3

7.7

3.7-15.1

10.1

5.7-17.2

17.6

11.4-26.1

15.0

9.1-23.7

Henderson/Transylvania

178

122

66.2

57.6-73.8

10.2

6.2-16.2

8.8

5.1-15.0

7.5

4.1-13.2

7.4

3.5-14.9

Mecklenburg

152

41.2

31.9-51.2

14.0

7.2-25.5

12.8

6.3-24.3

15.5

10.1-23.2

16.4

10.4-25.0

Orange

171

32.7

25.6-40.8

11.3

7.1-17.4

22.1

16.0-29.6

28.0

21.1-36.2

5.9

2.6-12.8

Pitt

153

59.7

50.1-68.7

7.1

3.8-12.7

8.7

5.2-14.0

18.9

12.1-28.4

5.6

2.8-10.7

Randolph

160

103

65.0

55.9-73.1

11.5

6.7-18.9

6.8

3.7-12.0

10.5

6.0-17.6

6.3

3.1-12.5

Robeson

160

37.9

29.2-47.4

9.0

5.0-15.6

9.2

4.8-16.8

23.4

16.3-32.4

20.6

12.1-32.8

Wake

173

42.5

34.3-51.2

11.4

7.3-17.2

11.9

7.3-18.7

23.3

16.1-32.5

10.9

6.5-17.9

Western NC

261

178

64.6

57.3-71.2

10.1

6.3-15.9

9.6

6.3-14.4

9.4

6.1-14.2

6.2

3.0-12.3

Piedmont NC

291

191

60.3

52.7-67.4

8.8

5.4-14.1

8.9

5.6-13.9

14.2

9.1-21.5

7.9

4.6-13.0

Eastern NC

266

160

54.2

46.8-61.4

11.7

7.8-17.1

8.2

4.9-13.5

12.0

8.1-17.5

13.9

8.7-21.5

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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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