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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.#
1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,029 823 13.8 12.5-15.2 3,440 70.7 68.7-72.5 496 10.0 8.8-11.3 42 1.1 0.7- 1.7 228 4.4 3.7- 5.4
GENDER
Male 1,936 238 11.0 9.2-13.2 1,344 71.3 68.2-74.2 239 11.0 9.1-13.2 24 1.6 0.9- 2.9 91 5.1 3.9- 6.7
Female 3,093 585 16.4 14.6-18.4 2,096 70.1 67.7-72.5 257 9.1 7.6-10.8 18 0.6 0.3- 1.1 137 3.8 3.0- 4.9
AGE
18-24 324 45 12.3 7.9-18.6 218 70.5 62.4-77.5 44 13.7 8.9-20.5 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 15 3.5 1.8- 6.7
25-34 797 99 11.6 8.8-15.0 548 67.9 63.0-72.4 101 12.6 9.5-16.5 9 2.1 1.0- 4.4 40 5.9 3.9- 8.8
35-44 934 132 13.5 10.8-16.8 695 74.1 69.9-77.9 82 8.7 6.4-11.7 7 0.6 0.2- 1.9 18 3.0 1.7- 5.3
45-54 1,005 183 15.7 12.8-19.2 699 72.3 67.9-76.2 89 7.7 5.7-10.2 11 2.1 0.8- 5.3 23 2.3 1.2- 4.3
55-64 774 137 14.4 11.3-18.1 526 72.8 68.2-76.9 70 8.5 6.3-11.3 6 0.4 0.1- 1.0 35 4.0 2.4- 6.7
65-74 656 113 13.1 9.9-17.1 433 68.2 62.8-73.1 60 11.9 8.6-16.3 3 0.5 0.1- 1.8 47 6.3 4.2- 9.5
75+ 505 108 17.7 13.6-22.7 296 63.6 57.0-69.8 48 7.8 5.4-11.2 4 1.3 0.4- 3.8 49 9.6 6.2-14.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 645 48 7.1 4.6-10.9 398 65.1 59.3-70.5 112 14.1 10.8-18.2 12 2.2 1.1- 4.4 75 11.5 8.2-15.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,471 207 12.3 10.2-14.8 992 70.7 67.2-73.9 184 11.4 9.3-13.9 17 1.4 0.6- 3.2 71 4.2 3.0- 5.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,176 209 13.9 11.4-16.9 811 71.0 66.8-74.8 102 10.6 7.9-14.0 7 0.5 0.2- 1.3 47 4.1 2.8- 6.0
College Graduate 1,726 358 18.9 16.2-21.8 1,232 73.3 70.1-76.4 98 5.9 4.4- 7.8 6 0.6 0.2- 1.8 32 1.3 0.7- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 426 54 10.8 7.4-15.7 250 63.2 55.7-70.2 71 16.0 11.2-22.4 9 2.0 0.9- 4.1 42 7.9 5.0-12.4
$15,000- 24,999 684 99 11.1 8.4-14.5 430 65.9 60.3-71.0 93 13.9 10.4-18.4 12 1.4 0.6- 3.4 50 7.7 5.1-11.5
$25,000- 34,999 586 74 11.7 8.4-16.1 428 73.7 68.1-78.6 59 9.7 6.8-13.7 3 0.4 0.1- 1.8 22 4.4 2.6- 7.6
$35,000- 49,999 719 99 10.3 7.8-13.5 528 76.2 71.5-80.3 67 8.7 6.1-12.1 6 1.2 0.4- 3.2 19 3.7 2.1- 6.5
$50,000-74,999 647 103 13.8 10.5-17.8 476 74.0 68.6-78.9 52 8.7 5.8-12.7 6 2.4 0.8- 6.7 10 1.1 0.4- 2.8
$75,000+ 766 162 18.1 14.6-22.3 553 73.9 69.2-78.1 39 5.7 3.7- 8.7 2 0.3 0.1- 1.4 10 2.0 0.9- 4.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 363 75 19.1 14.8-24.2 234 64.4 58.2-70.2 42 12.6 8.9-17.5 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 11 3.6 1.5- 8.4
Forsyth 341 54 12.9 9.7-17.0 249 75.9 70.5-80.6 27 7.5 4.9-11.3 4 1.2 0.4- 3.8 7 2.5 1.1- 5.7
Guilford 281 57 20.6 15.6-26.5 188 66.4 59.7-72.6 26 8.4 5.5-12.7 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 9 4.0 1.7- 9.1
Henderson/Transylvania 425 92 20.5 16.2-25.6 278 65.2 59.4-70.6 36 10.2 6.8-15.1 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 18 3.8 2.2- 6.4
Mecklenburg 266 45 13.8 9.7-19.3 193 74.8 67.7-80.7 16 6.1 3.4-10.7 3 1.9 0.5- 6.4 9 3.4 1.5- 7.5
Orange 357 77 22.2 13.6-34.1 244 69.2 58.7-78.1 20 4.9 3.0- 8.1 4 0.8 0.3- 2.5 12 2.8 1.3- 6.0
Pitt 282 36 13.0 9.0-18.4 201 71.1 64.3-77.1 26 10.1 6.7-14.9 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 18 5.3 3.1- 9.1
Randolph 376 48 13.0 7.4-21.9 253 66.1 58.0-73.3 49 14.4 10.1-20.1 6 2.3 1.0- 5.1 20 4.3 2.5- 7.2
Robeson 173 21 10.4 6.6-16.2 105 62.7 54.0-70.6 30 17.6 11.9-25.3 2 1.4 0.4- 5.5 15 7.8 4.3-13.8
Wake 311 50 14.9 10.8-20.1 230 75.2 69.0-80.4 23 7.4 4.5-11.9 3 1.1 0.3- 3.9 5 1.4 0.5- 4.3
Western NC 602 67 11.2 8.7-14.4 420 70.3 66.0-74.4 71 10.8 8.5-13.7 5 0.8 0.3- 2.4 39 6.8 4.7- 9.8
Piedmont NC 710 114 12.0 9.6-15.0 489 72.7 68.5-76.5 72 9.9 7.5-12.8 6 1.3 0.5- 3.4 29 4.1 2.7- 6.2
Eastern NC 542 87 14.6 11.5-18.4 356 67.6 62.8-72.1 58 11.6 8.6-15.3 5 0.9 0.4- 2.4 36 5.3 3.6- 7.8

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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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