BRFSS 2002 - Orange County: (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?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Orange County

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	Total Respond.#	Never	Once a year	Once a month	Weekly/Daily	Hourly/Constantly
North Carolina	6,214	3,886	60.9	58.9-62.8	617	9.7	8.6-11.0	557	8.8	7.7-10.0	782	12.3	11.0-13.8	372	8.2	7.0- 9.6
Orange County	411	183	43.6	36.0-51.6	51	10.6	7.7-14.4	76	17.5	13.5-22.3	86	24.0	18.9-30.0	15	4.3	2.3- 8.0
GENDER
Male	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
Female	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
RACE
White	331	154	46.5	37.5-55.7	40	10.2	7.1-14.5	66	19.8	15.0-25.8	67	22.2	16.8-28.7	4	1.2	0.3- 4.9
Other	77	27	33.0	22.2-46.0	11	12.6	6.5-22.9	10	9.4	4.7-17.9	18	28.8	17.7-43.2	11	16.2	8.2-29.4
AGE
18-44	211	74	37.9	26.5-50.7	28	10.6	6.8-16.1	41	16.2	11.2-22.8	57	29.2	21.4-38.5	11	6.2	3.0-12.2
45+	199	109	53.5	45.4-61.6	23	10.8	6.9-16.5	34	18.5	13.2-25.4	29	15.8	10.8-22.5	4	1.4	0.5- 4.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	80	48	64.3	45.4-79.5	9	6.3	2.8-13.6	5	5.0	1.8-13.0	13	16.3	8.0-30.5	5	8.0	2.8-20.9
Some College +	330	135	36.4	30.8-42.3	42	12.2	8.8-16.8	70	21.5	16.9-26.8	73	26.9	21.4-33.3	10	3.0	1.4- 6.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	169	79	40.6	32.4-49.3	23	11.9	7.5-18.3	21	12.8	8.0-20.0	35	25.3	17.8-34.7	11	9.4	4.6-18.1
$50,000+	150	56	34.1	26.4-42.8	19	13.2	8.2-20.7	41	28.0	20.9-36.3	32	23.8	16.8-32.5	2	0.9	0.2- 4.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	376	245	64.9	58.9-70.5	42	11.4	7.9-16.1	30	8.6	5.6-13.1	50	11.7	8.6-15.8	9	3.4	1.7- 6.5
Forsyth	440	261	55.8	50.3-61.2	47	10.7	7.8-14.6	49	12.5	9.2-16.8	61	14.7	11.1-19.0	22	6.3	3.9- 9.9
Guilford	389	228	53.8	47.5-59.9	33	8.2	5.4-12.2	37	10.0	6.9-14.1	57	17.5	12.8-23.4	34	10.6	7.2-15.3
Henderson/Transylvania	438	314	68.9	63.2-74.2	49	10.2	7.4-13.8	30	7.6	5.1-11.3	26	6.0	3.8- 9.2	19	7.3	4.4-11.9
Mecklenburg	413	215	45.2	39.1-51.5	40	11.7	7.5-17.9	39	10.8	6.7-16.8	66	17.4	13.3-22.5	53	14.9	11.0-19.9
Pitt	391	245	62.6	56.2-68.6	35	8.3	5.7-12.0	32	7.4	5.1-10.6	57	15.5	11.3-20.8	22	6.2	3.8-10.0
Randolph	399	267	64.9	57.3-71.8	38	9.1	6.2-13.2	24	5.5	3.6- 8.5	43	9.5	6.6-13.3	27	11.0	5.8-20.1
Robeson	398	215	46.5	40.3-52.8	34	10.2	7.0-14.8	31	7.6	4.8-11.8	78	20.5	15.9-26.0	40	15.2	10.0-22.4
Wake	396	214	49.9	43.9-55.9	52	12.7	9.6-16.7	40	10.2	7.2-14.3	61	17.7	13.0-23.5	29	9.5	6.4-13.9
Western NC	613	442	69.9	65.2-74.2	56	9.5	7.0-12.9	46	7.7	5.6-10.5	49	8.3	6.0-11.2	20	4.7	2.7- 8.0
Piedmont NC	812	554	64.3	59.7-68.6	70	8.5	6.3-11.3	72	8.4	6.3-11.1	79	12.1	8.9-16.2	37	6.8	4.7- 9.7
Eastern NC	738	503	64.7	60.1-69.0	70	9.5	7.2-12.4	51	8.0	5.8-10.9	69	9.0	6.8-11.9	45	8.8	6.0-12.8

Total
Respond.#

Never

Once a year

Once a month

Weekly/Daily

Hourly/Constantly

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,214

3,886

60.9

58.9-62.8

617

9.7

8.6-11.0

557

8.8

7.7-10.0

782

12.3

11.0-13.8

372

8.2

7.0- 9.6

Orange County

411

183

43.6

36.0-51.6

10.6

7.7-14.4

17.5

13.5-22.3

24.0

18.9-30.0

4.3

2.3- 8.0

GENDER

Male

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

Female

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

RACE

White

331

154

46.5

37.5-55.7

10.2

7.1-14.5

19.8

15.0-25.8

22.2

16.8-28.7

1.2

0.3- 4.9

Other

33.0

22.2-46.0

12.6

6.5-22.9

9.4

4.7-17.9

28.8

17.7-43.2

16.2

8.2-29.4

AGE

18-44

211

37.9

26.5-50.7

10.6

6.8-16.1

16.2

11.2-22.8

29.2

21.4-38.5

6.2

3.0-12.2

45+

199

109

53.5

45.4-61.6

10.8

6.9-16.5

18.5

13.2-25.4

15.8

10.8-22.5

1.4

0.5- 4.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

64.3

45.4-79.5

6.3

2.8-13.6

5.0

1.8-13.0

16.3

8.0-30.5

8.0

2.8-20.9

Some College +

330

135

36.4

30.8-42.3

12.2

8.8-16.8

21.5

16.9-26.8

26.9

21.4-33.3

3.0

1.4- 6.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

169

40.6

32.4-49.3

11.9

7.5-18.3

12.8

8.0-20.0

25.3

17.8-34.7

9.4

4.6-18.1

$50,000+

150

34.1

26.4-42.8

13.2

8.2-20.7

28.0

20.9-36.3

23.8

16.8-32.5

0.9

0.2- 4.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

376

245

64.9

58.9-70.5

11.4

7.9-16.1

8.6

5.6-13.1

11.7

8.6-15.8

3.4

1.7- 6.5

Forsyth

440

261

55.8

50.3-61.2

10.7

7.8-14.6

12.5

9.2-16.8

14.7

11.1-19.0

6.3

3.9- 9.9

Guilford

389

228

53.8

47.5-59.9

8.2

5.4-12.2

10.0

6.9-14.1

17.5

12.8-23.4

10.6

7.2-15.3

Henderson/Transylvania

438

314

68.9

63.2-74.2

10.2

7.4-13.8

7.6

5.1-11.3

6.0

3.8- 9.2

7.3

4.4-11.9

Mecklenburg

413

215

45.2

39.1-51.5

11.7

7.5-17.9

10.8

6.7-16.8

17.4

13.3-22.5

14.9

11.0-19.9

Pitt

391

245

62.6

56.2-68.6

8.3

5.7-12.0

7.4

5.1-10.6

15.5

11.3-20.8

6.2

3.8-10.0

Randolph

399

267

64.9

57.3-71.8

9.1

6.2-13.2

5.5

3.6- 8.5

9.5

6.6-13.3

11.0

5.8-20.1

Robeson

398

215

46.5

40.3-52.8

10.2

7.0-14.8

7.6

4.8-11.8

20.5

15.9-26.0

15.2

10.0-22.4

Wake

396

214

49.9

43.9-55.9

12.7

9.6-16.7

10.2

7.2-14.3

17.7

13.0-23.5

9.5

6.4-13.9

Western NC

613

442

69.9

65.2-74.2

9.5

7.0-12.9

7.7

5.6-10.5

8.3

6.0-11.2

4.7

2.7- 8.0

Piedmont NC

812

554

64.3

59.7-68.6

8.5

6.3-11.3

8.4

6.3-11.1

12.1

8.9-16.2

6.8

4.7- 9.7

Eastern NC

738

503

64.7

60.1-69.0

9.5

7.2-12.4

8.0

5.8-10.9

9.0

6.8-11.9

8.8

6.0-12.8

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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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