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

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Wake County

NC Physical Activity

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	Total Respond.#	Extremely safe	Quite safe	Slightly safe	Not at all safe
North Carolina	6,418	1,754	26.8	25.2-28.6	3,824	58.7	56.8-60.6	701	12.7	11.3-14.2	139	1.8	1.4- 2.3
Wake County	409	122	29.2	24.0-35.1	244	58.9	52.9-64.6	39	10.9	7.7-15.2	4	1.0	0.4- 2.7
GENDER
Male	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
Female	232	69	26.2	20.5-32.8	144	63.1	55.7-70.0	17	9.8	5.7-16.3	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8
RACE
White	299	100	33.5	27.4-40.2	176	59.2	52.5-65.6	21	6.5	4.0-10.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2
Other	108	21	19.4	11.0-31.8	67	58.2	46.1-69.3	18	21.0	13.0-32.2	2	1.4	0.3- 5.8
AGE
18-44	232	65	28.6	21.5-36.8	140	58.8	50.6-66.5	25	11.9	7.8-17.8	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0
45+	173	55	29.9	22.7-38.1	103	59.5	50.8-67.6	13	9.2	5.0-16.2	2	1.5	0.4- 5.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	100	26	20.6	13.2-30.6	59	59.4	47.7-70.2	13	17.8	10.2-29.3	2	2.2	0.5- 8.4
Some College +	309	96	32.2	25.8-39.3	185	58.7	51.6-65.4	26	8.5	5.5-13.1	2	0.6	0.1- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	144	32	20.9	13.9-30.4	87	61.4	51.3-70.6	22	15.5	9.7-24.1	3	2.1	0.7- 6.5
$50,000+	174	63	36.8	28.5-46.0	101	55.3	46.4-63.9	10	7.9	4.0-14.7	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	398	137	34.0	28.7-39.7	218	54.0	48.2-59.8	38	10.3	7.3-14.2	5	1.7	0.6- 5.0
Forsyth	444	123	26.1	21.8-31.0	257	61.3	56.0-66.3	56	11.1	8.3-14.7	8	1.5	0.7- 3.4
Guilford	402	99	22.2	17.8-27.2	240	59.1	53.0-64.9	47	14.2	10.2-19.2	16	4.6	2.4- 8.6
Henderson/Transylvania	456	187	40.1	34.5-46.0	240	52.5	46.5-58.5	23	4.9	2.9- 8.0	6	2.5	1.0- 6.0
Mecklenburg	431	92	21.3	16.9-26.6	268	57.7	51.6-63.6	61	18.9	13.9-25.3	10	2.0	1.0- 3.9
Orange	422	133	29.7	24.2-35.9	253	61.4	54.6-67.8	32	7.9	5.2-12.0	4	0.9	0.3- 2.9
Pitt	404	76	19.8	14.5-26.3	269	64.3	57.9-70.3	49	12.5	9.2-16.9	10	3.4	1.7- 6.6
Randolph	409	98	23.1	16.9-30.7	265	65.4	58.0-72.1	41	10.2	7.1-14.4	5	1.3	0.5- 3.6
Robeson	414	57	12.2	9.1-16.1	246	58.8	52.6-64.8	82	21.9	17.1-27.8	29	7.0	4.3-11.2
Western NC	627	201	31.9	27.7-36.4	366	57.4	52.8-62.0	55	9.9	7.3-13.2	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1
Piedmont NC	845	237	25.9	22.5-29.6	514	60.6	56.2-64.8	78	11.9	8.8-16.0	16	1.6	0.9- 2.7
Eastern NC	757	192	27.5	23.8-31.7	444	56.9	52.5-61.2	100	13.6	10.8-17.0	21	1.9	1.1- 3.2

Total
Respond.#

Extremely safe

Quite safe

Slightly safe

Not at all safe

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,418

1,754

26.8

25.2-28.6

3,824

58.7

56.8-60.6

701

12.7

11.3-14.2

139

1.8

1.4- 2.3

Wake County

409

122

29.2

24.0-35.1

244

58.9

52.9-64.6

10.9

7.7-15.2

1.0

0.4- 2.7

GENDER

Male

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

Female

232

26.2

20.5-32.8

144

63.1

55.7-70.0

9.8

5.7-16.3

0.9

0.2- 3.8

RACE

White

299

100

33.5

27.4-40.2

176

59.2

52.5-65.6

6.5

4.0-10.4

0.8

0.2- 3.2

Other

108

19.4

11.0-31.8

58.2

46.1-69.3

21.0

13.0-32.2

1.4

0.3- 5.8

AGE

18-44

232

28.6

21.5-36.8

140

58.8

50.6-66.5

11.9

7.8-17.8

0.7

0.2- 3.0

45+

173

29.9

22.7-38.1

103

59.5

50.8-67.6

9.2

5.0-16.2

1.5

0.4- 5.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

100

20.6

13.2-30.6

59.4

47.7-70.2

17.8

10.2-29.3

2.2

0.5- 8.4

Some College +

309

32.2

25.8-39.3

185

58.7

51.6-65.4

8.5

5.5-13.1

0.6

0.1- 2.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

144

20.9

13.9-30.4

61.4

51.3-70.6

15.5

9.7-24.1

2.1

0.7- 6.5

$50,000+

174

36.8

28.5-46.0

101

55.3

46.4-63.9

7.9

4.0-14.7

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

398

137

34.0

28.7-39.7

218

54.0

48.2-59.8

10.3

7.3-14.2

1.7

0.6- 5.0

Forsyth

444

123

26.1

21.8-31.0

257

61.3

56.0-66.3

11.1

8.3-14.7

1.5

0.7- 3.4

Guilford

402

22.2

17.8-27.2

240

59.1

53.0-64.9

14.2

10.2-19.2

4.6

2.4- 8.6

Henderson/Transylvania

456

187

40.1

34.5-46.0

240

52.5

46.5-58.5

4.9

2.9- 8.0

2.5

1.0- 6.0

Mecklenburg

431

21.3

16.9-26.6

268

57.7

51.6-63.6

18.9

13.9-25.3

2.0

1.0- 3.9

Orange

422

133

29.7

24.2-35.9

253

61.4

54.6-67.8

7.9

5.2-12.0

0.9

0.3- 2.9

Pitt

404

19.8

14.5-26.3

269

64.3

57.9-70.3

12.5

9.2-16.9

3.4

1.7- 6.6

Randolph

409

23.1

16.9-30.7

265

65.4

58.0-72.1

10.2

7.1-14.4

1.3

0.5- 3.6

Robeson

414

12.2

9.1-16.1

246

58.8

52.6-64.8

21.9

17.1-27.8

7.0

4.3-11.2

Western NC

627

201

31.9

27.7-36.4

366

57.4

52.8-62.0

9.9

7.3-13.2

0.8

0.3- 2.1

Piedmont NC

845

237

25.9

22.5-29.6

514

60.6

56.2-64.8

11.9

8.8-16.0

1.6

0.9- 2.7

Eastern NC

757

192

27.5

23.8-31.7

444

56.9

52.5-61.2

100

13.6

10.8-17.0

1.9

1.1- 3.2

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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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