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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
TOTAL	1,227	847	68.3	64.0-72.3	110	8.4	6.5-10.9	47	3.6	2.4- 5.2	23	1.7	1.0- 2.9	200	18.0	14.5-22.1
GENDER
Female	1,227	847	68.3	64.0-72.3	110	8.4	6.5-10.9	47	3.6	2.4- 5.2	23	1.7	1.0- 2.9	200	18.0	14.5-22.1
RACE
African American	1,227	847	68.3	64.0-72.3	110	8.4	6.5-10.9	47	3.6	2.4- 5.2	23	1.7	1.0- 2.9	200	18.0	14.5-22.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	11	95.6	80.8-99.1	2	4.4	0.9-19.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	13	11	95.6	80.8-99.1	2	4.4	0.9-19.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,214	836	68.1	63.8-72.1	108	8.4	6.5-10.9	47	3.6	2.5- 5.3	23	1.7	1.0- 3.0	200	18.1	14.6-22.2
AGE
18-24	90	40	42.8	28.3-58.7	3	1.5	0.4- 6.0	3	1.0	0.3- 3.4	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	43	53.4	37.6-68.5
25-34	191	102	62.3	52.7-71.1	18	11.0	6.0-19.3	13	5.9	2.9-11.7	4	2.7	0.7- 9.3	54	18.1	12.7-25.1
35-44	259	152	62.1	53.4-70.1	35	11.6	7.2-18.2	11	3.9	1.8- 8.2	10	3.2	1.6- 6.5	51	19.3	13.3-27.0
45-54	253	200	80.6	72.8-86.6	24	10.5	6.0-17.8	4	2.5	0.7- 8.3	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	21	5.6	3.1- 9.7
55-64	181	144	79.6	70.6-86.3	16	8.7	4.7-15.7	7	6.0	2.4-14.2	2	0.9	0.2- 4.8	12	4.8	2.4- 9.3
65-74	144	126	89.3	80.4-94.5	5	3.3	1.1- 9.3	6	3.4	0.9-11.8	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	6	3.2	0.9-10.4
75+	97	74	78.9	65.0-88.2	8	4.9	1.9-12.0	3	1.9	0.6- 6.0	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	11	13.6	5.9-28.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	279	207	73.5	64.8-80.6	15	4.3	2.0- 8.6	5	0.7	0.3- 1.9	5	1.8	0.6- 4.9	47	19.8	13.3-28.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	411	285	68.9	60.8-76.0	36	6.7	4.2-10.5	8	1.3	0.5- 3.5	4	0.9	0.3- 3.0	78	22.2	15.6-30.5
Some Post-H.S.	301	188	62.1	53.1-70.4	35	11.0	6.8-17.5	18	5.5	2.9-10.3	8	2.8	1.0- 7.1	52	18.6	12.1-27.6
College Graduate	233	164	69.9	61.6-77.0	24	12.0	7.3-19.2	16	7.9	4.5-13.7	6	1.9	0.7- 4.9	23	8.2	4.8-13.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	262	189	72.5	64.6-79.2	13	4.0	1.9- 8.1	9	3.2	1.2- 8.1	4	2.0	0.6- 6.6	47	18.3	12.9-25.5
$15,000- 24,999	275	185	70.5	61.4-78.1	21	5.0	2.8- 8.8	7	2.0	0.6- 6.2	6	2.0	0.5- 7.5	56	20.6	14.0-29.3
$25,000- 34,999	161	113	72.3	61.6-81.0	17	10.2	5.2-19.1	8	4.3	1.8-10.0	4	2.6	0.9- 7.6	19	10.6	5.4-19.5
$35,000- 49,999	112	76	66.3	53.0-77.5	16	13.9	7.4-24.6	6	5.5	1.9-14.8	2	1.3	0.3- 6.1	12	13.0	5.9-26.4
$50,000-74,999	64	39	66.0	49.7-79.2	7	10.0	3.8-23.6	8	16.0	7.3-31.5	2	1.2	0.2- 6.1	8	6.8	2.7-16.5
$75,000+	53	42	81.3	64.8-91.1	5	6.5	2.0-19.3	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1	2	3.9	0.9-15.6	3	7.2	1.7-25.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	12	66.5	36.0-87.5	1	6.1	0.8-33.4	1	6.1	0.8-33.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	21.2	5.1-57.5
Guilford	69	41	63.6	49.9-75.4	7	6.9	3.2-14.5	6	8.9	3.7-19.7	3	3.0	0.9- 9.1	12	17.6	9.6-30.1
Mecklenburg	77	57	68.0	55.0-78.8	8	11.3	5.5-21.7	3	4.6	1.3-14.7	0	0.0	. - .	9	16.1	8.4-28.8
Orange	30	22	73.1	53.8-86.4	1	3.1	0.4-19.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	7	23.8	11.5-43.0
Wake	54	39	70.7	55.0-82.6	6	11.4	5.0-24.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.9	1.2-12.0	6	14.0	5.7-30.8
Chatham/Lee	51	30	54.7	39.0-69.5	8	15.5	7.2-30.1	3	7.7	2.2-23.1	0	0.0	. - .	10	22.2	11.2-39.0
Nash/Wilson	81	59	70.7	58.1-80.8	4	6.0	2.1-16.2	5	5.2	2.0-12.7	2	5.0	1.2-18.7	11	13.2	7.0-23.5
Craven/Pamlico	57	43	77.2	62.1-87.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	0	0.0	. - .	13	21.8	11.8-36.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	8	3	67.3	25.0-92.7	1	6.9	0.7-42.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.6	0.7-40.9	3	19.2	3.8-58.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	4	53.5	17.0-86.6	1	17.7	2.4-65.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	28.8	4.5-77.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	69	65.6	54.4-75.3	9	8.2	3.9-16.4	4	3.7	1.4- 9.7	2	2.2	0.5- 8.2	19	20.3	12.6-31.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	8	2	16.4	3.7-50.2	2	22.5	5.4-60.0	1	13.0	1.8-55.1	1	12.7	1.7-54.6	2	35.3	9.8-73.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	92	62	66.2	53.9-76.7	15	13.4	7.8-22.1	2	3.4	0.8-12.5	0	0.0	. - .	13	17.0	8.9-30.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	98	70	68.4	57.1-77.8	10	10.4	5.2-19.5	3	3.9	1.1-12.8	2	1.6	0.4- 6.4	13	15.7	9.0-25.8
Northeast NC I	167	115	67.7	58.8-75.5	13	6.7	3.8-11.7	5	2.2	0.7- 6.3	3	1.4	0.4- 4.2	31	22.0	15.2-30.7
Northeast NC II	96	62	64.3	52.7-74.5	8	9.0	4.0-18.9	4	2.3	0.8- 6.2	3	2.8	0.9- 8.8	19	21.6	13.6-32.5
Northeastern Partnership	263	177	66.1	59.0-72.6	21	7.8	4.7-12.7	9	2.2	1.1- 4.7	6	2.0	0.9- 4.8	50	21.8	16.3-28.5
Mountain AHEC	31	21	74.4	52.2-88.5	3	5.3	1.3-19.1	2	4.5	0.9-19.7	1	1.0	0.1- 7.1	4	14.9	4.4-39.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	651	455	67.9	61.3-73.9	56	7.2	5.1-10.1	25	4.0	2.3- 6.8	11	2.2	1.0- 4.9	104	18.7	13.3-25.6
Piedmont	532	364	69.0	63.2-74.2	49	9.4	6.5-13.3	20	3.3	1.9- 5.7	10	1.4	0.7- 2.9	89	16.9	12.7-22.1
Western NC	44	28	56.2	28.3-80.6	5	5.3	1.8-14.8	2	2.6	0.5-12.3	2	1.8	0.4- 8.1	7	34.2	11.0-68.5

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,227

847

68.3

64.0-72.3

110

8.4

6.5-10.9

3.6

2.4- 5.2

1.7

1.0- 2.9

200

18.0

14.5-22.1

GENDER

Female

1,227

847

68.3

64.0-72.3

110

8.4

6.5-10.9

3.6

2.4- 5.2

1.7

1.0- 2.9

200

18.0

14.5-22.1

RACE

African American

1,227

847

68.3

64.0-72.3

110

8.4

6.5-10.9

3.6

2.4- 5.2

1.7

1.0- 2.9

200

18.0

14.5-22.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

95.6

80.8-99.1

4.4

0.9-19.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

95.6

80.8-99.1

4.4

0.9-19.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,214

836

68.1

63.8-72.1

108

8.4

6.5-10.9

3.6

2.5- 5.3

1.7

1.0- 3.0

200

18.1

14.6-22.2

AGE

18-24

42.8

28.3-58.7

1.5

0.4- 6.0

1.0

0.3- 3.4

1.3

0.2- 8.6

53.4

37.6-68.5

25-34

191

102

62.3

52.7-71.1

11.0

6.0-19.3

5.9

2.9-11.7

2.7

0.7- 9.3

18.1

12.7-25.1

35-44

259

152

62.1

53.4-70.1

11.6

7.2-18.2

3.9

1.8- 8.2

3.2

1.6- 6.5

19.3

13.3-27.0

45-54

253

200

80.6

72.8-86.6

10.5

6.0-17.8

2.5

0.7- 8.3

0.8

0.3- 2.3

5.6

3.1- 9.7

55-64

181

144

79.6

70.6-86.3

8.7

4.7-15.7

6.0

2.4-14.2

0.9

0.2- 4.8

4.8

2.4- 9.3

65-74

144

126

89.3

80.4-94.5

3.3

1.1- 9.3

3.4

0.9-11.8

0.8

0.1- 5.3

3.2

0.9-10.4

75+

78.9

65.0-88.2

4.9

1.9-12.0

1.9

0.6- 6.0

0.7

0.1- 5.1

13.6

5.9-28.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

279

207

73.5

64.8-80.6

4.3

2.0- 8.6

0.7

0.3- 1.9

1.8

0.6- 4.9

19.8

13.3-28.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

411

285

68.9

60.8-76.0

6.7

4.2-10.5

1.3

0.5- 3.5

0.9

0.3- 3.0

22.2

15.6-30.5

Some Post-H.S.

301

188

62.1

53.1-70.4

11.0

6.8-17.5

5.5

2.9-10.3

2.8

1.0- 7.1

18.6

12.1-27.6

College Graduate

233

164

69.9

61.6-77.0

12.0

7.3-19.2

7.9

4.5-13.7

1.9

0.7- 4.9

8.2

4.8-13.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

262

189

72.5

64.6-79.2

4.0

1.9- 8.1

3.2

1.2- 8.1

2.0

0.6- 6.6

18.3

12.9-25.5

$15,000- 24,999

275

185

70.5

61.4-78.1

5.0

2.8- 8.8

2.0

0.6- 6.2

2.0

0.5- 7.5

20.6

14.0-29.3

$25,000- 34,999

161

113

72.3

61.6-81.0

10.2

5.2-19.1

4.3

1.8-10.0

2.6

0.9- 7.6

10.6

5.4-19.5

$35,000- 49,999

112

66.3

53.0-77.5

13.9

7.4-24.6

5.5

1.9-14.8

1.3

0.3- 6.1

13.0

5.9-26.4

$50,000-74,999

66.0

49.7-79.2

10.0

3.8-23.6

16.0

7.3-31.5

1.2

0.2- 6.1

6.8

2.7-16.5

$75,000+

81.3

64.8-91.1

6.5

2.0-19.3

1.2

0.2- 8.1

3.9

0.9-15.6

7.2

1.7-25.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

66.5

36.0-87.5

6.1

0.8-33.4

6.1

0.8-33.7

0.0

. - .

21.2

5.1-57.5

Guilford

63.6

49.9-75.4

6.9

3.2-14.5

8.9

3.7-19.7

3.0

0.9- 9.1

17.6

9.6-30.1

Mecklenburg

68.0

55.0-78.8

11.3

5.5-21.7

4.6

1.3-14.7

0.0

. - .

16.1

8.4-28.8

Orange

73.1

53.8-86.4

3.1

0.4-19.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

23.8

11.5-43.0

Wake

70.7

55.0-82.6

11.4

5.0-24.0

0.0

. - .

3.9

1.2-12.0

14.0

5.7-30.8

Chatham/Lee

54.7

39.0-69.5

15.5

7.2-30.1

7.7

2.2-23.1

0.0

. - .

22.2

11.2-39.0

Nash/Wilson

70.7

58.1-80.8

6.0

2.1-16.2

5.2

2.0-12.7

5.0

1.2-18.7

13.2

7.0-23.5

Craven/Pamlico

77.2

62.1-87.5

0.0

. - .

1.0

0.1- 6.8

0.0

. - .

21.8

11.8-36.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

67.3

25.0-92.7

6.9

0.7-42.3

0.0

. - .

6.6

0.7-40.9

19.2

3.8-58.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

53.5

17.0-86.6

17.7

2.4-65.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

28.8

4.5-77.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

65.6

54.4-75.3

8.2

3.9-16.4

3.7

1.4- 9.7

2.2

0.5- 8.2

20.3

12.6-31.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

16.4

3.7-50.2

22.5

5.4-60.0

13.0

1.8-55.1

12.7

1.7-54.6

35.3

9.8-73.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

66.2

53.9-76.7

13.4

7.8-22.1

3.4

0.8-12.5

0.0

. - .

17.0

8.9-30.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

68.4

57.1-77.8

10.4

5.2-19.5

3.9

1.1-12.8

1.6

0.4- 6.4

15.7

9.0-25.8

Northeast NC I

167

115

67.7

58.8-75.5

6.7

3.8-11.7

2.2

0.7- 6.3

1.4

0.4- 4.2

22.0

15.2-30.7

Northeast NC II

64.3

52.7-74.5

9.0

4.0-18.9

2.3

0.8- 6.2

2.8

0.9- 8.8

21.6

13.6-32.5

Northeastern Partnership

263

177

66.1

59.0-72.6

7.8

4.7-12.7

2.2

1.1- 4.7

2.0

0.9- 4.8

21.8

16.3-28.5

Mountain AHEC

74.4

52.2-88.5

5.3

1.3-19.1

4.5

0.9-19.7

1.0

0.1- 7.1

14.9

4.4-39.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

651

455

67.9

61.3-73.9

7.2

5.1-10.1

4.0

2.3- 6.8

2.2

1.0- 4.9

104

18.7

13.3-25.6

Piedmont

532

364

69.0

63.2-74.2

9.4

6.5-13.3

3.3

1.9- 5.7

1.4

0.7- 2.9

16.9

12.7-22.1

Western NC

56.2

28.3-80.6

5.3

1.8-14.8

2.6

0.5-12.3

1.8

0.4- 8.1

34.2

11.0-68.5

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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