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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	6,722	4,386	60.8	58.8-62.7	725	11.3	10.1-12.6	427	6.6	5.7- 7.6	224	3.3	2.7- 3.9	960	18.1	16.5-19.9
GENDER
Male	2,500	1,584	57.6	54.4-60.7	253	10.9	9.1-13.1	175	6.9	5.6- 8.6	82	3.1	2.3- 4.2	406	21.4	18.6-24.5
Female	4,222	2,802	63.7	61.4-65.9	472	11.6	10.1-13.2	252	6.3	5.3- 7.4	142	3.4	2.6- 4.3	554	15.1	13.4-16.9
AGE
18-24	331	108	30.3	23.5-38.1	31	12.9	7.8-20.6	18	4.6	2.1- 9.7	6	0.9	0.3- 2.3	168	51.3	42.9-59.7
25-34	905	346	35.9	31.5-40.6	113	12.1	9.4-15.6	101	11.6	8.9-15.0	50	5.5	3.7- 8.1	295	34.8	30.1-39.9
35-44	1,245	655	53.4	49.4-57.4	195	15.9	13.3-19.0	114	9.0	7.0-11.3	66	5.6	4.0- 7.7	215	16.1	13.3-19.4
45-54	1,306	870	69.5	65.5-73.2	167	11.2	9.0-13.9	99	7.3	5.5- 9.7	51	3.0	1.9- 4.6	119	9.0	6.7-11.9
55-64	1,163	912	79.3	75.6-82.5	113	9.2	7.0-12.0	53	4.1	2.8- 6.0	25	1.9	1.1- 3.2	60	5.5	3.8- 8.1
65-74	1,001	848	86.0	82.4-88.9	67	7.5	5.3-10.5	26	2.0	1.1- 3.5	18	1.1	0.6- 2.2	42	3.4	2.0- 5.6
75+	729	618	84.3	80.0-87.8	34	4.2	2.5- 6.8	15	2.2	1.1- 4.2	8	1.9	0.8- 4.8	54	7.4	5.0-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	868	614	64.9	59.1-70.2	58	7.3	5.0-10.4	24	3.4	2.0- 5.7	26	2.6	1.5- 4.5	146	21.9	16.9-27.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,951	1,264	60.4	56.7-63.9	176	8.7	7.0-10.7	106	4.6	3.5- 6.1	59	3.2	2.2- 4.8	346	23.1	19.9-26.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,748	1,128	57.1	53.1-61.1	202	12.1	9.6-15.1	119	7.5	5.7- 9.9	48	2.7	1.8- 4.1	251	20.5	17.0-24.6
College Graduate	2,141	1,372	62.8	59.7-65.8	286	14.3	12.1-16.8	178	8.9	7.3-10.8	91	4.0	3.0- 5.4	214	10.0	8.2-12.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	612	419	65.0	58.3-71.2	44	8.5	4.7-15.0	29	4.3	2.6- 7.1	23	2.8	1.6- 5.1	97	19.3	14.4-25.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,062	647	55.1	49.9-60.1	94	7.2	5.3- 9.7	66	6.0	3.8- 9.5	35	3.2	1.9- 5.3	220	28.5	23.8-33.8
$25,000- 34,999	725	458	58.8	52.8-64.5	81	9.7	7.2-13.0	45	6.6	4.1-10.3	33	4.3	2.6- 7.0	108	20.7	15.9-26.5
$35,000- 49,999	981	642	63.4	58.6-67.9	108	10.2	7.8-13.3	58	4.4	3.0- 6.3	39	4.0	2.6- 6.0	134	18.1	14.3-22.6
$50,000-74,999	830	515	58.4	53.4-63.3	106	15.1	11.3-19.9	82	10.6	8.1-13.9	25	3.8	2.3- 6.5	102	11.9	9.2-15.4
$75,000+	1,012	692	65.8	61.4-70.0	131	12.7	10.1-15.8	83	9.9	7.5-12.8	34	3.1	2.0- 4.8	72	8.5	5.9-12.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	389	265	62.6	56.5-68.4	45	11.7	8.6-15.7	21	6.9	4.3-11.1	11	2.3	1.2- 4.6	47	16.4	11.9-22.3
Guilford	305	210	68.5	62.0-74.4	38	13.2	9.1-18.8	19	5.3	3.3- 8.6	9	2.7	1.3- 5.5	29	10.2	6.8-15.1
Mecklenburg	281	190	60.1	51.7-67.9	21	9.8	5.8-16.1	23	7.9	5.1-12.0	11	3.8	2.0- 7.0	36	18.4	11.6-27.9
Orange	357	205	46.6	39.0-54.4	54	17.2	11.1-25.8	26	8.5	4.6-15.1	15	5.3	2.1-12.6	57	22.4	15.7-30.9
Wake	318	205	60.9	54.4-67.0	42	13.3	9.7-17.9	21	7.3	4.5-11.7	9	2.4	1.2- 4.9	41	16.1	11.5-22.3
Chatham/Lee	284	194	62.8	55.2-69.8	26	7.7	5.0-11.7	19	7.3	4.4-11.8	7	2.9	1.3- 6.4	38	19.3	13.2-27.4
Nash/Wilson	228	160	67.5	60.0-74.3	20	9.2	5.7-14.4	9	4.5	2.2- 8.8	8	4.2	1.9- 9.0	31	14.6	10.0-20.8
Craven/Pamlico	341	230	62.2	55.5-68.4	36	9.2	6.5-13.0	12	3.4	1.8- 6.4	8	3.1	1.5- 6.4	55	22.2	16.6-28.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	396	263	62.0	55.9-67.8	41	10.6	7.6-14.5	18	5.0	3.0- 8.2	17	3.8	2.3- 6.4	57	18.5	13.9-24.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	420	271	54.3	47.0-61.4	36	9.0	6.1-12.9	34	7.1	4.9-10.1	11	2.7	1.3- 5.2	68	27.0	19.7-35.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	284	183	60.0	51.6-67.8	37	14.7	9.6-21.9	14	5.6	2.9-10.4	9	2.6	1.3- 5.3	41	17.1	11.6-24.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	355	208	55.5	49.1-61.7	46	14.0	9.9-19.5	25	6.3	4.1- 9.5	15	3.6	2.0- 6.3	61	20.6	15.8-26.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	198	125	60.9	52.5-68.6	18	9.8	5.7-16.4	14	9.5	4.9-17.9	7	2.4	1.1- 5.0	34	17.4	12.3-24.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	252	171	63.5	56.1-70.3	22	9.7	6.1-14.9	14	5.4	3.1- 9.1	11	4.0	2.1- 7.5	34	17.5	12.0-24.7
Northeast NC I	205	129	61.7	53.8-69.0	21	8.2	5.1-12.8	18	8.6	5.3-13.7	5	3.6	1.1-10.7	32	17.9	12.6-24.8
Northeast NC II	336	224	61.1	54.4-67.4	31	9.4	6.1-14.1	30	9.4	6.4-13.5	12	3.1	1.7- 5.8	39	17.0	11.8-23.8
Northeastern Partnership	541	353	61.3	55.9-66.4	52	9.1	6.4-12.7	48	9.2	6.8-12.4	17	3.2	1.9- 5.6	71	17.2	13.0-22.5
Mountain AHEC	1,129	726	61.0	56.1-65.7	124	9.2	7.3-11.7	69	7.1	5.1- 9.9	40	3.2	2.1- 4.8	170	19.4	14.9-24.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,007	1,331	60.8	57.0-64.5	196	10.5	8.3-13.2	126	7.3	5.7- 9.4	66	3.1	2.2- 4.3	288	18.2	15.1-21.9
Piedmont	2,886	1,888	61.6	58.9-64.3	335	12.0	10.4-13.9	183	6.4	5.2- 7.8	97	3.4	2.6- 4.5	383	16.6	14.4-19.0
Western NC	1,829	1,167	58.0	54.1-61.7	194	10.0	8.1-12.2	118	6.3	4.9- 8.0	61	3.1	2.1- 4.4	289	22.7	19.0-26.9

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,722

4,386

60.8

58.8-62.7

725

11.3

10.1-12.6

427

6.6

5.7- 7.6

224

3.3

2.7- 3.9

960

18.1

16.5-19.9

GENDER

Male

2,500

1,584

57.6

54.4-60.7

253

10.9

9.1-13.1

175

6.9

5.6- 8.6

3.1

2.3- 4.2

406

21.4

18.6-24.5

Female

4,222

2,802

63.7

61.4-65.9

472

11.6

10.1-13.2

252

6.3

5.3- 7.4

142

3.4

2.6- 4.3

554

15.1

13.4-16.9

AGE

18-24

331

108

30.3

23.5-38.1

12.9

7.8-20.6

4.6

2.1- 9.7

0.9

0.3- 2.3

168

51.3

42.9-59.7

25-34

905

346

35.9

31.5-40.6

113

12.1

9.4-15.6

101

11.6

8.9-15.0

5.5

3.7- 8.1

295

34.8

30.1-39.9

35-44

1,245

655

53.4

49.4-57.4

195

15.9

13.3-19.0

114

9.0

7.0-11.3

5.6

4.0- 7.7

215

16.1

13.3-19.4

45-54

1,306

870

69.5

65.5-73.2

167

11.2

9.0-13.9

7.3

5.5- 9.7

3.0

1.9- 4.6

119

9.0

6.7-11.9

55-64

1,163

912

79.3

75.6-82.5

113

9.2

7.0-12.0

4.1

2.8- 6.0

1.9

1.1- 3.2

5.5

3.8- 8.1

65-74

1,001

848

86.0

82.4-88.9

7.5

5.3-10.5

2.0

1.1- 3.5

1.1

0.6- 2.2

3.4

2.0- 5.6

75+

729

618

84.3

80.0-87.8

4.2

2.5- 6.8

2.2

1.1- 4.2

1.9

0.8- 4.8

7.4

5.0-10.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

868

614

64.9

59.1-70.2

7.3

5.0-10.4

3.4

2.0- 5.7

2.6

1.5- 4.5

146

21.9

16.9-27.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,951

1,264

60.4

56.7-63.9

176

8.7

7.0-10.7

106

4.6

3.5- 6.1

3.2

2.2- 4.8

346

23.1

19.9-26.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,748

1,128

57.1

53.1-61.1

202

12.1

9.6-15.1

119

7.5

5.7- 9.9

2.7

1.8- 4.1

251

20.5

17.0-24.6

College Graduate

2,141

1,372

62.8

59.7-65.8

286

14.3

12.1-16.8

178

8.9

7.3-10.8

4.0

3.0- 5.4

214

10.0

8.2-12.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

612

419

65.0

58.3-71.2

8.5

4.7-15.0

4.3

2.6- 7.1

2.8

1.6- 5.1

19.3

14.4-25.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,062

647

55.1

49.9-60.1

7.2

5.3- 9.7

6.0

3.8- 9.5

3.2

1.9- 5.3

220

28.5

23.8-33.8

$25,000- 34,999

725

458

58.8

52.8-64.5

9.7

7.2-13.0

6.6

4.1-10.3

4.3

2.6- 7.0

108

20.7

15.9-26.5

$35,000- 49,999

981

642

63.4

58.6-67.9

108

10.2

7.8-13.3

4.4

3.0- 6.3

4.0

2.6- 6.0

134

18.1

14.3-22.6

$50,000-74,999

830

515

58.4

53.4-63.3

106

15.1

11.3-19.9

10.6

8.1-13.9

3.8

2.3- 6.5

102

11.9

9.2-15.4

$75,000+

1,012

692

65.8

61.4-70.0

131

12.7

10.1-15.8

9.9

7.5-12.8

3.1

2.0- 4.8

8.5

5.9-12.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

389

265

62.6

56.5-68.4

11.7

8.6-15.7

6.9

4.3-11.1

2.3

1.2- 4.6

16.4

11.9-22.3

Guilford

305

210

68.5

62.0-74.4

13.2

9.1-18.8

5.3

3.3- 8.6

2.7

1.3- 5.5

10.2

6.8-15.1

Mecklenburg

281

190

60.1

51.7-67.9

9.8

5.8-16.1

7.9

5.1-12.0

3.8

2.0- 7.0

18.4

11.6-27.9

Orange

357

205

46.6

39.0-54.4

17.2

11.1-25.8

8.5

4.6-15.1

5.3

2.1-12.6

22.4

15.7-30.9

Wake

318

205

60.9

54.4-67.0

13.3

9.7-17.9

7.3

4.5-11.7

2.4

1.2- 4.9

16.1

11.5-22.3

Chatham/Lee

284

194

62.8

55.2-69.8

7.7

5.0-11.7

7.3

4.4-11.8

2.9

1.3- 6.4

19.3

13.2-27.4

Nash/Wilson

228

160

67.5

60.0-74.3

9.2

5.7-14.4

4.5

2.2- 8.8

4.2

1.9- 9.0

14.6

10.0-20.8

Craven/Pamlico

341

230

62.2

55.5-68.4

9.2

6.5-13.0

3.4

1.8- 6.4

3.1

1.5- 6.4

22.2

16.6-28.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

396

263

62.0

55.9-67.8

10.6

7.6-14.5

5.0

3.0- 8.2

3.8

2.3- 6.4

18.5

13.9-24.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

420

271

54.3

47.0-61.4

9.0

6.1-12.9

7.1

4.9-10.1

2.7

1.3- 5.2

27.0

19.7-35.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

284

183

60.0

51.6-67.8

14.7

9.6-21.9

5.6

2.9-10.4

2.6

1.3- 5.3

17.1

11.6-24.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

355

208

55.5

49.1-61.7

14.0

9.9-19.5

6.3

4.1- 9.5

3.6

2.0- 6.3

20.6

15.8-26.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

198

125

60.9

52.5-68.6

9.8

5.7-16.4

9.5

4.9-17.9

2.4

1.1- 5.0

17.4

12.3-24.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

252

171

63.5

56.1-70.3

9.7

6.1-14.9

5.4

3.1- 9.1

4.0

2.1- 7.5

17.5

12.0-24.7

Northeast NC I

205

129

61.7

53.8-69.0

8.2

5.1-12.8

8.6

5.3-13.7

3.6

1.1-10.7

17.9

12.6-24.8

Northeast NC II

336

224

61.1

54.4-67.4

9.4

6.1-14.1

9.4

6.4-13.5

3.1

1.7- 5.8

17.0

11.8-23.8

Northeastern Partnership

541

353

61.3

55.9-66.4

9.1

6.4-12.7

9.2

6.8-12.4

3.2

1.9- 5.6

17.2

13.0-22.5

Mountain AHEC

1,129

726

61.0

56.1-65.7

124

9.2

7.3-11.7

7.1

5.1- 9.9

3.2

2.1- 4.8

170

19.4

14.9-24.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,007

1,331

60.8

57.0-64.5

196

10.5

8.3-13.2

126

7.3

5.7- 9.4

3.1

2.2- 4.3

288

18.2

15.1-21.9

Piedmont

2,886

1,888

61.6

58.9-64.3

335

12.0

10.4-13.9

183

6.4

5.2- 7.8

3.4

2.6- 4.5

383

16.6

14.4-19.0

Western NC

1,829

1,167

58.0

54.1-61.7

194

10.0

8.1-12.2

118

6.3

4.9- 8.0

3.1

2.1- 4.4

289

22.7

19.0-26.9

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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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