BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (While working at your job, are you indoors most of the time?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	8,095	6,276	75.3	74.0-76.5	1,819	24.7	23.5-26.0
GENDER
Male	3,450	2,161	63.7	61.7-65.6	1,289	36.3	34.4-38.3
Female	4,645	4,115	88.9	87.7-90.0	530	11.1	10.0-12.3
RACE
White	6,028	4,680	75.8	74.4-77.2	1,348	24.2	22.8-25.6
African American	1,397	1,115	78.4	75.6-81.0	282	21.6	19.0-24.4
Asian	57	47	81.6	66.8-90.7	10	18.4	9.3-33.2
Native American	154	110	71.6	62.1-79.6	44	28.4	20.4-37.9
Other Minorities	403	275	62.8	56.3-69.0	128	37.2	31.0-43.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	433	298	64.3	58.0-70.1	135	35.7	29.9-42.0
-English Speaking	173	123	68.8	59.5-76.8	50	31.2	23.2-40.5
-Spanish Speaking	260	175	62.4	54.3-69.9	85	37.6	30.1-45.7
Non-Hispanic	7,652	5,970	76.3	75.0-77.5	1,682	23.7	22.5-25.0
AGE
18-24	442	348	75.3	69.2-80.4	94	24.7	19.6-30.8
25-34	1,784	1,384	74.4	71.6-77.0	400	25.6	23.0-28.4
35-44	2,183	1,692	75.2	72.8-77.5	491	24.8	22.5-27.2
45-54	2,040	1,603	76.7	74.3-79.0	437	23.3	21.0-25.7
55-64	1,272	975	74.7	71.5-77.7	297	25.3	22.3-28.5
65-74	283	206	72.4	65.5-78.4	77	27.6	21.6-34.5
75+	53	35	69.7	53.4-82.2	18	30.3	17.8-46.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	794	509	62.5	57.9-66.8	285	37.5	33.2-42.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,260	1,648	68.0	65.3-70.5	612	32.0	29.5-34.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,181	1,704	76.1	73.7-78.4	477	23.9	21.6-26.3
College Graduate	2,850	2,409	84.9	83.2-86.4	441	15.1	13.6-16.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	376	291	71.9	64.2-78.5	85	28.1	21.5-35.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,177	906	72.5	68.8-75.9	271	27.5	24.1-31.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,070	826	73.2	69.6-76.5	244	26.8	23.5-30.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,352	1,065	76.2	73.2-78.9	287	23.8	21.1-26.8
$50,000-74,999	1,334	1,061	79.0	76.2-81.5	273	21.0	18.5-23.8
$75,000+	1,563	1,297	83.1	80.7-85.3	266	16.9	14.7-19.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,521	1,174	73.6	70.5-76.5	347	26.4	23.5-29.5
No	6,453	5,000	75.5	74.1-76.8	1,453	24.5	23.2-25.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	849	569	67.2	63.2-70.9	280	32.8	29.1-36.8
Non-Veteran	7,096	5,609	76.5	75.2-77.8	1,487	23.5	22.2-24.8
Currently Serving	150	98	67.9	58.9-75.8	52	32.1	24.2-41.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

8,095

6,276

75.3

74.0-76.5

1,819

24.7

23.5-26.0

GENDER

Male

3,450

2,161

63.7

61.7-65.6

1,289

36.3

34.4-38.3

Female

4,645

4,115

88.9

87.7-90.0

530

11.1

10.0-12.3

RACE

White

6,028

4,680

75.8

74.4-77.2

1,348

24.2

22.8-25.6

African American

1,397

1,115

78.4

75.6-81.0

282

21.6

19.0-24.4

Asian

81.6

66.8-90.7

18.4

9.3-33.2

Native American

154

110

71.6

62.1-79.6

28.4

20.4-37.9

Other Minorities

403

275

62.8

56.3-69.0

128

37.2

31.0-43.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

433

298

64.3

58.0-70.1

135

35.7

29.9-42.0

-English Speaking

173

123

68.8

59.5-76.8

31.2

23.2-40.5

-Spanish Speaking

260

175

62.4

54.3-69.9

37.6

30.1-45.7

Non-Hispanic

7,652

5,970

76.3

75.0-77.5

1,682

23.7

22.5-25.0

AGE

18-24

442

348

75.3

69.2-80.4

24.7

19.6-30.8

25-34

1,784

1,384

74.4

71.6-77.0

400

25.6

23.0-28.4

35-44

2,183

1,692

75.2

72.8-77.5

491

24.8

22.5-27.2

45-54

2,040

1,603

76.7

74.3-79.0

437

23.3

21.0-25.7

55-64

1,272

975

74.7

71.5-77.7

297

25.3

22.3-28.5

65-74

283

206

72.4

65.5-78.4

27.6

21.6-34.5

75+

69.7

53.4-82.2

30.3

17.8-46.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

794

509

62.5

57.9-66.8

285

37.5

33.2-42.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,260

1,648

68.0

65.3-70.5

612

32.0

29.5-34.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,181

1,704

76.1

73.7-78.4

477

23.9

21.6-26.3

College Graduate

2,850

2,409

84.9

83.2-86.4

441

15.1

13.6-16.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

376

291

71.9

64.2-78.5

28.1

21.5-35.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,177

906

72.5

68.8-75.9

271

27.5

24.1-31.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,070

826

73.2

69.6-76.5

244

26.8

23.5-30.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,352

1,065

76.2

73.2-78.9

287

23.8

21.1-26.8

$50,000-74,999

1,334

1,061

79.0

76.2-81.5

273

21.0

18.5-23.8

$75,000+

1,563

1,297

83.1

80.7-85.3

266

16.9

14.7-19.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,521

1,174

73.6

70.5-76.5

347

26.4

23.5-29.5

6,453

5,000

75.5

74.1-76.8

1,453

24.5

23.2-25.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

849

569

67.2

63.2-70.9

280

32.8

29.1-36.8

Non-Veteran

7,096

5,609

76.5

75.2-77.8

1,487

23.5

22.2-24.8

Currently Serving

150

67.9

58.9-75.8

32.1

24.2-41.1

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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 (MAHEC): 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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