View results for a demographic group: |
Select a different topic: |
View results for a different geographical area: |
Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 4,067 | 1,699 | 42.5 | 40.6-44.4 | 2,368 | 57.5 | 55.6-59.4 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | |||||||
Alamance | 105 | 50 | 47.4 | 37.1-57.9 | 55 | 52.6 | 42.1-62.9 |
Buncombe | 94 | 47 | 49.2 | 38.2-60.3 | 47 | 50.8 | 39.7-61.8 |
Cabarrus | 121 | 50 | 33.8 | 25.4-43.3 | 71 | 66.2 | 56.7-74.6 |
Catawba | 89 | 37 | 45.7 | 34.5-57.3 | 52 | 54.3 | 42.7-65.5 |
Cumberland | 100 | 35 | 33.6 | 24.2-44.4 | 65 | 66.4 | 55.6-75.8 |
Davidson | 107 | 50 | 50.4 | 39.9-60.8 | 57 | 49.6 | 39.2-60.1 |
Durham | 99 | 44 | 46.3 | 35.1-58.0 | 55 | 53.7 | 42.0-64.9 |
Forsyth | 124 | 46 | 42.5 | 32.8-52.9 | 78 | 57.5 | 47.1-67.2 |
Gaston | 105 | 48 | 47.8 | 37.5-58.4 | 57 | 52.2 | 41.6-62.5 |
Guilford | 114 | 44 | 40.8 | 30.9-51.6 | 70 | 59.2 | 48.4-69.1 |
Iredell | 121 | 54 | 44.5 | 35.1-54.3 | 67 | 55.5 | 45.7-64.9 |
Johnston | 131 | 49 | 37.3 | 27.4-48.4 | 82 | 62.7 | 51.6-72.6 |
Mecklenburg | 152 | 70 | 44.1 | 35.6-53.0 | 82 | 55.9 | 47.0-64.4 |
New Hanover | 95 | 39 | 39.2 | 29.2-50.1 | 56 | 60.8 | 49.9-70.8 |
Onslow | 81 | 35 | 40.7 | 29.8-52.6 | 46 | 59.3 | 47.4-70.2 |
Orange | 92 | 36 | 43.2 | 32.3-54.9 | 56 | 56.8 | 45.1-67.7 |
Pitt | 115 | 51 | 49.1 | 38.9-59.4 | 64 | 50.9 | 40.6-61.1 |
Randolph | 106 | 41 | 37.9 | 27.8-49.1 | 65 | 62.1 | 50.9-72.2 |
Robeson | 111 | 43 | 37.3 | 28.0-47.8 | 68 | 62.7 | 52.2-72.0 |
Rowan | 130 | 48 | 34.2 | 25.9-43.6 | 82 | 65.8 | 56.4-74.1 |
Union | 110 | 50 | 47.6 | 37.4-58.0 | 60 | 52.4 | 42.0-62.6 |
Wake | 134 | 59 | 45.2 | 35.9-54.9 | 75 | 54.8 | 45.1-64.1 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 93 | 30 | 33.2 | 23.6-44.3 | 63 | 66.8 | 55.7-76.4 |
Northeast Partnership II | 134 | 55 | 38.2 | 29.5-47.7 | 79 | 61.8 | 52.3-70.5 |
Northeast Partnership I | 117 | 53 | 49.6 | 39.2-59.9 | 64 | 50.4 | 40.1-60.8 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 108 | 37 | 34.5 | 24.7-45.9 | 71 | 65.5 | 54.1-75.3 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 123 | 50 | 43.9 | 34.1-54.2 | 73 | 56.1 | 45.8-65.9 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 125 | 58 | 44.2 | 35.0-53.8 | 67 | 55.8 | 46.2-65.0 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 120 | 39 | 29.3 | 21.4-38.7 | 81 | 70.7 | 61.3-78.6 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 121 | 47 | 39.0 | 29.7-49.2 | 74 | 61.0 | 50.8-70.3 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 151 | 71 | 40.4 | 31.9-49.4 | 80 | 59.6 | 50.6-68.1 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 108 | 43 | 41.1 | 31.3-51.7 | 65 | 58.9 | 48.3-68.7 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 109 | 38 | 34.5 | 25.4-45.0 | 71 | 65.5 | 55.0-74.6 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 145 | 69 | 49.3 | 40.1-58.5 | 76 | 50.7 | 41.5-59.9 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 177 | 83 | 48.0 | 39.2-57.0 | 94 | 52.0 | 43.0-60.8 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | |||||||
Yes | 285 | 121 | 41.6 | 35.1-48.4 | 164 | 58.4 | 51.6-64.9 |
No | 3,782 | 1,578 | 42.5 | 40.6-44.5 | 2,204 | 57.5 | 55.5-59.4 |
NC REGIONS*** | |||||||
Eastern NC | 1,363 | 556 | 40.4 | 37.3-43.6 | 807 | 59.6 | 56.4-62.7 |
Piedmont | 2,222 | 931 | 42.7 | 40.1-45.4 | 1,291 | 57.3 | 54.6-59.9 |
Western NC | 482 | 212 | 45.2 | 39.9-50.6 | 270 | 54.8 | 49.4-60.1 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | |||||||
Mountain AHEC | 264 | 126 | 48.3 | 41.0-55.7 | 138 | 51.7 | 44.3-59.0 |
Northwest | 828 | 335 | 42.3 | 38.2-46.5 | 493 | 57.7 | 53.5-61.8 |
Charlotte | 599 | 272 | 45.3 | 40.4-50.2 | 327 | 54.7 | 49.8-59.6 |
Greensboro | 521 | 211 | 41.0 | 35.7-46.4 | 310 | 59.0 | 53.6-64.3 |
Southern Regional | 422 | 178 | 41.6 | 36.1-47.3 | 244 | 58.4 | 52.7-63.9 |
Coastal | 209 | 90 | 40.0 | 32.9-47.5 | 119 | 60.0 | 52.5-67.1 |
Wake | 519 | 201 | 40.4 | 34.9-46.2 | 318 | 59.6 | 53.8-65.1 |
Area L | 180 | 71 | 39.4 | 31.4-48.1 | 109 | 60.6 | 51.9-68.6 |
Eastern | 510 | 210 | 41.5 | 36.5-46.7 | 300 | 58.5 | 53.3-63.5 |
Asked only of respondents who provided regular care or assistance to an older adult who has a long-term illness or disability.
^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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
****Click here to learn about other NC Area Health Education Centers
BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes
This page was generated on 01JUN05.