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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,948 2,318 70.6 68.0-73.1 630 29.4 26.9-32.0
GENDER
Male 888 648 66.7 62.2-71.0 240 33.3 29.0-37.8
Female 2,060 1,670 74.0 71.1-76.7 390 26.0 23.3-28.9
AGE
18-24 171 68 36.2 27.1-46.3 103 63.8 53.7-72.9
25-34 453 282 56.1 49.8-62.2 171 43.9 37.8-50.2
35-44 610 459 71.8 66.9-76.2 151 28.2 23.8-33.1
45-54 638 542 81.8 77.4-85.6 96 18.2 14.4-22.6
55-64 521 471 88.9 84.7-92.1 50 11.1 7.9-15.3
65-74 336 306 90.1 84.9-93.7 30 9.9 6.3-15.1
75+ 205 177 87.1 81.1-91.4 28 12.9 8.6-18.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 592 457 63.1 56.0-69.6 135 36.9 30.4-44.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,044 768 64.0 59.6-68.1 276 36.0 31.9-40.4
Some Post-H.S. 712 584 77.4 72.7-81.5 128 22.6 18.5-27.3
College Graduate 594 504 82.5 78.0-86.2 90 17.5 13.8-22.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 589 451 68.8 63.0-74.0 138 31.2 26.0-37.0
$15,000- 24,999 700 526 65.0 59.6-70.1 174 35.0 29.9-40.4
$25,000- 34,999 436 332 66.9 60.2-73.0 104 33.1 27.0-39.8
$35,000- 49,999 333 278 75.3 65.4-83.1 55 24.7 16.9-34.6
$50,000-74,999 244 215 86.3 79.1-91.3 29 13.7 8.7-20.9
$75,000+ 217 194 86.8 79.4-91.8 23 13.2 8.2-20.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,046 889 80.6 76.6-84.0 157 19.4 16.0-23.4
No 1,762 1,323 66.1 62.6-69.4 439 33.9 30.6-37.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 310 261 84.2 78.3-88.7 49 15.8 11.3-21.7
Non-Veteran 2,626 2,046 68.7 65.8-71.4 580 31.3 28.6-34.2

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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.

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