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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 16,326 1,128 6.5 6.0- 7.0 7,858 47.7 46.7-48.8 4,172 25.4 24.5-26.4 369 2.1 1.8- 2.4 2,799 18.2 17.4-19.1
GENDER
Male 5,820 314 5.2 4.4- 6.1 2,740 47.4 45.6-49.1 1,556 26.1 24.6-27.6 145 2.2 1.8- 2.8 1,065 19.1 17.7-20.7
Female 10,506 814 7.7 7.0- 8.4 5,118 48.1 46.9-49.3 2,616 24.9 23.8-26.0 224 2.0 1.7- 2.3 1,734 17.4 16.4-18.4
RACE
White 12,372 847 6.2 5.7- 6.8 6,269 50.0 48.8-51.1 3,191 26.5 25.5-27.6 260 1.9 1.6- 2.2 1,805 15.4 14.5-16.3
African American 2,820 193 6.2 5.2- 7.5 985 34.3 31.9-36.8 779 26.6 24.4-28.8 95 3.2 2.5- 4.1 768 29.7 27.3-32.2
Asian 110 7 5.0 2.3-10.5 63 61.1 50.0-71.1 18 16.5 9.7-26.7 1 1.6 0.2-10.7 21 15.8 9.7-24.6
Native American 275 21 10.1 5.7-17.1 107 37.7 30.8-45.3 66 21.0 15.9-27.3 5 2.2 0.8- 6.0 76 28.9 22.4-36.5
Other Minorities 699 57 9.3 6.1-13.8 407 57.0 51.6-62.2 107 14.1 11.0-18.0 6 1.2 0.4- 3.4 122 18.4 14.5-23.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 861 78 9.4 7.1-12.5 503 56.6 52.0-61.2 139 15.9 12.7-19.6 11 1.3 0.6- 3.0 130 16.7 13.3-20.8
-English Speaking 259 24 8.9 5.7-13.6 127 46.4 38.7-54.3 62 24.5 18.4-31.9 5 1.8 0.6- 5.4 41 18.3 12.4-26.3
-Spanish Speaking 602 54 9.6 6.8-13.4 376 59.5 53.9-64.9 77 13.4 10.0-17.9 6 1.2 0.4- 3.5 89 16.3 12.4-21.1
Non-Hispanic 15,452 1,048 6.2 5.7- 6.7 7,351 46.9 45.8-47.9 4,030 26.4 25.5-27.4 357 2.2 1.9- 2.5 2,666 18.4 17.5-19.3
AGE
18-24 780 45 6.0 3.9- 9.1 307 38.2 33.8-42.7 190 24.2 20.6-28.2 11 1.5 0.7- 3.0 227 30.1 26.0-34.6
25-34 2,313 138 5.8 4.8- 7.1 1,021 46.1 43.5-48.7 604 25.6 23.4-27.8 48 2.1 1.5- 2.9 502 20.4 18.4-22.6
35-44 3,081 201 6.5 5.5- 7.6 1,502 50.1 47.9-52.3 801 25.3 23.5-27.2 63 2.0 1.5- 2.7 514 16.1 14.5-17.7
45-54 3,203 244 7.1 6.1- 8.3 1,556 49.0 46.8-51.2 845 27.0 25.2-29.0 89 2.6 2.0- 3.3 469 14.2 12.8-15.8
55-64 2,988 210 6.2 5.3- 7.3 1,451 49.4 47.2-51.6 795 27.2 25.3-29.2 75 2.2 1.7- 2.8 457 15.0 13.5-16.7
65-74 2,212 144 6.3 5.2- 7.7 1,080 49.2 46.7-51.6 571 26.1 24.0-28.4 55 2.3 1.7- 3.1 362 16.1 14.3-18.0
75+ 1,673 140 8.2 6.7-10.0 897 54.8 51.9-57.7 357 19.9 17.8-22.3 25 1.7 1.0- 2.8 254 15.4 13.4-17.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,498 147 6.3 5.0- 7.9 1,006 42.5 39.5-45.5 581 20.0 17.8-22.3 62 2.3 1.6- 3.3 702 29.0 26.1-32.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 4,902 264 5.6 4.5- 6.9 2,100 41.1 39.2-43.1 1,391 28.4 26.7-30.2 131 2.2 1.8- 2.8 1,016 22.6 20.9-24.4
Some Post-H.S. 4,002 288 6.0 5.1- 6.9 2,047 50.4 48.3-52.5 1,018 26.1 24.2-28.0 88 2.2 1.7- 2.9 561 15.3 13.8-17.0
College Graduate 4,899 429 8.0 7.1- 8.9 2,693 55.2 53.5-56.9 1,175 25.1 23.6-26.7 88 1.7 1.3- 2.2 514 10.0 9.1-11.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,908 118 6.4 5.0- 8.3 766 42.7 39.5-46.0 460 21.8 19.3-24.5 47 1.8 1.3- 2.6 517 27.3 24.5-30.2
$15,000- 24,999 2,919 198 7.2 5.8- 8.8 1,332 45.7 43.0-48.4 692 21.9 19.9-24.2 84 2.7 2.0- 3.6 613 22.4 20.2-24.8
$25,000- 34,999 2,020 143 7.0 5.2- 9.4 878 41.7 38.7-44.8 574 29.3 26.6-32.2 51 2.4 1.7- 3.3 374 19.6 17.2-22.2
$35,000- 49,999 2,259 166 6.3 5.2- 7.5 1,075 46.3 43.7-49.0 666 29.9 27.6-32.4 54 2.3 1.6- 3.3 298 15.2 13.0-17.7
$50,000-74,999 2,175 137 5.6 4.6- 6.9 1,163 52.7 49.9-55.4 580 27.2 24.9-29.7 47 2.5 1.8- 3.5 248 12.0 10.1-14.1
$75,000+ 2,708 188 6.5 5.4- 7.7 1,506 55.1 52.8-57.4 678 25.2 23.3-27.2 43 1.5 1.0- 2.2 293 11.8 10.2-13.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,054 332 6.8 5.7- 8.1 2,322 45.7 43.8-47.6 1,271 25.4 23.8-27.2 122 2.3 1.8- 2.8 1,007 19.8 18.3-21.4
No 10,942 774 6.3 5.8- 6.9 5,407 48.7 47.4-50.0 2,821 25.6 24.5-26.7 243 2.1 1.7- 2.4 1,697 17.4 16.3-18.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,165 114 4.6 3.7- 5.7 1,111 53.1 50.4-55.8 565 26.0 23.7-28.4 40 1.6 1.1- 2.3 335 14.7 12.9-16.6
Non-Veteran 14,152 1,013 6.8 6.2- 7.4 6,743 46.9 45.8-48.1 3,607 25.4 24.4-26.4 328 2.2 1.9- 2.5 2,461 18.8 17.8-19.8

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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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