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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5 or more years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 10,792 8,684 78.3 77.3-79.3 1,157 11.6 10.9-12.5 635 6.7 6.1- 7.4 316 3.3 2.9- 3.8
GENDER
Male 3,903 3,126 78.0 76.2-79.6 407 11.5 10.3-12.9 245 6.9 5.9- 8.0 125 3.6 2.9- 4.5
Female 6,889 5,558 78.6 77.4-79.9 750 11.7 10.8-12.7 390 6.6 5.8- 7.4 191 3.1 2.6- 3.6
AGE
18-24 186 131 70.9 62.3-78.1 31 16.3 11.0-23.7 20 11.5 6.9-18.5 4 1.3 0.5- 3.7
25-34 947 640 67.4 63.7-70.8 170 18.9 16.1-22.1 95 9.6 7.5-12.1 42 4.1 2.9- 5.9
35-44 1,823 1,264 69.2 66.5-71.7 261 13.8 12.0-15.8 180 9.9 8.4-11.6 118 7.2 5.8- 8.8
45-54 2,186 1,666 77.2 75.0-79.2 286 12.4 10.8-14.1 159 6.9 5.8- 8.3 75 3.6 2.7- 4.7
55-64 2,323 1,942 83.9 82.0-85.6 217 9.1 7.8-10.7 112 5.3 4.2- 6.6 52 1.7 1.2- 2.3
65-74 1,837 1,671 90.6 88.8-92.1 113 6.4 5.1- 7.9 38 2.2 1.5- 3.1 15 0.9 0.5- 1.7
75+ 1,442 1,330 92.9 91.2-94.3 73 4.4 3.4- 5.8 30 1.8 1.2- 2.7 9 0.8 0.4- 1.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,243 1,095 85.7 82.6-88.4 83 7.0 5.1- 9.5 37 4.0 2.6- 5.9 28 3.3 2.1- 5.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,091 2,523 79.2 77.2-81.1 309 11.2 9.8-12.8 174 6.3 5.2- 7.6 85 3.2 2.5- 4.2
Some Post-H.S. 2,731 2,185 77.4 75.2-79.4 300 12.5 10.9-14.4 168 7.2 5.9- 8.6 78 2.9 2.2- 3.9
College Graduate 3,707 2,863 76.2 74.4-77.9 464 12.7 11.4-14.0 255 7.5 6.4- 8.7 125 3.7 3.0- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 979 840 82.7 79.1-85.8 72 9.5 7.0-12.7 40 5.2 3.6- 7.6 27 2.6 1.6- 4.0
$15,000- 24,999 1,562 1,274 79.6 76.7-82.3 144 9.9 7.9-12.3 87 5.9 4.5- 7.6 57 4.6 3.4- 6.3
$25,000- 34,999 1,241 983 76.4 72.9-79.6 147 12.0 9.9-14.6 71 7.4 5.3-10.3 40 4.1 2.8- 6.0
$35,000- 49,999 1,582 1,250 76.4 73.6-79.0 177 12.4 10.4-14.7 105 7.4 5.9- 9.3 50 3.7 2.6- 5.2
$50,000-74,999 1,657 1,293 77.5 74.9-79.9 208 12.9 11.0-15.0 109 6.3 5.1- 7.8 47 3.4 2.4- 4.7
$75,000+ 2,237 1,755 77.4 75.2-79.5 265 12.4 10.7-14.2 150 7.3 6.1- 8.7 67 2.9 2.2- 3.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,460 2,956 83.9 82.1-85.5 286 8.6 7.4- 9.9 149 5.3 4.3- 6.6 69 2.2 1.6- 2.9
No 7,116 5,548 75.9 74.6-77.2 847 13.0 12.0-14.1 477 7.3 6.5- 8.1 244 3.8 3.3- 4.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,711 1,455 82.1 79.5-84.4 126 9.3 7.5-11.4 92 6.3 4.9- 8.1 38 2.3 1.6- 3.4
Non-Veteran 9,069 7,218 77.5 76.4-78.6 1,030 12.1 11.3-13.0 543 6.8 6.1- 7.6 278 3.5 3.1- 4.1

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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.

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