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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 10,823 4,390 37.2 36.1-38.4 6,433 62.8 61.6-63.9
GENDER
Male 3,906 1,571 36.8 35.0-38.7 2,335 63.2 61.3-65.0
Female 6,917 2,819 37.6 36.2-39.0 4,098 62.4 61.0-63.8
AGE
18-24 191 29 12.7 8.3-18.9 162 87.3 81.1-91.7
25-34 955 198 20.3 17.5-23.6 757 79.7 76.4-82.5
35-44 1,825 496 27.7 25.3-30.3 1,329 72.3 69.7-74.7
45-54 2,183 810 37.9 35.5-40.5 1,373 62.1 59.5-64.5
55-64 2,322 1,161 50.6 48.2-53.1 1,161 49.4 46.9-51.8
65-74 1,843 1,017 55.6 52.9-58.2 826 44.4 41.8-47.1
75+ 1,452 661 44.7 41.6-47.8 791 55.3 52.2-58.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,250 641 47.9 44.1-51.6 609 52.1 48.4-55.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,100 1,397 41.1 38.9-43.4 1,703 58.9 56.6-61.1
Some Post-H.S. 2,733 1,061 36.1 33.8-38.4 1,672 63.9 61.6-66.2
College Graduate 3,718 1,280 32.0 30.2-33.8 2,438 68.0 66.2-69.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 986 509 48.0 43.9-52.1 477 52.0 47.9-56.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,562 703 41.6 38.4-44.9 859 58.4 55.1-61.6
$25,000- 34,999 1,240 525 38.3 34.8-41.9 715 61.7 58.1-65.2
$35,000- 49,999 1,583 624 35.8 33.0-38.7 959 64.2 61.3-67.0
$50,000-74,999 1,654 621 35.7 32.9-38.5 1,033 64.3 61.5-67.1
$75,000+ 2,240 739 31.8 29.6-34.2 1,501 68.2 65.8-70.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,469 1,734 47.7 45.5-49.9 1,735 52.3 50.1-54.5
No 7,130 2,584 33.2 31.9-34.6 4,546 66.8 65.4-68.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,717 746 41.8 39.0-44.8 971 58.2 55.2-61.0
Non-Veteran 9,093 3,640 36.3 35.0-37.5 5,453 63.7 62.5-65.0

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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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