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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,574 5,767 58.2 56.8-59.5 3,807 41.8 40.5-43.2
RACE
White 7,199 4,223 56.8 55.2-58.4 2,976 43.2 41.6-44.8
African American 1,713 1,152 64.4 61.4-67.3 561 35.6 32.7-38.6
Asian 71 28 40.4 27.1-55.3 43 59.6 44.7-72.9
Native American 183 115 56.8 46.9-66.1 68 43.2 33.9-53.1
Other Minorities 374 233 61.9 55.4-68.0 141 38.1 32.0-44.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 414 244 58.3 52.1-64.3 170 41.7 35.7-47.9
-English Speaking 198 102 52.9 43.9-61.7 96 47.1 38.3-56.1
-Spanish Speaking 215 142 62.6 53.9-70.5 73 37.4 29.5-46.1
Non-Hispanic 9,142 5,515 58.2 56.8-59.6 3,627 41.8 40.4-43.2
AGE
18-24 373 167 44.1 37.8-50.5 206 55.9 49.5-62.2
25-34 1,157 654 56.8 53.4-60.2 503 43.2 39.8-46.6
35-44 1,615 934 57.1 54.2-60.0 681 42.9 40.0-45.8
45-54 1,872 1,249 66.9 64.3-69.5 623 33.1 30.5-35.7
55-64 1,882 1,291 67.8 65.2-70.3 591 32.2 29.7-34.8
65-74 1,428 892 62.0 58.8-65.1 536 38.0 34.9-41.2
75+ 1,165 527 45.7 42.3-49.2 638 54.3 50.8-57.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,398 797 55.8 52.1-59.4 601 44.2 40.6-47.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,886 1,725 57.0 54.4-59.6 1,161 43.0 40.4-45.6
Some Post-H.S. 2,530 1,600 60.5 57.8-63.2 930 39.5 36.8-42.2
College Graduate 2,739 1,633 58.3 55.9-60.6 1,106 41.7 39.4-44.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,262 748 56.9 53.1-60.7 514 43.1 39.3-46.9
$15,000- 24,999 1,664 1,016 58.0 54.8-61.2 648 42.0 38.8-45.2
$25,000- 34,999 1,132 698 60.6 56.5-64.5 434 39.4 35.5-43.5
$35,000- 49,999 1,299 802 60.4 56.9-63.9 497 39.6 36.1-43.1
$50,000-74,999 1,171 750 63.3 59.7-66.7 421 36.7 33.3-40.3
$75,000+ 1,511 945 61.2 58.2-64.2 566 38.8 35.8-41.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,535 2,205 60.9 58.6-63.0 1,330 39.1 37.0-41.4
No 5,962 3,524 57.2 55.4-58.9 2,438 42.8 41.1-44.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 215 116 48.9 40.4-57.5 99 51.1 42.5-59.6
Non-Veteran 9,355 5,650 58.4 57.1-59.8 3,705 41.6 40.2-42.9

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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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