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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,684 4,981 82.3 80.5-84.0 703 17.7 16.0-19.5
-Gaston County 159 138 76.5 61.2-87.1 21 23.5 12.9-38.8
GENDER
Male 55 48 74.2 45.4-90.9 7 25.8 9.1-54.6
Female 104 90 78.5 63.4-88.5 14 21.5 11.5-36.6
RACE
White 141 123 81.5 69.9-89.3 18 18.5 10.7-30.1
Other 18 15 58.0 20.2-88.2 3 42.0 11.8-79.8
AGE
18-44 18 9 31.2 12.0-60.2 9 68.8 39.8-88.0
45+ 140 128 89.8 81.5-94.7 12 10.2 5.3-18.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 92 80 73.5 51.1-88.0 12 26.5 12.0-48.9
Some College + 67 58 81.7 67.6-90.6 9 18.3 9.4-32.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 92 78 74.2 50.4-89.1 14 25.8 10.9-49.6
$50,000+ 39 34 81.6 62.1-92.3 5 18.4 7.7-37.9

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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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