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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,109 979 82.1 78.0-85.6 130 17.9 14.4-22.0
GENDER
Male 328 279 75.8 67.9-82.4 49 24.2 17.6-32.1
Female 781 700 86.9 83.0-90.0 81 13.1 10.0-17.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 9 7 76.8 38.6-94.6 2 23.2 5.4-61.4
-English Speaking 9 7 76.8 38.6-94.6 2 23.2 5.4-61.4
Non-Hispanic 1,092 964 82.0 77.8-85.5 128 18.0 14.5-22.2
AGE
18-24 8 1 21.2 3.1-69.2 7 78.8 30.8-96.9
25-34 48 29 55.1 34.9-73.8 19 44.9 26.2-65.1
35-44 104 81 74.1 60.9-84.0 23 25.9 16.0-39.1
45-54 255 217 80.9 73.5-86.5 38 19.1 13.5-26.5
55-64 311 286 90.8 85.5-94.3 25 9.2 5.7-14.5
65-74 236 230 97.2 92.4-99.0 6 2.8 1.0- 7.6
75+ 138 128 89.1 75.6-95.5 10 10.9 4.5-24.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 286 269 91.0 82.8-95.6 17 9.0 4.4-17.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 368 314 78.2 70.6-84.2 54 21.8 15.8-29.4
Some Post-H.S. 274 239 80.3 70.5-87.5 35 19.7 12.5-29.5
College Graduate 180 156 80.9 71.9-87.5 24 19.1 12.5-28.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 235 211 86.1 76.6-92.2 24 13.9 7.8-23.4
$15,000- 24,999 244 211 81.8 74.4-87.4 33 18.2 12.6-25.6
$25,000- 34,999 145 122 69.3 52.8-81.9 23 30.7 18.1-47.2
$35,000- 49,999 137 121 84.5 72.1-92.0 16 15.5 8.0-27.9
$50,000-74,999 87 79 88.6 76.4-94.9 8 11.4 5.1-23.6
$75,000+ 73 66 83.3 68.8-91.9 7 16.7 8.1-31.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 542 499 90.6 86.5-93.5 43 9.4 6.5-13.5
No 520 439 75.2 68.5-80.9 81 24.8 19.1-31.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 157 137 84.1 75.0-90.2 20 15.9 9.8-25.0
Non-Veteran 952 842 81.7 77.0-85.6 110 18.3 14.4-23.0

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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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