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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 4,330 3,816 84.1 82.2-85.9 514 15.9 14.1-17.8
GENDER
Male 1,637 1,427 81.8 78.4-84.8 210 18.2 15.2-21.6
Female 2,693 2,389 86.3 84.3-88.0 304 13.7 12.0-15.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 42 40 95.3 82.5-98.9 2 4.7 1.1-17.5
-English Speaking 42 40 95.3 82.5-98.9 2 4.7 1.1-17.5
Non-Hispanic 4,286 3,776 84.1 82.2-85.8 510 15.9 14.2-17.8
AGE
18-24 16 2 12.3 2.5-43.4 14 87.7 56.6-97.5
25-34 82 48 59.8 45.2-72.9 34 40.2 27.1-54.8
35-44 277 173 62.6 54.9-69.8 104 37.4 30.2-45.1
45-54 645 524 82.5 78.6-85.8 121 17.5 14.2-21.4
55-64 1,114 987 87.7 84.9-90.0 127 12.3 10.0-15.1
65-74 1,192 1,129 95.1 93.4-96.4 63 4.9 3.6- 6.6
75+ 984 935 94.6 92.4-96.2 49 5.4 3.8- 7.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 728 660 85.0 79.5-89.3 68 15.0 10.7-20.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,471 1,288 81.6 77.6-85.0 183 18.4 15.0-22.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,077 944 85.5 82.1-88.3 133 14.5 11.7-17.9
College Graduate 1,050 920 85.6 82.4-88.3 130 14.4 11.7-17.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 569 498 84.0 78.3-88.4 71 16.0 11.6-21.7
$15,000- 24,999 778 699 86.0 81.1-89.7 79 14.0 10.3-18.9
$25,000- 34,999 468 412 83.9 77.9-88.5 56 16.1 11.5-22.1
$35,000- 49,999 616 542 85.5 81.3-88.8 74 14.5 11.2-18.7
$50,000-74,999 559 478 78.1 70.8-84.0 81 21.9 16.0-29.2
$75,000+ 674 591 86.3 82.5-89.4 83 13.7 10.6-17.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,138 1,895 84.5 82.0-86.7 243 15.5 13.3-18.0
No 2,050 1,798 83.7 80.7-86.3 252 16.3 13.7-19.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 839 760 86.3 81.9-89.8 79 13.7 10.2-18.1
Non-Veteran 3,491 3,056 83.6 81.4-85.5 435 16.4 14.5-18.6

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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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