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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Don't know/Not Sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 11,228 9,884 89.2 88.3-90.0 712 5.9 5.3- 6.6 632 4.9 4.4- 5.5
GENDER
Male 4,116 3,581 88.1 86.6-89.5 314 7.1 6.0- 8.4 221 4.8 4.0- 5.7
Female 7,112 6,303 90.2 89.2-91.0 398 4.8 4.2- 5.5 411 5.0 4.4- 5.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 110 95 88.2 79.3-93.6 8 8.3 3.8-17.3 7 3.5 1.6- 7.7
-English Speaking 109 95 88.6 79.6-93.9 8 8.3 3.8-17.4 6 3.1 1.3- 7.1
-Spanish Speaking 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 11,109 9,785 89.2 88.3-90.0 702 5.9 5.2- 6.6 622 4.9 4.4- 5.5
AGE
18-24 279 243 90.1 85.5-93.3 13 4.3 2.1- 8.3 23 5.7 3.5- 9.0
25-34 954 858 90.3 87.5-92.5 48 5.3 3.6- 7.9 48 4.4 3.1- 6.1
35-44 1,687 1,540 90.5 88.4-92.3 78 5.6 4.1- 7.6 69 3.9 2.9- 5.1
45-54 2,196 2,007 90.9 89.3-92.3 107 5.1 4.1- 6.4 82 4.0 3.0- 5.2
55-64 2,447 2,215 90.9 89.5-92.2 130 4.9 4.1- 6.0 102 4.1 3.3- 5.2
65-74 2,018 1,742 86.5 84.6-88.2 139 6.6 5.5- 8.0 137 6.9 5.6- 8.4
75+ 1,604 1,244 79.1 76.6-81.3 192 12.4 10.5-14.6 168 8.5 7.2-10.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,310 1,044 80.8 77.2-83.9 131 11.0 8.5-14.1 135 8.2 6.3-10.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,270 2,820 87.8 86.0-89.3 235 6.5 5.2- 8.0 215 5.8 4.8- 6.9
Some Post-H.S. 2,955 2,657 89.8 87.9-91.3 173 5.9 4.6- 7.5 125 4.3 3.4- 5.5
College Graduate 3,679 3,355 92.5 91.4-93.5 172 3.9 3.2- 4.7 152 3.6 2.9- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 991 794 81.9 78.5-85.0 99 9.8 7.5-12.6 98 8.3 6.4-10.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,611 1,350 83.3 80.2-86.1 141 9.4 7.3-12.0 120 7.3 5.6- 9.3
$25,000- 34,999 1,157 997 86.2 82.9-89.0 94 8.3 6.0-11.3 66 5.5 3.9- 7.5
$35,000- 49,999 1,652 1,490 90.1 88.0-92.0 86 5.4 4.0- 7.3 76 4.5 3.4- 5.9
$50,000-74,999 1,752 1,605 91.9 89.6-93.7 71 4.3 2.8- 6.5 76 3.8 2.8- 5.1
$75,000+ 2,607 2,410 92.4 91.0-93.7 117 4.3 3.4- 5.5 80 3.3 2.5- 4.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,121 3,525 86.8 85.2-88.2 310 7.1 6.0- 8.3 286 6.2 5.2- 7.3
No 6,963 6,252 90.6 89.7-91.6 383 5.1 4.4- 5.9 328 4.3 3.7- 4.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,765 1,520 87.7 85.5-89.6 146 7.4 5.9- 9.4 99 4.9 3.9- 6.1
Non-Veteran 9,462 8,364 89.5 88.5-90.3 565 5.6 4.9- 6.4 533 4.9 4.3- 5.5

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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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