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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund

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by funding programs to reduce youth tobacco use, obesity, and health disparities,
as well as help low-income populations access prescription drugs.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,491 4,214 29.8 28.6-31.0 10,277 70.2 69.0-71.4
-Gaston County 370 102 28.4 22.6-35.0 268 71.6 65.0-77.4
GENDER
Male 156 45 29.9 21.3-40.1 111 70.1 59.9-78.7
Female 214 57 26.9 19.7-35.6 157 73.1 64.4-80.3
RACE
White 320 90 29.2 23.1-36.2 230 70.8 63.8-76.9
Other 50 12 25.4 13.0-43.7 38 74.6 56.3-87.0
AGE
18-44 103 34 29.6 20.3-41.1 69 70.4 58.9-79.7
45+ 264 67 27.2 21.3-34.0 197 72.8 66.0-78.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 189 54 28.6 20.7-38.1 135 71.4 61.9-79.3
Some College + 180 47 28.0 20.1-37.6 133 72.0 62.4-79.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 197 50 26.1 18.7-35.2 147 73.9 64.8-81.3
$50,000+ 113 35 32.7 23.3-43.8 78 67.3 56.2-76.7

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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