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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,559 10,787 67.5 66.3-68.7 1,218 9.0 8.3- 9.7 1,376 10.1 9.3-10.9 1,253 8.1 7.5- 8.7 925 5.3 4.8- 5.9
-AFRICAN AMERICANS 2,337 1,585 65.7 62.7-68.6 166 7.7 6.3- 9.4 228 12.5 10.3-15.1 211 8.1 6.7- 9.7 147 6.0 4.7- 7.5
GENDER
Males 711 513 69.5 64.4-74.2 39 6.0 4.1- 8.9 61 11.1 7.8-15.6 63 8.4 6.2-11.4 35 4.9 3.2- 7.5
Females 1,626 1,072 62.5 59.0-66.0 127 9.1 7.2-11.3 167 13.8 11.1-17.0 148 7.8 6.3- 9.7 112 6.8 5.2- 8.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 24 17 61.4 32.4-84.1 0 0.0 . - . 4 21.7 6.6-51.8 3 16.9 3.4-54.3 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 2,304 1,561 65.7 62.7-68.7 165 7.7 6.3- 9.4 223 12.5 10.3-15.1 208 8.0 6.7- 9.7 147 6.0 4.8- 7.6
AGE
18-24 82 46 53.3 38.8-67.3 7 5.3 2.2-12.0 15 27.2 15.5-43.2 11 9.8 4.9-18.9 3 4.4 1.3-14.2
25-34 268 159 59.4 51.8-66.6 29 12.5 8.0-19.1 45 17.9 12.9-24.1 22 6.5 4.0-10.6 13 3.6 2.0- 6.7
35-44 411 250 64.0 57.9-69.7 34 8.2 5.3-12.3 56 13.0 9.5-17.4 49 8.4 5.9-11.9 22 6.4 3.8-10.5
45-54 526 324 63.7 57.8-69.2 55 9.4 6.8-12.9 44 8.1 5.4-11.9 55 10.9 7.6-15.5 48 7.8 5.2-11.6
55-64 459 328 73.6 67.7-78.8 22 5.2 2.9- 9.0 35 6.6 4.3- 9.8 42 6.8 4.6-10.1 32 7.8 4.6-13.1
65-74 345 277 79.7 73.4-84.8 11 3.7 1.8- 7.3 20 5.8 3.3- 9.8 19 7.0 3.8-12.6 18 3.8 2.2- 6.6
75+ 221 180 80.3 71.9-86.7 5 1.4 0.6- 3.6 13 7.0 3.2-14.8 12 4.3 2.2- 8.0 11 7.0 3.3-14.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 424 285 66.6 59.5-73.0 18 4.6 2.3- 8.8 38 8.6 5.9-12.5 44 11.0 7.2-16.6 39 9.2 5.7-14.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 816 556 64.8 59.1-70.0 55 7.8 5.5-11.0 77 12.9 8.9-18.4 80 8.7 6.3-11.8 48 5.8 3.9- 8.6
Some Post-H.S. 581 389 65.1 59.5-70.3 48 7.9 5.5-11.0 59 14.0 10.2-18.9 52 7.8 5.5-10.9 33 5.3 3.3- 8.4
College Graduate 511 351 67.7 61.5-73.2 44 9.0 6.0-13.2 54 12.7 8.9-17.8 35 5.7 3.7- 8.7 27 5.0 2.7- 8.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 416 244 57.4 50.4-64.2 19 5.7 3.3- 9.7 54 13.4 9.4-18.8 45 8.8 5.9-12.9 54 14.7 10.1-20.9
$15,000- 24,999 502 338 65.2 58.1-71.7 27 5.2 3.1- 8.6 41 11.8 7.7-17.7 68 12.7 8.9-17.8 28 5.0 3.0- 8.3
$25,000- 34,999 302 194 57.7 48.3-66.6 29 11.6 7.0-18.7 33 18.4 10.4-30.6 32 9.6 6.1-14.8 14 2.6 1.4- 4.9
$35,000- 49,999 321 222 69.7 62.7-75.9 26 7.7 4.6-12.5 38 13.6 9.3-19.6 20 4.4 2.7- 7.0 15 4.7 2.4- 8.8
$50,000-74,999 252 178 70.5 62.4-77.6 26 10.3 6.2-16.8 18 7.6 4.2-13.3 17 7.8 4.5-13.3 13 3.7 1.6- 8.2
$75,000+ 240 169 68.2 59.5-75.7 24 9.6 5.9-15.3 31 16.3 10.3-24.8 7 3.1 1.3- 7.3 9 2.8 1.2- 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 909 523 53.0 48.0-58.0 52 7.3 5.0-10.6 95 13.3 9.4-18.5 133 14.0 11.1-17.5 106 12.3 9.5-15.9
No 1,325 990 72.4 68.7-75.9 106 8.0 6.2-10.2 123 12.3 9.7-15.5 70 5.0 3.6- 6.8 36 2.3 1.4- 3.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 289 207 65.0 55.7-73.3 12 3.9 1.8- 8.2 24 14.9 8.0-25.9 26 8.5 5.4-13.3 20 7.7 4.3-13.5
Non-Veteran 2,048 1,378 65.9 62.7-68.9 154 8.4 6.8-10.3 204 12.1 10.0-14.6 185 8.0 6.5- 9.8 127 5.6 4.4- 7.3

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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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