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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS 2,142 723 34.6 31.5-37.9 1,419 65.4 62.1-68.5
GENDER
Males 656 217 34.7 29.4-40.4 439 65.3 59.6-70.6
Females 1,486 506 34.6 31.2-38.2 980 65.4 61.8-68.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 23 8 43.3 18.8-71.6 15 56.7 28.4-81.2
Non-Hispanic 2,107 711 34.6 31.5-37.9 1,396 65.4 62.1-68.5
AGE
18-24 73 27 40.4 25.9-56.7 46 59.6 43.3-74.1
25-34 250 83 32.4 25.6-39.9 167 67.6 60.1-74.4
35-44 377 118 34.5 28.2-41.5 259 65.5 58.5-71.8
45-54 488 161 31.4 26.0-37.3 327 68.6 62.7-74.0
55-64 409 139 34.1 28.4-40.4 270 65.9 59.6-71.6
65-74 320 123 44.1 37.3-51.2 197 55.9 48.8-62.7
75+ 206 68 32.0 24.0-41.2 138 68.0 58.8-76.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 377 114 33.6 26.7-41.4 263 66.4 58.6-73.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 751 267 34.7 29.1-40.7 484 65.3 59.3-70.9
Some Post-H.S. 540 170 34.3 28.9-40.3 370 65.7 59.7-71.1
College Graduate 470 171 35.6 29.8-42.0 299 64.4 58.0-70.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 400 138 32.0 25.5-39.3 262 68.0 60.7-74.5
$15,000- 24,999 467 164 34.2 27.1-42.1 303 65.8 57.9-72.9
$25,000- 34,999 264 100 42.6 33.1-52.7 164 57.4 47.3-66.9
$35,000- 49,999 295 101 34.7 27.8-42.3 194 65.3 57.7-72.2
$50,000-74,999 233 73 32.1 24.5-40.9 160 67.9 59.1-75.5
$75,000+ 229 70 32.1 24.4-40.9 159 67.9 59.1-75.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 859 273 32.2 27.4-37.4 586 67.8 62.6-72.6
No 1,261 444 36.0 32.1-40.2 817 64.0 59.8-67.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 275 82 31.6 23.3-41.2 193 68.4 58.8-76.7
Non-Veteran 1,867 641 35.2 31.9-38.6 1,226 64.8 61.4-68.1

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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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