BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund works to improve the health of the people of North Carolina <br>by funding programs to reduce youth tobacco use, obesity, and health disparities, <br>as well as help low-income populations access prescription drugs. <br><br>Have you heard of the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund

The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund works to improve the health of the people of North Carolina
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
TOTAL	14,491	4,214	29.8	28.6-31.0	10,277	70.2	69.0-71.4
GENDER
Male	5,524	1,585	29.4	27.6-31.4	3,939	70.6	68.6-72.4
Female	8,967	2,629	30.1	28.6-31.6	6,338	69.9	68.4-71.4
RACE
White	11,282	3,250	30.3	29.0-31.6	8,032	69.7	68.4-71.0
African American	2,142	723	34.6	31.5-37.9	1,419	65.4	62.1-68.5
Asian	94	19	15.3	8.4-26.1	75	84.7	73.9-91.6
Native American	295	79	30.1	23.1-38.1	216	69.9	61.9-76.9
Other Minorities	627	133	17.5	13.4-22.5	494	82.5	77.5-86.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	598	137	21.5	16.8-27.0	461	78.5	73.0-83.2
-English Speaking	217	63	30.5	21.1-41.8	154	69.5	58.2-78.9
-Spanish Speaking	381	74	18.5	13.2-25.2	307	81.5	74.8-86.8
Non-Hispanic	13,853	4,067	30.5	29.3-31.7	9,786	69.5	68.3-70.7
AGE
18-24	449	158	35.9	30.2-42.0	291	64.1	58.0-69.8
25-34	1,427	448	30.3	27.4-33.4	979	69.7	66.6-72.6
35-44	2,258	637	27.2	24.9-29.6	1,621	72.8	70.4-75.1
45-54	2,865	805	28.0	25.9-30.1	2,060	72.0	69.9-74.1
55-64	3,107	911	29.7	27.7-31.8	2,196	70.3	68.2-72.3
65-74	2,479	740	31.6	29.4-34.0	1,739	68.4	66.0-70.6
75+	1,816	495	27.6	25.0-30.3	1,321	72.4	69.7-75.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,018	502	24.3	21.2-27.6	1,516	75.7	72.4-78.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,192	1,244	30.1	27.8-32.5	2,948	69.9	67.5-72.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,797	1,134	31.8	29.5-34.2	2,663	68.2	65.8-70.5
College Graduate	4,451	1,328	30.4	28.5-32.3	3,123	69.6	67.7-71.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,623	405	22.9	19.7-26.5	1,218	77.1	73.5-80.3
$15,000- 24,999	2,335	673	27.8	24.7-31.2	1,662	72.2	68.8-75.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,535	469	33.9	30.0-38.0	1,066	66.1	62.0-70.0
$35,000- 49,999	2,017	625	30.8	27.9-33.8	1,392	69.2	66.2-72.1
$50,000-74,999	2,094	642	31.6	28.9-34.5	1,452	68.4	65.5-71.1
$75,000+	3,033	894	30.4	28.1-32.9	2,139	69.6	67.1-71.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,415	1,497	27.7	25.9-29.5	3,918	72.3	70.5-74.1
No	8,986	2,697	30.8	29.3-32.3	6,289	69.2	67.7-70.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,194	635	29.6	26.7-32.7	1,559	70.4	67.3-73.3
Non-Veteran	12,291	3,579	29.8	28.5-31.1	8,712	70.2	68.9-71.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,491

4,214

29.8

28.6-31.0

10,277

70.2

69.0-71.4

GENDER

Male

5,524

1,585

29.4

27.6-31.4

3,939

70.6

68.6-72.4

Female

8,967

2,629

30.1

28.6-31.6

6,338

69.9

68.4-71.4

RACE

White

11,282

3,250

30.3

29.0-31.6

8,032

69.7

68.4-71.0

African American

2,142

723

34.6

31.5-37.9

1,419

65.4

62.1-68.5

Asian

15.3

8.4-26.1

84.7

73.9-91.6

Native American

295

30.1

23.1-38.1

216

69.9

61.9-76.9

Other Minorities

627

133

17.5

13.4-22.5

494

82.5

77.5-86.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

598

137

21.5

16.8-27.0

461

78.5

73.0-83.2

-English Speaking

217

30.5

21.1-41.8

154

69.5

58.2-78.9

-Spanish Speaking

381

18.5

13.2-25.2

307

81.5

74.8-86.8

Non-Hispanic

13,853

4,067

30.5

29.3-31.7

9,786

69.5

68.3-70.7

AGE

18-24

449

158

35.9

30.2-42.0

291

64.1

58.0-69.8

25-34

1,427

448

30.3

27.4-33.4

979

69.7

66.6-72.6

35-44

2,258

637

27.2

24.9-29.6

1,621

72.8

70.4-75.1

45-54

2,865

805

28.0

25.9-30.1

2,060

72.0

69.9-74.1

55-64

3,107

911

29.7

27.7-31.8

2,196

70.3

68.2-72.3

65-74

2,479

740

31.6

29.4-34.0

1,739

68.4

66.0-70.6

75+

1,816

495

27.6

25.0-30.3

1,321

72.4

69.7-75.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,018

502

24.3

21.2-27.6

1,516

75.7

72.4-78.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,192

1,244

30.1

27.8-32.5

2,948

69.9

67.5-72.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,797

1,134

31.8

29.5-34.2

2,663

68.2

65.8-70.5

College Graduate

4,451

1,328

30.4

28.5-32.3

3,123

69.6

67.7-71.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,623

405

22.9

19.7-26.5

1,218

77.1

73.5-80.3

$15,000- 24,999

2,335

673

27.8

24.7-31.2

1,662

72.2

68.8-75.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,535

469

33.9

30.0-38.0

1,066

66.1

62.0-70.0

$35,000- 49,999

2,017

625

30.8

27.9-33.8

1,392

69.2

66.2-72.1

$50,000-74,999

2,094

642

31.6

28.9-34.5

1,452

68.4

65.5-71.1

$75,000+

3,033

894

30.4

28.1-32.9

2,139

69.6

67.1-71.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,415

1,497

27.7

25.9-29.5

3,918

72.3

70.5-74.1

8,986

2,697

30.8

29.3-32.3

6,289

69.2

67.7-70.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,194

635

29.6

26.7-32.7

1,559

70.4

67.3-73.3

Non-Veteran

12,291

3,579

29.8

28.5-31.1

8,712

70.2

68.9-71.5

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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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