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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Last 12 months 1 or more years ago Don't know Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,666 1,807 67.1 64.5-69.7 303 12.4 10.5-14.6 386 13.5 11.9-15.3 170 6.9 5.6- 8.5
-FEMALES 1,656 1,119 65.3 62.0-68.5 190 12.6 10.6-15.0 236 14.1 12.0-16.5 111 7.9 6.0-10.4
RACE
White 1,151 770 65.3 61.4-68.9 139 13.3 10.8-16.2 179 16.0 13.2-19.1 63 5.5 4.1- 7.4
African American 408 298 74.2 68.4-79.3 36 9.2 6.2-13.3 47 9.2 6.5-12.8 27 7.5 4.7-11.8
Other Minorities 94 50 31.6 20.8-44.8 15 20.8 11.0-35.9 8 15.0 7.0-29.3 21 32.6 17.6-52.3
AGE
18-24 11 4 40.0 14.1-72.9 2 15.3 3.5-47.4 4 35.4 9.6-73.9 1 9.3 1.2-45.7
25-34 56 27 50.5 35.2-65.7 10 14.2 7.3-25.7 11 22.5 12.2-37.7 8 12.9 5.8-26.2
35-44 144 76 54.5 43.6-65.1 32 21.7 14.5-31.1 20 11.9 7.0-19.5 16 11.9 5.1-25.3
45-54 268 172 65.1 57.4-72.2 34 12.7 8.3-18.9 36 11.3 7.8-16.1 26 10.9 6.7-17.4
55-64 442 308 68.0 62.0-73.5 57 14.1 10.2-19.2 49 11.7 8.3-16.1 28 6.2 3.9- 9.7
65-74 436 325 73.7 68.0-78.8 32 7.1 4.4-11.3 59 14.2 10.4-18.9 20 5.0 2.9- 8.3
75+ 290 201 71.6 64.8-77.6 23 7.1 4.3-11.4 54 16.9 12.3-22.8 12 4.4 2.4- 8.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 340 226 59.0 50.5-67.1 31 11.2 7.0-17.4 49 14.0 9.8-19.6 34 15.8 9.2-25.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 558 374 64.6 58.9-69.9 56 10.8 7.8-14.8 83 15.3 11.5-20.2 45 9.2 6.4-13.2
Some Post-H.S. 447 297 64.8 58.6-70.4 67 16.6 12.4-21.9 64 14.7 10.9-19.5 19 3.9 2.3- 6.5
College Graduate 309 220 72.7 65.8-78.6 36 11.4 7.6-16.7 40 11.6 8.0-16.6 13 4.3 2.2- 8.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 340 234 61.4 52.6-69.5 35 10.8 6.9-16.5 40 12.5 8.4-18.2 31 15.3 8.5-26.0
$15,000- 24,999 341 225 61.6 53.6-68.9 49 15.0 10.4-21.1 41 14.0 8.7-21.6 26 9.5 5.7-15.4
$25,000- 34,999 208 142 67.9 59.5-75.3 26 12.8 8.1-19.6 32 14.9 10.0-21.7 8 4.4 2.1- 8.9
$35,000- 49,999 185 124 67.9 58.4-76.2 18 11.9 6.5-20.8 30 13.0 8.4-19.4 13 7.2 3.8-13.3
$50,000-74,999 143 98 62.6 51.8-72.2 20 17.5 10.8-27.3 19 15.5 8.9-25.6 6 4.4 1.6-11.8
$75,000+ 158 119 76.0 66.9-83.3 22 15.0 9.2-23.6 13 7.2 3.8-13.1 4 1.8 0.6- 4.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 951 652 68.1 63.9-72.0 100 10.7 8.4-13.5 144 15.4 12.4-18.9 55 5.8 4.1- 8.2
No 694 462 62.4 57.2-67.4 88 14.8 11.4-18.9 88 12.5 9.7-15.9 56 10.3 7.0-15.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 19 12 62.0 34.6-83.4 4 14.5 4.9-35.6 1 13.8 2.0-55.1 2 9.7 2.3-32.8
Non-Veteran 1,637 1,107 65.3 62.0-68.5 186 12.6 10.6-15.0 235 14.1 12.0-16.6 109 7.9 6.0-10.4

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*Asked of respondents with diabetes or borderline diabetes

^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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