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

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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
North Carolina	14,491	4,214	29.8	28.6-31.0	10,277	70.2	69.0-71.4
-WHITES	11,282	3,250	30.3	29.0-31.6	8,032	69.7	68.4-71.0
GENDER
Males	4,401	1,271	31.0	29.0-33.1	3,130	69.0	66.9-71.0
Females	6,881	1,979	29.6	28.0-31.3	4,902	70.4	68.7-72.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	99	32	47.1	32.8-62.0	67	52.9	38.0-67.2
Non-Hispanic	11,164	3,215	30.1	28.8-31.4	7,949	69.9	68.6-71.2
AGE
18-24	256	105	39.3	32.1-46.9	151	60.7	53.1-67.9
25-34	938	317	33.9	30.2-37.8	621	66.1	62.2-69.8
35-44	1,627	460	27.1	24.6-29.8	1,167	72.9	70.2-75.4
45-54	2,200	608	28.1	25.8-30.6	1,592	71.9	69.4-74.2
55-64	2,559	738	29.0	26.9-31.3	1,821	71.0	68.7-73.1
65-74	2,080	596	29.6	27.3-32.1	1,484	70.4	67.9-72.7
75+	1,562	413	26.8	24.2-29.6	1,149	73.2	70.4-75.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,245	306	26.8	23.0-31.1	939	73.2	68.9-77.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,180	912	29.9	27.4-32.5	2,268	70.1	67.5-72.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,052	919	32.0	29.4-34.8	2,133	68.0	65.2-70.6
College Graduate	3,784	1,109	30.2	28.2-32.3	2,675	69.8	67.7-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,018	225	22.4	18.5-26.8	793	77.6	73.2-81.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,577	441	28.3	24.9-31.9	1,136	71.7	68.1-75.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,134	335	33.9	29.4-38.8	799	66.1	61.2-70.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,628	503	30.5	27.3-33.9	1,125	69.5	66.1-72.7
$50,000-74,999	1,783	546	31.3	28.4-34.5	1,237	68.7	65.5-71.6
$75,000+	2,701	799	30.5	28.0-33.1	1,902	69.5	66.9-72.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,195	1,142	27.5	25.5-29.5	3,053	72.5	70.5-74.5
No	7,039	2,098	31.6	30.0-33.3	4,941	68.4	66.7-70.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,828	528	29.7	26.9-32.8	1,300	70.3	67.2-73.1
Non-Veteran	9,451	2,722	30.4	28.9-31.9	6,729	69.6	68.1-71.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,491

4,214

29.8

28.6-31.0

10,277

70.2

69.0-71.4

-WHITES

11,282

3,250

30.3

29.0-31.6

8,032

69.7

68.4-71.0

GENDER

Males

4,401

1,271

31.0

29.0-33.1

3,130

69.0

66.9-71.0

Females

6,881

1,979

29.6

28.0-31.3

4,902

70.4

68.7-72.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.1

32.8-62.0

52.9

38.0-67.2

Non-Hispanic

11,164

3,215

30.1

28.8-31.4

7,949

69.9

68.6-71.2

AGE

18-24

256

105

39.3

32.1-46.9

151

60.7

53.1-67.9

25-34

938

317

33.9

30.2-37.8

621

66.1

62.2-69.8

35-44

1,627

460

27.1

24.6-29.8

1,167

72.9

70.2-75.4

45-54

2,200

608

28.1

25.8-30.6

1,592

71.9

69.4-74.2

55-64

2,559

738

29.0

26.9-31.3

1,821

71.0

68.7-73.1

65-74

2,080

596

29.6

27.3-32.1

1,484

70.4

67.9-72.7

75+

1,562

413

26.8

24.2-29.6

1,149

73.2

70.4-75.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,245

306

26.8

23.0-31.1

939

73.2

68.9-77.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,180

912

29.9

27.4-32.5

2,268

70.1

67.5-72.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,052

919

32.0

29.4-34.8

2,133

68.0

65.2-70.6

College Graduate

3,784

1,109

30.2

28.2-32.3

2,675

69.8

67.7-71.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,018

225

22.4

18.5-26.8

793

77.6

73.2-81.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,577

441

28.3

24.9-31.9

1,136

71.7

68.1-75.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,134

335

33.9

29.4-38.8

799

66.1

61.2-70.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,628

503

30.5

27.3-33.9

1,125

69.5

66.1-72.7

$50,000-74,999

1,783

546

31.3

28.4-34.5

1,237

68.7

65.5-71.6

$75,000+

2,701

799

30.5

28.0-33.1

1,902

69.5

66.9-72.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,195

1,142

27.5

25.5-29.5

3,053

72.5

70.5-74.5

7,039

2,098

31.6

30.0-33.3

4,941

68.4

66.7-70.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,828

528

29.7

26.9-32.8

1,300

70.3

67.2-73.1

Non-Veteran

9,451

2,722

30.4

28.9-31.9

6,729

69.6

68.1-71.1

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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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