|
View results for a demographic group: |
Select a different topic: |
| View results for a different geographical area: |
|
| Total Respond.^ |
Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 14,939 | 1,826 | 10.5 | 9.8-11.2 | 3,614 | 22.0 | 21.0-23.1 | 7,116 | 50.4 | 49.2-51.7 | 1,629 | 12.1 | 11.3-13.0 | 754 | 4.9 | 4.4- 5.5 |
| -Piedmont NC | 7,191 | 860 | 10.3 | 9.3-11.4 | 1,803 | 23.2 | 21.7-24.7 | 3,424 | 50.8 | 49.0-52.6 | 769 | 11.5 | 10.4-12.8 | 335 | 4.2 | 3.6- 4.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,746 | 163 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.1 | 505 | 19.1 | 16.9-21.4 | 1,518 | 55.1 | 52.3-57.9 | 398 | 15.1 | 13.2-17.2 | 162 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.3 |
| Female | 4,445 | 697 | 14.7 | 13.2-16.3 | 1,298 | 27.0 | 25.1-28.9 | 1,906 | 46.8 | 44.6-49.1 | 371 | 8.2 | 7.0- 9.5 | 173 | 3.3 | 2.7- 4.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,741 | 522 | 6.1 | 5.4- 6.8 | 1,377 | 20.8 | 19.4-22.3 | 2,905 | 55.7 | 53.8-57.6 | 670 | 13.0 | 11.7-14.5 | 267 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.2 |
| African American | 990 | 258 | 22.4 | 19.0-26.3 | 291 | 28.3 | 24.5-32.4 | 341 | 38.8 | 34.3-43.4 | 59 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.7 | 41 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.4 |
| Other Minorities | 440 | 78 | 16.5 | 12.2-22.1 | 130 | 28.5 | 22.8-35.1 | 168 | 41.0 | 34.1-48.3 | 38 | 10.8 | 7.3-15.9 | 26 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 332 | 64 | 18.1 | 13.2-24.3 | 117 | 30.4 | 23.5-38.4 | 109 | 36.9 | 28.9-45.8 | 25 | 11.5 | 7.2-17.8 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 6,842 | 795 | 9.5 | 8.5-10.5 | 1,681 | 22.4 | 21.0-23.9 | 3,307 | 52.2 | 50.4-54.0 | 743 | 11.6 | 10.4-12.8 | 316 | 4.3 | 3.7- 5.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 208 | 18 | 7.7 | 4.1-14.1 | 37 | 17.8 | 12.1-25.3 | 107 | 55.4 | 46.8-63.7 | 36 | 14.9 | 10.0-21.6 | 10 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.3 |
| 25-34 | 722 | 66 | 8.5 | 6.3-11.3 | 159 | 20.4 | 16.9-24.4 | 373 | 53.9 | 49.2-58.6 | 96 | 14.2 | 11.1-17.8 | 28 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,194 | 100 | 8.2 | 6.4-10.5 | 247 | 21.0 | 18.2-24.2 | 645 | 54.1 | 50.5-57.6 | 144 | 11.9 | 9.9-14.4 | 58 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.3 |
| 45-54 | 1,463 | 128 | 8.7 | 6.9-10.8 | 326 | 21.4 | 18.8-24.3 | 771 | 54.7 | 51.3-58.0 | 176 | 10.6 | 8.8-12.7 | 62 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,515 | 156 | 11.1 | 9.0-13.6 | 402 | 27.7 | 24.9-30.8 | 745 | 47.6 | 44.4-50.8 | 153 | 9.9 | 8.2-12.0 | 59 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.0 |
| 65-74 | 1,155 | 194 | 16.2 | 13.8-19.0 | 345 | 30.9 | 27.6-34.4 | 454 | 39.8 | 36.4-43.4 | 93 | 7.7 | 6.0- 9.7 | 69 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.1 |
| 75+ | 876 | 195 | 22.1 | 18.6-26.1 | 261 | 30.4 | 26.5-34.5 | 307 | 35.1 | 31.1-39.2 | 64 | 8.0 | 5.9-10.7 | 49 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 897 | 220 | 20.1 | 16.4-24.4 | 230 | 24.9 | 20.3-30.1 | 314 | 38.4 | 32.9-44.2 | 71 | 11.2 | 7.8-15.7 | 62 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,972 | 267 | 11.8 | 9.5-14.4 | 456 | 21.9 | 19.1-25.0 | 932 | 50.3 | 46.5-54.0 | 210 | 11.2 | 9.1-13.6 | 107 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,850 | 187 | 8.7 | 7.1-10.6 | 482 | 23.7 | 20.9-26.8 | 885 | 50.9 | 47.4-54.4 | 210 | 12.0 | 9.8-14.7 | 86 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.3 |
| College Graduate | 2,455 | 182 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.6 | 629 | 23.1 | 21.0-25.3 | 1,289 | 56.3 | 53.6-58.9 | 276 | 11.7 | 10.0-13.5 | 79 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 665 | 173 | 26.6 | 21.0-33.2 | 165 | 19.2 | 15.0-24.2 | 237 | 38.2 | 31.4-45.6 | 44 | 9.7 | 5.9-15.4 | 46 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,097 | 197 | 18.4 | 14.6-23.0 | 285 | 24.7 | 20.3-29.6 | 459 | 42.5 | 37.1-48.2 | 96 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.5 | 60 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 697 | 96 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.6 | 189 | 29.6 | 24.5-35.3 | 303 | 41.6 | 36.4-47.0 | 77 | 14.2 | 10.0-19.9 | 32 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 965 | 103 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.5 | 233 | 21.9 | 18.6-25.7 | 470 | 52.3 | 47.7-56.8 | 111 | 10.9 | 8.4-14.0 | 48 | 5.2 | 3.5- 7.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,029 | 75 | 6.0 | 4.5- 8.1 | 243 | 22.9 | 19.5-26.8 | 533 | 53.7 | 49.4-57.9 | 135 | 12.9 | 10.5-15.7 | 43 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.6 |
| $75,000+ | 1,817 | 78 | 3.7 | 2.8- 4.9 | 407 | 20.4 | 18.0-22.9 | 1,037 | 60.0 | 56.8-63.0 | 234 | 12.6 | 10.7-14.9 | 61 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,457 | 432 | 15.4 | 13.4-17.6 | 662 | 25.6 | 23.1-28.2 | 1,000 | 43.6 | 40.5-46.7 | 224 | 10.0 | 8.3-12.0 | 139 | 5.4 | 4.2- 7.0 |
| No | 4,700 | 422 | 8.2 | 7.1- 9.5 | 1,134 | 22.2 | 20.5-24.1 | 2,408 | 53.7 | 51.6-55.9 | 541 | 12.1 | 10.7-13.6 | 195 | 3.7 | 3.1- 4.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 959 | 71 | 7.5 | 5.3-10.5 | 202 | 23.2 | 19.4-27.6 | 502 | 51.6 | 47.1-56.2 | 128 | 12.8 | 10.2-16.0 | 56 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 6,230 | 789 | 10.7 | 9.6-11.8 | 1,601 | 23.2 | 21.6-24.8 | 2,921 | 50.7 | 48.8-52.7 | 640 | 11.4 | 10.2-12.7 | 279 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.9 |
Back to Skin Cancer Prevention.
^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.
Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes
This page was generated on 20MAY09.
