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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,657 1,786 12.5 11.6-13.5 8,353 66.6 65.1-68.1 1,784 14.5 13.5-15.6 107 0.9 0.7- 1.2 627 5.4 4.6- 6.4
-WHITES 10,070 1,416 12.6 11.6-13.7 6,756 68.4 66.8-69.9 1,348 13.6 12.5-14.8 79 0.9 0.6- 1.3 471 4.6 3.8- 5.5
GENDER
Male 3,800 440 10.5 9.0-12.3 2,550 67.5 64.9-70.0 591 15.5 13.8-17.5 34 1.0 0.6- 1.6 185 5.5 4.2- 7.1
Female 6,270 976 14.4 13.1-15.8 4,206 69.1 67.2-70.9 757 11.9 10.6-13.3 45 0.9 0.5- 1.4 286 3.8 3.1- 4.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 127 24 16.0 7.6-30.6 75 63.5 49.2-75.8 20 16.1 8.7-27.8 0 0.0 . - . 8 4.4 1.6-11.0
Non-Hispanic 9,929 1,392 12.5 11.5-13.6 6,671 68.5 66.9-70.0 1,327 13.5 12.4-14.7 79 0.9 0.6- 1.3 460 4.6 3.8- 5.5
AGE
18-24 250 26 9.1 5.2-15.5 159 65.7 57.0-73.5 45 16.2 11.2-22.9 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 19 8.5 4.4-15.6
25-34 824 80 8.1 6.1-10.7 580 71.8 67.2-76.1 122 15.1 11.7-19.2 5 0.6 0.2- 1.6 37 4.4 2.7- 7.2
35-44 1,428 178 13.0 10.3-16.2 1,002 68.4 64.6-71.9 194 14.7 12.2-17.5 6 0.6 0.2- 2.2 48 3.4 2.3- 4.9
45-54 1,936 271 14.2 12.1-16.5 1,324 68.4 65.3-71.3 256 11.8 10.0-13.8 19 1.8 0.9- 3.4 66 3.9 2.7- 5.7
55-64 2,175 298 12.7 11.0-14.7 1,493 71.2 68.5-73.8 290 12.4 10.5-14.5 22 0.7 0.4- 1.3 72 3.0 2.2- 4.1
65+ 3,380 546 15.6 14.0-17.4 2,147 64.5 62.1-66.8 432 12.9 11.3-14.8 26 1.1 0.6- 2.0 229 5.9 4.9- 7.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,060 78 6.0 4.1- 8.8 603 56.7 50.3-62.9 223 21.7 17.3-27.0 18 1.4 0.6- 2.9 138 14.2 9.7-20.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,906 318 10.7 8.7-13.2 1,879 63.5 60.3-66.7 500 19.1 16.6-21.8 29 0.9 0.5- 1.8 180 5.7 4.6- 7.1
Some Post-H.S. 2,617 352 11.1 9.3-13.4 1,819 72.2 69.2-75.0 345 12.4 10.5-14.4 17 1.2 0.6- 2.4 84 3.1 2.2- 4.3
College Graduate 3,477 666 16.9 15.3-18.7 2,450 72.3 70.0-74.5 278 8.1 6.8- 9.6 15 0.5 0.2- 1.1 68 2.2 1.3- 3.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 876 99 12.1 8.0-17.9 481 56.2 50.0-62.2 170 19.4 15.4-24.0 20 1.5 0.8- 2.8 106 10.8 7.6-15.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,426 162 11.3 8.2-15.3 914 64.4 59.7-68.8 236 16.1 13.1-19.7 12 1.0 0.5- 2.0 102 7.2 5.3- 9.7
$25,000- 34,999 1,022 112 7.5 5.8- 9.7 686 69.2 64.3-73.7 171 17.1 13.7-21.2 4 0.6 0.1- 2.3 49 5.6 3.8- 8.3
$35,000-49,999 1,374 182 12.0 9.6-14.9 959 71.1 67.1-74.8 179 12.9 10.2-16.1 12 1.0 0.4- 2.5 42 3.0 2.0- 4.5
$50,000- 74,999 1,491 227 14.1 11.6-17.1 1,042 70.9 67.1-74.5 169 11.1 8.9-13.6 8 0.6 0.2- 1.9 45 3.3 1.8- 5.9
$75,000+ 2,420 418 15.3 13.3-17.6 1,751 73.2 70.3-75.8 210 9.8 8.0-11.9 8 0.3 0.1- 0.6 33 1.5 0.9- 2.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,444 433 11.1 9.6-12.7 2,125 62.2 59.3-65.1 585 18.3 15.9-20.9 41 1.3 0.8- 2.1 260 7.1 5.9- 8.7
No 6,327 951 13.3 12.1-14.7 4,419 71.2 69.3-73.0 730 11.8 10.6-13.1 36 0.7 0.4- 1.2 191 2.9 2.3- 3.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,358 190 11.5 9.5-13.9 911 69.6 65.8-73.1 197 15.1 12.3-18.4 9 0.8 0.3- 2.2 51 3.0 2.0- 4.4
Non-Veteran 7,867 1,095 12.4 11.3-13.7 5,287 68.3 66.5-70.1 1,040 13.4 12.1-14.7 61 0.8 0.6- 1.2 384 5.0 4.1- 6.1

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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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