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2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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What would be the main reason you might not evacuate if asked to do so?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Lack trust/officials Concern about property Concern about safety/pets Oth/Traffic/health Don't know
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,326 157 12.0 9.3-15.4 161 13.5 10.2-17.7 242 17.5 14.3-21.2 633 47.2 42.3-52.2 133 9.7 7.5-12.4
-WHITES 1,186 138 11.5 9.0-14.6 153 14.1 10.7-18.5 225 17.3 14.4-20.7 555 47.5 42.4-52.7 115 9.6 7.3-12.5
GENDER
Male 670 100 13.1 9.7-17.4 108 14.3 10.8-18.7 99 14.2 10.8-18.4 306 49.1 42.5-55.8 57 9.3 6.3-13.3
Female 516 38 8.1 5.3-12.4 45 13.7 7.1-25.0 126 23.7 18.7-29.6 249 44.2 37.1-51.4 58 10.2 7.1-14.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 18 2 9.2 1.7-36.8 2 7.0 1.5-26.6 3 17.6 3.3-57.0 10 62.8 31.6-86.0 1 3.5 0.5-22.3
Non-Hispanic 1,168 136 11.5 9.0-14.7 151 14.2 10.7-18.6 222 17.3 14.4-20.7 545 47.3 42.1-52.6 114 9.6 7.3-12.6
AGE
18-24 21 4 11.7 3.4-33.3 2 15.3 2.4-57.5 3 2.3 0.4-11.7 10 62.7 32.3-85.5 2 8.0 1.7-29.9
25-34 71 7 12.2 4.8-27.7 10 14.8 6.9-29.2 18 22.2 12.7-36.1 30 40.3 26.4-56.0 6 10.4 4.0-24.3
35-44 129 18 13.0 7.5-21.5 24 17.0 10.6-26.1 25 19.7 12.6-29.4 51 42.1 31.7-53.3 11 8.2 4.1-15.9
45-54 258 28 9.5 6.2-14.3 36 13.0 8.7-19.0 49 17.1 12.1-23.5 123 51.4 43.4-59.3 22 9.0 5.2-15.1
55-64 309 46 12.8 9.0-18.0 38 14.5 9.2-22.1 73 24.8 18.8-32.0 133 42.0 34.5-49.9 19 5.8 3.4- 9.9
65+ 383 34 10.9 7.1-16.4 43 12.4 8.4-18.1 53 11.2 7.9-15.7 199 49.9 43.2-56.7 54 15.5 11.0-21.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 132 12 13.6 6.9-25.1 20 13.0 7.2-22.3 24 19.8 11.6-31.7 56 36.3 26.0-48.1 20 17.3 9.9-28.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 339 30 9.7 5.4-17.0 54 17.5 11.7-25.3 61 16.5 11.2-23.7 158 47.2 36.9-57.7 36 9.1 5.2-15.4
Some Post-H.S. 331 42 11.2 7.0-17.6 35 13.0 5.8-26.5 64 15.3 10.6-21.5 166 51.0 40.5-61.3 24 9.5 5.2-16.7
College Graduate 379 54 13.1 9.3-18.1 44 12.1 8.2-17.4 75 19.3 14.6-25.0 172 48.3 40.9-55.6 34 7.3 4.9-10.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 3 2.3 0.7- 7.3 14 13.4 6.2-26.4 25 20.2 11.9-32.3 54 52.5 38.7-65.9 8 11.6 4.9-25.0
$15,000- 24,999 161 18 13.3 7.4-22.9 21 10.2 5.5-18.1 38 32.0 20.8-45.8 66 35.7 25.5-47.5 18 8.7 4.4-16.4
$25,000- 34,999 114 18 11.7 6.8-19.3 15 14.7 8.3-24.6 18 18.3 10.0-31.1 56 51.0 38.6-63.3 7 4.4 1.8-10.1
$35,000-49,999 160 16 6.2 3.1-12.0 27 18.7 10.2-31.8 29 18.3 11.0-28.7 78 49.3 37.6-61.1 10 7.5 3.4-15.6
$50,000- 74,999 166 20 12.7 6.5-23.1 15 8.1 4.4-14.6 36 22.0 14.7-31.5 81 49.7 39.3-60.3 14 7.5 3.8-14.1
$75,000+ 264 44 14.7 9.5-22.1 38 14.5 9.4-21.5 44 13.7 9.4-19.5 118 47.5 37.6-57.6 20 9.6 4.8-18.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 457 48 10.3 6.9-14.9 51 9.8 6.6-14.2 88 16.2 11.9-21.7 227 56.1 47.6-64.2 43 7.6 5.0-11.4
No 712 87 11.8 8.5-16.1 99 16.8 11.9-23.2 135 18.6 14.8-23.1 323 43.0 36.9-49.3 68 9.8 6.8-13.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 259 31 9.7 6.2-14.9 34 15.1 9.7-22.8 37 15.0 9.8-22.1 132 47.4 38.7-56.3 25 12.8 7.1-22.0
Non-Veteran 927 107 11.9 9.0-15.8 119 13.9 9.9-19.1 188 17.9 14.6-21.8 423 47.5 41.5-53.6 90 8.7 6.4-11.7

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*Asked only of those who responded NO or Not Sure to a mandatory evacuation.

^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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