BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (What would be the main reason you might not evacuate if asked to do so?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Lack trust/officials	Concern about property	Concern about safety/pets	Oth/traffic/health	Don't know
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
-Western NC	313	43	13.0	8.8-18.7	37	12.8	8.5-18.8	43	15.5	10.6-22.1	158	48.1	40.5-55.7	32	10.7	6.8-16.5
GENDER
Male	181	29	13.8	8.5-21.5	26	13.5	8.1-21.8	24	14.2	8.4-23.0	85	47.1	37.3-57.1	17	11.5	6.4-19.8
Female	132	14	11.3	5.8-20.9	11	11.2	5.9-20.2	19	18.3	10.8-29.3	73	50.2	39.2-61.1	15	9.0	5.1-15.6
RACE
White	285	38	12.4	8.2-18.4	35	13.4	8.8-19.8	42	17.2	11.8-24.4	141	47.1	39.4-54.9	29	9.9	6.3-15.1
African American	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Other Minorities	22	3	15.1	3.0-50.5	2	10.9	2.3-39.5	0	0.0	. - .	15	50.7	21.0-79.9	2	23.3	4.2-67.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	1	2.9	0.3-21.9	3	26.4	5.4-69.5	1	23.1	2.9-74.9	2	4.2	0.7-21.5	1	43.4	7.8-87.4
Non-Hispanic	304	42	13.4	9.1-19.3	34	12.3	8.0-18.5	42	15.3	10.4-22.0	155	49.5	41.8-57.2	31	9.5	6.2-14.4
AGE
18-24	6	1	28.1	3.6-80.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.9	1.2-31.6	3	64.9	17.9-94.0	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	17	1	2.0	0.3-13.7	1	5.9	0.8-32.9	3	13.0	3.4-38.8	10	61.5	32.8-84.0	2	17.6	4.4-50.0
35-44	46	8	17.7	8.2-34.2	9	21.0	10.2-38.6	8	22.9	11.2-41.1	17	26.7	15.1-42.9	4	11.6	3.9-30.0
45-54	72	5	7.4	2.4-20.3	9	8.7	3.9-18.4	11	14.3	6.8-27.8	38	61.2	46.4-74.1	9	8.4	3.8-17.4
55-64	69	17	23.3	13.8-36.6	5	8.9	3.1-22.9	12	20.5	11.1-34.8	32	43.1	30.2-57.1	3	4.1	1.3-12.7
65+	98	10	9.6	5.0-17.5	13	15.3	8.5-25.9	6	4.1	1.4-11.2	55	55.4	44.3-66.1	14	15.6	9.1-25.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	40	7	20.2	8.4-41.2	4	7.0	2.0-21.7	6	24.0	9.5-48.9	16	24.9	12.4-43.8	7	23.9	9.5-48.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	85	10	10.3	4.7-21.1	14	19.5	9.9-34.9	7	6.9	2.8-16.0	44	51.3	36.9-65.5	10	12.1	5.6-24.2
Some Post-H.S.	91	11	12.6	6.2-23.8	7	7.9	3.5-16.8	20	22.1	12.9-35.0	46	52.2	39.0-65.2	7	5.2	2.2-11.6
College Graduate	95	15	12.4	5.6-25.2	12	13.1	6.7-24.1	10	14.7	6.7-29.3	51	53.1	39.2-66.6	7	6.6	2.9-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	33	2	4.7	1.0-19.6	3	9.6	3.0-26.8	5	4.9	1.3-16.4	19	58.9	36.2-78.3	4	21.9	7.1-50.8
$15,000- 24,999	57	7	13.5	5.5-29.4	7	6.5	2.0-18.7	12	28.9	14.8-48.7	23	34.0	19.5-52.4	8	17.1	6.2-39.3
$25,000- 34,999	33	6	14.6	5.7-32.6	3	14.0	4.0-38.9	4	10.0	2.7-30.4	18	57.5	37.3-75.4	2	4.0	0.9-16.4
$35,000- 49,999	48	7	8.8	3.2-22.0	6	13.1	5.3-28.5	4	11.2	2.7-36.0	28	60.6	40.8-77.5	3	6.3	1.9-18.9
$50,000-74,999	42	7	11.9	4.3-28.9	2	2.2	0.5- 8.9	6	17.5	7.2-36.7	20	51.1	31.1-70.7	7	17.3	7.1-36.3
$75,000+	49	8	16.6	6.5-36.1	9	21.0	10.4-37.8	9	19.2	8.5-37.9	22	42.7	26.6-60.5	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	110	14	13.5	6.9-24.8	8	4.6	2.0-10.3	19	18.7	9.9-32.5	59	57.4	43.8-69.9	10	5.9	3.0-11.3
No	197	27	10.9	6.8-17.2	28	15.8	10.1-24.0	24	15.0	9.3-23.2	97	45.7	36.7-55.1	21	12.5	7.3-20.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	63	8	9.0	4.1-18.8	8	10.6	4.4-23.6	8	10.9	4.8-23.1	36	62.9	46.4-76.8	3	6.6	2.0-19.3
Non-Veteran	250	35	13.8	9.0-20.5	29	13.2	8.4-20.2	35	16.4	10.8-24.1	122	45.1	36.9-53.5	29	11.5	7.1-18.3

Total
Respond.^

Lack trust/officials

Concern about property

Concern about safety/pets

Oth/traffic/health

Don't know

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

-Western NC

313

13.0

8.8-18.7

12.8

8.5-18.8

15.5

10.6-22.1

158

48.1

40.5-55.7

10.7

6.8-16.5

GENDER

Male

181

13.8

8.5-21.5

13.5

8.1-21.8

14.2

8.4-23.0

47.1

37.3-57.1

11.5

6.4-19.8

Female

132

11.3

5.8-20.9

11.2

5.9-20.2

18.3

10.8-29.3

50.2

39.2-61.1

9.0

5.1-15.6

RACE

White

285

12.4

8.2-18.4

13.4

8.8-19.8

17.2

11.8-24.4

141

47.1

39.4-54.9

9.9

6.3-15.1

African American

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Other Minorities

15.1

3.0-50.5

10.9

2.3-39.5

0.0

. - .

50.7

21.0-79.9

23.3

4.2-67.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.9

0.3-21.9

26.4

5.4-69.5

23.1

2.9-74.9

4.2

0.7-21.5

43.4

7.8-87.4

Non-Hispanic

304

13.4

9.1-19.3

12.3

8.0-18.5

15.3

10.4-22.0

155

49.5

41.8-57.2

9.5

6.2-14.4

AGE

18-24

28.1

3.6-80.4

0.0

. - .

6.9

1.2-31.6

64.9

17.9-94.0

0.0

. - .

25-34

2.0

0.3-13.7

5.9

0.8-32.9

13.0

3.4-38.8

61.5

32.8-84.0

17.6

4.4-50.0

35-44

17.7

8.2-34.2

21.0

10.2-38.6

22.9

11.2-41.1

26.7

15.1-42.9

11.6

3.9-30.0

45-54

7.4

2.4-20.3

8.7

3.9-18.4

14.3

6.8-27.8

61.2

46.4-74.1

8.4

3.8-17.4

55-64

23.3

13.8-36.6

8.9

3.1-22.9

20.5

11.1-34.8

43.1

30.2-57.1

4.1

1.3-12.7

65+

9.6

5.0-17.5

15.3

8.5-25.9

4.1

1.4-11.2

55.4

44.3-66.1

15.6

9.1-25.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

20.2

8.4-41.2

7.0

2.0-21.7

24.0

9.5-48.9

24.9

12.4-43.8

23.9

9.5-48.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

10.3

4.7-21.1

19.5

9.9-34.9

6.9

2.8-16.0

51.3

36.9-65.5

12.1

5.6-24.2

Some Post-H.S.

12.6

6.2-23.8

7.9

3.5-16.8

22.1

12.9-35.0

52.2

39.0-65.2

5.2

2.2-11.6

College Graduate

12.4

5.6-25.2

13.1

6.7-24.1

14.7

6.7-29.3

53.1

39.2-66.6

6.6

2.9-14.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

4.7

1.0-19.6

9.6

3.0-26.8

4.9

1.3-16.4

58.9

36.2-78.3

21.9

7.1-50.8

$15,000- 24,999

13.5

5.5-29.4

6.5

2.0-18.7

28.9

14.8-48.7

34.0

19.5-52.4

17.1

6.2-39.3

$25,000- 34,999

14.6

5.7-32.6

14.0

4.0-38.9

10.0

2.7-30.4

57.5

37.3-75.4

4.0

0.9-16.4

$35,000- 49,999

8.8

3.2-22.0

13.1

5.3-28.5

11.2

2.7-36.0

60.6

40.8-77.5

6.3

1.9-18.9

$50,000-74,999

11.9

4.3-28.9

2.2

0.5- 8.9

17.5

7.2-36.7

51.1

31.1-70.7

17.3

7.1-36.3

$75,000+

16.6

6.5-36.1

21.0

10.4-37.8

19.2

8.5-37.9

42.7

26.6-60.5

0.6

0.1- 4.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

110

13.5

6.9-24.8

4.6

2.0-10.3

18.7

9.9-32.5

57.4

43.8-69.9

5.9

3.0-11.3

197

10.9

6.8-17.2

15.8

10.1-24.0

15.0

9.3-23.2

45.7

36.7-55.1

12.5

7.3-20.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

9.0

4.1-18.8

10.6

4.4-23.6

10.9

4.8-23.1

62.9

46.4-76.8

6.6

2.0-19.3

Non-Veteran

250

13.8

9.0-20.5

13.2

8.4-20.2

16.4

10.8-24.1

122

45.1

36.9-53.5

11.5

7.1-18.3

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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.

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.

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