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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 3,766 | 2,016 | 54.2 | 51.6-56.7 | 1,750 | 45.8 | 43.3-48.4 |
-Eastern NC | 1,118 | 640 | 54.1 | 49.2-59.0 | 478 | 45.9 | 41.0-50.8 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 307 | 166 | 48.8 | 40.0-57.7 | 141 | 51.2 | 42.3-60.0 |
Female | 811 | 474 | 57.2 | 51.4-62.8 | 337 | 42.8 | 37.2-48.6 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 761 | 411 | 50.6 | 44.7-56.5 | 350 | 49.4 | 43.5-55.3 |
African American | 260 | 167 | 62.9 | 53.1-71.7 | 93 | 37.1 | 28.3-46.9 |
Other minorities | 92 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 27 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Hispanic | 1,087 | 625 | 54.1 | 49.1-59.0 | 462 | 45.9 | 41.0-50.9 |
AGE | |||||||
18-34 | 45 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
35-54 | 235 | 145 | 55.5 | 45.3-65.2 | 90 | 44.5 | 34.8-54.7 |
55-64 | 289 | 179 | 60.3 | 51.4-68.6 | 110 | 39.7 | 31.4-48.6 |
65-74 | 296 | 162 | 51.6 | 43.4-59.8 | 134 | 48.4 | 40.2-56.6 |
75+ | 240 | 124 | 52.0 | 42.6-61.1 | 116 | 48.0 | 38.9-57.4 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 206 | 132 | 61.2 | 50.9-70.6 | 74 | 38.8 | 29.4-49.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 387 | 233 | 56.5 | 48.4-64.2 | 154 | 43.5 | 35.8-51.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 288 | 164 | 52.5 | 42.5-62.4 | 124 | 47.5 | 37.6-57.5 |
College Graduate | 234 | 109 | 41.7 | 32.9-51.0 | 125 | 58.3 | 49.0-67.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 207 | 156 | 74.0 | 63.7-82.1 | 51 | 26.0 | 17.9-36.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 230 | 142 | 62.2 | 52.6-71.0 | 88 | 37.8 | 29.0-47.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 109 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$35,000- 49,999 | 122 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$50,000+ | 242 | 107 | 38.9 | 29.5-49.2 | 135 | 61.1 | 50.8-70.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 633 | 507 | 80.0 | 73.6-85.2 | 126 | 20.0 | 14.8-26.4 |
No | 478 | 131 | 26.4 | 20.6-33.2 | 347 | 73.6 | 66.8-79.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 177 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Veteran | 941 | 552 | 55.6 | 50.0-61.1 | 389 | 44.4 | 38.9-50.0 |
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
**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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