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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 10,188 | 4,571 | 38.5 | 37.0-40.0 | 5,617 | 61.5 | 60.0-63.0 |
-Eastern NC | 2,716 | 1,203 | 37.3 | 34.4-40.2 | 1,513 | 62.7 | 59.8-65.6 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 925 | 418 | 37.4 | 32.8-42.2 | 507 | 62.6 | 57.8-67.2 |
Female | 1,791 | 785 | 37.1 | 33.7-40.7 | 1,006 | 62.9 | 59.3-66.3 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 1,867 | 827 | 37.4 | 34.0-40.9 | 1,040 | 62.6 | 59.1-66.0 |
African American | 596 | 267 | 38.1 | 32.2-44.3 | 329 | 61.9 | 55.7-67.8 |
Other minorities | 235 | 104 | 31.4 | 22.7-41.5 | 131 | 68.6 | 58.5-77.3 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 106 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Hispanic | 2,601 | 1,153 | 37.5 | 34.6-40.5 | 1,448 | 62.5 | 59.5-65.4 |
AGE | |||||||
18-34 | 251 | 39 | 13.7 | 9.0-20.4 | 212 | 86.3 | 79.6-91.0 |
35-54 | 824 | 272 | 30.2 | 25.7-35.2 | 552 | 69.8 | 64.8-74.3 |
55-64 | 660 | 337 | 52.2 | 46.4-58.0 | 323 | 47.8 | 42.0-53.6 |
65-74 | 526 | 314 | 60.5 | 53.9-66.7 | 212 | 39.5 | 33.3-46.1 |
75+ | 423 | 226 | 48.9 | 40.8-56.9 | 197 | 51.1 | 43.1-59.2 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 358 | 204 | 47.2 | 38.8-55.7 | 154 | 52.8 | 44.3-61.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 820 | 392 | 38.5 | 33.4-43.9 | 428 | 61.5 | 56.1-66.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 731 | 299 | 31.9 | 27.2-37.0 | 432 | 68.1 | 63.0-72.8 |
College Graduate | 802 | 305 | 35.3 | 30.5-40.4 | 497 | 64.7 | 59.6-69.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 355 | 200 | 50.4 | 42.1-58.7 | 155 | 49.6 | 41.3-57.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 422 | 205 | 40.6 | 33.1-48.5 | 217 | 59.4 | 51.5-66.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 258 | 119 | 38.3 | 28.9-48.7 | 139 | 61.7 | 51.3-71.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 375 | 156 | 35.6 | 29.0-42.8 | 219 | 64.4 | 57.2-71.0 |
$50,000+ | 829 | 304 | 32.6 | 27.9-37.7 | 525 | 67.4 | 62.3-72.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 887 | 518 | 55.3 | 49.9-60.6 | 369 | 44.7 | 39.4-50.1 |
No | 1,694 | 630 | 30.7 | 27.4-34.2 | 1,064 | 69.3 | 65.8-72.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 464 | 206 | 35.2 | 29.3-41.6 | 258 | 64.8 | 58.4-70.7 |
Non-Veteran | 2,251 | 997 | 37.7 | 34.6-41.0 | 1,254 | 62.3 | 59.0-65.4 |
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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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