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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 4,444 | 4,158 | 90.8 | 89.1-92.2 | 286 | 9.2 | 7.8-10.9 |
| -Western NC | 824 | 778 | 93.4 | 90.1-95.6 | 46 | 6.6 | 4.4- 9.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 314 | 296 | 93.2 | 87.2-96.5 | 18 | 6.8 | 3.5-12.8 |
| Female | 510 | 482 | 93.5 | 89.2-96.1 | 28 | 6.5 | 3.9-10.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 761 | 721 | 93.4 | 89.8-95.8 | 40 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.2 |
| Other minorities | 57 | 51 | 92.5 | 82.1-97.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 17 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 804 | 759 | 93.4 | 90.0-95.7 | 45 | 6.6 | 4.3-10.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-34 | 11 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 35-54 | 153 | 145 | 95.4 | 87.6-98.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| 55-64 | 215 | 202 | 89.8 | 79.7-95.1 | 13 | 10.2 | 4.9-20.3 |
| 65-74 | 231 | 223 | 97.0 | 93.8-98.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 208 | 194 | 93.9 | 89.5-96.6 | 14 | 6.1 | 3.4-10.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 145 | 135 | 94.0 | 86.6-97.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 265 | 254 | 95.4 | 90.5-97.8 | 11 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 226 | 214 | 93.1 | 85.1-97.0 | 12 | 6.9 | 3.0-14.9 |
| College Graduate | 188 | 175 | 89.2 | 76.8-95.3 | 13 | 10.8 | 4.7-23.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 140 | 129 | 90.9 | 78.5-96.4 | 11 | 9.1 | 3.6-21.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 165 | 157 | 94.8 | 87.1-98.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 105 | 101 | 94.6 | 82.5-98.5 | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 101 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000+ | 157 | 149 | 93.6 | 84.2-97.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 391 | 369 | 93.7 | 88.5-96.6 | 22 | 6.3 | 3.4-11.5 |
| No | 429 | 405 | 93.1 | 88.1-96.1 | 24 | 6.9 | 3.9-11.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 145 | 139 | 93.1 | 79.1-98.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Veteran | 679 | 639 | 93.4 | 90.0-95.8 | 40 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.0 |
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*Asked only of those who report having high blood pressure
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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