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| Total Respond.^ |
Always | Usually | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 9,880 | 1,063 | 11.4 | 10.6-12.3 | 437 | 4.8 | 4.3- 5.4 | 1,769 | 19.0 | 18.0-20.0 | 1,343 | 15.0 | 14.0-15.9 | 5,268 | 49.8 | 48.5-51.1 |
| -Eastern NC | 3,272 | 334 | 10.7 | 9.3-12.2 | 158 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.4 | 584 | 18.3 | 16.7-20.1 | 443 | 15.0 | 13.4-16.7 | 1,753 | 50.7 | 48.5-52.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,249 | 114 | 10.3 | 8.2-12.8 | 53 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.4 | 183 | 16.3 | 13.9-19.1 | 181 | 15.8 | 13.3-18.5 | 718 | 53.0 | 49.5-56.5 |
| Female | 2,023 | 220 | 11.1 | 9.4-13.0 | 105 | 5.9 | 4.7- 7.4 | 401 | 20.2 | 18.0-22.5 | 262 | 14.3 | 12.4-16.5 | 1,035 | 48.5 | 45.7-51.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,040 | 172 | 9.3 | 7.7-11.2 | 85 | 4.6 | 3.5- 5.9 | 300 | 16.0 | 14.1-18.1 | 268 | 15.4 | 13.4-17.6 | 1,215 | 54.8 | 52.0-57.5 |
| African American | 741 | 104 | 14.5 | 11.4-18.2 | 41 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.3 | 166 | 22.0 | 18.5-26.0 | 109 | 15.2 | 12.2-18.8 | 321 | 42.4 | 37.8-47.2 |
| Other minorities | 465 | 54 | 9.6 | 6.1-14.7 | 31 | 8.5 | 5.1-13.9 | 113 | 23.3 | 18.1-29.4 | 65 | 13.1 | 9.1-18.4 | 202 | 45.5 | 38.4-52.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 179 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 9.7 | 5.3-16.9 | 57 | 33.3 | 25.7-41.8 | 23 | 11.5 | 7.3-17.6 | 73 | 41.0 | 32.7-49.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,085 | 322 | 11.2 | 9.7-12.8 | 143 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.1 | 527 | 17.2 | 15.5-19.0 | 420 | 15.3 | 13.6-17.1 | 1,673 | 51.4 | 49.1-53.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 478 | 48 | 12.0 | 8.8-16.1 | 34 | 7.7 | 5.3-11.0 | 103 | 19.6 | 15.9-23.8 | 101 | 20.3 | 16.4-24.9 | 192 | 40.4 | 35.3-45.8 |
| 35-54 | 1,040 | 130 | 11.5 | 9.3-14.2 | 73 | 6.9 | 5.3- 8.9 | 224 | 21.3 | 18.5-24.5 | 159 | 15.2 | 12.8-18.0 | 454 | 45.1 | 41.4-48.8 |
| 55-64 | 733 | 83 | 11.5 | 8.7-15.1 | 26 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.9 | 125 | 15.8 | 12.9-19.3 | 104 | 14.5 | 11.5-18.0 | 395 | 55.8 | 51.2-60.3 |
| 65-74 | 599 | 50 | 6.7 | 4.7- 9.4 | *** | *** | *** | 76 | 13.1 | 9.8-17.3 | 52 | 9.3 | 6.8-12.6 | 408 | 69.5 | 64.6-74.0 |
| 75+ | 392 | 18 | 6.0 | 3.4-10.4 | *** | *** | *** | 51 | 12.9 | 9.1-17.9 | 26 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.5 | 288 | 73.2 | 67.2-78.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 410 | 75 | 19.9 | 15.0-25.8 | 30 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.4 | 97 | 22.4 | 17.8-27.8 | 40 | 10.6 | 7.4-14.9 | 168 | 40.5 | 34.3-47.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 961 | 116 | 11.0 | 8.8-13.7 | 48 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.1 | 183 | 19.1 | 16.1-22.5 | 115 | 13.8 | 11.1-17.0 | 499 | 50.3 | 46.2-54.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 916 | 98 | 10.7 | 8.3-13.6 | 52 | 5.7 | 4.1- 8.0 | 172 | 18.5 | 15.6-21.8 | 138 | 17.7 | 14.6-21.2 | 456 | 47.5 | 43.4-51.6 |
| College Graduate | 976 | 44 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.4 | 28 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.8 | 130 | 14.1 | 11.6-17.0 | 150 | 16.0 | 13.3-19.0 | 624 | 63.1 | 59.3-66.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 403 | 123 | 30.7 | 24.8-37.3 | 43 | 9.4 | 6.3-13.7 | 94 | 23.9 | 18.8-29.9 | 29 | 7.6 | 4.8-11.6 | 114 | 28.5 | 22.5-35.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 564 | 86 | 15.7 | 12.0-20.2 | 38 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.1 | 144 | 24.8 | 20.4-29.7 | 64 | 12.1 | 8.9-16.2 | 232 | 38.2 | 32.9-43.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 391 | 35 | 9.9 | 6.5-14.7 | 25 | 7.0 | 4.3-11.2 | 95 | 26.3 | 21.0-32.3 | 52 | 16.2 | 11.6-22.0 | 184 | 40.7 | 34.7-47.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 437 | 29 | 8.9 | 5.7-13.6 | 17 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.4 | 75 | 17.9 | 13.7-23.0 | 77 | 17.5 | 13.5-22.4 | 239 | 51.9 | 46.0-57.8 |
| $50,000+ | 994 | 19 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.5 | 17 | 2.2 | 1.2- 3.8 | 107 | 11.6 | 9.4-14.3 | 168 | 18.3 | 15.4-21.6 | 683 | 65.3 | 61.4-68.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 952 | 186 | 20.5 | 17.1-24.5 | 63 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.5 | 170 | 19.3 | 16.1-22.9 | 100 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.8 | 433 | 42.4 | 38.4-46.6 |
| No | 2,306 | 146 | 7.6 | 6.2- 9.2 | 95 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.1 | 410 | 18.0 | 16.1-20.0 | 341 | 16.3 | 14.4-18.4 | 1,314 | 53.3 | 50.7-55.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 485 | 25 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.6 | *** | *** | *** | 51 | 12.7 | 9.4-17.0 | 68 | 14.6 | 11.0-19.1 | 328 | 64.2 | 58.6-69.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,787 | 309 | 11.5 | 10.0-13.2 | 145 | 5.9 | 4.8- 7.2 | 533 | 19.4 | 17.6-21.3 | 375 | 15.1 | 13.4-17.0 | 1,425 | 48.2 | 45.7-50.6 |
*Asked only of those who rent or own their home.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 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).
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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