2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Context-AFRICAN AMERICANS

How often in the past 12 months would you say you were worried or stressed about having enough money to buy
nutritious meals? Would you say you were worried or stressed-
Always, Usually, Sometimes, Rarely or Never?

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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 11,152 656 5.9 5.4- 6.6 363 3.5 3.1- 4.0 1,553 15.3 14.5-16.3 1,285 13.2 12.3-14.1 7,295 62.0 60.8-63.2
-AFRICAN AMERICANS 2,044 167 7.6 6.2- 9.2 66 2.9 2.2- 4.0 379 19.0 16.9-21.3 269 14.6 12.6-16.8 1,163 56.0 53.1-58.8
GENDER
Male 694 57 7.2 5.3- 9.6 19 2.8 1.7- 4.8 93 14.0 11.2-17.5 82 13.0 9.9-16.8 443 63.0 58.4-67.4
Female 1,350 110 7.9 6.0-10.2 47 3.0 2.1- 4.3 286 23.0 20.2-26.1 187 15.8 13.4-18.7 720 50.2 46.8-53.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 1,990 166 7.8 6.4- 9.5 61 2.7 2.0- 3.7 364 18.7 16.6-21.0 259 14.3 12.3-16.5 1,140 56.5 53.7-59.4
AGE
18-34 424 21 3.8 2.3- 6.1 16 3.8 2.2- 6.3 90 19.9 16.0-24.5 78 18.1 14.1-22.9 219 54.4 48.9-59.8
35-44 304 29 7.7 5.1-11.4 *** *** *** 64 22.0 16.7-28.4 51 18.0 13.0-24.4 148 48.5 41.7-55.3
45-54 393 49 12.6 8.5-18.3 *** *** *** 72 17.4 13.2-22.6 65 16.4 12.1-21.8 194 52.1 45.7-58.4
55-64 436 42 10.7 7.3-15.4 *** *** *** 78 17.3 13.5-22.0 39 6.6 4.6- 9.5 262 62.5 56.6-68.0
65-74 299 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 13.7 9.4-19.5 20 6.5 3.8-10.8 210 74.1 67.1-80.0
75+ 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.3 5.8-17.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 326 38 12.1 7.8-18.3 *** *** *** 79 22.4 17.3-28.5 35 12.7 7.7-20.1 160 48.8 41.5-56.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 633 53 7.1 5.1- 9.8 *** *** *** 132 20.3 16.6-24.5 76 14.3 11.1-18.2 356 55.8 50.9-60.7
Some Post-H.S. 605 51 7.4 5.4-10.2 24 3.2 2.0- 5.1 112 19.1 15.5-23.4 82 14.4 11.2-18.4 336 55.9 50.9-60.7
College Graduate 471 24 3.7 2.3- 6.1 *** *** *** 54 12.7 9.2-17.3 74 16.7 12.8-21.4 307 64.7 59.0-70.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 387 63 13.4 9.8-18.2 24 6.7 4.0-11.1 94 26.2 20.8-32.4 43 12.6 8.9-17.7 163 41.0 34.5-47.9
$15,000- 24,999 466 53 12.0 8.4-16.9 25 4.5 2.8- 7.1 115 22.4 18.2-27.3 70 19.0 14.0-25.1 203 42.1 36.4-48.1
$25,000- 34,999 266 14 5.6 3.0- 9.9 *** *** *** 45 17.9 12.5-25.1 36 14.4 9.9-20.5 166 61.1 53.4-68.3
$35,000- 49,999 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 16.0 10.4-23.8 36 15.4 10.2-22.6 145 63.2 54.6-71.0
$50,000- 74,999 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 11.8 6.8-19.6 34 17.2 11.6-24.9 139 67.3 58.3-75.2
$75,000+ 180 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 13.6 8.4-21.3 147 82.9 75.1-88.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 535 87 18.2 13.8-23.7 25 4.6 2.8- 7.5 113 21.6 17.2-26.7 57 11.1 8.2-14.8 253 44.5 38.9-50.2
No 1,499 79 4.6 3.5- 6.0 41 2.5 1.7- 3.6 263 18.2 15.8-20.8 211 15.5 13.1-18.2 905 59.2 55.9-62.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 250 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 11.5 6.9-18.6 25 9.4 5.9-14.7 183 71.5 63.7-78.2
Non-Veteran 1,794 153 7.7 6.3- 9.5 62 3.2 2.3- 4.3 355 20.0 17.7-22.5 244 15.3 13.1-17.7 980 53.8 50.8-56.8

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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.

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