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2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	10,371	4,379	48.1	46.8-49.4	5,992	51.9	50.6-53.2
GENDER
Male	4,002	1,717	48.4	46.4-50.4	2,285	51.6	49.6-53.6
Female	6,369	2,662	47.9	46.2-49.5	3,707	52.1	50.5-53.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	7,248	3,012	48.5	47.0-50.0	4,236	51.5	50.0-53.0
Non-Hispanic Black	1,815	817	50.6	47.6-53.7	998	49.4	46.3-52.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	402	193	52.4	44.5-60.3	209	47.6	39.7-55.5
Non-Hispanic Other	248	112	52.0	43.1-60.8	136	48.0	39.2-56.9
Hispanic	588	223	36.5	31.9-41.3	365	63.5	58.7-68.1
AGE
18-34	1,631	1,031	65.2	62.4-67.9	600	34.8	32.1-37.6
35-44	1,422	746	52.2	49.1-55.3	676	47.8	44.7-50.9
45-54	1,832	826	45.8	42.9-48.7	1,006	54.2	51.3-57.1
55-64	2,163	882	41.1	38.5-43.8	1,281	58.9	56.2-61.5
65-74	1,886	598	32.5	29.9-35.2	1,288	67.5	64.8-70.1
75+	1,342	270	21.3	18.4-24.6	1,072	78.7	75.4-81.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,270	476	41.5	37.9-45.2	794	58.5	54.8-62.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,971	1,281	50.4	48.0-52.8	1,690	49.6	47.2-52.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,837	1,315	53.2	50.8-55.5	1,522	46.8	44.5-49.2
College Graduate	3,259	1,299	43.5	41.4-45.7	1,960	56.5	54.3-58.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,243	574	51.4	47.6-55.1	669	48.6	44.9-52.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,780	768	48.8	45.7-51.9	1,012	51.2	48.1-54.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,119	510	51.3	47.4-55.1	609	48.7	44.9-52.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,280	567	50.4	46.9-53.9	713	49.6	46.1-53.1
$50,000-74,999	1,238	545	48.3	44.8-51.9	693	51.7	48.1-55.2
$75,000+	1,975	791	45.2	42.4-48.1	1,184	54.8	51.9-57.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,844	1,110	44.2	41.8-46.6	1,734	55.8	53.4-58.2
No	7,478	3,248	49.2	47.7-50.7	4,230	50.8	49.3-52.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,346	495	39.3	36.1-42.6	851	60.7	57.4-63.9
Non-Veteran	9,022	3,882	49.3	47.9-50.7	5,140	50.7	49.3-52.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,371

4,379

48.1

46.8-49.4

5,992

51.9

50.6-53.2

GENDER

Male

4,002

1,717

48.4

46.4-50.4

2,285

51.6

49.6-53.6

Female

6,369

2,662

47.9

46.2-49.5

3,707

52.1

50.5-53.8

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

7,248

3,012

48.5

47.0-50.0

4,236

51.5

50.0-53.0

Non-Hispanic Black

1,815

817

50.6

47.6-53.7

998

49.4

46.3-52.4

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

402

193

52.4

44.5-60.3

209

47.6

39.7-55.5

Non-Hispanic Other

248

112

52.0

43.1-60.8

136

48.0

39.2-56.9

Hispanic

588

223

36.5

31.9-41.3

365

63.5

58.7-68.1

AGE

18-34

1,631

1,031

65.2

62.4-67.9

600

34.8

32.1-37.6

35-44

1,422

746

52.2

49.1-55.3

676

47.8

44.7-50.9

45-54

1,832

826

45.8

42.9-48.7

1,006

54.2

51.3-57.1

55-64

2,163

882

41.1

38.5-43.8

1,281

58.9

56.2-61.5

65-74

1,886

598

32.5

29.9-35.2

1,288

67.5

64.8-70.1

75+

1,342

270

21.3

18.4-24.6

1,072

78.7

75.4-81.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,270

476

41.5

37.9-45.2

794

58.5

54.8-62.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,971

1,281

50.4

48.0-52.8

1,690

49.6

47.2-52.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,837

1,315

53.2

50.8-55.5

1,522

46.8

44.5-49.2

College Graduate

3,259

1,299

43.5

41.4-45.7

1,960

56.5

54.3-58.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,243

574

51.4

47.6-55.1

669

48.6

44.9-52.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,780

768

48.8

45.7-51.9

1,012

51.2

48.1-54.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,119

510

51.3

47.4-55.1

609

48.7

44.9-52.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,280

567

50.4

46.9-53.9

713

49.6

46.1-53.1

$50,000-74,999

1,238

545

48.3

44.8-51.9

693

51.7

48.1-55.2

$75,000+

1,975

791

45.2

42.4-48.1

1,184

54.8

51.9-57.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,844

1,110

44.2

41.8-46.6

1,734

55.8

53.4-58.2

7,478

3,248

49.2

47.7-50.7

4,230

50.8

49.3-52.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,346

495

39.3

36.1-42.6

851

60.7

57.4-63.9

Non-Veteran

9,022

3,882

49.3

47.9-50.7

5,140

50.7

49.3-52.1

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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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