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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 10,612 | 4,147 | 38.9 | 37.7-40.1 | 5,081 | 47.5 | 46.2-48.7 | 461 | 4.7 | 4.2- 5.3 | 680 | 6.5 | 5.9- 7.2 | 243 | 2.4 | 2.0- 2.8 |
-FEMALES | 6,532 | 2,595 | 40.5 | 38.9-42.1 | 3,082 | 46.1 | 44.5-47.7 | 272 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.1 | 421 | 6.6 | 5.8- 7.5 | 162 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 4,602 | 2,031 | 45.0 | 43.2-46.9 | 2,075 | 43.7 | 41.9-45.6 | 183 | 4.1 | 3.4- 4.9 | 235 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.3 | 78 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.5 |
African American | 1,268 | 387 | 32.9 | 29.5-36.5 | 621 | 46.7 | 43.1-50.3 | 57 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.3 | 146 | 10.9 | 8.9-13.3 | 57 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.9 |
Other Minorities | 604 | 164 | 24.1 | 19.7-29.1 | 352 | 63.2 | 57.7-68.3 | 28 | 4.2 | 2.5- 7.0 | 37 | 5.9 | 3.9- 8.8 | 23 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.6 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 962 | 340 | 36.3 | 32.7-40.1 | 437 | 45.0 | 41.3-48.8 | 67 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.8 | 87 | 9.5 | 7.4-12.2 | 31 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.7 |
35-44 | 853 | 343 | 41.5 | 37.6-45.5 | 380 | 44.0 | 40.1-48.0 | 50 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.2 | 49 | 5.6 | 4.0- 7.6 | 31 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.3 |
45-54 | 1,142 | 506 | 47.2 | 43.5-50.9 | 470 | 39.5 | 36.0-43.1 | 56 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.4 | 70 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.2 | 40 | 3.4 | 2.3- 4.8 |
55-64 | 1,340 | 597 | 43.6 | 40.4-46.9 | 573 | 44.8 | 41.6-48.1 | 46 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.5 | 92 | 6.2 | 4.8- 8.0 | 32 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.4 |
65-74 | 1,232 | 487 | 39.9 | 36.6-43.4 | 631 | 53.1 | 49.6-56.5 | 27 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 66 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.3 | 21 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 |
75+ | 924 | 304 | 33.4 | 29.7-37.3 | 543 | 59.0 | 55.0-62.9 | 22 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.8 | 52 | 5.2 | 3.8- 7.2 | *** | *** | *** |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 746 | 173 | 27.0 | 22.8-31.7 | 460 | 60.5 | 55.7-65.1 | 27 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.7 | 74 | 8.4 | 6.3-11.3 | *** | *** | *** |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,873 | 580 | 33.5 | 30.7-36.4 | 1,029 | 51.3 | 48.4-54.2 | 79 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.8 | 129 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.7 | 56 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,883 | 727 | 40.2 | 37.4-43.1 | 876 | 44.1 | 41.2-47.0 | 92 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.3 | 133 | 7.5 | 5.9- 9.4 | 55 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.5 |
College Graduate | 2,011 | 1,110 | 56.1 | 53.3-58.8 | 704 | 34.9 | 32.3-37.6 | 73 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.7 | 85 | 3.8 | 2.9- 5.0 | 39 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 841 | 218 | 27.7 | 23.7-32.0 | 444 | 52.9 | 48.3-57.5 | 50 | 5.6 | 3.9- 7.9 | 93 | 9.9 | 7.5-13.0 | 36 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,158 | 305 | 28.7 | 25.2-32.5 | 683 | 54.9 | 51.0-58.7 | 60 | 5.8 | 4.2- 7.9 | 74 | 7.2 | 5.5- 9.5 | 36 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 703 | 265 | 37.8 | 33.2-42.5 | 341 | 47.3 | 42.5-52.1 | 21 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.3 | 56 | 7.9 | 5.7-10.9 | 20 | 3.3 | 1.8- 5.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 772 | 333 | 43.2 | 38.8-47.8 | 363 | 46.8 | 42.4-51.3 | 23 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.1 | 41 | 5.3 | 3.8- 7.5 | *** | *** | *** |
$50,000- 74,999 | 757 | 382 | 48.5 | 43.9-53.1 | 291 | 38.5 | 34.3-43.0 | 29 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.3 | 41 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.6 | *** | *** | *** |
$75,000+ | 1,042 | 636 | 61.1 | 57.4-64.8 | 325 | 31.6 | 28.2-35.3 | 36 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.6 | 31 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.3 | *** | *** | *** |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,822 | 612 | 34.6 | 31.7-37.7 | 877 | 47.4 | 44.3-50.4 | 96 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.3 | 165 | 8.9 | 7.3-10.9 | 72 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.7 |
No | 4,688 | 1,978 | 42.3 | 40.4-44.1 | 2,189 | 45.6 | 43.8-47.5 | 176 | 4.0 | 3.4- 4.8 | 255 | 5.9 | 5.0- 6.9 | 90 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 130 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Veteran | 6,400 | 2,537 | 40.3 | 38.8-41.9 | 3,029 | 46.3 | 44.7-47.9 | 264 | 4.3 | 3.7- 5.0 | 412 | 6.6 | 5.8- 7.5 | 158 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.0 |
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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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