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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 |
-MALES | 4,080 | 1,552 | 37.1 | 35.3-39.1 | 1,999 | 49.0 | 47.0-51.0 | 189 | 5.1 | 4.4- 6.1 | 259 | 6.5 | 5.6- 7.4 | 81 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,946 | 1,205 | 39.7 | 37.5-42.0 | 1,419 | 49.2 | 46.9-51.5 | 120 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.3 | 162 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.6 | 40 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.9 |
African American | 645 | 209 | 34.3 | 29.8-39.2 | 294 | 42.5 | 37.8-47.3 | 42 | 7.6 | 5.5-10.6 | 68 | 10.0 | 7.6-12.9 | 32 | 5.6 | 3.5- 8.6 |
Other Minorities | 461 | 126 | 24.6 | 19.7-30.4 | 277 | 61.1 | 54.8-67.0 | 24 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.6 | 25 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.5 | *** | *** | *** |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 723 | 266 | 36.7 | 32.6-41.0 | 313 | 44.7 | 40.4-49.0 | 66 | 8.7 | 6.7-11.2 | 57 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.5 | 21 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.2 |
35-44 | 616 | 224 | 36.0 | 31.6-40.5 | 297 | 48.0 | 43.3-52.7 | 29 | 4.7 | 3.2- 6.9 | 49 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.5 | *** | *** | *** |
45-54 | 720 | 290 | 40.4 | 36.1-44.9 | 336 | 46.7 | 42.3-51.1 | 31 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.6 | 47 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.3 | *** | *** | *** |
55-64 | 862 | 336 | 37.0 | 33.1-41.1 | 423 | 52.8 | 48.6-56.9 | 34 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.9 | 52 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.6 | *** | *** | *** |
65-74 | 720 | 303 | 40.5 | 36.2-45.1 | 365 | 52.5 | 48.0-57.0 | 18 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.2 | 27 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.0 | *** | *** | *** |
75+ | 419 | 126 | 27.6 | 22.6-33.2 | 256 | 63.5 | 57.5-69.1 | *** | *** | *** | 23 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.4 | *** | *** | *** |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 529 | 112 | 24.2 | 19.6-29.5 | 332 | 60.9 | 55.4-66.1 | 22 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.7 | 47 | 7.2 | 5.1-10.0 | *** | *** | *** |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,156 | 357 | 33.4 | 30.0-37.0 | 633 | 51.2 | 47.5-54.9 | 63 | 6.0 | 4.4- 7.9 | 82 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.2 | 21 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,033 | 373 | 35.7 | 32.2-39.3 | 513 | 49.5 | 45.8-53.3 | 53 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.7 | 70 | 6.8 | 5.2- 8.9 | 24 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.6 |
College Graduate | 1,347 | 704 | 52.8 | 49.4-56.2 | 514 | 37.0 | 33.8-40.3 | 51 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.0 | 58 | 4.5 | 3.4- 6.1 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 420 | 110 | 26.7 | 21.5-32.6 | 211 | 48.8 | 42.7-55.0 | 27 | 8.5 | 5.4-13.0 | 49 | 10.0 | 7.0-14.0 | 23 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 655 | 156 | 24.3 | 20.2-28.9 | 392 | 58.3 | 53.3-63.0 | 30 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.0 | 60 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.1 | *** | *** | *** |
$25,000- 34,999 | 442 | 141 | 29.1 | 24.2-34.4 | 237 | 54.1 | 48.3-59.9 | 17 | 4.8 | 2.8- 7.9 | 38 | 10.2 | 7.3-14.2 | *** | *** | *** |
$35,000- 49,999 | 542 | 205 | 37.2 | 32.1-42.5 | 271 | 49.7 | 44.4-55.1 | 31 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 | 27 | 5.1 | 3.3- 8.0 | *** | *** | *** |
$50,000- 74,999 | 518 | 238 | 44.8 | 39.6-50.2 | 232 | 44.5 | 39.2-49.9 | 25 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.2 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.3 | *** | *** | *** |
$75,000+ | 993 | 527 | 52.6 | 48.6-56.6 | 391 | 39.7 | 35.8-43.7 | 33 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.2 | 32 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.0 | *** | *** | *** |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,054 | 355 | 32.7 | 29.2-36.3 | 544 | 52.2 | 48.3-56.0 | 38 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.4 | 90 | 9.4 | 7.4-11.9 | 27 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.2 |
No | 3,006 | 1,195 | 38.6 | 36.4-40.8 | 1,443 | 48.0 | 45.7-50.4 | 150 | 5.7 | 4.8- 6.9 | 164 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.6 | 54 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,236 | 505 | 42.0 | 38.6-45.4 | 612 | 48.3 | 44.9-51.8 | 43 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.7 | 58 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.5 | 18 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 |
Non-Veteran | 2,843 | 1,047 | 35.7 | 33.5-38.0 | 1,386 | 49.2 | 46.8-51.5 | 146 | 5.7 | 4.7- 6.9 | 201 | 7.0 | 5.9- 8.2 | 63 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.3 |
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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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