2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Social Context

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Buncombe 368 18 4.8 2.7- 8.3 19 6.4 3.6-10.9 36 12.2 8.4-17.4 50 16.7 11.9-22.8 245 59.9 53.2-66.3
Cumberland 419 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 15.3 11.2-20.4 49 12.7 9.2-17.2 287 65.8 59.9-71.3
Durham 420 20 3.9 2.2- 6.9 *** *** *** 51 13.8 10.0-18.9 49 14.4 10.5-19.5 289 63.7 57.4-69.5
Forsyth 402 32 7.6 5.0-11.2 *** *** *** 57 19.3 14.5-25.2 41 14.2 9.1-21.5 265 57.6 50.9-64.1
Gaston 349 22 7.4 4.4-12.4 *** *** *** 50 14.3 10.0-20.1 36 14.1 9.6-20.3 232 62.7 55.4-69.5
Guilford 481 30 6.4 4.2- 9.6 14 2.7 1.5- 4.7 67 15.1 11.5-19.6 67 15.5 11.6-20.3 303 60.4 54.7-65.7
Mecklenburg 585 36 6.7 4.5- 9.9 22 3.5 2.2- 5.4 86 14.4 11.3-18.3 61 11.6 8.7-15.3 380 63.8 58.9-68.4
New Hanover 382 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 13.6 9.0-19.9 44 16.1 11.2-22.8 272 63.8 56.4-70.6
Union 375 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 10.6 7.1-15.3 41 11.8 8.1-16.9 267 67.0 59.8-73.5
Wake 649 32 5.1 3.3- 7.8 20 3.0 1.8- 4.9 98 14.1 11.2-17.7 81 12.5 9.8-15.8 418 65.3 60.7-69.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC 3,688 201 5.1 4.3- 6.2 114 3.3 2.6- 4.2 527 15.8 14.3-17.5 423 13.4 11.9-15.0 2,423 62.4 60.3-64.5
Piedmont 5,941 354 6.1 5.3- 7.0 190 3.3 2.8- 3.9 818 14.8 13.6-16.0 698 13.3 12.1-14.6 3,881 62.5 60.8-64.1
Western NC 1,523 101 7.4 5.7- 9.6 59 4.5 3.3- 6.1 208 15.8 13.4-18.5 164 12.0 9.9-14.4 991 60.3 56.9-63.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 1,031 74 7.7 5.6-10.6 42 4.6 3.2- 6.7 128 13.2 10.5-16.4 122 13.0 10.3-16.1 665 61.5 57.3-65.5
Northwest 1,822 118 6.3 5.0- 7.9 48 2.7 1.9- 3.8 274 18.1 15.9-20.5 192 12.5 10.4-14.9 1,190 60.4 57.5-63.3
Charlotte 1,781 99 6.3 4.9- 8.2 65 3.6 2.7- 4.9 235 13.3 11.3-15.6 196 13.1 10.9-15.7 1,186 63.6 60.4-66.7
Greensboro 1,277 77 6.3 4.9- 8.1 43 3.8 2.7- 5.4 175 15.6 13.2-18.4 167 14.1 11.8-16.8 815 60.1 56.6-63.5
Southern Regional 1,465 81 4.1 3.0- 5.6 48 4.1 2.8- 6.1 202 15.5 12.9-18.5 183 13.4 11.1-16.0 951 62.9 59.3-66.3
Southeast 706 41 6.2 4.1- 9.3 22 3.6 2.1- 6.2 92 15.1 11.9-19.1 77 14.2 10.8-18.3 474 60.9 55.8-65.7
Wake 1,563 90 6.0 4.6- 7.8 49 3.2 2.3- 4.5 210 13.6 11.6-15.9 180 12.3 10.4-14.5 1,034 64.9 61.7-67.9
Area L 382 *** *** *** *** *** *** 60 16.5 12.3-21.6 43 16.2 11.2-22.8 251 59.5 53.0-65.8
Eastern 1,125 59 5.2 3.8- 6.9 35 2.8 1.9- 4.2 177 17.1 14.5-20.0 125 13.0 10.6-15.8 729 62.0 58.4-65.5

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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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