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2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	10,371	4,379	48.1	46.8-49.4	5,992	51.9	50.6-53.2
-WHITES	7,394	3,081	48.5	47.0-50.0	4,313	51.5	50.0-53.0
GENDER
Male	2,902	1,231	48.6	46.3-51.0	1,671	51.4	49.0-53.7
Female	4,492	1,850	48.3	46.4-50.3	2,642	51.7	49.7-53.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	146	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	7,237	3,010	48.5	47.0-50.0	4,227	51.5	50.0-53.0
AGE
18-34	935	657	71.3	67.8-74.6	278	28.7	25.4-32.2
35-44	926	526	56.2	52.4-60.0	400	43.8	40.0-47.6
45-54	1,270	568	45.4	42.1-48.8	702	54.6	51.2-57.9
55-64	1,582	633	40.5	37.6-43.5	949	59.5	56.5-62.4
65-74	1,503	474	32.1	29.3-35.0	1,029	67.9	65.0-70.7
75+	1,131	209	20.5	17.4-24.0	922	79.5	76.0-82.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	668	250	42.6	37.7-47.7	418	57.4	52.3-62.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,075	878	50.4	47.6-53.2	1,197	49.6	46.8-52.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,054	934	52.8	50.1-55.5	1,120	47.2	44.5-49.9
College Graduate	2,579	1,014	44.2	41.8-46.6	1,565	55.8	53.4-58.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	701	330	52.4	47.6-57.2	371	47.6	42.8-52.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,078	453	50.0	46.1-53.9	625	50.0	46.1-53.9
$25,000- 34,999	756	341	52.1	47.6-56.5	415	47.9	43.5-52.4
$35,000- 49,999	959	427	50.6	46.6-54.6	532	49.4	45.4-53.4
$50,000- 74,999	980	416	47.9	44.0-51.9	564	52.1	48.1-56.0
$75,000+	1,686	680	46.2	43.1-49.3	1,006	53.8	50.7-56.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,095	793	42.3	39.6-45.1	1,302	57.7	54.9-60.4
No	5,267	2,269	50.3	48.5-52.0	2,998	49.7	48.0-51.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,032	359	37.5	33.9-41.2	673	62.5	58.8-66.1
Non-Veteran	6,361	2,721	50.1	48.5-51.7	3,640	49.9	48.3-51.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

10,371

4,379

48.1

46.8-49.4

5,992

51.9

50.6-53.2

-WHITES

7,394

3,081

48.5

47.0-50.0

4,313

51.5

50.0-53.0

GENDER

Male

2,902

1,231

48.6

46.3-51.0

1,671

51.4

49.0-53.7

Female

4,492

1,850

48.3

46.4-50.3

2,642

51.7

49.7-53.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

146

***

Non-Hispanic

7,237

3,010

48.5

47.0-50.0

4,227

51.5

50.0-53.0

AGE

18-34

935

657

71.3

67.8-74.6

278

28.7

25.4-32.2

35-44

926

526

56.2

52.4-60.0

400

43.8

40.0-47.6

45-54

1,270

568

45.4

42.1-48.8

702

54.6

51.2-57.9

55-64

1,582

633

40.5

37.6-43.5

949

59.5

56.5-62.4

65-74

1,503

474

32.1

29.3-35.0

1,029

67.9

65.0-70.7

75+

1,131

209

20.5

17.4-24.0

922

79.5

76.0-82.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

668

250

42.6

37.7-47.7

418

57.4

52.3-62.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,075

878

50.4

47.6-53.2

1,197

49.6

46.8-52.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,054

934

52.8

50.1-55.5

1,120

47.2

44.5-49.9

College Graduate

2,579

1,014

44.2

41.8-46.6

1,565

55.8

53.4-58.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

701

330

52.4

47.6-57.2

371

47.6

42.8-52.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,078

453

50.0

46.1-53.9

625

50.0

46.1-53.9

$25,000- 34,999

756

341

52.1

47.6-56.5

415

47.9

43.5-52.4

$35,000- 49,999

959

427

50.6

46.6-54.6

532

49.4

45.4-53.4

$50,000- 74,999

980

416

47.9

44.0-51.9

564

52.1

48.1-56.0

$75,000+

1,686

680

46.2

43.1-49.3

1,006

53.8

50.7-56.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,095

793

42.3

39.6-45.1

1,302

57.7

54.9-60.4

5,267

2,269

50.3

48.5-52.0

2,998

49.7

48.0-51.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,032

359

37.5

33.9-41.2

673

62.5

58.8-66.1

Non-Veteran

6,361

2,721

50.1

48.5-51.7

3,640

49.9

48.3-51.5

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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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