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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 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 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,350 | 112 | 4.8 | 3.9- 6.0 | 58 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.7 | 278 | 12.9 | 11.2-14.7 | 254 | 12.2 | 10.4-14.1 | 1,648 | 67.4 | 64.8-69.8 |
| Female | 3,591 | 242 | 7.2 | 6.2- 8.5 | 132 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.7 | 540 | 16.5 | 15.0-18.2 | 444 | 14.4 | 12.8-16.0 | 2,233 | 58.0 | 55.9-60.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,338 | 222 | 5.4 | 4.6- 6.4 | 125 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.8 | 494 | 12.2 | 11.0-13.6 | 487 | 13.3 | 11.9-14.8 | 3,010 | 66.0 | 64.1-67.8 |
| African American | 1,093 | 94 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.7 | 38 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.6 | 196 | 18.8 | 16.0-22.0 | 146 | 14.0 | 11.4-17.0 | 619 | 55.8 | 51.9-59.6 |
| Other minorities | 458 | 37 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.7 | 26 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.1 | 122 | 24.4 | 19.8-29.7 | 56 | 12.2 | 8.9-16.4 | 217 | 51.7 | 45.5-57.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 387 | 21 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.1 | 29 | 7.3 | 4.8-10.8 | 125 | 32.4 | 27.1-38.2 | 52 | 13.1 | 9.6-17.6 | 160 | 42.4 | 36.3-48.7 |
| Non-Hispanic | 5,535 | 332 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.1 | 160 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.6 | 691 | 13.4 | 12.2-14.6 | 643 | 13.3 | 12.1-14.7 | 3,709 | 64.1 | 62.4-65.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 1,003 | 58 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.7 | 54 | 4.4 | 3.2- 5.9 | 205 | 19.3 | 16.6-22.4 | 178 | 17.0 | 14.3-20.1 | 508 | 54.2 | 50.5-57.9 |
| 35-54 | 1,982 | 154 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.6 | 84 | 3.9 | 3.1- 5.0 | 316 | 15.6 | 13.7-17.6 | 278 | 14.6 | 12.7-16.7 | 1,150 | 58.0 | 55.3-60.7 |
| 55-64 | 1,145 | 79 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.1 | 30 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.7 | 149 | 12.4 | 10.3-14.8 | 109 | 10.6 | 8.4-13.2 | 778 | 67.7 | 64.2-71.0 |
| 65-74 | 999 | 44 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.5 | *** | *** | *** | 94 | 8.1 | 6.4-10.3 | 70 | 7.2 | 5.5- 9.3 | 776 | 79.6 | 76.5-82.4 |
| 75+ | 754 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 46 | 7.4 | 5.0-10.8 | 58 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.0 | 626 | 82.2 | 78.1-85.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 733 | 77 | 11.0 | 8.2-14.5 | 42 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.0 | 187 | 25.2 | 21.5-29.4 | 67 | 10.1 | 7.2-13.8 | 360 | 48.7 | 44.0-53.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,637 | 117 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.7 | 46 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.5 | 259 | 15.7 | 13.6-18.0 | 215 | 14.8 | 12.6-17.3 | 1,000 | 59.3 | 56.1-62.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,592 | 111 | 6.0 | 4.8- 7.5 | 66 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.3 | 223 | 14.8 | 12.6-17.3 | 211 | 15.1 | 12.9-17.7 | 981 | 60.0 | 56.8-63.1 |
| College Graduate | 1,959 | 48 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.2 | 36 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.3 | 146 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.2 | 203 | 11.6 | 9.9-13.5 | 1,526 | 77.0 | 74.6-79.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 652 | 126 | 19.4 | 15.7-23.6 | 49 | 7.3 | 5.2-10.2 | 160 | 25.4 | 21.2-30.1 | 78 | 12.7 | 9.8-16.4 | 239 | 35.2 | 30.5-40.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 991 | 91 | 10.6 | 8.2-13.7 | 71 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.6 | 231 | 23.8 | 20.6-27.2 | 130 | 16.2 | 13.0-20.0 | 468 | 42.0 | 38.1-46.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 604 | 37 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.4 | 16 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.6 | 100 | 17.1 | 13.5-21.4 | 78 | 15.5 | 11.5-20.6 | 373 | 58.9 | 53.4-64.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 722 | 33 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.9 | *** | *** | *** | 91 | 14.0 | 11.1-17.5 | 99 | 15.4 | 12.1-19.3 | 483 | 63.1 | 58.3-67.7 |
| $50,000+ | 1,955 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.8- 2.0 | 15 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 | 88 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.1 | 216 | 12.1 | 10.3-14.1 | 1,614 | 80.5 | 78.0-82.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,504 | 196 | 15.4 | 13.0-18.2 | 72 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.7 | 260 | 18.2 | 15.7-20.9 | 183 | 13.9 | 11.7-16.5 | 793 | 47.4 | 44.1-50.8 |
| No | 4,413 | 157 | 3.7 | 3.1- 4.5 | 117 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.5 | 552 | 13.8 | 12.6-15.3 | 512 | 13.1 | 11.8-14.6 | 3,075 | 66.4 | 64.6-68.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 716 | 24 | 3.2 | 2.1- 5.0 | *** | *** | *** | 55 | 8.9 | 6.4-12.2 | 66 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.6 | 558 | 76.0 | 71.8-79.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 5,222 | 329 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.4 | 177 | 3.5 | 2.9- 4.1 | 762 | 15.5 | 14.3-16.9 | 632 | 13.7 | 12.5-15.1 | 3,322 | 60.8 | 59.1-62.6 |
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.
Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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