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| Total Respond.^ |
Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly* | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 6,185 | 86 | 1.4 | 1.1- 1.8 | 335 | 5.8 | 5.1- 6.6 | 290 | 4.9 | 4.3- 5.6 | 717 | 12.3 | 11.3-13.3 | 4,757 | 75.6 | 74.3-76.9 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,925 | 30 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 123 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.6 | 106 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.6 | 227 | 12.1 | 10.4-14.0 | 1,439 | 74.9 | 72.5-77.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 774 | 22 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.4 | 77 | 8.9 | 6.8-11.4 | 53 | 6.6 | 4.9- 8.9 | 92 | 12.8 | 10.1-16.1 | 530 | 68.9 | 64.8-72.7 |
| Female | 1,151 | *** | *** | *** | 46 | 3.9 | 2.8- 5.5 | 53 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.8 | 135 | 11.4 | 9.4-13.8 | 909 | 79.9 | 77.0-82.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,257 | 17 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 | 81 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.8 | 65 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.6 | 164 | 13.2 | 11.1-15.7 | 930 | 74.7 | 71.6-77.5 |
| African American | 486 | *** | *** | *** | 29 | 6.5 | 4.3- 9.6 | 30 | 5.9 | 3.9- 8.9 | 47 | 10.7 | 7.6-14.7 | 370 | 74.5 | 69.5-79.0 |
| Other minorities | 161 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 9.2 | 5.3-15.5 | 119 | 75.6 | 67.1-82.4 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 101 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 78 | 78.0 | 67.8-85.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,816 | 30 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.4 | 118 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.7 | 96 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.4 | 218 | 12.3 | 10.5-14.3 | 1,354 | 74.7 | 72.2-77.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 294 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.5 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.7 | 37 | 12.1 | 8.6-16.8 | 226 | 78.1 | 72.5-82.8 |
| 35-54 | 520 | *** | *** | *** | 34 | 6.2 | 4.3- 8.9 | 29 | 5.2 | 3.5- 7.6 | 78 | 14.8 | 11.6-18.8 | 369 | 71.5 | 66.9-75.7 |
| 55-64 | 465 | *** | *** | *** | 33 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.5 | 35 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.4 | 55 | 11.6 | 8.7-15.5 | 333 | 71.5 | 66.5-76.0 |
| 65-74 | 374 | *** | *** | *** | 30 | 7.8 | 5.3-11.3 | 21 | 7.5 | 4.3-12.7 | 38 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.5 | 281 | 74.8 | 69.1-79.8 |
| 75+ | 255 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.9 | 213 | 83.6 | 77.8-88.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 239 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 194 | 82.5 | 76.3-87.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 587 | *** | *** | *** | 45 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.8 | 29 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.6 | 58 | 11.3 | 8.4-15.0 | 448 | 75.1 | 70.6-79.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 558 | *** | *** | *** | 38 | 6.6 | 4.6- 9.3 | 37 | 6.6 | 4.6- 9.4 | 74 | 13.0 | 9.9-16.8 | 400 | 72.8 | 68.2-76.9 |
| College Graduate | 535 | *** | *** | *** | 29 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.2 | 25 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.1 | 82 | 17.0 | 13.4-21.2 | 391 | 71.7 | 66.8-76.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 233 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 193 | 84.2 | 77.5-89.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 312 | *** | *** | *** | 21 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.4 | *** | *** | *** | 26 | 7.4 | 4.8-11.4 | 241 | 78.3 | 72.2-83.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 218 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 6.8 | 3.8-11.8 | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 10.3 | 6.2-16.8 | 170 | 75.3 | 67.7-81.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 225 | *** | *** | *** | 13 | 7.9 | 4.5-13.5 | 20 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.5 | 23 | 11.6 | 7.3-18.0 | 164 | 71.9 | 64.3-78.3 |
| $50,000+ | 555 | *** | *** | *** | 47 | 8.1 | 5.8-11.3 | 35 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.6 | 107 | 19.1 | 15.4-23.5 | 356 | 65.3 | 60.3-69.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 580 | *** | *** | *** | 31 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.9 | 29 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.9 | 59 | 9.9 | 7.5-13.1 | 453 | 78.1 | 73.7-81.9 |
| No | 1,328 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.4 | 89 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.1 | 77 | 5.4 | 4.2- 7.0 | 167 | 12.8 | 10.7-15.2 | 973 | 73.9 | 70.9-76.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 298 | *** | *** | *** | 37 | 10.9 | 7.7-15.2 | 25 | 8.2 | 5.4-12.2 | 38 | 14.9 | 10.0-21.4 | 191 | 63.8 | 57.0-70.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,625 | 23 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 86 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 | 81 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.3 | 189 | 11.6 | 9.8-13.6 | 1,246 | 76.8 | 74.2-79.2 |
| RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,581 | 25 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.5 | 98 | 6.0 | 4.8- 7.5 | 86 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.6 | 178 | 11.4 | 9.5-13.4 | 1,194 | 75.9 | 73.2-78.4 |
| No | 344 | *** | *** | *** | 25 | 7.1 | 4.5-11.0 | 20 | 6.2 | 3.6-10.5 | 49 | 15.9 | 11.6-21.5 | 245 | 69.6 | 63.3-75.3 |
*Yearly equals less than once per month.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2014 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2014 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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