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| Total Respond.^ |
Within the past year (<12 months) | Within the past 2 years | Within the past 5 years | 5 or more years ago | Never | |||||||||||
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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 | 7,192 | 5,705 | 75.6 | 74.4-76.9 | 665 | 10.7 | 9.9-11.7 | 419 | 6.9 | 6.2- 7.7 | 349 | 5.8 | 5.1- 6.5 | 54 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.2 |
| -Piedmont NC | 3,946 | 3,079 | 74.0 | 72.3-75.7 | 377 | 10.9 | 9.7-12.2 | 268 | 8.3 | 7.2- 9.5 | 189 | 5.9 | 5.0- 6.9 | 33 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,714 | 1,250 | 69.8 | 67.1-72.4 | 167 | 10.4 | 8.8-12.3 | 158 | 10.5 | 8.8-12.5 | 114 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.6 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.3 |
| Female | 2,232 | 1,829 | 78.0 | 75.8-80.1 | 210 | 11.4 | 9.8-13.1 | 110 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.6 | 75 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,753 | 2,179 | 74.9 | 72.8-76.9 | 243 | 10.1 | 8.8-11.7 | 180 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.5 | 135 | 6.3 | 5.3- 7.6 | 16 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| African American | 810 | 668 | 79.7 | 76.1-82.8 | 70 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.4 | 41 | 6.2 | 4.4- 8.7 | 26 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| Other minorities | 327 | 193 | 54.1 | 47.6-60.4 | 57 | 19.8 | 15.1-25.6 | 41 | 14.2 | 10.2-19.5 | 25 | 8.6 | 5.5-13.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 323 | 175 | 50.1 | 43.8-56.3 | 55 | 17.6 | 13.3-22.9 | 49 | 17.2 | 12.6-23.0 | 23 | 8.7 | 5.6-13.4 | 21 | 6.4 | 4.1- 9.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,592 | 2,878 | 76.2 | 74.4-78.0 | 320 | 10.3 | 9.1-11.6 | 218 | 7.5 | 6.4- 8.7 | 164 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 737 | 456 | 62.9 | 58.9-66.8 | 112 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.5 | 100 | 13.5 | 10.9-16.6 | 53 | 7.4 | 5.6- 9.8 | 16 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 |
| 35-54 | 1,185 | 837 | 70.9 | 68.0-73.7 | 152 | 12.3 | 10.4-14.6 | 104 | 8.4 | 6.8-10.3 | 79 | 7.3 | 5.8- 9.3 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
| 55-64 | 767 | 631 | 81.2 | 77.8-84.2 | 58 | 8.5 | 6.4-11.2 | 41 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.7 | 36 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| 65-74 | 695 | 637 | 92.5 | 90.2-94.4 | 33 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.2 | *** | *** | *** | 15 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.8 | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 492 | 461 | 93.1 | 89.9-95.3 | 17 | 3.5 | 2.0- 5.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 482 | 337 | 65.7 | 60.5-70.6 | 48 | 11.2 | 8.3-14.9 | 41 | 9.9 | 7.0-13.7 | 39 | 10.0 | 7.2-13.9 | 17 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 989 | 774 | 75.5 | 72.2-78.6 | 87 | 9.1 | 7.2-11.5 | 66 | 7.7 | 5.9-10.0 | 53 | 6.7 | 5.0- 9.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,003 | 802 | 74.5 | 71.0-77.7 | 93 | 11.7 | 9.4-14.4 | 56 | 7.9 | 5.9-10.6 | 49 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| College Graduate | 1,454 | 1,153 | 76.5 | 73.8-79.0 | 146 | 11.4 | 9.5-13.5 | 104 | 8.3 | 6.8-10.2 | 47 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.8 | *** | *** | *** |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 435 | 310 | 66.2 | 60.6-71.3 | 39 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.5 | 41 | 12.3 | 8.8-16.9 | 34 | 8.3 | 5.8-11.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 613 | 430 | 65.0 | 60.2-69.5 | 72 | 12.6 | 9.7-16.1 | 64 | 13.0 | 9.9-16.7 | 38 | 7.8 | 5.5-10.9 | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 352 | 271 | 72.5 | 66.4-77.9 | 35 | 11.2 | 7.8-15.8 | 25 | 8.2 | 5.1-13.0 | 20 | 7.7 | 4.8-12.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 434 | 344 | 73.9 | 68.2-78.9 | 32 | 9.6 | 6.5-14.1 | 30 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.6 | 25 | 7.7 | 4.9-12.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000+ | 1,337 | 1,088 | 79.0 | 76.1-81.6 | 125 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.2 | 71 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.3 | 49 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 959 | 803 | 79.5 | 76.0-82.6 | 67 | 8.3 | 6.2-10.9 | 51 | 7.2 | 5.3- 9.7 | 36 | 4.9 | 3.5- 7.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 2,839 | 2,176 | 73.0 | 70.9-74.9 | 290 | 11.4 | 10.1-13.0 | 203 | 8.5 | 7.3- 9.9 | 140 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.2 | 30 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 467 | 393 | 79.2 | 74.1-83.6 | 35 | 9.7 | 6.6-13.9 | 16 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.3 | 21 | 6.5 | 4.1-10.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Veteran | 3,469 | 2,676 | 73.3 | 71.4-75.1 | 342 | 11.1 | 9.8-12.4 | 252 | 8.8 | 7.6-10.1 | 168 | 5.9 | 4.9- 6.9 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.5 |
| RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,503 | 1,142 | 72.5 | 69.6-75.2 | 154 | 11.6 | 9.7-13.8 | 102 | 8.0 | 6.4-10.0 | 90 | 6.8 | 5.4- 8.6 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 |
| No | 2,443 | 1,937 | 74.9 | 72.7-77.0 | 223 | 10.5 | 9.1-12.1 | 166 | 8.4 | 7.1-10.0 | 99 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.6 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 |
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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