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| Total Respond.^ |
Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly* | 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 | 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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 3,365 | 49 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.0 | 168 | 5.7 | 4.8- 6.8 | 149 | 4.8 | 4.0- 5.8 | 399 | 12.7 | 11.4-14.1 | 2,600 | 75.3 | 73.5-77.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,413 | 22 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 | 116 | 8.8 | 7.1-10.7 | 92 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.3 | 188 | 13.9 | 11.9-16.2 | 995 | 68.5 | 65.6-71.4 |
| Female | 1,952 | 27 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 52 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.1 | 57 | 2.5 | 1.9- 3.4 | 211 | 11.6 | 10.0-13.5 | 1,605 | 81.4 | 79.2-83.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,380 | 36 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.0 | 114 | 5.5 | 4.4- 6.8 | 101 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.0 | 305 | 13.9 | 12.3-15.7 | 1,824 | 74.5 | 72.3-76.6 |
| African American | 671 | *** | *** | *** | 37 | 6.2 | 4.3- 8.8 | 34 | 4.8 | 3.3- 7.1 | 64 | 10.2 | 7.8-13.4 | 523 | 76.3 | 72.1-79.9 |
| Other minorities | 270 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 6.4 | 3.7-11.0 | *** | *** | *** | 25 | 9.2 | 6.0-13.9 | 216 | 78.8 | 72.2-84.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 266 | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.5 | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 6.0 | 3.5-10.1 | 216 | 82.2 | 76.2-86.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,075 | 48 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.2 | 148 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.7 | 135 | 4.8 | 3.9- 5.8 | 377 | 13.3 | 11.9-14.8 | 2,367 | 74.7 | 72.8-76.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 537 | *** | *** | *** | 21 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.5 | 20 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.7 | 70 | 12.2 | 9.5-15.5 | 417 | 77.9 | 73.7-81.5 |
| 35-54 | 1,026 | *** | *** | *** | 62 | 6.5 | 5.0- 8.5 | 63 | 6.2 | 4.8- 8.1 | 149 | 15.2 | 12.9-17.9 | 741 | 71.0 | 67.8-74.0 |
| 55-64 | 669 | *** | *** | *** | 46 | 8.8 | 6.5-11.9 | 29 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.9 | 82 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.5 | 501 | 71.9 | 67.8-75.7 |
| 65-74 | 612 | 13 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.3 | 27 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.6 | 31 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.4 | 58 | 9.7 | 7.4-12.7 | 483 | 79.0 | 75.2-82.4 |
| 75+ | 469 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 38 | 9.5 | 6.6-13.3 | 412 | 85.7 | 81.2-89.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 417 | *** | *** | *** | 29 | 8.2 | 5.5-12.2 | 16 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.6 | 27 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.7 | 340 | 78.8 | 73.6-83.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 857 | 15 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.4 | 49 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.4 | 34 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.1 | 92 | 10.9 | 8.7-13.7 | 667 | 76.8 | 73.2-80.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 858 | *** | *** | *** | 44 | 5.6 | 4.0- 7.7 | 47 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.4 | 104 | 13.7 | 11.1-16.7 | 651 | 73.6 | 69.9-76.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,219 | 17 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.6 | 46 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.8 | 52 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.7 | 175 | 16.3 | 13.9-18.9 | 929 | 73.8 | 70.8-76.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 343 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 23 | 7.1 | 4.4-11.3 | 297 | 86.3 | 81.2-90.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 545 | *** | *** | *** | 30 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.4 | 20 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.3 | 44 | 8.3 | 6.0-11.5 | 442 | 79.5 | 75.1-83.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 305 | *** | *** | *** | 21 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.8 | 19 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.4 | 39 | 13.4 | 9.4-18.8 | 217 | 69.3 | 62.8-75.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 367 | *** | *** | *** | 24 | 8.0 | 5.0-12.4 | 22 | 6.7 | 4.1-10.7 | 44 | 12.3 | 8.7-17.1 | 272 | 71.7 | 65.6-77.1 |
| $50,000+ | 1,128 | 19 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 65 | 6.5 | 4.9- 8.5 | 63 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.4 | 198 | 18.6 | 16.1-21.5 | 783 | 67.6 | 64.2-70.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 888 | 17 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.1 | 40 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.3 | 38 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.4 | 103 | 13.2 | 10.6-16.2 | 690 | 74.8 | 71.1-78.2 |
| No | 2,460 | 32 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.1 | 127 | 5.7 | 4.7- 6.9 | 111 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.1 | 293 | 12.5 | 11.1-14.2 | 1,897 | 75.4 | 73.3-77.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 389 | *** | *** | *** | 25 | 8.2 | 5.2-12.7 | 19 | 6.8 | 4.1-11.3 | 62 | 18.0 | 13.8-23.1 | 271 | 64.5 | 58.4-70.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,973 | 37 | 1.3 | 0.9- 2.0 | 143 | 5.4 | 4.5- 6.5 | 130 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.6 | 337 | 12.1 | 10.7-13.6 | 2,326 | 76.6 | 74.7-78.4 |
| RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,057 | *** | *** | *** | 53 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.5 | 47 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.8 | 113 | 11.1 | 9.0-13.7 | 827 | 76.5 | 73.2-79.6 |
| No | 2,308 | 32 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.9 | 115 | 5.8 | 4.7- 7.1 | 102 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.0 | 286 | 13.4 | 11.8-15.2 | 1,773 | 74.8 | 72.6-76.9 |
*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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