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| Total Respond.^ |
None | 1-2 days | 3-7 days | 8-29 days | 30 days | |||||||||||
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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 | 6,612 | 5,224 | 79.2 | 78.0-80.4 | 340 | 5.5 | 4.9- 6.3 | 320 | 4.9 | 4.3- 5.7 | 411 | 6.0 | 5.4- 6.8 | 317 | 4.3 | 3.8- 4.9 |
| -Eastern | 2,178 | 1,696 | 77.7 | 75.5-79.7 | 106 | 5.7 | 4.6- 7.1 | 105 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 | 159 | 7.2 | 6.0- 8.6 | 112 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 926 | 750 | 81.5 | 78.4-84.3 | 40 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.8 | 42 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.6 | 52 | 5.3 | 3.9- 7.3 | 42 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.2 |
| Female | 1,252 | 946 | 73.9 | 70.7-76.8 | 66 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.6 | 63 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.3 | 107 | 8.9 | 7.2-11.1 | 70 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,344 | 1,056 | 78.0 | 75.2-80.6 | 59 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.6 | 62 | 4.5 | 3.4- 6.1 | 96 | 7.1 | 5.6- 8.8 | 71 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.1 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 568 | 432 | 76.7 | 72.2-80.7 | 30 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.6 | 28 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.0 | 46 | 8.5 | 6.0-11.8 | 32 | 4.6 | 3.0- 6.8 |
| Other | 234 | 182 | 78.1 | 70.8-84.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 395 | 322 | 81.4 | 76.6-85.3 | 33 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.3 | 17 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.3 | 16 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| 35-44 | 296 | 227 | 79.0 | 73.4-83.8 | 19 | 5.3 | 3.1- 8.9 | *** | *** | *** | 22 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| 45-54 | 366 | 262 | 71.7 | 66.1-76.7 | 22 | 5.6 | 3.5- 8.8 | 18 | 5.5 | 3.3- 9.1 | 42 | 11.7 | 8.4-16.0 | 22 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.6 |
| 55-64 | 479 | 359 | 72.2 | 67.1-76.7 | 20 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.2 | 31 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 | 38 | 9.5 | 6.5-13.5 | 31 | 6.9 | 4.8- 9.9 |
| 65-74 | 368 | 295 | 78.3 | 72.6-83.1 | *** | *** | *** | 20 | 5.2 | 3.0- 8.9 | 27 | 8.4 | 5.4-12.8 | 19 | 6.0 | 3.5-10.0 |
| 75+ | 249 | 210 | 82.4 | 75.0-88.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 239 | 172 | 73.2 | 66.0-79.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 24 | 10.2 | 6.4-15.9 | 24 | 8.0 | 5.0-12.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 701 | 541 | 79.4 | 75.7-82.6 | 25 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.9 | 34 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.6 | 57 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.1 | 44 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 655 | 497 | 75.2 | 71.1-79.0 | 42 | 7.9 | 5.7-11.0 | 37 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.0 | 50 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.5 | 29 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.5 |
| College Graduate | 576 | 480 | 82.8 | 78.9-86.2 | 32 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.2 | 22 | 3.6 | 2.1- 5.9 | 27 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.1 | 15 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 233 | 140 | 63.1 | 55.2-70.3 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.1 | 36 | 14.2 | 9.9-20.0 | 29 | 11.5 | 7.4-17.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 394 | 289 | 72.7 | 67.0-77.7 | 20 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.7 | 25 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.5 | 36 | 10.4 | 7.2-14.8 | 24 | 4.9 | 3.0- 8.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 185 | 152 | 83.6 | 76.4-89.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 240 | 189 | 79.7 | 72.9-85.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 20 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.5 | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 276 | 234 | 82.6 | 76.1-87.6 | 15 | 7.6 | 4.4-13.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $75,000+ | 402 | 337 | 80.6 | 75.4-85.0 | 24 | 7.9 | 5.0-12.2 | 14 | 4.9 | 2.7- 8.7 | 17 | 4.2 | 2.5- 6.8 | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 644 | 323 | 49.6 | 44.8-54.3 | 35 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.7 | 62 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.1 | 126 | 20.8 | 17.2-24.9 | 98 | 13.8 | 11.0-17.2 |
| No | 1,482 | 1,329 | 88.1 | 85.8-90.1 | 71 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.2 | 42 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.1 | 30 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.9 | *** | *** | *** |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 367 | 288 | 79.1 | 73.9-83.5 | 21 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.5 | 19 | 4.1 | 2.4- 7.0 | 25 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.9 | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Veteran | 1,806 | 1,406 | 77.5 | 75.0-79.8 | 84 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.1 | 86 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.7 | 132 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.6 | 98 | 4.7 | 3.7- 5.9 |
| RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY | ||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 167 | 130 | 76.5 | 67.7-83.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Regional City or Suburban | 296 | 234 | 79.3 | 73.5-84.1 | 17 | 6.3 | 3.8-10.4 | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 6.3 | 3.9-10.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| Rural | 1,715 | 1,332 | 77.5 | 74.9-79.8 | 76 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.9 | 83 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.5 | 129 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.2 | 95 | 4.7 | 3.7- 5.9 |
*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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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