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| Total Respond.^ |
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 5,651 | 998 | 20.1 | 18.8-21.4 | 1,540 | 29.7 | 28.2-31.3 | 587 | 10.5 | 9.6-11.6 | 2,526 | 39.7 | 38.1-41.2 |
| -Piedmont | 2,815 | 472 | 19.1 | 17.4-20.9 | 789 | 29.3 | 27.3-31.4 | 321 | 11.7 | 10.4-13.1 | 1,233 | 39.9 | 37.9-42.1 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 1,177 | 230 | 22.8 | 20.0-25.9 | 348 | 30.0 | 27.0-33.2 | 120 | 9.8 | 8.1-11.9 | 479 | 37.3 | 34.2-40.5 |
| Female | 1,638 | 242 | 15.8 | 13.8-17.9 | 441 | 28.7 | 26.1-31.5 | 201 | 13.3 | 11.4-15.4 | 754 | 42.3 | 39.5-45.1 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,837 | 285 | 17.8 | 15.7-20.0 | 476 | 27.1 | 24.7-29.6 | 214 | 11.7 | 10.2-13.5 | 862 | 43.4 | 40.8-46.1 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 572 | 114 | 22.1 | 18.3-26.4 | 188 | 34.1 | 29.6-39.0 | 75 | 14.7 | 11.4-18.7 | 195 | 29.1 | 25.1-33.4 |
| Other | 371 | 70 | 21.5 | 16.9-26.9 | 117 | 32.7 | 27.3-38.7 | 24 | 5.8 | 3.7- 8.9 | 160 | 40.0 | 34.2-46.1 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 488 | 128 | 28.4 | 24.0-33.3 | 186 | 38.1 | 33.2-43.3 | 58 | 11.0 | 8.3-14.3 | 116 | 22.5 | 18.5-27.1 |
| 35-44 | 440 | 61 | 14.4 | 11.0-18.5 | 151 | 34.3 | 29.5-39.5 | 55 | 11.7 | 9.0-15.3 | 173 | 39.6 | 34.6-44.8 |
| 45-54 | 534 | 83 | 17.0 | 13.6-20.9 | 153 | 28.1 | 24.1-32.5 | 62 | 13.6 | 10.4-17.5 | 236 | 41.4 | 36.8-46.0 |
| 55-64 | 544 | 93 | 17.1 | 13.8-21.0 | 129 | 24.0 | 20.1-28.3 | 63 | 12.6 | 9.4-16.5 | 259 | 46.4 | 41.6-51.2 |
| 65-74 | 464 | 57 | 14.2 | 10.7-18.5 | 104 | 20.5 | 16.7-25.1 | 52 | 10.9 | 8.1-14.5 | 251 | 54.4 | 49.0-59.7 |
| 75+ | 307 | 42 | 15.3 | 10.7-21.3 | 58 | 18.9 | 14.3-24.5 | 26 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.2 | 181 | 57.0 | 50.4-63.4 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 290 | 73 | 26.7 | 21.1-33.1 | 75 | 28.4 | 22.3-35.4 | 27 | 9.2 | 6.0-14.0 | 115 | 35.7 | 29.6-42.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 702 | 159 | 25.5 | 21.8-29.5 | 196 | 30.3 | 26.3-34.5 | 73 | 10.7 | 8.3-13.6 | 274 | 33.6 | 29.8-37.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 741 | 137 | 19.3 | 16.2-22.8 | 208 | 28.1 | 24.5-32.1 | 82 | 12.0 | 9.6-14.9 | 314 | 40.6 | 36.6-44.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,065 | 99 | 8.8 | 7.2-10.8 | 310 | 30.9 | 27.9-34.1 | 136 | 13.5 | 11.4-16.0 | 520 | 46.7 | 43.5-50.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 239 | 49 | 20.8 | 15.4-27.4 | 72 | 32.5 | 25.6-40.2 | 29 | 15.4 | 10.2-22.6 | 89 | 31.4 | 25.1-38.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 434 | 113 | 28.0 | 23.2-33.3 | 121 | 30.1 | 25.0-35.7 | 36 | 8.3 | 5.8-11.8 | 164 | 33.7 | 28.8-38.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 236 | 49 | 23.6 | 17.7-30.7 | 65 | 24.5 | 18.8-31.3 | 24 | 9.8 | 6.3-15.0 | 98 | 42.1 | 34.4-50.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 303 | 51 | 22.1 | 16.5-28.9 | 94 | 28.5 | 23.2-34.5 | 42 | 12.1 | 8.6-16.7 | 116 | 37.3 | 31.1-44.0 |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 340 | 50 | 17.1 | 12.7-22.7 | 108 | 32.0 | 26.2-38.5 | 35 | 10.8 | 7.5-15.3 | 147 | 40.1 | 34.2-46.3 |
| $75,000+ | 689 | 62 | 9.9 | 7.5-12.8 | 179 | 28.0 | 24.3-32.1 | 94 | 14.5 | 11.8-17.8 | 354 | 47.6 | 43.5-51.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 664 | 110 | 18.3 | 15.1-22.1 | 148 | 23.4 | 19.6-27.6 | 78 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.6 | 328 | 46.0 | 41.6-50.5 |
| No | 2,141 | 361 | 19.3 | 17.3-21.5 | 637 | 30.9 | 28.6-33.3 | 242 | 11.5 | 10.0-13.2 | 901 | 38.3 | 35.9-40.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 314 | 49 | 18.7 | 13.9-24.8 | 75 | 25.2 | 20.0-31.2 | 31 | 10.5 | 7.2-15.0 | 159 | 45.6 | 39.4-52.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,491 | 421 | 19.1 | 17.3-21.1 | 714 | 29.9 | 27.8-32.2 | 288 | 11.8 | 10.4-13.4 | 1,068 | 39.2 | 37.0-41.4 |
| RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY | |||||||||||||
| Urban | 1,469 | 219 | 17.0 | 14.8-19.5 | 426 | 29.5 | 26.8-32.4 | 179 | 13.0 | 11.1-15.2 | 645 | 40.4 | 37.6-43.4 |
| Regional City or Suburban | 765 | 139 | 19.8 | 16.7-23.4 | 207 | 29.1 | 25.4-33.2 | 83 | 10.4 | 8.3-13.0 | 336 | 40.7 | 36.7-44.8 |
| Rural | 581 | 114 | 23.0 | 19.0-27.6 | 156 | 29.2 | 24.8-34.1 | 59 | 10.0 | 7.5-13.3 | 252 | 37.8 | 33.2-42.5 |
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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