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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 | 6,614 | 5,020 | 73.5 | 72.1-74.8 | 769 | 12.6 | 11.6-13.6 | 419 | 7.3 | 6.6- 8.1 | 345 | 5.6 | 5.0- 6.4 | 61 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.4 |
| -Piedmont | 3,323 | 2,485 | 73.2 | 71.4-75.0 | 414 | 12.9 | 11.6-14.3 | 228 | 7.7 | 6.6- 8.8 | 164 | 5.0 | 4.2- 6.0 | 32 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,416 | 969 | 67.6 | 64.8-70.4 | 197 | 13.7 | 11.8-15.8 | 122 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.4 | 104 | 7.3 | 5.9- 9.0 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.2 |
| Female | 1,907 | 1,516 | 78.3 | 76.0-80.4 | 217 | 12.2 | 10.5-14.2 | 106 | 6.1 | 4.9- 7.5 | 60 | 3.0 | 2.3- 4.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 2,142 | 1,623 | 74.1 | 71.8-76.2 | 261 | 12.9 | 11.3-14.7 | 134 | 7.3 | 6.0- 8.7 | 115 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.5 | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 687 | 578 | 81.8 | 77.9-85.1 | 66 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.8 | 24 | 4.5 | 2.9- 7.0 | 17 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| Other | 444 | 254 | 56.9 | 51.5-62.2 | 78 | 17.2 | 13.6-21.5 | 65 | 14.6 | 11.3-18.7 | 26 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.3 | 21 | 5.9 | 3.5- 9.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 678 | 422 | 63.9 | 59.7-67.9 | 115 | 16.1 | 13.2-19.4 | 84 | 11.7 | 9.3-14.6 | 44 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| 35-44 | 510 | 327 | 65.3 | 60.5-69.8 | 99 | 18.8 | 15.3-22.8 | 52 | 10.4 | 7.7-14.0 | 25 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| 45-54 | 626 | 449 | 71.8 | 67.7-75.6 | 80 | 12.4 | 9.8-15.5 | 43 | 6.9 | 5.1- 9.4 | 47 | 7.5 | 5.4-10.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| 55-64 | 609 | 486 | 80.1 | 76.2-83.4 | 60 | 9.6 | 7.3-12.4 | 30 | 5.3 | 3.5- 7.8 | 31 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| 65-74 | 514 | 463 | 90.8 | 87.6-93.2 | 28 | 5.3 | 3.5- 8.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 337 | 298 | 88.0 | 83.5-91.5 | 26 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 343 | 232 | 68.8 | 62.7-74.3 | 44 | 12.4 | 8.8-17.3 | 30 | 8.5 | 5.7-12.6 | 22 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.1 | 15 | 4.5 | 2.5- 8.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 830 | 635 | 73.5 | 69.8-76.9 | 98 | 12.7 | 10.3-15.5 | 48 | 7.4 | 5.4-10.1 | 42 | 5.7 | 4.0- 7.9 | *** | *** | *** |
| Some Post-H.S. | 862 | 652 | 75.2 | 71.7-78.3 | 92 | 11.7 | 9.4-14.5 | 70 | 8.2 | 6.4-10.5 | 43 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| College Graduate | 1,271 | 954 | 73.3 | 70.5-75.9 | 179 | 14.8 | 12.7-17.1 | 80 | 7.0 | 5.5- 8.8 | 54 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 293 | 207 | 70.4 | 63.8-76.3 | 37 | 12.3 | 8.4-17.6 | 20 | 9.1 | 5.7-14.2 | 21 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 501 | 355 | 67.9 | 62.7-72.6 | 64 | 14.3 | 10.9-18.6 | 43 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.2 | 29 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.5 | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 281 | 210 | 73.8 | 67.2-79.5 | 31 | 11.3 | 7.7-16.3 | 22 | 9.7 | 6.0-15.4 | 18 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 352 | 282 | 77.9 | 72.3-82.7 | 36 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.2 | 22 | 7.1 | 4.5-11.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 386 | 285 | 73.0 | 67.4-77.9 | 51 | 12.5 | 9.3-16.6 | 29 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.6 | 20 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| $75,000+ | 830 | 632 | 75.3 | 71.9-78.4 | 108 | 13.3 | 11.0-16.1 | 55 | 6.8 | 5.2- 9.0 | 32 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 733 | 596 | 80.5 | 76.9-83.7 | 66 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.6 | 35 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.6 | 32 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 2,523 | 1,838 | 71.2 | 69.1-73.2 | 341 | 14.3 | 12.7-16.0 | 187 | 8.1 | 6.9- 9.4 | 129 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.2 | 28 | 1.3 | 0.9- 2.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 373 | 305 | 80.4 | 75.4-84.6 | 43 | 12.8 | 9.4-17.3 | 14 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Veteran | 2,939 | 2,173 | 72.4 | 70.4-74.3 | 371 | 13.0 | 11.6-14.5 | 214 | 8.1 | 7.0- 9.4 | 150 | 5.2 | 4.4- 6.3 | 31 | 1.3 | 0.8- 1.9 |
| RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY | ||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 1,782 | 1,323 | 73.6 | 71.2-75.9 | 240 | 13.0 | 11.4-14.9 | 128 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.2 | 75 | 4.7 | 3.7- 6.1 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
| Regional City or Suburban | 883 | 662 | 73.3 | 69.7-76.5 | 106 | 12.7 | 10.4-15.5 | 56 | 7.4 | 5.6- 9.8 | 53 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.5 | *** | *** | *** |
| Rural | 658 | 500 | 72.2 | 67.6-76.4 | 68 | 12.8 | 9.7-16.7 | 44 | 8.2 | 5.8-11.4 | 36 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.2 | *** | *** | *** |
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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