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| Total Respond.^ |
Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |||||||||||
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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 | 5,644 | 1,973 | 33.6 | 32.1-35.1 | 2,745 | 49.1 | 47.5-50.7 | 325 | 6.2 | 5.5- 7.1 | 436 | 8.2 | 7.3- 9.1 | 165 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.6 |
| -Piedmont | 2,809 | 1,054 | 36.4 | 34.3-38.5 | 1,345 | 47.8 | 45.6-49.9 | 156 | 5.8 | 4.8- 6.9 | 186 | 7.3 | 6.2- 8.6 | 68 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,171 | 433 | 36.3 | 33.1-39.6 | 574 | 48.5 | 45.2-51.9 | 63 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.4 | 80 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.2 | 21 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 |
| Female | 1,638 | 621 | 36.5 | 33.8-39.3 | 771 | 47.1 | 44.2-49.9 | 93 | 5.9 | 4.7- 7.4 | 106 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.2 | 47 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,823 | 779 | 42.4 | 39.8-45.1 | 828 | 44.6 | 41.9-47.3 | 83 | 4.4 | 3.5- 5.6 | 94 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.5 | 39 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.9 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 576 | 174 | 28.1 | 24.0-32.6 | 263 | 45.5 | 40.7-50.4 | 45 | 9.0 | 6.5-12.4 | 69 | 13.1 | 10.1-16.7 | 25 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.7 |
| Other | 374 | 87 | 20.9 | 16.8-25.8 | 243 | 67.4 | 61.8-72.6 | 22 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.7 | 18 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 492 | 158 | 32.1 | 27.5-37.1 | 232 | 47.2 | 42.1-52.4 | 40 | 7.7 | 5.5-10.7 | 47 | 9.4 | 6.9-12.8 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.2 |
| 35-44 | 439 | 153 | 34.4 | 29.7-39.5 | 209 | 48.3 | 43.0-53.6 | 26 | 5.8 | 3.7- 8.8 | 35 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.1 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.7- 5.0 |
| 45-54 | 535 | 205 | 38.6 | 34.1-43.3 | 255 | 47.4 | 42.7-52.2 | 25 | 4.6 | 3.0- 7.0 | 34 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.3 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.7- 4.8 |
| 55-64 | 541 | 223 | 40.4 | 35.7-45.2 | 240 | 43.9 | 39.2-48.7 | 28 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.5 | 36 | 8.1 | 5.5-11.8 | 14 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.6 |
| 65-74 | 466 | 192 | 38.3 | 33.3-43.6 | 233 | 52.9 | 47.5-58.2 | 16 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.1 | 21 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 299 | 105 | 35.6 | 29.5-42.3 | 163 | 51.2 | 44.6-57.7 | 18 | 7.8 | 4.6-12.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 288 | 34 | 14.4 | 9.6-20.9 | 196 | 64.4 | 57.3-71.0 | *** | *** | *** | 32 | 11.6 | 7.9-16.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 703 | 200 | 29.4 | 25.6-33.5 | 390 | 53.7 | 49.4-57.9 | 45 | 6.9 | 5.1- 9.4 | 60 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| Some Post-H.S. | 735 | 269 | 37.8 | 33.8-41.9 | 342 | 44.7 | 40.6-48.9 | 46 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.2 | 52 | 7.4 | 5.4-10.0 | 26 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,066 | 545 | 52.4 | 49.1-55.7 | 411 | 37.4 | 34.3-40.7 | 49 | 4.4 | 3.2- 5.9 | 40 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.3 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 236 | 47 | 17.1 | 12.3-23.2 | 131 | 57.3 | 49.6-64.7 | *** | *** | *** | 38 | 17.7 | 12.3-24.9 | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 437 | 109 | 24.5 | 20.0-29.7 | 255 | 56.6 | 51.0-62.1 | 24 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.3 | 39 | 10.8 | 7.6-15.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 235 | 75 | 30.9 | 24.4-38.4 | 121 | 51.9 | 44.1-59.7 | 16 | 6.2 | 3.6-10.5 | 16 | 6.4 | 3.7-10.9 | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 306 | 99 | 29.7 | 24.2-35.8 | 156 | 50.9 | 44.3-57.5 | 22 | 8.2 | 5.1-13.0 | 18 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 340 | 147 | 42.7 | 36.5-49.1 | 149 | 43.3 | 37.2-49.6 | 20 | 6.9 | 4.2-11.2 | 18 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| $75,000+ | 687 | 375 | 53.9 | 49.7-58.1 | 255 | 37.6 | 33.6-41.8 | 25 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.5 | 21 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 655 | 235 | 35.3 | 31.1-39.8 | 306 | 44.1 | 39.7-48.6 | 36 | 5.6 | 3.8- 8.0 | 51 | 10.1 | 7.3-13.7 | 27 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.7 |
| No | 2,144 | 814 | 36.7 | 34.4-39.1 | 1,036 | 48.8 | 46.3-51.3 | 120 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.1 | 134 | 6.5 | 5.4- 7.9 | 40 | 2.1 | 1.5- 3.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 308 | 131 | 44.2 | 37.9-50.7 | 142 | 45.6 | 39.3-52.0 | 16 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.6 | 16 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Veteran | 2,490 | 918 | 35.4 | 33.2-37.7 | 1,202 | 48.2 | 45.8-50.5 | 138 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.0 | 168 | 7.7 | 6.5- 9.1 | 64 | 2.9 | 2.2- 4.0 |
| RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY | ||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 1,473 | 633 | 42.6 | 39.6-45.6 | 648 | 43.7 | 40.7-46.7 | 77 | 5.4 | 4.2- 7.0 | 85 | 6.1 | 4.8- 7.7 | 30 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.5 |
| Regional City or Suburban | 762 | 265 | 34.5 | 30.6-38.6 | 388 | 49.7 | 45.5-53.9 | 44 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.2 | 48 | 7.5 | 5.5-10.3 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.9 |
| Rural | 574 | 156 | 23.7 | 20.0-27.9 | 309 | 55.2 | 50.3-60.1 | 35 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.2 | 53 | 10.2 | 7.5-13.8 | 21 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.5 |
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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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