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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 | 6,608 | 4,638 | 68.6 | 67.2-70.0 | 445 | 7.4 | 6.6- 8.2 | 574 | 9.1 | 8.2-10.0 | 555 | 9.0 | 8.2- 9.9 | 396 | 6.0 | 5.3- 6.7 |
-Western | 1,112 | 778 | 67.5 | 63.7-71.1 | 55 | 6.0 | 4.3- 8.2 | 96 | 8.6 | 6.7-11.1 | 112 | 10.7 | 8.4-13.4 | 71 | 7.2 | 5.3- 9.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 496 | 378 | 72.8 | 67.3-77.8 | 23 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.3 | 33 | 8.0 | 5.3-11.9 | 36 | 8.1 | 5.4-12.1 | 26 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.7 |
Female | 616 | 400 | 62.6 | 57.2-67.7 | 32 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.3 | 63 | 9.3 | 6.7-12.6 | 76 | 13.1 | 9.8-17.1 | 45 | 8.8 | 5.9-13.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
Non-Hispanic White | 957 | 669 | 67.2 | 63.1-71.1 | 49 | 6.1 | 4.3- 8.6 | 83 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.6 | 94 | 10.1 | 7.9-12.9 | 62 | 7.7 | 5.6-10.5 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 38 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Other | 110 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 173 | 99 | 57.4 | 48.2-66.1 | 18 | 8.9 | 5.0-15.2 | 19 | 13.5 | 8.2-21.3 | 28 | 15.1 | 9.5-23.2 | *** | *** | *** |
35-44 | 121 | 75 | 70.2 | 59.7-78.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 10.9 | 6.4-18.1 | *** | *** | *** |
45-54 | 166 | 109 | 62.5 | 52.3-71.7 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 8.8 | 5.0-15.1 | *** | *** | *** | 20 | 14.9 | 8.3-25.5 |
55-64 | 237 | 155 | 64.7 | 56.8-71.9 | *** | *** | *** | 23 | 8.6 | 5.4-13.5 | 27 | 12.1 | 7.5-19.0 | 19 | 7.5 | 4.4-12.4 |
65-74 | 249 | 202 | 80.5 | 73.1-86.2 | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.4 | 15 | 7.9 | 4.4-13.7 | *** | *** | *** |
75+ | 155 | 129 | 82.4 | 72.4-89.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 117 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 312 | 221 | 68.2 | 61.0-74.7 | *** | *** | *** | 26 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.7 | 26 | 9.5 | 5.8-15.0 | 28 | 8.8 | 5.5-13.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 308 | 209 | 68.0 | 61.3-74.1 | 21 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.8 | 21 | 8.4 | 5.0-13.7 | 40 | 12.0 | 8.3-17.1 | 17 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.2 |
College Graduate | 372 | 265 | 68.8 | 62.6-74.3 | 19 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.5 | 40 | 11.6 | 8.1-16.3 | 35 | 10.5 | 7.1-15.2 | *** | *** | *** |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 117 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 15 | 16.2 | 9.0-27.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 195 | 121 | 64.6 | 55.2-73.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 25 | 11.3 | 6.9-18.0 | 27 | 14.4 | 8.4-23.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 114 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$35,000- 49,999 | 146 | 108 | 70.9 | 60.1-79.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 13 | 11.1 | 6.0-19.5 | *** | *** | *** |
$50,000- 74,999 | 150 | 110 | 76.7 | 67.3-84.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$75,000+ | 190 | 143 | 69.2 | 59.7-77.3 | *** | *** | *** | 21 | 13.7 | 8.3-21.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 345 | 201 | 55.6 | 48.5-62.4 | *** | *** | *** | 33 | 8.9 | 5.7-13.6 | 54 | 15.9 | 11.5-21.4 | 46 | 16.7 | 11.5-23.6 |
No | 748 | 562 | 72.4 | 67.8-76.5 | 43 | 7.0 | 4.9- 9.9 | 62 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.8 | 57 | 8.6 | 6.2-12.0 | 24 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 158 | 130 | 79.2 | 69.2-86.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Veteran | 953 | 647 | 65.8 | 61.6-69.8 | 52 | 6.6 | 4.8- 9.1 | 89 | 9.4 | 7.2-12.2 | 101 | 11.1 | 8.6-14.1 | 64 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.8 |
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY | ||||||||||||||||
Regional City or Suburban | 255 | 172 | 65.3 | 57.9-72.0 | 18 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.6 | 22 | 10.0 | 6.0-16.0 | 28 | 11.4 | 7.5-16.9 | *** | *** | *** |
Rural | 857 | 606 | 68.3 | 63.8-72.5 | 37 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.3 | 74 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.9 | 84 | 10.4 | 7.9-13.7 | 56 | 7.5 | 5.2-10.6 |
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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