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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 |
| -Western | 1,016 | 148 | 15.8 | 12.9-19.1 | 275 | 30.3 | 26.6-34.4 | 100 | 10.3 | 8.1-13.1 | 493 | 43.6 | 39.6-47.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 442 | 73 | 17.1 | 13.0-22.3 | 129 | 33.0 | 27.4-39.0 | 48 | 11.7 | 8.2-16.5 | 192 | 38.2 | 32.7-44.0 |
| Female | 574 | 75 | 14.6 | 10.9-19.2 | 146 | 28.0 | 23.1-33.5 | 52 | 9.1 | 6.5-12.7 | 301 | 48.3 | 42.8-53.8 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 879 | 120 | 14.8 | 11.9-18.2 | 234 | 29.8 | 25.8-34.1 | 86 | 10.4 | 8.0-13.4 | 439 | 45.0 | 40.8-49.3 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 36 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Other | 96 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 136 | 34 | 25.5 | 17.3-35.9 | 47 | 36.3 | 27.2-46.5 | 18 | 13.5 | 7.7-22.6 | 37 | 24.6 | 17.4-33.6 |
| 35-44 | 109 | 19 | 18.9 | 11.2-30.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 33 | 22.8 | 14.9-33.3 |
| 45-54 | 152 | 23 | 13.2 | 8.3-20.3 | 48 | 33.5 | 24.6-43.8 | 18 | 9.9 | 5.6-16.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| 55-64 | 223 | 30 | 11.2 | 7.4-16.5 | 56 | 23.1 | 17.1-30.4 | *** | *** | *** | 120 | 57.7 | 49.5-65.4 |
| 65-74 | 238 | 27 | 10.7 | 6.9-16.3 | 52 | 20.9 | 15.0-28.2 | 23 | 9.7 | 6.0-15.6 | 136 | 58.7 | 50.5-66.4 |
| 75+ | 147 | 13 | 10.7 | 5.9-18.6 | 26 | 19.5 | 12.0-30.1 | *** | *** | *** | 97 | 62.3 | 51.8-71.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 106 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 280 | 55 | 21.4 | 15.8-28.4 | 68 | 26.4 | 20.2-33.7 | 28 | 9.7 | 6.0-15.3 | 129 | 42.5 | 35.4-50.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 289 | 51 | 17.9 | 12.9-24.4 | 88 | 32.1 | 25.8-39.1 | 34 | 13.8 | 9.3-19.9 | 116 | 36.3 | 29.8-43.2 |
| College Graduate | 338 | 29 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.5 | 87 | 28.4 | 22.5-35.1 | 30 | 9.4 | 6.3-13.8 | 192 | 53.3 | 46.6-59.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 98 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 181 | 32 | 14.0 | 9.4-20.5 | 41 | 25.4 | 17.9-34.8 | 25 | 16.4 | 10.0-25.6 | 83 | 44.2 | 34.9-53.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 105 | 17 | 14.8 | 8.7-24.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 135 | 25 | 18.6 | 11.2-29.4 | 37 | 28.5 | 19.5-39.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 142 | 17 | 12.8 | 7.3-21.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 69 | 35.8 | 26.5-46.4 |
| $75,000+ | 176 | 17 | 13.8 | 7.8-23.3 | 57 | 35.1 | 26.5-44.8 | 22 | 13.9 | 8.5-21.7 | 80 | 37.3 | 29.1-46.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 328 | 45 | 10.6 | 7.5-14.6 | 87 | 28.9 | 22.8-35.9 | 25 | 7.4 | 4.4-12.0 | 171 | 53.1 | 46.0-60.1 |
| No | 686 | 103 | 18.1 | 14.4-22.6 | 188 | 31.0 | 26.4-36.0 | 75 | 11.7 | 8.8-15.3 | 320 | 39.2 | 34.6-44.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 139 | 15 | 10.9 | 6.2-18.4 | 33 | 26.4 | 17.7-37.5 | 17 | 15.5 | 8.6-26.3 | 74 | 47.2 | 37.0-57.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 875 | 132 | 16.5 | 13.3-20.1 | 242 | 30.9 | 26.9-35.3 | 83 | 9.6 | 7.3-12.5 | 418 | 43.0 | 38.8-47.3 |
| RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY | |||||||||||||
| Regional City or Suburban | 236 | 22 | 9.5 | 5.9-14.9 | 61 | 29.4 | 22.8-37.1 | 25 | 12.1 | 7.6-18.6 | 128 | 49.0 | 41.5-56.5 |
| Rural | 780 | 126 | 18.1 | 14.5-22.3 | 214 | 30.7 | 26.2-35.5 | 75 | 9.7 | 7.2-12.9 | 365 | 41.6 | 37.0-46.3 |
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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