BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 3 Demographics: (How difficult is it for you to understand information that doctors, nurses and other health professionals tell you? Would you say it is …)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 3 Demographics

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	Total Respond.^	Very easy	Somewhat easy	Somewhat difficult	Very difficult
North Carolina	5,514	3,578	63.7	62.1-65.3	1,552	28.8	27.3-30.3	319	6.3	5.5- 7.2	65	1.2	0.8- 1.6
Region 3	507	334	62.0	56.8-67.0	138	29.5	24.9-34.6	32	8.0	5.4-11.7	*******	*******	*******
GENDER
Male	219	135	56.3	48.4-63.9	68	34.8	27.6-42.8	15	8.5	4.8-14.7	***	***	***
Female	288	199	67.3	60.6-73.3	70	24.7	19.4-30.9	17	7.5	4.4-12.5	***	***	***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	384	259	62.3	56.2-68.0	100	29.1	23.8-35.0	23	8.2	5.2-12.7	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Black	70	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	48	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	149	94	60.6	51.3-69.1	46	32.2	24.3-41.4	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-64	191	125	59.9	51.3-67.9	50	28.5	21.4-37.0	14	10.8	6.1-18.4	***	***	***
65+	160	109	65.9	57.1-73.8	41	27.6	20.3-36.3	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	203	110	52.0	44.1-59.9	67	33.5	26.2-41.6	23	13.5	8.6-20.6	***	***	***
Some College +	304	224	70.3	63.8-76.1	71	26.3	20.7-32.7	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	258	152	54.7	47.3-61.8	85	35.5	28.8-42.9	20	9.6	5.9-15.5	***	***	***
$50,000+	162	124	73.3	64.4-80.6	35	24.8	17.7-33.7	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Very easy

Somewhat easy

Somewhat difficult

Very difficult

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,514

3,578

63.7

62.1-65.3

1,552

28.8

27.3-30.3

319

6.3

5.5- 7.2

1.2

0.8- 1.6

Region 3

507

334

62.0

56.8-67.0

138

29.5

24.9-34.6

8.0

5.4-11.7

***

GENDER

Male

219

135

56.3

48.4-63.9

34.8

27.6-42.8

8.5

4.8-14.7

***

Female

288

199

67.3

60.6-73.3

24.7

19.4-30.9

7.5

4.4-12.5

***

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

384

259

62.3

56.2-68.0

100

29.1

23.8-35.0

8.2

5.2-12.7

***

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

18-44

149

60.6

51.3-69.1

32.2

24.3-41.4

***

45-64

191

125

59.9

51.3-67.9

28.5

21.4-37.0

10.8

6.1-18.4

***

65+

160

109

65.9

57.1-73.8

27.6

20.3-36.3

***

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

203

110

52.0

44.1-59.9

33.5

26.2-41.6

13.5

8.6-20.6

***

Some College +

304

224

70.3

63.8-76.1

26.3

20.7-32.7

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

258

152

54.7

47.3-61.8

35.5

28.8-42.9

9.6

5.9-15.5

***

$50,000+

162

124

73.3

64.4-80.6

24.8

17.7-33.7

***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 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.

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