BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 6 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 6 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 6	471	297	61.7	56.4-66.7	138	30.5	25.8-35.6	32	7.2	4.9-10.4	*******	*******	*******
GENDER
Male	198	121	58.3	50.2-66.0	58	31.6	24.5-39.7	17	9.0	5.5-14.5	***	***	***
Female	273	176	64.6	57.6-70.9	80	29.4	23.5-36.2	15	5.6	3.1- 9.9	***	***	***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	255	165	64.9	57.7-71.5	76	30.1	23.9-37.2	12	4.1	2.2- 7.6	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Black	150	96	64.0	55.0-72.0	41	27.5	20.3-36.2	12	8.1	4.4-14.4	***	***	***
Other	60	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	155	105	65.9	57.1-73.7	38	26.1	19.0-34.6	11	7.2	3.9-13.0	***	***	***
45-64	159	99	60.9	51.9-69.2	46	31.2	23.4-40.3	12	7.2	4.0-12.7	***	***	***
65+	152	92	55.9	46.6-64.7	51	36.7	28.4-46.0	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	199	104	52.5	44.4-60.5	70	36.5	29.1-44.7	21	9.5	6.0-14.7	***	***	***
Some College +	270	192	70.0	63.2-76.0	67	24.9	19.4-31.3	11	5.1	2.7- 9.7	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	254	156	60.3	53.0-67.1	78	31.3	24.9-38.4	19	8.3	5.1-13.0	***	***	***
$50,000+	129	91	68.7	59.0-77.1	34	26.2	18.6-35.4	***	***	***	***	***	***

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 6

471

297

61.7

56.4-66.7

138

30.5

25.8-35.6

7.2

4.9-10.4

***

GENDER

Male

198

121

58.3

50.2-66.0

31.6

24.5-39.7

9.0

5.5-14.5

***

Female

273

176

64.6

57.6-70.9

29.4

23.5-36.2

5.6

3.1- 9.9

***

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

255

165

64.9

57.7-71.5

30.1

23.9-37.2

4.1

2.2- 7.6

***

Non-Hispanic Black

150

64.0

55.0-72.0

27.5

20.3-36.2

8.1

4.4-14.4

***

Other

***

AGE

18-44

155

105

65.9

57.1-73.7

26.1

19.0-34.6

7.2

3.9-13.0

***

45-64

159

60.9

51.9-69.2

31.2

23.4-40.3

7.2

4.0-12.7

***

65+

152

55.9

46.6-64.7

36.7

28.4-46.0

***

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

199

104

52.5

44.4-60.5

36.5

29.1-44.7

9.5

6.0-14.7

***

Some College +

270

192

70.0

63.2-76.0

24.9

19.4-31.3

5.1

2.7- 9.7

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

254

156

60.3

53.0-67.1

31.3

24.9-38.4

8.3

5.1-13.0

***

$50,000+

129

68.7

59.0-77.1

26.2

18.6-35.4

***

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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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