BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 6 Demographics: (You can find written information about health on the Internet, in newspapers and magazines, and in brochures in the doctor’s office and clinic. In general, how difficult is it for you to understand written health information? 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	I don't pay attention to health information
North Carolina	5,505	3,384	61.1	59.5-62.7	1,471	26.1	24.7-27.6	310	6.1	5.3- 7.0	99	1.9	1.4- 2.4	241	4.8	4.1- 5.6
Region 6	471	277	57.3	52.0-62.5	140	30.1	25.4-35.2	21	5.3	3.2- 8.8	*******	*******	*******	24	5.8	3.8- 8.9
GENDER
Male	200	112	52.5	44.5-60.4	59	33.2	25.9-41.5	11	5.5	2.7-11.0	***	***	***	14	7.0	4.0-12.1
Female	271	165	61.6	54.6-68.1	81	27.3	21.7-33.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	254	160	62.4	55.0-69.3	71	27.4	21.2-34.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	11	5.3	2.9- 9.6
Non-Hispanic Black	149	85	57.7	48.7-66.3	47	32.9	25.0-41.9	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	62	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	155	102	63.4	54.4-71.6	41	27.3	20.0-36.0	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-64	160	99	59.1	50.1-67.5	40	26.0	19.0-34.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
65+	151	75	43.8	35.1-52.9	57	40.6	31.9-50.0	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	198	89	45.1	37.2-53.2	66	35.3	27.8-43.7	14	6.8	3.6-12.6	***	***	***	20	9.7	6.1-15.2
Some College +	271	187	68.3	61.5-74.3	74	25.5	20.2-31.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	255	145	54.1	46.7-61.2	79	32.4	25.8-39.8	***	***	***	***	***	***	16	7.0	4.1-11.6
$50,000+	129	90	69.1	59.5-77.3	34	25.5	18.2-34.5	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Very easy

Somewhat easy

Somewhat difficult

Very difficult

I don't pay attention to health information

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,505

3,384

61.1

59.5-62.7

1,471

26.1

24.7-27.6

310

6.1

5.3- 7.0

1.9

1.4- 2.4

241

4.8

4.1- 5.6

Region 6

471

277

57.3

52.0-62.5

140

30.1

25.4-35.2

5.3

3.2- 8.8

***

5.8

3.8- 8.9

GENDER

Male

200

112

52.5

44.5-60.4

33.2

25.9-41.5

5.5

2.7-11.0

***

7.0

4.0-12.1

Female

271

165

61.6

54.6-68.1

27.3

21.7-33.6

***

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

254

160

62.4

55.0-69.3

27.4

21.2-34.6

***

5.3

2.9- 9.6

Non-Hispanic Black

149

57.7

48.7-66.3

32.9

25.0-41.9

***

Other

***

AGE

18-44

155

102

63.4

54.4-71.6

27.3

20.0-36.0

***

45-64

160

59.1

50.1-67.5

26.0

19.0-34.6

***

65+

151

43.8

35.1-52.9

40.6

31.9-50.0

***

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

198

45.1

37.2-53.2

35.3

27.8-43.7

6.8

3.6-12.6

***

9.7

6.1-15.2

Some College +

271

187

68.3

61.5-74.3

25.5

20.2-31.7

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

255

145

54.1

46.7-61.2

32.4

25.8-39.8

***

7.0

4.1-11.6

$50,000+

129

69.1

59.5-77.3

25.5

18.2-34.5

***

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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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