BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 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 8	486	301	60.2	55.0-65.2	136	29.0	24.5-34.0	42	9.4	6.8-13.0	*******	*******	*******
GENDER
Male	215	133	59.5	51.7-66.9	61	29.8	23.2-37.4	16	9.3	5.5-15.5	***	***	***
Female	271	168	60.7	53.7-67.4	75	28.4	22.5-35.1	26	9.5	6.3-14.2	***	***	***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	294	191	63.6	57.0-69.7	80	28.1	22.6-34.4	20	6.7	4.1-10.7	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Black	109	***	***	***	28	26.4	17.4-37.9	15	17.3	9.9-28.3	***	***	***
Other	79	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	131	77	58.8	49.1-67.8	40	29.8	21.9-39.1	12	9.2	5.1-16.2	***	***	***
45-64	190	122	61.1	53.0-68.6	49	28.1	21.4-35.9	17	10.3	6.1-16.7	***	***	***
65+	163	101	61.9	53.2-69.8	46	28.3	21.2-36.7	13	8.6	4.8-15.1	***	***	***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	225	109	47.2	39.5-55.0	78	35.8	28.7-43.5	31	14.3	9.8-20.5	***	***	***
Some College +	260	192	73.6	67.1-79.2	57	21.9	16.8-28.1	11	4.5	2.3- 8.6	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	250	134	50.8	43.5-58.1	86	36.0	29.3-43.3	26	11.4	7.5-17.1	***	***	***
$50,000+	134	106	78.3	69.4-85.2	23	17.4	11.3-25.9	***	***	***	***	***	***

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 8

486

301

60.2

55.0-65.2

136

29.0

24.5-34.0

9.4

6.8-13.0

***

GENDER

Male

215

133

59.5

51.7-66.9

29.8

23.2-37.4

9.3

5.5-15.5

***

Female

271

168

60.7

53.7-67.4

28.4

22.5-35.1

9.5

6.3-14.2

***

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

294

191

63.6

57.0-69.7

28.1

22.6-34.4

6.7

4.1-10.7

***

Non-Hispanic Black

109

***

26.4

17.4-37.9

17.3

9.9-28.3

***

Other

***

AGE

18-44

131

58.8

49.1-67.8

29.8

21.9-39.1

9.2

5.1-16.2

***

45-64

190

122

61.1

53.0-68.6

28.1

21.4-35.9

10.3

6.1-16.7

***

65+

163

101

61.9

53.2-69.8

28.3

21.2-36.7

8.6

4.8-15.1

***

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

225

109

47.2

39.5-55.0

35.8

28.7-43.5

14.3

9.8-20.5

***

Some College +

260

192

73.6

67.1-79.2

21.9

16.8-28.1

4.5

2.3- 8.6

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

250

134

50.8

43.5-58.1

36.0

29.3-43.3

11.4

7.5-17.1

***

$50,000+

134

106

78.3

69.4-85.2

17.4

11.3-25.9

***

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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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