BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 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 8	485	281	55.8	50.6-60.9	129	27.3	22.9-32.1	33	7.6	5.2-11.0	13	2.6	1.3- 5.2	29	6.7	4.5-10.0
GENDER
Male	215	116	52.0	44.3-59.6	63	29.8	23.2-37.4	15	9.3	5.3-15.7	***	***	***	16	7.4	4.3-12.6
Female	270	165	59.0	51.9-65.8	66	25.2	19.7-31.5	18	6.2	3.7-10.1	***	***	***	13	6.1	3.4-10.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	293	175	56.5	49.9-63.0	73	25.3	20.0-31.3	21	8.3	5.1-13.1	***	***	***	19	7.4	4.6-11.9
Non-Hispanic Black	108	***	***	***	29	29.4	20.2-40.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	80	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	131	77	57.3	47.7-66.4	32	23.4	16.5-32.1	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-64	189	118	58.5	50.5-66.2	50	30.7	23.7-38.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
65+	163	85	50.2	41.6-58.7	46	28.2	21.2-36.4	15	10.3	5.9-17.4	***	***	***	12	8.0	4.2-14.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	224	89	39.3	31.8-47.4	81	36.0	29.0-43.6	23	10.3	6.6-15.7	11	4.8	2.3- 9.9	20	9.6	5.9-15.2
Some College +	260	191	72.3	65.5-78.1	48	18.6	13.8-24.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	248	120	45.4	38.2-52.9	82	34.3	27.7-41.5	19	9.2	5.5-14.8	***	***	***	20	7.9	4.8-12.8
$50,000+	134	101	74.5	65.1-82.0	23	17.1	11.1-25.4	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***

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 8

485

281

55.8

50.6-60.9

129

27.3

22.9-32.1

7.6

5.2-11.0

2.6

1.3- 5.2

6.7

4.5-10.0

GENDER

Male

215

116

52.0

44.3-59.6

29.8

23.2-37.4

9.3

5.3-15.7

***

7.4

4.3-12.6

Female

270

165

59.0

51.9-65.8

25.2

19.7-31.5

6.2

3.7-10.1

***

6.1

3.4-10.9

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

293

175

56.5

49.9-63.0

25.3

20.0-31.3

8.3

5.1-13.1

***

7.4

4.6-11.9

Non-Hispanic Black

108

***

29.4

20.2-40.6

***

Other

***

AGE

18-44

131

57.3

47.7-66.4

23.4

16.5-32.1

***

45-64

189

118

58.5

50.5-66.2

30.7

23.7-38.7

***

65+

163

50.2

41.6-58.7

28.2

21.2-36.4

10.3

5.9-17.4

***

8.0

4.2-14.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

224

39.3

31.8-47.4

36.0

29.0-43.6

10.3

6.6-15.7

4.8

2.3- 9.9

9.6

5.9-15.2

Some College +

260

191

72.3

65.5-78.1

18.6

13.8-24.6

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

248

120

45.4

38.2-52.9

34.3

27.7-41.5

9.2

5.5-14.8

***

7.9

4.8-12.8

$50,000+

134

101

74.5

65.1-82.0

17.1

11.1-25.4

***

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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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