BRFSS 2001 - New Hanover County: (Would you say that in general your health is: ?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for New Hanover County

Health Status

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	Total Respond.#	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	6,186	1,405	21.6	20.1-23.2	2,028	33.7	31.9-35.6	1,706	28.3	26.5-30.2	658	10.6	9.5-11.8	389	5.7	5.0- 6.6
New Hanover County	405	107	22.2	17.9-27.0	149	42.0	35.2-49.2	98	24.2	19.5-29.6	30	7.4	4.9-11.0	21	4.2	2.6- 6.7
GENDER
Male	164	41	19.8	14.0-27.3	65	45.4	34.6-56.7	39	23.8	16.9-32.3	15	8.9	5.0-15.2	4	2.1	0.7- 5.9
Female	241	66	24.9	19.5-31.2	84	38.1	31.2-45.5	59	24.7	19.1-31.2	15	5.7	3.3- 9.4	17	6.7	4.1-10.9
RACE
White	341	94	24.5	20.0-29.8	132	41.5	35.6-47.6	75	23.7	18.9-29.2	24	6.4	4.1- 9.8	16	3.9	2.3- 6.6
Other	57	11	12.5	5.9-24.5	16	46.0	24.0-69.7	21	26.8	14.4-44.5	5	10.2	3.7-25.4	4	4.4	1.4-13.1
AGE
18-44	186	52	21.3	15.4-28.6	88	55.4	45.1-65.2	33	17.2	11.7-24.8	7	4.0	1.7- 9.2	6	2.1	0.9- 4.8
45+	212	54	23.5	17.8-30.2	59	27.1	21.1-34.1	61	31.2	24.6-38.6	23	11.5	7.4-17.5	15	6.8	3.9-11.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	132	21	14.0	8.9-21.4	39	33.6	24.5-44.0	40	31.5	23.3-41.1	16	11.2	6.5-18.7	16	9.6	5.6-16.0
Some College +	270	85	26.1	20.4-32.9	109	46.4	37.5-55.5	57	20.5	15.3-26.9	14	5.5	3.0- 9.9	5	1.5	0.6- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	207	44	17.4	12.3-24.0	78	45.0	34.4-56.1	52	24.6	17.9-32.8	21	8.4	5.2-13.4	12	4.6	2.5- 8.4
$50,000+	132	46	29.8	22.3-38.6	53	41.0	32.0-50.7	26	23.3	16.2-32.4	5	5.1	1.9-12.7	2	0.8	0.2- 4.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	421	83	19.4	15.6-24.0	157	37.4	32.3-42.8	105	26.0	21.3-31.4	44	11.0	8.0-14.8	32	6.1	4.2- 8.9
Cumberland	427	93	30.2	21.5-40.5	123	27.2	22.0-33.2	140	28.9	23.4-35.0	43	8.2	5.4-12.1	28	5.5	3.5- 8.5
Durham	400	109	30.5	24.0-37.8	129	32.3	26.8-38.4	112	26.8	21.8-32.4	29	6.1	4.0- 9.1	21	4.4	2.6- 7.4
Forsyth	454	94	21.5	17.4-26.2	143	33.2	28.1-38.8	134	28.5	24.1-33.5	56	11.7	8.6-15.7	27	5.1	3.3- 7.8
Gaston	464	82	18.8	14.9-23.4	144	32.0	27.3-37.0	151	32.5	27.9-37.4	52	10.2	7.5-13.6	35	6.6	4.6- 9.3
Guilford	417	92	23.7	19.2-28.9	148	37.8	32.5-43.5	100	22.1	17.9-26.8	56	12.0	9.1-15.6	21	4.4	2.8- 6.9
Mecklenburg	431	128	28.7	24.0-34.0	148	36.0	30.8-41.6	105	24.4	20.2-29.3	37	8.0	5.4-11.7	13	2.8	1.5- 5.0
Onslow	434	118	25.7	21.0-30.9	137	33.1	26.6-40.2	118	29.5	22.9-37.2	42	8.2	5.8-11.5	19	3.5	2.1- 5.8
Wake	428	130	31.6	26.6-37.1	154	36.2	31.1-41.7	105	24.2	19.9-29.1	30	6.6	4.3- 9.8	9	1.4	0.7- 2.9
Western NC	617	117	19.6	16.2-23.4	190	32.1	28.0-36.4	167	27.1	23.2-31.3	76	11.8	9.3-14.9	67	9.5	7.3-12.3
Piedmont NC	669	135	18.6	15.4-22.3	222	34.6	30.3-39.3	197	31.3	26.7-36.3	78	10.6	8.2-13.6	37	4.9	3.4- 7.1
Eastern NC	619	117	17.5	14.3-21.3	184	31.2	26.8-35.9	174	29.8	25.5-34.4	85	13.4	10.5-17.0	59	8.1	6.0-10.9

Total
Respond.#

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,186

1,405

21.6

20.1-23.2

2,028

33.7

31.9-35.6

1,706

28.3

26.5-30.2

658

10.6

9.5-11.8

389

5.7

5.0- 6.6

New Hanover County

405

107

22.2

17.9-27.0

149

42.0

35.2-49.2

24.2

19.5-29.6

7.4

4.9-11.0

4.2

2.6- 6.7

GENDER

Male

164

19.8

14.0-27.3

45.4

34.6-56.7

23.8

16.9-32.3

8.9

5.0-15.2

2.1

0.7- 5.9

Female

241

24.9

19.5-31.2

38.1

31.2-45.5

24.7

19.1-31.2

5.7

3.3- 9.4

6.7

4.1-10.9

RACE

White

341

24.5

20.0-29.8

132

41.5

35.6-47.6

23.7

18.9-29.2

6.4

4.1- 9.8

3.9

2.3- 6.6

Other

12.5

5.9-24.5

46.0

24.0-69.7

26.8

14.4-44.5

10.2

3.7-25.4

4.4

1.4-13.1

AGE

18-44

186

21.3

15.4-28.6

55.4

45.1-65.2

17.2

11.7-24.8

4.0

1.7- 9.2

2.1

0.9- 4.8

45+

212

23.5

17.8-30.2

27.1

21.1-34.1

31.2

24.6-38.6

11.5

7.4-17.5

6.8

3.9-11.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

132

14.0

8.9-21.4

33.6

24.5-44.0

31.5

23.3-41.1

11.2

6.5-18.7

9.6

5.6-16.0

Some College +

270

26.1

20.4-32.9

109

46.4

37.5-55.5

20.5

15.3-26.9

5.5

3.0- 9.9

1.5

0.6- 3.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

207

17.4

12.3-24.0

45.0

34.4-56.1

24.6

17.9-32.8

8.4

5.2-13.4

4.6

2.5- 8.4

$50,000+

132

29.8

22.3-38.6

41.0

32.0-50.7

23.3

16.2-32.4

5.1

1.9-12.7

0.8

0.2- 4.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

421

19.4

15.6-24.0

157

37.4

32.3-42.8

105

26.0

21.3-31.4

11.0

8.0-14.8

6.1

4.2- 8.9

Cumberland

427

30.2

21.5-40.5

123

27.2

22.0-33.2

140

28.9

23.4-35.0

8.2

5.4-12.1

5.5

3.5- 8.5

Durham

400

109

30.5

24.0-37.8

129

32.3

26.8-38.4

112

26.8

21.8-32.4

6.1

4.0- 9.1

4.4

2.6- 7.4

Forsyth

454

21.5

17.4-26.2

143

33.2

28.1-38.8

134

28.5

24.1-33.5

11.7

8.6-15.7

5.1

3.3- 7.8

Gaston

464

18.8

14.9-23.4

144

32.0

27.3-37.0

151

32.5

27.9-37.4

10.2

7.5-13.6

6.6

4.6- 9.3

Guilford

417

23.7

19.2-28.9

148

37.8

32.5-43.5

100

22.1

17.9-26.8

12.0

9.1-15.6

4.4

2.8- 6.9

Mecklenburg

431

128

28.7

24.0-34.0

148

36.0

30.8-41.6

105

24.4

20.2-29.3

8.0

5.4-11.7

2.8

1.5- 5.0

Onslow

434

118

25.7

21.0-30.9

137

33.1

26.6-40.2

118

29.5

22.9-37.2

8.2

5.8-11.5

3.5

2.1- 5.8

Wake

428

130

31.6

26.6-37.1

154

36.2

31.1-41.7

105

24.2

19.9-29.1

6.6

4.3- 9.8

1.4

0.7- 2.9

Western NC

617

117

19.6

16.2-23.4

190

32.1

28.0-36.4

167

27.1

23.2-31.3

11.8

9.3-14.9

9.5

7.3-12.3

Piedmont NC

669

135

18.6

15.4-22.3

222

34.6

30.3-39.3

197

31.3

26.7-36.3

10.6

8.2-13.6

4.9

3.4- 7.1

Eastern NC

619

117

17.5

14.3-21.3

184

31.2

26.8-35.9

174

29.8

25.5-34.4

13.4

10.5-17.0

8.1

6.0-10.9

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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