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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Western North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,195 4,055 64.9 62.9-66.7 1,106 15.8 14.5-17.2 1,034 19.3 17.7-21.1
Western NC 618 422 68.0 63.7-72.0 112 16.2 13.4-19.5 84 15.7 12.6-19.5
GENDER
Male 233 151 65.0 57.9-71.4 37 14.0 10.1-19.1 45 21.0 15.6-27.7
Female 385 271 70.8 65.6-75.5 75 18.3 14.5-22.8 39 10.9 7.9-14.9
RACE
White 579 399 69.0 64.7-73.1 103 16.3 13.4-19.8 77 14.7 11.6-18.4
Other 36 21 58.1 39.2-74.9 9 16.4 8.0-30.6 6 25.4 11.6-47.1
AGE
18-44 222 148 64.9 57.4-71.7 29 12.1 8.3-17.4 45 23.0 17.0-30.3
45+ 391 270 70.1 64.9-74.8 82 18.9 15.1-23.3 39 11.0 7.9-15.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 338 221 63.7 57.7-69.3 66 17.9 14.0-22.7 51 18.4 13.8-24.0
Some College + 276 198 73.3 67.2-78.7 45 14.1 10.3-18.9 33 12.6 8.7-17.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 406 278 67.8 62.4-72.7 69 15.0 11.7-19.0 59 17.2 13.2-22.2
$50,000+ 106 76 70.1 59.6-78.8 18 15.9 9.9-24.6 12 14.0 7.8-23.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 423 272 62.6 57.0-67.8 82 18.4 14.6-22.9 69 19.0 14.8-24.2
Cumberland 427 238 48.9 41.1-56.8 88 18.4 14.4-23.3 101 32.6 24.0-42.7
Durham 400 258 63.7 57.1-69.8 66 15.9 11.1-22.2 76 20.5 16.0-25.7
Forsyth 457 342 75.4 70.4-79.8 70 14.6 11.1-18.9 45 10.0 7.3-13.7
Gaston 466 335 68.8 63.7-73.6 77 16.6 13.1-20.9 54 14.5 10.9-19.0
Guilford 418 281 66.1 60.7-71.2 78 17.7 14.0-22.1 59 16.2 12.4-20.9
Mecklenburg 431 305 67.4 62.2-72.2 63 15.1 11.7-19.2 63 17.5 13.7-22.1
New Hanover 404 250 57.2 50.1-64.0 74 18.8 12.5-27.3 80 24.0 18.9-29.9
Onslow 434 220 44.3 37.8-51.0 109 24.4 19.7-29.8 105 31.3 23.8-39.9
Wake 427 270 62.7 57.2-67.9 73 14.8 11.5-19.0 84 22.4 18.0-27.7
Western NC 618 422 68.0 63.7-72.0 112 16.2 13.4-19.5 84 15.7 12.6-19.5
Piedmont NC 670 462 68.2 63.4-72.6 96 12.9 10.2-16.1 112 18.9 15.1-23.5
Eastern NC 620 400 62.4 57.4-67.0 118 17.8 14.5-21.7 102 19.8 15.9-24.4

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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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