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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Buncombe County

Women's Health

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,112 2,892 64.8 62.5-67.1 1,220 35.2 32.9-37.5
Buncombe County 254 196 73.9 67.2-79.7 58 26.1 20.3-32.8
GENDER
Male 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
Female 254 196 73.9 67.2-79.7 58 26.1 20.3-32.8
RACE
White 229 179 74.5 67.4-80.6 50 25.5 19.4-32.6
Other 22 15 71.8 49.5-86.9 7 28.2 13.1-50.5
AGE
18-44 88 37 43.6 31.9-56.1 51 56.4 43.9-68.1
45+ 162 155 95.2 89.6-97.8 7 4.8 2.2-10.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 99 79 75.4 64.6-83.8 20 24.6 16.2-35.4
Some College + 152 114 72.4 63.4-80.0 38 27.6 20.0-36.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 135 100 70.2 60.6-78.3 35 29.8 21.7-39.4
$50,000+ 52 40 77.3 62.2-87.6 12 22.7 12.4-37.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Forsyth 285 208 68.1 61.2-74.3 77 31.9 25.7-38.8
Guilford 269 194 68.3 60.3-75.4 75 31.7 24.6-39.7
Henderson/Transylvania 284 217 74.6 67.3-80.7 67 25.4 19.3-32.7
Mecklenburg 287 193 61.6 54.5-68.2 94 38.4 31.8-45.5
Orange 257 165 51.8 40.2-63.2 92 48.2 36.8-59.8
Pitt 257 165 64.0 55.9-71.4 92 36.0 28.6-44.1
Randolph 256 182 65.5 55.7-74.1 74 34.5 25.9-44.3
Robeson 265 195 69.7 62.5-76.1 70 30.3 23.9-37.5
Wake 247 155 56.1 48.7-63.2 92 43.9 36.8-51.3
Western NC 375 272 69.8 64.0-75.1 103 30.2 24.9-36.0
Piedmont NC 561 394 64.8 59.6-69.6 167 35.2 30.4-40.4
Eastern NC 515 356 64.8 59.6-69.7 159 35.2 30.3-40.4

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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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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