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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Women's Health--WHITE Respondents Only

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,133 2,243 66.1 63.6-68.6 890 33.9 31.4-36.4
AGE
18-24 199 34 20.1 12.8-30.0 165 79.9 70.0-87.2
25-34 496 73 13.5 9.9-18.3 423 86.5 81.7-90.1
35-44 536 363 66.4 60.4-71.9 173 33.6 28.1-39.6
45-54 602 561 90.3 85.4-93.6 41 9.7 6.4-14.6
55-64 483 457 95.3 92.1-97.2 26 4.7 2.8- 7.9
65-74 424 400 94.5 90.7-96.8 24 5.5 3.2- 9.3
75+ 373 337 89.8 84.2-93.5 36 10.2 6.5-15.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 416 335 79.3 71.9-85.2 81 20.7 14.8-28.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 901 663 66.2 61.4-70.7 238 33.8 29.3-38.6
Some Post-H.S. 792 550 62.3 57.1-67.2 242 37.7 32.8-42.9
College Graduate 1,017 689 62.6 58.1-66.9 328 37.4 33.1-41.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 313 243 70.8 61.7-78.4 70 29.2 21.6-38.3
$15,000- 24,999 459 319 68.7 61.7-74.9 140 31.3 25.1-38.3
$25,000- 34,999 357 233 59.0 51.5-66.2 124 41.0 33.8-48.5
$35,000- 49,999 404 277 64.1 57.2-70.6 127 35.9 29.4-42.8
$50,000-74,999 392 266 64.6 57.3-71.3 126 35.4 28.7-42.7
$75,000+ 389 278 65.4 58.4-71.9 111 34.6 28.1-41.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 229 179 74.5 67.4-80.6 50 25.5 19.4-32.6
Forsyth 217 165 72.1 64.4-78.7 52 27.9 21.3-35.6
Guilford 181 137 75.5 67.7-81.9 44 24.5 18.1-32.3
Henderson/Transylvania 260 201 74.7 67.7-80.5 59 25.3 19.5-32.3
Mecklenburg 174 121 66.7 58.5-74.1 53 33.3 25.9-41.5
Orange 208 136 50.7 36.9-64.3 72 49.3 35.7-63.1
Pitt 181 122 69.7 60.5-77.6 59 30.3 22.4-39.5
Randolph 231 169 70.1 59.8-78.7 62 29.9 21.3-40.2
Robeson 104 78 76.0 66.3-83.6 26 24.0 16.4-33.7
Wake 180 116 59.3 50.7-67.4 64 40.7 32.6-49.3
Western NC 355 260 70.3 64.3-75.7 95 29.7 24.3-35.7
Piedmont NC 463 324 66.1 60.8-71.1 139 33.9 28.9-39.2
Eastern NC 350 235 62.5 56.3-68.3 115 37.5 31.7-43.7

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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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