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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 3,120 2,919 93.2 91.6-94.5 201 6.8 5.5- 8.4
GENDER
Female 3,120 2,919 93.2 91.6-94.5 201 6.8 5.5- 8.4
AGE
18-24 199 165 79.6 69.5-87.0 34 20.4 13.0-30.5
25-34 497 476 95.0 89.9-97.6 21 5.0 2.4-10.1
35-44 536 520 96.8 93.3-98.5 16 3.2 1.5- 6.7
45-54 601 581 96.5 93.9-98.0 20 3.5 2.0- 6.1
55-64 480 455 97.5 95.8-98.5 25 2.5 1.5- 4.2
65-74 421 388 91.0 85.7-94.5 33 9.0 5.5-14.3
75+ 366 317 87.5 82.4-91.3 49 12.5 8.7-17.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 411 356 87.9 82.1-92.0 55 12.1 8.0-17.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 896 830 92.1 88.7-94.5 66 7.9 5.5-11.3
Some Post-H.S. 790 754 94.4 90.6-96.7 36 5.6 3.3- 9.4
College Graduate 1,016 974 96.4 94.4-97.7 42 3.6 2.3- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 309 281 89.7 81.0-94.7 28 10.3 5.3-19.0
$15,000- 24,999 459 418 93.5 89.9-95.8 41 6.5 4.2-10.1
$25,000- 34,999 356 335 95.8 93.0-97.5 21 4.2 2.5- 7.0
$35,000- 49,999 404 393 96.9 92.8-98.7 11 3.1 1.3- 7.2
$50,000-74,999 392 379 96.5 92.0-98.5 13 3.5 1.5- 8.0
$75,000+ 389 379 97.4 94.3-98.9 10 2.6 1.1- 5.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 229 214 93.7 89.1-96.4 15 6.3 3.6-10.9
Forsyth 216 200 91.7 84.7-95.6 16 8.3 4.4-15.3
Guilford 180 170 94.7 89.2-97.5 10 5.3 2.5-10.8
Henderson/Transylvania 260 238 92.1 87.6-95.0 22 7.9 5.0-12.4
Mecklenburg 174 170 98.3 95.1-99.4 4 1.7 0.6- 4.9
Orange 208 200 89.2 76.5-95.4 8 10.8 4.6-23.5
Pitt 181 175 97.7 94.8-99.0 6 2.3 1.0- 5.2
Randolph 227 208 93.3 89.0-96.0 19 6.7 4.0-11.0
Robeson 104 98 96.4 92.1-98.4 6 3.6 1.6- 7.9
Wake 179 169 92.9 85.1-96.8 10 7.1 3.2-14.9
Western NC 354 323 91.0 86.6-94.0 31 9.0 6.0-13.4
Piedmont NC 461 426 92.6 89.1-95.0 35 7.4 5.0-10.9
Eastern NC 347 328 93.8 88.9-96.6 19 6.2 3.4-11.1

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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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