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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes, mild Yes, moderate Yes, severe No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,457 353 4.6 4.0- 5.4 382 4.7 4.1- 5.4 364 5.7 4.9- 6.6 5,358 84.9 83.6-86.1
Piedmont NC 851 44 4.6 3.3- 6.5 39 3.4 2.4- 4.8 63 7.9 6.0-10.4 705 84.1 81.0-86.7
GENDER
Male 313 12 3.3 1.7- 6.4 13 2.7 1.5- 4.9 27 7.7 5.1-11.5 261 86.3 81.7-89.9
Female 538 32 5.8 3.9- 8.4 26 4.0 2.6- 6.2 36 8.1 5.6-11.6 444 82.1 77.9-85.7
RACE
White 697 37 4.9 3.4- 7.1 34 3.6 2.5- 5.3 48 7.5 5.4-10.2 578 84.0 80.6-86.9
Other 149 7 3.6 1.4- 8.8 5 2.6 0.9- 7.3 13 8.5 4.6-15.3 124 85.3 77.5-90.7
AGE
18-44 363 11 3.0 1.5- 5.9 8 1.4 0.6- 3.2 9 2.9 1.4- 5.8 335 92.7 89.0-95.3
45+ 477 32 6.3 4.3- 9.2 30 5.5 3.7- 8.1 54 13.2 9.9-17.4 361 75.1 70.2-79.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 456 28 4.3 2.8- 6.6 21 3.3 2.1- 5.3 46 9.9 7.1-13.5 361 82.5 78.3-86.0
Some College + 391 16 5.1 2.9- 8.8 18 3.5 2.0- 6.0 16 4.9 2.9- 8.3 341 86.5 81.7-90.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 440 27 5.3 3.4- 8.3 32 5.3 3.6- 7.8 34 8.4 5.7-12.1 347 81.0 76.4-84.9
$50,000+ 215 4 1.9 0.6- 5.9 2 0.7 0.1- 2.8 6 3.7 1.6- 8.0 203 93.8 88.8-96.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 399 27 5.8 3.8- 8.8 26 6.3 4.1- 9.6 20 4.8 2.9- 7.8 326 83.1 78.5-86.8
Forsyth 451 29 5.4 3.5- 8.3 28 6.0 4.0- 8.8 22 4.2 2.6- 6.7 372 84.4 80.3-87.8
Guilford 405 18 4.3 2.5- 7.2 16 2.9 1.6- 5.1 19 4.2 2.5- 6.9 352 88.6 84.8-91.6
Henderson/Transylvania 454 28 5.0 3.3- 7.5 30 5.6 3.8- 8.4 16 2.6 1.5- 4.4 380 86.8 83.1-89.8
Mecklenburg 434 24 4.1 2.5- 6.5 20 3.7 2.2- 6.0 17 2.8 1.7- 4.6 373 89.4 86.1-92.1
Orange 425 14 2.3 1.3- 4.2 17 3.2 1.8- 5.5 9 1.5 0.8- 3.0 385 93.0 90.0-95.1
Pitt 405 23 5.3 3.4- 8.3 21 4.3 2.5- 7.5 28 5.6 3.7- 8.2 333 84.8 80.5-88.3
Randolph 414 29 7.6 5.0-11.3 28 5.9 3.7- 9.1 27 5.0 3.2- 7.6 330 81.6 76.8-85.6
Robeson 415 30 5.2 3.4- 7.9 27 6.3 4.1- 9.5 41 7.1 5.0-10.0 317 81.4 76.9-85.2
Wake 415 13 3.9 2.1- 6.9 14 1.8 1.0- 3.2 6 1.0 0.4- 2.7 382 93.3 90.0-95.5
Western NC 631 38 5.7 4.0- 8.0 45 5.6 4.1- 7.7 43 6.1 4.2- 8.7 505 82.6 79.1-85.6
Eastern NC 758 36 4.4 2.9- 6.6 71 6.9 5.3- 9.0 53 6.7 4.9- 9.0 598 82.0 78.7-84.9

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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, 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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