BRFSS 2002 - Wake County: (Would you say that in general your health is: ?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Wake County

Health Status

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	Total Respond.#	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	6,729	1,399	20.3	18.8-21.8	2,087	31.2	29.4-32.9	1,838	27.5	25.9-29.2	887	13.7	12.4-15.2	518	7.3	6.5- 8.3
Wake County	428	128	29.9	25.0-35.4	155	36.1	30.7-41.8	102	24.4	19.9-29.6	32	8.1	5.4-11.8	11	1.5	0.7- 3.1
GENDER
Male	183	51	28.9	22.0-37.0	69	37.7	29.7-46.5	46	24.2	17.7-32.2	15	8.8	5.0-14.9	2	0.4	0.1- 1.4
Female	245	77	31.1	24.8-38.2	86	34.2	27.7-41.3	56	24.7	18.9-31.7	17	7.2	4.1-12.5	9	2.8	1.3- 6.2
RACE
White	308	104	35.1	29.1-41.6	112	35.7	29.8-42.1	67	23.4	18.1-29.7	18	4.6	2.8- 7.4	7	1.2	0.5- 2.6
Other	118	23	18.3	11.7-27.5	43	37.0	26.6-48.8	34	26.4	18.3-36.5	14	15.9	9.0-26.5	4	2.4	0.7- 7.7
AGE
18-44	243	84	33.1	26.4-40.6	93	37.4	30.3-45.2	48	20.5	14.9-27.4	14	7.9	4.5-13.7	4	1.0	0.3- 3.8
45+	181	42	23.6	17.3-31.2	61	34.4	26.6-43.0	53	31.2	24.0-39.5	18	8.5	5.2-13.5	7	2.4	1.1- 5.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	109	23	19.4	12.2-29.3	39	38.5	28.3-49.8	20	18.2	11.1-28.2	20	20.6	12.7-31.7	7	3.3	1.5- 7.2
Some College +	319	105	33.8	27.8-40.3	116	35.2	28.9-41.9	82	26.7	21.3-32.9	12	3.5	1.9- 6.6	4	0.9	0.2- 3.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	154	29	18.4	11.9-27.3	56	36.1	27.5-45.8	39	24.8	17.6-33.7	23	18.0	11.5-27.1	7	2.6	1.0- 7.0
$50,000+	177	70	39.1	31.3-47.6	68	37.8	29.6-46.7	36	21.6	15.2-29.7	3	1.6	0.5- 5.0	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	415	91	22.6	18.2-27.8	132	33.2	27.9-38.8	117	26.9	22.2-32.1	50	12.1	8.9-16.2	25	5.2	3.3- 8.1
Forsyth	464	91	18.5	14.8-22.8	162	39.6	34.3-45.1	129	26.7	22.3-31.7	57	10.6	7.9-14.0	25	4.7	3.0- 7.2
Guilford	425	95	22.2	17.9-27.3	148	34.7	29.3-40.6	122	30.3	25.2-35.9	37	9.0	5.9-13.5	23	3.7	2.3- 6.0
Henderson/Transylvania	473	101	21.7	17.3-26.8	154	32.2	27.2-37.6	132	26.8	22.1-32.0	59	14.1	9.3-20.8	27	5.3	3.5- 8.1
Mecklenburg	448	120	27.5	22.5-33.1	139	32.1	26.3-38.5	115	25.7	21.0-30.9	52	11.4	8.1-15.8	22	3.3	2.1- 5.2
Orange	441	147	31.2	25.6-37.3	161	40.1	32.6-48.0	91	19.9	15.4-25.4	29	6.8	4.5-10.2	13	2.0	1.1- 3.7
Pitt	418	95	23.9	18.2-30.6	139	35.1	29.6-41.0	105	25.4	20.4-31.1	42	8.5	5.9-12.0	37	7.1	4.8-10.5
Randolph	432	76	17.2	13.4-21.9	132	29.7	24.3-35.7	131	34.7	28.0-42.2	65	12.9	9.7-16.8	28	5.5	3.4- 8.6
Robeson	441	57	12.9	9.6-17.0	89	20.3	15.5-26.0	149	35.3	29.7-41.2	93	21.7	17.0-27.3	53	9.9	7.2-13.4
Western NC	659	95	13.9	11.2-17.1	188	29.7	25.6-34.2	180	27.8	23.9-32.0	115	17.4	14.3-21.0	81	11.2	8.6-14.4
Piedmont NC	886	159	18.4	15.2-22.1	269	29.9	26.3-33.8	235	25.7	22.3-29.5	140	17.4	14.1-21.2	83	8.6	6.8-10.9
Eastern NC	799	144	18.7	15.6-22.1	219	29.2	25.5-33.3	230	30.3	26.5-34.3	116	12.7	10.2-15.7	90	9.1	7.2-11.5

Total
Respond.#

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,729

1,399

20.3

18.8-21.8

2,087

31.2

29.4-32.9

1,838

27.5

25.9-29.2

887

13.7

12.4-15.2

518

7.3

6.5- 8.3

Wake County

428

128

29.9

25.0-35.4

155

36.1

30.7-41.8

102

24.4

19.9-29.6

8.1

5.4-11.8

1.5

0.7- 3.1

GENDER

Male

183

28.9

22.0-37.0

37.7

29.7-46.5

24.2

17.7-32.2

8.8

5.0-14.9

0.4

0.1- 1.4

Female

245

31.1

24.8-38.2

34.2

27.7-41.3

24.7

18.9-31.7

7.2

4.1-12.5

2.8

1.3- 6.2

RACE

White

308

104

35.1

29.1-41.6

112

35.7

29.8-42.1

23.4

18.1-29.7

4.6

2.8- 7.4

1.2

0.5- 2.6

Other

118

18.3

11.7-27.5

37.0

26.6-48.8

26.4

18.3-36.5

15.9

9.0-26.5

2.4

0.7- 7.7

AGE

18-44

243

33.1

26.4-40.6

37.4

30.3-45.2

20.5

14.9-27.4

7.9

4.5-13.7

1.0

0.3- 3.8

45+

181

23.6

17.3-31.2

34.4

26.6-43.0

31.2

24.0-39.5

8.5

5.2-13.5

2.4

1.1- 5.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

109

19.4

12.2-29.3

38.5

28.3-49.8

18.2

11.1-28.2

20.6

12.7-31.7

3.3

1.5- 7.2

Some College +

319

105

33.8

27.8-40.3

116

35.2

28.9-41.9

26.7

21.3-32.9

3.5

1.9- 6.6

0.9

0.2- 3.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

154

18.4

11.9-27.3

36.1

27.5-45.8

24.8

17.6-33.7

18.0

11.5-27.1

2.6

1.0- 7.0

$50,000+

177

39.1

31.3-47.6

37.8

29.6-46.7

21.6

15.2-29.7

1.6

0.5- 5.0

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

415

22.6

18.2-27.8

132

33.2

27.9-38.8

117

26.9

22.2-32.1

12.1

8.9-16.2

5.2

3.3- 8.1

Forsyth

464

18.5

14.8-22.8

162

39.6

34.3-45.1

129

26.7

22.3-31.7

10.6

7.9-14.0

4.7

3.0- 7.2

Guilford

425

22.2

17.9-27.3

148

34.7

29.3-40.6

122

30.3

25.2-35.9

9.0

5.9-13.5

3.7

2.3- 6.0

Henderson/Transylvania

473

101

21.7

17.3-26.8

154

32.2

27.2-37.6

132

26.8

22.1-32.0

14.1

9.3-20.8

5.3

3.5- 8.1

Mecklenburg

448

120

27.5

22.5-33.1

139

32.1

26.3-38.5

115

25.7

21.0-30.9

11.4

8.1-15.8

3.3

2.1- 5.2

Orange

441

147

31.2

25.6-37.3

161

40.1

32.6-48.0

19.9

15.4-25.4

6.8

4.5-10.2

2.0

1.1- 3.7

Pitt

418

23.9

18.2-30.6

139

35.1

29.6-41.0

105

25.4

20.4-31.1

8.5

5.9-12.0

7.1

4.8-10.5

Randolph

432

17.2

13.4-21.9

132

29.7

24.3-35.7

131

34.7

28.0-42.2

12.9

9.7-16.8

5.5

3.4- 8.6

Robeson

441

12.9

9.6-17.0

20.3

15.5-26.0

149

35.3

29.7-41.2

21.7

17.0-27.3

9.9

7.2-13.4

Western NC

659

13.9

11.2-17.1

188

29.7

25.6-34.2

180

27.8

23.9-32.0

115

17.4

14.3-21.0

11.2

8.6-14.4

Piedmont NC

886

159

18.4

15.2-22.1

269

29.9

26.3-33.8

235

25.7

22.3-29.5

140

17.4

14.1-21.2

8.6

6.8-10.9

Eastern NC

799

144

18.7

15.6-22.1

219

29.2

25.5-33.3

230

30.3

26.5-34.3

116

12.7

10.2-15.7

9.1

7.2-11.5

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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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