BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Were you injured?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	704	296	39.2	33.9-44.8	408	60.8	55.2-66.1
-Eastern NC	243	102	40.4	30.9-50.7	141	59.6	49.3-69.1
GENDER
Male	80	27	29.9	16.9-47.1	53	70.1	52.9-83.1
Female	163	75	48.6	37.6-59.6	88	51.4	40.4-62.4
RACE
White	161	71	40.1	28.5-53.0	90	59.9	47.0-71.5
African American	66	23	41.3	25.3-59.4	43	58.7	40.6-74.7
Other Minorities	16	8	40.0	14.0-73.1	8	60.0	26.9-86.0
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45-54	73	34	33.1	18.1-52.5	39	66.9	47.5-81.9
55-64	64	23	36.4	21.0-55.1	41	63.6	44.9-79.0
65-74	50	23	50.7	31.4-69.7	27	49.3	30.3-68.6
75+	56	22	44.7	26.6-64.3	34	55.3	35.7-73.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	70	27	43.5	27.6-60.8	43	56.5	39.2-72.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	75	29	34.8	21.9-50.5	46	65.2	49.5-78.1
Some Post-H.S.	52	24	49.9	31.3-68.6	28	50.1	31.4-68.7
College Graduate	45	22	34.5	14.6-62.0	23	65.5	38.0-85.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	49	21	43.8	28.3-60.5	28	56.2	39.5-71.7
$15,000- 24,999	49	22	31.6	18.6-48.2	27	68.4	51.8-81.4
$25,000- 34,999	16	9	54.7	24.8-81.5	7	45.3	18.5-75.2
$35,000- 49,999	24	8	41.1	17.5-69.6	16	58.9	30.4-82.5
$50,000-74,999	20	10	67.6	40.5-86.5	10	32.4	13.5-59.5
$75,000+	12	6	18.0	3.5-57.0	6	82.0	43.0-96.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	32	16	46.4	28.4-65.4	16	53.6	34.6-71.6
Guilford	29	12	45.9	26.8-66.3	17	54.1	33.7-73.2
Mecklenburg	29	13	39.6	22.3-59.9	16	60.4	40.1-77.7
Orange	29	16	49.9	30.9-68.9	13	50.1	31.1-69.1
Wake	16	3	16.6	4.4-46.1	13	83.4	53.9-95.6
Chatham/Lee	26	7	32.5	15.8-55.2	19	67.5	44.8-84.2
Nash/Wilson	34	17	37.1	21.4-56.1	17	62.9	43.9-78.6
Craven/Pamlico	30	10	37.8	21.0-58.1	20	62.2	41.9-79.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	37	16	66.6	43.1-84.0	21	33.4	16.0-56.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	40	22	49.1	32.6-65.8	18	50.9	34.2-67.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	40	22	57.6	38.8-74.4	18	42.4	25.6-61.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	37	11	27.7	15.4-44.6	26	72.3	55.4-84.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	39	21	51.6	34.9-68.0	18	48.4	32.0-65.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	30	13	53.2	32.3-73.0	17	46.8	27.0-67.7
Northeast NC I	34	13	37.3	21.8-56.0	21	62.7	44.0-78.2
Northeast NC II	40	17	43.0	26.9-60.6	23	57.0	39.4-73.1
Northeastern Partnership	74	30	41.0	28.8-54.4	44	59.0	45.6-71.2
Mountain AHEC	122	51	46.1	34.6-58.0	71	53.9	42.0-65.4
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	272	111	38.3	30.6-46.6	161	61.7	53.4-69.4
Western NC	189	83	39.7	29.0-51.5	106	60.3	48.5-71.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

704

296

39.2

33.9-44.8

408

60.8

55.2-66.1

-Eastern NC

243

102

40.4

30.9-50.7

141

59.6

49.3-69.1

GENDER

Male

29.9

16.9-47.1

70.1

52.9-83.1

Female

163

48.6

37.6-59.6

51.4

40.4-62.4

RACE

White

161

40.1

28.5-53.0

59.9

47.0-71.5

African American

41.3

25.3-59.4

58.7

40.6-74.7

Other Minorities

40.0

14.0-73.1

60.0

26.9-86.0

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

. - .

45-54

33.1

18.1-52.5

66.9

47.5-81.9

55-64

36.4

21.0-55.1

63.6

44.9-79.0

65-74

50.7

31.4-69.7

49.3

30.3-68.6

75+

44.7

26.6-64.3

55.3

35.7-73.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

43.5

27.6-60.8

56.5

39.2-72.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

34.8

21.9-50.5

65.2

49.5-78.1

Some Post-H.S.

49.9

31.3-68.6

50.1

31.4-68.7

College Graduate

34.5

14.6-62.0

65.5

38.0-85.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

43.8

28.3-60.5

56.2

39.5-71.7

$15,000- 24,999

31.6

18.6-48.2

68.4

51.8-81.4

$25,000- 34,999

54.7

24.8-81.5

45.3

18.5-75.2

$35,000- 49,999

41.1

17.5-69.6

58.9

30.4-82.5

$50,000-74,999

67.6

40.5-86.5

32.4

13.5-59.5

$75,000+

18.0

3.5-57.0

82.0

43.0-96.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

46.4

28.4-65.4

53.6

34.6-71.6

Guilford

45.9

26.8-66.3

54.1

33.7-73.2

Mecklenburg

39.6

22.3-59.9

60.4

40.1-77.7

Orange

49.9

30.9-68.9

50.1

31.1-69.1

Wake

16.6

4.4-46.1

83.4

53.9-95.6

Chatham/Lee

32.5

15.8-55.2

67.5

44.8-84.2

Nash/Wilson

37.1

21.4-56.1

62.9

43.9-78.6

Craven/Pamlico

37.8

21.0-58.1

62.2

41.9-79.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

66.6

43.1-84.0

33.4

16.0-56.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

49.1

32.6-65.8

50.9

34.2-67.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

57.6

38.8-74.4

42.4

25.6-61.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

27.7

15.4-44.6

72.3

55.4-84.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

51.6

34.9-68.0

48.4

32.0-65.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

53.2

32.3-73.0

46.8

27.0-67.7

Northeast NC I

37.3

21.8-56.0

62.7

44.0-78.2

Northeast NC II

43.0

26.9-60.6

57.0

39.4-73.1

Northeastern Partnership

41.0

28.8-54.4

59.0

45.6-71.2

Mountain AHEC

122

46.1

34.6-58.0

53.9

42.0-65.4

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

272

111

38.3

30.6-46.6

161

61.7

53.4-69.4

Western NC

189

39.7

29.0-51.5

106

60.3

48.5-71.0

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*This question was asked of respondents ages 45 or older and had a recent fall.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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