BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In the past 12 months, have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional to get any kind of care for yourself?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Indicators

In the past 12 months, have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional to get any kind of care for yourself?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,258	1,571	65.0	61.6-68.3	687	35.0	31.7-38.4
-Eastern NC	834	584	67.6	62.1-72.6	250	32.4	27.4-37.9
GENDER
Male	349	203	58.7	50.4-66.6	146	41.3	33.4-49.6
Female	485	381	77.9	71.4-83.2	104	22.1	16.8-28.6
RACE
White	538	380	70.7	64.1-76.5	158	29.3	23.5-35.9
African American	222	160	65.1	54.4-74.5	62	34.9	25.5-45.6
Other Minorities	72	44	49.7	27.4-72.1	28	50.3	27.9-72.6
AGE
18-24	69	47	64.6	47.1-78.9	22	35.4	21.1-52.9
25-34	153	100	61.8	49.8-72.5	53	38.2	27.5-50.2
35-44	196	131	63.7	52.8-73.4	65	36.3	26.6-47.2
45-54	192	132	67.6	55.1-77.9	60	32.4	22.1-44.9
55-64	135	105	79.8	68.8-87.6	30	20.2	12.4-31.2
65-74	58	42	76.8	60.4-87.8	16	23.2	12.2-39.6
75+	29	25	93.4	81.0-97.9	4	6.6	2.1-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	187	124	58.5	46.3-69.7	63	41.5	30.3-53.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	310	208	66.4	57.4-74.4	102	33.6	25.6-42.6
Some Post-H.S.	218	159	71.6	61.3-80.1	59	28.4	19.9-38.7
College Graduate	118	92	77.5	63.4-87.3	26	22.5	12.7-36.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	135	106	79.5	67.7-87.8	29	20.5	12.2-32.3
$15,000- 24,999	228	143	61.3	50.4-71.2	85	38.7	28.8-49.6
$25,000- 34,999	111	80	77.7	65.2-86.7	31	22.3	13.3-34.8
$35,000- 49,999	105	74	63.1	47.4-76.6	31	36.9	23.4-52.6
$50,000-74,999	70	48	59.1	41.1-74.9	22	40.9	25.1-58.9
$75,000+	38	30	75.7	50.5-90.5	8	24.3	9.5-49.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	111	86	68.4	56.4-78.4	25	31.6	21.6-43.6
Guilford	89	65	77.0	65.7-85.4	24	23.0	14.6-34.3
Mecklenburg	89	65	66.4	52.3-78.0	24	33.6	22.0-47.7
Orange	59	35	52.7	32.5-72.0	24	47.3	28.0-67.5
Wake	67	52	73.6	55.7-86.1	15	26.4	13.9-44.3
Chatham/Lee	92	55	48.9	36.9-60.9	37	51.1	39.1-63.1
Nash/Wilson	89	65	70.0	57.4-80.2	24	30.0	19.8-42.6
Craven/Pamlico	113	89	76.8	66.8-84.4	24	23.2	15.6-33.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	142	97	65.3	55.2-74.2	45	34.7	25.8-44.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	120	75	49.1	36.1-62.2	45	50.9	37.8-63.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	111	78	64.7	50.7-76.5	33	35.3	23.5-49.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	106	74	47.2	26.0-69.5	32	52.8	30.5-74.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	136	86	58.9	48.8-68.3	50	41.1	31.7-51.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	112	70	58.7	47.7-69.0	42	41.3	31.0-52.3
Northeast NC I	105	80	78.0	68.0-85.6	25	22.0	14.4-32.0
Northeast NC II	132	95	67.4	56.4-76.8	37	32.6	23.2-43.6
Northeastern Partnership	237	175	70.6	62.3-77.8	62	29.4	22.2-37.7
Mountain AHEC	316	234	63.0	50.3-74.1	82	37.0	25.9-49.7
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	882	607	64.9	60.0-69.6	275	35.1	30.4-40.0
Western NC	542	380	60.5	51.8-68.5	162	39.5	31.5-48.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,258

1,571

65.0

61.6-68.3

687

35.0

31.7-38.4

-Eastern NC

834

584

67.6

62.1-72.6

250

32.4

27.4-37.9

GENDER

Male

349

203

58.7

50.4-66.6

146

41.3

33.4-49.6

Female

485

381

77.9

71.4-83.2

104

22.1

16.8-28.6

RACE

White

538

380

70.7

64.1-76.5

158

29.3

23.5-35.9

African American

222

160

65.1

54.4-74.5

34.9

25.5-45.6

Other Minorities

49.7

27.4-72.1

50.3

27.9-72.6

AGE

18-24

64.6

47.1-78.9

35.4

21.1-52.9

25-34

153

100

61.8

49.8-72.5

38.2

27.5-50.2

35-44

196

131

63.7

52.8-73.4

36.3

26.6-47.2

45-54

192

132

67.6

55.1-77.9

32.4

22.1-44.9

55-64

135

105

79.8

68.8-87.6

20.2

12.4-31.2

65-74

76.8

60.4-87.8

23.2

12.2-39.6

75+

93.4

81.0-97.9

6.6

2.1-19.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

187

124

58.5

46.3-69.7

41.5

30.3-53.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

310

208

66.4

57.4-74.4

102

33.6

25.6-42.6

Some Post-H.S.

218

159

71.6

61.3-80.1

28.4

19.9-38.7

College Graduate

118

77.5

63.4-87.3

22.5

12.7-36.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

135

106

79.5

67.7-87.8

20.5

12.2-32.3

$15,000- 24,999

228

143

61.3

50.4-71.2

38.7

28.8-49.6

$25,000- 34,999

111

77.7

65.2-86.7

22.3

13.3-34.8

$35,000- 49,999

105

63.1

47.4-76.6

36.9

23.4-52.6

$50,000-74,999

59.1

41.1-74.9

40.9

25.1-58.9

$75,000+

75.7

50.5-90.5

24.3

9.5-49.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

111

68.4

56.4-78.4

31.6

21.6-43.6

Guilford

77.0

65.7-85.4

23.0

14.6-34.3

Mecklenburg

66.4

52.3-78.0

33.6

22.0-47.7

Orange

52.7

32.5-72.0

47.3

28.0-67.5

Wake

73.6

55.7-86.1

26.4

13.9-44.3

Chatham/Lee

48.9

36.9-60.9

51.1

39.1-63.1

Nash/Wilson

70.0

57.4-80.2

30.0

19.8-42.6

Craven/Pamlico

113

76.8

66.8-84.4

23.2

15.6-33.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

142

65.3

55.2-74.2

34.7

25.8-44.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

120

49.1

36.1-62.2

50.9

37.8-63.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

111

64.7

50.7-76.5

35.3

23.5-49.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

106

47.2

26.0-69.5

52.8

30.5-74.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

136

58.9

48.8-68.3

41.1

31.7-51.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

112

58.7

47.7-69.0

41.3

31.0-52.3

Northeast NC I

105

78.0

68.0-85.6

22.0

14.4-32.0

Northeast NC II

132

67.4

56.4-76.8

32.6

23.2-43.6

Northeastern Partnership

237

175

70.6

62.3-77.8

29.4

22.2-37.7

Mountain AHEC

316

234

63.0

50.3-74.1

37.0

25.9-49.7

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

882

607

64.9

60.0-69.6

275

35.1

30.4-40.0

Western NC

542

380

60.5

51.8-68.5

162

39.5

31.5-48.2

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 only of respondents who reported smoking regularly within the past year.

^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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