BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Would you say that in general your health is: ?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
TOTAL	6,918	1,437	22.1	20.6-23.7	2,180	33.4	31.6-35.3	1,923	27.8	26.2-29.5	890	11.0	9.9-12.2	488	5.7	5.0- 6.5
GENDER
Male	2,573	535	21.9	19.5-24.6	809	35.0	32.1-38.1	743	27.3	24.8-30.0	308	10.5	8.7-12.5	178	5.3	4.2- 6.6
Female	4,345	902	22.2	20.4-24.2	1,371	31.9	29.8-34.0	1,180	28.3	26.3-30.4	582	11.5	10.2-13.0	310	6.1	5.2- 7.2
AGE
18-24	365	109	25.9	19.8-33.1	136	41.9	33.9-50.4	101	25.0	19.1-32.1	16	6.1	2.8-12.5	3	1.1	0.2- 4.6
25-34	949	284	29.9	25.5-34.7	361	36.8	32.3-41.5	244	28.0	23.8-32.7	50	4.0	2.7- 5.8	10	1.3	0.6- 3.0
35-44	1,271	350	28.1	24.7-31.6	479	39.2	35.3-43.2	306	22.8	19.7-26.3	106	7.7	5.8-10.2	30	2.2	1.4- 3.5
45-54	1,323	273	20.1	17.1-23.5	441	33.3	29.5-37.3	376	27.0	23.6-30.7	145	13.4	10.3-17.1	88	6.2	4.4- 8.8
55-64	1,180	199	17.2	14.1-20.8	330	27.8	24.2-31.7	335	29.7	26.0-33.8	193	15.3	12.6-18.5	123	9.9	7.7-12.7
65-74	1,022	144	14.8	12.0-18.3	243	24.7	21.1-28.7	340	34.9	30.7-39.4	187	16.6	13.6-20.2	108	8.9	6.8-11.6
75+	765	72	9.4	6.7-13.1	178	22.0	18.0-26.5	202	31.5	26.8-36.8	189	20.5	16.9-24.6	124	16.5	13.0-20.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	910	68	10.1	6.3-15.8	145	15.1	11.9-19.0	260	33.4	28.6-38.5	232	21.5	17.7-25.9	205	19.9	16.4-24.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,014	309	16.6	14.2-19.2	565	30.8	27.4-34.4	663	32.6	29.4-36.0	316	13.3	11.3-15.6	161	6.7	5.2- 8.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,796	340	21.6	18.6-25.0	649	39.5	35.7-43.5	527	25.8	22.7-29.0	203	10.2	8.0-12.8	77	2.9	2.1- 4.0
College Graduate	2,182	719	32.5	29.7-35.4	817	37.7	34.8-40.7	467	22.9	20.4-25.6	137	5.4	4.1- 7.2	42	1.4	0.9- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	642	59	14.6	9.6-21.6	103	13.1	9.8-17.3	158	28.5	23.2-34.5	169	21.1	16.9-26.0	153	22.7	18.3-27.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,097	146	14.0	10.8-18.1	303	28.2	23.8-32.9	341	30.8	26.5-35.5	207	16.4	13.1-20.3	100	10.7	7.9-14.3
$25,000- 34,999	749	123	17.2	13.0-22.3	262	36.9	31.5-42.6	238	29.8	24.9-35.2	87	11.4	8.4-15.3	39	4.8	2.8- 8.2
$35,000- 49,999	995	216	21.3	17.7-25.3	355	36.6	32.1-41.3	318	31.0	26.9-35.4	81	9.4	6.9-12.6	25	1.8	1.1- 3.1
$50,000-74,999	847	235	27.9	23.7-32.5	332	42.3	37.3-47.5	207	22.2	18.5-26.3	61	6.7	4.6- 9.5	12	1.0	0.4- 2.3
$75,000+	1,028	372	33.8	29.8-37.9	406	40.6	36.3-45.1	196	20.2	16.7-24.2	47	4.8	2.6- 8.5	7	0.7	0.3- 1.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	401	87	24.8	19.9-30.5	122	28.4	23.6-33.8	97	25.6	20.7-31.3	64	13.8	10.7-17.8	31	7.3	5.0-10.5
Guilford	312	85	26.8	21.5-32.8	105	34.6	28.4-41.2	77	24.8	19.6-30.8	28	7.7	5.1-11.6	17	6.2	3.5-10.6
Mecklenburg	293	83	26.6	20.8-33.4	106	35.0	28.1-42.6	69	25.7	19.5-33.1	26	10.2	5.8-17.3	9	2.5	1.2- 5.2
Orange	371	124	35.0	27.6-43.1	137	35.6	28.8-43.0	73	23.1	16.3-31.6	29	5.0	3.3- 7.4	8	1.4	0.7- 2.9
Wake	325	86	25.3	20.4-30.9	119	38.3	32.3-44.6	94	28.5	23.2-34.6	20	6.6	3.9-10.8	6	1.3	0.6- 3.1
Chatham/Lee	292	54	20.0	14.5-26.9	116	45.7	38.7-52.9	81	24.5	19.4-30.4	27	6.5	4.3- 9.6	14	3.3	1.8- 5.8
Nash/Wilson	236	46	20.8	15.4-27.4	53	23.0	16.4-31.3	77	32.9	26.3-40.3	40	15.9	11.3-21.9	20	7.4	4.6-11.6
Craven/Pamlico	350	78	28.0	22.2-34.7	98	29.2	23.8-35.2	99	24.5	19.8-29.8	50	11.9	8.8-15.9	25	6.4	4.2- 9.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	405	58	16.0	12.0-20.9	121	28.5	23.7-33.8	116	28.8	23.7-34.5	64	15.8	10.8-22.5	46	11.0	8.1-14.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	435	75	19.8	15.2-25.3	130	32.1	25.6-39.3	122	25.0	20.3-30.3	75	17.9	12.5-24.9	33	5.3	3.7- 7.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	289	52	17.8	12.8-24.3	90	36.9	28.7-46.0	85	28.3	22.0-35.5	35	10.9	7.1-16.6	27	6.0	4.0- 9.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	366	72	20.4	15.6-26.3	106	32.4	26.7-38.6	116	32.4	26.8-38.6	47	9.8	7.1-13.3	25	5.0	3.2- 7.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	202	32	14.9	10.3-21.1	58	30.0	23.0-37.9	59	27.0	20.7-34.3	27	13.7	9.1-20.0	26	14.5	9.4-21.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	261	40	16.9	12.3-22.8	81	32.3	25.9-39.5	72	26.6	21.1-33.0	43	16.3	11.5-22.6	25	7.8	5.2-11.7
Northeast NC I	209	30	13.7	9.4-19.6	60	30.2	23.5-37.8	68	32.5	25.7-40.2	36	16.1	11.1-22.8	15	7.5	4.0-13.5
Northeast NC II	348	63	19.3	14.6-25.1	109	32.0	26.3-38.3	98	28.6	23.4-34.5	53	13.5	10.1-17.9	25	6.5	4.1-10.2
Northeastern Partnership	557	93	17.9	14.1-22.3	169	31.5	26.9-36.5	166	29.6	25.3-34.4	89	14.2	11.3-17.8	40	6.8	4.7- 9.8
Mountain AHEC	1,164	236	23.6	19.1-28.7	342	29.4	25.8-33.4	317	24.6	21.3-28.2	168	13.3	10.8-16.1	101	9.1	7.1-11.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,065	397	21.9	19.0-25.1	625	34.3	30.7-38.0	581	25.3	22.5-28.4	300	12.0	9.9-14.5	162	6.5	5.1- 8.2
Piedmont	2,966	692	22.3	20.3-24.5	1,002	34.4	31.9-37.0	815	29.5	27.1-31.9	307	9.7	8.3-11.5	150	4.1	3.2- 5.1
Western NC	1,887	348	21.5	18.1-25.2	553	29.0	25.9-32.3	527	26.2	23.4-29.2	283	13.5	11.4-16.0	176	9.8	7.8-12.3

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,918

1,437

22.1

20.6-23.7

2,180

33.4

31.6-35.3

1,923

27.8

26.2-29.5

890

11.0

9.9-12.2

488

5.7

5.0- 6.5

GENDER

Male

2,573

535

21.9

19.5-24.6

809

35.0

32.1-38.1

743

27.3

24.8-30.0

308

10.5

8.7-12.5

178

5.3

4.2- 6.6

Female

4,345

902

22.2

20.4-24.2

1,371

31.9

29.8-34.0

1,180

28.3

26.3-30.4

582

11.5

10.2-13.0

310

6.1

5.2- 7.2

AGE

18-24

365

109

25.9

19.8-33.1

136

41.9

33.9-50.4

101

25.0

19.1-32.1

6.1

2.8-12.5

1.1

0.2- 4.6

25-34

949

284

29.9

25.5-34.7

361

36.8

32.3-41.5

244

28.0

23.8-32.7

4.0

2.7- 5.8

1.3

0.6- 3.0

35-44

1,271

350

28.1

24.7-31.6

479

39.2

35.3-43.2

306

22.8

19.7-26.3

106

7.7

5.8-10.2

2.2

1.4- 3.5

45-54

1,323

273

20.1

17.1-23.5

441

33.3

29.5-37.3

376

27.0

23.6-30.7

145

13.4

10.3-17.1

6.2

4.4- 8.8

55-64

1,180

199

17.2

14.1-20.8

330

27.8

24.2-31.7

335

29.7

26.0-33.8

193

15.3

12.6-18.5

123

9.9

7.7-12.7

65-74

1,022

144

14.8

12.0-18.3

243

24.7

21.1-28.7

340

34.9

30.7-39.4

187

16.6

13.6-20.2

108

8.9

6.8-11.6

75+

765

9.4

6.7-13.1

178

22.0

18.0-26.5

202

31.5

26.8-36.8

189

20.5

16.9-24.6

124

16.5

13.0-20.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

910

10.1

6.3-15.8

145

15.1

11.9-19.0

260

33.4

28.6-38.5

232

21.5

17.7-25.9

205

19.9

16.4-24.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,014

309

16.6

14.2-19.2

565

30.8

27.4-34.4

663

32.6

29.4-36.0

316

13.3

11.3-15.6

161

6.7

5.2- 8.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,796

340

21.6

18.6-25.0

649

39.5

35.7-43.5

527

25.8

22.7-29.0

203

10.2

8.0-12.8

2.9

2.1- 4.0

College Graduate

2,182

719

32.5

29.7-35.4

817

37.7

34.8-40.7

467

22.9

20.4-25.6

137

5.4

4.1- 7.2

1.4

0.9- 2.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

642

14.6

9.6-21.6

103

13.1

9.8-17.3

158

28.5

23.2-34.5

169

21.1

16.9-26.0

153

22.7

18.3-27.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,097

146

14.0

10.8-18.1

303

28.2

23.8-32.9

341

30.8

26.5-35.5

207

16.4

13.1-20.3

100

10.7

7.9-14.3

$25,000- 34,999

749

123

17.2

13.0-22.3

262

36.9

31.5-42.6

238

29.8

24.9-35.2

11.4

8.4-15.3

4.8

2.8- 8.2

$35,000- 49,999

995

216

21.3

17.7-25.3

355

36.6

32.1-41.3

318

31.0

26.9-35.4

9.4

6.9-12.6

1.8

1.1- 3.1

$50,000-74,999

847

235

27.9

23.7-32.5

332

42.3

37.3-47.5

207

22.2

18.5-26.3

6.7

4.6- 9.5

1.0

0.4- 2.3

$75,000+

1,028

372

33.8

29.8-37.9

406

40.6

36.3-45.1

196

20.2

16.7-24.2

4.8

2.6- 8.5

0.7

0.3- 1.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

401

24.8

19.9-30.5

122

28.4

23.6-33.8

25.6

20.7-31.3

13.8

10.7-17.8

7.3

5.0-10.5

Guilford

312

26.8

21.5-32.8

105

34.6

28.4-41.2

24.8

19.6-30.8

7.7

5.1-11.6

6.2

3.5-10.6

Mecklenburg

293

26.6

20.8-33.4

106

35.0

28.1-42.6

25.7

19.5-33.1

10.2

5.8-17.3

2.5

1.2- 5.2

Orange

371

124

35.0

27.6-43.1

137

35.6

28.8-43.0

23.1

16.3-31.6

5.0

3.3- 7.4

1.4

0.7- 2.9

Wake

325

25.3

20.4-30.9

119

38.3

32.3-44.6

28.5

23.2-34.6

6.6

3.9-10.8

1.3

0.6- 3.1

Chatham/Lee

292

20.0

14.5-26.9

116

45.7

38.7-52.9

24.5

19.4-30.4

6.5

4.3- 9.6

3.3

1.8- 5.8

Nash/Wilson

236

20.8

15.4-27.4

23.0

16.4-31.3

32.9

26.3-40.3

15.9

11.3-21.9

7.4

4.6-11.6

Craven/Pamlico

350

28.0

22.2-34.7

29.2

23.8-35.2

24.5

19.8-29.8

11.9

8.8-15.9

6.4

4.2- 9.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

405

16.0

12.0-20.9

121

28.5

23.7-33.8

116

28.8

23.7-34.5

15.8

10.8-22.5

11.0

8.1-14.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

435

19.8

15.2-25.3

130

32.1

25.6-39.3

122

25.0

20.3-30.3

17.9

12.5-24.9

5.3

3.7- 7.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

289

17.8

12.8-24.3

36.9

28.7-46.0

28.3

22.0-35.5

10.9

7.1-16.6

6.0

4.0- 9.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

366

20.4

15.6-26.3

106

32.4

26.7-38.6

116

32.4

26.8-38.6

9.8

7.1-13.3

5.0

3.2- 7.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

202

14.9

10.3-21.1

30.0

23.0-37.9

27.0

20.7-34.3

13.7

9.1-20.0

14.5

9.4-21.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

261

16.9

12.3-22.8

32.3

25.9-39.5

26.6

21.1-33.0

16.3

11.5-22.6

7.8

5.2-11.7

Northeast NC I

209

13.7

9.4-19.6

30.2

23.5-37.8

32.5

25.7-40.2

16.1

11.1-22.8

7.5

4.0-13.5

Northeast NC II

348

19.3

14.6-25.1

109

32.0

26.3-38.3

28.6

23.4-34.5

13.5

10.1-17.9

6.5

4.1-10.2

Northeastern Partnership

557

17.9

14.1-22.3

169

31.5

26.9-36.5

166

29.6

25.3-34.4

14.2

11.3-17.8

6.8

4.7- 9.8

Mountain AHEC

1,164

236

23.6

19.1-28.7

342

29.4

25.8-33.4

317

24.6

21.3-28.2

168

13.3

10.8-16.1

101

9.1

7.1-11.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,065

397

21.9

19.0-25.1

625

34.3

30.7-38.0

581

25.3

22.5-28.4

300

12.0

9.9-14.5

162

6.5

5.1- 8.2

Piedmont

2,966

692

22.3

20.3-24.5

1,002

34.4

31.9-37.0

815

29.5

27.1-31.9

307

9.7

8.3-11.5

150

4.1

3.2- 5.1

Western NC

1,887

348

21.5

18.1-25.2

553

29.0

25.9-32.3

527

26.2

23.4-29.2

283

13.5

11.4-16.0

176

9.8

7.8-12.3

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^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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