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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
TOTAL	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
AGE
18-24	135	39	24.1	15.6-35.2	60	52.6	40.0-64.8	30	16.0	9.4-26.0	6	7.4	2.6-18.8	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	359	106	31.1	24.1-39.2	133	35.2	28.3-42.8	100	28.8	22.2-36.5	17	3.5	1.8- 6.7	3	1.3	0.4- 4.6
35-44	508	120	23.7	19.0-29.1	201	42.4	36.4-48.7	138	24.8	20.0-30.3	37	6.9	4.2-10.9	12	2.3	1.1- 4.6
45-54	483	98	18.5	14.0-23.9	148	31.8	25.9-38.3	143	26.5	21.3-32.4	61	16.0	11.0-22.7	33	7.3	4.3-12.2
55-64	454	78	18.2	13.7-23.9	118	27.7	22.2-34.0	130	29.6	24.0-36.0	77	14.9	11.1-19.7	51	9.6	6.3-14.2
65-74	388	61	15.7	11.2-21.4	87	22.5	17.2-28.9	136	38.5	31.7-45.8	64	13.7	9.7-19.1	40	9.6	6.4-14.2
75+	234	29	14.0	8.8-21.7	59	21.5	15.3-29.3	63	33.5	25.3-42.9	45	16.5	11.0-24.0	38	14.4	9.4-21.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	333	37	13.7	6.9-25.4	52	13.9	9.1-20.6	102	36.0	27.9-44.9	68	19.3	13.4-26.9	74	17.2	12.1-23.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	726	121	17.9	14.1-22.4	192	30.9	25.5-37.0	249	31.9	26.9-37.4	108	12.1	9.0-16.0	56	7.2	4.8-10.6
Some Post-H.S.	637	114	21.0	16.3-26.6	234	42.5	36.1-49.1	188	24.0	19.3-29.3	74	10.0	6.7-14.7	27	2.6	1.5- 4.3
College Graduate	870	263	29.5	25.4-34.0	330	39.8	35.3-44.5	202	23.0	19.4-27.1	57	6.4	4.1- 9.8	18	1.3	0.7- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	184	21	19.5	10.4-33.5	22	9.9	4.8-19.1	42	27.0	18.0-38.4	44	19.5	12.3-29.6	55	24.2	16.4-34.1
$15,000- 24,999	362	43	14.6	9.3-22.2	89	26.0	18.9-34.7	117	29.4	22.4-37.4	70	15.3	10.1-22.4	43	14.7	9.6-21.7
$25,000- 34,999	273	43	16.3	10.5-24.4	91	39.8	31.2-49.1	90	28.2	20.9-36.8	35	11.5	7.3-17.8	14	4.2	1.8- 9.6
$35,000- 49,999	420	81	17.4	13.0-23.0	143	35.1	28.6-42.2	143	33.7	27.6-40.4	42	11.6	7.6-17.5	11	2.2	1.0- 4.7
$50,000-74,999	359	90	26.0	19.9-33.2	136	42.9	35.1-51.0	97	23.5	18.0-29.9	31	7.2	4.3-11.6	5	0.5	0.2- 1.3
$75,000+	447	147	30.5	24.9-36.8	179	42.8	36.1-49.7	93	20.1	15.0-26.4	21	5.4	2.2-12.7	7	1.3	0.5- 3.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	32	24.9	17.5-34.2	44	26.2	19.2-34.6	43	30.1	22.1-39.5	20	9.2	5.7-14.6	18	9.6	5.8-15.5
Guilford	112	32	25.4	17.8-34.8	42	39.5	29.4-50.6	23	20.2	13.1-29.7	7	6.2	2.8-13.4	8	8.7	4.0-18.2
Mecklenburg	110	30	23.0	14.6-34.2	37	34.0	22.9-47.3	31	29.8	19.6-42.6	10	12.0	5.0-26.2	2	1.2	0.3- 5.4
Orange	134	40	31.8	23.2-41.9	52	36.5	27.9-46.1	28	24.2	16.5-34.1	10	5.6	2.9-10.4	4	1.9	0.7- 5.2
Wake	128	31	22.4	15.4-31.3	49	41.1	31.8-51.2	39	28.8	20.8-38.4	7	6.5	2.8-14.3	2	1.2	0.3- 5.1
Chatham/Lee	117	20	20.7	12.1-32.9	56	52.9	41.7-63.9	29	20.5	13.8-29.3	9	4.0	1.9- 8.0	3	2.0	0.5- 6.7
Nash/Wilson	85	15	18.9	11.3-29.9	18	23.9	13.2-39.5	36	40.1	28.9-52.5	14	15.0	8.4-25.2	2	2.1	0.5- 8.2
Craven/Pamlico	130	38	36.9	27.1-48.1	36	28.8	20.4-38.9	30	18.9	12.6-27.3	17	9.3	5.6-15.0	9	6.1	3.1-11.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	148	20	13.4	8.4-20.6	43	26.9	19.7-35.7	49	33.1	24.5-43.0	19	15.6	7.3-30.4	17	11.0	6.5-17.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	161	35	24.5	16.7-34.3	43	27.2	19.5-36.5	44	24.0	17.3-32.4	26	19.2	10.0-33.6	13	5.1	2.8- 9.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	16	14.2	8.0-23.7	29	40.9	27.4-55.9	38	30.8	21.1-42.5	16	10.3	5.9-17.2	6	3.9	1.7- 8.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	28	20.8	13.1-31.3	44	33.9	25.3-43.6	43	33.1	24.2-43.4	15	7.8	4.5-13.1	8	4.5	2.2- 9.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	12	14.1	7.6-24.6	22	30.6	19.9-43.8	24	24.8	16.1-36.1	12	13.0	7.0-22.9	13	17.6	9.4-30.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	84	18	20.8	12.9-31.8	19	27.3	17.3-40.3	24	28.2	19.0-39.7	14	16.3	9.0-27.7	9	7.4	3.6-14.3
Northeast NC I	72	8	8.5	4.1-16.9	19	29.1	18.3-42.9	26	35.2	23.7-48.6	10	14.0	6.6-27.5	9	13.2	6.0-26.4
Northeast NC II	128	18	16.4	9.6-26.6	41	36.2	26.7-46.8	38	26.5	19.0-35.6	23	15.3	9.9-22.7	8	5.7	2.4-12.8
Northeastern Partnership	200	26	14.5	9.1-22.5	60	34.5	26.7-43.2	64	28.5	22.0-36.1	33	15.0	10.3-21.2	17	7.5	4.1-13.2
Mountain AHEC	429	86	25.9	18.0-35.8	126	28.3	22.4-35.0	121	26.2	20.8-32.5	54	10.6	7.3-15.0	42	9.0	6.1-13.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	743	143	21.6	17.0-26.9	216	37.7	31.8-44.1	216	22.2	18.2-26.7	113	13.7	10.1-18.4	55	4.9	3.3- 7.1
Piedmont	1,135	257	21.8	18.7-25.3	395	36.1	32.0-40.4	330	29.9	26.2-33.8	101	8.3	6.2-11.1	52	3.9	2.7- 5.6
Western NC	695	135	22.9	17.3-29.8	198	27.4	22.6-32.8	197	26.4	22.0-31.4	94	12.6	9.3-16.9	71	10.6	7.3-15.3

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

135

24.1

15.6-35.2

52.6

40.0-64.8

16.0

9.4-26.0

7.4

2.6-18.8

0.0

. - .

25-34

359

106

31.1

24.1-39.2

133

35.2

28.3-42.8

100

28.8

22.2-36.5

3.5

1.8- 6.7

1.3

0.4- 4.6

35-44

508

120

23.7

19.0-29.1

201

42.4

36.4-48.7

138

24.8

20.0-30.3

6.9

4.2-10.9

2.3

1.1- 4.6

45-54

483

18.5

14.0-23.9

148

31.8

25.9-38.3

143

26.5

21.3-32.4

16.0

11.0-22.7

7.3

4.3-12.2

55-64

454

18.2

13.7-23.9

118

27.7

22.2-34.0

130

29.6

24.0-36.0

14.9

11.1-19.7

9.6

6.3-14.2

65-74

388

15.7

11.2-21.4

22.5

17.2-28.9

136

38.5

31.7-45.8

13.7

9.7-19.1

9.6

6.4-14.2

75+

234

14.0

8.8-21.7

21.5

15.3-29.3

33.5

25.3-42.9

16.5

11.0-24.0

14.4

9.4-21.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

333

13.7

6.9-25.4

13.9

9.1-20.6

102

36.0

27.9-44.9

19.3

13.4-26.9

17.2

12.1-23.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

726

121

17.9

14.1-22.4

192

30.9

25.5-37.0

249

31.9

26.9-37.4

108

12.1

9.0-16.0

7.2

4.8-10.6

Some Post-H.S.

637

114

21.0

16.3-26.6

234

42.5

36.1-49.1

188

24.0

19.3-29.3

10.0

6.7-14.7

2.6

1.5- 4.3

College Graduate

870

263

29.5

25.4-34.0

330

39.8

35.3-44.5

202

23.0

19.4-27.1

6.4

4.1- 9.8

1.3

0.7- 2.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

184

19.5

10.4-33.5

9.9

4.8-19.1

27.0

18.0-38.4

19.5

12.3-29.6

24.2

16.4-34.1

$15,000- 24,999

362

14.6

9.3-22.2

26.0

18.9-34.7

117

29.4

22.4-37.4

15.3

10.1-22.4

14.7

9.6-21.7

$25,000- 34,999

273

16.3

10.5-24.4

39.8

31.2-49.1

28.2

20.9-36.8

11.5

7.3-17.8

4.2

1.8- 9.6

$35,000- 49,999

420

17.4

13.0-23.0

143

35.1

28.6-42.2

143

33.7

27.6-40.4

11.6

7.6-17.5

2.2

1.0- 4.7

$50,000-74,999

359

26.0

19.9-33.2

136

42.9

35.1-51.0

23.5

18.0-29.9

7.2

4.3-11.6

0.5

0.2- 1.3

$75,000+

447

147

30.5

24.9-36.8

179

42.8

36.1-49.7

20.1

15.0-26.4

5.4

2.2-12.7

1.3

0.5- 3.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

24.9

17.5-34.2

26.2

19.2-34.6

30.1

22.1-39.5

9.2

5.7-14.6

9.6

5.8-15.5

Guilford

112

25.4

17.8-34.8

39.5

29.4-50.6

20.2

13.1-29.7

6.2

2.8-13.4

8.7

4.0-18.2

Mecklenburg

110

23.0

14.6-34.2

34.0

22.9-47.3

29.8

19.6-42.6

12.0

5.0-26.2

1.2

0.3- 5.4

Orange

134

31.8

23.2-41.9

36.5

27.9-46.1

24.2

16.5-34.1

5.6

2.9-10.4

1.9

0.7- 5.2

Wake

128

22.4

15.4-31.3

41.1

31.8-51.2

28.8

20.8-38.4

6.5

2.8-14.3

1.2

0.3- 5.1

Chatham/Lee

117

20.7

12.1-32.9

52.9

41.7-63.9

20.5

13.8-29.3

4.0

1.9- 8.0

2.0

0.5- 6.7

Nash/Wilson

18.9

11.3-29.9

23.9

13.2-39.5

40.1

28.9-52.5

15.0

8.4-25.2

2.1

0.5- 8.2

Craven/Pamlico

130

36.9

27.1-48.1

28.8

20.4-38.9

18.9

12.6-27.3

9.3

5.6-15.0

6.1

3.1-11.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

148

13.4

8.4-20.6

26.9

19.7-35.7

33.1

24.5-43.0

15.6

7.3-30.4

11.0

6.5-17.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

161

24.5

16.7-34.3

27.2

19.5-36.5

24.0

17.3-32.4

19.2

10.0-33.6

5.1

2.8- 9.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

14.2

8.0-23.7

40.9

27.4-55.9

30.8

21.1-42.5

10.3

5.9-17.2

3.9

1.7- 8.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

20.8

13.1-31.3

33.9

25.3-43.6

33.1

24.2-43.4

7.8

4.5-13.1

4.5

2.2- 9.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

14.1

7.6-24.6

30.6

19.9-43.8

24.8

16.1-36.1

13.0

7.0-22.9

17.6

9.4-30.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

20.8

12.9-31.8

27.3

17.3-40.3

28.2

19.0-39.7

16.3

9.0-27.7

7.4

3.6-14.3

Northeast NC I

8.5

4.1-16.9

29.1

18.3-42.9

35.2

23.7-48.6

14.0

6.6-27.5

13.2

6.0-26.4

Northeast NC II

128

16.4

9.6-26.6

36.2

26.7-46.8

26.5

19.0-35.6

15.3

9.9-22.7

5.7

2.4-12.8

Northeastern Partnership

200

14.5

9.1-22.5

34.5

26.7-43.2

28.5

22.0-36.1

15.0

10.3-21.2

7.5

4.1-13.2

Mountain AHEC

429

25.9

18.0-35.8

126

28.3

22.4-35.0

121

26.2

20.8-32.5

10.6

7.3-15.0

9.0

6.1-13.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

743

143

21.6

17.0-26.9

216

37.7

31.8-44.1

216

22.2

18.2-26.7

113

13.7

10.1-18.4

4.9

3.3- 7.1

Piedmont

1,135

257

21.8

18.7-25.3

395

36.1

32.0-40.4

330

29.9

26.2-33.8

101

8.3

6.2-11.1

3.9

2.7- 5.6

Western NC

695

135

22.9

17.3-29.8

198

27.4

22.6-32.8

197

26.4

22.0-31.4

12.6

9.3-16.9

10.6

7.3-15.3

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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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