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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	272	111	38.3	30.6-46.6	161	61.7	53.4-69.4
GENDER
Male	73	25	30.2	18.0-46.0	48	69.8	54.0-82.0
Female	199	86	42.5	33.4-52.3	113	57.5	47.7-66.6
RACE
White	216	90	40.4	31.6-49.8	126	59.6	50.2-68.4
African American	46	17	28.9	14.9-48.5	29	71.1	51.5-85.1
Other Minorities	9	3	25.2	6.7-61.1	6	74.8	38.9-93.3
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45-54	97	44	48.0	33.8-62.5	53	52.0	37.5-66.2
55-64	65	32	43.3	28.4-59.7	33	56.7	40.3-71.6
65-74	49	9	12.5	4.5-30.3	40	87.5	69.7-95.5
75+	61	26	38.0	23.9-54.4	35	62.0	45.6-76.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	57	24	38.1	22.9-56.0	33	61.9	44.0-77.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	72	29	42.2	28.1-57.7	43	57.8	42.3-71.9
Some Post-H.S.	68	30	41.3	26.0-58.5	38	58.7	41.5-74.0
College Graduate	75	28	29.7	18.2-44.5	47	70.3	55.5-81.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	21	44.7	28.3-62.5	24	55.3	37.5-71.7
$15,000- 24,999	40	11	24.7	11.3-45.9	29	75.3	54.1-88.7
$25,000- 34,999	24	9	33.3	13.1-62.4	15	66.7	37.6-86.9
$35,000- 49,999	28	12	36.1	16.6-61.7	16	63.9	38.3-83.4
$50,000-74,999	30	13	40.8	21.2-63.7	17	59.2	36.3-78.8
$75,000+	31	20	56.5	32.2-78.0	11	43.5	22.0-67.8
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***
Eastern NC	243	102	40.4	30.9-50.7	141	59.6	49.3-69.1
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

-Piedmont NC

272

111

38.3

30.6-46.6

161

61.7

53.4-69.4

GENDER

Male

30.2

18.0-46.0

69.8

54.0-82.0

Female

199

42.5

33.4-52.3

113

57.5

47.7-66.6

RACE

White

216

40.4

31.6-49.8

126

59.6

50.2-68.4

African American

28.9

14.9-48.5

71.1

51.5-85.1

Other Minorities

25.2

6.7-61.1

74.8

38.9-93.3

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

. - .

45-54

48.0

33.8-62.5

52.0

37.5-66.2

55-64

43.3

28.4-59.7

56.7

40.3-71.6

65-74

12.5

4.5-30.3

87.5

69.7-95.5

75+

38.0

23.9-54.4

62.0

45.6-76.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

38.1

22.9-56.0

61.9

44.0-77.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

42.2

28.1-57.7

57.8

42.3-71.9

Some Post-H.S.

41.3

26.0-58.5

58.7

41.5-74.0

College Graduate

29.7

18.2-44.5

70.3

55.5-81.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

44.7

28.3-62.5

55.3

37.5-71.7

$15,000- 24,999

24.7

11.3-45.9

75.3

54.1-88.7

$25,000- 34,999

33.3

13.1-62.4

66.7

37.6-86.9

$35,000- 49,999

36.1

16.6-61.7

63.9

38.3-83.4

$50,000-74,999

40.8

21.2-63.7

59.2

36.3-78.8

$75,000+

56.5

32.2-78.0

43.5

22.0-67.8

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***

Eastern NC

243

102

40.4

30.9-50.7

141

59.6

49.3-69.1

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 Piedmont 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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