BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont 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 Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	882	607	64.9	60.0-69.6	275	35.1	30.4-40.0
GENDER
Male	386	220	56.3	49.0-63.3	166	43.7	36.7-51.0
Female	496	387	75.4	69.1-80.7	109	24.6	19.3-30.9
RACE
White	655	451	65.4	59.7-70.7	204	34.6	29.3-40.3
African American	174	132	70.3	59.1-79.5	42	29.7	20.5-40.9
Other Minorities	49	23	49.8	30.3-69.5	26	50.2	30.5-69.7
AGE
18-24	68	38	53.7	37.1-69.5	30	46.3	30.5-62.9
25-34	147	82	57.8	46.4-68.5	65	42.2	31.5-53.6
35-44	197	130	62.3	52.4-71.2	67	37.7	28.8-47.6
45-54	222	168	66.3	55.9-75.4	54	33.7	24.6-44.1
55-64	157	120	81.4	71.0-88.7	37	18.6	11.3-29.0
65-74	53	39	77.0	58.8-88.7	14	23.0	11.3-41.2
75+	34	28	82.8	58.2-94.3	6	17.2	5.7-41.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	173	107	52.8	41.9-63.3	66	47.2	36.7-58.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	303	206	67.4	59.0-74.8	97	32.6	25.2-41.0
Some Post-H.S.	220	148	61.2	50.7-70.8	72	38.8	29.2-49.3
College Graduate	183	144	78.4	68.8-85.7	39	21.6	14.3-31.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	110	79	56.9	40.0-72.4	31	43.1	27.6-60.0
$15,000- 24,999	221	131	52.3	42.4-62.0	90	47.7	38.0-57.6
$25,000- 34,999	92	64	70.5	55.9-81.8	28	29.5	18.2-44.1
$35,000- 49,999	123	90	68.3	55.2-79.0	33	31.7	21.0-44.8
$50,000-74,999	79	57	68.9	53.8-80.9	22	31.1	19.1-46.2
$75,000+	97	80	83.6	71.6-91.2	17	16.4	8.8-28.4
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***
Eastern NC	834	584	67.6	62.1-72.6	250	32.4	27.4-37.9
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

-Piedmont NC

882

607

64.9

60.0-69.6

275

35.1

30.4-40.0

GENDER

Male

386

220

56.3

49.0-63.3

166

43.7

36.7-51.0

Female

496

387

75.4

69.1-80.7

109

24.6

19.3-30.9

RACE

White

655

451

65.4

59.7-70.7

204

34.6

29.3-40.3

African American

174

132

70.3

59.1-79.5

29.7

20.5-40.9

Other Minorities

49.8

30.3-69.5

50.2

30.5-69.7

AGE

18-24

53.7

37.1-69.5

46.3

30.5-62.9

25-34

147

57.8

46.4-68.5

42.2

31.5-53.6

35-44

197

130

62.3

52.4-71.2

37.7

28.8-47.6

45-54

222

168

66.3

55.9-75.4

33.7

24.6-44.1

55-64

157

120

81.4

71.0-88.7

18.6

11.3-29.0

65-74

77.0

58.8-88.7

23.0

11.3-41.2

75+

82.8

58.2-94.3

17.2

5.7-41.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

173

107

52.8

41.9-63.3

47.2

36.7-58.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

303

206

67.4

59.0-74.8

32.6

25.2-41.0

Some Post-H.S.

220

148

61.2

50.7-70.8

38.8

29.2-49.3

College Graduate

183

144

78.4

68.8-85.7

21.6

14.3-31.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

110

56.9

40.0-72.4

43.1

27.6-60.0

$15,000- 24,999

221

131

52.3

42.4-62.0

47.7

38.0-57.6

$25,000- 34,999

70.5

55.9-81.8

29.5

18.2-44.1

$35,000- 49,999

123

68.3

55.2-79.0

31.7

21.0-44.8

$50,000-74,999

68.9

53.8-80.9

31.1

19.1-46.2

$75,000+

83.6

71.6-91.2

16.4

8.8-28.4

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***

Eastern NC

834

584

67.6

62.1-72.6

250

32.4

27.4-37.9

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 Piedmont 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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