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BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, I think so	No, I don't think so	I don't know/not sure
North Carolina	778	261	37.4	32.0-43.1	348	43.7	38.3-49.3	169	18.9	14.9-23.6
-Piedmont NC	318	100	37.5	30.0-45.7	152	44.0	36.4-51.9	66	18.5	13.1-25.6
GENDER
Male	65	24	43.4	27.5-60.8	29	43.9	28.6-60.4	12	12.7	5.9-25.4
Female	253	76	35.1	27.2-43.9	123	44.0	35.5-52.8	54	20.9	14.2-29.7
RACE
White	236	81	38.3	29.6-47.9	109	44.1	35.1-53.5	46	17.6	11.4-26.1
African American	68	16	32.6	18.6-50.6	36	48.6	32.9-64.6	16	18.8	9.5-33.8
Other Minorities	12	3	53.6	20.3-84.0	6	23.0	7.1-53.9	3	23.4	4.9-64.5
AGE
18-24	31	15	59.8	33.6-81.3	9	24.2	8.9-51.0	7	16.1	3.8-47.8
25-34	97	33	38.1	26.0-52.0	46	44.9	32.1-58.4	18	17.0	9.0-29.7
35-44	82	27	33.3	21.5-47.7	40	48.1	34.5-61.9	15	18.6	10.2-31.4
45-54	70	21	29.7	17.8-45.3	33	44.4	30.0-59.8	16	25.9	14.4-42.1
55-64	27	4	21.7	7.2-49.7	20	76.2	49.2-91.4	3	2.1	0.6- 7.5
65-74	6	0	0.0	. - .	3	44.5	9.1-86.5	3	55.5	13.5-90.9
75+	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	22	6	47.8	18.9-78.3	10	31.2	10.9-62.8	6	21.0	5.6-54.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	90	30	43.2	29.8-57.7	39	34.8	23.4-48.2	21	22.0	12.4-36.0
Some Post-H.S.	113	35	34.8	22.8-49.0	56	47.8	34.9-61.1	22	17.4	9.0-31.0
College Graduate	93	29	32.4	20.9-46.5	47	52.0	37.6-66.0	17	15.6	8.3-27.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	7	35.3	14.8-63.2	10	40.4	18.0-67.7	6	24.2	8.3-52.9
$15,000- 24,999	50	20	64.1	44.2-80.2	19	19.2	9.6-34.6	11	16.7	6.8-35.3
$25,000- 34,999	39	10	32.8	15.4-56.8	15	32.9	16.9-54.2	14	34.3	17.4-56.3
$35,000- 49,999	50	14	26.8	14.5-44.2	24	51.8	34.3-68.9	12	21.4	10.8-37.8
$50,000-74,999	53	24	44.2	27.5-62.3	20	41.0	24.8-59.5	9	14.8	6.2-31.1
$75,000+	52	18	39.4	23.4-58.1	30	56.5	38.2-73.1	4	4.1	0.8-18.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	31	14	52.8	32.5-72.3	13	34.4	18.4-55.0	4	12.7	4.4-31.5
Guilford	26	11	41.7	22.1-64.3	10	27.9	13.8-48.4	5	30.4	11.8-58.9
Mecklenburg	37	16	56.6	39.2-72.4	16	33.1	19.5-50.2	5	10.3	3.8-25.4
Orange	33	6	19.8	8.5-39.6	22	65.5	46.6-80.5	5	14.7	6.1-31.2
Wake	36	17	48.6	31.4-66.3	16	41.5	25.6-59.4	3	9.9	2.7-30.1
Chatham/Lee	27	4	9.3	2.9-25.9	14	61.5	36.5-81.6	9	29.2	12.3-54.6
Nash/Wilson	23	11	49.0	28.0-70.4	8	38.6	19.7-61.6	4	12.4	4.3-31.2
Craven/Pamlico	37	12	27.5	13.6-47.6	14	53.1	32.2-73.0	11	19.4	9.5-35.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	38	18	55.6	36.7-73.0	11	21.4	10.8-38.1	9	22.9	10.8-42.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	50	21	46.3	29.6-63.9	22	37.3	23.1-54.1	7	16.4	6.0-37.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	33	6	19.6	7.7-41.6	14	36.1	20.3-55.8	13	44.2	25.8-64.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	46	21	47.6	32.1-63.6	18	34.2	21.3-50.1	7	18.2	8.6-34.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	43	5	12.2	4.5-28.8	22	48.4	32.2-65.0	16	39.4	24.1-57.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	32	9	31.0	16.0-51.5	11	40.2	21.5-62.4	12	28.8	15.4-47.3
Northeast NC I	37	9	21.8	11.1-38.2	18	49.9	32.8-67.0	10	28.3	15.0-46.9
Northeast NC II	39	12	36.2	21.6-54.0	19	43.0	27.8-59.7	8	20.7	10.3-37.5
Northeastern Partnership	76	21	31.0	20.4-44.1	37	45.5	33.6-58.0	18	23.5	14.6-35.6
Mountain AHEC	110	51	48.6	35.9-61.4	40	30.3	20.1-42.8	19	21.2	12.4-33.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	276	81	33.8	24.5-44.5	122	45.9	35.8-56.3	73	20.3	13.5-29.5
Piedmont	318	100	37.5	30.0-45.7	152	44.0	36.4-51.9	66	18.5	13.1-25.6
Western NC	184	80	45.2	35.1-55.8	74	37.8	28.4-48.3	30	17.0	10.8-25.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes, I think so

No, I don't think so

I don't know/not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

778

261

37.4

32.0-43.1

348

43.7

38.3-49.3

169

18.9

14.9-23.6

-Piedmont NC

318

100

37.5

30.0-45.7

152

44.0

36.4-51.9

18.5

13.1-25.6

GENDER

Male

43.4

27.5-60.8

43.9

28.6-60.4

12.7

5.9-25.4

Female

253

35.1

27.2-43.9

123

44.0

35.5-52.8

20.9

14.2-29.7

RACE

White

236

38.3

29.6-47.9

109

44.1

35.1-53.5

17.6

11.4-26.1

African American

32.6

18.6-50.6

48.6

32.9-64.6

18.8

9.5-33.8

Other Minorities

53.6

20.3-84.0

23.0

7.1-53.9

23.4

4.9-64.5

AGE

18-24

59.8

33.6-81.3

24.2

8.9-51.0

16.1

3.8-47.8

25-34

38.1

26.0-52.0

44.9

32.1-58.4

17.0

9.0-29.7

35-44

33.3

21.5-47.7

48.1

34.5-61.9

18.6

10.2-31.4

45-54

29.7

17.8-45.3

44.4

30.0-59.8

25.9

14.4-42.1

55-64

21.7

7.2-49.7

76.2

49.2-91.4

2.1

0.6- 7.5

65-74

0.0

. - .

44.5

9.1-86.5

55.5

13.5-90.9

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

47.8

18.9-78.3

31.2

10.9-62.8

21.0

5.6-54.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

43.2

29.8-57.7

34.8

23.4-48.2

22.0

12.4-36.0

Some Post-H.S.

113

34.8

22.8-49.0

47.8

34.9-61.1

17.4

9.0-31.0

College Graduate

32.4

20.9-46.5

52.0

37.6-66.0

15.6

8.3-27.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

35.3

14.8-63.2

40.4

18.0-67.7

24.2

8.3-52.9

$15,000- 24,999

64.1

44.2-80.2

19.2

9.6-34.6

16.7

6.8-35.3

$25,000- 34,999

32.8

15.4-56.8

32.9

16.9-54.2

34.3

17.4-56.3

$35,000- 49,999

26.8

14.5-44.2

51.8

34.3-68.9

21.4

10.8-37.8

$50,000-74,999

44.2

27.5-62.3

41.0

24.8-59.5

14.8

6.2-31.1

$75,000+

39.4

23.4-58.1

56.5

38.2-73.1

4.1

0.8-18.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

52.8

32.5-72.3

34.4

18.4-55.0

12.7

4.4-31.5

Guilford

41.7

22.1-64.3

27.9

13.8-48.4

30.4

11.8-58.9

Mecklenburg

56.6

39.2-72.4

33.1

19.5-50.2

10.3

3.8-25.4

Orange

19.8

8.5-39.6

65.5

46.6-80.5

14.7

6.1-31.2

Wake

48.6

31.4-66.3

41.5

25.6-59.4

9.9

2.7-30.1

Chatham/Lee

9.3

2.9-25.9

61.5

36.5-81.6

29.2

12.3-54.6

Nash/Wilson

49.0

28.0-70.4

38.6

19.7-61.6

12.4

4.3-31.2

Craven/Pamlico

27.5

13.6-47.6

53.1

32.2-73.0

19.4

9.5-35.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

55.6

36.7-73.0

21.4

10.8-38.1

22.9

10.8-42.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

46.3

29.6-63.9

37.3

23.1-54.1

16.4

6.0-37.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

19.6

7.7-41.6

36.1

20.3-55.8

44.2

25.8-64.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

47.6

32.1-63.6

34.2

21.3-50.1

18.2

8.6-34.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

12.2

4.5-28.8

48.4

32.2-65.0

39.4

24.1-57.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

31.0

16.0-51.5

40.2

21.5-62.4

28.8

15.4-47.3

Northeast NC I

21.8

11.1-38.2

49.9

32.8-67.0

28.3

15.0-46.9

Northeast NC II

36.2

21.6-54.0

43.0

27.8-59.7

20.7

10.3-37.5

Northeastern Partnership

31.0

20.4-44.1

45.5

33.6-58.0

23.5

14.6-35.6

Mountain AHEC

110

48.6

35.9-61.4

30.3

20.1-42.8

21.2

12.4-33.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

276

33.8

24.5-44.5

122

45.9

35.8-56.3

20.3

13.5-29.5

Piedmont

318

100

37.5

30.0-45.7

152

44.0

36.4-51.9

18.5

13.1-25.6

Western NC

184

45.2

35.1-55.8

37.8

28.4-48.3

17.0

10.8-25.6

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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^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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