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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	189	83	39.7	29.0-51.5	106	60.3	48.5-71.0
GENDER
Male	64	19	29.8	15.4-49.8	45	70.2	50.2-84.6
Female	125	64	50.1	37.6-62.5	61	49.9	37.5-62.4
RACE
White	177	79	40.6	29.5-52.7	98	59.4	47.3-70.5
African American	5	1	8.9	0.9-50.4	4	91.1	49.6-99.1
Other Minorities	7	3	25.3	6.9-60.8	4	74.7	39.2-93.1
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
45-54	48	26	34.9	17.2-58.0	22	65.1	42.0-82.8
55-64	45	24	54.4	31.5-75.6	21	45.6	24.4-68.5
65-74	51	15	19.7	10.2-34.7	36	80.3	65.3-89.8
75+	45	18	49.2	31.9-66.6	27	50.8	33.4-68.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	57	26	51.5	34.0-68.6	31	48.5	31.4-66.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	54	22	38.3	18.8-62.5	32	61.7	37.5-81.2
Some Post-H.S.	28	14	44.6	23.1-68.3	14	55.4	31.7-76.9
College Graduate	50	21	29.4	16.0-47.6	29	70.6	52.4-84.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	40	21	47.6	26.7-69.3	19	52.4	30.7-73.3
$15,000- 24,999	34	10	16.8	6.3-37.7	24	83.2	62.3-93.7
$25,000- 34,999	16	7	56.3	22.7-85.0	9	43.7	15.0-77.3
$35,000- 49,999	18	9	40.1	19.3-65.1	9	59.9	34.9-80.7
$50,000-74,999	14	6	43.1	12.5-80.0	8	56.9	20.0-87.5
$75,000+	12	5	23.4	6.4-57.5	7	76.6	42.5-93.6
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

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

704

296

39.2

33.9-44.8

408

60.8

55.2-66.1

-Western NC

189

39.7

29.0-51.5

106

60.3

48.5-71.0

GENDER

Male

29.8

15.4-49.8

70.2

50.2-84.6

Female

125

50.1

37.6-62.5

49.9

37.5-62.4

RACE

White

177

40.6

29.5-52.7

59.4

47.3-70.5

African American

8.9

0.9-50.4

91.1

49.6-99.1

Other Minorities

25.3

6.9-60.8

74.7

39.2-93.1

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

. - .

45-54

34.9

17.2-58.0

65.1

42.0-82.8

55-64

54.4

31.5-75.6

45.6

24.4-68.5

65-74

19.7

10.2-34.7

80.3

65.3-89.8

75+

49.2

31.9-66.6

50.8

33.4-68.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

51.5

34.0-68.6

48.5

31.4-66.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

38.3

18.8-62.5

61.7

37.5-81.2

Some Post-H.S.

44.6

23.1-68.3

55.4

31.7-76.9

College Graduate

29.4

16.0-47.6

70.6

52.4-84.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

47.6

26.7-69.3

52.4

30.7-73.3

$15,000- 24,999

16.8

6.3-37.7

83.2

62.3-93.7

$25,000- 34,999

56.3

22.7-85.0

43.7

15.0-77.3

$35,000- 49,999

40.1

19.3-65.1

59.9

34.9-80.7

$50,000-74,999

43.1

12.5-80.0

56.9

20.0-87.5

$75,000+

23.4

6.4-57.5

76.6

42.5-93.6

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

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Western 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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