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BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
North Carolina	9,155	5,888	59.1	57.4-60.7	924	10.1	9.2-11.1	520	5.6	4.9- 6.3	268	2.9	2.4- 3.4	1,555	22.4	20.8-24.0
-Western NC	2,009	1,268	56.6	52.9-60.3	208	9.3	7.6-11.4	123	5.8	4.5- 7.5	64	3.0	2.1- 4.3	346	25.2	21.5-29.3
GENDER
Male	751	462	52.7	46.5-58.7	73	8.1	5.8-11.1	52	6.1	4.1- 8.9	16	2.4	1.2- 4.8	148	30.8	24.6-37.8
Female	1,258	806	60.4	56.1-64.5	135	10.5	8.1-13.5	71	5.6	4.1- 7.5	48	3.5	2.4- 5.1	198	19.9	16.4-24.1
RACE
White	1,829	1,167	58.0	54.1-61.7	194	10.0	8.1-12.2	118	6.3	4.9- 8.0	61	3.1	2.1- 4.4	289	22.7	19.0-26.9
African American	70	46	72.2	49.8-87.1	6	3.0	1.2- 7.7	4	4.0	1.1-13.2	2	0.8	0.2- 3.7	12	20.0	7.0-45.2
Other Minorities	102	49	22.4	13.3-35.1	8	3.8	1.3-10.8	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	1	3.0	0.4-18.4	43	70.5	55.3-82.1
AGE
18-24	120	27	18.9	11.7-28.9	9	9.4	3.6-22.4	7	7.7	2.9-19.0	2	0.9	0.2- 4.6	75	63.1	50.2-74.3
25-34	272	104	32.4	23.8-42.3	31	6.7	4.2-10.4	24	6.1	3.3-10.8	15	4.4	1.9-10.0	98	50.4	39.2-61.6
35-44	333	161	44.8	37.0-52.9	57	15.1	10.7-21.0	31	8.8	5.8-13.2	17	4.5	2.3- 8.7	67	26.7	18.6-36.6
45-54	377	239	62.9	54.3-70.8	45	10.3	6.6-15.6	31	8.2	5.2-12.5	11	2.8	1.4- 5.5	51	15.9	9.5-25.3
55-64	350	271	78.2	70.7-84.2	29	7.9	4.7-13.0	19	4.3	2.3- 8.1	9	2.6	1.0- 6.7	22	6.9	3.3-14.1
65-74	336	282	84.0	77.1-89.0	25	8.4	4.6-15.0	6	0.6	0.2- 1.8	8	2.0	0.8- 5.2	15	4.9	2.6- 9.2
75+	204	170	85.4	78.1-90.5	12	4.7	2.1-10.1	5	2.0	0.5- 7.9	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	16	7.6	4.2-13.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	329	226	53.3	41.6-64.6	18	5.2	2.7- 9.7	5	1.4	0.5- 4.1	8	1.4	0.6- 3.4	72	38.7	27.0-51.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	626	378	53.7	47.5-59.8	59	9.2	6.4-13.2	40	4.7	3.2- 6.7	23	4.0	2.4- 6.7	126	28.4	22.6-35.1
Some Post-H.S.	529	339	54.3	47.3-61.1	54	9.8	6.3-15.0	34	8.4	5.2-13.1	12	2.2	0.8- 5.7	90	25.3	19.1-32.6
College Graduate	519	321	66.3	60.8-71.4	77	12.4	9.4-16.1	44	7.9	5.2-11.7	21	3.7	2.0- 6.9	56	9.8	7.0-13.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	258	168	60.5	50.8-69.4	11	3.7	1.8- 7.5	13	4.1	1.9- 8.5	13	2.9	1.5- 5.5	53	28.8	20.3-39.2
$15,000- 24,999	395	227	45.3	37.0-53.8	38	4.4	2.9- 6.7	23	4.3	2.6- 7.3	12	3.6	1.6- 7.7	95	42.4	33.3-52.0
$25,000- 34,999	246	147	54.2	44.6-63.4	30	10.9	7.1-16.4	18	8.2	3.5-18.0	13	5.0	2.4- 9.9	38	21.8	14.7-31.0
$35,000- 49,999	269	179	66.7	57.4-74.9	25	8.5	4.6-15.4	17	5.3	2.7-10.0	6	1.5	0.5- 4.0	42	18.0	11.5-27.1
$50,000-74,999	204	129	52.9	43.1-62.5	24	13.5	7.2-24.0	19	12.0	7.1-19.7	7	4.8	1.6-13.3	25	16.7	10.4-25.7
$75,000+	205	134	67.0	58.1-74.9	36	15.1	10.3-21.6	16	7.9	4.2-14.1	5	2.4	0.9- 6.7	14	7.6	3.7-14.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	440	295	60.5	54.6-66.0	47	10.4	7.7-13.9	23	6.6	4.2-10.4	11	2.0	1.0- 4.0	64	20.5	15.6-26.3
Guilford	433	279	63.3	57.6-68.6	52	11.6	8.4-15.7	28	5.8	3.9- 8.6	13	2.6	1.4- 4.8	61	16.7	12.6-21.8
Mecklenburg	431	286	56.0	49.6-62.2	35	9.9	6.6-14.4	28	6.0	4.1- 8.9	11	2.4	1.3- 4.4	71	25.7	19.8-32.7
Orange	430	244	47.9	40.4-55.5	58	14.7	9.6-21.9	27	7.1	3.9-12.5	17	4.7	2.1-10.5	84	25.6	19.4-32.9
Wake	443	278	58.9	53.0-64.4	55	11.0	8.3-14.4	27	5.8	3.7- 8.9	14	2.6	1.4- 4.7	69	21.7	16.7-27.7
Chatham/Lee	389	256	59.8	53.2-66.0	36	7.2	5.0-10.4	24	6.3	4.0- 9.7	7	1.9	0.9- 4.2	66	24.8	19.1-31.4
Nash/Wilson	372	254	62.5	56.3-68.2	29	8.2	5.6-12.0	16	4.2	2.5- 7.1	12	4.8	2.5- 9.1	61	20.3	15.5-26.0
Craven/Pamlico	443	299	62.9	57.2-68.3	41	8.2	5.9-11.3	19	4.2	2.5- 6.9	8	2.3	1.1- 4.9	76	22.3	17.5-28.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	426	273	60.3	54.3-65.9	45	10.3	7.5-14.0	20	4.9	3.0- 7.8	18	3.7	2.2- 6.0	70	20.9	16.2-26.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	441	284	54.2	47.1-61.1	37	8.7	6.0-12.5	35	6.9	4.8- 9.9	11	2.6	1.3- 5.0	74	27.6	20.4-36.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	469	299	54.3	45.6-62.7	47	10.0	6.7-14.6	22	4.5	2.7- 7.4	14	2.9	1.6- 5.3	87	28.4	19.5-39.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	410	236	46.7	36.2-57.4	54	12.1	8.3-17.3	26	4.8	3.0- 7.5	16	2.8	1.6- 5.0	78	33.7	21.2-48.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	463	291	59.0	53.5-64.3	48	10.1	7.3-13.8	23	6.4	3.8-10.6	8	1.2	0.6- 2.4	93	23.3	18.9-28.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	406	271	60.4	54.1-66.5	35	8.9	6.1-12.7	18	4.2	2.5- 6.7	13	2.7	1.5- 4.9	69	23.8	18.4-30.2
Northeast NC I	449	291	61.1	54.1-67.6	38	7.1	4.9-10.1	25	4.8	3.1- 7.4	11	2.8	1.3- 5.8	84	24.3	17.9-32.1
Northeast NC II	494	320	59.3	53.7-64.7	44	8.9	6.2-12.5	36	7.1	5.0- 9.9	16	2.6	1.5- 4.5	78	22.1	17.3-27.8
Northeastern Partnership	943	611	59.9	55.6-64.1	82	8.2	6.3-10.7	61	6.3	4.7- 8.3	27	2.7	1.7- 4.1	162	22.9	18.9-27.4
Mountain AHEC	1,264	803	59.1	54.4-63.6	135	8.7	6.9-10.9	72	6.6	4.8- 9.1	42	3.1	2.1- 4.7	212	22.5	18.0-27.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,217	2,108	59.5	56.4-62.5	293	8.9	7.3-10.8	172	5.8	4.6- 7.2	86	2.7	2.0- 3.7	558	23.1	20.3-26.1
Piedmont	3,929	2,512	59.4	57.1-61.7	423	10.9	9.6-12.4	225	5.4	4.5- 6.5	118	2.9	2.3- 3.8	651	21.3	19.2-23.5

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,155

5,888

59.1

57.4-60.7

924

10.1

9.2-11.1

520

5.6

4.9- 6.3

268

2.9

2.4- 3.4

1,555

22.4

20.8-24.0

-Western NC

2,009

1,268

56.6

52.9-60.3

208

9.3

7.6-11.4

123

5.8

4.5- 7.5

3.0

2.1- 4.3

346

25.2

21.5-29.3

GENDER

Male

751

462

52.7

46.5-58.7

8.1

5.8-11.1

6.1

4.1- 8.9

2.4

1.2- 4.8

148

30.8

24.6-37.8

Female

1,258

806

60.4

56.1-64.5

135

10.5

8.1-13.5

5.6

4.1- 7.5

3.5

2.4- 5.1

198

19.9

16.4-24.1

RACE

White

1,829

1,167

58.0

54.1-61.7

194

10.0

8.1-12.2

118

6.3

4.9- 8.0

3.1

2.1- 4.4

289

22.7

19.0-26.9

African American

72.2

49.8-87.1

3.0

1.2- 7.7

4.0

1.1-13.2

0.8

0.2- 3.7

20.0

7.0-45.2

Other Minorities

102

22.4

13.3-35.1

3.8

1.3-10.8

0.4

0.1- 3.0

3.0

0.4-18.4

70.5

55.3-82.1

AGE

18-24

120

18.9

11.7-28.9

9.4

3.6-22.4

7.7

2.9-19.0

0.9

0.2- 4.6

63.1

50.2-74.3

25-34

272

104

32.4

23.8-42.3

6.7

4.2-10.4

6.1

3.3-10.8

4.4

1.9-10.0

50.4

39.2-61.6

35-44

333

161

44.8

37.0-52.9

15.1

10.7-21.0

8.8

5.8-13.2

4.5

2.3- 8.7

26.7

18.6-36.6

45-54

377

239

62.9

54.3-70.8

10.3

6.6-15.6

8.2

5.2-12.5

2.8

1.4- 5.5

15.9

9.5-25.3

55-64

350

271

78.2

70.7-84.2

7.9

4.7-13.0

4.3

2.3- 8.1

2.6

1.0- 6.7

6.9

3.3-14.1

65-74

336

282

84.0

77.1-89.0

8.4

4.6-15.0

0.6

0.2- 1.8

2.0

0.8- 5.2

4.9

2.6- 9.2

75+

204

170

85.4

78.1-90.5

4.7

2.1-10.1

2.0

0.5- 7.9

0.3

0.0- 1.8

7.6

4.2-13.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

329

226

53.3

41.6-64.6

5.2

2.7- 9.7

1.4

0.5- 4.1

1.4

0.6- 3.4

38.7

27.0-51.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

626

378

53.7

47.5-59.8

9.2

6.4-13.2

4.7

3.2- 6.7

4.0

2.4- 6.7

126

28.4

22.6-35.1

Some Post-H.S.

529

339

54.3

47.3-61.1

9.8

6.3-15.0

8.4

5.2-13.1

2.2

0.8- 5.7

25.3

19.1-32.6

College Graduate

519

321

66.3

60.8-71.4

12.4

9.4-16.1

7.9

5.2-11.7

3.7

2.0- 6.9

9.8

7.0-13.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

258

168

60.5

50.8-69.4

3.7

1.8- 7.5

4.1

1.9- 8.5

2.9

1.5- 5.5

28.8

20.3-39.2

$15,000- 24,999

395

227

45.3

37.0-53.8

4.4

2.9- 6.7

4.3

2.6- 7.3

3.6

1.6- 7.7

42.4

33.3-52.0

$25,000- 34,999

246

147

54.2

44.6-63.4

10.9

7.1-16.4

8.2

3.5-18.0

5.0

2.4- 9.9

21.8

14.7-31.0

$35,000- 49,999

269

179

66.7

57.4-74.9

8.5

4.6-15.4

5.3

2.7-10.0

1.5

0.5- 4.0

18.0

11.5-27.1

$50,000-74,999

204

129

52.9

43.1-62.5

13.5

7.2-24.0

12.0

7.1-19.7

4.8

1.6-13.3

16.7

10.4-25.7

$75,000+

205

134

67.0

58.1-74.9

15.1

10.3-21.6

7.9

4.2-14.1

2.4

0.9- 6.7

7.6

3.7-14.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

440

295

60.5

54.6-66.0

10.4

7.7-13.9

6.6

4.2-10.4

2.0

1.0- 4.0

20.5

15.6-26.3

Guilford

433

279

63.3

57.6-68.6

11.6

8.4-15.7

5.8

3.9- 8.6

2.6

1.4- 4.8

16.7

12.6-21.8

Mecklenburg

431

286

56.0

49.6-62.2

9.9

6.6-14.4

6.0

4.1- 8.9

2.4

1.3- 4.4

25.7

19.8-32.7

Orange

430

244

47.9

40.4-55.5

14.7

9.6-21.9

7.1

3.9-12.5

4.7

2.1-10.5

25.6

19.4-32.9

Wake

443

278

58.9

53.0-64.4

11.0

8.3-14.4

5.8

3.7- 8.9

2.6

1.4- 4.7

21.7

16.7-27.7

Chatham/Lee

389

256

59.8

53.2-66.0

7.2

5.0-10.4

6.3

4.0- 9.7

1.9

0.9- 4.2

24.8

19.1-31.4

Nash/Wilson

372

254

62.5

56.3-68.2

8.2

5.6-12.0

4.2

2.5- 7.1

4.8

2.5- 9.1

20.3

15.5-26.0

Craven/Pamlico

443

299

62.9

57.2-68.3

8.2

5.9-11.3

4.2

2.5- 6.9

2.3

1.1- 4.9

22.3

17.5-28.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

426

273

60.3

54.3-65.9

10.3

7.5-14.0

4.9

3.0- 7.8

3.7

2.2- 6.0

20.9

16.2-26.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

441

284

54.2

47.1-61.1

8.7

6.0-12.5

6.9

4.8- 9.9

2.6

1.3- 5.0

27.6

20.4-36.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

469

299

54.3

45.6-62.7

10.0

6.7-14.6

4.5

2.7- 7.4

2.9

1.6- 5.3

28.4

19.5-39.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

410

236

46.7

36.2-57.4

12.1

8.3-17.3

4.8

3.0- 7.5

2.8

1.6- 5.0

33.7

21.2-48.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

463

291

59.0

53.5-64.3

10.1

7.3-13.8

6.4

3.8-10.6

1.2

0.6- 2.4

23.3

18.9-28.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

406

271

60.4

54.1-66.5

8.9

6.1-12.7

4.2

2.5- 6.7

2.7

1.5- 4.9

23.8

18.4-30.2

Northeast NC I

449

291

61.1

54.1-67.6

7.1

4.9-10.1

4.8

3.1- 7.4

2.8

1.3- 5.8

24.3

17.9-32.1

Northeast NC II

494

320

59.3

53.7-64.7

8.9

6.2-12.5

7.1

5.0- 9.9

2.6

1.5- 4.5

22.1

17.3-27.8

Northeastern Partnership

943

611

59.9

55.6-64.1

8.2

6.3-10.7

6.3

4.7- 8.3

2.7

1.7- 4.1

162

22.9

18.9-27.4

Mountain AHEC

1,264

803

59.1

54.4-63.6

135

8.7

6.9-10.9

6.6

4.8- 9.1

3.1

2.1- 4.7

212

22.5

18.0-27.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,217

2,108

59.5

56.4-62.5

293

8.9

7.3-10.8

172

5.8

4.6- 7.2

2.7

2.0- 3.7

558

23.1

20.3-26.1

Piedmont

3,929

2,512

59.4

57.1-61.7

423

10.9

9.6-12.4

225

5.4

4.5- 6.5

118

2.9

2.3- 3.8

651

21.3

19.2-23.5

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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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