BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is: ?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	9,429	1,788	20.2	18.9-21.5	2,788	31.1	29.6-32.7	2,786	29.7	28.3-31.2	1,373	13.4	12.3-14.6	694	5.5	4.9- 6.2
-Western NC	2,074	373	20.5	17.4-24.0	603	28.2	25.3-31.3	586	27.3	24.4-30.4	316	14.6	12.3-17.3	196	9.4	7.6-11.7
GENDER
Male	777	144	21.3	16.2-27.6	219	26.3	21.9-31.3	226	27.8	23.2-33.0	109	14.6	10.8-19.4	79	9.9	6.9-14.1
Female	1,297	229	19.6	16.4-23.3	384	30.0	26.3-33.9	360	26.8	23.4-30.5	207	14.6	12.2-17.4	117	9.0	7.0-11.4
RACE
White	1,887	348	21.5	18.1-25.2	553	29.0	25.9-32.3	527	26.2	23.4-29.2	283	13.5	11.4-16.0	176	9.8	7.8-12.3
African American	74	6	3.4	1.2- 9.3	21	23.1	12.5-38.7	26	37.3	20.5-57.9	13	28.3	11.7-54.0	8	7.9	3.2-18.3
Other Minorities	104	15	14.5	5.7-32.5	29	20.9	11.5-34.9	30	37.3	19.9-58.7	18	22.6	9.6-44.5	12	4.8	2.0-11.0
AGE
18-24	136	34	30.5	20.3-43.2	55	39.1	28.0-51.5	39	26.3	17.7-37.1	6	2.5	1.1- 5.9	2	1.5	0.3- 7.7
25-34	282	73	28.7	17.6-43.1	105	33.3	24.5-43.5	73	26.5	19.0-35.7	25	9.3	5.2-16.1	6	2.2	0.8- 5.8
35-44	343	76	21.8	16.3-28.6	130	35.0	28.1-42.6	87	25.7	18.5-34.5	35	11.4	6.6-18.8	15	6.1	3.3-10.9
45-54	382	70	20.0	14.4-27.1	107	22.9	17.7-29.0	119	26.7	20.8-33.7	50	19.8	12.7-29.4	36	10.6	5.6-19.3
55-64	352	65	15.7	11.2-21.6	83	22.5	16.7-29.7	94	26.3	20.3-33.5	67	19.2	14.0-25.8	43	16.2	10.5-24.2
65-74	342	39	14.5	9.8-21.0	67	19.8	14.6-26.1	119	35.8	29.0-43.2	70	17.1	12.3-23.2	47	12.9	8.9-18.3
75+	220	14	6.9	3.7-12.7	51	22.6	16.3-30.5	49	21.6	15.2-29.7	60	26.8	20.3-34.5	46	22.0	15.0-31.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	350	24	12.5	4.3-31.1	54	12.8	8.6-18.7	93	28.8	20.5-38.7	93	21.3	14.7-29.7	86	24.7	17.8-33.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	644	83	15.7	11.6-20.8	172	26.4	21.6-31.8	218	32.1	27.0-37.7	111	16.6	12.5-21.6	60	9.3	5.8-14.5
Some Post-H.S.	544	97	22.8	17.2-29.5	180	36.0	29.7-42.9	161	24.3	19.6-29.8	69	11.1	7.4-16.3	37	5.8	3.8- 8.7
College Graduate	529	169	31.5	26.4-37.1	194	33.6	28.5-39.2	113	23.1	18.5-28.4	41	9.9	6.7-14.3	12	1.9	0.9- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	26	9.9	5.9-16.2	33	12.9	8.0-20.0	66	25.4	18.6-33.7	64	19.1	12.7-27.6	83	32.8	25.2-41.4
$15,000- 24,999	407	64	14.6	10.0-20.9	111	26.8	20.1-34.8	124	31.0	23.5-39.5	78	14.7	9.9-21.2	30	13.0	7.3-22.0
$25,000- 34,999	255	43	20.9	13.5-30.8	93	36.0	27.7-45.4	75	26.0	19.2-34.1	30	11.9	7.4-18.7	14	5.2	2.7- 9.9
$35,000- 49,999	270	54	19.5	12.8-28.6	94	30.3	23.1-38.5	87	28.3	21.5-36.3	27	19.4	11.8-30.4	8	2.4	1.0- 5.7
$50,000-74,999	206	52	22.1	16.0-29.7	82	40.8	31.6-50.7	54	29.8	21.6-39.5	15	6.6	3.2-13.1	3	0.7	0.2- 2.3
$75,000+	206	74	40.5	31.5-50.3	80	35.8	27.6-45.0	43	20.2	13.4-29.3	7	2.8	1.1- 7.2	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	453	92	22.4	18.0-27.6	138	29.5	24.8-34.7	116	26.4	21.8-31.7	72	14.7	11.3-19.0	35	6.9	4.8- 9.9
Guilford	444	112	25.0	20.6-30.0	143	33.5	28.2-39.1	117	25.9	21.4-31.0	49	10.5	7.6-14.4	23	5.1	3.1- 8.3
Mecklenburg	449	112	22.8	18.4-27.7	147	31.1	26.0-36.8	120	28.0	22.9-33.7	50	14.6	10.3-20.2	20	3.6	2.1- 5.9
Orange	450	135	30.0	23.7-37.2	158	32.9	27.0-39.5	103	24.8	18.8-32.0	43	10.7	5.6-19.3	11	1.6	0.8- 2.9
Wake	453	111	22.4	18.3-27.0	157	35.3	30.1-40.9	131	28.4	23.7-33.6	46	12.3	8.5-17.3	8	1.6	0.7- 3.9
Chatham/Lee	399	67	17.5	13.1-23.1	152	41.7	35.4-48.3	114	25.2	20.6-30.3	46	11.8	8.2-16.6	20	3.8	2.2- 6.3
Nash/Wilson	380	61	15.5	11.9-19.9	86	22.2	17.3-28.1	137	38.5	32.8-44.6	71	17.9	13.9-22.6	25	5.9	3.9- 8.9
Craven/Pamlico	453	92	25.6	20.6-31.4	121	27.9	23.2-33.1	135	27.2	22.6-32.4	74	13.4	10.4-17.0	31	5.9	4.0- 8.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	59	14.9	11.2-19.6	130	29.2	24.4-34.5	128	29.5	24.6-35.0	70	15.7	11.0-22.0	49	10.6	7.8-14.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	78	19.4	15.0-24.8	137	32.6	26.2-39.6	127	24.9	20.4-30.1	78	17.6	12.4-24.4	36	5.5	3.8- 7.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	76	22.2	13.8-33.8	127	28.4	22.1-35.6	154	28.8	23.3-35.1	74	14.2	10.2-19.4	46	6.4	4.5- 8.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	80	16.5	11.9-22.4	121	26.2	19.9-33.6	133	34.0	24.4-45.0	59	18.3	8.5-35.1	32	5.0	3.3- 7.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	77	16.2	12.7-20.5	122	25.6	21.3-30.4	150	32.9	28.1-38.1	71	14.1	10.9-18.0	56	11.3	8.3-15.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	52	14.8	11.1-19.5	105	25.4	20.6-31.0	135	32.8	27.0-39.3	82	18.4	14.0-23.8	45	8.5	6.1-11.8
Northeast NC I	458	60	14.6	11.0-19.2	123	29.4	23.0-36.7	150	31.0	26.0-36.5	84	16.7	12.9-21.3	41	8.3	5.8-11.7
Northeast NC II	513	87	17.6	13.9-22.0	139	28.0	23.4-33.1	152	29.5	25.1-34.4	91	16.6	13.0-20.9	44	8.3	5.9-11.6
Northeastern Partnership	971	147	16.6	13.8-19.8	262	28.5	24.7-32.6	302	30.1	26.6-33.7	175	16.6	13.9-19.8	85	8.3	6.4-10.7
Mountain AHEC	1,305	258	22.7	18.6-27.5	379	28.8	25.3-32.5	359	25.4	22.1-28.9	193	14.2	11.6-17.3	116	8.9	7.0-11.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,313	555	18.6	16.5-21.0	908	31.1	28.4-34.1	1,028	30.3	27.7-33.0	542	13.5	11.7-15.5	280	6.5	5.4- 7.7
Piedmont	4,042	860	21.0	19.2-22.8	1,277	31.9	29.7-34.1	1,172	30.0	28.0-32.1	515	13.1	11.5-14.8	218	4.1	3.4- 4.9

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,429

1,788

20.2

18.9-21.5

2,788

31.1

29.6-32.7

2,786

29.7

28.3-31.2

1,373

13.4

12.3-14.6

694

5.5

4.9- 6.2

-Western NC

2,074

373

20.5

17.4-24.0

603

28.2

25.3-31.3

586

27.3

24.4-30.4

316

14.6

12.3-17.3

196

9.4

7.6-11.7

GENDER

Male

777

144

21.3

16.2-27.6

219

26.3

21.9-31.3

226

27.8

23.2-33.0

109

14.6

10.8-19.4

9.9

6.9-14.1

Female

1,297

229

19.6

16.4-23.3

384

30.0

26.3-33.9

360

26.8

23.4-30.5

207

14.6

12.2-17.4

117

9.0

7.0-11.4

RACE

White

1,887

348

21.5

18.1-25.2

553

29.0

25.9-32.3

527

26.2

23.4-29.2

283

13.5

11.4-16.0

176

9.8

7.8-12.3

African American

3.4

1.2- 9.3

23.1

12.5-38.7

37.3

20.5-57.9

28.3

11.7-54.0

7.9

3.2-18.3

Other Minorities

104

14.5

5.7-32.5

20.9

11.5-34.9

37.3

19.9-58.7

22.6

9.6-44.5

4.8

2.0-11.0

AGE

18-24

136

30.5

20.3-43.2

39.1

28.0-51.5

26.3

17.7-37.1

2.5

1.1- 5.9

1.5

0.3- 7.7

25-34

282

28.7

17.6-43.1

105

33.3

24.5-43.5

26.5

19.0-35.7

9.3

5.2-16.1

2.2

0.8- 5.8

35-44

343

21.8

16.3-28.6

130

35.0

28.1-42.6

25.7

18.5-34.5

11.4

6.6-18.8

6.1

3.3-10.9

45-54

382

20.0

14.4-27.1

107

22.9

17.7-29.0

119

26.7

20.8-33.7

19.8

12.7-29.4

10.6

5.6-19.3

55-64

352

15.7

11.2-21.6

22.5

16.7-29.7

26.3

20.3-33.5

19.2

14.0-25.8

16.2

10.5-24.2

65-74

342

14.5

9.8-21.0

19.8

14.6-26.1

119

35.8

29.0-43.2

17.1

12.3-23.2

12.9

8.9-18.3

75+

220

6.9

3.7-12.7

22.6

16.3-30.5

21.6

15.2-29.7

26.8

20.3-34.5

22.0

15.0-31.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

350

12.5

4.3-31.1

12.8

8.6-18.7

28.8

20.5-38.7

21.3

14.7-29.7

24.7

17.8-33.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

644

15.7

11.6-20.8

172

26.4

21.6-31.8

218

32.1

27.0-37.7

111

16.6

12.5-21.6

9.3

5.8-14.5

Some Post-H.S.

544

22.8

17.2-29.5

180

36.0

29.7-42.9

161

24.3

19.6-29.8

11.1

7.4-16.3

5.8

3.8- 8.7

College Graduate

529

169

31.5

26.4-37.1

194

33.6

28.5-39.2

113

23.1

18.5-28.4

9.9

6.7-14.3

1.9

0.9- 3.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

9.9

5.9-16.2

12.9

8.0-20.0

25.4

18.6-33.7

19.1

12.7-27.6

32.8

25.2-41.4

$15,000- 24,999

407

14.6

10.0-20.9

111

26.8

20.1-34.8

124

31.0

23.5-39.5

14.7

9.9-21.2

13.0

7.3-22.0

$25,000- 34,999

255

20.9

13.5-30.8

36.0

27.7-45.4

26.0

19.2-34.1

11.9

7.4-18.7

5.2

2.7- 9.9

$35,000- 49,999

270

19.5

12.8-28.6

30.3

23.1-38.5

28.3

21.5-36.3

19.4

11.8-30.4

2.4

1.0- 5.7

$50,000-74,999

206

22.1

16.0-29.7

40.8

31.6-50.7

29.8

21.6-39.5

6.6

3.2-13.1

0.7

0.2- 2.3

$75,000+

206

40.5

31.5-50.3

35.8

27.6-45.0

20.2

13.4-29.3

2.8

1.1- 7.2

0.6

0.1- 2.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

453

22.4

18.0-27.6

138

29.5

24.8-34.7

116

26.4

21.8-31.7

14.7

11.3-19.0

6.9

4.8- 9.9

Guilford

444

112

25.0

20.6-30.0

143

33.5

28.2-39.1

117

25.9

21.4-31.0

10.5

7.6-14.4

5.1

3.1- 8.3

Mecklenburg

449

112

22.8

18.4-27.7

147

31.1

26.0-36.8

120

28.0

22.9-33.7

14.6

10.3-20.2

3.6

2.1- 5.9

Orange

450

135

30.0

23.7-37.2

158

32.9

27.0-39.5

103

24.8

18.8-32.0

10.7

5.6-19.3

1.6

0.8- 2.9

Wake

453

111

22.4

18.3-27.0

157

35.3

30.1-40.9

131

28.4

23.7-33.6

12.3

8.5-17.3

1.6

0.7- 3.9

Chatham/Lee

399

17.5

13.1-23.1

152

41.7

35.4-48.3

114

25.2

20.6-30.3

11.8

8.2-16.6

3.8

2.2- 6.3

Nash/Wilson

380

15.5

11.9-19.9

22.2

17.3-28.1

137

38.5

32.8-44.6

17.9

13.9-22.6

5.9

3.9- 8.9

Craven/Pamlico

453

25.6

20.6-31.4

121

27.9

23.2-33.1

135

27.2

22.6-32.4

13.4

10.4-17.0

5.9

4.0- 8.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

14.9

11.2-19.6

130

29.2

24.4-34.5

128

29.5

24.6-35.0

15.7

11.0-22.0

10.6

7.8-14.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

19.4

15.0-24.8

137

32.6

26.2-39.6

127

24.9

20.4-30.1

17.6

12.4-24.4

5.5

3.8- 7.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

22.2

13.8-33.8

127

28.4

22.1-35.6

154

28.8

23.3-35.1

14.2

10.2-19.4

6.4

4.5- 8.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

16.5

11.9-22.4

121

26.2

19.9-33.6

133

34.0

24.4-45.0

18.3

8.5-35.1

5.0

3.3- 7.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

16.2

12.7-20.5

122

25.6

21.3-30.4

150

32.9

28.1-38.1

14.1

10.9-18.0

11.3

8.3-15.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

14.8

11.1-19.5

105

25.4

20.6-31.0

135

32.8

27.0-39.3

18.4

14.0-23.8

8.5

6.1-11.8

Northeast NC I

458

14.6

11.0-19.2

123

29.4

23.0-36.7

150

31.0

26.0-36.5

16.7

12.9-21.3

8.3

5.8-11.7

Northeast NC II

513

17.6

13.9-22.0

139

28.0

23.4-33.1

152

29.5

25.1-34.4

16.6

13.0-20.9

8.3

5.9-11.6

Northeastern Partnership

971

147

16.6

13.8-19.8

262

28.5

24.7-32.6

302

30.1

26.6-33.7

175

16.6

13.9-19.8

8.3

6.4-10.7

Mountain AHEC

1,305

258

22.7

18.6-27.5

379

28.8

25.3-32.5

359

25.4

22.1-28.9

193

14.2

11.6-17.3

116

8.9

7.0-11.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,313

555

18.6

16.5-21.0

908

31.1

28.4-34.1

1,028

30.3

27.7-33.0

542

13.5

11.7-15.5

280

6.5

5.4- 7.7

Piedmont

4,042

860

21.0

19.2-22.8

1,277

31.9

29.7-34.1

1,172

30.0

28.0-32.1

515

13.1

11.5-14.8

218

4.1

3.4- 4.9

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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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