BRFSS 2003 - Western 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 Western 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
-Western NC	542	380	60.5	51.8-68.5	162	39.5	31.5-48.2
GENDER
Male	213	113	40.0	29.0-52.0	100	60.0	48.0-71.0
Female	329	267	84.3	79.0-88.4	62	15.7	11.6-21.0
RACE
White	482	343	63.0	53.8-71.3	139	37.0	28.7-46.2
African American	22	16	81.1	54.1-94.0	6	18.9	6.0-45.9
Other Minorities	36	19	22.2	8.8-45.6	17	77.8	54.4-91.2
AGE
18-24	63	36	54.5	38.2-69.8	27	45.5	30.2-61.8
25-34	86	58	47.5	25.1-70.9	28	52.5	29.1-74.9
35-44	114	66	52.6	36.6-68.1	48	47.4	31.9-63.4
45-54	118	92	76.1	59.0-87.5	26	23.9	12.5-41.0
55-64	85	68	70.8	51.3-84.8	17	29.2	15.2-48.7
65-74	63	50	70.3	50.1-84.8	13	29.7	15.2-49.9
75+	11	9	84.1	43.8-97.3	2	15.9	2.7-56.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	117	73	45.6	28.3-64.0	44	54.4	36.0-71.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	209	141	61.4	50.2-71.5	68	38.6	28.5-49.8
Some Post-H.S.	148	113	70.7	57.4-81.2	35	29.3	18.8-42.6
College Graduate	68	53	78.7	62.7-89.1	15	21.3	10.9-37.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	109	85	67.1	50.5-80.3	24	32.9	19.7-49.5
$15,000- 24,999	133	86	58.6	42.4-73.1	47	41.4	26.9-57.6
$25,000- 34,999	79	53	56.7	38.8-73.0	26	43.3	27.0-61.2
$35,000- 49,999	68	47	75.7	61.6-85.8	21	24.3	14.2-38.4
$50,000-74,999	38	28	66.1	44.9-82.3	10	33.9	17.7-55.1
$75,000+	20	16	76.3	42.3-93.4	4	23.7	6.6-57.7
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

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

-Western NC

542

380

60.5

51.8-68.5

162

39.5

31.5-48.2

GENDER

Male

213

113

40.0

29.0-52.0

100

60.0

48.0-71.0

Female

329

267

84.3

79.0-88.4

15.7

11.6-21.0

RACE

White

482

343

63.0

53.8-71.3

139

37.0

28.7-46.2

African American

81.1

54.1-94.0

18.9

6.0-45.9

Other Minorities

22.2

8.8-45.6

77.8

54.4-91.2

AGE

18-24

54.5

38.2-69.8

45.5

30.2-61.8

25-34

47.5

25.1-70.9

52.5

29.1-74.9

35-44

114

52.6

36.6-68.1

47.4

31.9-63.4

45-54

118

76.1

59.0-87.5

23.9

12.5-41.0

55-64

70.8

51.3-84.8

29.2

15.2-48.7

65-74

70.3

50.1-84.8

29.7

15.2-49.9

75+

84.1

43.8-97.3

15.9

2.7-56.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

117

45.6

28.3-64.0

54.4

36.0-71.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

209

141

61.4

50.2-71.5

38.6

28.5-49.8

Some Post-H.S.

148

113

70.7

57.4-81.2

29.3

18.8-42.6

College Graduate

78.7

62.7-89.1

21.3

10.9-37.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

109

67.1

50.5-80.3

32.9

19.7-49.5

$15,000- 24,999

133

58.6

42.4-73.1

41.4

26.9-57.6

$25,000- 34,999

56.7

38.8-73.0

43.3

27.0-61.2

$35,000- 49,999

75.7

61.6-85.8

24.3

14.2-38.4

$50,000-74,999

66.1

44.9-82.3

33.9

17.7-55.1

$75,000+

76.3

42.3-93.4

23.7

6.6-57.7

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

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 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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