BRFSS 2004 - Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes Counties: (Would you say that in general your health is: ?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes Counties

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	14,998	2,790	19.6	18.8-20.4	4,515	30.9	29.9-31.8	4,483	30.1	29.2-31.1	2,094	13.0	12.3-13.7	1,116	6.4	6.0- 6.9
-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	360	51	16.0	11.8-21.3	110	28.5	23.4-34.2	98	26.0	21.1-31.6	63	20.4	14.7-27.8	38	9.1	6.4-12.8
GENDER
Male	136	20	16.6	10.3-25.8	39	26.4	18.7-35.7	39	24.9	17.7-33.8	25	24.8	15.1-37.9	13	7.4	4.1-13.0
Female	224	31	15.3	10.7-21.4	71	30.8	24.7-37.5	59	27.1	21.1-34.1	38	15.9	11.5-21.7	25	10.9	7.1-16.4
RACE
White	341	49	17.0	12.6-22.6	105	30.5	25.2-36.3	94	27.1	22.1-32.6	55	15.3	11.5-20.1	38	10.1	7.2-14.2
Other	18	2	6.9	1.3-29.4	5	11.7	3.7-31.5	4	16.8	4.5-46.2	7	64.6	34.5-86.4	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-44	131	20	16.9	10.4-26.4	60	43.2	33.9-53.0	40	30.6	22.4-40.2	9	7.5	3.6-15.1	2	1.8	0.4- 8.1
45+	229	31	15.4	10.4-22.2	50	19.8	14.6-26.3	58	23.2	17.5-30.2	54	28.1	19.8-38.2	36	13.4	9.3-19.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	197	15	10.1	5.7-17.1	47	21.4	15.6-28.6	57	26.6	19.9-34.5	46	28.3	19.5-39.2	32	13.7	9.2-19.7
Some College +	163	36	24.3	17.3-32.9	63	38.5	30.5-47.2	41	25.1	18.5-33.1	17	9.4	5.4-15.7	6	2.7	1.1- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	224	26	12.2	8.0-18.2	60	24.4	18.6-31.4	67	29.1	22.5-36.8	43	22.8	15.0-33.2	28	11.4	7.6-16.8
$50,000+	62	18	30.2	19.4-43.7	28	44.2	31.7-57.5	9	14.6	7.5-26.4	6	10.0	4.2-21.7	1	1.0	0.1- 7.1

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,998

2,790

19.6

18.8-20.4

4,515

30.9

29.9-31.8

4,483

30.1

29.2-31.1

2,094

13.0

12.3-13.7

1,116

6.4

6.0- 6.9

-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

360

16.0

11.8-21.3

110

28.5

23.4-34.2

26.0

21.1-31.6

20.4

14.7-27.8

9.1

6.4-12.8

GENDER

Male

136

16.6

10.3-25.8

26.4

18.7-35.7

24.9

17.7-33.8

24.8

15.1-37.9

7.4

4.1-13.0

Female

224

15.3

10.7-21.4

30.8

24.7-37.5

27.1

21.1-34.1

15.9

11.5-21.7

10.9

7.1-16.4

RACE

White

341

17.0

12.6-22.6

105

30.5

25.2-36.3

27.1

22.1-32.6

15.3

11.5-20.1

10.1

7.2-14.2

Other

6.9

1.3-29.4

11.7

3.7-31.5

16.8

4.5-46.2

64.6

34.5-86.4

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-44

131

16.9

10.4-26.4

43.2

33.9-53.0

30.6

22.4-40.2

7.5

3.6-15.1

1.8

0.4- 8.1

45+

229

15.4

10.4-22.2

19.8

14.6-26.3

23.2

17.5-30.2

28.1

19.8-38.2

13.4

9.3-19.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

197

10.1

5.7-17.1

21.4

15.6-28.6

26.6

19.9-34.5

28.3

19.5-39.2

13.7

9.2-19.7

Some College +

163

24.3

17.3-32.9

38.5

30.5-47.2

25.1

18.5-33.1

9.4

5.4-15.7

2.7

1.1- 6.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

224

12.2

8.0-18.2

24.4

18.6-31.4

29.1

22.5-36.8

22.8

15.0-33.2

11.4

7.6-16.8

$50,000+

30.2

19.4-43.7

44.2

31.7-57.5

14.6

7.5-26.4

10.0

4.2-21.7

1.0

0.1- 7.1

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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 (MAHEC): 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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