BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is: ?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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
-Eastern NC	5,032	855	18.1	16.8-19.5	1,390	27.4	25.9-28.9	1,569	31.7	30.1-33.3	789	15.3	14.1-16.6	429	7.5	6.7- 8.4
GENDER
Male	1,815	331	19.2	17.0-21.5	493	26.8	24.4-29.3	558	31.5	28.9-34.1	281	15.6	13.6-17.8	152	7.0	5.8- 8.4
Female	3,217	524	17.2	15.6-18.8	897	27.9	26.1-29.8	1,011	31.9	30.0-33.8	508	15.0	13.6-16.6	277	8.0	7.0- 9.2
RACE
White	3,316	621	19.8	18.2-21.4	1,030	31.2	29.3-33.1	959	29.3	27.5-31.2	438	12.3	11.1-13.6	268	7.5	6.5- 8.6
African American	1,271	182	16.7	14.0-19.7	258	21.4	18.7-24.4	437	33.2	30.1-36.5	267	20.0	17.5-22.7	127	8.8	7.2-10.6
Other Minorities	14	2	9.5	1.9-35.8	6	52.3	24.2-79.1	4	25.7	8.5-56.1	2	12.5	2.9-40.6	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	335	77	20.9	16.2-26.5	117	33.7	27.4-40.5	113	34.8	28.1-42.1	24	9.7	5.3-17.3	4	1.0	0.3- 2.8
25-34	822	202	25.9	22.4-29.7	290	33.0	29.4-36.9	257	31.9	28.1-35.8	65	8.4	6.3-11.3	8	0.8	0.4- 1.7
35-44	888	198	23.2	19.8-27.1	290	31.7	28.1-35.4	265	30.4	26.9-34.1	101	11.1	8.9-13.8	34	3.6	2.4- 5.4
45-54	920	159	17.5	14.8-20.5	244	25.9	22.7-29.4	307	34.5	30.8-38.4	140	15.4	12.7-18.5	70	6.8	5.2- 8.8
55-64	874	116	13.8	11.1-17.0	202	21.8	18.6-25.2	265	29.4	25.9-33.2	166	20.9	17.7-24.6	125	14.2	11.7-17.1
65-74	681	67	10.8	8.3-13.9	147	22.9	19.3-26.9	199	29.7	25.8-33.9	161	21.6	18.2-25.4	107	15.0	12.0-18.6
75+	492	32	6.6	4.4- 9.8	94	19.2	15.1-24.0	155	32.0	27.3-37.1	130	25.8	21.5-30.5	81	16.4	12.9-20.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	864	77	9.6	7.3-12.5	107	13.1	10.3-16.6	264	32.5	28.3-37.0	230	27.0	22.9-31.4	186	17.9	15.1-21.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,619	220	15.8	13.5-18.4	406	25.7	23.1-28.4	554	33.7	30.9-36.6	304	17.7	15.6-20.0	135	7.1	5.9- 8.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,320	230	19.0	16.5-21.7	430	32.3	29.4-35.3	422	32.7	29.7-35.8	158	10.5	8.8-12.4	80	5.6	4.3- 7.2
College Graduate	1,220	326	27.1	24.2-30.2	445	35.6	32.5-38.8	324	27.0	24.2-30.1	97	8.1	6.5-10.2	28	2.2	1.4- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	668	57	10.3	7.5-13.9	74	9.0	6.8-11.8	198	29.1	24.8-33.9	174	28.4	23.5-33.9	165	23.2	19.5-27.2
$15,000- 24,999	947	127	14.7	11.7-18.4	221	21.4	18.3-25.0	311	34.4	30.4-38.6	203	21.2	18.0-24.8	85	8.3	6.5-10.5
$25,000- 34,999	592	105	16.6	13.5-20.2	185	31.5	27.3-36.0	197	33.1	28.8-37.6	79	14.3	11.2-18.1	26	4.6	2.9- 7.0
$35,000- 49,999	666	126	18.7	15.5-22.4	230	34.7	30.6-39.1	211	31.6	27.6-35.9	76	12.0	9.4-15.2	23	3.0	1.8- 4.9
$50,000-74,999	539	117	21.9	18.1-26.3	218	38.2	33.6-43.0	157	31.6	27.1-36.4	37	6.3	4.4- 8.9	10	2.0	1.0- 3.9
$75,000+	549	183	34.1	29.7-38.8	204	34.8	30.5-39.4	124	24.0	20.1-28.5	33	6.4	4.3- 9.3	5	0.7	0.3- 1.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,741	113	7.4	6.0- 9.1	257	15.4	13.5-17.6	484	28.2	25.6-30.9	500	28.4	25.9-31.1	387	20.5	18.4-22.8
No	3,122	717	23.5	21.7-25.3	1,088	33.6	31.6-35.6	1,029	33.3	31.3-35.4	257	8.6	7.3-10.0	31	1.1	0.6- 1.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	717	101	14.2	11.4-17.6	204	28.3	24.7-32.3	235	34.4	30.5-38.5	111	15.0	12.3-18.2	66	8.1	6.2-10.6
Non-Veteran	4,169	700	18.0	16.6-19.6	1,127	26.6	25.0-28.3	1,309	31.9	30.1-33.7	674	15.9	14.5-17.4	359	7.6	6.7- 8.5
Currently Serving	136	53	41.2	31.9-51.2	56	42.0	32.7-52.0	21	11.7	7.2-18.6	3	1.7	0.5- 5.9	3	3.3	0.9-12.1

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

-Eastern NC

5,032

855

18.1

16.8-19.5

1,390

27.4

25.9-28.9

1,569

31.7

30.1-33.3

789

15.3

14.1-16.6

429

7.5

6.7- 8.4

GENDER

Male

1,815

331

19.2

17.0-21.5

493

26.8

24.4-29.3

558

31.5

28.9-34.1

281

15.6

13.6-17.8

152

7.0

5.8- 8.4

Female

3,217

524

17.2

15.6-18.8

897

27.9

26.1-29.8

1,011

31.9

30.0-33.8

508

15.0

13.6-16.6

277

8.0

7.0- 9.2

RACE

White

3,316

621

19.8

18.2-21.4

1,030

31.2

29.3-33.1

959

29.3

27.5-31.2

438

12.3

11.1-13.6

268

7.5

6.5- 8.6

African American

1,271

182

16.7

14.0-19.7

258

21.4

18.7-24.4

437

33.2

30.1-36.5

267

20.0

17.5-22.7

127

8.8

7.2-10.6

Other Minorities

9.5

1.9-35.8

52.3

24.2-79.1

25.7

8.5-56.1

12.5

2.9-40.6

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

335

20.9

16.2-26.5

117

33.7

27.4-40.5

113

34.8

28.1-42.1

9.7

5.3-17.3

1.0

0.3- 2.8

25-34

822

202

25.9

22.4-29.7

290

33.0

29.4-36.9

257

31.9

28.1-35.8

8.4

6.3-11.3

0.8

0.4- 1.7

35-44

888

198

23.2

19.8-27.1

290

31.7

28.1-35.4

265

30.4

26.9-34.1

101

11.1

8.9-13.8

3.6

2.4- 5.4

45-54

920

159

17.5

14.8-20.5

244

25.9

22.7-29.4

307

34.5

30.8-38.4

140

15.4

12.7-18.5

6.8

5.2- 8.8

55-64

874

116

13.8

11.1-17.0

202

21.8

18.6-25.2

265

29.4

25.9-33.2

166

20.9

17.7-24.6

125

14.2

11.7-17.1

65-74

681

10.8

8.3-13.9

147

22.9

19.3-26.9

199

29.7

25.8-33.9

161

21.6

18.2-25.4

107

15.0

12.0-18.6

75+

492

6.6

4.4- 9.8

19.2

15.1-24.0

155

32.0

27.3-37.1

130

25.8

21.5-30.5

16.4

12.9-20.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

864

9.6

7.3-12.5

107

13.1

10.3-16.6

264

32.5

28.3-37.0

230

27.0

22.9-31.4

186

17.9

15.1-21.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,619

220

15.8

13.5-18.4

406

25.7

23.1-28.4

554

33.7

30.9-36.6

304

17.7

15.6-20.0

135

7.1

5.9- 8.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,320

230

19.0

16.5-21.7

430

32.3

29.4-35.3

422

32.7

29.7-35.8

158

10.5

8.8-12.4

5.6

4.3- 7.2

College Graduate

1,220

326

27.1

24.2-30.2

445

35.6

32.5-38.8

324

27.0

24.2-30.1

8.1

6.5-10.2

2.2

1.4- 3.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

668

10.3

7.5-13.9

9.0

6.8-11.8

198

29.1

24.8-33.9

174

28.4

23.5-33.9

165

23.2

19.5-27.2

$15,000- 24,999

947

127

14.7

11.7-18.4

221

21.4

18.3-25.0

311

34.4

30.4-38.6

203

21.2

18.0-24.8

8.3

6.5-10.5

$25,000- 34,999

592

105

16.6

13.5-20.2

185

31.5

27.3-36.0

197

33.1

28.8-37.6

14.3

11.2-18.1

4.6

2.9- 7.0

$35,000- 49,999

666

126

18.7

15.5-22.4

230

34.7

30.6-39.1

211

31.6

27.6-35.9

12.0

9.4-15.2

3.0

1.8- 4.9

$50,000-74,999

539

117

21.9

18.1-26.3

218

38.2

33.6-43.0

157

31.6

27.1-36.4

6.3

4.4- 8.9

2.0

1.0- 3.9

$75,000+

549

183

34.1

29.7-38.8

204

34.8

30.5-39.4

124

24.0

20.1-28.5

6.4

4.3- 9.3

0.7

0.3- 1.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,741

113

7.4

6.0- 9.1

257

15.4

13.5-17.6

484

28.2

25.6-30.9

500

28.4

25.9-31.1

387

20.5

18.4-22.8

3,122

717

23.5

21.7-25.3

1,088

33.6

31.6-35.6

1,029

33.3

31.3-35.4

257

8.6

7.3-10.0

1.1

0.6- 1.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

717

101

14.2

11.4-17.6

204

28.3

24.7-32.3

235

34.4

30.5-38.5

111

15.0

12.3-18.2

8.1

6.2-10.6

Non-Veteran

4,169

700

18.0

16.6-19.6

1,127

26.6

25.0-28.3

1,309

31.9

30.1-33.7

674

15.9

14.5-17.4

359

7.6

6.7- 8.5

Currently Serving

136

41.2

31.9-51.2

42.0

32.7-52.0

11.7

7.2-18.6

1.7

0.5- 5.9

3.3

0.9-12.1

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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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