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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,675 1,751 47.8 45.8-49.8 491 13.7 12.3-15.1 154 4.6 3.7- 5.5 319 8.0 7.0- 9.1 960 26.0 24.3-27.8
-Mountain AHEC 248 115 49.3 42.0-56.7 42 15.8 11.2-21.9 10 5.0 2.6- 9.5 24 9.0 5.6-14.2 57 20.8 15.6-27.2
RACE
White 219 102 49.8 42.0-57.6 37 14.9 10.3-21.1 8 4.7 2.3- 9.6 23 9.6 5.9-15.3 49 20.9 15.5-27.7
African American 18 9 46.2 23.2-71.0 2 13.0 2.9-43.0 2 10.7 2.5-36.5 1 5.3 0.7-29.9 4 24.7 8.5-53.9
Other Minorities 1 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
40-44 35 10 23.2 11.3-41.8 6 17.7 7.8-35.4 3 9.8 2.9-28.3 4 10.4 3.6-26.3 12 38.9 21.6-59.7
45-54 56 20 43.7 29.0-59.6 5 7.8 2.9-19.6 2 5.4 1.3-19.3 7 7.1 3.1-15.7 22 36.0 23.1-51.2
55-64 62 32 52.6 37.8-66.9 12 18.5 9.5-32.8 1 2.4 0.3-15.1 4 7.7 2.1-24.0 13 18.9 10.3-31.9
65-74 52 29 59.0 42.9-73.4 10 17.4 8.2-33.3 3 8.1 2.5-23.2 5 10.8 4.2-24.9 5 4.7 1.2-16.4
75+ 43 24 59.7 42.5-74.8 9 18.7 8.8-35.6 1 1.1 0.1- 7.4 4 10.3 3.5-26.8 5 10.1 4.1-22.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 14 54.2 35.1-72.1 8 15.5 6.5-32.6 0 0.0 . - . 5 7.3 2.4-20.2 11 23.0 11.3-41.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 59 26 42.4 29.0-57.1 9 17.4 8.3-32.8 1 1.3 0.2- 8.5 9 17.6 8.5-33.1 14 21.3 12.0-34.9
Some Post-H.S. 67 31 47.6 33.9-61.6 9 10.9 5.3-21.1 5 10.8 4.4-24.0 5 7.2 2.7-17.6 17 23.5 13.5-37.9
College Graduate 82 43 53.4 40.7-65.6 16 19.4 11.2-31.5 4 6.0 2.0-16.2 5 4.2 1.7-10.4 14 17.0 9.6-28.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 9 46.6 25.3-69.3 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 1 2.3 0.3-15.1 9 26.3 12.3-47.5 8 24.6 11.2-45.7
$15,000- 24,999 38 20 61.8 42.1-78.3 8 14.6 6.0-31.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.2 0.2- 8.5 9 22.3 9.7-43.4
$25,000- 34,999 24 8 41.9 21.2-65.9 4 10.0 3.3-26.8 2 9.0 1.8-34.8 2 9.9 2.2-35.3 8 29.2 13.3-52.7
$35,000- 49,999 37 15 41.0 24.2-60.2 6 18.5 8.0-37.1 0 0.0 . - . 4 14.7 4.5-38.7 12 25.9 12.9-45.3
$50,000-74,999 38 21 52.8 35.5-69.4 8 24.7 12.2-43.5 1 3.0 0.4-18.5 2 6.7 1.7-23.3 6 12.9 5.3-28.2
$75,000+ 32 18 51.6 32.7-70.1 6 19.0 7.4-40.9 3 15.4 5.2-37.8 2 3.6 0.8-15.2 3 10.3 3.3-28.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 90 44 55.2 42.9-67.0 17 13.0 7.3-22.1 4 5.1 1.8-13.6 9 7.8 3.6-16.0 16 18.9 11.0-30.6
No 145 65 46.9 37.5-56.6 24 17.7 11.4-26.4 6 5.4 2.3-12.2 15 10.5 5.7-18.3 35 19.5 13.2-27.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 71 59.2 48.5-69.1 20 16.9 10.1-26.9 4 3.9 1.3-11.1 10 8.9 4.1-18.1 17 11.1 6.5-18.3
Non-Veteran 125 44 40.3 30.4-51.2 22 15.0 9.5-23.0 5 4.9 1.9-11.7 14 9.2 5.1-16.1 40 30.5 21.9-40.8
Currently Serving 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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* This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.

^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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