BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Would you say that in general your health is: ?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	941	154	16.0	13.3-19.0	297	33.6	29.9-37.5	280	28.7	25.2-32.4	128	13.1	10.6-16.1	82	8.6	6.6-11.2
GENDER
Male	343	51	13.5	9.6-18.5	114	36.5	30.6-42.9	107	28.8	23.5-34.9	42	12.4	8.7-17.4	29	8.7	5.7-13.2
Female	598	103	18.2	14.8-22.1	183	31.0	26.6-35.8	173	28.6	24.3-33.2	86	13.8	10.6-17.6	53	8.5	6.0-11.9
RACE
White	805	145	17.1	14.2-20.4	256	33.9	30.0-38.0	230	28.0	24.5-31.9	104	11.9	9.5-14.9	70	9.1	6.8-12.0
African American	51	2	3.3	0.8-13.1	18	40.4	25.4-57.3	16	23.7	13.2-38.9	11	22.8	11.9-39.2	4	9.8	3.4-25.1
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	76.3	22.4-97.3	1	23.7	2.7-77.6	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	49	6	8.0	3.3-18.3	20	42.9	27.9-59.3	19	34.4	20.7-51.2	4	14.7	5.5-33.9	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	124	24	20.0	11.8-31.8	53	45.4	34.1-57.2	40	27.2	18.0-38.9	7	7.3	2.6-19.0	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	154	33	19.2	13.2-27.0	53	35.4	26.8-45.0	46	32.6	24.2-42.3	13	8.4	4.5-14.9	9	4.4	2.0- 9.5
45-54	181	34	18.6	12.7-26.4	59	33.4	25.4-42.5	42	21.1	15.0-28.9	29	15.3	9.7-23.1	17	11.6	6.4-20.4
55-64	161	22	11.6	7.0-18.4	42	31.9	23.7-41.5	52	29.2	21.5-38.3	24	10.3	6.5-16.0	21	17.0	10.4-26.4
65-74	141	20	16.4	10.3-25.1	41	24.7	17.4-33.9	35	27.1	19.0-37.0	27	20.7	13.4-30.7	18	11.1	6.4-18.6
75+	126	12	9.4	4.7-17.6	29	25.9	17.2-37.1	44	34.7	25.3-45.4	24	19.5	12.0-30.0	17	10.5	5.8-18.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	140	6	5.3	2.3-11.8	23	17.3	10.9-26.4	49	33.6	24.0-44.8	35	23.8	15.5-34.7	27	20.0	12.4-30.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	266	16	5.0	2.8- 8.8	90	37.6	30.5-45.3	90	33.1	26.5-40.5	42	14.3	10.0-20.1	28	10.0	6.2-15.7
Some Post-H.S.	253	49	18.8	13.8-25.1	83	35.6	28.7-43.1	78	27.5	21.4-34.5	28	11.7	7.6-17.6	15	6.5	3.6-11.5
College Graduate	278	83	30.2	23.9-37.4	101	37.1	30.5-44.3	62	23.2	17.8-29.6	20	6.2	3.6-10.3	12	3.3	1.7- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	3	2.6	0.8- 8.0	16	11.0	5.3-21.2	39	34.2	23.3-47.0	28	21.7	13.7-32.6	33	30.6	20.4-43.0
$15,000- 24,999	162	10	4.7	2.2- 9.7	53	34.0	25.5-43.7	61	34.9	26.4-44.5	27	18.9	11.9-28.6	11	7.5	3.5-15.5
$25,000- 34,999	126	17	13.1	7.7-21.5	48	43.2	32.9-54.1	36	27.2	19.1-37.2	16	11.2	5.9-20.3	9	5.2	2.5-10.8
$35,000- 49,999	128	27	19.5	12.6-29.0	51	45.5	35.2-56.1	30	19.2	12.6-28.0	11	8.5	4.3-16.3	9	7.3	3.3-15.4
$50,000-74,999	115	20	15.8	9.7-24.6	44	36.5	27.0-47.2	43	41.2	31.0-52.2	7	6.1	2.5-14.0	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1
$75,000+	94	41	42.3	31.4-54.0	31	30.6	21.1-42.1	16	18.5	11.1-29.4	5	8.2	3.3-19.3	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	319	17	4.4	2.6- 7.4	47	14.5	10.4-19.8	98	29.2	23.4-35.8	79	25.0	19.3-31.7	78	26.9	20.9-33.9
No	594	135	21.8	18.1-26.2	245	43.3	38.4-48.3	172	28.0	23.7-32.7	41	6.7	4.6- 9.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	141	24	14.4	8.9-22.5	35	30.4	21.8-40.7	47	30.6	22.4-40.2	16	13.4	7.3-23.3	19	11.2	6.8-18.0
Non-Veteran	795	128	16.3	13.3-19.7	261	34.4	30.4-38.6	232	28.2	24.4-32.2	111	13.1	10.5-16.3	63	8.1	5.9-11.1
Currently Serving	4	2	28.2	3.6-80.3	1	11.6	1.1-59.8	1	60.2	12.6-94.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

941

154

16.0

13.3-19.0

297

33.6

29.9-37.5

280

28.7

25.2-32.4

128

13.1

10.6-16.1

8.6

6.6-11.2

GENDER

Male

343

13.5

9.6-18.5

114

36.5

30.6-42.9

107

28.8

23.5-34.9

12.4

8.7-17.4

8.7

5.7-13.2

Female

598

103

18.2

14.8-22.1

183

31.0

26.6-35.8

173

28.6

24.3-33.2

13.8

10.6-17.6

8.5

6.0-11.9

RACE

White

805

145

17.1

14.2-20.4

256

33.9

30.0-38.0

230

28.0

24.5-31.9

104

11.9

9.5-14.9

9.1

6.8-12.0

African American

3.3

0.8-13.1

40.4

25.4-57.3

23.7

13.2-38.9

22.8

11.9-39.2

9.8

3.4-25.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

76.3

22.4-97.3

23.7

2.7-77.6

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

8.0

3.3-18.3

42.9

27.9-59.3

34.4

20.7-51.2

14.7

5.5-33.9

0.0

. - .

25-34

124

20.0

11.8-31.8

45.4

34.1-57.2

27.2

18.0-38.9

7.3

2.6-19.0

0.0

. - .

35-44

154

19.2

13.2-27.0

35.4

26.8-45.0

32.6

24.2-42.3

8.4

4.5-14.9

4.4

2.0- 9.5

45-54

181

18.6

12.7-26.4

33.4

25.4-42.5

21.1

15.0-28.9

15.3

9.7-23.1

11.6

6.4-20.4

55-64

161

11.6

7.0-18.4

31.9

23.7-41.5

29.2

21.5-38.3

10.3

6.5-16.0

17.0

10.4-26.4

65-74

141

16.4

10.3-25.1

24.7

17.4-33.9

27.1

19.0-37.0

20.7

13.4-30.7

11.1

6.4-18.6

75+

126

9.4

4.7-17.6

25.9

17.2-37.1

34.7

25.3-45.4

19.5

12.0-30.0

10.5

5.8-18.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

140

5.3

2.3-11.8

17.3

10.9-26.4

33.6

24.0-44.8

23.8

15.5-34.7

20.0

12.4-30.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

266

5.0

2.8- 8.8

37.6

30.5-45.3

33.1

26.5-40.5

14.3

10.0-20.1

10.0

6.2-15.7

Some Post-H.S.

253

18.8

13.8-25.1

35.6

28.7-43.1

27.5

21.4-34.5

11.7

7.6-17.6

6.5

3.6-11.5

College Graduate

278

30.2

23.9-37.4

101

37.1

30.5-44.3

23.2

17.8-29.6

6.2

3.6-10.3

3.3

1.7- 6.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

2.6

0.8- 8.0

11.0

5.3-21.2

34.2

23.3-47.0

21.7

13.7-32.6

30.6

20.4-43.0

$15,000- 24,999

162

4.7

2.2- 9.7

34.0

25.5-43.7

34.9

26.4-44.5

18.9

11.9-28.6

7.5

3.5-15.5

$25,000- 34,999

126

13.1

7.7-21.5

43.2

32.9-54.1

27.2

19.1-37.2

11.2

5.9-20.3

5.2

2.5-10.8

$35,000- 49,999

128

19.5

12.6-29.0

45.5

35.2-56.1

19.2

12.6-28.0

8.5

4.3-16.3

7.3

3.3-15.4

$50,000-74,999

115

15.8

9.7-24.6

36.5

27.0-47.2

41.2

31.0-52.2

6.1

2.5-14.0

0.4

0.1- 3.1

$75,000+

42.3

31.4-54.0

30.6

21.1-42.1

18.5

11.1-29.4

8.2

3.3-19.3

0.4

0.0- 2.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

319

4.4

2.6- 7.4

14.5

10.4-19.8

29.2

23.4-35.8

25.0

19.3-31.7

26.9

20.9-33.9

594

135

21.8

18.1-26.2

245

43.3

38.4-48.3

172

28.0

23.7-32.7

6.7

4.6- 9.7

0.2

0.0- 1.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

141

14.4

8.9-22.5

30.4

21.8-40.7

30.6

22.4-40.2

13.4

7.3-23.3

11.2

6.8-18.0

Non-Veteran

795

128

16.3

13.3-19.7

261

34.4

30.4-38.6

232

28.2

24.4-32.2

111

13.1

10.5-16.3

8.1

5.9-11.1

Currently Serving

28.2

3.6-80.3

11.6

1.1-59.8

60.2

12.6-94.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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