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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe County)

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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 (Excludes Buncombe County)	596	88	14.3	11.2-18.1	181	33.2	28.7-38.1	182	29.5	25.1-34.2	80	12.6	9.6-16.4	65	10.4	7.7-13.9
GENDER
Male	213	28	11.3	7.0-17.7	63	34.9	27.6-43.0	69	30.3	23.5-38.0	31	12.9	8.4-19.2	22	10.7	6.6-16.7
Female	383	60	17.0	12.9-21.9	118	31.8	26.3-37.8	113	28.8	23.5-34.7	49	12.4	8.7-17.3	43	10.1	6.9-14.6
RACE
White	501	81	15.0	11.7-19.1	153	33.4	28.6-38.6	147	28.8	24.4-33.8	64	11.5	8.6-15.3	56	11.2	8.3-15.0
Other	92	7	9.2	3.1-24.4	28	32.7	19.6-49.2	33	34.7	20.8-51.8	15	19.4	9.1-36.7	9	4.0	1.0-14.4
AGE
18-44	202	33	14.0	8.9-21.2	77	41.3	33.1-49.9	72	33.9	26.2-42.6	14	8.7	4.7-15.6	6	2.2	0.8- 5.5
45+	389	52	13.7	10.1-18.3	104	28.9	23.6-34.8	108	26.6	21.7-32.2	66	15.2	11.3-20.2	59	15.6	11.5-20.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	285	15	4.6	2.5- 8.2	75	30.7	24.2-38.1	96	32.7	26.1-40.1	52	16.0	11.3-22.2	47	16.0	11.2-22.3
Some College +	307	73	23.0	17.8-29.3	106	35.9	29.7-42.6	85	26.9	21.4-33.2	25	8.6	5.4-13.4	18	5.6	3.3- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	342	33	8.6	5.7-12.7	105	35.1	28.9-41.8	105	28.2	22.7-34.6	50	14.2	10.0-19.8	49	13.9	9.9-19.2
$50,000+	123	33	24.8	17.3-34.3	39	30.0	21.6-40.0	41	36.1	26.9-46.5	9	8.7	4.3-16.8	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5

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 (Excludes Buncombe County)

596

14.3

11.2-18.1

181

33.2

28.7-38.1

182

29.5

25.1-34.2

12.6

9.6-16.4

10.4

7.7-13.9

GENDER

Male

213

11.3

7.0-17.7

34.9

27.6-43.0

30.3

23.5-38.0

12.9

8.4-19.2

10.7

6.6-16.7

Female

383

17.0

12.9-21.9

118

31.8

26.3-37.8

113

28.8

23.5-34.7

12.4

8.7-17.3

10.1

6.9-14.6

RACE

White

501

15.0

11.7-19.1

153

33.4

28.6-38.6

147

28.8

24.4-33.8

11.5

8.6-15.3

11.2

8.3-15.0

Other

9.2

3.1-24.4

32.7

19.6-49.2

34.7

20.8-51.8

19.4

9.1-36.7

4.0

1.0-14.4

AGE

18-44

202

14.0

8.9-21.2

41.3

33.1-49.9

33.9

26.2-42.6

8.7

4.7-15.6

2.2

0.8- 5.5

45+

389

13.7

10.1-18.3

104

28.9

23.6-34.8

108

26.6

21.7-32.2

15.2

11.3-20.2

15.6

11.5-20.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

285

4.6

2.5- 8.2

30.7

24.2-38.1

32.7

26.1-40.1

16.0

11.3-22.2

16.0

11.2-22.3

Some College +

307

23.0

17.8-29.3

106

35.9

29.7-42.6

26.9

21.4-33.2

8.6

5.4-13.4

5.6

3.3- 9.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

342

8.6

5.7-12.7

105

35.1

28.9-41.8

105

28.2

22.7-34.6

14.2

10.0-19.8

13.9

9.9-19.2

$50,000+

123

24.8

17.3-34.3

30.0

21.6-40.0

36.1

26.9-46.5

8.7

4.3-16.8

0.4

0.0- 2.5

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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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