BRFSS 2004 - Mecklenburg County: (Would you say that in general your health is: ?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

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
-Mecklenburg County	641	166	25.9	22.3-29.8	224	35.2	31.2-39.5	167	26.9	23.1-31.0	64	9.4	7.0-12.4	20	2.7	1.6- 4.5
GENDER
Male	248	60	23.2	18.1-29.3	87	35.7	29.5-42.5	70	29.7	23.8-36.4	27	9.5	6.1-14.5	4	1.9	0.6- 5.3
Female	393	106	28.4	23.7-33.6	137	34.8	29.7-40.2	97	24.1	19.7-29.2	37	9.3	6.4-13.3	16	3.5	1.9- 6.1
RACE
White	442	131	29.8	25.4-34.8	156	36.1	31.3-41.2	99	22.6	18.5-27.2	38	7.9	5.4-11.4	18	3.6	2.1- 6.2
Other	195	35	18.4	13.0-25.3	67	33.5	26.5-41.5	66	35.1	27.7-43.2	25	12.2	7.7-18.7	2	0.9	0.2- 4.1
AGE
18-44	322	107	32.4	27.1-38.2	116	35.8	30.2-41.8	78	25.5	20.5-31.3	21	6.3	3.7-10.5	0	0.0	. - .
45+	317	59	18.5	14.1-24.0	107	34.5	28.8-40.6	88	28.2	22.8-34.3	43	13.0	9.3-18.0	20	5.8	3.4- 9.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	182	26	14.0	9.2-20.8	53	28.5	21.7-36.5	61	35.9	28.1-44.5	33	16.6	11.0-24.4	9	5.0	2.3-10.4
Some College +	458	139	31.2	26.7-36.0	171	38.3	33.5-43.4	106	22.8	18.8-27.3	31	6.1	4.2- 8.8	11	1.6	0.9- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	266	50	18.4	13.7-24.3	90	33.0	26.9-39.8	76	31.6	25.3-38.7	36	12.5	8.5-18.1	14	4.5	2.3- 8.4
$50,000+	245	90	35.1	29.0-41.7	100	40.6	34.2-47.5	43	18.0	13.4-23.9	11	5.7	2.9-11.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5

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

-Mecklenburg County

641

166

25.9

22.3-29.8

224

35.2

31.2-39.5

167

26.9

23.1-31.0

9.4

7.0-12.4

2.7

1.6- 4.5

GENDER

Male

248

23.2

18.1-29.3

35.7

29.5-42.5

29.7

23.8-36.4

9.5

6.1-14.5

1.9

0.6- 5.3

Female

393

106

28.4

23.7-33.6

137

34.8

29.7-40.2

24.1

19.7-29.2

9.3

6.4-13.3

3.5

1.9- 6.1

RACE

White

442

131

29.8

25.4-34.8

156

36.1

31.3-41.2

22.6

18.5-27.2

7.9

5.4-11.4

3.6

2.1- 6.2

Other

195

18.4

13.0-25.3

33.5

26.5-41.5

35.1

27.7-43.2

12.2

7.7-18.7

0.9

0.2- 4.1

AGE

18-44

322

107

32.4

27.1-38.2

116

35.8

30.2-41.8

25.5

20.5-31.3

6.3

3.7-10.5

0.0

. - .

45+

317

18.5

14.1-24.0

107

34.5

28.8-40.6

28.2

22.8-34.3

13.0

9.3-18.0

5.8

3.4- 9.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

182

14.0

9.2-20.8

28.5

21.7-36.5

35.9

28.1-44.5

16.6

11.0-24.4

5.0

2.3-10.4

Some College +

458

139

31.2

26.7-36.0

171

38.3

33.5-43.4

106

22.8

18.8-27.3

6.1

4.2- 8.8

1.6

0.9- 3.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

266

18.4

13.7-24.3

33.0

26.9-39.8

31.6

25.3-38.7

12.5

8.5-18.1

4.5

2.3- 8.4

$50,000+

245

35.1

29.0-41.7

100

40.6

34.2-47.5

18.0

13.4-23.9

5.7

2.9-11.1

0.5

0.1- 3.5

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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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