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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
TOTAL	1,797	250	16.1	13.9-18.5	415	24.6	22.1-27.2	637	34.9	32.2-37.7	337	16.5	14.6-18.5	158	8.0	6.7- 9.5
AGE
18-24	116	21	19.5	12.2-29.8	42	36.3	26.3-47.8	43	38.7	28.1-50.5	10	5.4	2.6-11.0	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	327	81	28.9	23.2-35.5	105	31.8	25.9-38.5	106	28.9	23.5-35.0	31	9.1	6.1-13.4	4	1.2	0.4- 3.3
35-44	352	64	19.4	14.4-25.5	90	26.3	20.8-32.5	129	35.4	29.5-41.7	56	15.6	11.5-20.9	13	3.4	1.8- 6.2
45-54	346	37	9.8	6.8-13.8	77	22.8	17.7-28.7	137	43.2	36.7-49.9	71	18.6	14.4-23.7	24	5.7	3.5- 9.0
55-64	261	20	10.3	5.7-17.9	48	18.2	13.4-24.2	97	36.1	29.4-43.4	56	19.3	14.5-25.1	40	16.1	11.5-22.2
65-74	225	20	11.8	6.8-19.6	28	15.0	9.5-23.0	70	31.5	24.2-39.8	65	23.2	17.6-30.0	42	18.5	13.3-25.1
75+	159	6	4.0	1.5-10.3	21	18.2	11.6-27.5	51	25.3	18.8-33.1	48	31.1	23.0-40.6	33	21.4	14.6-30.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	383	37	11.0	7.7-15.6	41	13.4	9.4-18.8	117	28.8	23.7-34.6	101	23.8	19.3-29.0	87	22.9	18.3-28.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	591	75	14.1	10.9-17.9	121	22.8	18.8-27.5	217	35.2	30.4-40.2	135	20.9	17.4-24.9	43	7.1	5.0- 9.8
Some Post-H.S.	466	67	16.0	12.0-21.0	139	31.6	26.5-37.3	175	37.3	32.0-42.9	65	11.3	8.4-15.0	20	3.8	2.3- 6.3
College Graduate	354	71	23.8	18.3-30.4	113	27.6	22.5-33.4	128	37.1	31.1-43.6	35	9.4	6.3-13.8	7	2.0	0.9- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	386	38	11.6	8.2-16.1	58	18.9	13.9-25.2	108	25.6	20.9-31.0	106	23.7	19.3-28.9	76	20.1	15.8-25.4
$15,000- 24,999	443	55	12.2	8.9-16.4	96	22.2	17.6-27.5	164	37.7	32.1-43.5	92	20.2	16.0-25.1	36	7.8	5.4-11.1
$25,000- 34,999	234	36	16.1	11.2-22.6	70	29.8	23.2-37.5	95	40.2	32.6-48.3	31	13.4	8.9-19.5	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9
$35,000- 49,999	180	28	17.5	11.4-25.8	49	23.1	17.1-30.4	79	46.3	37.7-55.1	18	9.9	6.0-15.7	6	3.3	1.3- 8.4
$50,000-74,999	92	18	19.4	11.8-30.4	31	38.8	27.0-52.0	29	27.3	17.5-40.0	11	10.6	5.5-19.4	3	3.9	1.1-12.9
$75,000+	80	26	28.5	18.8-40.8	27	38.3	26.6-51.6	21	27.5	17.7-40.0	5	4.5	1.8-10.9	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	643	34	6.6	4.4- 9.7	68	11.0	8.3-14.5	188	28.8	24.7-33.2	209	31.1	27.0-35.6	144	22.5	18.8-26.5
No	1,091	210	21.3	18.3-24.7	334	31.4	28.1-35.0	421	37.6	34.0-41.3	116	8.9	7.2-10.9	10	0.8	0.4- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	6	13.6	5.5-29.8	10	22.0	8.7-45.6	22	42.8	26.7-60.5	7	11.6	5.2-24.0	5	10.1	3.4-26.3
Non-Veteran	1,736	242	16.2	14.0-18.6	399	24.5	22.0-27.2	614	34.8	32.0-37.6	329	16.7	14.7-18.8	152	7.9	6.6- 9.4
Currently Serving	10	2	21.2	5.2-56.9	5	56.7	26.0-83.0	1	7.6	1.0-39.9	1	7.1	0.9-38.0	1	7.4	1.0-39.1

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,797

250

16.1

13.9-18.5

415

24.6

22.1-27.2

637

34.9

32.2-37.7

337

16.5

14.6-18.5

158

8.0

6.7- 9.5

AGE

18-24

116

19.5

12.2-29.8

36.3

26.3-47.8

38.7

28.1-50.5

5.4

2.6-11.0

0.0

. - .

25-34

327

28.9

23.2-35.5

105

31.8

25.9-38.5

106

28.9

23.5-35.0

9.1

6.1-13.4

1.2

0.4- 3.3

35-44

352

19.4

14.4-25.5

26.3

20.8-32.5

129

35.4

29.5-41.7

15.6

11.5-20.9

3.4

1.8- 6.2

45-54

346

9.8

6.8-13.8

22.8

17.7-28.7

137

43.2

36.7-49.9

18.6

14.4-23.7

5.7

3.5- 9.0

55-64

261

10.3

5.7-17.9

18.2

13.4-24.2

36.1

29.4-43.4

19.3

14.5-25.1

16.1

11.5-22.2

65-74

225

11.8

6.8-19.6

15.0

9.5-23.0

31.5

24.2-39.8

23.2

17.6-30.0

18.5

13.3-25.1

75+

159

4.0

1.5-10.3

18.2

11.6-27.5

25.3

18.8-33.1

31.1

23.0-40.6

21.4

14.6-30.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

383

11.0

7.7-15.6

13.4

9.4-18.8

117

28.8

23.7-34.6

101

23.8

19.3-29.0

22.9

18.3-28.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

591

14.1

10.9-17.9

121

22.8

18.8-27.5

217

35.2

30.4-40.2

135

20.9

17.4-24.9

7.1

5.0- 9.8

Some Post-H.S.

466

16.0

12.0-21.0

139

31.6

26.5-37.3

175

37.3

32.0-42.9

11.3

8.4-15.0

3.8

2.3- 6.3

College Graduate

354

23.8

18.3-30.4

113

27.6

22.5-33.4

128

37.1

31.1-43.6

9.4

6.3-13.8

2.0

0.9- 4.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

386

11.6

8.2-16.1

18.9

13.9-25.2

108

25.6

20.9-31.0

106

23.7

19.3-28.9

20.1

15.8-25.4

$15,000- 24,999

443

12.2

8.9-16.4

22.2

17.6-27.5

164

37.7

32.1-43.5

20.2

16.0-25.1

7.8

5.4-11.1

$25,000- 34,999

234

16.1

11.2-22.6

29.8

23.2-37.5

40.2

32.6-48.3

13.4

8.9-19.5

0.5

0.1- 1.9

$35,000- 49,999

180

17.5

11.4-25.8

23.1

17.1-30.4

46.3

37.7-55.1

9.9

6.0-15.7

3.3

1.3- 8.4

$50,000-74,999

19.4

11.8-30.4

38.8

27.0-52.0

27.3

17.5-40.0

10.6

5.5-19.4

3.9

1.1-12.9

$75,000+

28.5

18.8-40.8

38.3

26.6-51.6

27.5

17.7-40.0

4.5

1.8-10.9

1.2

0.2- 8.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

643

6.6

4.4- 9.7

11.0

8.3-14.5

188

28.8

24.7-33.2

209

31.1

27.0-35.6

144

22.5

18.8-26.5

1,091

210

21.3

18.3-24.7

334

31.4

28.1-35.0

421

37.6

34.0-41.3

116

8.9

7.2-10.9

0.8

0.4- 1.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

13.6

5.5-29.8

22.0

8.7-45.6

42.8

26.7-60.5

11.6

5.2-24.0

10.1

3.4-26.3

Non-Veteran

1,736

242

16.2

14.0-18.6

399

24.5

22.0-27.2

614

34.8

32.0-37.6

329

16.7

14.7-18.8

152

7.9

6.6- 9.4

Currently Serving

21.2

5.2-56.9

56.7

26.0-83.0

7.6

1.0-39.9

7.1

0.9-38.0

7.4

1.0-39.1

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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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