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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	5,538	1,059	19.6	18.3-20.9	1,685	31.3	29.8-32.9	1,682	30.5	29.0-32.0	736	12.8	11.8-14.0	376	5.8	5.1- 6.5
Female	9,460	1,731	19.6	18.6-20.6	2,830	30.4	29.3-31.6	2,801	29.8	28.7-31.0	1,358	13.2	12.4-14.0	740	7.0	6.4- 7.6
RACE
White	11,217	2,262	21.2	20.3-22.2	3,612	33.1	32.0-34.2	3,146	27.9	26.8-28.9	1,385	11.2	10.6-12.0	812	6.6	6.0- 7.1
African American	2,689	382	16.5	14.7-18.6	647	26.3	24.2-28.5	922	33.3	31.1-35.6	497	16.4	14.8-18.1	241	7.5	6.5- 8.6
Asian	89	24	19.6	12.2-30.0	29	35.8	24.3-49.1	25	35.1	23.3-49.0	8	6.7	3.1-13.9	3	2.8	0.8- 9.8
Native American	292	30	14.9	9.1-23.5	73	28.3	21.6-36.2	104	32.3	25.8-39.5	47	14.8	10.5-20.5	38	9.7	6.5-14.1
Other Minorities	621	78	10.8	8.2-14.1	120	17.0	13.6-21.1	258	46.1	40.9-51.4	147	24.4	19.9-29.5	18	1.7	1.0- 2.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	668	78	11.1	8.5-14.4	134	18.5	15.0-22.5	278	45.1	40.0-50.2	149	23.1	18.8-27.9	29	2.3	1.5- 3.5
-English Speaking	279	48	20.3	14.8-27.3	93	36.3	29.4-43.8	93	29.4	23.3-36.3	29	10.6	6.7-16.4	16	3.4	1.9- 6.0
-Spanish Speaking	389	30	6.9	4.4-10.7	41	10.3	7.0-15.0	185	52.2	45.6-58.8	120	28.8	23.0-35.3	13	1.8	0.9- 3.3
Non-Hispanic	14,309	2,709	20.2	19.3-21.0	4,371	31.7	30.8-32.7	4,202	29.1	28.2-30.0	1,941	12.3	11.7-13.0	1,086	6.7	6.2- 7.2
AGE
18-24	842	187	19.4	16.5-22.7	310	38.2	34.0-42.5	271	33.2	29.1-37.6	66	8.4	6.0-11.6	8	0.9	0.4- 1.9
25-34	2,396	643	26.9	24.8-29.2	862	35.1	32.7-37.5	698	30.1	27.8-32.5	164	7.0	5.8- 8.5	29	0.9	0.6- 1.3
35-44	2,825	715	25.1	23.1-27.1	977	34.0	31.9-36.2	789	29.0	26.9-31.2	264	9.5	8.2-11.0	80	2.4	1.9- 3.1
45-54	2,794	514	18.8	17.0-20.7	872	30.9	28.8-33.1	820	29.4	27.4-31.6	371	13.4	11.9-15.1	217	7.5	6.3- 8.8
55-64	2,556	379	15.2	13.5-17.2	679	27.5	25.4-29.8	786	29.6	27.4-31.8	437	16.9	15.2-18.8	275	10.7	9.3-12.4
65-74	1,993	228	13.0	11.2-15.0	479	24.9	22.6-27.4	603	30.1	27.6-32.7	420	19.6	17.5-21.8	263	12.5	10.8-14.4
75+	1,516	106	7.6	6.1- 9.4	317	21.9	19.3-24.7	485	33.0	30.1-36.1	368	22.9	20.4-25.6	240	14.6	12.6-16.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,479	178	7.6	6.4- 9.1	375	15.6	13.8-17.6	793	35.0	32.4-37.6	657	25.9	23.6-28.3	476	15.9	14.3-17.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,410	587	14.1	12.8-15.5	1,239	29.2	27.5-30.9	1,517	34.6	32.8-36.4	732	15.5	14.2-17.0	335	6.6	5.8- 7.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,762	688	19.0	17.5-20.7	1,281	35.5	33.5-37.4	1,175	31.0	29.2-32.8	410	9.5	8.4-10.6	208	5.1	4.3- 6.0
College Graduate	4,321	1,333	32.0	30.3-33.8	1,616	37.4	35.6-39.2	988	22.5	21.0-24.0	291	6.2	5.4- 7.1	93	1.9	1.5- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,732	124	7.7	6.2- 9.5	256	15.4	13.0-18.0	498	28.9	25.9-31.9	438	25.0	22.2-28.2	416	23.1	20.6-25.8
$15,000- 24,999	2,537	290	11.1	9.6-12.9	616	23.3	21.3-25.6	868	36.0	33.5-38.6	516	20.4	18.4-22.6	247	9.1	7.8-10.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,729	284	16.1	14.1-18.3	573	33.2	30.5-36.1	577	33.0	30.3-35.8	222	13.6	11.7-15.8	73	4.1	3.1- 5.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,973	393	19.5	17.5-21.7	713	35.9	33.4-38.5	604	31.3	28.8-33.8	191	9.8	8.3-11.5	72	3.5	2.7- 4.6
$50,000-74,999	1,799	451	24.2	21.9-26.6	719	40.2	37.5-43.0	488	28.0	25.5-30.6	120	6.4	5.2- 7.9	21	1.3	0.8- 2.0
$75,000+	2,016	731	35.9	33.3-38.5	785	38.6	36.0-41.2	398	20.3	18.3-22.5	85	4.4	3.4- 5.7	17	0.8	0.5- 1.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,779	284	6.7	5.9- 7.7	818	18.3	16.9-19.7	1,349	28.7	27.0-30.4	1,308	26.3	24.8-28.0	1,020	20.0	18.6-21.4
No	9,773	2,434	25.2	24.1-26.3	3,580	36.5	35.3-37.7	2,973	30.4	29.3-31.6	711	7.2	6.5- 7.9	75	0.7	0.5- 0.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,933	312	16.7	14.7-18.8	530	28.3	25.9-30.8	635	32.9	30.4-35.5	287	14.3	12.5-16.4	169	7.9	6.6- 9.3
Non-Veteran	12,871	2,412	19.8	18.9-20.7	3,909	31.2	30.2-32.2	3,811	29.9	28.9-30.9	1,799	13.0	12.2-13.7	940	6.2	5.7- 6.7
Currently Serving	169	63	39.0	30.8-47.8	69	41.7	33.3-50.6	28	14.2	9.3-21.1	4	1.7	0.6- 4.9	5	3.4	1.2- 9.8

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

5,538

1,059

19.6

18.3-20.9

1,685

31.3

29.8-32.9

1,682

30.5

29.0-32.0

736

12.8

11.8-14.0

376

5.8

5.1- 6.5

Female

9,460

1,731

19.6

18.6-20.6

2,830

30.4

29.3-31.6

2,801

29.8

28.7-31.0

1,358

13.2

12.4-14.0

740

7.0

6.4- 7.6

RACE

White

11,217

2,262

21.2

20.3-22.2

3,612

33.1

32.0-34.2

3,146

27.9

26.8-28.9

1,385

11.2

10.6-12.0

812

6.6

6.0- 7.1

African American

2,689

382

16.5

14.7-18.6

647

26.3

24.2-28.5

922

33.3

31.1-35.6

497

16.4

14.8-18.1

241

7.5

6.5- 8.6

Asian

19.6

12.2-30.0

35.8

24.3-49.1

35.1

23.3-49.0

6.7

3.1-13.9

2.8

0.8- 9.8

Native American

292

14.9

9.1-23.5

28.3

21.6-36.2

104

32.3

25.8-39.5

14.8

10.5-20.5

9.7

6.5-14.1

Other Minorities

621

10.8

8.2-14.1

120

17.0

13.6-21.1

258

46.1

40.9-51.4

147

24.4

19.9-29.5

1.7

1.0- 2.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

668

11.1

8.5-14.4

134

18.5

15.0-22.5

278

45.1

40.0-50.2

149

23.1

18.8-27.9

2.3

1.5- 3.5

-English Speaking

279

20.3

14.8-27.3

36.3

29.4-43.8

29.4

23.3-36.3

10.6

6.7-16.4

3.4

1.9- 6.0

-Spanish Speaking

389

6.9

4.4-10.7

10.3

7.0-15.0

185

52.2

45.6-58.8

120

28.8

23.0-35.3

1.8

0.9- 3.3

Non-Hispanic

14,309

2,709

20.2

19.3-21.0

4,371

31.7

30.8-32.7

4,202

29.1

28.2-30.0

1,941

12.3

11.7-13.0

1,086

6.7

6.2- 7.2

AGE

18-24

842

187

19.4

16.5-22.7

310

38.2

34.0-42.5

271

33.2

29.1-37.6

8.4

6.0-11.6

0.9

0.4- 1.9

25-34

2,396

643

26.9

24.8-29.2

862

35.1

32.7-37.5

698

30.1

27.8-32.5

164

7.0

5.8- 8.5

0.9

0.6- 1.3

35-44

2,825

715

25.1

23.1-27.1

977

34.0

31.9-36.2

789

29.0

26.9-31.2

264

9.5

8.2-11.0

2.4

1.9- 3.1

45-54

2,794

514

18.8

17.0-20.7

872

30.9

28.8-33.1

820

29.4

27.4-31.6

371

13.4

11.9-15.1

217

7.5

6.3- 8.8

55-64

2,556

379

15.2

13.5-17.2

679

27.5

25.4-29.8

786

29.6

27.4-31.8

437

16.9

15.2-18.8

275

10.7

9.3-12.4

65-74

1,993

228

13.0

11.2-15.0

479

24.9

22.6-27.4

603

30.1

27.6-32.7

420

19.6

17.5-21.8

263

12.5

10.8-14.4

75+

1,516

106

7.6

6.1- 9.4

317

21.9

19.3-24.7

485

33.0

30.1-36.1

368

22.9

20.4-25.6

240

14.6

12.6-16.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,479

178

7.6

6.4- 9.1

375

15.6

13.8-17.6

793

35.0

32.4-37.6

657

25.9

23.6-28.3

476

15.9

14.3-17.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,410

587

14.1

12.8-15.5

1,239

29.2

27.5-30.9

1,517

34.6

32.8-36.4

732

15.5

14.2-17.0

335

6.6

5.8- 7.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,762

688

19.0

17.5-20.7

1,281

35.5

33.5-37.4

1,175

31.0

29.2-32.8

410

9.5

8.4-10.6

208

5.1

4.3- 6.0

College Graduate

4,321

1,333

32.0

30.3-33.8

1,616

37.4

35.6-39.2

988

22.5

21.0-24.0

291

6.2

5.4- 7.1

1.9

1.5- 2.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,732

124

7.7

6.2- 9.5

256

15.4

13.0-18.0

498

28.9

25.9-31.9

438

25.0

22.2-28.2

416

23.1

20.6-25.8

$15,000- 24,999

2,537

290

11.1

9.6-12.9

616

23.3

21.3-25.6

868

36.0

33.5-38.6

516

20.4

18.4-22.6

247

9.1

7.8-10.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,729

284

16.1

14.1-18.3

573

33.2

30.5-36.1

577

33.0

30.3-35.8

222

13.6

11.7-15.8

4.1

3.1- 5.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,973

393

19.5

17.5-21.7

713

35.9

33.4-38.5

604

31.3

28.8-33.8

191

9.8

8.3-11.5

3.5

2.7- 4.6

$50,000-74,999

1,799

451

24.2

21.9-26.6

719

40.2

37.5-43.0

488

28.0

25.5-30.6

120

6.4

5.2- 7.9

1.3

0.8- 2.0

$75,000+

2,016

731

35.9

33.3-38.5

785

38.6

36.0-41.2

398

20.3

18.3-22.5

4.4

3.4- 5.7

0.8

0.5- 1.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,779

284

6.7

5.9- 7.7

818

18.3

16.9-19.7

1,349

28.7

27.0-30.4

1,308

26.3

24.8-28.0

1,020

20.0

18.6-21.4

9,773

2,434

25.2

24.1-26.3

3,580

36.5

35.3-37.7

2,973

30.4

29.3-31.6

711

7.2

6.5- 7.9

0.7

0.5- 0.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,933

312

16.7

14.7-18.8

530

28.3

25.9-30.8

635

32.9

30.4-35.5

287

14.3

12.5-16.4

169

7.9

6.6- 9.3

Non-Veteran

12,871

2,412

19.8

18.9-20.7

3,909

31.2

30.2-32.2

3,811

29.9

28.9-30.9

1,799

13.0

12.2-13.7

940

6.2

5.7- 6.7

Currently Serving

169

39.0

30.8-47.8

41.7

33.3-50.6

14.2

9.3-21.1

1.7

0.6- 4.9

3.4

1.2- 9.8

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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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