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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
TOTAL	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	7,031	1,404	21.4	20.2-22.6	2,264	32.6	31.3-34.0	1,928	27.2	26.0-28.5	893	11.7	10.8-12.6	542	7.1	6.4- 7.9
African American	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
Asian	49	12	15.4	7.6-28.8	15	25.3	13.7-42.0	15	46.7	28.7-65.6	6	11.4	4.6-25.3	1	1.2	0.2- 8.5
Native American	201	18	8.7	4.5-16.2	50	29.5	21.2-39.5	73	34.9	27.1-43.7	35	17.5	11.8-25.1	25	9.4	5.5-15.5
Other Minorities	321	39	12.1	8.0-17.8	66	19.5	14.8-25.3	126	43.6	37.1-50.4	80	22.7	17.6-28.8	10	2.1	1.1- 4.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	367	41	11.5	7.7-16.9	74	20.4	15.7-26.0	142	40.6	34.6-46.9	88	23.7	18.7-29.5	22	3.8	2.4- 6.1
-English Speaking	178	25	13.8	8.7-21.4	55	34.3	26.0-43.7	61	31.1	23.8-39.6	23	14.6	9.3-22.4	14	6.1	3.3-10.9
-Spanish Speaking	189	16	9.9	5.1-18.3	19	10.7	6.4-17.4	81	47.2	38.6-56.0	65	29.9	22.6-38.4	8	2.3	1.1- 4.6
Non-Hispanic	9,080	1,690	20.0	19.0-21.1	2,749	30.9	29.8-32.1	2,657	29.3	28.1-30.4	1,267	12.6	11.8-13.5	717	7.2	6.6- 7.8
AGE
18-24	505	105	19.2	15.4-23.6	183	37.2	32.2-42.5	170	34.0	29.1-39.4	45	9.0	6.2-12.8	2	0.6	0.1- 3.4
25-34	1,495	398	27.9	25.1-30.8	539	34.5	31.6-37.4	440	30.5	27.8-33.5	94	5.7	4.5- 7.1	24	1.5	0.9- 2.3
35-44	1,729	452	25.9	23.4-28.5	581	33.1	30.4-35.9	476	28.1	25.5-30.9	172	10.3	8.7-12.3	48	2.6	1.8- 3.6
45-54	1,749	309	17.7	15.6-19.9	565	32.0	29.3-34.7	495	29.1	26.5-31.9	234	13.0	11.2-15.0	146	8.3	6.8-10.1
55-64	1,551	240	15.5	13.4-17.8	410	26.9	24.3-29.7	480	30.2	27.5-33.1	266	16.9	14.8-19.3	155	10.5	8.7-12.5
65-74	1,299	142	13.2	10.9-15.9	306	24.2	21.4-27.2	400	30.2	27.3-33.4	277	19.5	17.1-22.2	174	12.9	10.8-15.2
75+	1,075	73	8.0	6.1-10.5	230	21.6	18.7-24.8	317	28.3	25.2-31.7	268	25.0	22.0-28.4	187	17.0	14.5-19.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,514	102	7.2	5.7- 9.1	227	15.5	13.3-17.9	466	32.2	29.3-35.3	403	25.4	22.8-28.2	316	19.7	17.4-22.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,831	366	14.4	12.8-16.1	759	26.9	25.0-29.0	968	34.0	31.8-36.2	502	16.9	15.3-18.6	236	7.8	6.7- 9.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,463	455	19.3	17.4-21.3	840	35.0	32.6-37.4	756	31.1	28.8-33.4	281	10.1	8.8-11.7	131	4.5	3.7- 5.6
College Graduate	2,638	807	31.3	29.2-33.5	1,001	37.5	35.2-39.7	605	23.3	21.3-25.4	170	6.0	5.0- 7.1	55	2.0	1.4- 2.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,227	87	7.8	6.2- 9.8	186	15.3	12.7-18.2	355	28.4	25.3-31.7	316	24.7	21.8-27.7	283	23.9	21.0-27.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,706	201	11.8	10.0-13.9	430	24.3	21.8-26.9	568	34.3	31.5-37.2	343	20.4	18.1-22.9	164	9.2	7.7-11.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,063	177	16.6	14.0-19.5	359	32.4	29.1-36.0	353	33.2	29.7-36.9	132	13.6	11.1-16.5	42	4.3	3.0- 6.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,146	236	20.4	17.7-23.3	429	36.2	33.0-39.6	347	32.0	28.8-35.4	97	8.2	6.6-10.2	37	3.2	2.2- 4.8
$50,000-74,999	1,007	268	26.3	23.2-29.7	411	39.6	36.0-43.3	255	26.9	23.6-30.5	64	6.1	4.6- 8.1	9	1.0	0.5- 2.1
$75,000+	1,121	432	37.3	34.0-40.7	445	40.8	37.4-44.3	193	16.7	14.3-19.5	41	4.2	2.9- 6.1	10	1.0	0.5- 2.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,136	172	6.1	5.1- 7.3	509	16.8	15.2-18.6	884	28.4	26.4-30.4	892	27.7	25.7-29.7	679	21.0	19.3-22.8
No	6,087	1,518	25.8	24.4-27.2	2,253	36.7	35.3-38.2	1,832	30.1	28.7-31.5	435	6.7	6.0- 7.5	49	0.8	0.5- 1.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	166	41	24.0	17.0-32.7	58	33.7	25.1-43.5	44	28.5	20.7-37.7	13	7.3	4.0-12.9	10	6.6	3.0-13.6
Non-Veteran	9,253	1,678	19.5	18.5-20.5	2,753	30.3	29.2-31.5	2,751	29.9	28.7-31.1	1,342	13.3	12.5-14.2	729	7.0	6.4- 7.7
Currently Serving	35	11	29.6	15.1-49.8	16	49.2	30.5-68.1	5	14.9	4.9-37.3	2	4.7	1.1-18.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.1

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

7,031

1,404

21.4

20.2-22.6

2,264

32.6

31.3-34.0

1,928

27.2

26.0-28.5

893

11.7

10.8-12.6

542

7.1

6.4- 7.9

African American

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

Asian

15.4

7.6-28.8

25.3

13.7-42.0

46.7

28.7-65.6

11.4

4.6-25.3

1.2

0.2- 8.5

Native American

201

8.7

4.5-16.2

29.5

21.2-39.5

34.9

27.1-43.7

17.5

11.8-25.1

9.4

5.5-15.5

Other Minorities

321

12.1

8.0-17.8

19.5

14.8-25.3

126

43.6

37.1-50.4

22.7

17.6-28.8

2.1

1.1- 4.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

367

11.5

7.7-16.9

20.4

15.7-26.0

142

40.6

34.6-46.9

23.7

18.7-29.5

3.8

2.4- 6.1

-English Speaking

178

13.8

8.7-21.4

34.3

26.0-43.7

31.1

23.8-39.6

14.6

9.3-22.4

6.1

3.3-10.9

-Spanish Speaking

189

9.9

5.1-18.3

10.7

6.4-17.4

47.2

38.6-56.0

29.9

22.6-38.4

2.3

1.1- 4.6

Non-Hispanic

9,080

1,690

20.0

19.0-21.1

2,749

30.9

29.8-32.1

2,657

29.3

28.1-30.4

1,267

12.6

11.8-13.5

717

7.2

6.6- 7.8

AGE

18-24

505

105

19.2

15.4-23.6

183

37.2

32.2-42.5

170

34.0

29.1-39.4

9.0

6.2-12.8

0.6

0.1- 3.4

25-34

1,495

398

27.9

25.1-30.8

539

34.5

31.6-37.4

440

30.5

27.8-33.5

5.7

4.5- 7.1

1.5

0.9- 2.3

35-44

1,729

452

25.9

23.4-28.5

581

33.1

30.4-35.9

476

28.1

25.5-30.9

172

10.3

8.7-12.3

2.6

1.8- 3.6

45-54

1,749

309

17.7

15.6-19.9

565

32.0

29.3-34.7

495

29.1

26.5-31.9

234

13.0

11.2-15.0

146

8.3

6.8-10.1

55-64

1,551

240

15.5

13.4-17.8

410

26.9

24.3-29.7

480

30.2

27.5-33.1

266

16.9

14.8-19.3

155

10.5

8.7-12.5

65-74

1,299

142

13.2

10.9-15.9

306

24.2

21.4-27.2

400

30.2

27.3-33.4

277

19.5

17.1-22.2

174

12.9

10.8-15.2

75+

1,075

8.0

6.1-10.5

230

21.6

18.7-24.8

317

28.3

25.2-31.7

268

25.0

22.0-28.4

187

17.0

14.5-19.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,514

102

7.2

5.7- 9.1

227

15.5

13.3-17.9

466

32.2

29.3-35.3

403

25.4

22.8-28.2

316

19.7

17.4-22.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,831

366

14.4

12.8-16.1

759

26.9

25.0-29.0

968

34.0

31.8-36.2

502

16.9

15.3-18.6

236

7.8

6.7- 9.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,463

455

19.3

17.4-21.3

840

35.0

32.6-37.4

756

31.1

28.8-33.4

281

10.1

8.8-11.7

131

4.5

3.7- 5.6

College Graduate

2,638

807

31.3

29.2-33.5

1,001

37.5

35.2-39.7

605

23.3

21.3-25.4

170

6.0

5.0- 7.1

2.0

1.4- 2.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,227

7.8

6.2- 9.8

186

15.3

12.7-18.2

355

28.4

25.3-31.7

316

24.7

21.8-27.7

283

23.9

21.0-27.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,706

201

11.8

10.0-13.9

430

24.3

21.8-26.9

568

34.3

31.5-37.2

343

20.4

18.1-22.9

164

9.2

7.7-11.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,063

177

16.6

14.0-19.5

359

32.4

29.1-36.0

353

33.2

29.7-36.9

132

13.6

11.1-16.5

4.3

3.0- 6.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,146

236

20.4

17.7-23.3

429

36.2

33.0-39.6

347

32.0

28.8-35.4

8.2

6.6-10.2

3.2

2.2- 4.8

$50,000-74,999

1,007

268

26.3

23.2-29.7

411

39.6

36.0-43.3

255

26.9

23.6-30.5

6.1

4.6- 8.1

1.0

0.5- 2.1

$75,000+

1,121

432

37.3

34.0-40.7

445

40.8

37.4-44.3

193

16.7

14.3-19.5

4.2

2.9- 6.1

1.0

0.5- 2.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,136

172

6.1

5.1- 7.3

509

16.8

15.2-18.6

884

28.4

26.4-30.4

892

27.7

25.7-29.7

679

21.0

19.3-22.8

6,087

1,518

25.8

24.4-27.2

2,253

36.7

35.3-38.2

1,832

30.1

28.7-31.5

435

6.7

6.0- 7.5

0.8

0.5- 1.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

166

24.0

17.0-32.7

33.7

25.1-43.5

28.5

20.7-37.7

7.3

4.0-12.9

6.6

3.0-13.6

Non-Veteran

9,253

1,678

19.5

18.5-20.5

2,753

30.3

29.2-31.5

2,751

29.9

28.7-31.1

1,342

13.3

12.5-14.2

729

7.0

6.4- 7.7

Currently Serving

29.6

15.1-49.8

49.2

30.5-68.1

14.9

4.9-37.3

4.7

1.1-18.5

1.7

0.2-11.1

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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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