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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,481 8,157 84.9 84.0-85.8 1,324 15.1 14.2-16.0
RACE
White 7,045 6,312 88.9 87.9-89.8 733 11.1 10.2-12.1
African American 1,802 1,458 81.3 79.0-83.5 344 18.7 16.5-21.0
Asian 49 41 84.5 68.9-93.0 8 15.5 7.0-31.1
Native American 202 154 74.1 65.0-81.5 48 25.9 18.5-35.0
Other Minorities 322 147 41.2 34.8-47.8 175 58.8 52.2-65.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 368 188 46.9 40.7-53.3 180 53.1 46.7-59.3
-English Speaking 179 147 84.8 78.0-89.8 32 15.2 10.2-22.0
-Spanish Speaking 189 41 20.1 14.1-27.9 148 79.9 72.1-85.9
Non-Hispanic 9,101 7,962 86.9 86.0-87.8 1,139 13.1 12.2-14.0
AGE
18-24 502 371 70.5 65.3-75.3 131 29.5 24.7-34.7
25-34 1,498 1,185 77.3 74.5-79.9 313 22.7 20.1-25.5
35-44 1,730 1,434 84.9 82.8-86.7 296 15.1 13.3-17.2
45-54 1,759 1,469 84.1 81.9-86.1 290 15.9 13.9-18.1
55-64 1,554 1,345 85.9 83.4-88.1 209 14.1 11.9-16.6
65-74 1,302 1,253 95.6 93.7-96.9 49 4.4 3.1- 6.3
75+ 1,080 1,048 97.4 96.0-98.3 32 2.6 1.7- 4.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,522 1,151 68.6 65.4-71.7 371 31.4 28.3-34.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,841 2,361 81.5 79.6-83.3 480 18.5 16.7-20.4
Some Post-H.S. 2,465 2,146 87.5 85.8-89.0 319 12.5 11.0-14.2
College Graduate 2,639 2,488 94.2 93.0-95.3 151 5.8 4.7- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,231 926 71.6 68.3-74.8 305 28.4 25.2-31.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,711 1,285 72.0 69.2-74.7 426 28.0 25.3-30.8
$25,000- 34,999 1,066 926 85.1 82.0-87.7 140 14.9 12.3-18.0
$35,000- 49,999 1,148 1,072 92.0 89.8-93.8 76 8.0 6.2-10.2
$50,000-74,999 1,009 974 96.0 93.9-97.4 35 4.0 2.6- 6.1
$75,000+ 1,121 1,092 97.6 96.4-98.4 29 2.4 1.6- 3.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,148 2,684 83.7 81.9-85.4 464 16.3 14.6-18.1
No 6,095 5,272 85.5 84.3-86.6 823 14.5 13.4-15.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 144 85.8 78.1-91.1 22 14.2 8.9-21.9
Non-Veteran 9,274 7,973 84.9 83.9-85.8 1,301 15.1 14.2-16.1
Currently Serving 35 35 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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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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