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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 4,645 4,115 88.9 87.7-90.0 530 11.1 10.0-12.3
RACE
White 3,427 3,054 89.9 88.6-91.0 373 10.1 9.0-11.4
African American 901 791 87.4 84.4-89.9 110 12.6 10.1-15.6
Asian 23 21 92.8 74.3-98.3 2 7.2 1.7-25.7
Native American 103 85 83.5 73.2-90.3 18 16.5 9.7-26.8
Other Minorities 156 132 82.2 71.8-89.4 24 17.8 10.6-28.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 172 145 82.4 72.6-89.2 27 17.6 10.8-27.4
-English Speaking 96 78 80.5 68.4-88.8 18 19.5 11.2-31.6
-Spanish Speaking 76 67 84.1 66.7-93.3 9 15.9 6.7-33.3
Non-Hispanic 4,466 3,963 89.2 88.0-90.3 503 10.8 9.7-12.0
AGE
18-24 245 223 89.4 82.7-93.8 22 10.6 6.2-17.3
25-34 992 883 88.4 85.4-90.8 109 11.6 9.2-14.6
35-44 1,228 1,100 90.5 88.5-92.3 128 9.5 7.7-11.5
45-54 1,209 1,078 88.5 86.0-90.6 131 11.5 9.4-14.0
55-64 733 637 88.2 85.1-90.7 96 11.8 9.3-14.9
65-74 173 140 83.8 76.3-89.2 33 16.2 10.8-23.7
75+ 36 28 82.6 64.3-92.6 8 17.4 7.4-35.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 347 292 85.4 80.5-89.3 55 14.6 10.7-19.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,289 1,133 86.3 83.5-88.7 156 13.7 11.3-16.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,331 1,187 90.5 88.5-92.2 144 9.5 7.8-11.5
College Graduate 1,674 1,499 90.2 88.4-91.8 175 9.8 8.2-11.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 258 221 84.5 77.9-89.4 37 15.5 10.6-22.1
$15,000- 24,999 746 654 86.9 83.3-89.8 92 13.1 10.2-16.7
$25,000- 34,999 631 576 90.8 87.6-93.3 55 9.2 6.7-12.4
$35,000- 49,999 756 691 91.3 88.6-93.4 65 8.7 6.6-11.4
$50,000-74,999 716 650 90.8 87.6-93.2 66 9.2 6.8-12.4
$75,000+ 806 744 93.6 91.5-95.2 62 6.4 4.8- 8.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 895 778 88.0 85.1-90.3 117 12.0 9.7-14.9
No 3,680 3,272 89.0 87.7-90.3 408 11.0 9.7-12.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 96 85 89.7 81.0-94.6 11 10.3 5.4-19.0
Non-Veteran 4,518 4,005 88.9 87.7-90.0 513 11.1 10.0-12.3
Currently Serving 31 25 81.4 62.0-92.1 6 18.6 7.9-38.0

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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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