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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 1,231 477 40.1 36.7-43.5 754 59.9 56.5-63.3
RACE
White 937 378 41.7 37.9-45.7 559 58.3 54.3-62.1
African American 222 76 35.9 28.5-44.0 146 64.1 56.0-71.5
Asian 5 3 87.6 46.1-98.3 2 12.4 1.7-53.9
Native American 26 7 21.2 7.7-46.5 19 78.8 53.5-92.3
Other Minorities 34 10 32.0 16.9-52.0 24 68.0 48.0-83.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 46 18 41.0 25.3-58.8 28 59.0 41.2-74.7
-English Speaking 21 11 58.1 33.2-79.5 10 41.9 20.5-66.8
-Spanish Speaking 25 7 31.5 14.6-55.4 18 68.5 44.6-85.4
Non-Hispanic 1,184 459 40.0 36.6-43.5 725 60.0 56.5-63.4
AGE
18-24 47 13 27.8 14.5-46.8 34 72.2 53.2-85.5
25-34 209 72 37.4 29.9-45.5 137 62.6 54.5-70.1
35-44 290 111 38.9 32.0-46.1 179 61.1 53.9-68.0
45-54 273 121 45.1 38.0-52.3 152 54.9 47.7-62.0
55-64 226 90 43.7 36.2-51.5 136 56.3 48.5-63.8
65-74 124 52 36.0 26.8-46.3 72 64.0 53.7-73.2
75+ 61 17 35.9 22.4-52.1 44 64.1 47.9-77.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 125 31 24.4 16.5-34.5 94 75.6 65.5-83.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 105 37.6 31.2-44.5 198 62.4 55.5-68.8
Some Post-H.S. 330 132 40.1 33.6-46.9 198 59.9 53.1-66.4
College Graduate 470 209 45.6 40.1-51.2 261 54.4 48.8-59.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 20 17.5 10.4-28.0 80 82.5 72.0-89.6
$15,000- 24,999 179 58 36.0 27.7-45.4 121 64.0 54.6-72.3
$25,000- 34,999 144 54 35.9 27.3-45.4 90 64.1 54.6-72.7
$35,000- 49,999 164 52 30.3 22.8-39.1 112 69.7 60.9-77.2
$50,000-74,999 200 79 39.3 31.0-48.1 121 60.7 51.9-69.0
$75,000+ 221 114 53.9 46.2-61.5 107 46.1 38.5-53.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 325 129 41.1 34.8-47.7 196 58.9 52.3-65.2
No 902 346 39.5 35.6-43.5 556 60.5 56.5-64.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 31 13 44.0 24.5-65.6 18 56.0 34.4-75.5
Non-Veteran 1,198 463 39.9 36.5-43.4 735 60.1 56.6-63.5
Currently Serving 2 1 62.5 9.4-96.4 1 37.5 3.6-90.6

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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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