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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,480 6,913 72.0 70.9-73.2 1,353 13.7 12.9-14.6 1,214 14.2 13.3-15.2
RACE
White 7,043 5,279 74.8 73.5-76.0 1,027 14.2 13.2-15.3 737 11.0 10.1-12.0
African American 1,803 1,299 70.8 68.1-73.4 251 13.2 11.4-15.2 253 16.0 13.9-18.4
Asian 49 31 68.0 49.6-82.1 6 11.3 4.2-26.9 12 20.7 9.8-38.5
Native American 200 128 63.1 53.8-71.5 33 17.5 11.4-25.9 39 19.4 13.3-27.5
Other Minorities 324 137 38.8 32.5-45.5 30 8.0 5.3-11.8 157 53.2 46.5-59.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 368 169 43.0 36.8-49.4 33 7.5 5.1-11.1 166 49.5 43.1-55.8
-English Speaking 178 113 63.1 54.0-71.4 18 10.0 5.8-16.9 47 26.9 19.6-35.7
-Spanish Speaking 190 56 29.0 21.5-37.8 15 5.8 3.3-10.0 119 65.2 56.4-73.1
Non-Hispanic 9,099 6,737 73.6 72.4-74.7 1,318 14.1 13.2-15.0 1,044 12.4 11.5-13.3
AGE
18-24 502 285 53.3 47.9-58.7 58 10.9 7.8-14.9 159 35.8 30.7-41.2
25-34 1,498 1,007 65.7 62.6-68.6 168 12.0 10.1-14.2 323 22.3 19.9-25.0
35-44 1,732 1,249 73.4 70.8-75.8 224 12.1 10.5-14.0 259 14.5 12.6-16.7
45-54 1,755 1,315 74.8 72.2-77.2 239 13.2 11.3-15.3 201 12.0 10.3-14.1
55-64 1,552 1,162 75.0 72.2-77.6 242 14.9 12.9-17.1 148 10.1 8.2-12.4
65-74 1,303 1,014 77.4 74.4-80.1 226 17.1 14.7-19.7 63 5.5 4.0- 7.6
75+ 1,082 840 77.5 74.3-80.4 188 18.3 15.6-21.4 54 4.2 3.1- 5.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,523 1,005 61.5 58.3-64.6 239 15.3 13.2-17.7 279 23.2 20.4-26.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,838 2,094 72.4 70.3-74.5 393 13.2 11.8-14.8 351 14.4 12.7-16.2
Some Post-H.S. 2,464 1,826 73.5 71.2-75.7 343 13.5 11.9-15.3 295 13.0 11.4-14.8
College Graduate 2,641 1,978 75.6 73.6-77.6 375 13.6 12.2-15.3 288 10.7 9.4-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,229 843 66.7 63.2-70.1 201 15.7 13.3-18.6 185 17.5 14.9-20.5
$15,000- 24,999 1,712 1,190 66.0 63.0-68.9 199 11.0 9.4-13.0 323 22.9 20.3-25.8
$25,000- 34,999 1,065 790 73.5 70.0-76.7 140 12.6 10.4-15.2 135 13.9 11.4-17.0
$35,000- 49,999 1,147 874 75.2 72.1-78.1 136 11.8 9.8-14.2 137 13.0 10.8-15.6
$50,000-74,999 1,009 805 80.6 77.5-83.3 123 11.4 9.3-13.8 81 8.0 6.1-10.4
$75,000+ 1,120 887 80.6 77.7-83.1 146 12.3 10.2-14.7 87 7.2 5.6- 9.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,150 2,269 71.4 69.3-73.3 597 18.3 16.7-20.0 284 10.3 8.9-11.9
No 6,096 4,491 72.6 71.2-74.0 721 11.6 10.7-12.6 884 15.8 14.6-17.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 104 57.5 47.9-66.5 27 17.7 11.7-26.0 35 24.8 17.6-33.9
Non-Veteran 9,273 6,786 72.3 71.2-73.5 1,319 13.7 12.8-14.5 1,168 14.0 13.1-15.0
Currently Serving 35 19 62.8 43.9-78.4 6 13.7 5.7-29.4 10 23.6 11.8-41.6

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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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