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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
TOTAL	5,538	1,059	19.6	18.3-20.9	1,685	31.3	29.8-32.9	1,682	30.5	29.0-32.0	736	12.8	11.8-14.0	376	5.8	5.1- 6.5
RACE
White	4,186	858	21.1	19.6-22.7	1,348	33.6	31.9-35.4	1,218	28.5	26.9-30.2	492	10.8	9.7-11.9	270	6.0	5.2- 6.9
African American	892	132	17.1	14.0-20.8	232	28.5	24.9-32.3	285	31.3	27.7-35.0	160	16.2	13.6-19.2	83	6.9	5.4- 8.8
Asian	40	12	23.4	12.4-39.8	14	45.2	28.3-63.3	10	24.6	12.7-42.2	2	2.5	0.6-10.2	2	4.3	0.9-17.8
Native American	91	12	23.3	12.2-40.0	23	26.7	16.5-40.1	31	28.7	18.6-41.4	12	11.3	5.8-20.8	13	10.1	5.5-17.6
Other Minorities	300	39	10.0	6.9-14.3	54	15.6	11.2-21.4	132	47.5	40.2-54.8	67	25.4	19.1-32.8	8	1.5	0.7- 3.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	301	37	10.9	7.5-15.4	60	17.3	12.7-23.0	136	47.8	40.7-55.1	61	22.7	16.8-29.9	7	1.3	0.6- 3.1
-English Speaking	101	23	26.9	17.6-38.7	38	38.3	27.6-50.2	32	27.6	18.5-39.1	6	6.5	2.2-18.0	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0
-Spanish Speaking	200	14	5.4	3.0- 9.7	22	10.1	5.9-16.8	104	54.7	45.8-63.3	55	28.2	20.7-37.1	5	1.5	0.6- 3.9
Non-Hispanic	5,229	1,019	20.3	19.0-21.7	1,622	32.6	31.1-34.2	1,545	28.9	27.5-30.4	674	11.9	10.9-13.0	369	6.2	5.5- 7.0
AGE
18-24	337	82	19.6	15.3-24.7	127	39.1	32.7-45.8	101	32.5	26.2-39.4	21	7.8	4.4-13.6	6	1.0	0.4- 2.5
25-34	901	245	26.0	22.7-29.6	323	35.7	32.0-39.6	258	29.7	26.1-33.5	70	8.4	6.3-11.1	5	0.3	0.1- 0.7
35-44	1,096	263	24.2	21.2-27.5	396	35.0	31.7-38.4	313	30.0	26.7-33.4	92	8.6	6.6-11.1	32	2.3	1.5- 3.4
45-54	1,045	205	20.1	17.3-23.2	307	29.7	26.4-33.2	325	29.8	26.6-33.2	137	13.9	11.4-16.9	71	6.5	4.9- 8.5
55-64	1,005	139	15.0	12.3-18.2	269	28.1	24.8-31.7	306	29.0	25.7-32.4	171	16.9	14.3-19.9	120	11.0	8.8-13.6
65-74	694	86	12.7	10.0-16.0	173	25.7	22.0-29.8	203	29.9	26.0-34.2	143	19.6	16.3-23.4	89	12.1	9.5-15.3
75+	441	33	7.0	4.8-10.0	87	22.3	17.7-27.7	168	39.6	34.2-45.2	100	19.8	15.9-24.4	53	11.3	8.3-15.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	965	76	8.0	6.1-10.3	148	15.7	13.1-18.9	327	37.3	33.4-41.4	254	26.2	22.7-30.1	160	12.7	10.5-15.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,579	221	13.8	11.8-16.0	480	31.7	28.9-34.6	549	35.2	32.4-38.2	230	14.1	12.0-16.4	99	5.3	4.2- 6.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,299	233	18.7	16.3-21.4	441	36.1	32.9-39.3	419	30.8	27.9-33.9	129	8.7	7.2-10.5	77	5.7	4.4- 7.4
College Graduate	1,683	526	32.8	30.1-35.7	615	37.3	34.5-40.2	383	21.6	19.4-24.0	121	6.5	5.3- 7.9	38	1.9	1.3- 2.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	505	37	7.5	5.1-11.0	70	15.4	11.6-20.4	143	29.5	24.3-35.3	122	25.5	20.2-31.7	133	22.0	17.9-26.8
$15,000- 24,999	831	89	10.3	7.8-13.4	186	22.3	19.0-26.1	300	37.9	33.8-42.2	173	20.5	17.3-24.2	83	9.0	6.9-11.6
$25,000- 34,999	666	107	15.6	12.7-19.1	214	34.1	29.9-38.6	224	32.7	28.7-37.0	90	13.6	10.8-17.1	31	3.9	2.6- 5.8
$35,000- 49,999	827	157	18.7	15.7-22.1	284	35.6	31.7-39.6	257	30.6	27.0-34.4	94	11.4	9.1-14.2	35	3.8	2.6- 5.6
$50,000-74,999	792	183	22.3	19.1-25.9	308	40.7	36.7-44.8	233	28.8	25.3-32.6	56	6.7	4.9- 8.9	12	1.5	0.8- 2.7
$75,000+	895	299	34.7	31.0-38.6	340	36.6	33.0-40.5	205	23.4	20.3-26.8	44	4.6	3.1- 6.6	7	0.7	0.3- 1.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,643	112	7.5	6.1- 9.2	309	19.9	17.6-22.5	465	29.0	26.3-31.9	416	24.8	22.3-27.5	341	18.8	16.6-21.1
No	3,686	916	24.7	23.0-26.4	1,327	36.2	34.3-38.1	1,141	30.8	29.0-32.6	276	7.7	6.6- 8.9	26	0.6	0.4- 1.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,767	271	16.2	14.2-18.5	472	27.9	25.5-30.6	591	33.2	30.6-35.8	274	14.7	12.8-16.9	159	7.9	6.6- 9.5
Non-Veteran	3,618	734	20.4	18.8-22.1	1,156	32.5	30.6-34.4	1,060	29.8	28.0-31.7	457	12.4	11.1-13.8	211	4.9	4.1- 5.8
Currently Serving	134	52	40.3	31.3-50.1	53	40.6	31.5-50.4	23	14.1	8.9-21.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.3	4	3.7	1.2-11.2

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,538

1,059

19.6

18.3-20.9

1,685

31.3

29.8-32.9

1,682

30.5

29.0-32.0

736

12.8

11.8-14.0

376

5.8

5.1- 6.5

RACE

White

4,186

858

21.1

19.6-22.7

1,348

33.6

31.9-35.4

1,218

28.5

26.9-30.2

492

10.8

9.7-11.9

270

6.0

5.2- 6.9

African American

892

132

17.1

14.0-20.8

232

28.5

24.9-32.3

285

31.3

27.7-35.0

160

16.2

13.6-19.2

6.9

5.4- 8.8

Asian

23.4

12.4-39.8

45.2

28.3-63.3

24.6

12.7-42.2

2.5

0.6-10.2

4.3

0.9-17.8

Native American

23.3

12.2-40.0

26.7

16.5-40.1

28.7

18.6-41.4

11.3

5.8-20.8

10.1

5.5-17.6

Other Minorities

300

10.0

6.9-14.3

15.6

11.2-21.4

132

47.5

40.2-54.8

25.4

19.1-32.8

1.5

0.7- 3.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

301

10.9

7.5-15.4

17.3

12.7-23.0

136

47.8

40.7-55.1

22.7

16.8-29.9

1.3

0.6- 3.1

-English Speaking

101

26.9

17.6-38.7

38.3

27.6-50.2

27.6

18.5-39.1

6.5

2.2-18.0

0.7

0.2- 3.0

-Spanish Speaking

200

5.4

3.0- 9.7

10.1

5.9-16.8

104

54.7

45.8-63.3

28.2

20.7-37.1

1.5

0.6- 3.9

Non-Hispanic

5,229

1,019

20.3

19.0-21.7

1,622

32.6

31.1-34.2

1,545

28.9

27.5-30.4

674

11.9

10.9-13.0

369

6.2

5.5- 7.0

AGE

18-24

337

19.6

15.3-24.7

127

39.1

32.7-45.8

101

32.5

26.2-39.4

7.8

4.4-13.6

1.0

0.4- 2.5

25-34

901

245

26.0

22.7-29.6

323

35.7

32.0-39.6

258

29.7

26.1-33.5

8.4

6.3-11.1

0.3

0.1- 0.7

35-44

1,096

263

24.2

21.2-27.5

396

35.0

31.7-38.4

313

30.0

26.7-33.4

8.6

6.6-11.1

2.3

1.5- 3.4

45-54

1,045

205

20.1

17.3-23.2

307

29.7

26.4-33.2

325

29.8

26.6-33.2

137

13.9

11.4-16.9

6.5

4.9- 8.5

55-64

1,005

139

15.0

12.3-18.2

269

28.1

24.8-31.7

306

29.0

25.7-32.4

171

16.9

14.3-19.9

120

11.0

8.8-13.6

65-74

694

12.7

10.0-16.0

173

25.7

22.0-29.8

203

29.9

26.0-34.2

143

19.6

16.3-23.4

12.1

9.5-15.3

75+

441

7.0

4.8-10.0

22.3

17.7-27.7

168

39.6

34.2-45.2

100

19.8

15.9-24.4

11.3

8.3-15.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

965

8.0

6.1-10.3

148

15.7

13.1-18.9

327

37.3

33.4-41.4

254

26.2

22.7-30.1

160

12.7

10.5-15.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,579

221

13.8

11.8-16.0

480

31.7

28.9-34.6

549

35.2

32.4-38.2

230

14.1

12.0-16.4

5.3

4.2- 6.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,299

233

18.7

16.3-21.4

441

36.1

32.9-39.3

419

30.8

27.9-33.9

129

8.7

7.2-10.5

5.7

4.4- 7.4

College Graduate

1,683

526

32.8

30.1-35.7

615

37.3

34.5-40.2

383

21.6

19.4-24.0

121

6.5

5.3- 7.9

1.9

1.3- 2.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

505

7.5

5.1-11.0

15.4

11.6-20.4

143

29.5

24.3-35.3

122

25.5

20.2-31.7

133

22.0

17.9-26.8

$15,000- 24,999

831

10.3

7.8-13.4

186

22.3

19.0-26.1

300

37.9

33.8-42.2

173

20.5

17.3-24.2

9.0

6.9-11.6

$25,000- 34,999

666

107

15.6

12.7-19.1

214

34.1

29.9-38.6

224

32.7

28.7-37.0

13.6

10.8-17.1

3.9

2.6- 5.8

$35,000- 49,999

827

157

18.7

15.7-22.1

284

35.6

31.7-39.6

257

30.6

27.0-34.4

11.4

9.1-14.2

3.8

2.6- 5.6

$50,000-74,999

792

183

22.3

19.1-25.9

308

40.7

36.7-44.8

233

28.8

25.3-32.6

6.7

4.9- 8.9

1.5

0.8- 2.7

$75,000+

895

299

34.7

31.0-38.6

340

36.6

33.0-40.5

205

23.4

20.3-26.8

4.6

3.1- 6.6

0.7

0.3- 1.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,643

112

7.5

6.1- 9.2

309

19.9

17.6-22.5

465

29.0

26.3-31.9

416

24.8

22.3-27.5

341

18.8

16.6-21.1

3,686

916

24.7

23.0-26.4

1,327

36.2

34.3-38.1

1,141

30.8

29.0-32.6

276

7.7

6.6- 8.9

0.6

0.4- 1.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,767

271

16.2

14.2-18.5

472

27.9

25.5-30.6

591

33.2

30.6-35.8

274

14.7

12.8-16.9

159

7.9

6.6- 9.5

Non-Veteran

3,618

734

20.4

18.8-22.1

1,156

32.5

30.6-34.4

1,060

29.8

28.0-31.7

457

12.4

11.1-13.8

211

4.9

4.1- 5.8

Currently Serving

134

40.3

31.3-50.1

40.6

31.5-50.4

14.1

8.9-21.7

1.3

0.3- 5.3

3.7

1.2-11.2

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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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