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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	7,026	6,526	92.4	91.5-93.2	500	7.6	6.8- 8.5
GENDER
Female	7,026	6,526	92.4	91.5-93.2	500	7.6	6.8- 8.5
AGE
18-24	314	251	73.4	66.3-79.5	63	26.6	20.5-33.7
25-34	967	909	94.6	92.8-95.9	58	5.4	4.1- 7.2
35-44	1,235	1,180	95.1	93.3-96.4	55	4.9	3.6- 6.7
45-54	1,319	1,260	94.1	92.0-95.6	59	5.9	4.4- 8.0
55-64	1,230	1,160	93.8	91.6-95.4	70	6.2	4.6- 8.4
65-74	1,037	958	92.3	90.1-94.1	79	7.7	5.9- 9.9
75+	890	775	88.5	85.8-90.7	115	11.5	9.3-14.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	906	779	85.7	82.3-88.5	127	14.3	11.5-17.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,069	1,874	89.1	87.2-90.8	195	10.9	9.2-12.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,874	1,777	94.0	92.3-95.4	97	6.0	4.6- 7.7
College Graduate	2,169	2,091	96.4	95.3-97.2	78	3.6	2.8- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	742	643	84.9	81.2-88.0	99	15.1	12.0-18.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,096	993	89.9	87.3-92.0	103	10.1	8.0-12.7
$25,000- 34,999	779	722	90.4	86.9-93.1	57	9.6	6.9-13.1
$35,000- 49,999	910	868	95.1	93.1-96.5	42	4.9	3.5- 6.9
$50,000-74,999	880	855	97.4	96.0-98.4	25	2.6	1.6- 4.0
$75,000+	1,008	980	95.6	93.4-97.1	28	4.4	2.9- 6.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,315	2,107	89.8	87.9-91.5	208	10.2	8.5-12.1
No	4,580	4,307	93.8	92.8-94.6	273	6.2	5.4- 7.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	99	96	94.3	83.0-98.2	3	5.7	1.8-17.0
Non-Veteran	6,907	6,413	92.4	91.5-93.2	494	7.6	6.8- 8.5
Currently Serving	20	17	88.5	65.4-96.9	3	11.5	3.1-34.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

7,026

6,526

92.4

91.5-93.2

500

7.6

6.8- 8.5

GENDER

Female

7,026

6,526

92.4

91.5-93.2

500

7.6

6.8- 8.5

AGE

18-24

314

251

73.4

66.3-79.5

26.6

20.5-33.7

25-34

967

909

94.6

92.8-95.9

5.4

4.1- 7.2

35-44

1,235

1,180

95.1

93.3-96.4

4.9

3.6- 6.7

45-54

1,319

1,260

94.1

92.0-95.6

5.9

4.4- 8.0

55-64

1,230

1,160

93.8

91.6-95.4

6.2

4.6- 8.4

65-74

1,037

958

92.3

90.1-94.1

7.7

5.9- 9.9

75+

890

775

88.5

85.8-90.7

115

11.5

9.3-14.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

906

779

85.7

82.3-88.5

127

14.3

11.5-17.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,069

1,874

89.1

87.2-90.8

195

10.9

9.2-12.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,874

1,777

94.0

92.3-95.4

6.0

4.6- 7.7

College Graduate

2,169

2,091

96.4

95.3-97.2

3.6

2.8- 4.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

742

643

84.9

81.2-88.0

15.1

12.0-18.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,096

993

89.9

87.3-92.0

103

10.1

8.0-12.7

$25,000- 34,999

779

722

90.4

86.9-93.1

9.6

6.9-13.1

$35,000- 49,999

910

868

95.1

93.1-96.5

4.9

3.5- 6.9

$50,000-74,999

880

855

97.4

96.0-98.4

2.6

1.6- 4.0

$75,000+

1,008

980

95.6

93.4-97.1

4.4

2.9- 6.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,315

2,107

89.8

87.9-91.5

208

10.2

8.5-12.1

4,580

4,307

93.8

92.8-94.6

273

6.2

5.4- 7.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

94.3

83.0-98.2

5.7

1.8-17.0

Non-Veteran

6,907

6,413

92.4

91.5-93.2

494

7.6

6.8- 8.5

Currently Serving

88.5

65.4-96.9

11.5

3.1-34.6

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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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