BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Would you say that in general your health is: ?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	14,998	2,790	19.6	18.8-20.4	4,515	30.9	29.9-31.8	4,483	30.1	29.2-31.1	2,094	13.0	12.3-13.7	1,116	6.4	6.0- 6.9
-Northeastern Partnership	997	142	17.0	14.0-20.5	245	25.0	21.9-28.4	321	32.7	29.2-36.3	184	16.3	13.9-19.0	105	9.1	7.3-11.1
GENDER
Male	345	54	18.5	13.3-25.0	82	24.8	19.8-30.6	113	33.3	27.6-39.6	67	16.1	12.4-20.6	29	7.3	5.0-10.7
Female	652	88	15.7	12.7-19.2	163	25.2	21.7-29.1	208	32.1	28.1-36.3	117	16.5	13.5-19.9	76	10.6	8.3-13.4
RACE
White	575	91	17.5	14.2-21.3	173	31.2	26.9-35.8	161	28.5	24.5-33.0	90	14.3	11.4-17.8	60	8.5	6.4-11.1
African American	378	48	17.8	12.2-25.3	61	16.8	12.8-21.9	141	34.8	29.2-40.7	84	19.3	15.2-24.2	44	11.3	8.1-15.4
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	10	27.7	13.4-48.6	6	12.7	5.1-28.3	15	43.5	23.3-66.3	6	16.1	6.3-35.4	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	126	30	25.0	17.4-34.5	45	36.5	27.1-47.1	44	34.9	26.0-45.1	7	3.6	1.6- 8.0	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	158	29	23.0	13.8-35.7	44	25.4	18.2-34.3	49	32.9	24.5-42.6	29	14.3	9.3-21.3	7	4.4	1.9- 9.8
45-54	196	28	14.7	9.9-21.2	48	23.5	17.5-30.7	66	35.4	28.0-43.6	42	19.7	14.2-26.7	12	6.7	3.7-11.9
55-64	199	24	12.3	8.2-18.1	49	26.1	19.7-33.6	55	24.0	18.2-30.9	40	22.3	16.3-29.7	31	15.4	10.5-21.9
65-74	164	16	11.8	7.1-19.0	38	26.5	19.3-35.3	47	27.1	20.2-35.2	32	17.6	12.1-24.8	31	17.0	11.6-24.2
75+	116	5	5.5	2.0-14.3	15	9.5	5.6-15.6	44	42.3	32.6-52.6	28	21.3	14.5-30.2	24	21.3	14.3-30.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	221	18	8.2	4.8-13.6	20	8.6	5.4-13.6	59	31.7	23.6-41.0	69	29.9	23.2-37.6	55	21.6	16.2-28.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	351	45	17.7	11.8-25.5	84	24.6	19.5-30.5	122	33.6	27.9-39.8	67	16.1	12.3-20.8	33	8.0	5.5-11.6
Some Post-H.S.	230	36	16.8	11.9-23.2	75	33.1	26.2-40.8	80	34.6	27.9-41.9	30	12.0	8.0-17.6	9	3.5	1.7- 7.4
College Graduate	195	43	26.0	19.5-33.8	66	34.2	27.1-42.1	60	29.6	23.0-37.2	18	6.5	4.0-10.5	8	3.7	1.8- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	172	14	12.1	6.9-20.3	18	9.6	5.8-15.5	45	25.0	18.0-33.7	51	28.0	21.0-36.2	44	25.3	18.7-33.5
$15,000- 24,999	196	25	18.9	10.3-32.2	37	15.1	10.4-21.4	71	39.9	30.5-50.0	44	18.4	12.9-25.4	19	7.8	4.6-12.7
$25,000- 34,999	103	17	16.1	9.8-25.3	28	25.8	17.6-36.3	36	31.2	22.3-41.7	18	22.4	14.1-33.6	4	4.5	1.7-11.5
$35,000- 49,999	129	17	11.2	6.8-17.9	49	39.1	29.9-49.2	46	39.3	30.1-49.2	14	8.8	4.9-15.3	3	1.7	0.5- 5.4
$50,000-74,999	88	13	17.0	9.8-27.8	39	42.0	31.3-53.5	28	33.2	23.3-44.8	6	5.3	2.4-11.7	2	2.4	0.6- 9.2
$75,000+	83	32	40.5	29.4-52.6	27	31.9	22.0-43.8	17	21.6	13.0-33.6	7	6.0	2.6-13.3	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	381	21	6.8	4.3-10.8	42	13.2	9.3-18.5	109	28.6	23.0-34.9	116	27.7	22.8-33.2	93	23.6	19.1-28.9
No	581	115	21.3	17.7-25.4	196	32.5	28.3-37.0	200	35.3	30.9-40.0	61	9.9	7.4-13.0	9	1.1	0.5- 2.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	120	15	12.5	7.3-20.5	29	24.5	17.0-34.0	50	42.7	33.3-52.5	18	13.7	8.5-21.4	8	6.7	3.1-13.7
Non-Veteran	867	125	17.7	14.3-21.7	212	24.8	21.4-28.4	268	31.1	27.3-35.1	165	16.9	14.2-19.9	97	9.6	7.7-11.9
Currently Serving	8	2	23.1	5.4-61.3	3	53.1	20.0-83.7	2	16.0	3.2-52.7	1	7.7	1.0-41.3	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,998

2,790

19.6

18.8-20.4

4,515

30.9

29.9-31.8

4,483

30.1

29.2-31.1

2,094

13.0

12.3-13.7

1,116

6.4

6.0- 6.9

-Northeastern Partnership

997

142

17.0

14.0-20.5

245

25.0

21.9-28.4

321

32.7

29.2-36.3

184

16.3

13.9-19.0

105

9.1

7.3-11.1

GENDER

Male

345

18.5

13.3-25.0

24.8

19.8-30.6

113

33.3

27.6-39.6

16.1

12.4-20.6

7.3

5.0-10.7

Female

652

15.7

12.7-19.2

163

25.2

21.7-29.1

208

32.1

28.1-36.3

117

16.5

13.5-19.9

10.6

8.3-13.4

RACE

White

575

17.5

14.2-21.3

173

31.2

26.9-35.8

161

28.5

24.5-33.0

14.3

11.4-17.8

8.5

6.4-11.1

African American

378

17.8

12.2-25.3

16.8

12.8-21.9

141

34.8

29.2-40.7

19.3

15.2-24.2

11.3

8.1-15.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

27.7

13.4-48.6

12.7

5.1-28.3

43.5

23.3-66.3

16.1

6.3-35.4

0.0

. - .

25-34

126

25.0

17.4-34.5

36.5

27.1-47.1

34.9

26.0-45.1

3.6

1.6- 8.0

0.0

. - .

35-44

158

23.0

13.8-35.7

25.4

18.2-34.3

32.9

24.5-42.6

14.3

9.3-21.3

4.4

1.9- 9.8

45-54

196

14.7

9.9-21.2

23.5

17.5-30.7

35.4

28.0-43.6

19.7

14.2-26.7

6.7

3.7-11.9

55-64

199

12.3

8.2-18.1

26.1

19.7-33.6

24.0

18.2-30.9

22.3

16.3-29.7

15.4

10.5-21.9

65-74

164

11.8

7.1-19.0

26.5

19.3-35.3

27.1

20.2-35.2

17.6

12.1-24.8

17.0

11.6-24.2

75+

116

5.5

2.0-14.3

9.5

5.6-15.6

42.3

32.6-52.6

21.3

14.5-30.2

21.3

14.3-30.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

221

8.2

4.8-13.6

8.6

5.4-13.6

31.7

23.6-41.0

29.9

23.2-37.6

21.6

16.2-28.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

351

17.7

11.8-25.5

24.6

19.5-30.5

122

33.6

27.9-39.8

16.1

12.3-20.8

8.0

5.5-11.6

Some Post-H.S.

230

16.8

11.9-23.2

33.1

26.2-40.8

34.6

27.9-41.9

12.0

8.0-17.6

3.5

1.7- 7.4

College Graduate

195

26.0

19.5-33.8

34.2

27.1-42.1

29.6

23.0-37.2

6.5

4.0-10.5

3.7

1.8- 7.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

172

12.1

6.9-20.3

9.6

5.8-15.5

25.0

18.0-33.7

28.0

21.0-36.2

25.3

18.7-33.5

$15,000- 24,999

196

18.9

10.3-32.2

15.1

10.4-21.4

39.9

30.5-50.0

18.4

12.9-25.4

7.8

4.6-12.7

$25,000- 34,999

103

16.1

9.8-25.3

25.8

17.6-36.3

31.2

22.3-41.7

22.4

14.1-33.6

4.5

1.7-11.5

$35,000- 49,999

129

11.2

6.8-17.9

39.1

29.9-49.2

39.3

30.1-49.2

8.8

4.9-15.3

1.7

0.5- 5.4

$50,000-74,999

17.0

9.8-27.8

42.0

31.3-53.5

33.2

23.3-44.8

5.3

2.4-11.7

2.4

0.6- 9.2

$75,000+

40.5

29.4-52.6

31.9

22.0-43.8

21.6

13.0-33.6

6.0

2.6-13.3

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

381

6.8

4.3-10.8

13.2

9.3-18.5

109

28.6

23.0-34.9

116

27.7

22.8-33.2

23.6

19.1-28.9

581

115

21.3

17.7-25.4

196

32.5

28.3-37.0

200

35.3

30.9-40.0

9.9

7.4-13.0

1.1

0.5- 2.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

120

12.5

7.3-20.5

24.5

17.0-34.0

42.7

33.3-52.5

13.7

8.5-21.4

6.7

3.1-13.7

Non-Veteran

867

125

17.7

14.3-21.7

212

24.8

21.4-28.4

268

31.1

27.3-35.1

165

16.9

14.2-19.9

9.6

7.7-11.9

Currently Serving

23.1

5.4-61.3

53.1

20.0-83.7

16.0

3.2-52.7

7.7

1.0-41.3

0.0

. - .

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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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