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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,550 1,215 79.8 77.2-82.2 335 20.2 17.8-22.8
-Northeastern Partnership 143 112 81.6 74.0-87.3 31 18.4 12.7-26.0
GENDER
Male 41 29 77.2 62.2-87.4 12 22.8 12.6-37.8
Female 102 83 84.2 75.4-90.3 19 15.8 9.7-24.6
RACE
White 62 43 73.5 60.8-83.2 19 26.5 16.8-39.2
African American 76 64 85.7 75.0-92.2 12 14.3 7.8-25.0
AGE
18-24 3 3 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 8 6 82.8 47.8-96.2 2 17.2 3.8-52.2
45-54 31 28 94.1 82.6-98.2 3 5.9 1.8-17.4
55-64 38 32 87.0 71.9-94.6 6 13.0 5.4-28.1
65-74 42 29 68.2 50.8-81.6 13 31.8 18.4-49.2
75+ 19 12 69.9 45.3-86.7 7 30.1 13.3-54.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 33 76.9 62.0-87.2 13 23.1 12.8-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 52 44 86.7 74.4-93.6 8 13.3 6.4-25.6
Some Post-H.S. 29 24 85.8 66.9-94.7 5 14.2 5.3-33.1
College Graduate 16 11 67.8 40.3-86.8 5 32.2 13.2-59.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 39 90.2 79.3-95.7 7 9.8 4.3-20.7
$15,000- 24,999 31 24 81.8 65.0-91.6 7 18.2 8.4-35.0
$25,000- 34,999 8 7 93.8 64.4-99.2 1 6.2 0.8-35.6
$35,000- 49,999 9 7 84.1 49.7-96.6 2 15.9 3.4-50.3
$50,000-74,999 5 3 58.9 16.6-91.2 2 41.1 8.8-83.4
$75,000+ 3 1 22.2 2.4-76.7 2 77.8 23.3-97.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 89 73 85.8 76.8-91.7 16 14.2 8.3-23.2
No 51 39 79.4 65.4-88.8 12 20.6 11.2-34.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 18 10 64.7 40.3-83.2 8 35.3 16.8-59.7
Non-Veteran 125 102 85.1 77.6-90.4 23 14.9 9.6-22.4

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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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