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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,452	8,673	91.1	90.3-91.8	779	8.9	8.2- 9.7
-Northeastern Partnership	651	591	91.0	88.0-93.2	60	9.0	6.8-12.0
GENDER
Female	651	591	91.0	88.0-93.2	60	9.0	6.8-12.0
RACE
White	375	346	92.1	88.1-94.8	29	7.9	5.2-11.9
African American	250	220	88.8	83.5-92.5	30	11.2	7.5-16.5
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	29	20	60.7	38.5-79.3	9	39.3	20.7-61.5
25-34	80	72	92.2	84.5-96.2	8	7.8	3.8-15.5
35-44	100	93	92.9	84.6-96.9	7	7.1	3.1-15.4
45-54	124	120	97.1	92.1-98.9	4	2.9	1.1- 7.9
55-64	126	115	92.7	86.7-96.1	11	7.3	3.9-13.3
65-74	107	98	94.2	88.8-97.1	9	5.8	2.9-11.2
75+	84	72	83.1	71.6-90.6	12	16.9	9.4-28.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	133	113	84.9	76.2-90.9	20	15.1	9.1-23.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	236	213	91.1	86.0-94.4	23	8.9	5.6-14.0
Some Post-H.S.	158	146	92.3	86.0-95.9	12	7.7	4.1-14.0
College Graduate	124	119	95.1	87.1-98.2	5	4.9	1.8-12.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	126	107	83.3	73.6-89.9	19	16.7	10.1-26.4
$15,000- 24,999	136	121	90.6	84.5-94.4	15	9.4	5.6-15.5
$25,000- 34,999	56	51	92.9	82.2-97.4	5	7.1	2.6-17.8
$35,000- 49,999	84	80	94.2	84.4-98.0	4	5.8	2.0-15.6
$50,000-74,999	49	47	97.3	88.9-99.4	2	2.7	0.6-11.1
$75,000+	40	39	98.0	87.3-99.7	1	2.0	0.3-12.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	257	228	88.6	83.2-92.5	29	11.4	7.5-16.8
No	374	345	92.2	88.4-94.9	29	7.8	5.1-11.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	13	12	82.3	37.1-97.4	1	17.7	2.6-62.9
Non-Veteran	636	577	91.1	88.3-93.4	59	8.9	6.6-11.7
Currently Serving	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,452

8,673

91.1

90.3-91.8

779

8.9

8.2- 9.7

-Northeastern Partnership

651

591

91.0

88.0-93.2

9.0

6.8-12.0

GENDER

Female

651

591

91.0

88.0-93.2

9.0

6.8-12.0

RACE

White

375

346

92.1

88.1-94.8

7.9

5.2-11.9

African American

250

220

88.8

83.5-92.5

11.2

7.5-16.5

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

60.7

38.5-79.3

39.3

20.7-61.5

25-34

92.2

84.5-96.2

7.8

3.8-15.5

35-44

100

92.9

84.6-96.9

7.1

3.1-15.4

45-54

124

120

97.1

92.1-98.9

2.9

1.1- 7.9

55-64

126

115

92.7

86.7-96.1

7.3

3.9-13.3

65-74

107

94.2

88.8-97.1

5.8

2.9-11.2

75+

83.1

71.6-90.6

16.9

9.4-28.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

133

113

84.9

76.2-90.9

15.1

9.1-23.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

236

213

91.1

86.0-94.4

8.9

5.6-14.0

Some Post-H.S.

158

146

92.3

86.0-95.9

7.7

4.1-14.0

College Graduate

124

119

95.1

87.1-98.2

4.9

1.8-12.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

126

107

83.3

73.6-89.9

16.7

10.1-26.4

$15,000- 24,999

136

121

90.6

84.5-94.4

9.4

5.6-15.5

$25,000- 34,999

92.9

82.2-97.4

7.1

2.6-17.8

$35,000- 49,999

94.2

84.4-98.0

5.8

2.0-15.6

$50,000-74,999

97.3

88.9-99.4

2.7

0.6-11.1

$75,000+

98.0

87.3-99.7

2.0

0.3-12.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

257

228

88.6

83.2-92.5

11.4

7.5-16.8

374

345

92.2

88.4-94.9

7.8

5.1-11.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

82.3

37.1-97.4

17.7

2.6-62.9

Non-Veteran

636

577

91.1

88.3-93.4

8.9

6.6-11.7

Currently Serving

100

. - .

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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