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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,488 4,001 62.5 61.0-64.0 2,487 37.5 36.0-39.0
-Northeastern Partnership 488 300 61.6 56.6-66.4 188 38.4 33.6-43.4
RACE
White 297 181 60.0 53.7-66.0 116 40.0 34.0-46.3
African American 177 109 63.4 54.9-71.1 68 36.6 28.9-45.1
Other Minorities 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
40-44 49 30 63.2 47.3-76.7 19 36.8 23.3-52.7
45-54 125 76 62.4 52.4-71.4 49 37.6 28.6-47.6
55-64 126 83 66.7 57.1-75.2 43 33.3 24.8-42.9
65-74 106 70 62.7 51.6-72.5 36 37.3 27.5-48.4
75+ 82 41 47.1 35.8-58.7 41 52.9 41.3-64.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 66 56.0 45.7-65.9 50 44.0 34.1-54.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 177 101 57.4 49.1-65.3 76 42.6 34.7-50.9
Some Post-H.S. 103 64 61.9 50.7-72.0 39 38.1 28.0-49.3
College Graduate 92 69 75.7 64.8-84.0 23 24.3 16.0-35.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 51 48.0 37.2-59.1 50 52.0 40.9-62.8
$15,000- 24,999 103 61 61.6 50.9-71.3 42 38.4 28.7-49.1
$25,000- 34,999 39 25 55.3 37.1-72.2 14 44.7 27.8-62.9
$35,000- 49,999 52 33 63.3 47.6-76.6 19 36.7 23.4-52.4
$50,000-74,999 33 24 80.0 63.3-90.2 9 20.0 9.8-36.7
$75,000+ 28 20 68.0 47.3-83.4 8 32.0 16.6-52.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 227 127 55.2 47.7-62.4 100 44.8 37.6-52.3
No 249 167 68.3 61.6-74.4 82 31.7 25.6-38.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 8 6 76.3 34.5-95.1 2 23.7 4.9-65.5
Non-Veteran 479 294 61.5 56.5-66.3 185 38.5 33.7-43.5
Currently Serving 1 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .

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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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