BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only one	Yes, more than one	No
North Carolina	15,020	10,558	68.3	67.3-69.2	2,005	12.5	11.9-13.2	2,457	19.2	18.4-20.1
-Piedmont NC	8,343	6,018	70.0	68.7-71.3	1,071	12.1	11.3-13.0	1,254	17.9	16.8-19.1
GENDER
Male	3,108	2,111	66.2	64.1-68.3	363	11.3	10.0-12.8	634	22.5	20.6-24.4
Female	5,235	3,907	73.6	72.0-75.1	708	12.9	11.8-14.0	620	13.6	12.4-14.9
RACE
White	6,461	4,835	74.2	72.8-75.6	847	12.8	11.8-13.8	779	13.0	12.0-14.2
African American	1,347	952	68.6	65.4-71.7	180	11.8	9.9-14.0	215	19.6	16.9-22.6
Other Minorities	70	42	63.9	49.8-75.9	5	6.1	2.2-15.5	23	30.0	19.0-44.0
AGE
18-24	417	216	44.4	38.4-50.5	46	11.9	8.2-16.8	155	43.8	37.6-50.1
25-34	1,365	878	60.1	56.7-63.3	130	9.8	8.0-12.0	357	30.1	27.0-33.4
35-44	1,641	1,181	71.3	68.4-74.0	158	8.5	7.1-10.2	302	20.2	17.8-22.9
45-54	1,567	1,194	76.9	74.2-79.4	187	11.0	9.2-13.0	186	12.1	10.3-14.3
55-64	1,401	1,054	76.3	73.3-79.0	192	12.9	10.8-15.3	155	10.9	8.9-13.2
65-74	1,067	831	78.0	74.5-81.1	182	16.2	13.6-19.2	54	5.8	4.0- 8.3
75+	837	629	71.1	66.8-75.0	168	24.9	21.1-29.1	40	4.1	2.8- 5.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,317	790	52.8	49.2-56.4	207	14.5	12.2-17.0	320	32.7	29.2-36.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,313	1,681	69.9	67.3-72.3	290	11.7	10.2-13.5	342	18.4	16.2-20.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,017	1,491	71.1	68.4-73.7	257	12.7	10.9-14.8	269	16.2	14.1-18.6
College Graduate	2,683	2,047	76.9	74.9-78.8	315	11.0	9.6-12.5	321	12.1	10.6-13.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	854	557	57.5	52.7-62.2	134	15.2	12.3-18.8	163	27.2	22.7-32.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,295	843	59.1	55.4-62.7	150	10.6	8.6-12.9	302	30.3	26.9-33.9
$25,000- 34,999	913	661	68.5	64.4-72.4	100	11.1	8.8-13.9	152	20.4	16.9-24.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,086	830	74.8	71.5-77.9	125	11.6	9.4-14.1	131	13.6	11.2-16.4
$50,000-74,999	1,076	847	78.0	74.7-80.9	119	10.4	8.4-12.7	110	11.6	9.3-14.4
$75,000+	1,316	1,055	81.2	78.5-83.6	135	8.7	7.1-10.6	126	10.1	8.2-12.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,469	1,750	67.8	65.2-70.3	458	18.7	16.7-20.7	261	13.6	11.6-15.8
No	5,641	4,125	71.2	69.6-72.7	583	9.7	8.8-10.7	933	19.2	17.8-20.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	993	697	71.6	68.0-74.8	171	16.9	14.2-19.9	125	11.6	9.4-14.2
Non-Veteran	7,310	5,298	69.8	68.4-71.2	894	11.3	10.4-12.3	1,118	18.8	17.6-20.1
Currently Serving	28	15	52.9	33.1-71.8	4	12.8	4.5-31.4	9	34.3	18.0-55.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,020

10,558

68.3

67.3-69.2

2,005

12.5

11.9-13.2

2,457

19.2

18.4-20.1

-Piedmont NC

8,343

6,018

70.0

68.7-71.3

1,071

12.1

11.3-13.0

1,254

17.9

16.8-19.1

GENDER

Male

3,108

2,111

66.2

64.1-68.3

363

11.3

10.0-12.8

634

22.5

20.6-24.4

Female

5,235

3,907

73.6

72.0-75.1

708

12.9

11.8-14.0

620

13.6

12.4-14.9

RACE

White

6,461

4,835

74.2

72.8-75.6

847

12.8

11.8-13.8

779

13.0

12.0-14.2

African American

1,347

952

68.6

65.4-71.7

180

11.8

9.9-14.0

215

19.6

16.9-22.6

Other Minorities

63.9

49.8-75.9

6.1

2.2-15.5

30.0

19.0-44.0

AGE

18-24

417

216

44.4

38.4-50.5

11.9

8.2-16.8

155

43.8

37.6-50.1

25-34

1,365

878

60.1

56.7-63.3

130

9.8

8.0-12.0

357

30.1

27.0-33.4

35-44

1,641

1,181

71.3

68.4-74.0

158

8.5

7.1-10.2

302

20.2

17.8-22.9

45-54

1,567

1,194

76.9

74.2-79.4

187

11.0

9.2-13.0

186

12.1

10.3-14.3

55-64

1,401

1,054

76.3

73.3-79.0

192

12.9

10.8-15.3

155

10.9

8.9-13.2

65-74

1,067

831

78.0

74.5-81.1

182

16.2

13.6-19.2

5.8

4.0- 8.3

75+

837

629

71.1

66.8-75.0

168

24.9

21.1-29.1

4.1

2.8- 5.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,317

790

52.8

49.2-56.4

207

14.5

12.2-17.0

320

32.7

29.2-36.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,313

1,681

69.9

67.3-72.3

290

11.7

10.2-13.5

342

18.4

16.2-20.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,017

1,491

71.1

68.4-73.7

257

12.7

10.9-14.8

269

16.2

14.1-18.6

College Graduate

2,683

2,047

76.9

74.9-78.8

315

11.0

9.6-12.5

321

12.1

10.6-13.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

854

557

57.5

52.7-62.2

134

15.2

12.3-18.8

163

27.2

22.7-32.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,295

843

59.1

55.4-62.7

150

10.6

8.6-12.9

302

30.3

26.9-33.9

$25,000- 34,999

913

661

68.5

64.4-72.4

100

11.1

8.8-13.9

152

20.4

16.9-24.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,086

830

74.8

71.5-77.9

125

11.6

9.4-14.1

131

13.6

11.2-16.4

$50,000-74,999

1,076

847

78.0

74.7-80.9

119

10.4

8.4-12.7

110

11.6

9.3-14.4

$75,000+

1,316

1,055

81.2

78.5-83.6

135

8.7

7.1-10.6

126

10.1

8.2-12.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,469

1,750

67.8

65.2-70.3

458

18.7

16.7-20.7

261

13.6

11.6-15.8

5,641

4,125

71.2

69.6-72.7

583

9.7

8.8-10.7

933

19.2

17.8-20.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

993

697

71.6

68.0-74.8

171

16.9

14.2-19.9

125

11.6

9.4-14.2

Non-Veteran

7,310

5,298

69.8

68.4-71.2

894

11.3

10.4-12.3

1,118

18.8

17.6-20.1

Currently Serving

52.9

33.1-71.8

12.8

4.5-31.4

34.3

18.0-55.5

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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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