BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is: ?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Status

Would you say that in general your health is: ?

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	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
-Western NC	1,632	242	14.5	12.6-16.7	513	32.6	29.9-35.5	485	29.5	26.9-32.3	234	14.0	12.0-16.4	158	9.3	7.7-11.2
GENDER
Male	614	87	12.9	10.1-16.4	194	34.1	29.7-38.7	196	30.6	26.5-35.1	83	14.1	10.9-18.0	54	8.3	6.0-11.4
Female	1,018	155	16.0	13.5-18.9	319	31.3	27.9-34.9	289	28.5	25.2-32.0	151	14.0	11.6-16.8	104	10.2	8.1-12.8
RACE
White	1,448	229	15.5	13.4-17.8	458	33.2	30.3-36.3	420	29.0	26.3-31.9	198	12.5	10.6-14.6	143	9.8	8.0-11.9
African American	73	4	4.7	1.6-12.8	26	38.3	25.8-52.4	23	26.0	16.3-38.8	14	21.5	12.2-34.9	6	9.6	4.0-21.2
Other Minorities	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	65.6	20.7-93.3	2	34.4	6.7-79.3	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	90	13	11.0	6.0-19.4	39	43.1	31.8-55.1	30	32.6	22.4-44.8	6	11.2	4.9-23.5	2	2.1	0.4-10.4
25-34	208	39	19.1	12.9-27.3	89	42.9	34.5-51.7	69	30.9	23.4-39.7	10	6.5	2.9-13.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.5
35-44	296	54	16.1	12.0-21.3	114	38.8	32.4-45.7	89	33.0	26.8-39.9	27	8.6	5.7-13.0	12	3.5	1.8- 6.6
45-54	308	53	16.6	12.3-22.2	90	29.1	23.1-35.8	76	23.0	18.0-29.0	54	18.2	12.9-24.9	35	13.1	8.7-19.1
55-64	280	35	11.5	7.8-16.6	72	29.1	23.0-36.1	90	30.3	24.3-37.0	44	13.0	9.4-17.8	39	16.0	11.1-22.7
65-74	250	28	12.6	8.4-18.5	70	24.9	19.2-31.6	69	28.1	21.8-35.2	45	20.0	14.2-27.4	38	14.5	10.1-20.2
75+	194	17	8.7	5.0-15.0	39	23.2	16.3-31.9	59	31.0	23.6-39.4	48	24.5	17.7-33.0	31	12.6	8.2-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	301	13	5.0	2.7- 8.9	53	19.4	14.5-25.5	92	32.2	25.7-39.4	81	25.4	19.6-32.2	62	18.1	13.3-24.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	485	39	7.7	5.4-10.8	154	33.3	28.2-38.8	170	34.2	29.3-39.6	71	14.5	10.8-19.1	51	10.3	7.3-14.3
Some Post-H.S.	425	71	17.1	13.3-21.7	151	36.4	31.0-42.1	129	28.3	23.5-33.7	48	11.0	7.9-15.2	26	7.2	4.6-11.1
College Graduate	417	119	27.7	22.7-33.4	155	38.3	32.8-44.2	93	23.3	18.8-28.4	31	7.0	4.6-10.5	19	3.7	2.2- 6.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	212	10	3.3	1.6- 6.5	33	14.4	9.1-21.9	58	26.4	19.0-35.4	51	26.0	18.1-35.8	60	29.9	22.2-39.0
$15,000- 24,999	300	20	5.7	3.4- 9.4	88	29.2	23.3-35.9	109	36.2	29.7-43.1	51	17.2	12.4-23.5	32	11.7	7.7-17.3
$25,000- 34,999	227	29	13.3	8.9-19.4	82	36.9	29.6-44.9	70	31.3	24.6-38.8	30	12.5	8.2-18.6	16	6.0	3.4-10.2
$35,000- 49,999	220	39	15.9	11.0-22.3	87	43.7	36.0-51.7	60	24.7	18.7-31.8	22	10.1	6.2-15.9	12	5.7	2.9-10.9
$50,000-74,999	184	39	18.2	12.9-25.0	76	40.2	32.2-48.8	55	34.6	26.8-43.4	12	6.2	3.1-11.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.4
$75,000+	148	55	36.7	28.3-46.0	53	33.6	25.5-42.9	30	22.2	15.4-30.9	8	7.0	3.2-14.4	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	578	21	3.2	2.0- 5.1	96	17.6	14.0-21.8	157	26.8	22.6-31.5	154	26.0	21.6-31.0	150	26.4	22.1-31.3
No	1,015	215	20.4	17.6-23.5	411	41.3	37.6-45.0	314	30.5	27.2-34.1	70	7.3	5.5- 9.6	5	0.5	0.2- 1.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	224	34	13.1	8.8-19.1	53	27.6	20.9-35.5	79	30.8	24.2-38.2	28	16.7	10.6-25.3	30	11.8	7.8-17.6
Non-Veteran	1,400	206	14.8	12.7-17.2	457	33.6	30.6-36.8	405	29.3	26.4-32.3	204	13.5	11.5-15.8	128	8.8	7.1-10.9
Currently Serving	5	2	25.3	3.6-75.3	2	20.7	3.4-65.7	1	54.0	11.1-91.7	0	0.0	. - .	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

-Western NC

1,632

242

14.5

12.6-16.7

513

32.6

29.9-35.5

485

29.5

26.9-32.3

234

14.0

12.0-16.4

158

9.3

7.7-11.2

GENDER

Male

614

12.9

10.1-16.4

194

34.1

29.7-38.7

196

30.6

26.5-35.1

14.1

10.9-18.0

8.3

6.0-11.4

Female

1,018

155

16.0

13.5-18.9

319

31.3

27.9-34.9

289

28.5

25.2-32.0

151

14.0

11.6-16.8

104

10.2

8.1-12.8

RACE

White

1,448

229

15.5

13.4-17.8

458

33.2

30.3-36.3

420

29.0

26.3-31.9

198

12.5

10.6-14.6

143

9.8

8.0-11.9

African American

4.7

1.6-12.8

38.3

25.8-52.4

26.0

16.3-38.8

21.5

12.2-34.9

9.6

4.0-21.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

65.6

20.7-93.3

34.4

6.7-79.3

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

11.0

6.0-19.4

43.1

31.8-55.1

32.6

22.4-44.8

11.2

4.9-23.5

2.1

0.4-10.4

25-34

208

19.1

12.9-27.3

42.9

34.5-51.7

30.9

23.4-39.7

6.5

2.9-13.9

0.7

0.1- 4.5

35-44

296

16.1

12.0-21.3

114

38.8

32.4-45.7

33.0

26.8-39.9

8.6

5.7-13.0

3.5

1.8- 6.6

45-54

308

16.6

12.3-22.2

29.1

23.1-35.8

23.0

18.0-29.0

18.2

12.9-24.9

13.1

8.7-19.1

55-64

280

11.5

7.8-16.6

29.1

23.0-36.1

30.3

24.3-37.0

13.0

9.4-17.8

16.0

11.1-22.7

65-74

250

12.6

8.4-18.5

24.9

19.2-31.6

28.1

21.8-35.2

20.0

14.2-27.4

14.5

10.1-20.2

75+

194

8.7

5.0-15.0

23.2

16.3-31.9

31.0

23.6-39.4

24.5

17.7-33.0

12.6

8.2-18.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

301

5.0

2.7- 8.9

19.4

14.5-25.5

32.2

25.7-39.4

25.4

19.6-32.2

18.1

13.3-24.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

485

7.7

5.4-10.8

154

33.3

28.2-38.8

170

34.2

29.3-39.6

14.5

10.8-19.1

10.3

7.3-14.3

Some Post-H.S.

425

17.1

13.3-21.7

151

36.4

31.0-42.1

129

28.3

23.5-33.7

11.0

7.9-15.2

7.2

4.6-11.1

College Graduate

417

119

27.7

22.7-33.4

155

38.3

32.8-44.2

23.3

18.8-28.4

7.0

4.6-10.5

3.7

2.2- 6.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

212

3.3

1.6- 6.5

14.4

9.1-21.9

26.4

19.0-35.4

26.0

18.1-35.8

29.9

22.2-39.0

$15,000- 24,999

300

5.7

3.4- 9.4

29.2

23.3-35.9

109

36.2

29.7-43.1

17.2

12.4-23.5

11.7

7.7-17.3

$25,000- 34,999

227

13.3

8.9-19.4

36.9

29.6-44.9

31.3

24.6-38.8

12.5

8.2-18.6

6.0

3.4-10.2

$35,000- 49,999

220

15.9

11.0-22.3

43.7

36.0-51.7

24.7

18.7-31.8

10.1

6.2-15.9

5.7

2.9-10.9

$50,000-74,999

184

18.2

12.9-25.0

40.2

32.2-48.8

34.6

26.8-43.4

6.2

3.1-11.8

0.8

0.2- 3.4

$75,000+

148

36.7

28.3-46.0

33.6

25.5-42.9

22.2

15.4-30.9

7.0

3.2-14.4

0.5

0.1- 2.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

578

3.2

2.0- 5.1

17.6

14.0-21.8

157

26.8

22.6-31.5

154

26.0

21.6-31.0

150

26.4

22.1-31.3

1,015

215

20.4

17.6-23.5

411

41.3

37.6-45.0

314

30.5

27.2-34.1

7.3

5.5- 9.6

0.5

0.2- 1.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

224

13.1

8.8-19.1

27.6

20.9-35.5

30.8

24.2-38.2

16.7

10.6-25.3

11.8

7.8-17.6

Non-Veteran

1,400

206

14.8

12.7-17.2

457

33.6

30.6-36.8

405

29.3

26.4-32.3

204

13.5

11.5-15.8

128

8.8

7.1-10.9

Currently Serving

25.3

3.6-75.3

20.7

3.4-65.7

54.0

11.1-91.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Back to Health Status.

^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.

This page was generated on 18NOV05.