BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (While working at your job, are you indoors most of the time?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,095	6,276	75.3	74.0-76.5	1,819	24.7	23.5-26.0
-Western NC	832	637	74.1	70.1-77.7	195	25.9	22.3-29.9
GENDER
Male	347	212	60.6	54.3-66.7	135	39.4	33.3-45.7
Female	485	425	89.3	85.7-92.1	60	10.7	7.9-14.3
RACE
White	732	568	74.3	70.0-78.1	164	25.7	21.9-30.0
African American	36	29	83.4	64.7-93.2	7	16.6	6.8-35.3
Other Minorities	2	1	58.6	8.1-95.8	1	41.4	4.2-91.9
AGE
18-24	48	39	87.2	75.4-93.9	9	12.8	6.1-24.6
25-34	161	127	77.5	67.7-84.9	34	22.5	15.1-32.3
35-44	231	174	72.2	64.5-78.9	57	27.8	21.1-35.5
45-54	220	177	76.7	68.4-83.4	43	23.3	16.6-31.6
55-64	134	91	62.5	51.6-72.3	43	37.5	27.7-48.4
65-74	33	24	64.8	42.4-82.2	9	35.2	17.8-57.6
75+	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	101	61	62.2	50.1-73.0	40	37.8	27.0-49.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	245	186	71.6	63.5-78.5	59	28.4	21.5-36.5
Some Post-H.S.	226	173	73.7	66.0-80.2	53	26.3	19.8-34.0
College Graduate	260	217	83.2	76.4-88.3	43	16.8	11.7-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	33	77.7	60.0-89.0	15	22.3	11.0-40.0
$15,000- 24,999	142	112	73.1	62.0-82.0	30	26.9	18.0-38.0
$25,000- 34,999	136	101	73.3	63.3-81.4	35	26.7	18.6-36.7
$35,000- 49,999	143	117	77.6	67.3-85.4	26	22.4	14.6-32.7
$50,000-74,999	133	109	79.3	69.6-86.4	24	20.7	13.6-30.4
$75,000+	108	92	84.3	74.2-90.9	16	15.7	9.1-25.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	177	135	75.1	66.2-82.3	42	24.9	17.7-33.8
No	648	497	73.8	69.2-77.9	151	26.2	22.1-30.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	81	52	62.0	47.7-74.5	29	38.0	25.5-52.3
Non-Veteran	747	582	75.5	71.3-79.2	165	24.5	20.8-28.7
Currently Serving	4	3	88.4	40.2-98.9	1	11.6	1.1-59.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,095

6,276

75.3

74.0-76.5

1,819

24.7

23.5-26.0

-Western NC

832

637

74.1

70.1-77.7

195

25.9

22.3-29.9

GENDER

Male

347

212

60.6

54.3-66.7

135

39.4

33.3-45.7

Female

485

425

89.3

85.7-92.1

10.7

7.9-14.3

RACE

White

732

568

74.3

70.0-78.1

164

25.7

21.9-30.0

African American

83.4

64.7-93.2

16.6

6.8-35.3

Other Minorities

58.6

8.1-95.8

41.4

4.2-91.9

AGE

18-24

87.2

75.4-93.9

12.8

6.1-24.6

25-34

161

127

77.5

67.7-84.9

22.5

15.1-32.3

35-44

231

174

72.2

64.5-78.9

27.8

21.1-35.5

45-54

220

177

76.7

68.4-83.4

23.3

16.6-31.6

55-64

134

62.5

51.6-72.3

37.5

27.7-48.4

65-74

64.8

42.4-82.2

35.2

17.8-57.6

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

101

62.2

50.1-73.0

37.8

27.0-49.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

245

186

71.6

63.5-78.5

28.4

21.5-36.5

Some Post-H.S.

226

173

73.7

66.0-80.2

26.3

19.8-34.0

College Graduate

260

217

83.2

76.4-88.3

16.8

11.7-23.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

77.7

60.0-89.0

22.3

11.0-40.0

$15,000- 24,999

142

112

73.1

62.0-82.0

26.9

18.0-38.0

$25,000- 34,999

136

101

73.3

63.3-81.4

26.7

18.6-36.7

$35,000- 49,999

143

117

77.6

67.3-85.4

22.4

14.6-32.7

$50,000-74,999

133

109

79.3

69.6-86.4

20.7

13.6-30.4

$75,000+

108

84.3

74.2-90.9

15.7

9.1-25.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

177

135

75.1

66.2-82.3

24.9

17.7-33.8

648

497

73.8

69.2-77.9

151

26.2

22.1-30.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

62.0

47.7-74.5

38.0

25.5-52.3

Non-Veteran

747

582

75.5

71.3-79.2

165

24.5

20.8-28.7

Currently Serving

88.4

40.2-98.9

11.6

1.1-59.8

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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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