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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	1,020	937	91.4	89.0-93.3	83	8.6	6.7-11.0
GENDER
Female	1,020	937	91.4	89.0-93.3	83	8.6	6.7-11.0
RACE
White	909	838	91.5	88.9-93.5	71	8.5	6.5-11.1
African American	43	39	93.9	82.2-98.1	4	6.1	1.9-17.8
Other Minorities	2	1	42.9	4.5-92.3	1	57.1	7.7-95.5
AGE
18-24	46	34	68.4	50.7-82.0	12	31.6	18.0-49.3
25-34	133	124	92.7	85.5-96.4	9	7.3	3.6-14.5
35-44	174	166	95.1	89.4-97.9	8	4.9	2.1-10.6
45-54	202	191	92.2	85.0-96.1	11	7.8	3.9-15.0
55-64	168	156	92.8	87.3-96.0	12	7.2	4.0-12.7
65-74	160	145	91.4	85.3-95.1	15	8.6	4.9-14.7
75+	132	116	91.7	85.3-95.5	16	8.3	4.5-14.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	184	156	85.9	79.4-90.6	28	14.1	9.4-20.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	299	267	87.7	81.7-92.0	32	12.3	8.0-18.3
Some Post-H.S.	273	259	93.2	88.2-96.2	14	6.8	3.8-11.8
College Graduate	262	253	97.1	93.8-98.6	9	2.9	1.4- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	134	120	86.6	77.3-92.5	14	13.4	7.5-22.7
$15,000- 24,999	193	173	87.7	80.6-92.4	20	12.3	7.6-19.4
$25,000- 34,999	141	127	89.0	81.2-93.8	14	11.0	6.2-18.8
$35,000- 49,999	131	127	97.1	91.9-99.0	4	2.9	1.0- 8.1
$50,000-74,999	111	109	99.0	95.1-99.8	2	1.0	0.2- 4.9
$75,000+	87	84	93.3	79.8-98.0	3	6.7	2.0-20.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	371	335	88.8	83.7-92.4	36	11.2	7.6-16.3
No	635	588	92.6	89.7-94.7	47	7.4	5.3-10.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	16	84.0	40.7-97.6	1	16.0	2.4-59.3
Non-Veteran	1,002	920	91.5	89.0-93.4	82	8.5	6.6-11.0
Currently Serving	1	1	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

-Western NC

1,020

937

91.4

89.0-93.3

8.6

6.7-11.0

GENDER

Female

1,020

937

91.4

89.0-93.3

8.6

6.7-11.0

RACE

White

909

838

91.5

88.9-93.5

8.5

6.5-11.1

African American

93.9

82.2-98.1

6.1

1.9-17.8

Other Minorities

42.9

4.5-92.3

57.1

7.7-95.5

AGE

18-24

68.4

50.7-82.0

31.6

18.0-49.3

25-34

133

124

92.7

85.5-96.4

7.3

3.6-14.5

35-44

174

166

95.1

89.4-97.9

4.9

2.1-10.6

45-54

202

191

92.2

85.0-96.1

7.8

3.9-15.0

55-64

168

156

92.8

87.3-96.0

7.2

4.0-12.7

65-74

160

145

91.4

85.3-95.1

8.6

4.9-14.7

75+

132

116

91.7

85.3-95.5

8.3

4.5-14.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

184

156

85.9

79.4-90.6

14.1

9.4-20.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

299

267

87.7

81.7-92.0

12.3

8.0-18.3

Some Post-H.S.

273

259

93.2

88.2-96.2

6.8

3.8-11.8

College Graduate

262

253

97.1

93.8-98.6

2.9

1.4- 6.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

134

120

86.6

77.3-92.5

13.4

7.5-22.7

$15,000- 24,999

193

173

87.7

80.6-92.4

12.3

7.6-19.4

$25,000- 34,999

141

127

89.0

81.2-93.8

11.0

6.2-18.8

$35,000- 49,999

131

127

97.1

91.9-99.0

2.9

1.0- 8.1

$50,000-74,999

111

109

99.0

95.1-99.8

1.0

0.2- 4.9

$75,000+

93.3

79.8-98.0

6.7

2.0-20.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

371

335

88.8

83.7-92.4

11.2

7.6-16.3

635

588

92.6

89.7-94.7

7.4

5.3-10.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

84.0

40.7-97.6

16.0

2.4-59.3

Non-Veteran

1,002

920

91.5

89.0-93.4

8.5

6.6-11.0

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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