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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Durham County

Cardiovasular Health

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, not stomach related Yes, stomach related No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 10,402 762 5.7 5.2- 6.2 704 5.4 4.9- 5.9 8,936 89.0 88.2-89.7
-Durham County 324 17 3.1 1.7- 5.3 27 6.0 3.7- 9.6 280 90.9 87.0-93.7
GENDER
Male 107 4 1.9 0.6- 6.0 5 4.6 1.7-12.3 98 93.4 86.0-97.0
Female 217 13 4.1 2.2- 7.6 22 7.3 4.5-11.6 182 88.6 83.6-92.2
RACE
White 177 12 5.0 2.6- 9.6 20 9.0 5.2-15.0 145 86.0 79.3-90.7
Other 145 5 1.4 0.5- 3.7 7 3.5 1.3- 8.9 133 95.1 89.9-97.7
AGE
18-44 194 4 1.7 0.6- 5.0 6 3.0 1.2- 7.2 184 95.3 90.7-97.7
45+ 129 13 6.6 3.6-11.6 21 14.1 8.3-23.0 95 79.3 70.2-86.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 88 5 1.6 0.6- 4.0 13 8.5 4.1-16.8 70 89.9 81.7-94.6
Some College + 236 12 3.9 2.0- 7.5 14 4.5 2.4- 8.5 210 91.5 86.9-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 161 10 2.5 1.3- 4.9 18 7.5 4.0-13.4 133 90.0 84.0-93.9
$50,000+ 124 4 3.7 1.3-10.4 5 3.9 1.4-10.3 115 92.4 84.9-96.4

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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