BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (While working at your job, are you indoors most of the time?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,134	7,370	76.3	75.0-77.6	1,764	23.7	22.4-25.0
-Eastern NC	2,882	2,261	73.1	70.7-75.4	621	26.9	24.6-29.3
GENDER
Male	1,163	697	58.7	55.0-62.4	466	41.3	37.6-45.0
Female	1,719	1,564	91.3	89.6-92.8	155	8.7	7.2-10.4
RACE
White	1,952	1,517	72.8	69.9-75.5	435	27.2	24.5-30.1
African American	662	553	80.5	75.9-84.3	109	19.5	15.7-24.1
Other Minorities	264	189	61.7	52.3-70.3	75	38.3	29.7-47.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	154	96	48.8	38.8-58.9	58	51.2	41.1-61.2
Non-Hispanic	2,726	2,163	75.7	73.4-77.8	563	24.3	22.2-26.6
AGE
18-24	150	111	68.7	57.9-77.7	39	31.3	22.3-42.1
25-34	559	425	68.7	63.5-73.5	134	31.3	26.5-36.5
35-44	752	591	74.1	69.8-78.0	161	25.9	22.0-30.2
45-54	805	643	76.4	72.2-80.1	162	23.6	19.9-27.8
55-64	478	375	75.2	70.2-79.7	103	24.8	20.3-29.8
65-74	108	92	82.6	72.2-89.7	16	17.4	10.3-27.8
75+	20	17	86.8	61.0-96.5	3	13.2	3.5-39.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	235	148	49.9	41.0-58.8	87	50.1	41.2-59.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	907	659	68.0	63.5-72.1	248	32.0	27.9-36.5
Some Post-H.S.	809	660	78.3	74.4-81.8	149	21.7	18.2-25.6
College Graduate	928	793	84.6	81.4-87.2	135	15.4	12.8-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	157	124	65.6	53.7-75.9	33	34.4	24.1-46.3
$15,000- 24,999	508	390	65.8	58.9-72.1	118	34.2	27.9-41.1
$25,000- 34,999	401	305	71.2	63.7-77.7	96	28.8	22.3-36.3
$35,000- 49,999	491	378	76.1	71.2-80.3	113	23.9	19.7-28.8
$50,000-74,999	501	409	79.2	74.4-83.2	92	20.8	16.8-25.6
$75,000+	585	477	76.8	71.9-81.1	108	23.2	18.9-28.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	541	421	76.9	71.7-81.5	120	23.1	18.5-28.3
No	2,319	1,822	72.3	69.6-74.8	497	27.7	25.2-30.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	453	293	64.3	58.7-69.5	160	35.7	30.5-41.3
Non-Veteran	2,427	1,968	75.1	72.4-77.7	459	24.9	22.3-27.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,134

7,370

76.3

75.0-77.6

1,764

23.7

22.4-25.0

-Eastern NC

2,882

2,261

73.1

70.7-75.4

621

26.9

24.6-29.3

GENDER

Male

1,163

697

58.7

55.0-62.4

466

41.3

37.6-45.0

Female

1,719

1,564

91.3

89.6-92.8

155

8.7

7.2-10.4

RACE

White

1,952

1,517

72.8

69.9-75.5

435

27.2

24.5-30.1

African American

662

553

80.5

75.9-84.3

109

19.5

15.7-24.1

Other Minorities

264

189

61.7

52.3-70.3

38.3

29.7-47.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

154

48.8

38.8-58.9

51.2

41.1-61.2

Non-Hispanic

2,726

2,163

75.7

73.4-77.8

563

24.3

22.2-26.6

AGE

18-24

150

111

68.7

57.9-77.7

31.3

22.3-42.1

25-34

559

425

68.7

63.5-73.5

134

31.3

26.5-36.5

35-44

752

591

74.1

69.8-78.0

161

25.9

22.0-30.2

45-54

805

643

76.4

72.2-80.1

162

23.6

19.9-27.8

55-64

478

375

75.2

70.2-79.7

103

24.8

20.3-29.8

65-74

108

82.6

72.2-89.7

17.4

10.3-27.8

75+

86.8

61.0-96.5

13.2

3.5-39.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

235

148

49.9

41.0-58.8

50.1

41.2-59.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

907

659

68.0

63.5-72.1

248

32.0

27.9-36.5

Some Post-H.S.

809

660

78.3

74.4-81.8

149

21.7

18.2-25.6

College Graduate

928

793

84.6

81.4-87.2

135

15.4

12.8-18.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

157

124

65.6

53.7-75.9

34.4

24.1-46.3

$15,000- 24,999

508

390

65.8

58.9-72.1

118

34.2

27.9-41.1

$25,000- 34,999

401

305

71.2

63.7-77.7

28.8

22.3-36.3

$35,000- 49,999

491

378

76.1

71.2-80.3

113

23.9

19.7-28.8

$50,000-74,999

501

409

79.2

74.4-83.2

20.8

16.8-25.6

$75,000+

585

477

76.8

71.9-81.1

108

23.2

18.9-28.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

541

421

76.9

71.7-81.5

120

23.1

18.5-28.3

2,319

1,822

72.3

69.6-74.8

497

27.7

25.2-30.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

453

293

64.3

58.7-69.5

160

35.7

30.5-41.3

Non-Veteran

2,427

1,968

75.1

72.4-77.7

459

24.9

22.3-27.6

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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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