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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County 263 15 4.1 2.2- 7.5 17 4.7 2.8- 7.9 231 91.2 87.0-94.1
GENDER
Male 79 3 3.4 0.9-11.7 4 4.0 1.4-10.9 72 92.6 84.0-96.7
Female 184 12 4.7 2.5- 8.5 13 5.2 2.9- 9.3 159 90.1 85.1-93.5
RACE
White 185 8 4.1 1.8- 9.1 13 4.8 2.7- 8.5 164 91.1 85.8-94.6
Other 77 7 4.3 1.9- 9.2 4 4.7 1.5-13.3 66 91.1 82.7-95.6
AGE
18-44 123 3 1.5 0.4- 5.1 3 2.2 0.7- 7.3 117 96.3 91.2-98.5
45+ 139 12 8.0 4.0-15.3 14 8.4 4.8-14.4 113 83.6 75.6-89.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 75 4 2.7 0.9- 7.5 7 6.2 2.5-14.3 64 91.2 82.8-95.7
Some College + 188 11 4.8 2.3- 9.6 10 4.0 2.1- 7.7 167 91.2 85.9-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 128 9 4.2 2.0- 8.5 12 6.3 3.3-11.6 107 89.5 83.4-93.6
$50,000+ 103 4 3.9 1.2-12.5 2 2.3 0.5- 9.7 97 93.7 84.9-97.5

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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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