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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
-Gaston County 263 24 6.6 4.2-10.2 23 7.9 5.0-12.4 216 85.5 80.2-89.5
GENDER
Male 77 7 5.5 2.5-11.9 2 3.0 0.6-12.4 68 91.5 82.9-96.0
Female 186 17 7.3 4.3-12.4 21 11.3 7.1-17.5 148 81.3 74.4-86.7
RACE
White 224 19 5.9 3.6- 9.4 23 9.3 5.8-14.5 182 84.8 79.1-89.2
Other 39 5 10.9 3.6-28.4 0 0.0 . - . 34 89.1 71.6-96.4
AGE
18-44 121 6 4.3 1.8-10.1 11 7.3 3.8-13.7 104 88.4 80.9-93.2
45+ 140 17 9.3 5.6-15.1 12 8.9 4.7-16.4 111 81.8 73.8-87.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 126 15 7.9 4.3-14.0 14 8.4 4.4-15.5 97 83.7 75.3-89.6
Some College + 136 9 5.3 2.6-10.2 9 7.4 3.8-14.0 118 87.3 80.2-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 143 15 6.8 3.9-11.7 15 9.1 5.1-15.9 113 84.0 76.4-89.5
$50,000+ 82 4 4.5 1.6-11.7 5 6.4 2.4-16.1 73 89.2 79.2-94.7

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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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