BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have osteoporosis?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Osteoporosis

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	16,780	1,502	5.8	5.4- 6.1	15,278	94.2	93.9-94.6
-Mountain AHEC	1,168	134	7.8	6.4- 9.6	1,034	92.2	90.4-93.6
GENDER
Male	408	15	2.9	1.6- 5.4	393	97.1	94.6-98.4
Female	760	119	12.1	9.8-14.8	641	87.9	85.2-90.2
RACE
White	1,020	125	8.5	6.9-10.5	895	91.5	89.5-93.1
African American	65	2	3.1	0.6-13.9	63	96.9	86.1-99.4
Other Minorities	83	7	4.2	1.7- 9.7	76	95.8	90.3-98.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	2	1.3	0.3- 5.7	41	98.7	94.3-99.7
Non-Hispanic	1,123	132	8.3	6.7-10.2	991	91.7	89.8-93.3
AGE
18-24	59	0	0.0	. - .	59	100	. - .
25-34	170	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8	168	99.1	96.2-99.8
35-44	176	2	1.2	0.2- 5.6	174	98.8	94.4-99.8
45-54	199	12	4.6	2.1- 9.8	187	95.4	90.2-97.9
55-64	214	27	14.5	9.6-21.4	187	85.5	78.6-90.4
65-74	178	33	15.0	10.2-21.3	145	85.0	78.7-89.8
75+	168	58	30.7	23.4-39.2	110	69.3	60.8-76.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	177	24	8.4	4.9-14.1	153	91.6	85.9-95.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	340	34	6.2	4.2- 9.2	306	93.8	90.8-95.8
Some Post-H.S.	301	34	7.5	4.9-11.2	267	92.5	88.8-95.1
College Graduate	347	42	9.6	6.8-13.3	305	90.4	86.7-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	32	13.6	8.9-20.1	120	86.4	79.9-91.1
$15,000- 24,999	236	18	5.5	3.1- 9.6	218	94.5	90.4-96.9
$25,000- 34,999	164	16	7.2	4.2-12.0	148	92.8	88.0-95.8
$35,000- 49,999	164	13	7.8	4.1-14.5	151	92.2	85.5-95.9
$50,000-74,999	142	18	7.6	4.3-13.2	124	92.4	86.8-95.7
$75,000+	132	12	7.2	3.7-13.5	120	92.8	86.5-96.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	396	63	11.6	8.5-15.7	333	88.4	84.3-91.5
No	764	71	6.2	4.7- 8.2	693	93.8	91.8-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	156	10	5.2	2.3-11.4	146	94.8	88.6-97.7
Non-Veteran	1,012	124	8.2	6.7-10.1	888	91.8	89.9-93.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,780

1,502

5.8

5.4- 6.1

15,278

94.2

93.9-94.6

-Mountain AHEC

1,168

134

7.8

6.4- 9.6

1,034

92.2

90.4-93.6

GENDER

Male

408

2.9

1.6- 5.4

393

97.1

94.6-98.4

Female

760

119

12.1

9.8-14.8

641

87.9

85.2-90.2

RACE

White

1,020

125

8.5

6.9-10.5

895

91.5

89.5-93.1

African American

3.1

0.6-13.9

96.9

86.1-99.4

Other Minorities

4.2

1.7- 9.7

95.8

90.3-98.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.3

0.3- 5.7

98.7

94.3-99.7

Non-Hispanic

1,123

132

8.3

6.7-10.2

991

91.7

89.8-93.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

170

0.9

0.2- 3.8

168

99.1

96.2-99.8

35-44

176

1.2

0.2- 5.6

174

98.8

94.4-99.8

45-54

199

4.6

2.1- 9.8

187

95.4

90.2-97.9

55-64

214

14.5

9.6-21.4

187

85.5

78.6-90.4

65-74

178

15.0

10.2-21.3

145

85.0

78.7-89.8

75+

168

30.7

23.4-39.2

110

69.3

60.8-76.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

177

8.4

4.9-14.1

153

91.6

85.9-95.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

340

6.2

4.2- 9.2

306

93.8

90.8-95.8

Some Post-H.S.

301

7.5

4.9-11.2

267

92.5

88.8-95.1

College Graduate

347

9.6

6.8-13.3

305

90.4

86.7-93.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

13.6

8.9-20.1

120

86.4

79.9-91.1

$15,000- 24,999

236

5.5

3.1- 9.6

218

94.5

90.4-96.9

$25,000- 34,999

164

7.2

4.2-12.0

148

92.8

88.0-95.8

$35,000- 49,999

164

7.8

4.1-14.5

151

92.2

85.5-95.9

$50,000-74,999

142

7.6

4.3-13.2

124

92.4

86.8-95.7

$75,000+

132

7.2

3.7-13.5

120

92.8

86.5-96.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

396

11.6

8.5-15.7

333

88.4

84.3-91.5

764

6.2

4.7- 8.2

693

93.8

91.8-95.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

156

5.2

2.3-11.4

146

94.8

88.6-97.7

Non-Veteran

1,012

124

8.2

6.7-10.1

888

91.8

89.9-93.3

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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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