BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	17,223	3,022	18.6	17.8-19.4	5,233	32.2	31.2-33.1	5,268	30.7	29.8-31.7	2,490	13.5	12.8-14.1	1,210	5.1	4.8- 5.5
-Mountain AHEC	1,195	231	19.4	16.5-22.6	353	31.7	28.1-35.4	345	28.8	25.4-32.4	165	13.8	11.2-16.9	101	6.4	5.0- 8.1
GENDER
Male	421	72	15.9	12.0-20.6	119	32.7	26.9-39.1	121	29.6	24.0-35.8	65	14.7	10.7-19.7	44	7.2	5.0-10.2
Female	774	159	22.5	18.6-26.9	234	30.7	26.7-35.0	224	28.1	24.2-32.3	100	13.1	9.9-17.2	57	5.7	4.1- 7.7
RACE
White	1,042	210	19.8	17.0-23.0	315	32.5	28.8-36.4	297	30.0	26.3-34.0	132	11.3	9.0-14.1	88	6.4	4.9- 8.2
African American	65	10	18.3	7.3-38.8	15	32.3	16.2-53.9	21	19.7	11.2-32.1	13	23.7	11.8-41.8	6	6.1	2.3-15.2
Other Minorities	88	11	15.7	6.2-34.4	23	22.7	12.7-37.1	27	23.2	13.2-37.3	20	32.1	18.2-50.2	7	6.3	2.6-14.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	6	19.6	7.0-44.2	6	12.7	5.1-28.5	13	20.7	10.2-37.3	16	43.8	25.3-64.3	4	3.2	1.1- 9.3
Non-Hispanic	1,148	225	19.4	16.6-22.5	347	33.1	29.4-36.9	332	29.4	25.9-33.2	147	11.5	9.3-14.2	97	6.6	5.2- 8.4
AGE
18-24	59	18	21.1	11.6-35.1	19	32.9	19.8-49.4	13	23.5	11.7-41.7	9	22.5	11.2-40.0	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	172	37	22.3	15.5-30.9	64	39.0	30.4-48.3	52	28.0	20.7-36.6	14	7.3	3.7-13.7	5	3.4	1.4- 8.5
35-44	185	51	25.6	18.4-34.4	62	33.9	26.1-42.5	45	28.9	21.2-38.0	20	9.5	5.7-15.3	7	2.2	1.0- 4.8
45-54	201	42	19.6	14.0-26.7	60	30.3	22.9-38.9	59	27.5	20.9-35.3	15	10.5	5.9-18.0	25	12.1	7.5-19.0
55-64	217	36	14.7	10.1-20.8	62	30.9	23.8-39.0	66	32.5	25.6-40.4	35	15.5	10.6-22.1	18	6.4	3.6-11.1
65-74	187	27	16.1	10.8-23.4	48	24.5	18.2-32.2	63	35.2	27.6-43.7	31	15.6	10.4-22.7	18	8.6	5.1-14.2
75+	169	20	11.5	7.0-18.3	37	22.6	16.1-30.8	43	24.9	18.2-33.3	41	23.4	16.7-31.7	28	17.6	11.6-25.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	180	14	10.6	5.0-21.1	24	15.3	8.3-26.6	62	38.2	27.4-50.3	38	19.3	12.2-29.1	42	16.6	11.0-24.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	52	16.4	11.4-23.0	87	27.5	21.3-34.6	121	33.1	27.0-39.9	63	17.2	12.4-23.3	30	5.9	3.8- 8.9
Some Post-H.S.	306	54	17.1	12.6-22.8	113	40.1	33.1-47.5	79	24.7	19.3-31.0	41	13.6	8.7-20.7	19	4.5	2.7- 7.6
College Graduate	353	111	30.8	25.4-36.8	128	38.7	32.7-45.2	81	21.6	16.9-27.1	23	6.7	3.9-11.3	10	2.2	1.1- 4.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	12	12.5	5.9-24.6	21	13.4	7.3-23.2	44	34.5	24.3-46.4	39	22.1	14.3-32.5	37	17.5	11.5-25.6
$15,000- 24,999	243	33	12.6	7.5-20.3	59	29.1	21.4-38.1	87	32.3	25.1-40.4	36	16.0	10.3-24.2	28	10.1	6.4-15.4
$25,000- 34,999	166	27	14.7	9.4-22.3	63	36.2	27.8-45.5	47	31.7	23.5-41.2	21	13.7	7.5-23.7	8	3.7	1.7- 8.0
$35,000- 49,999	168	43	25.5	18.4-34.1	53	30.2	22.5-39.3	49	30.9	22.8-40.3	18	11.0	6.5-17.8	5	2.5	0.8- 6.9
$50,000-74,999	144	27	16.1	10.2-24.4	58	40.2	29.8-51.6	43	33.6	22.3-47.2	14	9.4	5.2-16.3	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0
$75,000+	135	55	44.4	34.4-54.8	48	35.5	26.5-45.7	23	15.0	9.6-22.7	8	4.6	2.2- 9.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	398	28	9.5	5.4-16.2	63	17.1	12.7-22.6	120	29.5	23.9-35.8	99	25.2	19.5-31.9	88	18.7	14.5-23.8
No	765	196	23.7	20.1-27.7	279	37.6	33.0-42.4	218	28.6	24.3-33.2	62	9.1	6.4-12.7	10	1.0	0.5- 2.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	161	25	14.0	9.0-21.1	40	24.2	17.1-33.1	52	36.6	28.2-45.9	22	13.5	8.5-20.7	22	11.7	7.3-18.3
Non-Veteran	1,033	206	20.2	17.1-23.8	313	32.8	28.9-36.9	293	27.6	23.9-31.5	143	13.9	11.0-17.4	78	5.5	4.2- 7.3

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,223

3,022

18.6

17.8-19.4

5,233

32.2

31.2-33.1

5,268

30.7

29.8-31.7

2,490

13.5

12.8-14.1

1,210

5.1

4.8- 5.5

-Mountain AHEC

1,195

231

19.4

16.5-22.6

353

31.7

28.1-35.4

345

28.8

25.4-32.4

165

13.8

11.2-16.9

101

6.4

5.0- 8.1

GENDER

Male

421

15.9

12.0-20.6

119

32.7

26.9-39.1

121

29.6

24.0-35.8

14.7

10.7-19.7

7.2

5.0-10.2

Female

774

159

22.5

18.6-26.9

234

30.7

26.7-35.0

224

28.1

24.2-32.3

100

13.1

9.9-17.2

5.7

4.1- 7.7

RACE

White

1,042

210

19.8

17.0-23.0

315

32.5

28.8-36.4

297

30.0

26.3-34.0

132

11.3

9.0-14.1

6.4

4.9- 8.2

African American

18.3

7.3-38.8

32.3

16.2-53.9

19.7

11.2-32.1

23.7

11.8-41.8

6.1

2.3-15.2

Other Minorities

15.7

6.2-34.4

22.7

12.7-37.1

23.2

13.2-37.3

32.1

18.2-50.2

6.3

2.6-14.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.6

7.0-44.2

12.7

5.1-28.5

20.7

10.2-37.3

43.8

25.3-64.3

3.2

1.1- 9.3

Non-Hispanic

1,148

225

19.4

16.6-22.5

347

33.1

29.4-36.9

332

29.4

25.9-33.2

147

11.5

9.3-14.2

6.6

5.2- 8.4

AGE

18-24

21.1

11.6-35.1

32.9

19.8-49.4

23.5

11.7-41.7

22.5

11.2-40.0

0.0

. - .

25-34

172

22.3

15.5-30.9

39.0

30.4-48.3

28.0

20.7-36.6

7.3

3.7-13.7

3.4

1.4- 8.5

35-44

185

25.6

18.4-34.4

33.9

26.1-42.5

28.9

21.2-38.0

9.5

5.7-15.3

2.2

1.0- 4.8

45-54

201

19.6

14.0-26.7

30.3

22.9-38.9

27.5

20.9-35.3

10.5

5.9-18.0

12.1

7.5-19.0

55-64

217

14.7

10.1-20.8

30.9

23.8-39.0

32.5

25.6-40.4

15.5

10.6-22.1

6.4

3.6-11.1

65-74

187

16.1

10.8-23.4

24.5

18.2-32.2

35.2

27.6-43.7

15.6

10.4-22.7

8.6

5.1-14.2

75+

169

11.5

7.0-18.3

22.6

16.1-30.8

24.9

18.2-33.3

23.4

16.7-31.7

17.6

11.6-25.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

180

10.6

5.0-21.1

15.3

8.3-26.6

38.2

27.4-50.3

19.3

12.2-29.1

16.6

11.0-24.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

16.4

11.4-23.0

27.5

21.3-34.6

121

33.1

27.0-39.9

17.2

12.4-23.3

5.9

3.8- 8.9

Some Post-H.S.

306

17.1

12.6-22.8

113

40.1

33.1-47.5

24.7

19.3-31.0

13.6

8.7-20.7

4.5

2.7- 7.6

College Graduate

353

111

30.8

25.4-36.8

128

38.7

32.7-45.2

21.6

16.9-27.1

6.7

3.9-11.3

2.2

1.1- 4.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

12.5

5.9-24.6

13.4

7.3-23.2

34.5

24.3-46.4

22.1

14.3-32.5

17.5

11.5-25.6

$15,000- 24,999

243

12.6

7.5-20.3

29.1

21.4-38.1

32.3

25.1-40.4

16.0

10.3-24.2

10.1

6.4-15.4

$25,000- 34,999

166

14.7

9.4-22.3

36.2

27.8-45.5

31.7

23.5-41.2

13.7

7.5-23.7

3.7

1.7- 8.0

$35,000- 49,999

168

25.5

18.4-34.1

30.2

22.5-39.3

30.9

22.8-40.3

11.0

6.5-17.8

2.5

0.8- 6.9

$50,000-74,999

144

16.1

10.2-24.4

40.2

29.8-51.6

33.6

22.3-47.2

9.4

5.2-16.3

0.7

0.2- 3.0

$75,000+

135

44.4

34.4-54.8

35.5

26.5-45.7

15.0

9.6-22.7

4.6

2.2- 9.3

0.5

0.1- 3.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

398

9.5

5.4-16.2

17.1

12.7-22.6

120

29.5

23.9-35.8

25.2

19.5-31.9

18.7

14.5-23.8

765

196

23.7

20.1-27.7

279

37.6

33.0-42.4

218

28.6

24.3-33.2

9.1

6.4-12.7

1.0

0.5- 2.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

161

14.0

9.0-21.1

24.2

17.1-33.1

36.6

28.2-45.9

13.5

8.5-20.7

11.7

7.3-18.3

Non-Veteran

1,033

206

20.2

17.1-23.8

313

32.8

28.9-36.9

293

27.6

23.9-31.5

143

13.9

11.0-17.4

5.5

4.2- 7.3

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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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