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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	584	462	76.3	71.5-80.6	122	23.7	19.4-28.5
GENDER
Male	226	135	61.3	53.2-68.8	91	38.7	31.2-46.8
Female	358	327	92.3	88.4-94.9	31	7.7	5.1-11.6
RACE
White	504	404	76.4	71.2-80.9	100	23.6	19.1-28.8
African American	31	26	87.6	69.2-95.7	5	12.4	4.3-30.8
Other Minorities	49	32	69.1	48.6-84.2	17	30.9	15.8-51.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	25	16	78.2	56.0-91.0	9	21.8	9.0-44.0
Non-Hispanic	558	446	76.4	71.4-80.8	112	23.6	19.2-28.6
AGE
18-24	32	26	80.6	59.5-92.1	6	19.4	7.9-40.5
25-34	134	102	75.3	65.4-83.1	32	24.7	16.9-34.6
35-44	135	101	71.6	61.0-80.2	34	28.4	19.8-39.0
45-54	142	122	86.2	78.0-91.6	20	13.8	8.4-22.0
55-64	100	83	76.0	64.0-84.9	17	24.0	15.1-36.0
65-74	29	22	60.7	37.3-80.0	7	39.3	20.0-62.7
75+	11	5	35.6	12.2-68.8	6	64.4	31.2-87.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	59	37	58.8	41.7-74.1	22	41.2	25.9-58.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	160	112	70.9	61.1-79.1	48	29.1	20.9-38.9
Some Post-H.S.	168	142	81.7	72.5-88.3	26	18.3	11.7-27.5
College Graduate	197	171	84.9	77.2-90.4	26	15.1	9.6-22.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	33	21	52.6	30.0-74.2	12	47.4	25.8-70.0
$15,000- 24,999	118	78	62.1	49.6-73.3	40	37.9	26.7-50.4
$25,000- 34,999	91	74	79.2	66.3-88.1	17	20.8	11.9-33.7
$35,000- 49,999	112	91	79.2	68.5-87.0	21	20.8	13.0-31.5
$50,000-74,999	95	77	81.7	69.8-89.5	18	18.3	10.5-30.2
$75,000+	92	87	95.2	88.0-98.1	5	4.8	1.9-12.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	126	94	68.7	56.9-78.5	32	31.3	21.5-43.1
No	454	365	78.3	72.9-82.8	89	21.7	17.2-27.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	29	61.3	45.7-74.9	21	38.7	25.1-54.3
Non-Veteran	534	433	77.7	72.6-82.1	101	22.3	17.9-27.4

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

-Mountain AHEC

584

462

76.3

71.5-80.6

122

23.7

19.4-28.5

GENDER

Male

226

135

61.3

53.2-68.8

38.7

31.2-46.8

Female

358

327

92.3

88.4-94.9

7.7

5.1-11.6

RACE

White

504

404

76.4

71.2-80.9

100

23.6

19.1-28.8

African American

87.6

69.2-95.7

12.4

4.3-30.8

Other Minorities

69.1

48.6-84.2

30.9

15.8-51.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

78.2

56.0-91.0

21.8

9.0-44.0

Non-Hispanic

558

446

76.4

71.4-80.8

112

23.6

19.2-28.6

AGE

18-24

80.6

59.5-92.1

19.4

7.9-40.5

25-34

134

102

75.3

65.4-83.1

24.7

16.9-34.6

35-44

135

101

71.6

61.0-80.2

28.4

19.8-39.0

45-54

142

122

86.2

78.0-91.6

13.8

8.4-22.0

55-64

100

76.0

64.0-84.9

24.0

15.1-36.0

65-74

60.7

37.3-80.0

39.3

20.0-62.7

75+

35.6

12.2-68.8

64.4

31.2-87.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

58.8

41.7-74.1

41.2

25.9-58.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

160

112

70.9

61.1-79.1

29.1

20.9-38.9

Some Post-H.S.

168

142

81.7

72.5-88.3

18.3

11.7-27.5

College Graduate

197

171

84.9

77.2-90.4

15.1

9.6-22.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

52.6

30.0-74.2

47.4

25.8-70.0

$15,000- 24,999

118

62.1

49.6-73.3

37.9

26.7-50.4

$25,000- 34,999

79.2

66.3-88.1

20.8

11.9-33.7

$35,000- 49,999

112

79.2

68.5-87.0

20.8

13.0-31.5

$50,000-74,999

81.7

69.8-89.5

18.3

10.5-30.2

$75,000+

95.2

88.0-98.1

4.8

1.9-12.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

126

68.7

56.9-78.5

31.3

21.5-43.1

454

365

78.3

72.9-82.8

21.7

17.2-27.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

61.3

45.7-74.9

38.7

25.1-54.3

Non-Veteran

534

433

77.7

72.6-82.1

101

22.3

17.9-27.4

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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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