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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Cardiovasular Health

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,310 4,835 26.3 25.4-27.2 10,475 73.7 72.8-74.6
-Mecklenburg County 783 242 27.1 23.6-31.0 541 72.9 69.0-76.4
GENDER
Male 272 104 30.9 25.1-37.3 168 69.1 62.7-74.9
Female 511 138 23.6 19.7-28.0 373 76.4 72.0-80.3
RACE
White 545 189 30.2 26.0-34.9 356 69.8 65.1-74.0
Other 236 53 21.3 15.5-28.5 183 78.7 71.5-84.5
AGE
18-44 311 38 12.9 9.1-18.0 273 87.1 82.0-90.9
45+ 467 204 44.0 38.9-49.3 263 56.0 50.7-61.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 200 68 28.0 20.7-36.6 132 72.0 63.4-79.3
Some College + 581 173 26.8 23.0-31.0 408 73.2 69.0-77.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 308 107 27.5 21.8-34.0 201 72.5 66.0-78.2
$50,000+ 355 106 29.0 23.9-34.7 249 71.0 65.3-76.1

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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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