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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
North Carolina	16,654	927	5.2	4.7- 5.6	980	4.7	4.3- 5.1	1,114	5.2	4.8- 5.6	13,633	85.0	84.3-85.6
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	446	15	3.3	1.8- 6.0	24	4.7	2.7- 7.9	31	7.1	3.9-12.5	376	84.9	79.3-89.2
Buncombe	441	33	6.3	4.1- 9.6	24	3.9	2.4- 6.3	36	7.4	5.0-11.0	348	82.3	77.7-86.2
Cabarrus	411	23	6.4	3.5-11.5	23	4.1	2.6- 6.2	18	2.8	1.6- 4.6	347	86.8	81.9-90.5
Catawba	433	24	3.9	2.5- 6.0	20	2.5	1.6- 4.0	30	5.2	3.4- 8.0	359	88.4	85.0-91.1
Cumberland	442	46	11.4	8.0-16.1	24	4.7	2.9- 7.3	39	5.6	3.9- 8.0	333	78.3	73.3-82.7
Davidson	440	20	3.0	1.8- 4.9	24	4.5	2.8- 7.1	30	5.7	3.6- 8.9	366	86.8	82.8-90.0
Durham	455	24	4.2	2.6- 6.9	16	3.2	1.4- 7.4	20	3.1	1.9- 5.0	395	89.5	85.2-92.6
Forsyth	447	20	4.3	2.6- 7.2	24	3.9	2.5- 6.0	21	4.3	2.6- 7.0	382	87.5	83.7-90.6
Gaston	435	30	4.9	3.3- 7.2	32	7.4	5.0-10.9	38	7.8	5.4-11.0	335	79.9	75.3-83.9
Guilford	457	22	3.7	2.3- 5.9	23	4.1	2.7- 6.4	25	4.3	2.8- 6.6	387	87.9	84.4-90.7
Iredell	389	16	3.5	2.0- 5.9	21	3.8	2.4- 5.9	16	3.3	1.9- 5.7	336	89.5	86.0-92.2
Johnston	375	14	2.9	1.6- 5.2	28	6.1	3.8- 9.6	25	4.0	2.5- 6.3	308	87.0	82.8-90.2
Mecklenburg	854	37	3.9	2.6- 6.0	38	3.6	2.5- 5.2	32	3.1	2.1- 4.6	747	89.4	86.7-91.5
New Hanover	435	23	5.3	3.2- 8.8	29	6.6	4.2-10.2	15	2.7	1.5- 4.6	368	85.4	80.8-89.0
Onslow	385	22	4.4	2.7- 6.9	26	5.7	3.6- 9.0	23	4.2	2.6- 6.6	314	85.7	81.5-89.1
Orange	413	10	1.9	0.9- 4.0	24	3.2	2.1- 5.0	19	4.0	2.3- 6.7	360	90.9	87.5-93.4
Pitt	427	30	8.8	4.7-16.0	24	4.4	2.8- 6.8	29	6.3	4.0- 9.6	344	80.6	74.0-85.8
Randolph	441	19	3.4	2.0- 5.7	29	6.5	4.3- 9.8	40	7.7	5.4-11.0	353	82.3	78.0-86.0
Robeson	433	22	3.7	2.3- 6.0	33	6.9	4.6-10.0	60	9.8	7.3-12.9	318	79.6	75.2-83.5
Rowan	455	30	5.8	3.3- 9.9	28	4.0	2.7- 6.0	39	7.1	5.0-10.1	358	83.1	78.5-86.8
Union	372	12	2.7	1.4- 5.0	13	2.3	1.2- 4.3	19	4.7	2.8- 7.5	328	90.4	86.8-93.1
Wake	836	36	4.5	3.1- 6.7	26	2.0	1.3- 3.1	33	3.3	2.3- 4.9	741	90.1	87.6-92.2
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	450	34	6.1	4.0- 9.2	21	4.3	2.6- 7.1	30	4.9	3.2- 7.4	365	84.7	80.5-88.2
Northeast Partnership II	487	42	7.4	5.3-10.4	38	5.8	4.1- 8.1	36	6.9	4.7- 9.9	371	79.9	75.7-83.6
Northeast Partnership I	495	43	9.6	5.8-15.5	53	9.2	6.8-12.4	59	8.3	6.2-11.1	340	72.9	67.2-77.8
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	412	18	4.3	2.5- 7.4	23	5.1	2.8- 8.9	26	4.2	2.7- 6.5	345	86.4	81.8-89.9
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	501	29	5.7	3.5- 9.2	35	5.3	3.6- 7.7	41	6.4	4.4- 9.1	396	82.7	78.4-86.3
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	412	17	4.2	2.4- 7.2	28	6.8	4.3-10.6	35	7.2	4.9-10.5	332	81.8	77.0-85.7
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	461	30	6.7	4.4-10.1	22	5.0	3.0- 8.2	26	3.9	2.5- 6.1	383	84.3	80.0-87.9
Chatham/Lee/Moore	510	30	5.9	3.8- 9.2	25	3.9	2.4- 6.1	29	5.7	3.6- 8.9	426	84.5	80.2-88.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	614	37	5.3	3.6- 7.8	40	6.8	4.4-10.5	52	7.2	5.2- 9.7	485	80.7	76.4-84.4
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	459	24	5.1	3.1- 8.2	35	7.0	4.6-10.4	36	6.2	4.3- 8.9	364	81.7	77.2-85.5
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	396	18	5.5	2.5-11.6	26	4.9	3.0- 7.7	32	7.1	4.9-10.3	320	82.5	76.9-87.1
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	493	37	6.2	4.3- 8.9	20	2.8	1.7- 4.6	40	6.5	4.6- 9.1	396	84.4	80.7-87.5
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	742	40	5.5	3.6- 8.3	61	6.8	4.8- 9.5	34	4.2	2.7- 6.4	607	83.5	79.7-86.7
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	1,136	96	7.4	5.6- 9.8	100	6.7	5.3- 8.4	104	6.8	5.4- 8.5	836	79.1	76.1-81.8
No	15,518	831	5.0	4.6- 5.5	880	4.6	4.2- 5.0	1,010	5.1	4.7- 5.5	12,797	85.3	84.6-86.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	5,338	342	6.3	5.5- 7.3	362	5.7	5.0- 6.4	427	5.9	5.3- 6.7	4,207	82.1	80.7-83.3
Piedmont	9,372	469	4.4	3.9- 4.9	486	4.0	3.6- 4.5	555	4.6	4.2- 5.1	7,862	87.0	86.2-87.8
Western NC	1,944	116	5.9	4.6- 7.5	132	5.4	4.3- 6.7	132	5.9	4.8- 7.2	1,564	82.9	80.6-84.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	1,183	73	5.8	4.2- 7.8	85	5.9	4.4- 7.8	70	5.2	3.9- 7.0	955	83.1	80.2-85.7
Northwest	3,175	165	4.7	3.8- 5.9	184	4.6	3.8- 5.5	214	5.6	4.8- 6.6	2,612	85.1	83.5-86.6
Charlotte	2,469	133	4.6	3.7- 5.8	126	4.0	3.2- 4.9	132	4.2	3.4- 5.1	2,078	87.2	85.6-88.7
Greensboro	2,156	86	3.6	2.8- 4.7	121	4.6	3.7- 5.9	146	5.7	4.6- 7.0	1,803	86.1	84.2-87.8
Southern Regional	1,719	113	7.0	5.3- 9.1	111	5.7	4.5- 7.2	175	7.0	5.9- 8.4	1,320	80.3	77.7-82.7
Coastal	843	44	5.1	3.6- 7.3	54	5.7	4.2- 7.9	48	6.0	4.2- 8.6	697	83.1	79.7-86.0
Wake	2,352	122	4.7	3.7- 5.9	110	3.3	2.6- 4.3	120	3.6	2.8- 4.5	2,000	88.4	86.8-89.9
Area L	673	40	6.5	4.1-10.0	58	6.1	4.3- 8.6	59	6.3	4.6- 8.5	516	81.1	77.0-84.6
Eastern	2,084	151	6.5	5.2- 8.0	131	5.3	4.3- 6.6	150	5.5	4.5- 6.7	1,652	82.6	80.6-84.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,654

927

5.2

4.7- 5.6

980

4.7

4.3- 5.1

1,114

5.2

4.8- 5.6

13,633

85.0

84.3-85.6

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

446

3.3

1.8- 6.0

4.7

2.7- 7.9

7.1

3.9-12.5

376

84.9

79.3-89.2

Buncombe

441

6.3

4.1- 9.6

3.9

2.4- 6.3

7.4

5.0-11.0

348

82.3

77.7-86.2

Cabarrus

411

6.4

3.5-11.5

4.1

2.6- 6.2

2.8

1.6- 4.6

347

86.8

81.9-90.5

Catawba

433

3.9

2.5- 6.0

2.5

1.6- 4.0

5.2

3.4- 8.0

359

88.4

85.0-91.1

Cumberland

442

11.4

8.0-16.1

4.7

2.9- 7.3

5.6

3.9- 8.0

333

78.3

73.3-82.7

Davidson

440

3.0

1.8- 4.9

4.5

2.8- 7.1

5.7

3.6- 8.9

366

86.8

82.8-90.0

Durham

455

4.2

2.6- 6.9

3.2

1.4- 7.4

3.1

1.9- 5.0

395

89.5

85.2-92.6

Forsyth

447

4.3

2.6- 7.2

3.9

2.5- 6.0

4.3

2.6- 7.0

382

87.5

83.7-90.6

Gaston

435

4.9

3.3- 7.2

7.4

5.0-10.9

7.8

5.4-11.0

335

79.9

75.3-83.9

Guilford

457

3.7

2.3- 5.9

4.1

2.7- 6.4

4.3

2.8- 6.6

387

87.9

84.4-90.7

Iredell

389

3.5

2.0- 5.9

3.8

2.4- 5.9

3.3

1.9- 5.7

336

89.5

86.0-92.2

Johnston

375

2.9

1.6- 5.2

6.1

3.8- 9.6

4.0

2.5- 6.3

308

87.0

82.8-90.2

Mecklenburg

854

3.9

2.6- 6.0

3.6

2.5- 5.2

3.1

2.1- 4.6

747

89.4

86.7-91.5

New Hanover

435

5.3

3.2- 8.8

6.6

4.2-10.2

2.7

1.5- 4.6

368

85.4

80.8-89.0

Onslow

385

4.4

2.7- 6.9

5.7

3.6- 9.0

4.2

2.6- 6.6

314

85.7

81.5-89.1

Orange

413

1.9

0.9- 4.0

3.2

2.1- 5.0

4.0

2.3- 6.7

360

90.9

87.5-93.4

Pitt

427

8.8

4.7-16.0

4.4

2.8- 6.8

6.3

4.0- 9.6

344

80.6

74.0-85.8

Randolph

441

3.4

2.0- 5.7

6.5

4.3- 9.8

7.7

5.4-11.0

353

82.3

78.0-86.0

Robeson

433

3.7

2.3- 6.0

6.9

4.6-10.0

9.8

7.3-12.9

318

79.6

75.2-83.5

Rowan

455

5.8

3.3- 9.9

4.0

2.7- 6.0

7.1

5.0-10.1

358

83.1

78.5-86.8

Union

372

2.7

1.4- 5.0

2.3

1.2- 4.3

4.7

2.8- 7.5

328

90.4

86.8-93.1

Wake

836

4.5

3.1- 6.7

2.0

1.3- 3.1

3.3

2.3- 4.9

741

90.1

87.6-92.2

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

450

6.1

4.0- 9.2

4.3

2.6- 7.1

4.9

3.2- 7.4

365

84.7

80.5-88.2

Northeast Partnership II

487

7.4

5.3-10.4

5.8

4.1- 8.1

6.9

4.7- 9.9

371

79.9

75.7-83.6

Northeast Partnership I

495

9.6

5.8-15.5

9.2

6.8-12.4

8.3

6.2-11.1

340

72.9

67.2-77.8

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

412

4.3

2.5- 7.4

5.1

2.8- 8.9

4.2

2.7- 6.5

345

86.4

81.8-89.9

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

501

5.7

3.5- 9.2

5.3

3.6- 7.7

6.4

4.4- 9.1

396

82.7

78.4-86.3

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

412

4.2

2.4- 7.2

6.8

4.3-10.6

7.2

4.9-10.5

332

81.8

77.0-85.7

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

461

6.7

4.4-10.1

5.0

3.0- 8.2

3.9

2.5- 6.1

383

84.3

80.0-87.9

Chatham/Lee/Moore

510

5.9

3.8- 9.2

3.9

2.4- 6.1

5.7

3.6- 8.9

426

84.5

80.2-88.0

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

614

5.3

3.6- 7.8

6.8

4.4-10.5

7.2

5.2- 9.7

485

80.7

76.4-84.4

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

459

5.1

3.1- 8.2

7.0

4.6-10.4

6.2

4.3- 8.9

364

81.7

77.2-85.5

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

396

5.5

2.5-11.6

4.9

3.0- 7.7

7.1

4.9-10.3

320

82.5

76.9-87.1

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

493

6.2

4.3- 8.9

2.8

1.7- 4.6

6.5

4.6- 9.1

396

84.4

80.7-87.5

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

742

5.5

3.6- 8.3

6.8

4.8- 9.5

4.2

2.7- 6.4

607

83.5

79.7-86.7

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

1,136

7.4

5.6- 9.8

100

6.7

5.3- 8.4

104

6.8

5.4- 8.5

836

79.1

76.1-81.8

15,518

831

5.0

4.6- 5.5

880

4.6

4.2- 5.0

1,010

5.1

4.7- 5.5

12,797

85.3

84.6-86.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

5,338

342

6.3

5.5- 7.3

362

5.7

5.0- 6.4

427

5.9

5.3- 6.7

4,207

82.1

80.7-83.3

Piedmont

9,372

469

4.4

3.9- 4.9

486

4.0

3.6- 4.5

555

4.6

4.2- 5.1

7,862

87.0

86.2-87.8

Western NC

1,944

116

5.9

4.6- 7.5

132

5.4

4.3- 6.7

132

5.9

4.8- 7.2

1,564

82.9

80.6-84.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

1,183

5.8

4.2- 7.8

5.9

4.4- 7.8

5.2

3.9- 7.0

955

83.1

80.2-85.7

Northwest

3,175

165

4.7

3.8- 5.9

184

4.6

3.8- 5.5

214

5.6

4.8- 6.6

2,612

85.1

83.5-86.6

Charlotte

2,469

133

4.6

3.7- 5.8

126

4.0

3.2- 4.9

132

4.2

3.4- 5.1

2,078

87.2

85.6-88.7

Greensboro

2,156

3.6

2.8- 4.7

121

4.6

3.7- 5.9

146

5.7

4.6- 7.0

1,803

86.1

84.2-87.8

Southern Regional

1,719

113

7.0

5.3- 9.1

111

5.7

4.5- 7.2

175

7.0

5.9- 8.4

1,320

80.3

77.7-82.7

Coastal

843

5.1

3.6- 7.3

5.7

4.2- 7.9

6.0

4.2- 8.6

697

83.1

79.7-86.0

Wake

2,352

122

4.7

3.7- 5.9

110

3.3

2.6- 4.3

120

3.6

2.8- 4.5

2,000

88.4

86.8-89.9

Area L

673

6.5

4.1-10.0

6.1

4.3- 8.6

6.3

4.6- 8.5

516

81.1

77.0-84.6

Eastern

2,084

151

6.5

5.2- 8.0

131

5.3

4.3- 6.6

150

5.5

4.5- 6.7

1,652

82.6

80.6-84.5

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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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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