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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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Respond.^		 1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 16,669 5,770 34.2 33.2-35.2 6,109 39.4 38.4-40.5 2,143 12.7 12.0-13.4 317 1.6 1.4- 1.9 2,330 12.1 11.4-12.7
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance 441 141 34.0 28.4-40.0 160 41.0 35.0-47.4 64 12.0 9.0-15.9 8 0.9 0.4- 1.9 68 12.1 9.2-15.7
Buncombe 438 151 31.4 26.3-37.1 167 41.6 35.5-47.9 55 14.4 9.9-20.5 9 2.2 1.1- 4.3 56 10.4 7.5-14.2
Cabarrus 413 137 33.3 27.8-39.3 159 40.5 34.4-47.0 49 9.7 7.0-13.2 9 1.4 0.7- 2.7 59 15.1 11.1-20.2
Catawba 431 127 30.3 25.1-36.1 183 45.1 39.3-51.1 48 11.5 8.3-15.8 9 1.8 0.8- 4.0 64 11.2 8.5-14.8
Cumberland 444 157 33.8 28.5-39.5 174 43.6 37.8-49.5 49 10.4 7.4-14.3 6 0.9 0.4- 2.3 58 11.4 8.4-15.2
Davidson 441 142 31.4 25.8-37.6 172 45.5 39.2-51.8 47 10.7 7.4-15.2 9 1.2 0.6- 2.5 71 11.2 8.6-14.6
Durham 458 180 37.3 31.7-43.3 160 39.7 34.0-45.8 46 8.7 6.3-11.9 8 1.6 0.7- 3.8 64 12.7 9.2-17.1
Forsyth 446 169 35.3 29.9-41.1 156 40.6 34.7-46.7 61 12.3 9.3-16.2 8 1.5 0.7- 3.1 52 10.3 7.3-14.4
Gaston 434 140 34.1 27.7-41.2 141 34.1 28.6-40.0 58 12.1 9.0-16.2 12 3.3 1.7- 6.4 83 16.4 12.8-20.7
Guilford 450 163 33.9 28.6-39.6 151 35.7 30.1-41.6 69 15.6 11.9-20.4 5 1.1 0.4- 2.8 62 13.7 10.2-18.1
Iredell 383 131 35.4 29.5-41.7 132 34.4 28.8-40.4 51 14.5 10.7-19.3 14 2.4 1.4- 4.3 55 13.3 9.7-18.1
Johnston 375 113 30.3 24.4-37.0 146 42.3 35.7-49.2 49 12.3 8.8-17.0 6 2.3 0.9- 5.5 61 12.8 9.5-16.9
Mecklenburg 855 297 34.1 30.2-38.2 319 41.1 36.9-45.4 113 13.4 10.8-16.4 13 1.3 0.7- 2.4 113 10.1 8.2-12.4
New Hanover 436 155 33.5 28.3-39.1 146 38.9 33.2-45.0 63 14.1 10.6-18.5 7 1.1 0.5- 2.5 65 12.4 9.4-16.0
Onslow 388 134 35.9 29.4-42.9 132 35.1 29.2-41.6 46 11.6 8.2-16.1 6 1.3 0.5- 3.2 70 16.1 12.1-21.1
Orange 415 159 33.9 28.6-39.7 157 46.2 39.7-52.7 51 10.6 7.8-14.3 4 1.0 0.3- 2.9 44 8.3 5.9-11.6
Pitt 431 148 34.0 28.7-39.6 161 39.5 34.0-45.2 58 11.6 8.7-15.2 6 1.3 0.5- 3.0 58 13.7 10.1-18.3
Randolph 437 136 30.8 25.8-36.3 160 39.2 33.7-45.0 63 13.7 10.4-18.0 13 3.6 2.0- 6.3 65 12.6 9.4-16.8
Robeson 431 126 25.1 20.4-30.5 181 49.3 43.1-55.4 65 13.2 10.0-17.2 7 1.3 0.6- 2.8 52 11.2 7.9-15.5
Rowan 454 162 35.2 29.7-41.1 161 38.8 32.9-45.0 52 11.8 8.7-16.0 11 1.9 1.0- 3.6 68 12.3 9.4-15.8
Union 364 106 28.4 23.2-34.3 153 43.9 37.9-50.0 42 11.2 8.1-15.3 6 1.7 0.6- 4.3 57 14.8 10.9-19.8
Wake 840 287 32.1 28.2-36.2 341 44.2 39.9-48.6 111 12.7 10.2-15.8 16 1.3 0.8- 2.3 85 9.6 7.5-12.2
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico 455 167 35.3 29.8-41.1 163 39.2 33.4-45.3 61 14.6 10.5-19.9 9 1.5 0.7- 3.3 55 9.4 6.9-12.6
Northeast Partnership II 495 177 37.8 32.4-43.5 191 37.2 32.2-42.5 69 14.9 11.4-19.1 5 1.0 0.4- 2.6 53 9.2 6.8-12.4
Northeast Partnership I 501 196 36.9 31.5-42.7 159 35.9 30.5-41.7 68 13.2 10.1-17.1 6 0.8 0.3- 2.0 72 13.1 9.9-17.2
Franklin/Nash/Wilson 402 126 32.9 26.8-39.6 142 36.3 30.4-42.6 64 16.7 12.6-21.9 7 0.8 0.4- 1.7 63 13.3 9.9-17.8
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne 502 176 35.6 30.0-41.6 179 36.4 31.1-42.0 59 10.8 7.9-14.7 11 2.1 1.1- 4.2 77 15.0 11.7-19.1
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender 418 146 34.2 29.1-39.7 140 33.4 28.1-39.1 56 14.2 10.7-18.8 6 1.2 0.5- 2.8 70 16.9 12.9-21.8
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance 470 145 31.7 26.5-37.3 181 39.2 33.8-44.9 65 14.0 10.5-18.4 19 3.7 2.2- 6.0 60 11.4 8.5-15.1
Chatham/Lee/Moore 508 187 35.7 30.6-41.1 161 37.2 31.8-42.8 64 11.5 8.7-15.0 13 2.4 1.3- 4.2 83 13.3 10.5-16.7
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly 626 216 38.4 32.8-44.3 248 38.9 33.9-44.2 70 10.5 8.0-13.7 17 2.9 1.3- 6.4 75 9.3 7.1-12.0
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 454 149 29.4 24.7-34.6 172 42.0 36.5-47.8 56 12.6 9.3-16.9 8 2.1 1.0- 4.5 69 13.8 10.3-18.3
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes 394 157 39.3 33.2-45.7 142 40.2 34.2-46.5 43 11.1 7.6-15.9 3 0.5 0.1- 1.5 49 9.0 6.4-12.4
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln 498 183 36.0 30.7-41.7 165 34.7 29.5-40.3 65 14.4 10.6-19.2 7 1.1 0.5- 2.4 78 13.8 10.7-17.7
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) 741 284 38.6 34.0-43.5 254 35.2 30.6-40.1 93 12.1 9.5-15.3 14 1.8 0.9- 3.5 96 12.3 9.3-16.0
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes 1,149 427 35.8 32.2-39.6 404 37.4 33.7-41.2 161 15.6 12.9-18.8 15 1.1 0.6- 1.9 142 10.2 8.4-12.3
No 15,520 5,343 34.1 33.1-35.1 5,705 39.6 38.5-40.7 1,982 12.5 11.8-13.3 302 1.6 1.4- 1.9 2,188 12.2 11.5-12.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC 5,377 1,861 34.3 32.5-36.0 1,962 38.7 36.9-40.5 703 12.8 11.7-14.1 86 1.4 1.1- 1.8 765 12.8 11.8-14.0
Piedmont 9,357 3,197 33.7 32.4-35.0 3,453 40.2 38.9-41.7 1,201 12.6 11.7-13.6 202 1.8 1.5- 2.1 1,304 11.7 10.9-12.5
Western NC 1,935 712 35.8 33.0-38.7 694 38.0 35.1-40.9 239 12.8 10.9-15.0 29 1.5 0.9- 2.3 261 12.0 10.2-14.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC 1,179 435 36.3 32.7-40.1 421 37.3 33.5-41.1 148 12.9 10.5-15.7 23 1.9 1.1- 3.1 152 11.7 9.4-14.4
Northwest 3,158 1,093 33.8 31.6-36.0 1,172 40.6 38.3-42.9 377 12.4 11.0-14.0 59 1.3 1.0- 1.8 457 11.9 10.6-13.4
Charlotte 2,470 822 33.8 31.3-36.5 918 39.6 37.0-42.3 314 12.6 10.9-14.5 53 2.0 1.4- 2.8 363 12.0 10.6-13.5
Greensboro 2,146 739 33.7 31.0-36.6 767 38.5 35.6-41.5 298 13.3 11.5-15.5 44 1.9 1.3- 2.7 298 12.6 10.7-14.7
Southern Regional 1,730 582 33.1 29.7-36.6 666 41.3 38.0-44.7 216 11.5 9.6-13.7 33 1.5 1.0- 2.3 233 12.5 10.7-14.7
Coastal 853 300 34.1 30.3-38.0 288 36.2 32.2-40.4 111 12.6 10.2-15.4 14 1.5 0.8- 2.9 140 15.6 12.9-18.9
Wake 2,358 805 33.0 30.4-35.7 895 42.0 39.2-44.8 309 12.5 10.9-14.4 49 1.6 1.2- 2.3 300 10.8 9.4-12.5
Area L 675 244 36.0 31.1-41.3 230 35.4 30.7-40.4 96 15.1 12.0-18.9 12 1.0 0.5- 2.0 93 12.5 9.8-15.8
Eastern 2,100 750 36.1 33.4-38.9 752 37.5 34.8-40.3 274 13.0 11.1-15.1 30 1.4 0.9- 2.1 294 12.1 10.5-13.8

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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.

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