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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	16,732	2,277	12.3	11.7-13.0	14,455	87.7	87.0-88.3
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	448	66	11.6	8.8-15.2	382	88.4	84.8-91.2
Buncombe	442	66	12.8	9.4-17.1	376	87.2	82.9-90.6
Cabarrus	414	57	12.7	9.0-17.5	357	87.3	82.5-91.0
Catawba	435	62	10.9	7.8-14.9	373	89.1	85.1-92.2
Cumberland	443	65	14.4	10.7-19.1	378	85.6	80.9-89.3
Davidson	443	46	10.3	7.2-14.6	397	89.7	85.4-92.8
Durham	456	55	11.0	7.8-15.2	401	89.0	84.8-92.2
Forsyth	447	49	12.1	8.6-16.8	398	87.9	83.2-91.4
Gaston	436	74	16.3	11.4-22.8	362	83.7	77.2-88.6
Guilford	454	54	12.1	8.6-16.7	400	87.9	83.3-91.4
Iredell	390	35	7.7	5.2-11.1	355	92.3	88.9-94.8
Johnston	378	49	11.5	8.1-16.2	329	88.5	83.8-91.9
Mecklenburg	856	85	8.9	6.6-11.8	771	91.1	88.2-93.4
New Hanover	437	43	8.5	6.0-12.0	394	91.5	88.0-94.0
Onslow	387	54	16.4	10.8-24.2	333	83.6	75.8-89.2
Orange	416	31	5.2	3.4- 7.8	385	94.8	92.2-96.6
Pitt	428	58	15.6	10.6-22.4	370	84.4	77.6-89.4
Randolph	442	64	12.5	9.3-16.7	378	87.5	83.3-90.7
Robeson	434	90	18.3	14.2-23.1	344	81.7	76.9-85.8
Rowan	458	67	12.9	9.9-16.8	391	87.1	83.2-90.1
Union	372	29	8.5	5.3-13.4	343	91.5	86.6-94.7
Wake	837	79	7.6	5.8- 9.9	758	92.4	90.1-94.2
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	456	52	10.5	7.2-15.1	404	89.5	84.9-92.8
Northeast Partnership II	493	83	15.7	12.4-19.8	410	84.3	80.2-87.6
Northeast Partnership I	502	104	19.1	14.5-24.7	398	80.9	75.3-85.5
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	415	50	11.6	8.2-16.1	365	88.4	83.9-91.8
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	505	87	17.5	12.7-23.6	418	82.5	76.4-87.3
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	414	69	16.4	12.6-20.9	345	83.6	79.1-87.4
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	463	69	13.9	10.6-18.1	394	86.1	81.9-89.4
Chatham/Lee/Moore	514	75	13.4	10.0-17.8	439	86.6	82.2-90.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	619	99	15.5	12.1-19.5	520	84.5	80.5-87.9
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	460	70	14.5	10.9-19.1	390	85.5	80.9-89.1
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	397	60	13.0	9.7-17.2	337	87.0	82.8-90.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	496	76	13.6	10.5-17.4	420	86.4	82.6-89.5
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	745	105	12.3	9.7-15.5	640	87.7	84.5-90.3
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	1,150	204	15.1	12.7-17.8	946	84.9	82.2-87.3
No	15,582	2,073	12.2	11.5-12.9	13,509	87.8	87.1-88.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	5,381	815	14.6	13.2-16.1	4,566	85.4	83.9-86.8
Piedmont	9,400	1,173	11.0	10.2-11.9	8,227	89.0	88.1-89.8
Western NC	1,951	289	12.9	11.2-14.8	1,662	87.1	85.2-88.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	1,187	171	12.4	10.3-14.9	1,016	87.6	85.1-89.7
Northwest	3,188	416	12.4	11.0-14.0	2,772	87.6	86.0-89.0
Charlotte	2,476	302	10.9	9.3-12.7	2,174	89.1	87.3-90.7
Greensboro	2,161	271	11.7	9.8-13.8	1,890	88.3	86.2-90.2
Southern Regional	1,728	294	16.7	13.8-20.0	1,434	83.3	80.0-86.2
Coastal	847	115	13.7	11.1-16.8	732	86.3	83.2-88.9
Wake	2,359	293	9.9	8.5-11.4	2,066	90.1	88.6-91.5
Area L	684	112	14.5	11.2-18.5	572	85.5	81.5-88.8
Eastern	2,102	303	13.7	11.8-15.9	1,799	86.3	84.1-88.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,732

2,277

12.3

11.7-13.0

14,455

87.7

87.0-88.3

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

448

11.6

8.8-15.2

382

88.4

84.8-91.2

Buncombe

442

12.8

9.4-17.1

376

87.2

82.9-90.6

Cabarrus

414

12.7

9.0-17.5

357

87.3

82.5-91.0

Catawba

435

10.9

7.8-14.9

373

89.1

85.1-92.2

Cumberland

443

14.4

10.7-19.1

378

85.6

80.9-89.3

Davidson

443

10.3

7.2-14.6

397

89.7

85.4-92.8

Durham

456

11.0

7.8-15.2

401

89.0

84.8-92.2

Forsyth

447

12.1

8.6-16.8

398

87.9

83.2-91.4

Gaston

436

16.3

11.4-22.8

362

83.7

77.2-88.6

Guilford

454

12.1

8.6-16.7

400

87.9

83.3-91.4

Iredell

390

7.7

5.2-11.1

355

92.3

88.9-94.8

Johnston

378

11.5

8.1-16.2

329

88.5

83.8-91.9

Mecklenburg

856

8.9

6.6-11.8

771

91.1

88.2-93.4

New Hanover

437

8.5

6.0-12.0

394

91.5

88.0-94.0

Onslow

387

16.4

10.8-24.2

333

83.6

75.8-89.2

Orange

416

5.2

3.4- 7.8

385

94.8

92.2-96.6

Pitt

428

15.6

10.6-22.4

370

84.4

77.6-89.4

Randolph

442

12.5

9.3-16.7

378

87.5

83.3-90.7

Robeson

434

18.3

14.2-23.1

344

81.7

76.9-85.8

Rowan

458

12.9

9.9-16.8

391

87.1

83.2-90.1

Union

372

8.5

5.3-13.4

343

91.5

86.6-94.7

Wake

837

7.6

5.8- 9.9

758

92.4

90.1-94.2

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

456

10.5

7.2-15.1

404

89.5

84.9-92.8

Northeast Partnership II

493

15.7

12.4-19.8

410

84.3

80.2-87.6

Northeast Partnership I

502

104

19.1

14.5-24.7

398

80.9

75.3-85.5

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

415

11.6

8.2-16.1

365

88.4

83.9-91.8

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

505

17.5

12.7-23.6

418

82.5

76.4-87.3

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

414

16.4

12.6-20.9

345

83.6

79.1-87.4

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

463

13.9

10.6-18.1

394

86.1

81.9-89.4

Chatham/Lee/Moore

514

13.4

10.0-17.8

439

86.6

82.2-90.0

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

619

15.5

12.1-19.5

520

84.5

80.5-87.9

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

460

14.5

10.9-19.1

390

85.5

80.9-89.1

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

397

13.0

9.7-17.2

337

87.0

82.8-90.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

496

13.6

10.5-17.4

420

86.4

82.6-89.5

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

745

105

12.3

9.7-15.5

640

87.7

84.5-90.3

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

1,150

204

15.1

12.7-17.8

946

84.9

82.2-87.3

15,582

2,073

12.2

11.5-12.9

13,509

87.8

87.1-88.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

5,381

815

14.6

13.2-16.1

4,566

85.4

83.9-86.8

Piedmont

9,400

1,173

11.0

10.2-11.9

8,227

89.0

88.1-89.8

Western NC

1,951

289

12.9

11.2-14.8

1,662

87.1

85.2-88.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

1,187

171

12.4

10.3-14.9

1,016

87.6

85.1-89.7

Northwest

3,188

416

12.4

11.0-14.0

2,772

87.6

86.0-89.0

Charlotte

2,476

302

10.9

9.3-12.7

2,174

89.1

87.3-90.7

Greensboro

2,161

271

11.7

9.8-13.8

1,890

88.3

86.2-90.2

Southern Regional

1,728

294

16.7

13.8-20.0

1,434

83.3

80.0-86.2

Coastal

847

115

13.7

11.1-16.8

732

86.3

83.2-88.9

Wake

2,359

293

9.9

8.5-11.4

2,066

90.1

88.6-91.5

Area L

684

112

14.5

11.2-18.5

572

85.5

81.5-88.8

Eastern

2,102

303

13.7

11.8-15.9

1,799

86.3

84.1-88.2

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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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