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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,356	967	41.5	38.8-44.3	1,389	58.5	55.7-61.2
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	64	27	39.5	26.0-54.8	37	60.5	45.2-74.0
Buncombe	61	29	41.9	28.3-56.9	32	58.1	43.1-71.7
Cabarrus	51	24	47.4	29.6-65.8	27	52.6	34.2-70.4
Catawba	58	23	41.0	27.2-56.5	35	59.0	43.5-72.8
Cumberland	54	22	39.5	24.7-56.6	32	60.5	43.4-75.3
Davidson	61	26	35.7	23.5-50.1	35	64.3	49.9-76.5
Durham	52	18	35.1	22.3-50.4	34	64.9	49.6-77.7
Forsyth	55	21	38.7	25.7-53.5	34	61.3	46.5-74.3
Gaston	71	26	46.4	28.5-65.3	45	53.6	34.7-71.5
Guilford	53	25	49.4	30.7-68.2	28	50.6	31.8-69.3
Iredell	53	17	43.6	28.8-59.7	36	56.4	40.3-71.2
Johnston	44	15	51.8	30.8-72.2	29	48.2	27.8-69.2
Mecklenburg	105	49	47.0	36.2-58.1	56	53.0	41.9-63.8
New Hanover	53	18	29.7	18.4-44.3	35	70.3	55.7-81.6
Onslow	48	16	31.1	17.9-48.3	32	68.9	51.7-82.1
Orange	52	24	51.2	36.5-65.7	28	48.8	34.3-63.5
Pitt	58	23	34.0	21.5-49.1	35	66.0	50.9-78.5
Randolph	58	23	39.1	25.7-54.4	35	60.9	45.6-74.3
Robeson	67	29	40.2	27.2-54.8	38	59.8	45.2-72.8
Rowan	83	34	43.7	31.5-56.7	49	56.3	43.3-68.5
Union	59	19	31.8	19.8-46.8	40	68.2	53.2-80.2
Wake	107	46	38.7	27.6-51.1	61	61.3	48.9-72.4
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	66	25	43.9	31.1-57.5	41	56.1	42.5-68.9
Northeast Partnership II	64	26	39.4	26.7-53.8	38	60.6	46.2-73.3
Northeast Partnership I	65	25	43.3	29.5-58.2	40	56.7	41.8-70.5
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	65	23	35.6	23.3-50.2	42	64.4	49.8-76.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	87	33	32.3	22.3-44.2	54	67.7	55.8-77.7
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	59	30	58.4	42.7-72.7	29	41.6	27.3-57.3
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	78	29	36.4	25.8-48.6	49	63.6	51.4-74.2
Chatham/Lee/Moore	97	38	38.5	27.5-50.9	59	61.5	49.1-72.5
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	90	44	43.2	32.5-54.5	46	56.8	45.5-67.5
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	70	30	44.0	30.5-58.6	40	56.0	41.4-69.5
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	54	23	41.5	26.3-58.5	31	58.5	41.5-73.7
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	64	25	39.1	26.6-53.2	39	60.9	46.8-73.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	130	62	46.0	35.3-57.1	68	54.0	42.9-64.7
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	146	58	43.6	34.1-53.5	88	56.4	46.5-65.9
No	2,210	909	41.4	38.6-44.3	1,301	58.6	55.7-61.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	743	294	40.0	35.4-44.6	449	60.0	55.4-64.6
Piedmont	1,319	544	42.0	38.2-45.8	775	58.0	54.2-61.8
Western NC	294	129	42.7	35.7-50.0	165	57.3	50.0-64.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	191	91	45.0	36.1-54.1	100	55.0	45.9-63.9
Northwest	448	178	41.5	35.9-47.4	270	58.5	52.6-64.1
Charlotte	342	143	44.5	37.6-51.7	199	55.5	48.3-62.4
Greensboro	287	122	41.8	33.3-50.8	165	58.2	49.2-66.7
Southern Regional	267	118	42.6	35.1-50.5	149	57.4	49.5-64.9
Coastal	115	48	43.4	32.0-55.7	67	56.6	44.3-68.0
Wake	314	121	39.4	32.1-47.3	193	60.6	52.7-67.9
Area L	107	38	37.3	27.1-48.8	69	62.7	51.2-72.9
Eastern	285	108	36.2	29.6-43.3	177	63.8	56.7-70.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,356

967

41.5

38.8-44.3

1,389

58.5

55.7-61.2

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

39.5

26.0-54.8

60.5

45.2-74.0

Buncombe

41.9

28.3-56.9

58.1

43.1-71.7

Cabarrus

47.4

29.6-65.8

52.6

34.2-70.4

Catawba

41.0

27.2-56.5

59.0

43.5-72.8

Cumberland

39.5

24.7-56.6

60.5

43.4-75.3

Davidson

35.7

23.5-50.1

64.3

49.9-76.5

Durham

35.1

22.3-50.4

64.9

49.6-77.7

Forsyth

38.7

25.7-53.5

61.3

46.5-74.3

Gaston

46.4

28.5-65.3

53.6

34.7-71.5

Guilford

49.4

30.7-68.2

50.6

31.8-69.3

Iredell

43.6

28.8-59.7

56.4

40.3-71.2

Johnston

51.8

30.8-72.2

48.2

27.8-69.2

Mecklenburg

105

47.0

36.2-58.1

53.0

41.9-63.8

New Hanover

29.7

18.4-44.3

70.3

55.7-81.6

Onslow

31.1

17.9-48.3

68.9

51.7-82.1

Orange

51.2

36.5-65.7

48.8

34.3-63.5

Pitt

34.0

21.5-49.1

66.0

50.9-78.5

Randolph

39.1

25.7-54.4

60.9

45.6-74.3

Robeson

40.2

27.2-54.8

59.8

45.2-72.8

Rowan

43.7

31.5-56.7

56.3

43.3-68.5

Union

31.8

19.8-46.8

68.2

53.2-80.2

Wake

107

38.7

27.6-51.1

61.3

48.9-72.4

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

43.9

31.1-57.5

56.1

42.5-68.9

Northeast Partnership II

39.4

26.7-53.8

60.6

46.2-73.3

Northeast Partnership I

43.3

29.5-58.2

56.7

41.8-70.5

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

35.6

23.3-50.2

64.4

49.8-76.7

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

32.3

22.3-44.2

67.7

55.8-77.7

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

58.4

42.7-72.7

41.6

27.3-57.3

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

36.4

25.8-48.6

63.6

51.4-74.2

Chatham/Lee/Moore

38.5

27.5-50.9

61.5

49.1-72.5

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

43.2

32.5-54.5

56.8

45.5-67.5

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

44.0

30.5-58.6

56.0

41.4-69.5

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

41.5

26.3-58.5

58.5

41.5-73.7

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

39.1

26.6-53.2

60.9

46.8-73.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

130

46.0

35.3-57.1

54.0

42.9-64.7

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

146

43.6

34.1-53.5

56.4

46.5-65.9

2,210

909

41.4

38.6-44.3

1,301

58.6

55.7-61.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

743

294

40.0

35.4-44.6

449

60.0

55.4-64.6

Piedmont

1,319

544

42.0

38.2-45.8

775

58.0

54.2-61.8

Western NC

294

129

42.7

35.7-50.0

165

57.3

50.0-64.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

191

45.0

36.1-54.1

100

55.0

45.9-63.9

Northwest

448

178

41.5

35.9-47.4

270

58.5

52.6-64.1

Charlotte

342

143

44.5

37.6-51.7

199

55.5

48.3-62.4

Greensboro

287

122

41.8

33.3-50.8

165

58.2

49.2-66.7

Southern Regional

267

118

42.6

35.1-50.5

149

57.4

49.5-64.9

Coastal

115

43.4

32.0-55.7

56.6

44.3-68.0

Wake

314

121

39.4

32.1-47.3

193

60.6

52.7-67.9

Area L

107

37.3

27.1-48.8

62.7

51.2-72.9

Eastern

285

108

36.2

29.6-43.3

177

63.8

56.7-70.4

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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, 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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