BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have osteoporosis?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Osteoporosis

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	16,780	1,502	5.8	5.4- 6.1	15,278	94.2	93.9-94.6
-Northeastern Partnership	1,150	85	5.2	4.1- 6.6	1,065	94.8	93.4-95.9
GENDER
Male	406	7	1.3	0.6- 2.9	399	98.7	97.1-99.4
Female	744	78	9.1	7.1-11.6	666	90.9	88.4-92.9
RACE
White	680	65	6.3	4.8- 8.2	615	93.7	91.8-95.2
African American	413	18	3.8	2.2- 6.6	395	96.2	93.4-97.8
Other Minorities	51	2	2.4	0.5-11.6	49	97.6	88.4-99.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	34	0	0.0	. - .	34	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,116	85	5.5	4.3- 7.0	1,031	94.5	93.0-95.7
AGE
18-24	37	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	36	98.7	91.0-99.8
25-34	125	0	0.0	. - .	125	100	. - .
35-44	173	4	1.9	0.7- 5.6	169	98.1	94.4-99.3
45-54	258	10	3.8	1.9- 7.5	248	96.2	92.5-98.1
55-64	243	25	9.7	6.4-14.7	218	90.3	85.3-93.6
65-74	173	24	10.6	6.7-16.5	149	89.4	83.5-93.3
75+	135	20	14.0	8.8-21.5	115	86.0	78.5-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	233	20	5.1	3.1- 8.4	213	94.9	91.6-96.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	427	30	5.0	3.3- 7.5	397	95.0	92.5-96.7
Some Post-H.S.	253	21	5.9	3.6- 9.5	232	94.1	90.5-96.4
College Graduate	235	14	4.8	2.7- 8.3	221	95.2	91.7-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	193	20	7.6	4.5-12.5	173	92.4	87.5-95.5
$15,000- 24,999	225	15	4.8	2.7- 8.7	210	95.2	91.3-97.3
$25,000- 34,999	151	9	4.2	1.9- 8.9	142	95.8	91.1-98.1
$35,000- 49,999	132	6	3.2	1.4- 7.2	126	96.8	92.8-98.6
$50,000-74,999	132	8	4.4	2.1- 9.0	124	95.6	91.0-97.9
$75,000+	128	6	4.4	1.8-10.0	122	95.6	90.0-98.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	466	54	9.8	7.2-13.2	412	90.2	86.8-92.8
No	677	31	2.8	1.9- 4.2	646	97.2	95.8-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	160	7	4.2	1.9- 8.9	153	95.8	91.1-98.1
Non-Veteran	986	78	5.4	4.2- 6.9	908	94.6	93.1-95.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,780

1,502

5.8

5.4- 6.1

15,278

94.2

93.9-94.6

-Northeastern Partnership

1,150

5.2

4.1- 6.6

1,065

94.8

93.4-95.9

GENDER

Male

406

1.3

0.6- 2.9

399

98.7

97.1-99.4

Female

744

9.1

7.1-11.6

666

90.9

88.4-92.9

RACE

White

680

6.3

4.8- 8.2

615

93.7

91.8-95.2

African American

413

3.8

2.2- 6.6

395

96.2

93.4-97.8

Other Minorities

2.4

0.5-11.6

97.6

88.4-99.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,116

5.5

4.3- 7.0

1,031

94.5

93.0-95.7

AGE

18-24

1.3

0.2- 9.0

98.7

91.0-99.8

25-34

125

0.0

. - .

125

100

. - .

35-44

173

1.9

0.7- 5.6

169

98.1

94.4-99.3

45-54

258

3.8

1.9- 7.5

248

96.2

92.5-98.1

55-64

243

9.7

6.4-14.7

218

90.3

85.3-93.6

65-74

173

10.6

6.7-16.5

149

89.4

83.5-93.3

75+

135

14.0

8.8-21.5

115

86.0

78.5-91.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

233

5.1

3.1- 8.4

213

94.9

91.6-96.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

427

5.0

3.3- 7.5

397

95.0

92.5-96.7

Some Post-H.S.

253

5.9

3.6- 9.5

232

94.1

90.5-96.4

College Graduate

235

4.8

2.7- 8.3

221

95.2

91.7-97.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

193

7.6

4.5-12.5

173

92.4

87.5-95.5

$15,000- 24,999

225

4.8

2.7- 8.7

210

95.2

91.3-97.3

$25,000- 34,999

151

4.2

1.9- 8.9

142

95.8

91.1-98.1

$35,000- 49,999

132

3.2

1.4- 7.2

126

96.8

92.8-98.6

$50,000-74,999

132

4.4

2.1- 9.0

124

95.6

91.0-97.9

$75,000+

128

4.4

1.8-10.0

122

95.6

90.0-98.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

466

9.8

7.2-13.2

412

90.2

86.8-92.8

677

2.8

1.9- 4.2

646

97.2

95.8-98.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

160

4.2

1.9- 8.9

153

95.8

91.1-98.1

Non-Veteran

986

5.4

4.2- 6.9

908

94.6

93.1-95.8

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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, 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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