BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	17,223	3,022	18.6	17.8-19.4	5,233	32.2	31.2-33.1	5,268	30.7	29.8-31.7	2,490	13.5	12.8-14.1	1,210	5.1	4.8- 5.5
-Northeastern Partnership	1,185	163	15.6	13.0-18.5	302	25.8	22.7-29.1	379	33.5	29.9-37.3	226	18.1	15.4-21.2	115	7.1	5.7- 8.7
GENDER
Male	418	64	16.9	12.8-21.9	100	23.9	19.1-29.4	131	34.4	28.4-41.0	81	18.3	14.0-23.6	42	6.5	4.6- 9.3
Female	767	99	14.3	11.5-17.6	202	27.7	24.0-31.7	248	32.5	28.7-36.5	145	17.9	15.0-21.3	73	7.6	5.8- 9.8
RACE
White	696	116	19.2	15.5-23.4	220	31.3	27.1-35.9	207	32.0	27.1-37.3	98	12.4	9.8-15.5	55	5.1	3.8- 6.9
African American	428	44	11.8	8.3-16.5	69	17.8	13.2-23.7	151	33.8	28.4-39.7	111	26.5	21.1-32.7	53	10.0	7.2-13.7
Other Minorities	54	3	5.3	1.7-15.7	12	19.7	10.5-33.9	21	45.6	30.7-61.4	15	24.6	13.6-40.2	3	4.8	1.4-15.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	5	7.3	2.7-18.2	2	5.0	1.1-20.0	16	53.5	34.5-71.6	12	31.7	17.0-51.4	2	2.5	0.5-12.2
Non-Hispanic	1,148	158	16.1	13.4-19.1	300	27.0	23.8-30.4	363	32.3	28.7-36.1	214	17.3	14.7-20.4	113	7.3	5.9- 9.1
AGE
18-24	37	5	13.1	5.1-29.9	11	29.5	15.9-48.1	12	35.5	19.2-56.1	9	21.8	10.7-39.5	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	129	29	25.3	17.3-35.5	46	29.9	21.7-39.5	41	34.5	24.7-45.8	10	8.6	4.4-16.0	3	1.8	0.5- 6.3
35-44	177	34	18.5	12.8-26.1	59	33.4	25.7-42.2	60	36.8	28.3-46.2	18	7.8	4.4-13.3	6	3.4	1.4- 8.4
45-54	269	32	14.5	9.7-21.0	75	27.5	21.7-34.3	88	32.6	26.2-39.8	55	20.1	14.4-27.4	19	5.3	3.2- 8.6
55-64	247	36	16.6	11.5-23.2	56	22.9	17.5-29.4	73	29.7	23.6-36.6	51	19.5	14.4-25.9	31	11.3	7.2-17.1
65-74	176	15	8.1	4.6-13.8	34	18.2	12.7-25.4	59	35.1	27.1-44.0	40	23.8	17.3-31.9	28	14.8	9.8-21.7
75+	143	9	4.5	2.3- 8.7	19	10.1	6.2-16.1	44	30.5	22.8-39.4	43	35.2	26.7-44.8	28	19.7	13.2-28.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	243	19	9.3	5.2-16.0	30	12.5	7.6-19.9	64	28.3	21.5-36.3	73	32.4	24.8-41.1	57	17.4	12.8-23.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	436	51	12.4	9.0-16.9	101	24.5	19.6-30.3	160	39.6	33.1-46.4	91	18.2	14.2-23.0	33	5.2	3.4- 8.1
Some Post-H.S.	262	40	17.7	12.1-25.2	81	30.1	23.4-37.7	87	34.7	27.4-42.7	36	12.4	7.8-19.0	18	5.2	3.1- 8.6
College Graduate	242	53	26.3	19.9-33.9	89	36.9	30.2-44.1	68	24.7	19.2-31.1	25	9.9	6.4-15.0	7	2.3	1.1- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	198	15	8.5	4.3-16.1	27	12.8	8.4-19.1	52	31.6	23.1-41.6	53	26.9	19.6-35.7	51	20.1	14.4-27.3
$15,000- 24,999	230	31	13.8	8.5-21.5	48	22.5	15.8-31.2	69	29.1	21.1-38.6	62	27.6	20.2-36.4	20	7.0	4.1-11.7
$25,000- 34,999	156	13	9.4	4.7-18.1	38	24.2	16.1-34.7	62	40.2	29.2-52.2	29	18.2	11.7-27.1	14	8.1	4.3-14.8
$35,000- 49,999	136	17	15.3	8.9-25.0	54	37.3	28.6-47.0	44	35.1	26.5-44.8	17	10.0	5.9-16.4	4	2.3	0.8- 6.0
$50,000-74,999	133	28	27.0	18.6-37.4	49	34.3	25.6-44.1	46	33.7	24.7-44.1	8	4.2	2.1- 8.5	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2
$75,000+	130	39	29.0	21.0-38.6	58	44.8	35.3-54.6	29	23.2	16.0-32.5	4	3.0	1.1- 8.1	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	476	23	5.0	3.2- 7.8	65	14.2	10.6-18.7	130	31.4	25.6-37.9	153	30.5	25.6-35.7	105	18.9	15.1-23.3
No	678	138	21.6	17.9-26.0	229	32.0	27.7-36.7	236	34.0	29.4-38.9	66	11.4	8.3-15.5	9	0.9	0.4- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	26	17.1	11.0-25.5	37	25.3	17.9-34.4	48	32.7	23.5-43.6	35	17.4	11.9-24.8	17	7.5	4.4-12.6
Non-Veteran	1,015	134	15.0	12.2-18.2	264	26.0	22.6-29.7	330	33.8	29.9-37.9	191	18.4	15.4-21.8	96	6.9	5.4- 8.7

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,223

3,022

18.6

17.8-19.4

5,233

32.2

31.2-33.1

5,268

30.7

29.8-31.7

2,490

13.5

12.8-14.1

1,210

5.1

4.8- 5.5

-Northeastern Partnership

1,185

163

15.6

13.0-18.5

302

25.8

22.7-29.1

379

33.5

29.9-37.3

226

18.1

15.4-21.2

115

7.1

5.7- 8.7

GENDER

Male

418

16.9

12.8-21.9

100

23.9

19.1-29.4

131

34.4

28.4-41.0

18.3

14.0-23.6

6.5

4.6- 9.3

Female

767

14.3

11.5-17.6

202

27.7

24.0-31.7

248

32.5

28.7-36.5

145

17.9

15.0-21.3

7.6

5.8- 9.8

RACE

White

696

116

19.2

15.5-23.4

220

31.3

27.1-35.9

207

32.0

27.1-37.3

12.4

9.8-15.5

5.1

3.8- 6.9

African American

428

11.8

8.3-16.5

17.8

13.2-23.7

151

33.8

28.4-39.7

111

26.5

21.1-32.7

10.0

7.2-13.7

Other Minorities

5.3

1.7-15.7

19.7

10.5-33.9

45.6

30.7-61.4

24.6

13.6-40.2

4.8

1.4-15.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.3

2.7-18.2

5.0

1.1-20.0

53.5

34.5-71.6

31.7

17.0-51.4

2.5

0.5-12.2

Non-Hispanic

1,148

158

16.1

13.4-19.1

300

27.0

23.8-30.4

363

32.3

28.7-36.1

214

17.3

14.7-20.4

113

7.3

5.9- 9.1

AGE

18-24

13.1

5.1-29.9

29.5

15.9-48.1

35.5

19.2-56.1

21.8

10.7-39.5

0.0

. - .

25-34

129

25.3

17.3-35.5

29.9

21.7-39.5

34.5

24.7-45.8

8.6

4.4-16.0

1.8

0.5- 6.3

35-44

177

18.5

12.8-26.1

33.4

25.7-42.2

36.8

28.3-46.2

7.8

4.4-13.3

3.4

1.4- 8.4

45-54

269

14.5

9.7-21.0

27.5

21.7-34.3

32.6

26.2-39.8

20.1

14.4-27.4

5.3

3.2- 8.6

55-64

247

16.6

11.5-23.2

22.9

17.5-29.4

29.7

23.6-36.6

19.5

14.4-25.9

11.3

7.2-17.1

65-74

176

8.1

4.6-13.8

18.2

12.7-25.4

35.1

27.1-44.0

23.8

17.3-31.9

14.8

9.8-21.7

75+

143

4.5

2.3- 8.7

10.1

6.2-16.1

30.5

22.8-39.4

35.2

26.7-44.8

19.7

13.2-28.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

243

9.3

5.2-16.0

12.5

7.6-19.9

28.3

21.5-36.3

32.4

24.8-41.1

17.4

12.8-23.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

436

12.4

9.0-16.9

101

24.5

19.6-30.3

160

39.6

33.1-46.4

18.2

14.2-23.0

5.2

3.4- 8.1

Some Post-H.S.

262

17.7

12.1-25.2

30.1

23.4-37.7

34.7

27.4-42.7

12.4

7.8-19.0

5.2

3.1- 8.6

College Graduate

242

26.3

19.9-33.9

36.9

30.2-44.1

24.7

19.2-31.1

9.9

6.4-15.0

2.3

1.1- 4.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

198

8.5

4.3-16.1

12.8

8.4-19.1

31.6

23.1-41.6

26.9

19.6-35.7

20.1

14.4-27.3

$15,000- 24,999

230

13.8

8.5-21.5

22.5

15.8-31.2

29.1

21.1-38.6

27.6

20.2-36.4

7.0

4.1-11.7

$25,000- 34,999

156

9.4

4.7-18.1

24.2

16.1-34.7

40.2

29.2-52.2

18.2

11.7-27.1

8.1

4.3-14.8

$35,000- 49,999

136

15.3

8.9-25.0

37.3

28.6-47.0

35.1

26.5-44.8

10.0

5.9-16.4

2.3

0.8- 6.0

$50,000-74,999

133

27.0

18.6-37.4

34.3

25.6-44.1

33.7

24.7-44.1

4.2

2.1- 8.5

0.8

0.2- 3.2

$75,000+

130

29.0

21.0-38.6

44.8

35.3-54.6

23.2

16.0-32.5

3.0

1.1- 8.1

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

476

5.0

3.2- 7.8

14.2

10.6-18.7

130

31.4

25.6-37.9

153

30.5

25.6-35.7

105

18.9

15.1-23.3

678

138

21.6

17.9-26.0

229

32.0

27.7-36.7

236

34.0

29.4-38.9

11.4

8.3-15.5

0.9

0.4- 1.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

17.1

11.0-25.5

25.3

17.9-34.4

32.7

23.5-43.6

17.4

11.9-24.8

7.5

4.4-12.6

Non-Veteran

1,015

134

15.0

12.2-18.2

264

26.0

22.6-29.7

330

33.8

29.9-37.9

191

18.4

15.4-21.8

6.9

5.4- 8.7

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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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