BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (While working at your job, are you indoors most of the time?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,134	7,370	76.3	75.0-77.6	1,764	23.7	22.4-25.0
-Northeastern Partnership	559	442	75.4	70.1-80.0	117	24.6	20.0-29.9
GENDER
Male	234	143	63.3	55.2-70.7	91	36.7	29.3-44.8
Female	325	299	93.0	89.5-95.4	26	7.0	4.6-10.5
RACE
White	356	273	72.5	65.6-78.5	83	27.5	21.5-34.4
African American	175	148	84.1	75.6-90.1	27	15.9	9.9-24.4
Other Minorities	27	20	67.0	43.1-84.4	7	33.0	15.6-56.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	19	13	63.1	36.2-83.8	6	36.9	16.2-63.8
Non-Hispanic	540	429	76.3	70.9-80.9	111	23.7	19.1-29.1
AGE
18-24	21	17	72.6	43.9-90.0	4	27.4	10.0-56.1
25-34	95	75	74.1	62.1-83.3	20	25.9	16.7-37.9
35-44	133	105	73.6	62.6-82.2	28	26.4	17.8-37.4
45-54	175	136	76.1	67.8-82.8	39	23.9	17.2-32.2
55-64	106	86	81.0	71.0-88.2	20	19.0	11.8-29.0
65-74	22	18	83.8	58.6-95.0	4	16.2	5.0-41.4
75+	5	4	83.8	36.2-97.9	1	16.2	2.1-63.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	33	60.7	41.8-76.8	18	39.3	23.2-58.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	214	160	71.4	62.0-79.3	54	28.6	20.7-38.0
Some Post-H.S.	142	119	80.9	71.7-87.6	23	19.1	12.4-28.3
College Graduate	152	130	84.2	75.4-90.2	22	15.8	9.8-24.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	32	26	75.4	45.2-91.9	6	24.6	8.1-54.8
$15,000- 24,999	105	81	73.0	57.3-84.4	24	27.0	15.6-42.7
$25,000- 34,999	92	72	75.4	62.1-85.2	20	24.6	14.8-37.9
$35,000- 49,999	83	61	75.9	64.4-84.6	22	24.1	15.4-35.6
$50,000-74,999	89	71	73.8	60.8-83.7	18	26.2	16.3-39.2
$75,000+	101	87	85.0	75.6-91.2	14	15.0	8.8-24.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	116	89	76.8	66.1-84.8	27	23.2	15.2-33.9
No	440	351	75.1	68.9-80.4	89	24.9	19.6-31.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	70	44	65.6	51.3-77.5	26	34.4	22.5-48.7
Non-Veteran	487	398	77.8	71.9-82.7	89	22.2	17.3-28.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,134

7,370

76.3

75.0-77.6

1,764

23.7

22.4-25.0

-Northeastern Partnership

559

442

75.4

70.1-80.0

117

24.6

20.0-29.9

GENDER

Male

234

143

63.3

55.2-70.7

36.7

29.3-44.8

Female

325

299

93.0

89.5-95.4

7.0

4.6-10.5

RACE

White

356

273

72.5

65.6-78.5

27.5

21.5-34.4

African American

175

148

84.1

75.6-90.1

15.9

9.9-24.4

Other Minorities

67.0

43.1-84.4

33.0

15.6-56.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

63.1

36.2-83.8

36.9

16.2-63.8

Non-Hispanic

540

429

76.3

70.9-80.9

111

23.7

19.1-29.1

AGE

18-24

72.6

43.9-90.0

27.4

10.0-56.1

25-34

74.1

62.1-83.3

25.9

16.7-37.9

35-44

133

105

73.6

62.6-82.2

26.4

17.8-37.4

45-54

175

136

76.1

67.8-82.8

23.9

17.2-32.2

55-64

106

81.0

71.0-88.2

19.0

11.8-29.0

65-74

83.8

58.6-95.0

16.2

5.0-41.4

75+

83.8

36.2-97.9

16.2

2.1-63.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

60.7

41.8-76.8

39.3

23.2-58.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

214

160

71.4

62.0-79.3

28.6

20.7-38.0

Some Post-H.S.

142

119

80.9

71.7-87.6

19.1

12.4-28.3

College Graduate

152

130

84.2

75.4-90.2

15.8

9.8-24.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

75.4

45.2-91.9

24.6

8.1-54.8

$15,000- 24,999

105

73.0

57.3-84.4

27.0

15.6-42.7

$25,000- 34,999

75.4

62.1-85.2

24.6

14.8-37.9

$35,000- 49,999

75.9

64.4-84.6

24.1

15.4-35.6

$50,000-74,999

73.8

60.8-83.7

26.2

16.3-39.2

$75,000+

101

85.0

75.6-91.2

15.0

8.8-24.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

116

76.8

66.1-84.8

23.2

15.2-33.9

440

351

75.1

68.9-80.4

24.9

19.6-31.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

65.6

51.3-77.5

34.4

22.5-48.7

Non-Veteran

487

398

77.8

71.9-82.7

22.2

17.3-28.1

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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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