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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
North Carolina	1,811	367	20.3	18.0-22.9	957	51.4	48.5-54.3	260	15.1	13.1-17.3	179	10.0	8.4-11.7	48	3.2	2.1- 4.8
-Piedmont NC	969	186	18.4	15.4-21.9	525	52.8	48.8-56.8	133	14.6	12.0-17.7	98	10.0	8.0-12.5	27	4.1	2.4- 7.1
GENDER
Male	382	72	19.4	14.6-25.4	199	49.8	43.5-56.2	58	15.9	11.9-21.0	42	9.9	7.0-13.7	11	5.0	2.2-11.1
Female	587	114	17.4	14.1-21.3	326	55.6	50.7-60.5	75	13.5	10.3-17.4	56	10.1	7.5-13.6	16	3.3	1.9- 5.8
RACE
White	708	138	19.0	15.5-23.1	379	51.9	47.2-56.5	96	14.3	11.4-17.8	80	11.1	8.6-14.1	15	3.7	1.7- 7.9
African American	233	45	17.9	12.2-25.5	127	53.5	45.3-61.6	35	16.0	10.7-23.4	16	7.3	4.2-12.7	10	5.2	2.6-10.4
Other Minorities	23	3	12.2	3.1-37.9	15	64.3	39.3-83.4	2	12.0	2.5-42.1	1	5.8	0.8-31.9	2	5.7	1.3-22.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	19	3	13.1	2.9-43.0	9	53.7	28.7-77.0	1	2.7	0.4-17.8	1	7.2	1.0-37.4	5	23.2	8.7-49.0
Non-Hispanic	948	183	18.6	15.6-22.1	515	52.8	48.7-56.8	132	15.0	12.3-18.2	96	10.0	7.9-12.5	22	3.6	1.9- 6.7
AGE
18-24	3	1	30.7	3.6-84.0	1	20.2	2.2-74.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	49.1	7.9-91.5
25-34	26	4	12.0	3.9-31.2	10	27.9	12.4-51.4	3	9.4	2.6-29.3	2	6.6	1.4-25.9	7	44.0	19.4-72.0
35-44	60	4	8.5	2.7-23.5	33	56.0	40.5-70.4	11	18.5	8.4-36.1	8	12.5	6.0-24.1	4	4.5	1.6-12.1
45-54	165	22	19.0	11.0-30.9	91	51.1	41.2-61.0	25	15.9	10.1-24.1	23	11.5	7.3-17.8	4	2.4	0.8- 6.7
55-64	287	58	18.0	13.2-24.0	142	49.2	42.2-56.3	46	17.1	12.4-23.1	34	12.4	8.4-18.0	7	3.3	1.4- 7.8
65-74	259	60	22.4	16.9-29.1	153	60.0	52.7-66.9	27	11.0	7.2-16.5	17	5.9	3.4-10.0	2	0.7	0.1- 3.2
75+	167	35	18.6	13.0-25.9	95	56.9	47.5-65.8	21	13.9	8.3-22.4	14	9.8	5.3-17.5	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	243	38	11.9	8.1-17.2	126	51.8	43.3-60.1	32	13.7	9.1-20.2	32	11.5	7.7-16.9	15	11.1	5.4-21.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	304	67	23.1	17.1-30.5	151	46.7	39.8-53.7	48	16.3	11.7-22.2	28	10.3	6.7-15.5	10	3.6	1.8- 7.1
Some Post-H.S.	212	41	18.0	12.7-25.0	121	56.0	47.6-64.0	28	16.9	10.8-25.4	21	8.5	5.3-13.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3
College Graduate	207	40	20.2	13.8-28.6	126	59.5	50.8-67.6	23	10.8	6.8-16.7	17	9.4	5.5-15.6	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	183	38	19.6	13.5-27.6	88	46.2	37.5-55.1	27	15.7	10.1-23.6	23	13.1	8.1-20.7	7	5.4	2.5-11.2
$15,000- 24,999	205	39	15.1	10.2-21.7	108	52.2	43.0-61.2	27	13.0	8.1-20.3	26	12.5	8.1-18.8	5	7.3	2.1-22.2
$25,000- 34,999	121	18	19.0	10.5-31.7	72	58.6	47.0-69.3	20	12.4	7.5-19.8	8	4.7	2.2- 9.9	3	5.3	1.5-17.0
$35,000- 49,999	102	19	15.8	9.5-25.3	64	59.5	47.8-70.1	6	9.8	4.1-21.6	9	10.7	5.4-20.3	4	4.2	1.3-12.1
$50,000-74,999	95	20	22.9	13.4-36.3	47	48.1	35.9-60.6	17	19.6	11.7-31.1	9	7.4	3.5-14.9	2	1.9	0.5- 7.3
$75,000+	85	17	23.2	12.7-38.4	52	55.8	42.5-68.4	11	14.0	7.5-24.7	4	5.6	1.9-15.3	1	1.4	0.2- 9.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	557	110	18.5	14.7-23.0	299	52.5	47.1-57.7	72	12.8	9.7-16.6	62	11.6	8.8-15.3	14	4.6	2.1- 9.8
No	397	72	18.1	13.5-24.0	221	53.5	47.1-59.7	59	17.0	12.7-22.3	33	7.8	5.3-11.5	12	3.6	1.8- 7.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	182	43	25.1	17.8-34.2	101	53.2	44.3-61.9	27	16.4	10.7-24.5	9	3.1	1.6- 6.0	2	2.1	0.5- 9.1
Non-Veteran	787	143	16.6	13.4-20.2	424	52.7	48.1-57.2	106	14.1	11.3-17.5	89	11.9	9.4-15.0	25	4.7	2.6- 8.3

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,811

367

20.3

18.0-22.9

957

51.4

48.5-54.3

260

15.1

13.1-17.3

179

10.0

8.4-11.7

3.2

2.1- 4.8

-Piedmont NC

969

186

18.4

15.4-21.9

525

52.8

48.8-56.8

133

14.6

12.0-17.7

10.0

8.0-12.5

4.1

2.4- 7.1

GENDER

Male

382

19.4

14.6-25.4

199

49.8

43.5-56.2

15.9

11.9-21.0

9.9

7.0-13.7

5.0

2.2-11.1

Female

587

114

17.4

14.1-21.3

326

55.6

50.7-60.5

13.5

10.3-17.4

10.1

7.5-13.6

3.3

1.9- 5.8

RACE

White

708

138

19.0

15.5-23.1

379

51.9

47.2-56.5

14.3

11.4-17.8

11.1

8.6-14.1

3.7

1.7- 7.9

African American

233

17.9

12.2-25.5

127

53.5

45.3-61.6

16.0

10.7-23.4

7.3

4.2-12.7

5.2

2.6-10.4

Other Minorities

12.2

3.1-37.9

64.3

39.3-83.4

12.0

2.5-42.1

5.8

0.8-31.9

5.7

1.3-22.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

13.1

2.9-43.0

53.7

28.7-77.0

2.7

0.4-17.8

7.2

1.0-37.4

23.2

8.7-49.0

Non-Hispanic

948

183

18.6

15.6-22.1

515

52.8

48.7-56.8

132

15.0

12.3-18.2

10.0

7.9-12.5

3.6

1.9- 6.7

AGE

18-24

30.7

3.6-84.0

20.2

2.2-74.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

49.1

7.9-91.5

25-34

12.0

3.9-31.2

27.9

12.4-51.4

9.4

2.6-29.3

6.6

1.4-25.9

44.0

19.4-72.0

35-44

8.5

2.7-23.5

56.0

40.5-70.4

18.5

8.4-36.1

12.5

6.0-24.1

4.5

1.6-12.1

45-54

165

19.0

11.0-30.9

51.1

41.2-61.0

15.9

10.1-24.1

11.5

7.3-17.8

2.4

0.8- 6.7

55-64

287

18.0

13.2-24.0

142

49.2

42.2-56.3

17.1

12.4-23.1

12.4

8.4-18.0

3.3

1.4- 7.8

65-74

259

22.4

16.9-29.1

153

60.0

52.7-66.9

11.0

7.2-16.5

5.9

3.4-10.0

0.7

0.1- 3.2

75+

167

18.6

13.0-25.9

56.9

47.5-65.8

13.9

8.3-22.4

9.8

5.3-17.5

0.8

0.2- 3.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

243

11.9

8.1-17.2

126

51.8

43.3-60.1

13.7

9.1-20.2

11.5

7.7-16.9

11.1

5.4-21.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

304

23.1

17.1-30.5

151

46.7

39.8-53.7

16.3

11.7-22.2

10.3

6.7-15.5

3.6

1.8- 7.1

Some Post-H.S.

212

18.0

12.7-25.0

121

56.0

47.6-64.0

16.9

10.8-25.4

8.5

5.3-13.3

0.6

0.1- 4.3

College Graduate

207

20.2

13.8-28.6

126

59.5

50.8-67.6

10.8

6.8-16.7

9.4

5.5-15.6

0.2

0.0- 1.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

183

19.6

13.5-27.6

46.2

37.5-55.1

15.7

10.1-23.6

13.1

8.1-20.7

5.4

2.5-11.2

$15,000- 24,999

205

15.1

10.2-21.7

108

52.2

43.0-61.2

13.0

8.1-20.3

12.5

8.1-18.8

7.3

2.1-22.2

$25,000- 34,999

121

19.0

10.5-31.7

58.6

47.0-69.3

12.4

7.5-19.8

4.7

2.2- 9.9

5.3

1.5-17.0

$35,000- 49,999

102

15.8

9.5-25.3

59.5

47.8-70.1

9.8

4.1-21.6

10.7

5.4-20.3

4.2

1.3-12.1

$50,000-74,999

22.9

13.4-36.3

48.1

35.9-60.6

19.6

11.7-31.1

7.4

3.5-14.9

1.9

0.5- 7.3

$75,000+

23.2

12.7-38.4

55.8

42.5-68.4

14.0

7.5-24.7

5.6

1.9-15.3

1.4

0.2- 9.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

557

110

18.5

14.7-23.0

299

52.5

47.1-57.7

12.8

9.7-16.6

11.6

8.8-15.3

4.6

2.1- 9.8

397

18.1

13.5-24.0

221

53.5

47.1-59.7

17.0

12.7-22.3

7.8

5.3-11.5

3.6

1.8- 7.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

182

25.1

17.8-34.2

101

53.2

44.3-61.9

16.4

10.7-24.5

3.1

1.6- 6.0

2.1

0.5- 9.1

Non-Veteran

787

143

16.6

13.4-20.2

424

52.7

48.1-57.2

106

14.1

11.3-17.5

11.9

9.4-15.0

4.7

2.6- 8.3

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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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