BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	9,671	1,786	19.6	18.6-20.8	3,051	33.7	32.3-35.0	2,921	29.9	28.7-31.2	1,320	12.6	11.7-13.4	593	4.2	3.8- 4.7
GENDER
Male	3,527	647	19.8	18.1-21.7	1,137	35.3	33.2-37.6	1,053	29.1	27.1-31.2	477	12.2	10.9-13.7	213	3.5	3.0- 4.2
Female	6,144	1,139	19.5	18.2-20.8	1,914	32.0	30.6-33.6	1,868	30.7	29.2-32.2	843	12.9	11.9-14.0	380	4.9	4.3- 5.6
RACE
White	7,514	1,464	21.4	20.1-22.7	2,508	36.5	35.0-38.0	2,145	27.1	25.8-28.5	921	10.5	9.7-11.4	476	4.5	4.0- 5.0
African American	1,569	236	16.4	13.9-19.3	416	27.5	24.4-30.9	541	35.1	31.9-38.4	273	16.0	13.8-18.5	103	4.9	3.9- 6.2
Other Minorities	547	79	11.9	8.9-15.7	114	23.8	18.8-29.6	221	41.4	35.8-47.2	120	21.6	17.5-26.3	13	1.4	0.7- 2.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	557	53	8.6	6.0-12.1	98	19.2	14.7-24.6	240	44.1	38.5-49.9	155	27.0	22.4-32.0	11	1.1	0.5- 2.6
Non-Hispanic	9,108	1,732	20.9	19.7-22.0	2,952	35.3	33.9-36.7	2,678	28.3	27.1-29.6	1,164	10.9	10.2-11.8	582	4.6	4.1- 5.1
AGE
18-24	439	103	22.8	18.2-28.2	151	36.5	30.7-42.7	138	30.3	25.2-36.0	42	9.2	6.5-12.9	5	1.2	0.4- 3.3
25-34	1,361	328	22.4	19.8-25.1	504	37.4	34.3-40.7	387	29.0	26.0-32.2	131	10.2	8.2-12.5	11	1.0	0.4- 2.3
35-44	1,891	477	24.4	22.1-26.8	693	37.7	35.0-40.5	515	27.5	24.9-30.2	169	8.9	7.5-10.6	37	1.5	1.0- 2.2
45-54	1,842	357	19.6	17.4-21.9	642	34.4	31.7-37.1	536	29.7	27.1-32.4	202	12.0	10.2-14.2	105	4.3	3.4- 5.3
55-64	1,730	281	16.2	14.2-18.4	497	28.8	26.3-31.5	528	30.9	28.3-33.5	275	15.9	13.9-18.1	149	8.3	6.8-10.0
65-74	1,301	153	12.0	10.0-14.2	339	26.8	24.0-29.8	435	32.9	29.9-36.0	240	18.6	16.2-21.3	134	9.7	8.0-11.8
75+	1,058	76	7.2	5.6- 9.3	215	21.4	18.5-24.6	367	34.0	30.6-37.5	252	24.4	21.3-27.7	148	13.0	10.9-15.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,509	100	7.0	5.3- 9.3	242	19.4	15.9-23.4	503	36.3	32.5-40.3	420	26.6	23.4-30.0	244	10.7	8.9-12.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,756	345	13.3	11.6-15.2	768	29.4	27.1-31.9	1,004	37.1	34.6-39.6	458	15.4	13.7-17.2	181	4.8	4.0- 5.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,299	438	22.7	20.1-25.4	787	36.1	33.3-38.9	713	29.6	27.2-32.2	256	8.8	7.5-10.2	105	2.8	2.3- 3.5
College Graduate	3,089	901	29.1	27.2-31.2	1,253	42.8	40.6-45.1	694	20.9	19.2-22.8	184	5.8	4.8- 7.0	57	1.3	1.0- 1.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,041	70	10.3	7.2-14.3	178	19.7	16.0-24.0	321	31.3	27.4-35.5	288	27.2	23.5-31.3	184	11.6	9.6-13.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,640	178	11.4	9.4-13.8	370	22.8	19.6-26.2	607	38.6	35.0-42.4	334	20.7	18.0-23.7	151	6.5	5.3- 7.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,138	176	14.7	12.3-17.6	339	33.9	30.0-38.0	393	33.1	29.4-36.9	175	14.2	11.8-17.0	55	4.1	2.9- 5.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,264	257	19.7	17.0-22.7	481	40.9	37.1-44.8	376	28.7	25.7-32.0	112	8.0	6.4-10.0	38	2.6	1.8- 3.9
$50,000-74,999	1,313	295	23.4	20.3-26.9	536	41.0	37.6-44.4	368	26.7	23.7-29.9	85	6.5	4.9- 8.5	29	2.4	1.5- 4.0
$75,000+	1,813	601	32.8	30.2-35.5	749	42.2	39.4-45.0	384	21.0	18.8-23.4	67	3.6	2.7- 4.9	12	0.4	0.2- 0.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,833	152	5.8	4.7- 7.0	504	20.7	18.5-23.1	865	32.0	29.6-34.5	774	26.6	24.5-28.8	538	15.0	13.5-16.6
No	6,568	1,584	24.2	22.8-25.6	2,471	38.4	36.8-40.1	1,954	28.9	27.5-30.5	510	7.8	7.0- 8.8	49	0.7	0.4- 1.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,150	197	20.0	17.0-23.5	327	29.4	26.1-33.1	356	31.5	28.0-35.2	183	13.9	11.6-16.5	87	5.2	4.1- 6.6
Non-Veteran	8,509	1,585	19.6	18.4-20.8	2,723	34.2	32.8-35.7	2,561	29.7	28.4-31.1	1,136	12.4	11.5-13.3	504	4.1	3.7- 4.6

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

-Piedmont NC

9,671

1,786

19.6

18.6-20.8

3,051

33.7

32.3-35.0

2,921

29.9

28.7-31.2

1,320

12.6

11.7-13.4

593

4.2

3.8- 4.7

GENDER

Male

3,527

647

19.8

18.1-21.7

1,137

35.3

33.2-37.6

1,053

29.1

27.1-31.2

477

12.2

10.9-13.7

213

3.5

3.0- 4.2

Female

6,144

1,139

19.5

18.2-20.8

1,914

32.0

30.6-33.6

1,868

30.7

29.2-32.2

843

12.9

11.9-14.0

380

4.9

4.3- 5.6

RACE

White

7,514

1,464

21.4

20.1-22.7

2,508

36.5

35.0-38.0

2,145

27.1

25.8-28.5

921

10.5

9.7-11.4

476

4.5

4.0- 5.0

African American

1,569

236

16.4

13.9-19.3

416

27.5

24.4-30.9

541

35.1

31.9-38.4

273

16.0

13.8-18.5

103

4.9

3.9- 6.2

Other Minorities

547

11.9

8.9-15.7

114

23.8

18.8-29.6

221

41.4

35.8-47.2

120

21.6

17.5-26.3

1.4

0.7- 2.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

557

8.6

6.0-12.1

19.2

14.7-24.6

240

44.1

38.5-49.9

155

27.0

22.4-32.0

1.1

0.5- 2.6

Non-Hispanic

9,108

1,732

20.9

19.7-22.0

2,952

35.3

33.9-36.7

2,678

28.3

27.1-29.6

1,164

10.9

10.2-11.8

582

4.6

4.1- 5.1

AGE

18-24

439

103

22.8

18.2-28.2

151

36.5

30.7-42.7

138

30.3

25.2-36.0

9.2

6.5-12.9

1.2

0.4- 3.3

25-34

1,361

328

22.4

19.8-25.1

504

37.4

34.3-40.7

387

29.0

26.0-32.2

131

10.2

8.2-12.5

1.0

0.4- 2.3

35-44

1,891

477

24.4

22.1-26.8

693

37.7

35.0-40.5

515

27.5

24.9-30.2

169

8.9

7.5-10.6

1.5

1.0- 2.2

45-54

1,842

357

19.6

17.4-21.9

642

34.4

31.7-37.1

536

29.7

27.1-32.4

202

12.0

10.2-14.2

105

4.3

3.4- 5.3

55-64

1,730

281

16.2

14.2-18.4

497

28.8

26.3-31.5

528

30.9

28.3-33.5

275

15.9

13.9-18.1

149

8.3

6.8-10.0

65-74

1,301

153

12.0

10.0-14.2

339

26.8

24.0-29.8

435

32.9

29.9-36.0

240

18.6

16.2-21.3

134

9.7

8.0-11.8

75+

1,058

7.2

5.6- 9.3

215

21.4

18.5-24.6

367

34.0

30.6-37.5

252

24.4

21.3-27.7

148

13.0

10.9-15.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,509

100

7.0

5.3- 9.3

242

19.4

15.9-23.4

503

36.3

32.5-40.3

420

26.6

23.4-30.0

244

10.7

8.9-12.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,756

345

13.3

11.6-15.2

768

29.4

27.1-31.9

1,004

37.1

34.6-39.6

458

15.4

13.7-17.2

181

4.8

4.0- 5.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,299

438

22.7

20.1-25.4

787

36.1

33.3-38.9

713

29.6

27.2-32.2

256

8.8

7.5-10.2

105

2.8

2.3- 3.5

College Graduate

3,089

901

29.1

27.2-31.2

1,253

42.8

40.6-45.1

694

20.9

19.2-22.8

184

5.8

4.8- 7.0

1.3

1.0- 1.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,041

10.3

7.2-14.3

178

19.7

16.0-24.0

321

31.3

27.4-35.5

288

27.2

23.5-31.3

184

11.6

9.6-13.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,640

178

11.4

9.4-13.8

370

22.8

19.6-26.2

607

38.6

35.0-42.4

334

20.7

18.0-23.7

151

6.5

5.3- 7.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,138

176

14.7

12.3-17.6

339

33.9

30.0-38.0

393

33.1

29.4-36.9

175

14.2

11.8-17.0

4.1

2.9- 5.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,264

257

19.7

17.0-22.7

481

40.9

37.1-44.8

376

28.7

25.7-32.0

112

8.0

6.4-10.0

2.6

1.8- 3.9

$50,000-74,999

1,313

295

23.4

20.3-26.9

536

41.0

37.6-44.4

368

26.7

23.7-29.9

6.5

4.9- 8.5

2.4

1.5- 4.0

$75,000+

1,813

601

32.8

30.2-35.5

749

42.2

39.4-45.0

384

21.0

18.8-23.4

3.6

2.7- 4.9

0.4

0.2- 0.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,833

152

5.8

4.7- 7.0

504

20.7

18.5-23.1

865

32.0

29.6-34.5

774

26.6

24.5-28.8

538

15.0

13.5-16.6

6,568

1,584

24.2

22.8-25.6

2,471

38.4

36.8-40.1

1,954

28.9

27.5-30.5

510

7.8

7.0- 8.8

0.7

0.4- 1.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,150

197

20.0

17.0-23.5

327

29.4

26.1-33.1

356

31.5

28.0-35.2

183

13.9

11.6-16.5

5.2

4.1- 6.6

Non-Veteran

8,509

1,585

19.6

18.4-20.8

2,723

34.2

32.8-35.7

2,561

29.7

28.4-31.1

1,136

12.4

11.5-13.3

504

4.1

3.7- 4.6

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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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