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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	5,262	4,324	77.9	76.2-79.6	938	22.1	20.4-23.8
GENDER
Male	2,221	1,514	67.1	64.4-69.7	707	32.9	30.3-35.6
Female	3,041	2,810	92.3	91.1-93.4	231	7.7	6.6- 8.9
RACE
White	4,047	3,333	79.7	77.9-81.4	714	20.3	18.6-22.1
African American	860	726	80.0	75.8-83.6	134	20.0	16.4-24.2
Other Minorities	332	247	62.0	53.9-69.5	85	38.0	30.5-46.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	330	223	54.1	46.4-61.6	107	45.9	38.4-53.6
Non-Hispanic	4,930	4,100	80.8	79.2-82.3	830	19.2	17.7-20.8
AGE
18-24	254	207	74.3	66.1-81.2	47	25.7	18.8-33.9
25-34	993	807	74.9	71.0-78.4	186	25.1	21.6-29.0
35-44	1,465	1,218	80.5	77.5-83.1	247	19.5	16.9-22.5
45-54	1,392	1,160	78.9	75.7-81.8	232	21.1	18.2-24.3
55-64	915	748	80.8	77.5-83.7	167	19.2	16.3-22.5
65-74	175	137	76.0	67.6-82.8	38	24.0	17.2-32.4
75+	42	26	65.5	48.4-79.3	16	34.5	20.7-51.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	457	298	55.7	48.8-62.4	159	44.3	37.6-51.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,388	1,071	71.3	67.7-74.7	317	28.7	25.3-32.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,330	1,093	79.4	76.0-82.5	237	20.6	17.5-24.0
College Graduate	2,085	1,862	88.0	86.0-89.7	223	12.0	10.3-14.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	213	166	65.3	54.8-74.5	47	34.7	25.5-45.2
$15,000- 24,999	714	550	66.2	60.1-71.8	164	33.8	28.2-39.9
$25,000- 34,999	676	537	75.6	70.1-80.3	139	24.4	19.7-29.9
$35,000- 49,999	846	687	78.7	74.7-82.2	159	21.3	17.8-25.3
$50,000-74,999	949	785	80.3	76.7-83.5	164	19.7	16.5-23.3
$75,000+	1,400	1,224	85.5	82.9-87.7	176	14.5	12.3-17.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	883	739	80.2	76.1-83.8	144	19.8	16.2-23.9
No	4,343	3,561	77.8	75.9-79.6	782	22.2	20.4-24.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	493	335	67.6	61.7-73.0	158	32.4	27.0-38.3
Non-Veteran	4,766	3,987	79.0	77.2-80.7	779	21.0	19.3-22.8

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

-Piedmont NC

5,262

4,324

77.9

76.2-79.6

938

22.1

20.4-23.8

GENDER

Male

2,221

1,514

67.1

64.4-69.7

707

32.9

30.3-35.6

Female

3,041

2,810

92.3

91.1-93.4

231

7.7

6.6- 8.9

RACE

White

4,047

3,333

79.7

77.9-81.4

714

20.3

18.6-22.1

African American

860

726

80.0

75.8-83.6

134

20.0

16.4-24.2

Other Minorities

332

247

62.0

53.9-69.5

38.0

30.5-46.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

330

223

54.1

46.4-61.6

107

45.9

38.4-53.6

Non-Hispanic

4,930

4,100

80.8

79.2-82.3

830

19.2

17.7-20.8

AGE

18-24

254

207

74.3

66.1-81.2

25.7

18.8-33.9

25-34

993

807

74.9

71.0-78.4

186

25.1

21.6-29.0

35-44

1,465

1,218

80.5

77.5-83.1

247

19.5

16.9-22.5

45-54

1,392

1,160

78.9

75.7-81.8

232

21.1

18.2-24.3

55-64

915

748

80.8

77.5-83.7

167

19.2

16.3-22.5

65-74

175

137

76.0

67.6-82.8

24.0

17.2-32.4

75+

65.5

48.4-79.3

34.5

20.7-51.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

457

298

55.7

48.8-62.4

159

44.3

37.6-51.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,388

1,071

71.3

67.7-74.7

317

28.7

25.3-32.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,330

1,093

79.4

76.0-82.5

237

20.6

17.5-24.0

College Graduate

2,085

1,862

88.0

86.0-89.7

223

12.0

10.3-14.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

213

166

65.3

54.8-74.5

34.7

25.5-45.2

$15,000- 24,999

714

550

66.2

60.1-71.8

164

33.8

28.2-39.9

$25,000- 34,999

676

537

75.6

70.1-80.3

139

24.4

19.7-29.9

$35,000- 49,999

846

687

78.7

74.7-82.2

159

21.3

17.8-25.3

$50,000-74,999

949

785

80.3

76.7-83.5

164

19.7

16.5-23.3

$75,000+

1,400

1,224

85.5

82.9-87.7

176

14.5

12.3-17.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

883

739

80.2

76.1-83.8

144

19.8

16.2-23.9

4,343

3,561

77.8

75.9-79.6

782

22.2

20.4-24.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

493

335

67.6

61.7-73.0

158

32.4

27.0-38.3

Non-Veteran

4,766

3,987

79.0

77.2-80.7

779

21.0

19.3-22.8

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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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