BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have osteoporosis?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Osteoporosis

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	16,780	1,502	5.8	5.4- 6.1	15,278	94.2	93.9-94.6
-Western NC	1,959	213	7.3	6.3- 8.6	1,746	92.7	91.4-93.7
GENDER
Male	694	18	2.2	1.3- 3.8	676	97.8	96.2-98.7
Female	1,265	195	11.8	10.0-13.8	1,070	88.2	86.2-90.0
RACE
White	1,746	199	7.9	6.7- 9.3	1,547	92.1	90.7-93.3
African American	93	7	5.1	2.1-12.0	86	94.9	88.0-97.9
Other Minorities	119	7	2.8	1.2- 6.5	112	97.2	93.5-98.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	76	2	0.7	0.2- 3.2	74	99.3	96.8-99.8
Non-Hispanic	1,881	211	7.9	6.7- 9.2	1,670	92.1	90.8-93.3
AGE
18-24	102	0	0.0	. - .	102	100	. - .
25-34	260	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7	257	98.9	96.3-99.7
35-44	300	5	1.3	0.4- 3.7	295	98.7	96.3-99.6
45-54	344	20	4.8	2.7- 8.2	324	95.2	91.8-97.3
55-64	374	43	11.7	8.3-16.3	331	88.3	83.7-91.7
65-74	299	54	15.5	11.6-20.3	245	84.5	79.7-88.4
75+	273	88	28.4	22.8-34.8	185	71.6	65.2-77.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	339	47	8.4	5.8-12.1	292	91.6	87.9-94.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	592	62	6.6	5.0- 8.7	530	93.4	91.3-95.0
Some Post-H.S.	476	49	6.8	4.8- 9.6	427	93.2	90.4-95.2
College Graduate	544	53	7.8	5.8-10.6	491	92.2	89.4-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	276	57	14.1	10.4-18.8	219	85.9	81.2-89.6
$15,000- 24,999	406	38	5.9	4.0- 8.8	368	94.1	91.2-96.0
$25,000- 34,999	268	25	6.9	4.4-10.6	243	93.1	89.4-95.6
$35,000- 49,999	288	15	5.1	2.7- 9.3	273	94.9	90.7-97.3
$50,000-74,999	213	24	7.1	4.4-11.4	189	92.9	88.6-95.6
$75,000+	222	13	4.9	2.6- 8.9	209	95.1	91.1-97.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	669	115	12.8	10.3-15.9	554	87.2	84.1-89.7
No	1,275	98	5.1	4.0- 6.4	1,177	94.9	93.6-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	259	13	4.1	2.0- 8.2	246	95.9	91.8-98.0
Non-Veteran	1,700	200	7.8	6.6- 9.2	1,500	92.2	90.8-93.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,780

1,502

5.8

5.4- 6.1

15,278

94.2

93.9-94.6

-Western NC

1,959

213

7.3

6.3- 8.6

1,746

92.7

91.4-93.7

GENDER

Male

694

2.2

1.3- 3.8

676

97.8

96.2-98.7

Female

1,265

195

11.8

10.0-13.8

1,070

88.2

86.2-90.0

RACE

White

1,746

199

7.9

6.7- 9.3

1,547

92.1

90.7-93.3

African American

5.1

2.1-12.0

94.9

88.0-97.9

Other Minorities

119

2.8

1.2- 6.5

112

97.2

93.5-98.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.7

0.2- 3.2

99.3

96.8-99.8

Non-Hispanic

1,881

211

7.9

6.7- 9.2

1,670

92.1

90.8-93.3

AGE

18-24

102

0.0

. - .

102

100

. - .

25-34

260

1.1

0.3- 3.7

257

98.9

96.3-99.7

35-44

300

1.3

0.4- 3.7

295

98.7

96.3-99.6

45-54

344

4.8

2.7- 8.2

324

95.2

91.8-97.3

55-64

374

11.7

8.3-16.3

331

88.3

83.7-91.7

65-74

299

15.5

11.6-20.3

245

84.5

79.7-88.4

75+

273

28.4

22.8-34.8

185

71.6

65.2-77.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

339

8.4

5.8-12.1

292

91.6

87.9-94.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

592

6.6

5.0- 8.7

530

93.4

91.3-95.0

Some Post-H.S.

476

6.8

4.8- 9.6

427

93.2

90.4-95.2

College Graduate

544

7.8

5.8-10.6

491

92.2

89.4-94.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

276

14.1

10.4-18.8

219

85.9

81.2-89.6

$15,000- 24,999

406

5.9

4.0- 8.8

368

94.1

91.2-96.0

$25,000- 34,999

268

6.9

4.4-10.6

243

93.1

89.4-95.6

$35,000- 49,999

288

5.1

2.7- 9.3

273

94.9

90.7-97.3

$50,000-74,999

213

7.1

4.4-11.4

189

92.9

88.6-95.6

$75,000+

222

4.9

2.6- 8.9

209

95.1

91.1-97.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

669

115

12.8

10.3-15.9

554

87.2

84.1-89.7

1,275

5.1

4.0- 6.4

1,177

94.9

93.6-96.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

259

4.1

2.0- 8.2

246

95.9

91.8-98.0

Non-Veteran

1,700

200

7.8

6.6- 9.2

1,500

92.2

90.8-93.4

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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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