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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	990	785	76.4	72.8-79.7	205	23.6	20.3-27.2
GENDER
Male	387	231	61.1	54.9-66.8	156	38.9	33.2-45.1
Female	603	554	92.8	90.0-94.8	49	7.2	5.2-10.0
RACE
White	878	705	76.8	73.0-80.2	173	23.2	19.8-27.0
African American	41	34	86.9	71.1-94.7	7	13.1	5.3-28.9
Other Minorities	71	46	68.3	52.3-80.9	25	31.7	19.1-47.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	46	30	73.2	56.4-85.3	16	26.8	14.7-43.6
Non-Hispanic	943	755	76.9	73.2-80.2	188	23.1	19.8-26.8
AGE
18-24	52	42	80.5	64.9-90.3	10	19.5	9.7-35.1
25-34	198	154	76.4	68.5-82.8	44	23.6	17.2-31.5
35-44	237	181	71.3	63.3-78.2	56	28.7	21.8-36.7
45-54	259	217	82.9	76.8-87.6	42	17.1	12.4-23.2
55-64	181	145	75.7	67.2-82.5	36	24.3	17.5-32.8
65-74	45	34	66.2	47.7-80.8	11	33.8	19.2-52.3
75+	15	9	51.6	24.7-77.6	6	48.4	22.4-75.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	107	69	61.8	49.4-72.8	38	38.2	27.2-50.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	297	221	73.2	66.2-79.2	76	26.8	20.8-33.8
Some Post-H.S.	262	218	79.6	72.3-85.4	44	20.4	14.6-27.7
College Graduate	323	276	84.9	79.3-89.2	47	15.1	10.8-20.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	64	45	59.2	42.5-74.0	19	40.8	26.0-57.5
$15,000- 24,999	199	140	66.1	56.5-74.4	59	33.9	25.6-43.5
$25,000- 34,999	155	122	76.1	66.7-83.6	33	23.9	16.4-33.3
$35,000- 49,999	193	155	77.2	68.8-83.8	38	22.8	16.2-31.2
$50,000-74,999	145	119	81.0	71.6-87.8	26	19.0	12.2-28.4
$75,000+	163	146	90.7	84.4-94.7	17	9.3	5.3-15.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	207	154	67.6	58.5-75.6	53	32.4	24.4-41.5
No	776	625	78.5	74.5-82.0	151	21.5	18.0-25.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	92	53	58.4	46.4-69.5	39	41.6	30.5-53.6
Non-Veteran	898	732	78.2	74.4-81.6	166	21.8	18.4-25.6

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

-Western NC

990

785

76.4

72.8-79.7

205

23.6

20.3-27.2

GENDER

Male

387

231

61.1

54.9-66.8

156

38.9

33.2-45.1

Female

603

554

92.8

90.0-94.8

7.2

5.2-10.0

RACE

White

878

705

76.8

73.0-80.2

173

23.2

19.8-27.0

African American

86.9

71.1-94.7

13.1

5.3-28.9

Other Minorities

68.3

52.3-80.9

31.7

19.1-47.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

73.2

56.4-85.3

26.8

14.7-43.6

Non-Hispanic

943

755

76.9

73.2-80.2

188

23.1

19.8-26.8

AGE

18-24

80.5

64.9-90.3

19.5

9.7-35.1

25-34

198

154

76.4

68.5-82.8

23.6

17.2-31.5

35-44

237

181

71.3

63.3-78.2

28.7

21.8-36.7

45-54

259

217

82.9

76.8-87.6

17.1

12.4-23.2

55-64

181

145

75.7

67.2-82.5

24.3

17.5-32.8

65-74

66.2

47.7-80.8

33.8

19.2-52.3

75+

51.6

24.7-77.6

48.4

22.4-75.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

107

61.8

49.4-72.8

38.2

27.2-50.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

297

221

73.2

66.2-79.2

26.8

20.8-33.8

Some Post-H.S.

262

218

79.6

72.3-85.4

20.4

14.6-27.7

College Graduate

323

276

84.9

79.3-89.2

15.1

10.8-20.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

59.2

42.5-74.0

40.8

26.0-57.5

$15,000- 24,999

199

140

66.1

56.5-74.4

33.9

25.6-43.5

$25,000- 34,999

155

122

76.1

66.7-83.6

23.9

16.4-33.3

$35,000- 49,999

193

155

77.2

68.8-83.8

22.8

16.2-31.2

$50,000-74,999

145

119

81.0

71.6-87.8

19.0

12.2-28.4

$75,000+

163

146

90.7

84.4-94.7

9.3

5.3-15.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

207

154

67.6

58.5-75.6

32.4

24.4-41.5

776

625

78.5

74.5-82.0

151

21.5

18.0-25.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

58.4

46.4-69.5

41.6

30.5-53.6

Non-Veteran

898

732

78.2

74.4-81.6

166

21.8

18.4-25.6

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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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