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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,453 11,733 71.0 69.9-72.1 1,796 13.5 12.7-14.3 930 7.5 6.8- 8.2 856 6.5 5.9- 7.1 138 1.5 1.2- 1.9
-Eastern NC 5,172 4,018 73.6 71.7-75.3 556 12.1 10.9-13.5 279 6.8 5.7- 8.0 273 6.1 5.2- 7.2 46 1.4 0.9- 2.1
GENDER
Male 1,828 1,326 68.0 64.8-71.0 218 13.6 11.5-15.9 126 8.2 6.5-10.4 137 8.2 6.5-10.2 21 2.0 1.2- 3.6
Female 3,344 2,692 78.7 76.7-80.6 338 10.8 9.5-12.2 153 5.5 4.4- 6.9 136 4.2 3.4- 5.2 25 0.8 0.5- 1.3
RACE
White 3,477 2,675 73.3 71.1-75.5 371 12.2 10.7-13.8 192 6.7 5.4- 8.3 213 6.8 5.7- 8.1 26 1.0 0.6- 1.8
African American 1,191 983 80.8 77.6-83.6 127 11.5 9.3-14.1 48 4.7 3.2- 6.7 31 2.9 1.9- 4.3 2 0.2 0.0- 0.8
Other Minorities 489 346 61.8 55.1-68.2 57 13.2 9.3-18.4 39 11.3 7.6-16.3 29 8.3 4.8-14.0 18 5.4 2.8-10.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 264 164 55.4 47.0-63.5 35 14.5 9.6-21.2 31 12.9 8.3-19.5 17 10.0 5.4-17.7 17 7.3 3.8-13.5
Non-Hispanic 4,898 3,844 75.5 73.7-77.2 521 11.9 10.7-13.2 248 6.2 5.1- 7.4 256 5.7 4.9- 6.7 29 0.8 0.4- 1.3
AGE
18-24 231 159 65.5 57.3-72.9 28 12.8 8.4-19.1 24 12.2 7.4-19.3 15 7.9 4.5-13.6 5 1.6 0.6- 4.8
25-34 629 446 67.3 62.5-71.7 87 14.2 11.2-17.8 47 8.3 6.1-11.3 35 7.2 4.9-10.5 14 3.0 1.5- 6.1
35-44 844 588 67.8 63.6-71.8 123 14.9 12.2-18.1 62 7.7 5.7-10.5 64 7.9 5.8-10.6 7 1.7 0.5- 5.1
45-54 1,033 750 71.7 68.2-74.9 145 14.9 12.3-17.8 60 6.1 4.5- 8.1 69 6.4 4.8- 8.4 9 1.0 0.5- 2.0
55-64 1,038 853 81.8 78.8-84.4 89 9.0 7.1-11.4 39 4.1 2.8- 5.9 51 4.6 3.4- 6.3 6 0.5 0.2- 1.4
65-74 781 678 87.9 85.2-90.2 48 6.0 4.4- 8.1 30 3.0 2.1- 4.5 25 3.0 1.9- 4.8 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 582 517 89.0 85.4-91.8 34 5.9 3.9- 8.9 15 2.6 1.5- 4.8 13 2.1 1.0- 4.1 3 0.4 0.1- 1.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 838 632 67.9 62.7-72.7 86 12.5 9.4-16.4 48 7.0 4.8-10.0 59 9.9 6.7-14.2 13 2.8 1.4- 5.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,665 1,284 72.7 69.4-75.8 176 11.8 9.8-14.1 89 7.0 5.2- 9.3 102 6.7 5.2- 8.6 14 1.9 0.9- 3.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,325 1,037 74.4 70.9-77.6 144 13.6 11.1-16.6 70 5.9 4.4- 8.0 61 5.3 3.8- 7.3 13 0.8 0.4- 1.4
College Graduate 1,337 1,059 77.9 74.5-81.0 150 10.8 9.0-13.0 72 7.5 5.1-10.8 50 3.4 2.4- 4.7 6 0.4 0.1- 1.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 651 485 67.7 62.4-72.6 73 15.8 11.9-20.6 37 6.7 4.4-10.0 50 9.1 6.3-12.8 6 0.7 0.3- 1.8
$15,000- 24,999 897 658 66.9 61.8-71.6 122 15.3 11.9-19.3 53 6.7 4.8- 9.4 51 8.1 5.4-11.9 13 3.0 1.4- 6.4
$25,000- 34,999 666 528 75.3 70.2-79.7 58 9.5 6.8-13.0 41 7.9 5.3-11.6 34 5.7 3.7- 8.7 5 1.7 0.5- 5.6
$35,000- 49,999 742 589 77.4 72.8-81.4 73 9.5 7.0-12.6 38 7.0 4.5-10.7 34 5.2 3.4- 7.9 8 0.9 0.4- 2.1
$50,000-74,999 700 567 80.0 75.7-83.6 73 11.6 8.5-15.4 33 4.6 3.1- 6.7 25 3.7 2.4- 5.8 2 0.2 0.0- 0.8
$75,000+ 758 597 77.5 72.7-81.7 79 10.6 8.2-13.5 39 7.0 3.9-12.1 40 4.6 3.2- 6.6 3 0.3 0.1- 1.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,943 1,553 76.4 73.6-79.0 186 10.8 9.0-12.9 100 6.6 5.1- 8.4 94 5.5 4.3- 7.2 10 0.7 0.3- 1.8
No 3,060 2,338 72.2 69.8-74.6 347 12.8 11.2-14.5 168 6.9 5.5- 8.6 173 6.5 5.3- 8.0 34 1.6 1.0- 2.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 878 705 78.9 75.0-82.2 79 10.8 8.2-14.1 47 6.0 4.2- 8.5 44 4.0 2.9- 5.6 3 0.3 0.1- 1.1
Non-Veteran 4,283 3,304 72.3 70.3-74.3 477 12.5 11.1-13.9 232 7.0 5.8- 8.4 227 6.6 5.5- 7.9 43 1.6 1.0- 2.5

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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