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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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Respond.^
Water Coffee/tea sweet/unsweet Soda sweetened Diet soda Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,091 7,084 46.3 45.1-47.4 3,595 22.4 21.5-23.4 1,527 12.2 11.4-13.0 1,727 10.2 9.6-10.9 1,158 8.9 8.3- 9.7
-Eastern NC 5,036 2,222 42.3 40.4-44.3 1,177 22.1 20.5-23.7 586 14.2 12.8-15.8 634 11.2 10.1-12.4 417 10.2 9.0-11.6
GENDER
Male 1,772 684 38.7 35.5-41.9 441 22.2 19.7-24.9 246 16.2 13.8-18.9 206 10.4 8.7-12.4 195 12.5 10.4-14.9
Female 3,264 1,538 45.6 43.3-47.9 736 21.9 20.1-23.8 340 12.4 10.9-14.1 428 11.9 10.6-13.3 222 8.2 6.9- 9.8
RACE
White 3,422 1,523 42.8 40.4-45.1 900 25.7 23.7-27.8 318 11.5 10.0-13.2 486 13.3 11.8-14.8 195 6.8 5.5- 8.3
African American 1,131 495 41.3 37.6-45.2 177 13.6 11.5-16.2 181 18.0 15.1-21.4 112 8.8 7.0-11.1 166 18.2 15.1-21.7
Other Minorities 469 198 41.7 35.2-48.5 97 18.2 13.9-23.6 86 21.5 16.1-28.0 32 4.4 2.7- 7.1 56 14.2 10.1-19.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 249 109 42.5 34.3-51.2 44 16.2 11.1-23.2 45 22.1 15.4-30.7 17 5.4 3.1- 9.3 34 13.7 8.8-20.7
Non-Hispanic 4,779 2,112 42.3 40.4-44.3 1,130 22.7 21.1-24.3 540 13.4 12.0-14.8 614 11.7 10.6-13.0 383 9.9 8.6-11.3
AGE
18-24 222 79 37.4 29.6-45.9 41 18.5 13.0-25.7 57 22.0 16.2-29.1 7 3.6 1.3- 9.2 38 18.6 12.9-26.0
25-34 601 279 43.7 39.0-48.6 107 20.0 16.3-24.3 103 18.9 15.3-23.1 49 7.8 5.6-10.6 63 9.7 7.2-12.7
35-44 815 351 40.3 36.2-44.6 172 21.1 17.9-24.7 123 17.3 14.0-21.2 109 13.1 10.5-16.2 60 8.2 6.2-10.9
45-54 1,003 425 42.7 39.0-46.5 233 22.0 19.0-25.2 105 9.7 7.7-12.1 153 15.0 12.5-17.8 87 10.7 8.4-13.6
55-64 1,022 440 41.0 37.5-44.7 248 24.4 21.5-27.7 95 10.2 8.1-12.7 174 17.3 14.7-20.4 65 7.0 5.4- 9.2
65-74 766 357 46.0 41.9-50.2 216 28.6 25.0-32.4 59 7.9 5.8-10.6 86 11.0 8.7-13.9 48 6.5 4.7- 9.0
75+ 571 273 49.1 44.2-53.9 153 24.7 21.0-29.0 42 8.5 6.0-11.8 51 8.0 5.7-11.2 52 9.7 7.2-13.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 811 303 36.6 31.7-41.8 175 20.3 16.7-24.6 152 21.9 17.9-26.6 98 9.0 6.8-11.6 83 12.2 9.0-16.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,608 626 37.2 33.8-40.7 398 22.6 19.9-25.6 234 17.7 14.9-20.8 193 9.3 7.8-11.1 157 13.2 10.7-16.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,294 600 43.4 39.7-47.1 317 24.7 21.6-28.0 131 12.0 9.6-14.9 148 11.1 8.9-13.9 98 8.8 6.9-11.2
College Graduate 1,317 692 52.4 48.8-55.9 284 19.7 17.2-22.4 68 6.3 4.8- 8.3 194 15.4 13.0-18.0 79 6.3 4.7- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 641 243 37.5 32.6-42.8 156 20.9 17.4-25.0 109 19.8 15.8-24.5 70 8.8 6.7-11.5 63 12.9 9.6-17.2
$15,000- 24,999 867 354 38.0 33.1-43.2 214 23.6 19.6-28.2 119 18.4 14.1-23.5 82 8.0 6.1-10.4 98 12.0 9.2-15.6
$25,000- 34,999 641 264 38.6 33.7-43.8 161 26.1 21.6-31.2 85 14.6 11.5-18.4 76 9.6 7.3-12.5 55 11.0 7.6-15.7
$35,000- 49,999 728 324 42.8 38.0-47.8 197 25.7 21.8-30.0 73 12.6 9.6-16.5 95 10.8 8.4-13.7 39 8.1 5.2-12.4
$50,000-74,999 691 328 44.8 40.0-49.7 139 20.0 16.2-24.4 59 12.1 8.9-16.3 111 15.0 12.0-18.6 54 8.1 5.9-11.1
$75,000+ 742 378 51.5 46.8-56.2 147 17.1 14.2-20.5 53 8.4 6.2-11.3 114 15.2 12.3-18.7 50 7.7 5.4-10.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,928 797 39.7 36.9-42.7 480 23.1 20.8-25.5 240 14.5 12.4-16.9 243 11.8 10.1-13.8 168 10.9 8.9-13.2
No 3,071 1,405 43.5 41.0-46.1 691 21.5 19.6-23.6 341 14.0 12.2-16.0 385 10.9 9.5-12.4 249 10.0 8.5-11.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 863 385 44.0 39.8-48.4 217 22.2 19.0-25.9 74 10.2 7.7-13.4 95 11.4 9.0-14.4 92 12.1 9.1-15.8
Non-Veteran 4,169 1,834 41.9 39.7-44.1 960 22.0 20.3-23.8 512 15.1 13.5-16.9 539 11.2 10.0-12.4 324 9.8 8.5-11.3

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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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