BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	15,595	2,757	19.9	18.9-20.8	4,753	31.6	30.5-32.6	4,759	30.4	29.4-31.5	2,200	12.8	12.1-13.5	1,126	5.3	4.9- 5.8
-Eastern NC	5,226	859	17.6	16.1-19.1	1,510	30.1	28.4-32.0	1,643	31.8	30.1-33.5	837	15.1	13.8-16.6	377	5.4	4.8- 6.1
GENDER
Male	1,850	310	18.3	15.8-21.2	522	30.2	27.2-33.2	596	31.4	28.7-34.3	289	15.0	12.8-17.4	133	5.1	4.1- 6.3
Female	3,376	549	16.8	15.2-18.5	988	30.1	28.0-32.2	1,047	32.1	30.0-34.2	548	15.3	13.7-17.0	244	5.7	4.9- 6.6
RACE
White	3,509	662	20.4	18.5-22.4	1,121	34.7	32.4-37.0	999	28.0	26.0-30.1	494	11.9	10.6-13.3	233	5.1	4.4- 6.0
African American	1,208	127	11.9	9.5-14.7	285	23.9	20.9-27.1	449	39.6	35.9-43.3	238	17.7	15.2-20.6	109	7.0	5.5- 8.8
Other Minorities	494	70	14.2	10.1-19.8	102	19.3	14.6-24.9	186	35.8	30.1-42.0	102	26.6	20.8-33.3	34	4.1	2.5- 6.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	267	36	13.2	8.3-20.4	49	17.3	11.8-24.7	106	36.4	29.2-44.3	69	31.5	24.0-40.1	7	1.5	0.5- 4.9
Non-Hispanic	4,948	823	18.1	16.5-19.7	1,460	31.6	29.7-33.5	1,532	31.3	29.5-33.0	767	13.4	12.2-14.6	366	5.7	5.0- 6.5
AGE
18-24	236	50	21.6	15.5-29.4	80	35.2	27.8-43.4	73	28.7	22.3-36.0	31	14.1	9.4-20.7	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5
25-34	632	144	21.9	18.4-26.0	224	35.0	30.7-39.7	185	30.0	25.8-34.6	72	12.4	9.4-16.1	7	0.7	0.3- 1.5
35-44	851	196	21.9	18.6-25.7	284	31.8	28.1-35.7	258	31.5	27.8-35.5	93	12.3	9.4-16.0	20	2.5	1.5- 4.2
45-54	1,041	179	16.5	14.0-19.2	308	29.5	26.2-33.0	334	33.8	30.3-37.5	153	14.0	11.7-16.7	67	6.2	4.5- 8.5
55-64	1,045	138	13.2	10.9-15.8	306	28.4	25.3-31.8	327	32.0	28.7-35.6	172	17.1	14.5-20.2	102	9.3	7.4-11.5
65-74	790	95	10.2	8.2-12.7	176	22.8	19.5-26.4	264	35.1	31.2-39.2	160	18.7	15.8-22.0	95	13.2	10.6-16.4
75+	594	50	8.7	6.2-12.0	120	18.9	15.6-22.6	193	33.3	28.9-37.9	149	24.7	20.8-29.2	82	14.5	11.2-18.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	857	58	9.4	6.3-13.8	139	16.1	12.6-20.3	267	34.4	29.8-39.4	226	26.4	22.3-31.0	167	13.7	11.2-16.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,686	208	13.7	11.3-16.4	433	28.1	25.0-31.5	626	35.9	32.8-39.2	299	17.1	14.5-20.0	120	5.2	4.2- 6.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,333	238	18.5	15.9-21.5	432	35.5	31.9-39.3	406	29.9	26.7-33.2	193	12.4	10.3-14.8	64	3.7	2.7- 5.1
College Graduate	1,343	355	28.2	24.9-31.8	505	37.6	34.3-41.0	343	26.0	23.1-29.0	115	6.8	5.5- 8.5	25	1.4	0.9- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	663	43	6.5	4.3- 9.7	107	16.5	13.0-20.6	182	31.8	27.0-36.9	191	27.5	23.2-32.2	140	17.7	14.6-21.4
$15,000- 24,999	905	76	8.5	6.2-11.6	210	26.0	21.4-31.2	334	35.6	31.1-40.3	197	22.3	18.2-27.1	88	7.6	5.8- 9.8
$25,000- 34,999	668	91	15.6	11.9-20.4	197	31.7	27.0-36.9	241	33.9	29.3-38.7	110	14.7	11.7-18.3	29	4.1	2.6- 6.4
$35,000- 49,999	746	141	19.2	15.3-23.7	259	35.9	31.3-40.7	239	32.0	27.7-36.6	84	10.9	8.2-14.3	23	2.1	1.3- 3.4
$50,000-74,999	701	157	22.5	18.7-26.7	263	36.8	32.1-41.8	203	30.3	26.0-34.9	60	7.9	5.8-10.6	18	2.6	1.6- 4.5
$75,000+	760	235	31.2	26.8-35.9	296	39.0	34.7-43.5	182	24.4	20.8-28.4	35	4.3	2.8- 6.4	12	1.2	0.6- 2.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,975	112	6.4	4.8- 8.5	337	18.1	16.0-20.6	599	31.4	28.8-34.2	574	28.1	25.6-30.7	353	16.0	14.1-18.0
No	3,082	717	23.0	20.9-25.2	1,127	36.1	33.7-38.6	979	31.6	29.4-33.9	239	8.9	7.3-10.7	20	0.4	0.3- 0.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	887	168	20.4	17.0-24.2	248	30.4	26.5-34.7	279	30.3	26.6-34.3	128	12.6	10.1-15.6	64	6.3	4.7- 8.4
Non-Veteran	4,328	689	16.9	15.3-18.7	1,260	30.1	28.1-32.2	1,359	32.0	30.1-34.0	708	15.7	14.2-17.4	312	5.2	4.5- 6.0

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,595

2,757

19.9

18.9-20.8

4,753

31.6

30.5-32.6

4,759

30.4

29.4-31.5

2,200

12.8

12.1-13.5

1,126

5.3

4.9- 5.8

-Eastern NC

5,226

859

17.6

16.1-19.1

1,510

30.1

28.4-32.0

1,643

31.8

30.1-33.5

837

15.1

13.8-16.6

377

5.4

4.8- 6.1

GENDER

Male

1,850

310

18.3

15.8-21.2

522

30.2

27.2-33.2

596

31.4

28.7-34.3

289

15.0

12.8-17.4

133

5.1

4.1- 6.3

Female

3,376

549

16.8

15.2-18.5

988

30.1

28.0-32.2

1,047

32.1

30.0-34.2

548

15.3

13.7-17.0

244

5.7

4.9- 6.6

RACE

White

3,509

662

20.4

18.5-22.4

1,121

34.7

32.4-37.0

999

28.0

26.0-30.1

494

11.9

10.6-13.3

233

5.1

4.4- 6.0

African American

1,208

127

11.9

9.5-14.7

285

23.9

20.9-27.1

449

39.6

35.9-43.3

238

17.7

15.2-20.6

109

7.0

5.5- 8.8

Other Minorities

494

14.2

10.1-19.8

102

19.3

14.6-24.9

186

35.8

30.1-42.0

102

26.6

20.8-33.3

4.1

2.5- 6.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

267

13.2

8.3-20.4

17.3

11.8-24.7

106

36.4

29.2-44.3

31.5

24.0-40.1

1.5

0.5- 4.9

Non-Hispanic

4,948

823

18.1

16.5-19.7

1,460

31.6

29.7-33.5

1,532

31.3

29.5-33.0

767

13.4

12.2-14.6

366

5.7

5.0- 6.5

AGE

18-24

236

21.6

15.5-29.4

35.2

27.8-43.4

28.7

22.3-36.0

14.1

9.4-20.7

0.3

0.1- 1.5

25-34

632

144

21.9

18.4-26.0

224

35.0

30.7-39.7

185

30.0

25.8-34.6

12.4

9.4-16.1

0.7

0.3- 1.5

35-44

851

196

21.9

18.6-25.7

284

31.8

28.1-35.7

258

31.5

27.8-35.5

12.3

9.4-16.0

2.5

1.5- 4.2

45-54

1,041

179

16.5

14.0-19.2

308

29.5

26.2-33.0

334

33.8

30.3-37.5

153

14.0

11.7-16.7

6.2

4.5- 8.5

55-64

1,045

138

13.2

10.9-15.8

306

28.4

25.3-31.8

327

32.0

28.7-35.6

172

17.1

14.5-20.2

102

9.3

7.4-11.5

65-74

790

10.2

8.2-12.7

176

22.8

19.5-26.4

264

35.1

31.2-39.2

160

18.7

15.8-22.0

13.2

10.6-16.4

75+

594

8.7

6.2-12.0

120

18.9

15.6-22.6

193

33.3

28.9-37.9

149

24.7

20.8-29.2

14.5

11.2-18.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

857

9.4

6.3-13.8

139

16.1

12.6-20.3

267

34.4

29.8-39.4

226

26.4

22.3-31.0

167

13.7

11.2-16.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,686

208

13.7

11.3-16.4

433

28.1

25.0-31.5

626

35.9

32.8-39.2

299

17.1

14.5-20.0

120

5.2

4.2- 6.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,333

238

18.5

15.9-21.5

432

35.5

31.9-39.3

406

29.9

26.7-33.2

193

12.4

10.3-14.8

3.7

2.7- 5.1

College Graduate

1,343

355

28.2

24.9-31.8

505

37.6

34.3-41.0

343

26.0

23.1-29.0

115

6.8

5.5- 8.5

1.4

0.9- 2.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

663

6.5

4.3- 9.7

107

16.5

13.0-20.6

182

31.8

27.0-36.9

191

27.5

23.2-32.2

140

17.7

14.6-21.4

$15,000- 24,999

905

8.5

6.2-11.6

210

26.0

21.4-31.2

334

35.6

31.1-40.3

197

22.3

18.2-27.1

7.6

5.8- 9.8

$25,000- 34,999

668

15.6

11.9-20.4

197

31.7

27.0-36.9

241

33.9

29.3-38.7

110

14.7

11.7-18.3

4.1

2.6- 6.4

$35,000- 49,999

746

141

19.2

15.3-23.7

259

35.9

31.3-40.7

239

32.0

27.7-36.6

10.9

8.2-14.3

2.1

1.3- 3.4

$50,000-74,999

701

157

22.5

18.7-26.7

263

36.8

32.1-41.8

203

30.3

26.0-34.9

7.9

5.8-10.6

2.6

1.6- 4.5

$75,000+

760

235

31.2

26.8-35.9

296

39.0

34.7-43.5

182

24.4

20.8-28.4

4.3

2.8- 6.4

1.2

0.6- 2.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,975

112

6.4

4.8- 8.5

337

18.1

16.0-20.6

599

31.4

28.8-34.2

574

28.1

25.6-30.7

353

16.0

14.1-18.0

3,082

717

23.0

20.9-25.2

1,127

36.1

33.7-38.6

979

31.6

29.4-33.9

239

8.9

7.3-10.7

0.4

0.3- 0.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

887

168

20.4

17.0-24.2

248

30.4

26.5-34.7

279

30.3

26.6-34.3

128

12.6

10.1-15.6

6.3

4.7- 8.4

Non-Veteran

4,328

689

16.9

15.3-18.7

1,260

30.1

28.1-32.2

1,359

32.0

30.1-34.0

708

15.7

14.2-17.4

312

5.2

4.5- 6.0

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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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