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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,020 1,180 38.8 36.3-41.3 1,840 61.2 58.7-63.7
-Eastern NC 1,065 425 37.7 33.9-41.7 640 62.3 58.3-66.1
GENDER
Male 430 156 34.7 29.2-40.7 274 65.3 59.3-70.8
Female 635 269 41.0 36.0-46.3 366 59.0 53.7-64.0
RACE
White 735 320 40.8 36.1-45.7 415 59.2 54.3-63.9
African American 221 69 29.8 22.6-38.1 152 70.2 61.9-77.4
Other Minorities 106 33 31.7 20.2-45.9 73 68.3 54.1-79.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 44 10 27.0 12.4-49.2 34 73.0 50.8-87.6
Non-Hispanic 1,020 414 38.3 34.4-42.4 606 61.7 57.6-65.6
AGE
18-24 59 21 29.4 18.1-44.1 38 70.6 55.9-81.9
25-34 152 59 36.5 27.8-46.3 93 63.5 53.7-72.2
35-44 213 66 28.9 22.3-36.6 147 71.1 63.4-77.7
45-54 285 126 45.0 38.0-52.3 159 55.0 47.7-62.0
55-64 198 90 50.0 41.8-58.2 108 50.0 41.8-58.2
65-74 115 48 46.6 36.0-57.6 67 53.4 42.4-64.0
75+ 36 14 33.3 18.6-52.0 22 66.7 48.0-81.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 182 55 27.3 19.0-37.5 127 72.7 62.5-81.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 392 145 34.5 28.6-40.9 247 65.5 59.1-71.4
Some Post-H.S. 304 140 47.9 40.4-55.6 164 52.1 44.4-59.6
College Graduate 182 84 40.5 32.0-49.7 98 59.5 50.3-68.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 52 31.6 22.9-41.8 126 68.4 58.2-77.1
$15,000- 24,999 212 81 36.8 28.9-45.6 131 63.2 54.4-71.1
$25,000- 34,999 145 65 43.6 33.4-54.3 80 56.4 45.7-66.6
$35,000- 49,999 166 84 47.1 36.9-57.6 82 52.9 42.4-63.1
$50,000-74,999 130 55 35.2 25.5-46.3 75 64.8 53.7-74.5
$75,000+ 103 47 43.3 32.9-54.3 56 56.7 45.7-67.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 435 158 35.1 29.5-41.1 277 64.9 58.9-70.5
No 614 260 39.1 34.0-44.4 354 60.9 55.6-66.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 177 71 41.6 32.3-51.6 106 58.4 48.4-67.7
Non-Veteran 888 354 36.7 32.6-41.0 534 63.3 59.0-67.4

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*Asked only of respondents who reported smoking daily or occasionally.

^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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