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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Veteran Staus

Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces,
either in the regular military or in a National Guard or military reserve unit?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,617 2,278 13.9 13.2-14.6 13,339 86.1 85.4-86.8
-Eastern NC 5,228 889 18.4 17.0-19.8 4,339 81.6 80.2-83.0
GENDER 5,228 889 18.4 17.0-19.8 4,339 81.6 80.2-83.0
Male 1,852 771 33.8 31.1-36.6 1,081 66.2 63.4-68.9
Female 3,376 118 4.2 3.3- 5.3 3,258 95.8 94.7-96.7
RACE 5,213 884 18.3 16.9-19.8 4,329 81.7 80.2-83.1
White 3,514 682 21.5 19.7-23.5 2,832 78.5 76.5-80.3
African American 1,206 155 16.1 13.4-19.1 1,051 83.9 80.9-86.6
Other Minorities 493 47 6.8 4.8- 9.5 446 93.2 90.5-95.2
HISPANIC 5,217 889 18.4 17.0-19.9 4,328 81.6 80.1-83.0
Hispanic 267 29 6.8 4.4-10.4 238 93.2 89.6-95.6
Non-Hispanic 4,950 860 19.7 18.2-21.2 4,090 80.3 78.8-81.8
AGE 5,191 883 18.4 17.0-19.8 4,308 81.6 80.2-83.0
18-24 235 23 9.5 5.8-15.2 212 90.5 84.8-94.2
25-34 632 91 16.7 13.4-20.8 541 83.3 79.2-86.6
35-44 849 128 18.3 15.1-22.0 721 81.7 78.0-84.9
45-54 1,041 124 14.5 11.9-17.6 917 85.5 82.4-88.1
55-64 1,046 198 24.5 21.3-28.1 848 75.5 71.9-78.7
65-74 794 169 24.5 21.1-28.3 625 75.5 71.7-78.9
75+ 594 150 29.3 25.0-34.0 444 70.7 66.0-75.0
EDUCATION 5,221 886 18.4 17.0-19.8 4,335 81.6 80.2-83.0
Less Than H.S. 862 73 6.9 5.2- 9.1 789 93.1 90.9-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,684 243 16.2 13.8-18.9 1,441 83.8 81.1-86.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,333 282 25.5 22.3-28.9 1,051 74.5 71.1-77.7
College Graduate 1,342 288 22.3 19.7-25.2 1,054 77.7 74.8-80.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME 4,444 798 19.8 18.3-21.5 3,646 80.2 78.5-81.7
Less than $15,000 665 48 7.6 5.4-10.7 617 92.4 89.3-94.6
$15,000- 24,999 905 108 12.3 9.7-15.5 797 87.7 84.5-90.3
$25,000- 34,999 667 119 17.9 14.4-22.1 548 82.1 77.9-85.6
$35,000- 49,999 745 176 26.6 22.2-31.5 569 73.4 68.5-77.8
$50,000-74,999 702 159 25.6 21.4-30.2 543 74.4 69.8-78.6
$75,000+ 760 188 26.1 22.3-30.1 572 73.9 69.9-77.7
DISABILITY STATUS 5,062 871 18.6 17.2-20.1 4,191 81.4 79.9-82.8
Yes 1,981 385 22.8 20.4-25.3 1,596 77.2 74.7-79.6
No 3,081 486 16.5 14.8-18.4 2,595 83.5 81.6-85.2

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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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