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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,331	8,940	52.3	51.2-53.4	6,391	47.7	46.6-48.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	384	209	47.7	41.0-54.6	175	52.3	45.4-59.0
Buncombe	352	243	64.3	57.5-70.6	109	35.7	29.4-42.5
Cabarrus	384	235	54.9	48.4-61.3	149	45.1	38.7-51.6
Catawba	399	232	49.1	42.2-56.1	167	50.9	43.9-57.8
Cumberland	438	267	54.8	48.4-61.1	171	45.2	38.9-51.6
Davidson	421	240	47.9	41.8-54.1	181	52.1	45.9-58.2
Durham	395	222	47.6	40.9-54.4	173	52.4	45.6-59.1
Forsyth	412	244	53.5	47.3-59.7	168	46.5	40.3-52.7
Gaston	384	216	49.4	42.8-56.0	168	50.6	44.0-57.2
Guilford	439	261	53.2	47.1-59.1	178	46.8	40.9-52.9
Iredell	438	237	50.4	44.1-56.7	201	49.6	43.3-55.9
Johnston	447	235	42.0	36.0-48.2	212	58.0	51.8-64.0
Mecklenburg	813	509	53.9	49.1-58.6	304	46.1	41.4-50.9
New Hanover	387	259	63.6	57.1-69.7	128	36.4	30.3-42.9
Onslow	384	226	47.7	41.2-54.4	158	52.3	45.6-58.8
Orange	359	218	53.0	45.7-60.3	141	47.0	39.7-54.3
Pitt	389	224	54.1	48.0-60.1	165	45.9	39.9-52.0
Randolph	385	232	52.0	44.6-59.3	153	48.0	40.7-55.4
Robeson	385	185	41.1	34.7-47.8	200	58.9	52.2-65.3
Rowan	435	245	51.3	45.2-57.3	190	48.7	42.7-54.8
Union	382	243	58.6	51.7-65.2	139	41.4	34.8-48.3
Wake	644	422	61.7	56.6-66.5	222	38.3	33.5-43.4
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	411	247	52.9	46.1-59.5	164	47.1	40.5-53.9
Northeast Partnership II***	499	265	48.5	42.6-54.3	234	51.5	45.7-57.4
Northeast Partnership I***	428	218	45.2	39.1-51.4	210	54.8	48.6-60.9
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	431	238	45.4	39.6-51.4	193	54.6	48.6-60.4
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	456	238	46.0	40.1-52.1	218	54.0	47.9-59.9
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	428	263	57.1	50.8-63.2	165	42.9	36.8-49.2
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	387	180	38.9	32.8-45.4	207	61.1	54.6-67.2
Chatham/Lee/Moore	452	276	49.5	43.2-55.8	176	50.5	44.2-56.8
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	558	323	50.8	45.2-56.3	235	49.2	43.7-54.8
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	413	219	47.1	41.1-53.1	194	52.9	46.9-58.9
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	411	250	52.1	45.0-59.1	161	47.9	40.9-55.0
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	442	267	52.2	46.1-58.2	175	47.8	41.8-53.9
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	559	352	57.1	51.2-62.7	207	42.9	37.3-48.8
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	1,057	556	48.2	44.1-52.3	501	51.8	47.7-55.9
No	14,274	8,384	52.5	51.4-53.7	5,890	47.5	46.3-48.6
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	5,125	2,892	50.0	48.1-52.0	2,233	50.0	48.0-51.9
Piedmont	8,578	5,024	52.3	50.8-53.8	3,554	47.7	46.2-49.2
Western NC	1,628	1,024	57.0	53.6-60.3	604	43.0	39.7-46.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	911	595	59.3	54.8-63.7	316	40.7	36.3-45.2
Northwest	3,062	1,758	51.0	48.5-53.5	1,304	49.0	46.5-51.5
Charlotte	2,338	1,422	52.7	49.8-55.6	916	47.3	44.4-50.2
Greensboro	1,976	1,158	51.9	48.7-55.0	818	48.1	45.0-51.3
Southern Regional	1,566	874	49.7	46.1-53.3	692	50.3	46.7-53.9
Coastal	805	522	59.5	54.8-64.0	283	40.5	36.0-45.2
Wake	2,069	1,169	53.0	49.8-56.1	900	47.0	43.9-50.2
Area L	659	355	47.5	42.5-52.5	304	52.5	47.5-57.5
Eastern	1,945	1,087	48.7	45.5-51.8	858	51.3	48.2-54.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,331

8,940

52.3

51.2-53.4

6,391

47.7

46.6-48.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

384

209

47.7

41.0-54.6

175

52.3

45.4-59.0

Buncombe

352

243

64.3

57.5-70.6

109

35.7

29.4-42.5

Cabarrus

384

235

54.9

48.4-61.3

149

45.1

38.7-51.6

Catawba

399

232

49.1

42.2-56.1

167

50.9

43.9-57.8

Cumberland

438

267

54.8

48.4-61.1

171

45.2

38.9-51.6

Davidson

421

240

47.9

41.8-54.1

181

52.1

45.9-58.2

Durham

395

222

47.6

40.9-54.4

173

52.4

45.6-59.1

Forsyth

412

244

53.5

47.3-59.7

168

46.5

40.3-52.7

Gaston

384

216

49.4

42.8-56.0

168

50.6

44.0-57.2

Guilford

439

261

53.2

47.1-59.1

178

46.8

40.9-52.9

Iredell

438

237

50.4

44.1-56.7

201

49.6

43.3-55.9

Johnston

447

235

42.0

36.0-48.2

212

58.0

51.8-64.0

Mecklenburg

813

509

53.9

49.1-58.6

304

46.1

41.4-50.9

New Hanover

387

259

63.6

57.1-69.7

128

36.4

30.3-42.9

Onslow

384

226

47.7

41.2-54.4

158

52.3

45.6-58.8

Orange

359

218

53.0

45.7-60.3

141

47.0

39.7-54.3

Pitt

389

224

54.1

48.0-60.1

165

45.9

39.9-52.0

Randolph

385

232

52.0

44.6-59.3

153

48.0

40.7-55.4

Robeson

385

185

41.1

34.7-47.8

200

58.9

52.2-65.3

Rowan

435

245

51.3

45.2-57.3

190

48.7

42.7-54.8

Union

382

243

58.6

51.7-65.2

139

41.4

34.8-48.3

Wake

644

422

61.7

56.6-66.5

222

38.3

33.5-43.4

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

411

247

52.9

46.1-59.5

164

47.1

40.5-53.9

Northeast Partnership II***

499

265

48.5

42.6-54.3

234

51.5

45.7-57.4

Northeast Partnership I***

428

218

45.2

39.1-51.4

210

54.8

48.6-60.9

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

431

238

45.4

39.6-51.4

193

54.6

48.6-60.4

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

456

238

46.0

40.1-52.1

218

54.0

47.9-59.9

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

428

263

57.1

50.8-63.2

165

42.9

36.8-49.2

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

387

180

38.9

32.8-45.4

207

61.1

54.6-67.2

Chatham/Lee/Moore

452

276

49.5

43.2-55.8

176

50.5

44.2-56.8

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

558

323

50.8

45.2-56.3

235

49.2

43.7-54.8

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

413

219

47.1

41.1-53.1

194

52.9

46.9-58.9

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

411

250

52.1

45.0-59.1

161

47.9

40.9-55.0

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

442

267

52.2

46.1-58.2

175

47.8

41.8-53.9

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

559

352

57.1

51.2-62.7

207

42.9

37.3-48.8

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

1,057

556

48.2

44.1-52.3

501

51.8

47.7-55.9

14,274

8,384

52.5

51.4-53.7

5,890

47.5

46.3-48.6

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

5,125

2,892

50.0

48.1-52.0

2,233

50.0

48.0-51.9

Piedmont

8,578

5,024

52.3

50.8-53.8

3,554

47.7

46.2-49.2

Western NC

1,628

1,024

57.0

53.6-60.3

604

43.0

39.7-46.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

911

595

59.3

54.8-63.7

316

40.7

36.3-45.2

Northwest

3,062

1,758

51.0

48.5-53.5

1,304

49.0

46.5-51.5

Charlotte

2,338

1,422

52.7

49.8-55.6

916

47.3

44.4-50.2

Greensboro

1,976

1,158

51.9

48.7-55.0

818

48.1

45.0-51.3

Southern Regional

1,566

874

49.7

46.1-53.3

692

50.3

46.7-53.9

Coastal

805

522

59.5

54.8-64.0

283

40.5

36.0-45.2

Wake

2,069

1,169

53.0

49.8-56.1

900

47.0

43.9-50.2

Area L

659

355

47.5

42.5-52.5

304

52.5

47.5-57.5

Eastern

1,945

1,087

48.7

45.5-51.8

858

51.3

48.2-54.5

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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, Edgecombe, 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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