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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,616 664 3.0 2.7- 3.3 14,952 97.0 96.7-97.3
-Northeast Partnership II 508 26 5.5 3.4- 8.6 482 94.5 91.4-96.6
GENDER
Male 181 13 6.3 3.3-11.9 168 93.7 88.1-96.7
Female 327 13 4.6 2.4- 8.9 314 95.4 91.1-97.6
RACE
White 340 16 5.5 3.0- 9.7 324 94.5 90.3-97.0
Other 166 10 5.5 2.6-11.6 156 94.5 88.4-97.4
AGE
18-44 129 4 4.1 1.5-11.2 125 95.9 88.8-98.5
45+ 376 22 6.6 4.1-10.4 354 93.4 89.6-95.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 285 18 7.1 4.1-12.0 267 92.9 88.0-95.9
Some College + 223 8 3.3 1.3- 8.0 215 96.7 92.0-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 299 18 7.1 4.1-12.1 281 92.9 87.9-95.9
$50,000+ 130 5 3.0 1.2- 7.2 125 97.0 92.8-98.8

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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