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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Women's Health

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,524 4,559 82.8 81.6-84.0 965 17.2 16.0-18.4
-Northeastern Partnership 425 358 83.2 78.5-87.0 67 16.8 13.0-21.5
RACE
White 265 220 81.9 75.7-86.8 45 18.1 13.2-24.3
African American 151 130 84.6 76.3-90.3 21 15.4 9.7-23.7
Other Minorities 8 7 93.6 61.7-99.2 1 6.4 0.8-38.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 423 357 83.3 78.6-87.1 66 16.7 12.9-21.4
AGE
50-54 70 56 76.0 61.5-86.3 14 24.0 13.7-38.5
55-64 149 133 89.7 83.2-93.8 16 10.3 6.2-16.8
65-74 117 97 85.1 77.1-90.6 20 14.9 9.4-22.9
75+ 89 72 77.8 65.8-86.4 17 22.2 13.6-34.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 86 75.2 64.0-83.8 24 24.8 16.2-36.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 152 130 85.0 77.0-90.6 22 15.0 9.4-23.0
Some Post-H.S. 82 75 92.5 83.7-96.7 7 7.5 3.3-16.3
College Graduate 80 66 80.5 68.8-88.5 14 19.5 11.5-31.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 72 81.5 68.3-90.0 12 18.5 10.0-31.7
$15,000- 24,999 83 71 86.1 76.0-92.3 12 13.9 7.7-24.0
$25,000- 34,999 58 46 74.5 57.9-86.1 12 25.5 13.9-42.1
$35,000- 49,999 49 43 85.1 69.2-93.5 6 14.9 6.5-30.8
$50,000-74,999 38 35 91.9 76.9-97.5 3 8.1 2.5-23.1
$75,000+ 28 26 95.4 82.3-98.9 2 4.6 1.1-17.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 197 168 84.0 76.5-89.4 29 16.0 10.6-23.5
No 222 185 82.4 75.9-87.5 37 17.6 12.5-24.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 6 4 68.2 26.8-92.6 2 31.8 7.4-73.2
Non-Veteran 419 354 83.4 78.7-87.3 65 16.6 12.7-21.3

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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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