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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,453 11,733 71.0 69.9-72.1 1,796 13.5 12.7-14.3 930 7.5 6.8- 8.2 856 6.5 5.9- 7.1 138 1.5 1.2- 1.9
-Northeastern Partnership 1,062 856 76.7 72.7-80.2 93 10.6 8.0-13.9 46 4.6 3.2- 6.4 56 6.5 4.6- 9.2 11 1.6 0.7- 3.6
GENDER
Male 377 293 71.4 64.3-77.6 35 12.5 8.0-19.1 18 4.9 2.8- 8.2 26 8.7 5.3-14.0 5 2.5 0.9- 6.9
Female 685 563 81.5 77.8-84.7 58 8.9 6.7-11.7 28 4.3 2.8- 6.4 30 4.5 3.0- 6.8 6 0.8 0.3- 1.9
RACE
White 659 512 74.9 70.1-79.2 63 11.2 8.2-15.2 29 4.5 2.9- 6.9 48 8.3 5.8-11.8 7 1.1 0.5- 2.6
African American 348 305 86.7 81.7-90.5 23 6.2 3.9- 9.7 14 4.4 2.4- 7.7 6 2.8 1.1- 6.7 0 0.0 . - .
Other Minorities 51 35 55.7 36.8-73.0 7 21.4 8.3-45.1 3 5.7 1.7-17.8 2 7.0 1.1-33.7 4 10.1 2.9-29.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 33 21 52.9 31.8-73.0 4 18.2 5.2-47.5 2 4.7 0.9-20.7 2 11.1 2.3-39.3 4 13.1 3.8-36.5
Non-Hispanic 1,026 832 78.4 74.8-81.7 89 10.1 7.7-13.1 44 4.6 3.2- 6.4 54 6.2 4.4- 8.6 7 0.7 0.3- 1.7
AGE
18-24 39 29 67.1 47.9-81.9 6 19.9 8.7-39.5 0 0.0 . - . 3 9.3 2.8-27.1 1 3.7 0.5-21.8
25-34 90 63 69.8 58.2-79.3 10 9.3 4.8-17.5 6 7.4 3.0-17.2 9 11.2 5.6-21.0 2 2.3 0.4-10.8
35-44 143 104 71.6 62.7-79.1 18 12.2 7.5-19.2 10 7.2 3.8-13.3 9 8.0 4.0-15.3 2 1.0 0.2- 4.0
45-54 228 176 75.7 68.8-81.5 23 10.9 7.1-16.5 14 5.7 3.2- 9.8 12 5.4 2.9-10.0 3 2.2 0.7- 6.8
55-64 237 203 83.8 77.3-88.8 17 7.5 4.6-12.0 6 3.8 1.4-10.0 10 4.2 2.1- 8.4 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1
65-74 181 154 85.9 79.7-90.4 11 6.1 3.3-11.0 7 3.8 1.8- 8.1 9 4.3 2.1- 8.3 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 137 122 89.7 82.4-94.2 8 5.0 2.4-10.3 3 3.1 0.8-11.2 3 1.7 0.5- 5.4 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 226 182 74.5 64.1-82.7 22 12.4 6.5-22.5 8 4.5 2.0- 9.7 12 7.1 3.0-16.1 2 1.6 0.4- 6.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 367 289 76.2 69.6-81.7 33 9.9 6.3-15.1 15 4.1 2.2- 7.6 26 7.4 4.7-11.5 4 2.4 0.6- 8.5
Some Post-H.S. 236 190 73.9 64.3-81.7 20 13.1 7.3-22.5 12 4.6 2.4- 8.4 11 7.1 3.0-15.6 3 1.3 0.4- 4.1
College Graduate 230 192 82.7 76.3-87.7 18 7.5 4.5-12.2 11 5.5 2.9-10.2 7 3.6 1.6- 8.1 2 0.6 0.1- 2.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 163 136 78.8 69.2-86.0 12 11.3 5.9-20.4 5 2.8 1.1- 6.9 7 5.7 2.4-12.8 3 1.5 0.4- 5.2
$15,000- 24,999 206 153 64.4 53.6-73.8 25 17.8 10.0-29.5 9 3.9 1.8- 8.0 15 11.4 5.8-21.4 4 2.5 0.9- 7.2
$25,000- 34,999 137 113 82.9 74.1-89.1 10 6.1 3.1-11.4 5 6.0 2.3-14.5 8 4.2 2.0- 8.4 1 0.9 0.1- 6.4
$35,000- 49,999 144 117 76.1 63.7-85.3 15 11.8 5.7-22.6 6 4.4 1.4-12.6 6 7.7 2.7-20.4 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000-74,999 122 94 72.8 61.3-81.9 15 17.1 9.2-29.3 9 6.9 3.4-13.5 4 3.2 1.1- 8.9 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 127 109 85.5 76.8-91.3 6 4.6 1.8-11.7 7 6.0 2.7-12.8 5 3.8 1.4-10.1 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 434 363 82.4 77.0-86.7 36 9.5 6.2-14.4 13 3.0 1.7- 5.3 21 5.0 3.0- 8.3 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8
No 597 467 72.8 67.2-77.8 56 11.7 8.1-16.5 31 5.5 3.6- 8.2 34 7.5 4.8-11.6 9 2.5 1.1- 5.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 151 129 87.8 81.2-92.2 8 4.3 2.0- 8.8 3 1.4 0.4- 5.1 10 5.9 3.0-11.3 1 0.6 0.1- 4.3
Non-Veteran 908 724 74.7 70.3-78.7 85 11.8 8.8-15.6 43 5.1 3.6- 7.2 46 6.6 4.5- 9.7 10 1.8 0.8- 4.1

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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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