BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	15,595	2,757	19.9	18.9-20.8	4,753	31.6	30.5-32.6	4,759	30.4	29.4-31.5	2,200	12.8	12.1-13.5	1,126	5.3	4.9- 5.8
-Northeastern Partnership	1,080	151	14.8	11.9-18.2	284	26.7	23.2-30.5	339	32.1	28.4-36.0	208	19.3	16.4-22.5	98	7.2	5.6- 9.0
GENDER
Male	385	57	16.3	11.5-22.8	92	25.0	19.6-31.4	116	31.3	25.2-38.0	79	19.9	15.4-25.4	41	7.4	5.1-10.7
Female	695	94	13.3	10.7-16.6	192	28.2	24.0-32.8	223	32.8	28.6-37.3	129	18.8	15.4-22.7	57	6.9	5.1- 9.2
RACE
White	671	114	18.8	14.8-23.6	201	32.3	27.5-37.5	193	26.6	22.6-30.9	103	15.3	12.2-19.1	60	7.0	5.2- 9.4
African American	353	30	8.0	5.2-12.0	75	19.0	14.7-24.2	124	40.1	33.3-47.4	89	24.3	19.3-30.2	35	8.6	5.7-12.6
Other Minorities	52	7	10.3	3.3-28.2	7	14.5	5.7-32.0	21	42.9	26.6-60.9	15	29.8	16.4-47.9	2	2.5	0.6-10.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	34	1	1.1	0.1- 7.8	7	21.5	9.0-43.0	12	40.3	21.9-62.1	13	36.4	19.6-57.4	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7
Non-Hispanic	1,042	150	15.9	12.8-19.5	276	27.1	23.6-31.0	325	31.4	27.8-35.3	195	18.0	15.3-21.1	96	7.6	6.0- 9.6
AGE
18-24	39	5	17.6	6.9-38.2	14	34.9	20.0-53.5	15	36.7	21.4-55.3	5	10.8	4.0-25.8	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	93	18	18.1	10.8-28.8	29	32.9	23.3-44.2	25	24.7	16.4-35.6	19	22.6	14.3-33.9	2	1.6	0.4- 6.2
35-44	145	30	19.9	13.8-27.8	44	29.8	22.2-38.8	47	31.6	23.7-40.6	23	17.8	11.5-26.5	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0
45-54	235	43	16.3	11.9-22.0	55	21.5	16.3-27.9	83	37.0	30.1-44.4	33	16.4	11.4-23.0	21	8.8	5.2-14.5
55-64	240	27	11.7	7.9-17.2	68	25.6	20.0-32.1	72	30.9	24.8-37.8	52	23.1	17.2-30.3	21	8.7	5.5-13.5
65-74	182	21	9.2	5.7-14.4	40	19.7	14.3-26.5	49	28.1	21.2-36.2	46	27.4	20.5-35.6	26	15.6	10.4-22.7
75+	138	6	4.9	2.1-11.1	33	21.3	15.1-29.2	45	30.2	22.4-39.2	29	22.4	15.3-31.4	25	21.2	13.8-31.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	234	10	3.3	1.6- 6.7	33	12.0	7.9-17.9	78	41.5	32.3-51.5	61	27.4	20.2-36.1	52	15.7	11.3-21.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	372	45	14.6	9.5-21.7	93	25.9	20.0-32.9	119	30.4	24.5-37.0	84	21.8	17.0-27.5	31	7.3	4.7-11.1
Some Post-H.S.	238	40	19.6	13.0-28.4	68	29.3	21.8-38.0	85	33.4	26.4-41.2	37	15.5	10.4-22.4	8	2.3	1.1- 4.8
College Graduate	233	56	22.7	17.2-29.4	89	41.5	33.8-49.6	56	23.0	17.5-29.6	25	9.8	6.2-15.3	7	2.9	1.3- 6.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	12	8.3	4.1-16.1	28	18.3	11.7-27.5	42	26.7	18.5-37.0	50	29.2	21.5-38.4	36	17.4	12.1-24.5
$15,000- 24,999	208	11	4.9	2.5- 9.2	43	19.1	12.7-27.8	88	40.9	32.0-50.5	48	26.4	18.7-35.9	18	8.6	5.1-14.4
$25,000- 34,999	139	21	10.5	6.2-17.1	42	32.2	21.7-44.9	39	26.3	18.2-36.6	24	19.5	12.3-29.4	13	11.5	6.0-20.8
$35,000- 49,999	147	27	21.2	13.2-32.2	49	30.7	22.0-41.2	48	31.2	22.8-41.0	19	15.3	9.1-24.6	4	1.6	0.6- 4.2
$50,000-74,999	123	23	22.9	14.2-34.8	44	33.3	24.7-43.2	41	32.0	23.6-41.8	12	9.2	5.0-16.3	3	2.6	0.8- 7.7
$75,000+	128	44	30.4	22.2-40.0	47	41.8	31.2-53.1	28	20.7	13.9-29.7	6	5.0	1.9-12.4	3	2.1	0.6- 7.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	444	20	6.4	2.7-14.1	56	13.7	9.8-18.8	132	27.0	22.4-32.2	142	34.3	28.8-40.3	94	18.7	14.8-23.3
No	604	124	19.5	15.7-23.9	218	34.5	29.4-39.9	196	35.2	30.0-40.8	62	10.5	7.6-14.2	4	0.4	0.1- 1.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	152	25	19.6	12.5-29.3	35	24.6	16.4-35.1	41	23.9	17.2-32.1	32	20.0	13.6-28.6	19	11.9	6.8-19.9
Non-Veteran	925	125	13.9	10.9-17.6	247	27.0	23.2-31.2	298	33.5	29.4-37.9	176	19.2	16.1-22.8	79	6.4	4.9- 8.2

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,595

2,757

19.9

18.9-20.8

4,753

31.6

30.5-32.6

4,759

30.4

29.4-31.5

2,200

12.8

12.1-13.5

1,126

5.3

4.9- 5.8

-Northeastern Partnership

1,080

151

14.8

11.9-18.2

284

26.7

23.2-30.5

339

32.1

28.4-36.0

208

19.3

16.4-22.5

7.2

5.6- 9.0

GENDER

Male

385

16.3

11.5-22.8

25.0

19.6-31.4

116

31.3

25.2-38.0

19.9

15.4-25.4

7.4

5.1-10.7

Female

695

13.3

10.7-16.6

192

28.2

24.0-32.8

223

32.8

28.6-37.3

129

18.8

15.4-22.7

6.9

5.1- 9.2

RACE

White

671

114

18.8

14.8-23.6

201

32.3

27.5-37.5

193

26.6

22.6-30.9

103

15.3

12.2-19.1

7.0

5.2- 9.4

African American

353

8.0

5.2-12.0

19.0

14.7-24.2

124

40.1

33.3-47.4

24.3

19.3-30.2

8.6

5.7-12.6

Other Minorities

10.3

3.3-28.2

14.5

5.7-32.0

42.9

26.6-60.9

29.8

16.4-47.9

2.5

0.6-10.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.1

0.1- 7.8

21.5

9.0-43.0

40.3

21.9-62.1

36.4

19.6-57.4

0.7

0.1- 4.7

Non-Hispanic

1,042

150

15.9

12.8-19.5

276

27.1

23.6-31.0

325

31.4

27.8-35.3

195

18.0

15.3-21.1

7.6

6.0- 9.6

AGE

18-24

17.6

6.9-38.2

34.9

20.0-53.5

36.7

21.4-55.3

10.8

4.0-25.8

0.0

. - .

25-34

18.1

10.8-28.8

32.9

23.3-44.2

24.7

16.4-35.6

22.6

14.3-33.9

1.6

0.4- 6.2

35-44

145

19.9

13.8-27.8

29.8

22.2-38.8

31.6

23.7-40.6

17.8

11.5-26.5

0.9

0.1- 6.0

45-54

235

16.3

11.9-22.0

21.5

16.3-27.9

37.0

30.1-44.4

16.4

11.4-23.0

8.8

5.2-14.5

55-64

240

11.7

7.9-17.2

25.6

20.0-32.1

30.9

24.8-37.8

23.1

17.2-30.3

8.7

5.5-13.5

65-74

182

9.2

5.7-14.4

19.7

14.3-26.5

28.1

21.2-36.2

27.4

20.5-35.6

15.6

10.4-22.7

75+

138

4.9

2.1-11.1

21.3

15.1-29.2

30.2

22.4-39.2

22.4

15.3-31.4

21.2

13.8-31.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

234

3.3

1.6- 6.7

12.0

7.9-17.9

41.5

32.3-51.5

27.4

20.2-36.1

15.7

11.3-21.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

372

14.6

9.5-21.7

25.9

20.0-32.9

119

30.4

24.5-37.0

21.8

17.0-27.5

7.3

4.7-11.1

Some Post-H.S.

238

19.6

13.0-28.4

29.3

21.8-38.0

33.4

26.4-41.2

15.5

10.4-22.4

2.3

1.1- 4.8

College Graduate

233

22.7

17.2-29.4

41.5

33.8-49.6

23.0

17.5-29.6

9.8

6.2-15.3

2.9

1.3- 6.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

8.3

4.1-16.1

18.3

11.7-27.5

26.7

18.5-37.0

29.2

21.5-38.4

17.4

12.1-24.5

$15,000- 24,999

208

4.9

2.5- 9.2

19.1

12.7-27.8

40.9

32.0-50.5

26.4

18.7-35.9

8.6

5.1-14.4

$25,000- 34,999

139

10.5

6.2-17.1

32.2

21.7-44.9

26.3

18.2-36.6

19.5

12.3-29.4

11.5

6.0-20.8

$35,000- 49,999

147

21.2

13.2-32.2

30.7

22.0-41.2

31.2

22.8-41.0

15.3

9.1-24.6

1.6

0.6- 4.2

$50,000-74,999

123

22.9

14.2-34.8

33.3

24.7-43.2

32.0

23.6-41.8

9.2

5.0-16.3

2.6

0.8- 7.7

$75,000+

128

30.4

22.2-40.0

41.8

31.2-53.1

20.7

13.9-29.7

5.0

1.9-12.4

2.1

0.6- 7.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

444

6.4

2.7-14.1

13.7

9.8-18.8

132

27.0

22.4-32.2

142

34.3

28.8-40.3

18.7

14.8-23.3

604

124

19.5

15.7-23.9

218

34.5

29.4-39.9

196

35.2

30.0-40.8

10.5

7.6-14.2

0.4

0.1- 1.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

152

19.6

12.5-29.3

24.6

16.4-35.1

23.9

17.2-32.1

20.0

13.6-28.6

11.9

6.8-19.9

Non-Veteran

925

125

13.9

10.9-17.6

247

27.0

23.2-31.2

298

33.5

29.4-37.9

176

19.2

16.1-22.8

6.4

4.9- 8.2

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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, 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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