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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 9,787 9,049 91.1 90.1-92.0 738 8.9 8.0- 9.9
-Northeastern Partnership 685 623 90.6 87.4-93.1 62 9.4 6.9-12.6
RACE
White 406 379 92.9 88.5-95.6 27 7.1 4.4-11.5
African American 248 216 87.1 81.4-91.2 32 12.9 8.8-18.6
Other Minorities 29 26 89.0 66.2-97.1 3 11.0 2.9-33.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 16 14 84.5 53.0-96.3 2 15.5 3.7-47.0
Non-Hispanic 665 606 91.0 87.8-93.4 59 9.0 6.6-12.2
AGE
18-24 23 19 83.0 60.9-93.9 4 17.0 6.1-39.1
25-34 65 58 92.0 83.3-96.3 7 8.0 3.7-16.7
35-44 88 80 92.7 84.7-96.7 8 7.3 3.3-15.3
45-54 145 136 93.4 86.4-96.9 9 6.6 3.1-13.6
55-64 149 139 93.5 87.7-96.7 10 6.5 3.3-12.3
65-74 116 108 91.9 82.6-96.5 8 8.1 3.5-17.4
75+ 91 76 82.9 72.4-89.9 15 17.1 10.1-27.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 122 86.8 79.1-92.0 20 13.2 8.0-20.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 235 208 86.9 80.4-91.5 27 13.1 8.5-19.6
Some Post-H.S. 164 155 93.8 84.4-97.7 9 6.2 2.3-15.6
College Graduate 143 137 96.5 91.2-98.7 6 3.5 1.3- 8.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 107 86.0 75.8-92.3 14 14.0 7.7-24.2
$15,000- 24,999 141 123 84.8 74.1-91.5 18 15.2 8.5-25.9
$25,000- 34,999 84 75 89.5 77.7-95.4 9 10.5 4.6-22.3
$35,000- 49,999 88 84 94.4 83.8-98.2 4 5.6 1.8-16.2
$50,000-74,999 78 78 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 60 58 98.4 93.2-99.6 2 1.6 0.4- 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 276 244 87.1 80.7-91.6 32 12.9 8.4-19.3
No 394 365 92.7 88.8-95.3 29 7.3 4.7-11.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 18 15 92.0 74.2-97.9 3 8.0 2.1-25.8
Non-Veteran 667 608 90.6 87.3-93.1 59 9.4 6.9-12.7

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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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