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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Veteran Staus

Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces,
either in the regular military or in a National Guard or military reserve unit?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,617 2,278 13.9 13.2-14.6 13,339 86.1 85.4-86.8
-Northeastern Partnership 1,079 153 14.6 12.1-17.6 926 85.4 82.4-87.9
GENDER 1,079 153 14.6 12.1-17.6 926 85.4 82.4-87.9
Male 386 135 26.3 21.5-31.8 251 73.7 68.2-78.5
Female 693 18 3.9 2.0- 7.4 675 96.1 92.6-98.0
RACE 1,076 152 14.6 12.1-17.6 924 85.4 82.4-87.9
White 671 119 18.7 15.1-22.9 552 81.3 77.1-84.9
African American 353 29 9.6 6.3-14.4 324 90.4 85.6-93.7
Other Minorities 52 4 3.8 1.2-11.0 48 96.2 89.0-98.8
HISPANIC 1,075 153 14.7 12.2-17.6 922 85.3 82.4-87.8
Hispanic 34 3 5.3 1.6-16.5 31 94.7 83.5-98.4
Non-Hispanic 1,041 150 15.4 12.7-18.5 891 84.6 81.5-87.3
AGE 1,071 153 14.7 12.2-17.6 918 85.3 82.4-87.8
18-24 39 2 5.7 1.3-21.5 37 94.3 78.5-98.7
25-34 92 10 12.9 6.6-23.7 82 87.1 76.3-93.4
35-44 145 16 13.7 8.1-22.3 129 86.3 77.7-91.9
45-54 235 20 10.0 6.2-15.8 215 90.0 84.2-93.8
55-64 239 37 19.9 14.3-27.0 202 80.1 73.0-85.7
65-74 183 33 18.7 13.2-25.7 150 81.3 74.3-86.8
75+ 138 35 30.4 22.0-40.4 103 69.6 59.6-78.0
EDUCATION 1,077 153 14.7 12.2-17.6 924 85.3 82.4-87.8
Less Than H.S. 235 22 7.8 4.7-12.6 213 92.2 87.4-95.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 372 44 12.5 8.8-17.6 328 87.5 82.4-91.2
Some Post-H.S. 238 43 20.1 13.8-28.4 195 79.9 71.6-86.2
College Graduate 232 44 20.3 14.9-27.0 188 79.7 73.0-85.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME 911 134 15.7 12.8-19.0 777 84.3 81.0-87.2
Less than $15,000 168 14 7.6 3.8-14.7 154 92.4 85.3-96.2
$15,000- 24,999 208 24 11.7 7.4-18.0 184 88.3 82.0-92.6
$25,000- 34,999 138 22 17.7 9.9-29.8 116 82.3 70.2-90.1
$35,000- 49,999 146 24 14.8 9.1-23.2 122 85.2 76.8-90.9
$50,000-74,999 123 23 20.8 13.7-30.3 100 79.2 69.7-86.3
$75,000+ 128 27 23.3 15.5-33.6 101 76.7 66.4-84.5
DISABILITY STATUS 1,049 149 14.5 12.0-17.5 900 85.5 82.5-88.0
Yes 445 72 17.8 13.8-22.8 373 82.2 77.2-86.2
No 604 77 12.4 9.4-16.3 527 87.6 83.7-90.6

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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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