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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,836	1,212	65.1	62.2-67.8	371	20.1	17.9-22.6	93	5.6	4.4- 7.1	28	1.6	1.0- 2.5	132	7.5	6.1- 9.3
-Piedmont NC	964	617	62.3	58.2-66.2	205	21.2	18.1-24.7	46	5.7	4.1- 7.9	19	2.0	1.2- 3.3	77	8.8	6.6-11.7
GENDER
Male	372	213	58.3	51.9-64.4	94	23.5	18.6-29.2	28	8.1	5.3-12.2	10	2.4	1.1- 5.0	27	7.7	4.9-12.0
Female	592	404	65.8	60.6-70.7	111	19.2	15.4-23.7	18	3.6	2.1- 6.0	9	1.6	0.8- 3.2	50	9.8	6.8-14.0
RACE
White	717	454	61.2	56.3-65.8	158	22.1	18.4-26.3	34	5.9	4.0- 8.6	15	2.2	1.2- 4.1	56	8.7	6.1-12.2
African American	208	140	66.5	58.0-74.0	41	21.5	15.2-29.5	8	3.0	1.3- 6.4	4	1.8	0.7- 4.8	15	7.3	3.9-13.2
Other Minorities	35	20	59.6	39.9-76.6	6	12.3	5.0-27.3	3	10.5	3.0-31.0	0	0.0	. - .	6	17.6	7.2-37.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	18	56.5	36.3-74.7	4	8.5	2.8-23.0	4	14.1	5.0-33.7	0	0.0	. - .	6	21.0	8.9-42.0
Non-Hispanic	928	598	62.8	58.6-66.7	200	22.1	18.8-25.7	41	5.1	3.6- 7.2	19	2.1	1.2- 3.6	70	8.0	5.9-10.7
AGE
18-24	9	7	81.2	46.0-95.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	18.8	4.4-54.0
25-34	22	14	55.2	31.4-76.9	6	38.5	17.8-64.3	1	3.0	0.4-18.7	1	3.3	0.5-20.6	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	77	43	58.1	43.9-71.1	18	22.2	12.4-36.6	7	10.2	4.7-20.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	8	8.9	3.7-19.9
45-54	155	93	54.8	45.0-64.3	33	20.8	14.1-29.4	5	4.8	1.8-12.5	5	5.0	2.0-12.2	19	14.5	8.4-24.0
55-64	250	160	66.0	58.5-72.8	58	21.5	16.0-28.1	13	4.7	2.5- 8.6	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2	17	7.0	3.8-12.4
65-74	273	184	65.9	58.8-72.4	57	21.7	16.4-28.1	11	5.4	2.7-10.3	5	1.7	0.6- 4.2	16	5.4	2.9- 9.7
75+	175	115	61.8	52.6-70.2	31	19.6	13.3-27.8	9	7.0	3.2-14.6	5	1.8	0.7- 4.6	15	9.8	5.2-17.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	231	153	64.6	56.1-72.2	39	16.0	11.3-22.1	12	5.7	2.9-10.8	5	2.0	0.6- 6.3	22	11.8	6.7-19.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	336	211	62.1	55.3-68.5	86	25.3	19.8-31.8	12	4.3	2.3- 8.0	6	2.6	1.1- 6.2	21	5.6	3.4- 9.0
Some Post-H.S.	221	155	66.0	57.7-73.5	38	17.5	12.2-24.4	10	6.3	3.2-12.2	5	2.0	0.8- 4.9	13	8.1	4.3-14.8
College Graduate	172	95	55.1	45.2-64.5	41	25.3	17.4-35.2	12	7.1	3.5-13.9	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	21	11.6	6.5-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	201	140	68.6	59.1-76.7	30	13.3	8.7-20.0	8	4.2	1.9- 9.0	3	2.6	0.7- 9.3	20	11.3	6.0-20.2
$15,000- 24,999	211	142	68.1	59.5-75.7	39	14.6	10.1-20.8	7	4.6	1.8-11.5	5	2.3	0.9- 5.7	18	10.3	5.7-17.8
$25,000- 34,999	110	69	56.8	44.7-68.2	30	31.6	21.0-44.5	4	3.4	1.1- 9.9	0	0.0	. - .	7	8.1	3.6-17.5
$35,000- 49,999	110	71	63.5	52.3-73.4	28	24.1	16.3-34.1	2	1.9	0.4- 7.5	1	1.8	0.3-11.6	8	8.8	4.0-18.4
$50,000-74,999	89	53	56.2	43.2-68.3	18	28.6	17.6-42.9	6	7.2	3.0-16.2	2	1.0	0.2- 4.7	10	7.0	3.3-14.2
$75,000+	85	42	50.4	37.5-63.3	22	20.8	12.5-32.4	12	13.5	7.1-24.1	2	3.0	0.7-12.4	7	12.4	5.2-26.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	580	387	65.2	60.1-70.0	112	20.7	16.8-25.2	21	3.6	2.2- 6.0	10	1.8	0.8- 3.6	50	8.7	6.1-12.3
No	357	214	59.3	52.5-65.9	86	22.1	17.1-28.1	23	7.7	4.8-12.1	8	2.1	0.9- 4.7	26	8.7	5.4-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	185	110	59.7	50.8-67.9	46	22.9	16.6-30.8	11	6.7	3.4-12.5	3	0.7	0.2- 2.2	15	10.1	5.4-18.2
Non-Veteran	778	506	62.9	58.3-67.3	159	20.8	17.3-24.8	35	5.5	3.7- 8.0	16	2.3	1.3- 4.0	62	8.5	6.2-11.7

Total
Respond.^

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,836

1,212

65.1

62.2-67.8

371

20.1

17.9-22.6

5.6

4.4- 7.1

1.6

1.0- 2.5

132

7.5

6.1- 9.3

-Piedmont NC

964

617

62.3

58.2-66.2

205

21.2

18.1-24.7

5.7

4.1- 7.9

2.0

1.2- 3.3

8.8

6.6-11.7

GENDER

Male

372

213

58.3

51.9-64.4

23.5

18.6-29.2

8.1

5.3-12.2

2.4

1.1- 5.0

7.7

4.9-12.0

Female

592

404

65.8

60.6-70.7

111

19.2

15.4-23.7

3.6

2.1- 6.0

1.6

0.8- 3.2

9.8

6.8-14.0

RACE

White

717

454

61.2

56.3-65.8

158

22.1

18.4-26.3

5.9

4.0- 8.6

2.2

1.2- 4.1

8.7

6.1-12.2

African American

208

140

66.5

58.0-74.0

21.5

15.2-29.5

3.0

1.3- 6.4

1.8

0.7- 4.8

7.3

3.9-13.2

Other Minorities

59.6

39.9-76.6

12.3

5.0-27.3

10.5

3.0-31.0

0.0

. - .

17.6

7.2-37.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

56.5

36.3-74.7

8.5

2.8-23.0

14.1

5.0-33.7

0.0

. - .

21.0

8.9-42.0

Non-Hispanic

928

598

62.8

58.6-66.7

200

22.1

18.8-25.7

5.1

3.6- 7.2

2.1

1.2- 3.6

8.0

5.9-10.7

AGE

18-24

81.2

46.0-95.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

18.8

4.4-54.0

25-34

55.2

31.4-76.9

38.5

17.8-64.3

3.0

0.4-18.7

3.3

0.5-20.6

0.0

. - .

35-44

58.1

43.9-71.1

22.2

12.4-36.6

10.2

4.7-20.7

0.6

0.1- 4.1

8.9

3.7-19.9

45-54

155

54.8

45.0-64.3

20.8

14.1-29.4

4.8

1.8-12.5

5.0

2.0-12.2

14.5

8.4-24.0

55-64

250

160

66.0

58.5-72.8

21.5

16.0-28.1

4.7

2.5- 8.6

0.8

0.2- 3.2

7.0

3.8-12.4

65-74

273

184

65.9

58.8-72.4

21.7

16.4-28.1

5.4

2.7-10.3

1.7

0.6- 4.2

5.4

2.9- 9.7

75+

175

115

61.8

52.6-70.2

19.6

13.3-27.8

7.0

3.2-14.6

1.8

0.7- 4.6

9.8

5.2-17.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

231

153

64.6

56.1-72.2

16.0

11.3-22.1

5.7

2.9-10.8

2.0

0.6- 6.3

11.8

6.7-19.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

336

211

62.1

55.3-68.5

25.3

19.8-31.8

4.3

2.3- 8.0

2.6

1.1- 6.2

5.6

3.4- 9.0

Some Post-H.S.

221

155

66.0

57.7-73.5

17.5

12.2-24.4

6.3

3.2-12.2

2.0

0.8- 4.9

8.1

4.3-14.8

College Graduate

172

55.1

45.2-64.5

25.3

17.4-35.2

7.1

3.5-13.9

0.9

0.3- 2.9

11.6

6.5-19.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

201

140

68.6

59.1-76.7

13.3

8.7-20.0

4.2

1.9- 9.0

2.6

0.7- 9.3

11.3

6.0-20.2

$15,000- 24,999

211

142

68.1

59.5-75.7

14.6

10.1-20.8

4.6

1.8-11.5

2.3

0.9- 5.7

10.3

5.7-17.8

$25,000- 34,999

110

56.8

44.7-68.2

31.6

21.0-44.5

3.4

1.1- 9.9

0.0

. - .

8.1

3.6-17.5

$35,000- 49,999

110

63.5

52.3-73.4

24.1

16.3-34.1

1.9

0.4- 7.5

1.8

0.3-11.6

8.8

4.0-18.4

$50,000-74,999

56.2

43.2-68.3

28.6

17.6-42.9

7.2

3.0-16.2

1.0

0.2- 4.7

7.0

3.3-14.2

$75,000+

50.4

37.5-63.3

20.8

12.5-32.4

13.5

7.1-24.1

3.0

0.7-12.4

12.4

5.2-26.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

580

387

65.2

60.1-70.0

112

20.7

16.8-25.2

3.6

2.2- 6.0

1.8

0.8- 3.6

8.7

6.1-12.3

357

214

59.3

52.5-65.9

22.1

17.1-28.1

7.7

4.8-12.1

2.1

0.9- 4.7

8.7

5.4-13.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

185

110

59.7

50.8-67.9

22.9

16.6-30.8

6.7

3.4-12.5

0.7

0.2- 2.2

10.1

5.4-18.2

Non-Veteran

778

506

62.9

58.3-67.3

159

20.8

17.3-24.8

5.5

3.7- 8.0

2.3

1.3- 4.0

8.5

6.2-11.7

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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