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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
North Carolina	1,834	291	15.2	13.2-17.4	1,072	56.1	53.2-59.1	217	11.9	10.0-14.0	196	12.9	10.8-15.3	58	4.0	2.8- 5.5
-Piedmont NC	966	157	15.4	12.7-18.5	544	54.2	50.0-58.3	116	11.6	9.3-14.4	117	14.1	11.2-17.7	32	4.7	3.1- 7.2
GENDER
Male	368	69	16.8	12.8-21.8	197	50.5	44.1-57.0	39	10.5	7.1-15.2	46	15.4	10.9-21.5	17	6.7	3.9-11.4
Female	598	88	14.2	10.8-18.3	347	57.3	52.0-62.5	77	12.5	9.6-16.1	71	13.0	9.4-17.7	15	3.0	1.5- 6.0
RACE
White	718	113	13.8	11.0-17.1	400	53.0	48.2-57.8	87	12.2	9.5-15.7	95	16.3	12.5-21.1	23	4.6	2.7- 7.7
African American	210	39	18.7	13.1-25.9	124	60.4	52.0-68.2	24	9.5	6.1-14.5	20	10.5	6.3-17.2	3	0.9	0.3- 3.0
Other Minorities	34	5	22.3	8.3-47.7	19	42.5	25.2-61.9	4	12.5	3.4-36.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.8	5	21.0	8.5-43.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	4	14.5	4.0-40.7	11	29.2	15.3-48.4	6	18.8	6.9-42.2	3	11.3	3.0-34.2	7	26.3	12.0-48.2
Non-Hispanic	931	153	15.5	12.9-18.6	532	56.0	51.8-60.1	110	11.1	8.9-13.8	111	14.1	11.0-17.8	25	3.3	2.0- 5.5
AGE
18-24	7	2	34.1	8.9-73.4	2	19.1	4.3-55.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	34.9	9.0-74.3	1	11.9	1.6-53.2
25-34	22	0	0.0	. - .	9	32.8	15.9-55.7	5	23.2	9.1-47.7	8	44.0	22.5-68.0	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	79	8	9.2	4.1-19.3	42	45.5	32.3-59.3	8	12.7	5.8-25.8	14	22.4	12.1-37.6	7	10.3	4.3-22.8
45-54	153	22	13.0	7.9-20.6	81	53.8	43.9-63.3	23	14.4	8.9-22.6	20	13.1	7.8-21.4	7	5.7	2.1-14.3
55-64	251	33	12.2	8.1-18.0	145	59.5	51.6-66.9	38	12.0	8.1-17.3	29	12.2	7.7-18.8	6	4.2	1.6-10.3
65-74	273	54	19.8	14.8-25.9	157	58.0	50.9-64.9	24	9.9	6.3-15.2	32	10.2	6.8-15.0	6	2.1	0.8- 5.4
75+	178	37	22.2	15.7-30.6	107	61.3	52.6-69.4	17	7.8	4.6-13.0	12	5.4	2.8-10.1	5	3.3	1.2- 8.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	229	29	10.5	6.8-15.8	118	48.1	39.7-56.5	35	16.0	10.6-23.5	37	18.7	12.3-27.4	10	6.8	2.9-15.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	336	56	18.7	13.4-25.5	200	58.2	51.2-64.9	36	10.4	7.2-14.8	37	10.1	6.9-14.6	7	2.5	1.0- 6.2
Some Post-H.S.	226	37	14.5	10.1-20.5	122	53.3	45.0-61.5	29	11.4	7.4-17.1	30	17.1	10.8-25.8	8	3.7	1.6- 8.3
College Graduate	171	33	16.0	10.6-23.5	104	56.3	46.3-65.9	16	9.0	4.6-17.0	12	11.6	5.5-22.9	6	7.1	3.1-15.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	201	27	12.1	7.8-18.4	109	50.6	41.1-60.1	25	14.8	9.2-22.9	32	17.4	10.0-28.6	8	5.1	1.9-13.1
$15,000- 24,999	213	30	12.4	8.1-18.6	112	50.8	42.0-59.5	27	9.3	5.9-14.2	33	18.7	12.2-27.5	11	8.9	4.3-17.4
$25,000- 34,999	108	19	13.8	8.2-22.2	60	53.5	41.5-65.0	12	10.9	5.7-19.8	13	16.2	8.3-29.1	4	5.7	1.7-17.1
$35,000- 49,999	110	18	16.4	8.9-28.1	64	56.6	45.0-67.6	15	11.4	6.3-19.9	12	15.1	8.4-25.6	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3
$50,000-74,999	91	15	14.7	8.3-24.7	52	55.0	42.3-67.0	13	11.9	6.5-20.7	8	13.6	5.8-29.0	3	4.8	1.3-15.9
$75,000+	84	16	16.8	9.5-28.2	54	60.0	46.3-72.3	8	13.5	6.1-27.3	5	7.3	2.4-20.2	1	2.4	0.3-15.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	581	104	16.9	13.6-20.8	315	52.8	47.7-57.9	73	12.0	9.1-15.6	72	14.7	10.9-19.5	17	3.7	1.9- 6.9
No	360	47	12.9	8.9-18.4	219	56.8	49.8-63.6	39	10.8	7.3-15.8	43	14.0	9.4-20.3	12	5.5	2.8-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	185	38	16.6	11.7-23.2	114	61.5	52.5-69.8	14	9.6	4.8-18.1	15	10.0	5.4-18.0	4	2.2	0.8- 6.0
Non-Veteran	780	118	15.1	12.0-18.7	430	52.4	47.8-57.0	102	12.1	9.6-15.1	102	15.1	11.7-19.3	28	5.3	3.3- 8.4

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,834

291

15.2

13.2-17.4

1,072

56.1

53.2-59.1

217

11.9

10.0-14.0

196

12.9

10.8-15.3

4.0

2.8- 5.5

-Piedmont NC

966

157

15.4

12.7-18.5

544

54.2

50.0-58.3

116

11.6

9.3-14.4

117

14.1

11.2-17.7

4.7

3.1- 7.2

GENDER

Male

368

16.8

12.8-21.8

197

50.5

44.1-57.0

10.5

7.1-15.2

15.4

10.9-21.5

6.7

3.9-11.4

Female

598

14.2

10.8-18.3

347

57.3

52.0-62.5

12.5

9.6-16.1

13.0

9.4-17.7

3.0

1.5- 6.0

RACE

White

718

113

13.8

11.0-17.1

400

53.0

48.2-57.8

12.2

9.5-15.7

16.3

12.5-21.1

4.6

2.7- 7.7

African American

210

18.7

13.1-25.9

124

60.4

52.0-68.2

9.5

6.1-14.5

10.5

6.3-17.2

0.9

0.3- 3.0

Other Minorities

22.3

8.3-47.7

42.5

25.2-61.9

12.5

3.4-36.8

1.6

0.2-10.8

21.0

8.5-43.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.5

4.0-40.7

29.2

15.3-48.4

18.8

6.9-42.2

11.3

3.0-34.2

26.3

12.0-48.2

Non-Hispanic

931

153

15.5

12.9-18.6

532

56.0

51.8-60.1

110

11.1

8.9-13.8

111

14.1

11.0-17.8

3.3

2.0- 5.5

AGE

18-24

34.1

8.9-73.4

19.1

4.3-55.2

0.0

. - .

34.9

9.0-74.3

11.9

1.6-53.2

25-34

0.0

. - .

32.8

15.9-55.7

23.2

9.1-47.7

44.0

22.5-68.0

0.0

. - .

35-44

9.2

4.1-19.3

45.5

32.3-59.3

12.7

5.8-25.8

22.4

12.1-37.6

10.3

4.3-22.8

45-54

153

13.0

7.9-20.6

53.8

43.9-63.3

14.4

8.9-22.6

13.1

7.8-21.4

5.7

2.1-14.3

55-64

251

12.2

8.1-18.0

145

59.5

51.6-66.9

12.0

8.1-17.3

12.2

7.7-18.8

4.2

1.6-10.3

65-74

273

19.8

14.8-25.9

157

58.0

50.9-64.9

9.9

6.3-15.2

10.2

6.8-15.0

2.1

0.8- 5.4

75+

178

22.2

15.7-30.6

107

61.3

52.6-69.4

7.8

4.6-13.0

5.4

2.8-10.1

3.3

1.2- 8.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

229

10.5

6.8-15.8

118

48.1

39.7-56.5

16.0

10.6-23.5

18.7

12.3-27.4

6.8

2.9-15.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

336

18.7

13.4-25.5

200

58.2

51.2-64.9

10.4

7.2-14.8

10.1

6.9-14.6

2.5

1.0- 6.2

Some Post-H.S.

226

14.5

10.1-20.5

122

53.3

45.0-61.5

11.4

7.4-17.1

17.1

10.8-25.8

3.7

1.6- 8.3

College Graduate

171

16.0

10.6-23.5

104

56.3

46.3-65.9

9.0

4.6-17.0

11.6

5.5-22.9

7.1

3.1-15.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

201

12.1

7.8-18.4

109

50.6

41.1-60.1

14.8

9.2-22.9

17.4

10.0-28.6

5.1

1.9-13.1

$15,000- 24,999

213

12.4

8.1-18.6

112

50.8

42.0-59.5

9.3

5.9-14.2

18.7

12.2-27.5

8.9

4.3-17.4

$25,000- 34,999

108

13.8

8.2-22.2

53.5

41.5-65.0

10.9

5.7-19.8

16.2

8.3-29.1

5.7

1.7-17.1

$35,000- 49,999

110

16.4

8.9-28.1

56.6

45.0-67.6

11.4

6.3-19.9

15.1

8.4-25.6

0.5

0.1- 3.3

$50,000-74,999

14.7

8.3-24.7

55.0

42.3-67.0

11.9

6.5-20.7

13.6

5.8-29.0

4.8

1.3-15.9

$75,000+

16.8

9.5-28.2

60.0

46.3-72.3

13.5

6.1-27.3

7.3

2.4-20.2

2.4

0.3-15.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

581

104

16.9

13.6-20.8

315

52.8

47.7-57.9

12.0

9.1-15.6

14.7

10.9-19.5

3.7

1.9- 6.9

360

12.9

8.9-18.4

219

56.8

49.8-63.6

10.8

7.3-15.8

14.0

9.4-20.3

5.5

2.8-10.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

185

16.6

11.7-23.2

114

61.5

52.5-69.8

9.6

4.8-18.1

10.0

5.4-18.0

2.2

0.8- 6.0

Non-Veteran

780

118

15.1

12.0-18.7

430

52.4

47.8-57.0

102

12.1

9.6-15.1

102

15.1

11.7-19.3

5.3

3.3- 8.4

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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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