BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (While working at your job, are you indoors most of the time?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,058	3,277	76.0	73.9-77.9	781	24.0	22.1-26.1
-Piedmont NC	2,310	1,903	77.8	75.0-80.3	407	22.2	19.7-25.0
GENDER
Male	998	685	66.0	61.7-70.1	313	34.0	29.9-38.3
Female	1,312	1,218	93.7	92.1-95.0	94	6.3	5.0- 7.9
RACE
White	1,730	1,446	81.2	78.2-83.8	284	18.8	16.2-21.8
African American	359	298	80.7	74.9-85.5	61	19.3	14.5-25.1
Other Minorities	208	146	60.4	50.7-69.2	62	39.6	30.8-49.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	169	110	54.0	43.6-64.0	59	46.0	36.0-56.4
Non-Hispanic	2,137	1,789	81.6	79.1-83.9	348	18.4	16.1-20.9
AGE
18-24	73	58	75.8	61.6-86.0	15	24.2	14.0-38.4
25-34	390	312	71.0	63.9-77.2	78	29.0	22.8-36.1
35-44	618	531	82.6	78.1-86.3	87	17.4	13.7-21.9
45-54	620	519	80.8	76.3-84.6	101	19.2	15.4-23.7
55-64	458	368	78.4	73.4-82.7	90	21.6	17.3-26.6
65-74	107	86	77.0	65.8-85.3	21	23.0	14.7-34.2
75+	25	14	61.2	39.6-79.1	11	38.8	20.9-60.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	197	137	56.4	45.2-67.0	60	43.6	33.0-54.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	601	447	67.5	61.6-72.9	154	32.5	27.1-38.4
Some Post-H.S.	604	510	81.8	76.3-86.2	94	18.2	13.8-23.7
College Graduate	905	806	88.0	84.9-90.4	99	12.0	9.6-15.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	58	62.6	41.9-79.5	19	37.4	20.5-58.1
$15,000- 24,999	283	210	62.2	53.6-70.1	73	37.8	29.9-46.4
$25,000- 34,999	251	207	80.4	73.2-86.0	44	19.6	14.0-26.8
$35,000- 49,999	359	286	73.4	65.3-80.2	73	26.6	19.8-34.7
$50,000-74,999	402	325	80.1	74.6-84.6	77	19.9	15.4-25.4
$75,000+	752	665	86.3	82.4-89.4	87	13.7	10.6-17.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	479	384	77.6	71.4-82.8	95	22.4	17.2-28.6
No	1,787	1,484	78.1	75.0-81.0	303	21.9	19.0-25.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	247	168	69.3	61.7-76.0	79	30.7	24.0-38.3
Non-Veteran	2,063	1,735	78.7	75.7-81.4	328	21.3	18.6-24.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,058

3,277

76.0

73.9-77.9

781

24.0

22.1-26.1

-Piedmont NC

2,310

1,903

77.8

75.0-80.3

407

22.2

19.7-25.0

GENDER

Male

998

685

66.0

61.7-70.1

313

34.0

29.9-38.3

Female

1,312

1,218

93.7

92.1-95.0

6.3

5.0- 7.9

RACE

White

1,730

1,446

81.2

78.2-83.8

284

18.8

16.2-21.8

African American

359

298

80.7

74.9-85.5

19.3

14.5-25.1

Other Minorities

208

146

60.4

50.7-69.2

39.6

30.8-49.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

169

110

54.0

43.6-64.0

46.0

36.0-56.4

Non-Hispanic

2,137

1,789

81.6

79.1-83.9

348

18.4

16.1-20.9

AGE

18-24

75.8

61.6-86.0

24.2

14.0-38.4

25-34

390

312

71.0

63.9-77.2

29.0

22.8-36.1

35-44

618

531

82.6

78.1-86.3

17.4

13.7-21.9

45-54

620

519

80.8

76.3-84.6

101

19.2

15.4-23.7

55-64

458

368

78.4

73.4-82.7

21.6

17.3-26.6

65-74

107

77.0

65.8-85.3

23.0

14.7-34.2

75+

61.2

39.6-79.1

38.8

20.9-60.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

197

137

56.4

45.2-67.0

43.6

33.0-54.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

601

447

67.5

61.6-72.9

154

32.5

27.1-38.4

Some Post-H.S.

604

510

81.8

76.3-86.2

18.2

13.8-23.7

College Graduate

905

806

88.0

84.9-90.4

12.0

9.6-15.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

62.6

41.9-79.5

37.4

20.5-58.1

$15,000- 24,999

283

210

62.2

53.6-70.1

37.8

29.9-46.4

$25,000- 34,999

251

207

80.4

73.2-86.0

19.6

14.0-26.8

$35,000- 49,999

359

286

73.4

65.3-80.2

26.6

19.8-34.7

$50,000-74,999

402

325

80.1

74.6-84.6

19.9

15.4-25.4

$75,000+

752

665

86.3

82.4-89.4

13.7

10.6-17.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

479

384

77.6

71.4-82.8

22.4

17.2-28.6

1,787

1,484

78.1

75.0-81.0

303

21.9

19.0-25.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

247

168

69.3

61.7-76.0

30.7

24.0-38.3

Non-Veteran

2,063

1,735

78.7

75.7-81.4

328

21.3

18.6-24.3

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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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