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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,619 11,606 68.9 67.8-70.0 1,667 9.2 8.6- 9.8 2,346 21.9 20.8-22.9
-Piedmont NC 8,726 6,611 70.8 69.3-72.3 889 8.1 7.5- 8.9 1,226 21.0 19.7-22.5
GENDER
Male 3,236 2,316 65.4 62.9-67.8 303 6.8 5.8- 7.9 617 27.8 25.5-30.3
Female 5,490 4,295 76.1 74.6-77.6 586 9.5 8.6-10.4 609 14.4 13.1-15.8
RACE
White 6,763 5,319 76.3 74.8-77.8 723 9.0 8.1- 9.9 721 14.7 13.4-16.1
African American 1,335 992 71.3 67.7-74.7 136 8.2 6.7-10.0 207 20.5 17.3-24.0
Other Minorities 586 265 38.1 33.1-43.4 28 3.2 2.0- 5.1 293 58.7 53.3-63.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 485 202 32.7 27.5-38.3 15 2.0 1.1- 3.5 268 65.3 59.7-70.6
Non-Hispanic 8,223 6,395 75.2 73.7-76.5 873 8.8 8.1- 9.6 955 16.0 14.8-17.3
AGE
18-24 337 166 53.0 46.3-59.6 21 5.4 3.2- 9.0 150 41.6 35.3-48.3
25-34 1,058 655 57.3 53.4-61.0 73 5.6 4.2- 7.3 330 37.2 33.4-41.0
35-44 1,571 1,147 72.7 69.8-75.4 123 6.3 5.1- 7.8 301 21.0 18.5-23.8
45-54 1,725 1,359 78.7 76.2-80.9 157 8.7 7.2-10.4 209 12.7 10.9-14.8
55-64 1,698 1,382 81.8 79.4-83.9 190 10.8 9.2-12.8 126 7.4 6.0- 9.0
65-74 1,278 1,043 81.7 78.9-84.2 168 12.4 10.4-14.6 67 5.9 4.3- 8.1
75+ 988 800 82.3 79.3-84.9 154 15.0 12.5-17.8 34 2.8 1.9- 4.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,266 810 49.9 45.7-54.1 149 9.2 7.2-11.8 307 40.9 36.6-45.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,528 1,916 69.5 66.6-72.4 253 7.7 6.6- 9.1 359 22.7 20.0-25.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,112 1,636 75.9 73.0-78.6 222 7.6 6.4- 9.0 254 16.5 14.0-19.3
College Graduate 2,795 2,228 77.1 74.9-79.2 264 8.5 7.3- 9.9 303 14.4 12.6-16.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 891 624 59.0 53.1-64.6 111 9.8 7.5-12.8 156 31.2 25.5-37.6
$15,000- 24,999 1,369 908 54.3 50.3-58.3 144 8.8 6.9-11.2 317 36.8 32.9-41.0
$25,000- 34,999 965 726 69.4 64.9-73.5 89 7.1 5.5- 9.1 150 23.5 19.6-27.9
$35,000- 49,999 1,194 926 73.9 70.1-77.4 111 7.8 6.2- 9.7 157 18.4 15.1-22.1
$50,000-74,999 1,123 872 75.4 71.7-78.8 126 9.0 7.1-11.2 125 15.6 12.6-19.2
$75,000+ 1,884 1,576 81.5 79.0-83.8 150 7.0 5.7- 8.6 158 11.5 9.5-13.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,981 2,242 71.8 69.2-74.3 452 13.5 11.9-15.3 287 14.7 12.6-17.0
No 5,474 4,176 70.7 68.9-72.5 416 5.9 5.2- 6.7 882 23.3 21.6-25.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,142 879 78.4 75.0-81.5 157 11.0 9.1-13.2 106 10.6 8.1-13.8
Non-Veteran 7,566 5,719 69.8 68.2-71.4 730 7.7 7.0- 8.6 1,117 22.4 20.9-24.0

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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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