BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Engaged in one or more risk behaviors that can lead to hepatitis B infection.*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,374	592	5.4	4.8- 6.0	14,782	94.6	94.0-95.2
-Western NC	1,640	67	5.3	3.8- 7.5	1,573	94.7	92.5-96.2
GENDER
Male	611	42	7.5	4.8-11.5	569	92.5	88.5-95.2
Female	1,029	25	3.4	2.1- 5.6	1,004	96.6	94.4-97.9
RACE
White	1,487	58	5.0	3.4- 7.2	1,429	95.0	92.8-96.6
African American	45	3	10.5	3.0-30.7	42	89.5	69.3-97.0
Other Minorities	99	6	8.2	3.2-19.7	93	91.8	80.3-96.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	63	2	2.6	0.5-13.1	61	97.4	86.9-99.5
Non-Hispanic	1,570	65	5.5	3.9- 7.8	1,505	94.5	92.2-96.1
AGE
18-24	52	4	7.6	2.5-20.6	48	92.4	79.4-97.5
25-34	169	19	11.7	6.4-20.6	150	88.3	79.4-93.6
35-44	243	11	4.4	2.3- 8.4	232	95.6	91.6-97.7
45-54	314	16	5.8	2.9-11.2	298	94.2	88.8-97.1
55-64	351	12	3.1	1.6- 5.9	339	96.9	94.1-98.4
65-74	287	3	1.0	0.2- 4.2	284	99.0	95.8-99.8
75+	217	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	215	99.2	96.7-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	266	14	10.6	5.2-20.5	252	89.4	79.5-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	510	17	4.1	2.1- 8.2	493	95.9	91.8-97.9
Some Post-H.S.	410	19	4.7	2.7- 8.0	391	95.3	92.0-97.3
College Graduate	447	17	4.1	2.3- 7.1	430	95.9	92.9-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	221	16	10.4	4.6-21.9	205	89.6	78.1-95.4
$15,000- 24,999	305	13	7.8	3.8-15.5	292	92.2	84.5-96.2
$25,000- 34,999	235	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6	232	99.5	98.4-99.8
$35,000- 49,999	259	12	5.6	2.5-11.7	247	94.4	88.3-97.5
$50,000-74,999	191	8	3.2	1.5- 6.5	183	96.8	93.5-98.5
$75,000+	194	5	3.5	1.3- 8.8	189	96.5	91.2-98.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	657	37	7.5	4.6-12.0	620	92.5	88.0-95.4
No	947	28	4.2	2.5- 6.8	919	95.8	93.2-97.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	240	13	5.6	3.0-10.1	227	94.4	89.9-97.0
Non-Veteran	1,400	54	5.3	3.6- 7.7	1,346	94.7	92.3-96.4

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Risk behaviors include having multiple sex partners, intravenous drug use, HIV positive -- see questionnaire for list of risk behaviors.

^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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	15,374	592	5.4	4.8- 6.0	14,782	94.6	94.0-95.2
-Western NC	1,640	67	5.3	3.8- 7.5	1,573	94.7	92.5-96.2
GENDER
Male	611	42	7.5	4.8-11.5	569	92.5	88.5-95.2
Female	1,029	25	3.4	2.1- 5.6	1,004	96.6	94.4-97.9
RACE
White	1,487	58	5.0	3.4- 7.2	1,429	95.0	92.8-96.6
African American	45	3	10.5	3.0-30.7	42	89.5	69.3-97.0
Other Minorities	99	6	8.2	3.2-19.7	93	91.8	80.3-96.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	63	2	2.6	0.5-13.1	61	97.4	86.9-99.5
Non-Hispanic	1,570	65	5.5	3.9- 7.8	1,505	94.5	92.2-96.1
AGE
18-24	52	4	7.6	2.5-20.6	48	92.4	79.4-97.5
25-34	169	19	11.7	6.4-20.6	150	88.3	79.4-93.6
35-44	243	11	4.4	2.3- 8.4	232	95.6	91.6-97.7
45-54	314	16	5.8	2.9-11.2	298	94.2	88.8-97.1
55-64	351	12	3.1	1.6- 5.9	339	96.9	94.1-98.4
65-74	287	3	1.0	0.2- 4.2	284	99.0	95.8-99.8
75+	217	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	215	99.2	96.7-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	266	14	10.6	5.2-20.5	252	89.4	79.5-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	510	17	4.1	2.1- 8.2	493	95.9	91.8-97.9
Some Post-H.S.	410	19	4.7	2.7- 8.0	391	95.3	92.0-97.3
College Graduate	447	17	4.1	2.3- 7.1	430	95.9	92.9-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	221	16	10.4	4.6-21.9	205	89.6	78.1-95.4
$15,000- 24,999	305	13	7.8	3.8-15.5	292	92.2	84.5-96.2
$25,000- 34,999	235	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6	232	99.5	98.4-99.8
$35,000- 49,999	259	12	5.6	2.5-11.7	247	94.4	88.3-97.5
$50,000-74,999	191	8	3.2	1.5- 6.5	183	96.8	93.5-98.5
$75,000+	194	5	3.5	1.3- 8.8	189	96.5	91.2-98.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	657	37	7.5	4.6-12.0	620	92.5	88.0-95.4
No	947	28	4.2	2.5- 6.8	919	95.8	93.2-97.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	240	13	5.6	3.0-10.1	227	94.4	89.9-97.0
Non-Veteran	1,400	54	5.3	3.6- 7.7	1,346	94.7	92.3-96.4

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Immunization

Engaged in one or more risk behaviors that can lead to hepatitis B infection.*