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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,453 11,733 71.0 69.9-72.1 1,796 13.5 12.7-14.3 930 7.5 6.8- 8.2 856 6.5 5.9- 7.1 138 1.5 1.2- 1.9
-Western NC 1,645 1,223 68.0 64.6-71.3 172 13.0 10.7-15.8 122 9.0 7.1-11.3 113 8.0 6.3-10.2 15 1.9 1.1- 3.5
GENDER
Male 611 408 56.8 51.3-62.2 80 18.4 14.0-23.7 48 8.9 6.2-12.6 64 12.3 9.0-16.5 11 3.6 1.9- 7.0
Female 1,034 815 77.7 74.0-81.0 92 8.4 6.6-10.6 74 9.1 6.6-12.3 49 4.4 3.1- 6.1 4 0.5 0.2- 1.4
RACE
White 1,489 1,108 68.2 64.5-71.6 161 13.4 10.9-16.4 114 9.3 7.3-11.8 100 8.0 6.2-10.3 6 1.1 0.4- 2.7
African American 47 43 94.0 84.0-97.9 2 3.5 0.8-13.8 2 2.4 0.6- 9.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Other Minorities 99 65 57.3 43.4-70.1 7 11.1 4.6-24.5 5 7.1 2.5-18.2 13 11.2 5.0-23.1 9 13.3 6.1-26.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 64 39 57.1 41.8-71.2 7 13.1 5.5-28.3 2 3.4 0.6-16.8 7 10.6 4.6-22.3 9 15.7 7.2-31.0
Non-Hispanic 1,574 1,179 68.6 65.1-72.0 163 13.0 10.6-15.9 120 9.4 7.4-11.8 106 7.9 6.1-10.2 6 1.1 0.4- 2.6
AGE
18-24 50 32 61.5 44.1-76.4 9 20.9 9.7-39.6 4 10.3 3.4-27.0 4 4.3 1.3-13.5 1 3.0 0.4-18.2
25-34 167 102 51.8 42.4-61.1 23 14.9 9.2-23.2 18 13.0 7.9-20.6 16 14.2 8.0-23.8 8 6.1 2.6-13.4
35-44 243 151 57.4 49.8-64.8 38 18.5 12.9-25.7 25 10.2 6.3-16.1 26 12.1 8.0-17.9 3 1.8 0.6- 5.4
45-54 318 227 68.9 61.8-75.1 35 10.1 6.9-14.7 31 11.3 7.2-17.4 22 8.0 4.8-13.2 3 1.7 0.5- 5.4
55-64 353 271 77.1 71.4-81.9 35 11.4 7.8-16.3 26 6.5 4.2-10.1 21 5.0 3.0- 8.2 0 0.0 . - .
65-74 288 246 85.4 80.1-89.5 19 6.9 4.2-11.2 9 3.1 1.5- 6.5 14 4.5 2.5- 8.0 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 219 188 85.8 79.1-90.6 12 6.0 3.2-11.1 9 4.6 2.0-10.1 10 3.6 1.6- 7.8 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 261 184 56.1 46.2-65.6 24 16.8 9.7-27.7 22 9.4 5.1-16.5 22 11.2 5.9-20.3 9 6.5 2.9-13.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 509 382 68.4 62.2-74.0 50 10.6 7.5-14.9 36 9.8 6.2-15.1 37 9.1 6.2-13.2 4 2.1 0.7- 6.0
Some Post-H.S. 410 308 71.0 64.6-76.7 38 10.2 6.6-15.5 36 11.2 7.6-16.4 28 7.5 4.7-11.8 0 0.0 . - .
College Graduate 457 342 71.9 66.1-77.2 59 16.3 11.9-22.1 28 5.7 3.7- 8.6 26 5.3 3.3- 8.3 2 0.8 0.2- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 219 162 64.9 54.2-74.4 14 7.6 4.2-13.2 16 5.7 3.0-10.6 22 16.3 8.8-28.1 5 5.5 1.7-16.4
$15,000- 24,999 302 213 59.0 50.6-66.9 27 10.0 6.1-16.0 31 14.7 9.4-22.4 28 13.3 8.3-20.5 3 3.0 0.9- 9.7
$25,000- 34,999 239 173 63.7 54.1-72.4 23 10.9 6.5-17.7 23 14.8 8.2-25.4 18 8.6 5.0-14.6 2 1.9 0.3-10.7
$35,000- 49,999 258 189 68.9 60.6-76.1 33 17.8 11.7-26.1 20 8.5 5.3-13.6 16 4.8 2.6- 8.5 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000-74,999 192 147 72.5 63.6-79.9 27 15.2 10.0-22.4 7 4.9 1.9-12.2 10 6.5 2.9-13.9 1 0.9 0.1- 6.1
$75,000+ 195 146 74.9 67.1-81.4 25 12.5 7.9-19.2 11 6.2 3.3-11.5 11 4.8 2.4- 9.1 2 1.6 0.4- 6.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 656 516 73.3 67.3-78.6 55 11.5 7.6-17.2 41 6.8 4.4-10.2 41 7.6 4.8-11.8 3 0.8 0.2- 2.8
No 939 668 64.5 60.1-68.7 111 13.8 11.0-17.3 79 10.5 7.9-13.9 69 8.4 6.3-11.3 12 2.7 1.4- 5.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 194 79.2 71.7-85.1 20 11.4 6.9-18.3 18 7.0 3.8-12.4 10 2.4 1.1- 5.2 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Veteran 1,401 1,027 66.3 62.5-69.9 152 13.3 10.7-16.4 104 9.3 7.2-11.9 103 8.9 6.9-11.4 15 2.2 1.2- 4.1

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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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