BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	15,595	2,757	19.9	18.9-20.8	4,753	31.6	30.5-32.6	4,759	30.4	29.4-31.5	2,200	12.8	12.1-13.5	1,126	5.3	4.9- 5.8
-Western NC	1,662	252	17.4	14.9-20.2	510	32.6	29.6-35.9	511	30.6	27.6-33.8	231	12.3	10.4-14.4	158	7.1	5.8- 8.7
GENDER
Male	617	96	18.7	14.6-23.6	205	33.9	29.1-39.1	184	29.4	24.9-34.3	82	11.6	8.7-15.3	50	6.4	4.4- 9.1
Female	1,045	156	16.2	13.5-19.5	305	31.5	27.6-35.6	327	31.7	27.8-35.9	149	12.9	10.6-15.5	108	7.7	6.1- 9.7
RACE
White	1,502	239	18.6	15.9-21.6	475	34.4	31.2-37.9	443	28.3	25.3-31.6	198	11.3	9.4-13.5	147	7.4	6.0- 9.1
African American	47	4	14.4	4.7-36.4	10	26.1	11.6-48.6	18	33.8	19.9-51.3	10	16.4	8.0-30.6	5	9.3	3.3-23.8
Other Minorities	103	8	3.2	1.5- 7.1	22	13.2	6.9-23.8	46	56.7	43.7-68.7	21	23.7	14.8-35.5	6	3.2	1.0-10.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	66	6	3.6	1.4- 8.5	8	11.5	5.1-24.0	33	59.3	44.8-72.3	17	23.2	13.6-36.6	2	2.4	0.4-12.8
Non-Hispanic	1,589	245	18.3	15.6-21.2	502	34.2	31.0-37.5	476	28.8	25.8-31.9	211	11.5	9.6-13.7	155	7.3	6.0- 9.0
AGE
18-24	53	14	27.6	15.8-43.8	17	36.8	22.9-53.4	20	33.9	20.8-50.0	2	1.6	0.3- 7.6	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	172	34	16.5	11.2-23.5	62	32.9	25.1-41.8	52	35.2	26.8-44.7	17	12.7	7.0-21.8	7	2.8	1.1- 6.7
35-44	246	46	20.0	14.6-27.0	95	39.4	32.4-46.9	64	24.8	18.9-31.8	31	11.9	8.2-17.0	10	3.8	1.7- 8.5
45-54	318	52	17.9	13.0-24.1	108	33.3	27.2-39.9	105	30.3	24.5-36.8	40	13.5	9.5-19.0	13	5.0	2.3-10.6
55-64	354	52	15.5	11.3-20.9	101	30.4	25.0-36.4	106	28.6	23.4-34.4	51	13.8	10.1-18.6	44	11.7	8.2-16.4
65-74	291	38	15.3	10.8-21.3	77	26.2	20.7-32.6	83	28.8	22.9-35.4	43	13.5	9.7-18.6	50	16.2	11.9-21.6
75+	221	15	6.0	3.4-10.5	48	24.5	17.8-32.6	78	35.3	28.3-43.1	46	18.7	13.5-25.3	34	15.5	10.6-22.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	268	16	7.8	3.5-16.1	35	17.3	10.5-27.0	89	36.2	28.0-45.3	69	22.7	16.1-31.1	59	16.0	11.1-22.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	514	47	10.8	7.5-15.5	150	32.0	26.5-38.1	179	34.9	29.2-41.1	89	14.9	11.6-19.0	49	7.4	5.1-10.4
Some Post-H.S.	413	70	19.1	14.5-24.7	121	31.8	26.1-38.1	136	32.9	27.2-39.0	47	10.0	7.2-13.7	39	6.3	4.3- 9.1
College Graduate	460	117	29.9	24.4-36.1	201	44.2	38.5-50.1	105	19.4	15.5-24.0	26	4.6	2.9- 7.2	11	1.8	0.9- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	221	17	8.9	4.2-18.0	29	16.7	10.4-25.7	52	23.0	16.2-31.6	61	25.8	18.0-35.5	62	25.5	18.7-33.7
$15,000- 24,999	306	17	4.2	2.1- 7.9	85	30.5	23.7-38.4	115	40.0	32.6-47.9	45	14.4	9.6-21.0	44	10.9	7.2-16.4
$25,000- 34,999	241	27	12.3	7.3-19.9	67	32.7	24.4-42.1	86	32.1	24.6-40.5	40	16.6	11.4-23.4	21	6.4	3.9-10.4
$35,000- 49,999	259	50	23.0	16.8-30.7	94	31.8	24.9-39.5	84	34.8	27.4-43.1	25	8.4	5.3-13.0	6	2.0	0.8- 4.8
$50,000-74,999	193	41	23.0	16.4-31.4	82	39.3	31.4-47.8	54	29.5	22.2-38.0	13	6.5	3.7-11.2	3	1.7	0.5- 5.9
$75,000+	196	66	33.8	26.3-42.2	84	47.5	39.2-56.0	38	14.2	9.8-20.2	7	3.9	1.8- 8.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	663	37	6.1	4.0- 9.2	107	18.6	14.4-23.8	212	32.3	27.7-37.3	159	23.8	19.7-28.5	148	19.2	15.7-23.4
No	950	209	23.5	20.0-27.5	376	38.8	34.7-43.0	286	30.0	26.2-34.3	70	6.7	5.0- 9.0	9	0.9	0.4- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	244	41	20.5	14.6-28.1	77	32.0	25.2-39.7	67	24.6	18.8-31.5	36	13.6	9.3-19.4	23	9.3	5.8-14.6
Non-Veteran	1,416	211	16.9	14.2-20.0	431	32.7	29.3-36.2	444	31.6	28.3-35.1	195	12.1	10.1-14.5	135	6.8	5.4- 8.4

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,595

2,757

19.9

18.9-20.8

4,753

31.6

30.5-32.6

4,759

30.4

29.4-31.5

2,200

12.8

12.1-13.5

1,126

5.3

4.9- 5.8

-Western NC

1,662

252

17.4

14.9-20.2

510

32.6

29.6-35.9

511

30.6

27.6-33.8

231

12.3

10.4-14.4

158

7.1

5.8- 8.7

GENDER

Male

617

18.7

14.6-23.6

205

33.9

29.1-39.1

184

29.4

24.9-34.3

11.6

8.7-15.3

6.4

4.4- 9.1

Female

1,045

156

16.2

13.5-19.5

305

31.5

27.6-35.6

327

31.7

27.8-35.9

149

12.9

10.6-15.5

108

7.7

6.1- 9.7

RACE

White

1,502

239

18.6

15.9-21.6

475

34.4

31.2-37.9

443

28.3

25.3-31.6

198

11.3

9.4-13.5

147

7.4

6.0- 9.1

African American

14.4

4.7-36.4

26.1

11.6-48.6

33.8

19.9-51.3

16.4

8.0-30.6

9.3

3.3-23.8

Other Minorities

103

3.2

1.5- 7.1

13.2

6.9-23.8

56.7

43.7-68.7

23.7

14.8-35.5

3.2

1.0-10.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.6

1.4- 8.5

11.5

5.1-24.0

59.3

44.8-72.3

23.2

13.6-36.6

2.4

0.4-12.8

Non-Hispanic

1,589

245

18.3

15.6-21.2

502

34.2

31.0-37.5

476

28.8

25.8-31.9

211

11.5

9.6-13.7

155

7.3

6.0- 9.0

AGE

18-24

27.6

15.8-43.8

36.8

22.9-53.4

33.9

20.8-50.0

1.6

0.3- 7.6

0.0

. - .

25-34

172

16.5

11.2-23.5

32.9

25.1-41.8

35.2

26.8-44.7

12.7

7.0-21.8

2.8

1.1- 6.7

35-44

246

20.0

14.6-27.0

39.4

32.4-46.9

24.8

18.9-31.8

11.9

8.2-17.0

3.8

1.7- 8.5

45-54

318

17.9

13.0-24.1

108

33.3

27.2-39.9

105

30.3

24.5-36.8

13.5

9.5-19.0

5.0

2.3-10.6

55-64

354

15.5

11.3-20.9

101

30.4

25.0-36.4

106

28.6

23.4-34.4

13.8

10.1-18.6

11.7

8.2-16.4

65-74

291

15.3

10.8-21.3

26.2

20.7-32.6

28.8

22.9-35.4

13.5

9.7-18.6

16.2

11.9-21.6

75+

221

6.0

3.4-10.5

24.5

17.8-32.6

35.3

28.3-43.1

18.7

13.5-25.3

15.5

10.6-22.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

268

7.8

3.5-16.1

17.3

10.5-27.0

36.2

28.0-45.3

22.7

16.1-31.1

16.0

11.1-22.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

514

10.8

7.5-15.5

150

32.0

26.5-38.1

179

34.9

29.2-41.1

14.9

11.6-19.0

7.4

5.1-10.4

Some Post-H.S.

413

19.1

14.5-24.7

121

31.8

26.1-38.1

136

32.9

27.2-39.0

10.0

7.2-13.7

6.3

4.3- 9.1

College Graduate

460

117

29.9

24.4-36.1

201

44.2

38.5-50.1

105

19.4

15.5-24.0

4.6

2.9- 7.2

1.8

0.9- 3.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

221

8.9

4.2-18.0

16.7

10.4-25.7

23.0

16.2-31.6

25.8

18.0-35.5

25.5

18.7-33.7

$15,000- 24,999

306

4.2

2.1- 7.9

30.5

23.7-38.4

115

40.0

32.6-47.9

14.4

9.6-21.0

10.9

7.2-16.4

$25,000- 34,999

241

12.3

7.3-19.9

32.7

24.4-42.1

32.1

24.6-40.5

16.6

11.4-23.4

6.4

3.9-10.4

$35,000- 49,999

259

23.0

16.8-30.7

31.8

24.9-39.5

34.8

27.4-43.1

8.4

5.3-13.0

2.0

0.8- 4.8

$50,000-74,999

193

23.0

16.4-31.4

39.3

31.4-47.8

29.5

22.2-38.0

6.5

3.7-11.2

1.7

0.5- 5.9

$75,000+

196

33.8

26.3-42.2

47.5

39.2-56.0

14.2

9.8-20.2

3.9

1.8- 8.4

0.5

0.1- 3.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

663

6.1

4.0- 9.2

107

18.6

14.4-23.8

212

32.3

27.7-37.3

159

23.8

19.7-28.5

148

19.2

15.7-23.4

950

209

23.5

20.0-27.5

376

38.8

34.7-43.0

286

30.0

26.2-34.3

6.7

5.0- 9.0

0.9

0.4- 1.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

244

20.5

14.6-28.1

32.0

25.2-39.7

24.6

18.8-31.5

13.6

9.3-19.4

9.3

5.8-14.6

Non-Veteran

1,416

211

16.9

14.2-20.0

431

32.7

29.3-36.2

444

31.6

28.3-35.1

195

12.1

10.1-14.5

135

6.8

5.4- 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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