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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	398	310	73.7	67.2-79.3	88	26.3	20.7-32.8
GENDER
Male	166	101	58.3	48.6-67.4	65	41.7	32.6-51.4
Female	232	209	91.6	85.0-95.4	23	8.4	4.6-15.0
RACE
White	346	272	76.9	70.3-82.4	74	23.1	17.6-29.7
African American	17	16	95.3	72.3-99.4	1	4.7	0.6-27.7
Other Minorities	34	22	43.3	24.9-63.8	12	56.7	36.2-75.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	22	10	32.5	16.2-54.7	12	67.5	45.3-83.8
Non-Hispanic	375	300	78.4	72.1-83.6	75	21.6	16.4-27.9
AGE
18-24	17	14	84.8	57.9-95.8	3	15.2	4.2-42.1
25-34	53	37	60.7	43.5-75.6	16	39.3	24.4-56.5
35-44	91	74	71.0	56.9-82.0	17	29.0	18.0-43.1
45-54	122	97	78.8	68.0-86.6	25	21.2	13.4-32.0
55-64	87	67	77.0	65.0-85.8	20	23.0	14.2-35.0
65-74	24	18	74.6	49.6-89.8	6	25.4	10.2-50.4
75+	4	3	69.3	17.8-95.9	1	30.7	4.1-82.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	37	22	48.1	29.4-67.4	15	51.9	32.6-70.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	123	86	65.4	53.0-76.0	37	34.6	24.0-47.0
Some Post-H.S.	107	88	83.4	72.6-90.6	19	16.6	9.4-27.4
College Graduate	131	114	90.0	83.2-94.3	17	10.0	5.7-16.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	17	11	58.6	28.1-83.7	6	41.4	16.3-71.9
$15,000- 24,999	66	47	56.3	38.9-72.3	19	43.7	27.7-61.1
$25,000- 34,999	59	49	85.1	68.7-93.7	10	14.9	6.3-31.3
$35,000- 49,999	85	66	76.2	62.5-86.0	19	23.8	14.0-37.5
$50,000-74,999	63	53	84.0	69.3-92.5	10	16.0	7.5-30.7
$75,000+	59	45	73.0	56.5-84.9	14	27.0	15.1-43.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	103	83	75.2	61.7-85.1	20	24.8	14.9-38.3
No	287	222	73.8	66.1-80.2	65	26.2	19.8-33.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	39	24	64.9	44.9-80.7	15	35.1	19.3-55.1
Non-Veteran	359	286	74.7	67.7-80.5	73	25.3	19.5-32.3

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

-Western NC

398

310

73.7

67.2-79.3

26.3

20.7-32.8

GENDER

Male

166

101

58.3

48.6-67.4

41.7

32.6-51.4

Female

232

209

91.6

85.0-95.4

8.4

4.6-15.0

RACE

White

346

272

76.9

70.3-82.4

23.1

17.6-29.7

African American

95.3

72.3-99.4

4.7

0.6-27.7

Other Minorities

43.3

24.9-63.8

56.7

36.2-75.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.5

16.2-54.7

67.5

45.3-83.8

Non-Hispanic

375

300

78.4

72.1-83.6

21.6

16.4-27.9

AGE

18-24

84.8

57.9-95.8

15.2

4.2-42.1

25-34

60.7

43.5-75.6

39.3

24.4-56.5

35-44

71.0

56.9-82.0

29.0

18.0-43.1

45-54

122

78.8

68.0-86.6

21.2

13.4-32.0

55-64

77.0

65.0-85.8

23.0

14.2-35.0

65-74

74.6

49.6-89.8

25.4

10.2-50.4

75+

69.3

17.8-95.9

30.7

4.1-82.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

48.1

29.4-67.4

51.9

32.6-70.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

123

65.4

53.0-76.0

34.6

24.0-47.0

Some Post-H.S.

107

83.4

72.6-90.6

16.6

9.4-27.4

College Graduate

131

114

90.0

83.2-94.3

10.0

5.7-16.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

58.6

28.1-83.7

41.4

16.3-71.9

$15,000- 24,999

56.3

38.9-72.3

43.7

27.7-61.1

$25,000- 34,999

85.1

68.7-93.7

14.9

6.3-31.3

$35,000- 49,999

76.2

62.5-86.0

23.8

14.0-37.5

$50,000-74,999

84.0

69.3-92.5

16.0

7.5-30.7

$75,000+

73.0

56.5-84.9

27.0

15.1-43.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

103

75.2

61.7-85.1

24.8

14.9-38.3

287

222

73.8

66.1-80.2

26.2

19.8-33.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

64.9

44.9-80.7

35.1

19.3-55.1

Non-Veteran

359

286

74.7

67.7-80.5

25.3

19.5-32.3

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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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