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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,007 234 11.7 10.1-13.7 1,773 88.3 86.3-89.9
-Western NC 209 26 11.1 7.0-16.9 183 88.9 83.1-93.0
GENDER
Male 79 11 10.1 5.0-19.3 68 89.9 80.7-95.0
Female 130 15 11.9 6.6-20.6 115 88.1 79.4-93.4
RACE
White 184 23 11.5 7.2-18.0 161 88.5 82.0-92.8
African American 9 0 0.0 . - . 9 100 . - .
Other Minorities 16 3 10.3 2.5-33.7 13 89.7 66.3-97.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 4 1 8.3 0.8-51.3 3 91.7 48.7-99.2
Non-Hispanic 205 25 11.1 7.0-17.1 180 88.9 82.9-93.0
AGE
18-24 3 0 0.0 . - . 3 100 . - .
25-34 5 2 41.7 7.8-85.8 3 58.3 14.2-92.2
35-44 15 0 0.0 . - . 15 100 . - .
45-54 34 5 12.0 3.8-31.7 29 88.0 68.3-96.2
55-64 57 6 7.5 3.2-16.4 51 92.5 83.6-96.8
65-74 54 8 16.0 7.4-31.0 46 84.0 69.0-92.6
75+ 41 5 10.5 4.1-24.2 36 89.5 75.8-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 9 15.1 7.2-28.9 40 84.9 71.1-92.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 69 5 7.2 2.5-18.8 64 92.8 81.2-97.5
Some Post-H.S. 55 7 8.6 3.8-18.5 48 91.4 81.5-96.2
College Graduate 36 5 17.0 6.2-39.1 31 83.0 60.9-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 9 14.7 7.4-27.1 47 85.3 72.9-92.6
$15,000- 24,999 48 4 13.0 4.7-31.2 44 87.0 68.8-95.3
$25,000- 34,999 29 3 8.2 2.1-27.6 26 91.8 72.4-97.9
$35,000- 49,999 29 3 10.6 2.7-33.5 26 89.4 66.5-97.3
$50,000-74,999 13 1 4.1 0.5-24.8 12 95.9 75.2-99.5
$75,000+ 8 0 0.0 . - . 8 100 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 143 19 12.0 7.3-19.3 124 88.0 80.7-92.7
No 65 6 8.4 3.0-21.7 59 91.6 78.3-97.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 31 4 10.3 3.5-26.7 27 89.7 73.3-96.5
Non-Veteran 178 22 11.2 6.8-17.9 156 88.8 82.1-93.2

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*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes

^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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