BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (What age is the person for whom you are giving care?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Under 18 years	18-59 years	60 years or older
North Carolina	3,756	432	13.1	11.5-14.8	914	28.3	26.2-30.5	2,410	58.6	56.3-60.9
-Western NC	394	36	9.5	6.1-14.5	104	27.5	21.4-34.6	254	63.0	55.7-69.7
GENDER
Male	133	11	11.0	5.2-22.0	46	35.4	24.6-47.8	76	53.6	41.7-65.1
Female	261	25	8.3	5.2-12.9	58	21.5	15.6-28.8	178	70.2	62.3-77.1
RACE
White	358	31	8.9	5.5-14.0	94	27.4	21.0-34.8	233	63.7	56.1-70.7
African American	16	1	6.8	0.9-36.4	6	52.5	25.3-78.3	9	40.7	18.0-68.2
Other Minorities	18	2	22.7	3.6-69.6	4	9.1	2.7-26.6	12	68.2	29.1-91.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	388	34	9.4	5.9-14.4	104	27.8	21.7-35.0	250	62.8	55.5-69.6
AGE
18-24	12	2	12.6	2.5-45.1	5	32.8	9.5-69.6	5	54.6	22.3-83.5
25-34	22	5	25.6	9.0-54.5	7	28.1	11.7-53.7	10	46.3	22.3-72.1
35-44	63	11	11.8	6.1-21.6	19	32.9	20.8-47.9	33	55.3	40.7-69.0
45-54	86	4	5.5	1.8-15.4	29	35.5	24.0-48.9	53	59.1	45.7-71.3
55-64	98	10	8.8	4.3-17.3	22	21.0	13.0-32.2	66	70.1	58.5-79.7
65-74	74	3	4.2	1.1-14.2	14	16.3	9.1-27.6	57	79.5	67.4-87.9
75+	39	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	8	15.2	7.1-29.6	30	83.8	69.5-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	56	7	8.8	3.3-21.8	16	41.9	21.0-66.2	33	49.2	28.5-70.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	8	5.7	2.6-12.2	33	23.2	15.1-33.9	80	71.1	59.6-80.4
Some Post-H.S.	113	14	17.3	8.8-31.3	27	25.5	16.4-37.3	72	57.2	44.4-69.2
College Graduate	103	7	5.1	2.3-10.9	28	27.4	18.4-38.7	68	67.5	56.2-77.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	46	6	12.1	4.3-29.3	18	36.8	21.1-55.8	22	51.2	32.8-69.2
$15,000- 24,999	77	8	15.3	7.0-30.5	17	24.9	14.2-39.9	52	59.8	44.6-73.2
$25,000- 34,999	64	5	10.4	4.0-24.3	18	22.3	11.9-37.9	41	67.3	50.2-80.8
$35,000- 49,999	61	5	3.4	1.3- 8.5	16	29.0	17.2-44.5	40	67.7	52.3-80.0
$50,000-74,999	45	2	2.6	0.6-10.2	16	42.4	26.1-60.6	27	55.0	37.2-71.6
$75,000+	56	7	13.1	4.5-32.5	11	16.5	8.4-29.9	38	70.4	53.3-83.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	164	23	13.2	7.9-21.3	51	35.1	24.1-48.0	90	51.6	40.0-63.0
No	230	13	7.2	3.4-14.8	53	22.9	16.6-30.7	164	69.9	61.1-77.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	61	3	1.8	0.5- 6.8	21	35.9	23.3-50.8	37	62.3	47.5-75.1
Non-Veteran	333	33	10.7	6.8-16.4	83	26.2	19.6-34.1	217	63.1	55.0-70.5

Total
Respond.^

Under 18 years

18-59 years

60 years or older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,756

432

13.1

11.5-14.8

914

28.3

26.2-30.5

2,410

58.6

56.3-60.9

-Western NC

394

9.5

6.1-14.5

104

27.5

21.4-34.6

254

63.0

55.7-69.7

GENDER

Male

133

11.0

5.2-22.0

35.4

24.6-47.8

53.6

41.7-65.1

Female

261

8.3

5.2-12.9

21.5

15.6-28.8

178

70.2

62.3-77.1

RACE

White

358

8.9

5.5-14.0

27.4

21.0-34.8

233

63.7

56.1-70.7

African American

6.8

0.9-36.4

52.5

25.3-78.3

40.7

18.0-68.2

Other Minorities

22.7

3.6-69.6

9.1

2.7-26.6

68.2

29.1-91.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

388

9.4

5.9-14.4

104

27.8

21.7-35.0

250

62.8

55.5-69.6

AGE

18-24

12.6

2.5-45.1

32.8

9.5-69.6

54.6

22.3-83.5

25-34

25.6

9.0-54.5

28.1

11.7-53.7

46.3

22.3-72.1

35-44

11.8

6.1-21.6

32.9

20.8-47.9

55.3

40.7-69.0

45-54

5.5

1.8-15.4

35.5

24.0-48.9

59.1

45.7-71.3

55-64

8.8

4.3-17.3

21.0

13.0-32.2

70.1

58.5-79.7

65-74

4.2

1.1-14.2

16.3

9.1-27.6

79.5

67.4-87.9

75+

1.0

0.1- 6.7

15.2

7.1-29.6

83.8

69.5-92.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

8.8

3.3-21.8

41.9

21.0-66.2

49.2

28.5-70.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

5.7

2.6-12.2

23.2

15.1-33.9

71.1

59.6-80.4

Some Post-H.S.

113

17.3

8.8-31.3

25.5

16.4-37.3

57.2

44.4-69.2

College Graduate

103

5.1

2.3-10.9

27.4

18.4-38.7

67.5

56.2-77.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

12.1

4.3-29.3

36.8

21.1-55.8

51.2

32.8-69.2

$15,000- 24,999

15.3

7.0-30.5

24.9

14.2-39.9

59.8

44.6-73.2

$25,000- 34,999

10.4

4.0-24.3

22.3

11.9-37.9

67.3

50.2-80.8

$35,000- 49,999

3.4

1.3- 8.5

29.0

17.2-44.5

67.7

52.3-80.0

$50,000-74,999

2.6

0.6-10.2

42.4

26.1-60.6

55.0

37.2-71.6

$75,000+

13.1

4.5-32.5

16.5

8.4-29.9

70.4

53.3-83.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

164

13.2

7.9-21.3

35.1

24.1-48.0

51.6

40.0-63.0

230

7.2

3.4-14.8

22.9

16.6-30.7

164

69.9

61.1-77.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1.8

0.5- 6.8

35.9

23.3-50.8

62.3

47.5-75.1

Non-Veteran

333

10.7

6.8-16.4

26.2

19.6-34.1

217

63.1

55.0-70.5

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*Asked only of care givers.

^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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