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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Veteran Staus

Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces,
either in the regular military or in a National Guard or military reserve unit?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,617 2,278 13.9 13.2-14.6 13,339 86.1 85.4-86.8
-Western NC 1,666 244 13.0 11.2-15.0 1,422 87.0 85.0-88.8
GENDER 1,666 244 13.0 11.2-15.0 1,422 87.0 85.0-88.8
Male 620 224 25.8 22.0-29.9 396 74.2 70.1-78.0
Female 1,046 20 1.8 1.0- 3.0 1,026 98.2 97.0-99.0
RACE 1,657 243 13.0 11.2-15.1 1,414 87.0 84.9-88.8
White 1,506 229 13.8 11.8-16.0 1,277 86.2 84.0-88.2
African American 47 6 11.6 4.7-25.8 41 88.4 74.2-95.3
Other Minorities 104 8 4.1 1.7- 9.7 96 95.9 90.3-98.3
HISPANIC 1,659 244 13.0 11.2-15.1 1,415 87.0 84.9-88.8
Hispanic 66 2 1.3 0.3- 5.3 64 98.7 94.7-99.7
Non-Hispanic 1,593 242 13.8 11.9-16.0 1,351 86.2 84.0-88.1
AGE 1,659 243 13.0 11.2-15.1 1,416 87.0 84.9-88.8
18-24 53 1 2.1 0.3-13.6 52 97.9 86.4-99.7
25-34 172 4 2.5 0.9- 6.8 168 97.5 93.2-99.1
35-44 246 16 7.5 4.3-12.9 230 92.5 87.1-95.7
45-54 320 31 11.1 7.3-16.5 289 88.9 83.5-92.7
55-64 355 64 20.9 16.0-26.7 291 79.1 73.3-84.0
65-74 291 69 29.8 23.7-36.7 222 70.2 63.3-76.3
75+ 222 58 26.2 19.8-33.9 164 73.8 66.1-80.2
EDUCATION 1,659 243 13.0 11.2-15.0 1,416 87.0 85.0-88.8
Less Than H.S. 270 26 7.0 4.2-11.5 244 93.0 88.5-95.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 515 77 12.6 9.6-16.4 438 87.4 83.6-90.4
Some Post-H.S. 415 70 15.5 11.7-20.2 345 84.5 79.8-88.3
College Graduate 459 70 14.9 11.5-19.1 389 85.1 80.9-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME 1,421 217 13.9 11.9-16.2 1,204 86.1 83.8-88.1
Less than $15,000 223 29 12.7 8.1-19.4 194 87.3 80.6-91.9
$15,000- 24,999 307 33 8.3 5.3-12.8 274 91.7 87.2-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 241 45 15.6 10.9-21.8 196 84.4 78.2-89.1
$35,000- 49,999 261 49 16.6 12.0-22.4 212 83.4 77.6-88.0
$50,000-74,999 193 30 13.9 9.3-20.2 163 86.1 79.8-90.7
$75,000+ 196 31 17.7 12.1-25.1 165 82.3 74.9-87.9
DISABILITY STATUS 1,618 239 13.3 11.4-15.4 1,379 86.7 84.6-88.6
Yes 666 112 16.3 13.1-20.0 554 83.7 80.0-86.9
No 952 127 11.7 9.5-14.4 825 88.3 85.6-90.5

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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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