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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovasular Health

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,342 5,075 26.7 25.7-27.7 9,267 73.3 72.3-74.3
-Eastern NC 4,656 1,671 28.4 26.6-30.3 2,985 71.6 69.7-73.4
GENDER
Male 1,606 683 32.3 29.2-35.6 923 67.7 64.4-70.8
Female 3,050 988 24.6 22.8-26.4 2,062 75.4 73.6-77.2
RACE
White 3,148 1,202 31.7 29.3-34.2 1,946 68.3 65.8-70.7
African American 1,058 351 26.0 22.8-29.4 707 74.0 70.6-77.2
Other Minorities 430 111 15.5 12.0-19.9 319 84.5 80.1-88.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 210 32 10.5 6.6-16.2 178 89.5 83.8-93.4
Non-Hispanic 4,429 1,630 29.8 27.9-31.8 2,799 70.2 68.2-72.1
AGE
18-24 167 11 11.1 5.1-22.3 156 88.9 77.7-94.9
25-34 540 43 7.6 5.3-10.7 497 92.4 89.3-94.7
35-44 736 110 16.1 13.0-19.8 626 83.9 80.2-87.0
45-54 909 284 33.0 29.4-36.9 625 67.0 63.1-70.6
55-64 982 474 48.9 45.2-52.7 508 51.1 47.3-54.8
65-74 757 434 58.5 54.3-62.6 323 41.5 37.4-45.7
75+ 537 303 56.2 51.1-61.2 234 43.8 38.8-48.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 710 315 30.9 25.6-36.7 395 69.1 63.3-74.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,498 563 29.3 26.2-32.6 935 70.7 67.4-73.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,235 396 26.0 22.6-29.6 839 74.0 70.4-77.4
College Graduate 1,206 394 28.1 25.2-31.3 812 71.9 68.7-74.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 528 230 33.5 28.3-39.2 298 66.5 60.8-71.7
$15,000- 24,999 823 304 29.6 24.9-34.7 519 70.4 65.3-75.1
$25,000- 34,999 573 221 29.6 25.1-34.6 352 70.4 65.4-74.9
$35,000- 49,999 652 218 26.3 22.1-31.0 434 73.7 69.0-77.9
$50,000-74,999 642 206 29.3 24.5-34.7 436 70.7 65.3-75.5
$75,000+ 787 263 28.4 24.7-32.4 524 71.6 67.6-75.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,774 799 39.9 36.3-43.5 975 60.1 56.5-63.7
No 2,781 848 22.8 20.9-24.8 1,933 77.2 75.2-79.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 771 374 41.6 37.1-46.1 397 58.4 53.9-62.9
Non-Veteran 3,884 1,297 25.6 23.6-27.7 2,587 74.4 72.3-76.4

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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.

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