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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovasular Health

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, not stomach related Yes, stomach related No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 9,186 763 5.8 5.2- 6.4 751 5.7 5.2- 6.3 7,672 88.5 87.7-89.3
-Eastern NC 2,960 229 5.5 4.6- 6.7 225 5.8 4.9- 6.9 2,506 88.7 87.2-90.0
GENDER
Male 913 54 3.4 2.1- 5.4 46 4.5 3.1- 6.5 813 92.1 89.6-94.1
Female 2,047 175 7.4 6.1- 8.9 179 6.9 5.8- 8.3 1,693 85.7 83.8-87.4
RACE
White 1,931 167 6.1 5.0- 7.4 142 5.5 4.5- 6.8 1,622 88.4 86.6-89.9
African American 701 44 5.6 3.4- 9.3 55 6.3 4.3- 9.1 602 88.1 84.0-91.2
Other Minorities 315 18 3.1 1.7- 5.4 27 5.7 3.5- 9.0 270 91.3 87.5-94.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 174 7 1.6 0.7- 3.6 8 2.8 1.1- 6.6 159 95.6 91.8-97.7
Non-Hispanic 2,779 222 6.0 4.9- 7.3 217 6.1 5.1- 7.3 2,340 87.9 86.2-89.3
AGE
18-24 155 3 2.8 0.7-10.4 5 2.7 1.0- 7.1 147 94.6 87.8-97.7
25-34 493 22 4.1 2.5- 6.6 15 2.8 1.6- 5.0 456 93.1 90.1-95.3
35-44 621 22 2.6 1.6- 4.1 24 3.4 1.9- 5.8 575 94.1 91.5-95.9
45-54 617 39 5.1 3.5- 7.3 64 11.1 8.4-14.5 514 83.9 80.1-87.0
55-64 503 55 11.4 8.4-15.4 45 9.1 6.6-12.6 403 79.4 74.8-83.4
65-74 321 44 12.9 9.2-17.7 49 13.7 10.1-18.4 228 73.4 67.6-78.5
75+ 235 43 18.3 13.0-25.1 23 9.6 5.8-15.5 169 72.1 64.6-78.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 393 38 6.6 3.4-12.4 40 6.2 4.2- 9.2 315 87.2 81.5-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 928 76 5.5 4.1- 7.4 80 6.0 4.5- 7.9 772 88.5 86.0-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 825 61 4.9 3.5- 6.8 69 6.6 4.7- 9.3 695 88.5 85.4-91.0
College Graduate 810 54 5.6 4.1- 7.6 36 4.3 2.9- 6.4 720 90.1 87.4-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 295 33 12.7 6.7-23.0 38 8.9 6.0-13.0 224 78.4 69.2-85.4
$15,000- 24,999 515 52 5.9 4.2- 8.2 59 8.4 6.1-11.5 404 85.7 82.0-88.7
$25,000- 34,999 349 25 5.8 3.4- 9.8 20 4.5 2.5- 8.0 304 89.6 84.9-93.0
$35,000- 49,999 428 28 4.8 2.9- 7.8 34 7.3 4.5-11.8 366 87.9 83.1-91.4
$50,000-74,999 434 29 4.9 3.2- 7.5 20 3.4 2.0- 5.8 385 91.7 88.4-94.1
$75,000+ 525 27 3.6 2.3- 5.5 26 4.9 3.1- 7.7 472 91.5 88.4-93.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 960 138 12.5 9.8-15.9 132 12.3 9.8-15.4 690 75.1 71.0-78.8
No 1,922 89 3.0 2.3- 4.0 91 3.5 2.6- 4.5 1,742 93.5 92.2-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 392 33 5.2 3.4- 7.8 22 6.0 3.6-10.1 337 88.8 84.4-92.0
Non-Veteran 2,567 196 5.6 4.5- 6.9 203 5.8 4.8- 6.9 2,168 88.7 87.0-90.1

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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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