BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	14,717	2,526	19.7	18.7-20.8	4,365	31.0	29.8-32.2	4,485	30.6	29.5-31.8	2,147	13.0	12.2-13.9	1,194	5.7	5.3- 6.1
-Eastern NC	4,760	712	17.5	15.8-19.4	1,385	30.2	28.2-32.2	1,462	30.7	28.7-32.7	809	15.5	14.1-17.1	392	6.1	5.4- 6.9
GENDER
Male	1,636	214	17.7	14.8-21.0	480	30.7	27.4-34.1	523	30.2	27.0-33.6	280	15.6	13.3-18.2	139	5.9	4.8- 7.2
Female	3,124	498	17.3	15.5-19.3	905	29.7	27.6-31.9	939	31.1	28.8-33.4	529	15.5	13.9-17.2	253	6.4	5.5- 7.4
RACE
White	3,214	554	20.3	18.1-22.7	1,012	33.3	30.8-35.8	922	27.4	25.1-29.8	490	13.6	12.0-15.3	236	5.4	4.6- 6.4
African American	1,090	115	14.6	11.1-19.0	258	25.0	21.6-28.9	380	34.4	30.6-38.5	227	18.1	15.3-21.2	110	7.8	6.2- 9.8
Other Minorities	436	41	8.5	5.8-12.1	106	23.9	18.4-30.4	154	40.0	33.2-47.2	90	21.4	16.0-28.0	45	6.3	4.3- 9.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	213	22	9.4	5.6-15.4	42	19.0	12.5-27.8	81	41.6	32.5-51.4	57	27.0	19.3-36.3	11	3.0	1.4- 6.3
Non-Hispanic	4,531	689	18.3	16.4-20.2	1,338	31.2	29.2-33.2	1,375	29.6	27.7-31.7	750	14.6	13.2-16.0	379	6.4	5.6- 7.2
AGE
18-24	179	41	26.3	18.8-35.4	48	28.7	21.0-37.9	70	35.1	27.0-44.2	18	9.1	5.3-15.1	2	0.8	0.2- 3.5
25-34	552	129	24.3	19.7-29.4	209	36.6	31.5-42.0	145	25.6	21.1-30.6	60	12.2	8.7-16.9	9	1.4	0.7- 2.8
35-44	751	146	18.9	15.8-22.5	278	34.7	30.6-39.1	217	30.5	26.2-35.1	85	12.0	9.3-15.5	25	3.8	2.4- 6.0
45-54	932	136	13.1	10.7-15.8	292	31.0	27.5-34.7	280	31.4	27.8-35.2	158	17.3	14.6-20.5	66	7.2	5.5- 9.5
55-64	989	125	12.3	10.1-15.0	259	26.3	23.3-29.6	310	30.7	27.4-34.2	190	20.2	17.2-23.6	105	10.5	8.4-13.0
65-74	778	83	11.4	9.0-14.4	189	25.3	21.9-29.2	251	31.4	27.7-35.4	163	21.4	18.1-25.1	92	10.4	8.2-13.0
75+	551	49	8.0	5.8-10.9	100	17.1	13.7-21.3	179	31.5	27.1-36.3	130	24.8	20.6-29.6	93	18.5	14.7-23.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	726	54	13.3	8.8-19.4	99	14.5	10.8-19.2	208	31.1	25.1-37.7	210	27.5	22.5-33.2	155	13.6	11.0-16.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,540	176	14.7	11.7-18.4	389	25.3	22.2-28.6	529	35.1	31.7-38.7	314	18.2	15.7-20.9	132	6.7	5.4- 8.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,263	183	15.1	12.4-18.3	425	39.5	35.2-43.9	400	30.0	26.4-33.8	176	10.9	8.9-13.3	79	4.6	3.4- 6.0
College Graduate	1,225	297	27.1	23.9-30.6	471	37.1	33.8-40.6	324	24.8	21.9-28.0	108	9.0	7.2-11.3	25	1.9	1.2- 3.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	536	35	11.0	6.4-18.4	67	12.6	8.9-17.5	149	27.6	22.2-33.8	167	29.6	24.5-35.3	118	19.2	15.3-23.8
$15,000- 24,999	838	78	11.6	8.1-16.3	156	19.7	15.2-25.2	296	34.9	30.0-40.1	213	24.6	20.5-29.2	95	9.2	7.1-11.7
$25,000- 34,999	587	64	14.4	9.7-20.9	181	27.8	23.1-32.9	203	34.8	29.5-40.4	94	15.7	11.9-20.5	45	7.4	5.1-10.5
$35,000- 49,999	662	111	19.4	15.3-24.2	233	37.4	32.4-42.7	203	28.6	24.3-33.4	92	12.1	9.4-15.4	23	2.5	1.6- 4.1
$50,000-74,999	654	142	24.8	19.8-30.5	247	38.4	33.2-43.8	189	27.5	23.2-32.3	64	7.8	5.8-10.4	12	1.6	0.9- 2.9
$75,000+	793	202	24.5	20.8-28.6	331	44.5	39.6-49.5	191	22.1	18.7-26.0	55	7.4	5.3-10.1	14	1.5	0.8- 2.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,791	78	6.6	4.4- 9.7	288	17.5	14.6-20.8	535	31.5	28.1-35.1	526	27.3	24.4-30.3	364	17.2	15.1-19.5
No	2,775	599	22.6	20.4-25.0	1,046	37.2	34.6-39.8	851	29.7	27.3-32.2	261	10.0	8.5-11.8	18	0.6	0.3- 0.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	786	117	18.4	14.4-23.3	237	32.7	28.5-37.3	229	26.7	22.9-30.9	140	15.5	12.7-18.7	63	6.6	4.9- 8.8
Non-Veteran	3,973	595	17.3	15.4-19.3	1,147	29.6	27.5-31.9	1,233	31.5	29.3-33.8	669	15.6	14.0-17.3	329	6.0	5.2- 6.9

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,717

2,526

19.7

18.7-20.8

4,365

31.0

29.8-32.2

4,485

30.6

29.5-31.8

2,147

13.0

12.2-13.9

1,194

5.7

5.3- 6.1

-Eastern NC

4,760

712

17.5

15.8-19.4

1,385

30.2

28.2-32.2

1,462

30.7

28.7-32.7

809

15.5

14.1-17.1

392

6.1

5.4- 6.9

GENDER

Male

1,636

214

17.7

14.8-21.0

480

30.7

27.4-34.1

523

30.2

27.0-33.6

280

15.6

13.3-18.2

139

5.9

4.8- 7.2

Female

3,124

498

17.3

15.5-19.3

905

29.7

27.6-31.9

939

31.1

28.8-33.4

529

15.5

13.9-17.2

253

6.4

5.5- 7.4

RACE

White

3,214

554

20.3

18.1-22.7

1,012

33.3

30.8-35.8

922

27.4

25.1-29.8

490

13.6

12.0-15.3

236

5.4

4.6- 6.4

African American

1,090

115

14.6

11.1-19.0

258

25.0

21.6-28.9

380

34.4

30.6-38.5

227

18.1

15.3-21.2

110

7.8

6.2- 9.8

Other Minorities

436

8.5

5.8-12.1

106

23.9

18.4-30.4

154

40.0

33.2-47.2

21.4

16.0-28.0

6.3

4.3- 9.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

213

9.4

5.6-15.4

19.0

12.5-27.8

41.6

32.5-51.4

27.0

19.3-36.3

3.0

1.4- 6.3

Non-Hispanic

4,531

689

18.3

16.4-20.2

1,338

31.2

29.2-33.2

1,375

29.6

27.7-31.7

750

14.6

13.2-16.0

379

6.4

5.6- 7.2

AGE

18-24

179

26.3

18.8-35.4

28.7

21.0-37.9

35.1

27.0-44.2

9.1

5.3-15.1

0.8

0.2- 3.5

25-34

552

129

24.3

19.7-29.4

209

36.6

31.5-42.0

145

25.6

21.1-30.6

12.2

8.7-16.9

1.4

0.7- 2.8

35-44

751

146

18.9

15.8-22.5

278

34.7

30.6-39.1

217

30.5

26.2-35.1

12.0

9.3-15.5

3.8

2.4- 6.0

45-54

932

136

13.1

10.7-15.8

292

31.0

27.5-34.7

280

31.4

27.8-35.2

158

17.3

14.6-20.5

7.2

5.5- 9.5

55-64

989

125

12.3

10.1-15.0

259

26.3

23.3-29.6

310

30.7

27.4-34.2

190

20.2

17.2-23.6

105

10.5

8.4-13.0

65-74

778

11.4

9.0-14.4

189

25.3

21.9-29.2

251

31.4

27.7-35.4

163

21.4

18.1-25.1

10.4

8.2-13.0

75+

551

8.0

5.8-10.9

100

17.1

13.7-21.3

179

31.5

27.1-36.3

130

24.8

20.6-29.6

18.5

14.7-23.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

726

13.3

8.8-19.4

14.5

10.8-19.2

208

31.1

25.1-37.7

210

27.5

22.5-33.2

155

13.6

11.0-16.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,540

176

14.7

11.7-18.4

389

25.3

22.2-28.6

529

35.1

31.7-38.7

314

18.2

15.7-20.9

132

6.7

5.4- 8.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,263

183

15.1

12.4-18.3

425

39.5

35.2-43.9

400

30.0

26.4-33.8

176

10.9

8.9-13.3

4.6

3.4- 6.0

College Graduate

1,225

297

27.1

23.9-30.6

471

37.1

33.8-40.6

324

24.8

21.9-28.0

108

9.0

7.2-11.3

1.9

1.2- 3.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

536

11.0

6.4-18.4

12.6

8.9-17.5

149

27.6

22.2-33.8

167

29.6

24.5-35.3

118

19.2

15.3-23.8

$15,000- 24,999

838

11.6

8.1-16.3

156

19.7

15.2-25.2

296

34.9

30.0-40.1

213

24.6

20.5-29.2

9.2

7.1-11.7

$25,000- 34,999

587

14.4

9.7-20.9

181

27.8

23.1-32.9

203

34.8

29.5-40.4

15.7

11.9-20.5

7.4

5.1-10.5

$35,000- 49,999

662

111

19.4

15.3-24.2

233

37.4

32.4-42.7

203

28.6

24.3-33.4

12.1

9.4-15.4

2.5

1.6- 4.1

$50,000-74,999

654

142

24.8

19.8-30.5

247

38.4

33.2-43.8

189

27.5

23.2-32.3

7.8

5.8-10.4

1.6

0.9- 2.9

$75,000+

793

202

24.5

20.8-28.6

331

44.5

39.6-49.5

191

22.1

18.7-26.0

7.4

5.3-10.1

1.5

0.8- 2.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,791

6.6

4.4- 9.7

288

17.5

14.6-20.8

535

31.5

28.1-35.1

526

27.3

24.4-30.3

364

17.2

15.1-19.5

2,775

599

22.6

20.4-25.0

1,046

37.2

34.6-39.8

851

29.7

27.3-32.2

261

10.0

8.5-11.8

0.6

0.3- 0.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

786

117

18.4

14.4-23.3

237

32.7

28.5-37.3

229

26.7

22.9-30.9

140

15.5

12.7-18.7

6.6

4.9- 8.8

Non-Veteran

3,973

595

17.3

15.4-19.3

1,147

29.6

27.5-31.9

1,233

31.5

29.3-33.8

669

15.6

14.0-17.3

329

6.0

5.2- 6.9

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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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