BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (While working at your job, are you indoors most of the time?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,436	2,744	75.9	73.6-78.0	692	24.1	22.0-26.4
-Eastern NC	1,063	837	71.4	67.0-75.5	226	28.6	24.5-33.0
GENDER
Male	422	254	56.1	49.5-62.5	168	43.9	37.5-50.5
Female	641	583	91.4	88.3-93.7	58	8.6	6.3-11.7
RACE
White	714	562	72.3	67.2-77.0	152	27.7	23.0-32.8
African American	227	188	78.2	67.0-86.4	39	21.8	13.6-33.0
Other Minorities	118	83	56.5	42.8-69.2	35	43.5	30.8-57.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	61	37	51.2	34.3-67.8	24	48.8	32.2-65.7
Non-Hispanic	997	796	73.8	69.3-77.8	201	26.2	22.2-30.7
AGE
18-24	40	31	66.8	46.3-82.4	9	33.2	17.6-53.7
25-34	188	150	65.2	55.0-74.2	38	34.8	25.8-45.0
35-44	270	218	77.8	71.0-83.4	52	22.2	16.6-29.0
45-54	300	242	73.1	65.6-79.4	58	26.9	20.6-34.4
55-64	197	151	74.1	65.9-80.8	46	25.9	19.2-34.1
65-74	49	33	66.2	50.1-79.2	16	33.8	20.8-49.9
75+	12	7	56.1	26.2-82.1	5	43.9	17.9-73.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	84	55	55.6	37.7-72.2	29	44.4	27.8-62.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	317	225	67.2	59.9-73.8	92	32.8	26.2-40.1
Some Post-H.S.	325	255	68.4	60.2-75.7	70	31.6	24.3-39.8
College Graduate	336	301	87.0	80.9-91.3	35	13.0	8.7-19.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	35	58.4	29.3-82.7	9	41.6	17.3-70.7
$15,000- 24,999	156	115	65.0	53.1-75.3	41	35.0	24.7-46.9
$25,000- 34,999	144	111	70.6	59.1-80.0	33	29.4	20.0-40.9
$35,000- 49,999	170	130	71.0	60.1-79.8	40	29.0	20.2-39.9
$50,000-74,999	202	170	80.2	71.4-86.8	32	19.8	13.2-28.6
$75,000+	261	217	71.7	61.8-79.9	44	28.3	20.1-38.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	218	165	63.3	51.7-73.6	53	36.7	26.4-48.3
No	835	667	73.6	68.9-77.8	168	26.4	22.2-31.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	164	107	61.4	51.3-70.6	57	38.6	29.4-48.7
Non-Veteran	899	730	73.5	68.5-78.0	169	26.5	22.0-31.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,436

2,744

75.9

73.6-78.0

692

24.1

22.0-26.4

-Eastern NC

1,063

837

71.4

67.0-75.5

226

28.6

24.5-33.0

GENDER

Male

422

254

56.1

49.5-62.5

168

43.9

37.5-50.5

Female

641

583

91.4

88.3-93.7

8.6

6.3-11.7

RACE

White

714

562

72.3

67.2-77.0

152

27.7

23.0-32.8

African American

227

188

78.2

67.0-86.4

21.8

13.6-33.0

Other Minorities

118

56.5

42.8-69.2

43.5

30.8-57.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

51.2

34.3-67.8

48.8

32.2-65.7

Non-Hispanic

997

796

73.8

69.3-77.8

201

26.2

22.2-30.7

AGE

18-24

66.8

46.3-82.4

33.2

17.6-53.7

25-34

188

150

65.2

55.0-74.2

34.8

25.8-45.0

35-44

270

218

77.8

71.0-83.4

22.2

16.6-29.0

45-54

300

242

73.1

65.6-79.4

26.9

20.6-34.4

55-64

197

151

74.1

65.9-80.8

25.9

19.2-34.1

65-74

66.2

50.1-79.2

33.8

20.8-49.9

75+

56.1

26.2-82.1

43.9

17.9-73.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

55.6

37.7-72.2

44.4

27.8-62.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

317

225

67.2

59.9-73.8

32.8

26.2-40.1

Some Post-H.S.

325

255

68.4

60.2-75.7

31.6

24.3-39.8

College Graduate

336

301

87.0

80.9-91.3

13.0

8.7-19.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

58.4

29.3-82.7

41.6

17.3-70.7

$15,000- 24,999

156

115

65.0

53.1-75.3

35.0

24.7-46.9

$25,000- 34,999

144

111

70.6

59.1-80.0

29.4

20.0-40.9

$35,000- 49,999

170

130

71.0

60.1-79.8

29.0

20.2-39.9

$50,000-74,999

202

170

80.2

71.4-86.8

19.8

13.2-28.6

$75,000+

261

217

71.7

61.8-79.9

28.3

20.1-38.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

218

165

63.3

51.7-73.6

36.7

26.4-48.3

835

667

73.6

68.9-77.8

168

26.4

22.2-31.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

164

107

61.4

51.3-70.6

38.6

29.4-48.7

Non-Veteran

899

730

73.5

68.5-78.0

169

26.5

22.0-31.5

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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.

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