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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,095 8,475 56.8 55.5-58.1 5,620 43.2 41.9-44.5
-Eastern NC 4,577 2,586 53.3 51.1-55.4 1,991 46.7 44.6-48.9
GENDER
Male 1,581 790 47.0 43.5-50.6 791 53.0 49.4-56.5
Female 2,996 1,796 59.3 56.9-61.6 1,200 40.7 38.4-43.1
RACE
White 3,107 1,919 60.3 57.8-62.9 1,188 39.7 37.1-42.2
African American 1,035 465 42.3 38.1-46.5 570 57.7 53.5-61.9
Other Minorities 416 187 36.8 30.6-43.4 229 63.2 56.6-69.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 202 80 32.0 24.3-40.9 122 68.0 59.1-75.7
Non-Hispanic 4,358 2,498 55.1 52.9-57.3 1,860 44.9 42.7-47.1
AGE
18-24 159 70 45.3 36.0-55.0 89 54.7 45.0-64.0
25-34 525 312 53.1 47.3-58.7 213 46.9 41.3-52.7
35-44 725 400 54.0 49.3-58.6 325 46.0 41.4-50.7
45-54 893 481 52.1 48.1-56.0 412 47.9 44.0-51.9
55-64 969 563 57.0 53.2-60.7 406 43.0 39.3-46.8
65-74 755 443 57.4 53.2-61.6 312 42.6 38.4-46.8
75+ 525 301 56.4 51.2-61.4 224 43.6 38.6-48.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 690 284 32.7 27.7-38.1 406 67.3 61.9-72.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,473 746 48.2 44.5-51.9 727 51.8 48.1-55.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,217 719 58.1 53.9-62.3 498 41.9 37.7-46.1
College Graduate 1,192 834 68.2 64.7-71.5 358 31.8 28.5-35.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 515 226 39.2 33.2-45.6 289 60.8 54.4-66.8
$15,000- 24,999 806 403 43.6 38.2-49.1 403 56.4 50.9-61.8
$25,000- 34,999 568 316 53.6 47.5-59.6 252 46.4 40.4-52.5
$35,000- 49,999 649 399 58.9 53.4-64.1 250 41.1 35.9-46.6
$50,000-74,999 635 409 58.7 53.3-63.8 226 41.3 36.2-46.7
$75,000+ 778 524 66.4 61.7-70.8 254 33.6 29.2-38.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,757 937 50.8 47.3-54.3 820 49.2 45.7-52.7
No 2,778 1,629 54.6 51.9-57.3 1,149 45.4 42.7-48.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 766 430 55.7 50.8-60.5 336 44.3 39.5-49.2
Non-Veteran 3,810 2,155 52.7 50.3-55.1 1,655 47.3 44.9-49.7

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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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