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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Kidney Disease

Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have some form of kidney disease
including chronic kidney disease, nephritis, nephrosis, renal disease, or end-stage renal disease?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,842 222 2.6 2.1- 3.1 6,620 97.4 96.9-97.9
-Eastern NC 2,207 83 2.4 1.8- 3.1 2,124 97.6 96.9-98.2
GENDER
Male 768 32 2.3 1.5- 3.4 736 97.7 96.6-98.5
Female 1,439 51 2.5 1.8- 3.5 1,388 97.5 96.5-98.2
RACE
White 1,514 55 2.3 1.7- 3.3 1,459 97.7 96.7-98.3
African American 495 17 2.3 1.3- 4.0 478 97.7 96.0-98.7
Other Minorities 188 11 3.1 1.5- 6.0 177 96.9 94.0-98.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 96 5 2.3 0.9- 5.7 91 97.7 94.3-99.1
Non-Hispanic 2,107 78 2.4 1.8- 3.2 2,029 97.6 96.8-98.2
AGE
18-24 80 0 0.0 . - . 80 100 . - .
25-34 234 1 0.6 0.1- 4.3 233 99.4 95.7-99.9
35-44 350 7 1.0 0.5- 2.3 343 99.0 97.7-99.5
45-54 421 12 3.1 1.7- 5.8 409 96.9 94.2-98.3
55-64 480 20 2.9 1.8- 4.8 460 97.1 95.2-98.2
65-74 382 28 5.5 3.6- 8.3 354 94.5 91.7-96.4
75+ 247 15 7.7 4.5-12.8 232 92.3 87.2-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 334 17 4.0 2.3- 6.8 317 96.0 93.2-97.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 692 31 2.6 1.7- 4.0 661 97.4 96.0-98.3
Some Post-H.S. 584 20 1.6 1.0- 2.8 564 98.4 97.2-99.0
College Graduate 595 14 1.8 0.9- 3.5 581 98.2 96.5-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 235 15 5.2 3.0- 9.1 220 94.8 90.9-97.0
$15,000- 24,999 388 18 2.6 1.4- 4.6 370 97.4 95.4-98.6
$25,000- 34,999 256 7 1.7 0.7- 4.0 249 98.3 96.0-99.3
$35,000- 49,999 326 7 1.6 0.6- 4.1 319 98.4 95.9-99.4
$50,000-74,999 308 14 2.9 1.6- 5.2 294 97.1 94.8-98.4
$75,000+ 397 9 1.7 0.7- 4.0 388 98.3 96.0-99.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 832 54 4.7 3.4- 6.4 778 95.3 93.6-96.6
No 1,361 29 1.3 0.8- 2.1 1,332 98.7 97.9-99.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 381 17 2.5 1.5- 4.3 364 97.5 95.7-98.5
Non-Veteran 1,825 66 2.4 1.7- 3.2 1,759 97.6 96.8-98.3

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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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