BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you had a poor appetite or ate too much?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Anxiety & Depression

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-13 days	14 days
North Carolina	6,722	4,123	59.8	57.9-61.7	978	15.0	13.6-16.4	958	15.5	14.1-17.1	108	1.7	1.2- 2.4	555	8.1	7.2- 9.1
-Eastern NC	2,169	1,360	60.8	57.6-63.8	316	15.6	13.3-18.3	290	14.6	12.4-17.0	23	0.8	0.5- 1.4	180	8.2	6.7-10.0
GENDER
Male	756	518	62.7	57.2-67.8	101	16.8	12.8-21.8	85	13.4	10.2-17.5	2	0.1	0.0- 0.8	50	7.0	4.8-10.1
Female	1,413	842	59.0	55.4-62.4	215	14.6	12.4-17.1	205	15.6	13.0-18.7	21	1.4	0.8- 2.6	130	9.4	7.6-11.6
RACE
White	1,491	939	60.7	56.8-64.5	210	14.5	11.9-17.6	208	15.8	13.0-18.9	18	0.8	0.5- 1.4	116	8.2	6.3-10.6
African American	485	313	60.9	54.3-67.1	77	20.1	14.6-26.9	57	11.9	8.3-16.6	2	0.9	0.2- 4.6	36	6.3	4.3- 9.1
Other Minorities	184	102	61.2	51.0-70.5	29	13.2	8.3-20.3	23	13.3	7.3-22.9	3	0.8	0.3- 2.7	27	11.5	7.1-18.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	93	61	66.8	52.5-78.5	12	9.8	4.7-19.3	10	13.1	5.5-27.9	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0	9	9.6	4.0-21.4
Non-Hispanic	2,072	1,295	60.2	57.0-63.4	304	16.1	13.7-18.9	280	14.7	12.5-17.2	22	0.8	0.5- 1.5	171	8.1	6.6- 9.9
AGE
18-24	80	42	48.8	34.8-63.0	9	18.1	8.7-33.8	18	22.9	13.3-36.5	3	2.0	0.5- 7.9	8	8.2	3.7-17.3
25-34	233	127	54.3	45.9-62.5	48	20.6	14.8-28.0	33	15.8	10.7-22.7	4	0.9	0.3- 2.4	21	8.4	4.7-14.5
35-44	342	188	55.0	48.4-61.4	58	16.4	12.0-21.9	67	19.5	14.9-25.0	2	0.3	0.1- 1.6	27	8.8	5.6-13.6
45-54	416	261	65.4	59.7-70.6	65	14.5	11.0-18.9	49	11.4	8.2-15.8	5	0.9	0.3- 2.3	36	7.8	5.4-11.1
55-64	473	281	63.9	58.7-68.7	75	16.1	12.6-20.3	67	10.5	8.0-13.5	6	0.8	0.3- 2.1	44	8.8	6.1-12.4
65-74	374	265	74.5	69.1-79.2	40	10.1	6.9-14.5	38	9.4	6.6-13.2	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3	29	5.7	3.7- 8.7
75+	239	185	76.9	69.9-82.7	21	6.7	4.1-10.9	17	6.4	3.8-10.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	15	9.9	5.7-16.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	317	197	61.5	52.6-69.7	41	12.3	8.0-18.4	34	11.0	6.2-18.6	3	1.3	0.2- 7.2	42	13.9	8.7-21.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	684	406	58.5	53.0-63.8	100	14.4	10.4-19.5	107	17.2	13.6-21.6	5	0.5	0.2- 1.3	66	9.4	6.8-12.9
Some Post-H.S.	576	339	56.9	50.1-63.5	98	18.9	14.0-24.9	80	15.8	11.2-21.7	10	0.9	0.5- 1.9	49	7.5	5.3-10.5
College Graduate	590	416	67.3	62.1-72.2	77	15.7	11.9-20.6	69	12.1	9.0-16.0	5	0.8	0.3- 2.0	23	4.1	2.5- 6.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	227	138	63.6	55.1-71.4	25	10.8	6.4-17.4	23	9.9	5.6-16.9	4	1.2	0.4- 3.7	37	14.6	9.6-21.4
$15,000- 24,999	383	217	62.6	54.4-70.2	71	15.0	10.9-20.4	55	13.8	9.6-19.5	4	0.5	0.2- 1.5	36	8.0	5.2-12.3
$25,000- 34,999	254	141	49.7	40.8-58.6	38	19.3	11.7-30.0	50	19.2	13.5-26.7	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7	23	11.1	6.6-18.1
$35,000- 49,999	323	209	62.6	55.0-69.6	46	16.9	11.9-23.4	41	14.2	9.5-20.9	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	24	6.0	3.7- 9.6
$50,000-74,999	307	190	58.1	49.5-66.2	54	21.6	14.2-31.5	39	12.5	8.1-18.7	5	1.3	0.5- 3.3	19	6.5	3.8-11.0
$75,000+	396	276	67.2	60.8-73.0	54	14.1	10.1-19.4	47	13.0	9.2-18.0	3	0.5	0.2- 1.8	16	5.2	2.7- 9.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	810	439	52.8	47.2-58.3	110	12.7	9.8-16.2	135	17.6	14.1-21.9	13	1.2	0.6- 2.3	113	15.7	12.0-20.1
No	1,346	911	64.3	60.4-68.1	205	17.1	14.0-20.6	154	13.2	10.6-16.4	10	0.6	0.3- 1.6	66	4.7	3.5- 6.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	374	262	65.2	57.5-72.2	46	17.5	11.4-25.8	40	10.6	7.2-15.5	2	0.6	0.1- 2.2	24	6.1	3.5-10.5
Non-Veteran	1,794	1,097	59.7	56.2-63.2	270	15.2	12.8-18.0	250	15.5	13.0-18.3	21	0.9	0.5- 1.6	156	8.7	7.0-10.8

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-13 days

14 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,722

4,123

59.8

57.9-61.7

978

15.0

13.6-16.4

958

15.5

14.1-17.1

108

1.7

1.2- 2.4

555

8.1

7.2- 9.1

-Eastern NC

2,169

1,360

60.8

57.6-63.8

316

15.6

13.3-18.3

290

14.6

12.4-17.0

0.8

0.5- 1.4

180

8.2

6.7-10.0

GENDER

Male

756

518

62.7

57.2-67.8

101

16.8

12.8-21.8

13.4

10.2-17.5

0.1

0.0- 0.8

7.0

4.8-10.1

Female

1,413

842

59.0

55.4-62.4

215

14.6

12.4-17.1

205

15.6

13.0-18.7

1.4

0.8- 2.6

130

9.4

7.6-11.6

RACE

White

1,491

939

60.7

56.8-64.5

210

14.5

11.9-17.6

208

15.8

13.0-18.9

0.8

0.5- 1.4

116

8.2

6.3-10.6

African American

485

313

60.9

54.3-67.1

20.1

14.6-26.9

11.9

8.3-16.6

0.9

0.2- 4.6

6.3

4.3- 9.1

Other Minorities

184

102

61.2

51.0-70.5

13.2

8.3-20.3

13.3

7.3-22.9

0.8

0.3- 2.7

11.5

7.1-18.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

66.8

52.5-78.5

9.8

4.7-19.3

13.1

5.5-27.9

0.7

0.1- 5.0

9.6

4.0-21.4

Non-Hispanic

2,072

1,295

60.2

57.0-63.4

304

16.1

13.7-18.9

280

14.7

12.5-17.2

0.8

0.5- 1.5

171

8.1

6.6- 9.9

AGE

18-24

48.8

34.8-63.0

18.1

8.7-33.8

22.9

13.3-36.5

2.0

0.5- 7.9

8.2

3.7-17.3

25-34

233

127

54.3

45.9-62.5

20.6

14.8-28.0

15.8

10.7-22.7

0.9

0.3- 2.4

8.4

4.7-14.5

35-44

342

188

55.0

48.4-61.4

16.4

12.0-21.9

19.5

14.9-25.0

0.3

0.1- 1.6

8.8

5.6-13.6

45-54

416

261

65.4

59.7-70.6

14.5

11.0-18.9

11.4

8.2-15.8

0.9

0.3- 2.3

7.8

5.4-11.1

55-64

473

281

63.9

58.7-68.7

16.1

12.6-20.3

10.5

8.0-13.5

0.8

0.3- 2.1

8.8

6.1-12.4

65-74

374

265

74.5

69.1-79.2

10.1

6.9-14.5

9.4

6.6-13.2

0.3

0.1- 1.3

5.7

3.7- 8.7

75+

239

185

76.9

69.9-82.7

6.7

4.1-10.9

6.4

3.8-10.6

0.1

0.0- 0.9

9.9

5.7-16.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

317

197

61.5

52.6-69.7

12.3

8.0-18.4

11.0

6.2-18.6

1.3

0.2- 7.2

13.9

8.7-21.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

684

406

58.5

53.0-63.8

100

14.4

10.4-19.5

107

17.2

13.6-21.6

0.5

0.2- 1.3

9.4

6.8-12.9

Some Post-H.S.

576

339

56.9

50.1-63.5

18.9

14.0-24.9

15.8

11.2-21.7

0.9

0.5- 1.9

7.5

5.3-10.5

College Graduate

590

416

67.3

62.1-72.2

15.7

11.9-20.6

12.1

9.0-16.0

0.8

0.3- 2.0

4.1

2.5- 6.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

227

138

63.6

55.1-71.4

10.8

6.4-17.4

9.9

5.6-16.9

1.2

0.4- 3.7

14.6

9.6-21.4

$15,000- 24,999

383

217

62.6

54.4-70.2

15.0

10.9-20.4

13.8

9.6-19.5

0.5

0.2- 1.5

8.0

5.2-12.3

$25,000- 34,999

254

141

49.7

40.8-58.6

19.3

11.7-30.0

19.2

13.5-26.7

0.7

0.2- 2.7

11.1

6.6-18.1

$35,000- 49,999

323

209

62.6

55.0-69.6

16.9

11.9-23.4

14.2

9.5-20.9

0.3

0.1- 1.0

6.0

3.7- 9.6

$50,000-74,999

307

190

58.1

49.5-66.2

21.6

14.2-31.5

12.5

8.1-18.7

1.3

0.5- 3.3

6.5

3.8-11.0

$75,000+

396

276

67.2

60.8-73.0

14.1

10.1-19.4

13.0

9.2-18.0

0.5

0.2- 1.8

5.2

2.7- 9.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

810

439

52.8

47.2-58.3

110

12.7

9.8-16.2

135

17.6

14.1-21.9

1.2

0.6- 2.3

113

15.7

12.0-20.1

1,346

911

64.3

60.4-68.1

205

17.1

14.0-20.6

154

13.2

10.6-16.4

0.6

0.3- 1.6

4.7

3.5- 6.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

374

262

65.2

57.5-72.2

17.5

11.4-25.8

10.6

7.2-15.5

0.6

0.1- 2.2

6.1

3.5-10.5

Non-Veteran

1,794

1,097

59.7

56.2-63.2

270

15.2

12.8-18.0

250

15.5

13.0-18.3

0.9

0.5- 1.6

156

8.7

7.0-10.8

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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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