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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 4,019 2,462 61.8 59.6-64.0 1,557 38.2 36.0-40.4
-Eastern NC 1,274 795 64.9 61.2-68.4 479 35.1 31.6-38.8
GENDER
Male 397 249 65.4 58.9-71.4 148 34.6 28.6-41.1
Female 877 546 64.5 60.2-68.6 331 35.5 31.4-39.8
RACE
White 878 498 58.9 54.4-63.2 380 41.1 36.8-45.6
African American 286 214 73.8 65.6-80.6 72 26.2 19.4-34.4
Other Minorities 109 83 83.8 73.5-90.6 26 16.2 9.4-26.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 44 36 87.9 72.0-95.4 8 12.1 4.6-28.0
Non-Hispanic 1,229 759 63.4 59.6-67.0 470 36.6 33.0-40.4
AGE
18-24 32 23 63.9 42.3-81.1 9 36.1 18.9-57.7
25-34 144 101 72.5 62.7-80.6 43 27.5 19.4-37.3
35-44 232 147 67.3 59.4-74.4 85 32.7 25.6-40.6
45-54 295 177 60.7 53.6-67.4 118 39.3 32.6-46.4
55-64 287 186 65.4 58.4-71.8 101 34.6 28.2-41.6
65-74 193 115 61.4 53.2-69.0 78 38.6 31.0-46.8
75+ 84 43 52.8 40.3-64.9 41 47.2 35.1-59.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 91 69.7 55.9-80.7 47 30.3 19.3-44.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 417 271 68.6 62.0-74.6 146 31.4 25.4-38.0
Some Post-H.S. 362 228 64.6 57.8-70.8 134 35.4 29.2-42.2
College Graduate 356 204 58.3 51.7-64.7 152 41.7 35.3-48.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 81 56.2 42.1-69.3 46 43.8 30.7-57.9
$15,000- 24,999 186 130 78.2 69.7-84.8 56 21.8 15.2-30.3
$25,000- 34,999 181 126 74.1 65.4-81.3 55 25.9 18.7-34.6
$35,000- 49,999 189 121 65.7 55.6-74.5 68 34.3 25.5-44.4
$50,000-74,999 203 120 62.2 53.8-70.0 83 37.8 30.0-46.2
$75,000+ 239 129 57.1 49.4-64.6 110 42.9 35.4-50.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 473 322 68.8 62.9-74.2 151 31.2 25.8-37.1
No 795 468 62.8 58.1-67.4 327 37.2 32.6-41.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 203 135 68.4 59.8-75.9 68 31.6 24.1-40.2
Non-Veteran 1,071 660 64.1 60.0-68.1 411 35.9 31.9-40.0

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*Asked of those who reported that their physician had discussed their risk for certain diseases

^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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