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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 4,008 1,082 27.5 25.4-29.7 2,926 72.5 70.3-74.6
-Eastern NC 1,273 358 28.2 24.7-32.1 915 71.8 67.9-75.3
GENDER
Male 397 84 25.6 19.5-32.9 313 74.4 67.1-80.5
Female 876 274 30.3 26.5-34.4 602 69.7 65.6-73.5
RACE
White 876 199 21.9 18.4-25.8 677 78.1 74.2-81.6
African American 287 115 36.6 29.0-44.9 172 63.4 55.1-71.0
Other Minorities 109 44 50.2 35.7-64.7 65 49.8 35.3-64.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 44 20 57.2 36.4-75.7 24 42.8 24.3-63.6
Non-Hispanic 1,228 338 26.3 23.0-29.9 890 73.7 70.1-77.0
AGE
18-24 32 10 34.7 17.6-57.0 22 65.3 43.0-82.4
25-34 145 49 30.6 22.4-40.3 96 69.4 59.7-77.6
35-44 232 70 30.6 22.6-39.8 162 69.4 60.2-77.4
45-54 296 76 24.9 19.0-31.9 220 75.1 68.1-81.0
55-64 285 73 23.5 18.2-29.8 212 76.5 70.2-81.8
65-74 192 62 31.3 24.1-39.5 130 68.7 60.5-75.9
75+ 84 17 22.3 13.0-35.5 67 77.7 64.5-87.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 52 47.9 33.0-63.2 86 52.1 36.8-67.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 419 125 29.1 23.4-35.6 294 70.9 64.4-76.6
Some Post-H.S. 361 101 27.1 21.5-33.5 260 72.9 66.5-78.5
College Graduate 354 79 20.1 15.6-25.6 275 79.9 74.4-84.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 53 36.1 25.3-48.5 74 63.9 51.5-74.7
$15,000- 24,999 185 61 41.6 30.0-54.1 124 58.4 45.9-70.0
$25,000- 34,999 182 53 24.2 17.6-32.1 129 75.8 67.9-82.4
$35,000- 49,999 188 45 22.5 14.7-32.8 143 77.5 67.2-85.3
$50,000-74,999 203 51 26.0 19.5-33.8 152 74.0 66.2-80.5
$75,000+ 239 53 22.2 16.4-29.4 186 77.8 70.6-83.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 472 166 36.0 30.0-42.4 306 64.0 57.6-70.0
No 795 190 24.5 20.2-29.3 605 75.5 70.7-79.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 45 20.5 14.7-27.8 156 79.5 72.2-85.3
Non-Veteran 1,072 313 29.9 25.9-34.3 759 70.1 65.7-74.1

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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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