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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,753 10,588 65.6 64.3-66.9 2,105 12.4 11.6-13.1 2,060 22.0 20.8-23.3
-Eastern NC 4,769 3,288 61.2 59.0-63.4 713 13.0 11.8-14.2 768 25.8 23.7-28.1
GENDER
Male 1,636 1,064 55.6 51.9-59.3 216 10.5 8.9-12.4 356 33.9 30.2-37.7
Female 3,133 2,224 66.6 64.1-68.9 497 15.3 13.7-17.1 412 18.2 16.0-20.5
RACE
White 3,220 2,271 64.5 61.7-67.1 497 13.9 12.4-15.5 452 21.6 19.1-24.4
African American 1,091 756 61.7 57.2-66.1 168 13.8 11.4-16.6 167 24.5 20.2-29.3
Other Minorities 437 251 42.6 36.2-49.2 42 5.8 4.0- 8.4 144 51.6 44.8-58.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 214 88 28.9 21.9-37.0 18 5.3 3.1- 8.8 108 65.9 57.5-73.4
Non-Hispanic 4,538 3,190 64.0 61.7-66.2 691 13.6 12.4-15.0 657 22.4 20.3-24.7
AGE
18-24 175 70 37.6 29.1-46.9 13 7.4 4.1-12.9 92 55.0 45.7-63.9
25-34 554 311 51.2 45.7-56.8 57 8.4 6.1-11.4 186 40.4 34.9-46.1
35-44 751 490 62.8 58.1-67.3 102 12.4 9.8-15.5 159 24.8 20.6-29.5
45-54 931 646 67.7 63.9-71.3 126 14.1 11.6-17.1 159 18.2 15.3-21.5
55-64 993 737 72.9 69.4-76.1 156 15.6 13.1-18.4 100 11.6 9.3-14.3
65-74 782 607 76.7 72.9-80.1 128 16.3 13.4-19.6 47 7.0 5.0- 9.7
75+ 554 408 70.9 66.0-75.3 123 24.0 19.9-28.6 23 5.1 3.2- 8.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 729 490 54.6 48.1-60.9 104 10.0 7.8-12.8 135 35.4 29.0-42.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,543 1,030 57.0 53.1-60.8 212 11.7 9.8-14.0 301 31.3 27.5-35.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,266 882 63.6 59.2-67.9 198 14.2 11.8-17.0 186 22.2 18.2-26.8
College Graduate 1,224 880 68.9 65.4-72.2 198 15.3 12.9-17.9 146 15.8 13.1-18.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 542 365 58.3 51.5-64.9 86 12.8 9.8-16.5 91 28.9 22.3-36.6
$15,000- 24,999 843 559 55.9 50.3-61.4 115 11.7 9.2-14.8 169 32.4 26.8-38.5
$25,000- 34,999 587 403 58.9 52.6-64.9 77 11.3 8.3-15.2 107 29.8 23.9-36.6
$35,000- 49,999 662 461 65.0 59.6-69.9 101 13.4 10.4-17.1 100 21.7 17.3-26.8
$50,000-74,999 655 449 61.9 56.2-67.4 104 14.5 11.5-18.1 102 23.5 18.3-29.7
$75,000+ 792 594 73.0 68.1-77.4 118 13.9 11.1-17.2 80 13.1 9.4-18.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,796 1,216 60.9 57.1-64.5 374 19.1 16.7-21.6 206 20.1 16.6-24.1
No 2,778 1,940 62.1 59.3-64.9 316 10.1 8.7-11.6 522 27.8 25.1-30.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 787 506 58.5 53.5-63.2 141 16.9 13.9-20.4 140 24.7 20.1-29.8
Non-Veteran 3,981 2,781 61.8 59.3-64.2 572 12.1 10.9-13.5 628 26.1 23.7-28.7

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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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