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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Veteran Staus

Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces,
either in the regular military or in a National Guard or military reserve unit?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,773 2,176 13.5 12.7-14.3 12,597 86.5 85.7-87.3
-Eastern NC 4,777 787 17.4 15.9-19.0 3,990 82.6 81.0-84.1
GENDER 4,777 787 17.4 15.9-19.0 3,990 82.6 81.0-84.1
Male 1,641 683 31.8 28.9-34.8 958 68.2 65.2-71.1
Female 3,136 104 3.6 2.8- 4.5 3,032 96.4 95.5-97.2
RACE 4,757 782 17.4 15.9-19.0 3,975 82.6 81.0-84.1
White 3,224 584 19.1 17.3-21.1 2,640 80.9 78.9-82.7
African American 1,094 161 17.9 14.6-21.7 933 82.1 78.3-85.4
Other Minorities 439 37 7.2 4.9-10.5 402 92.8 89.5-95.1
HISPANIC 4,760 783 17.4 15.9-19.0 3,977 82.6 81.0-84.1
Hispanic 215 23 9.6 5.7-15.8 192 90.4 84.2-94.3
Non-Hispanic 4,545 760 18.1 16.5-19.7 3,785 81.9 80.3-83.5
AGE 4,749 785 17.4 16.0-19.0 3,964 82.6 81.0-84.0
18-24 179 16 8.2 4.3-15.1 163 91.8 84.9-95.7
25-34 554 64 13.1 9.9-17.2 490 86.9 82.8-90.1
35-44 752 99 16.7 13.3-20.6 653 83.3 79.4-86.7
45-54 934 117 15.0 12.3-18.1 817 85.0 81.9-87.7
55-64 994 203 25.1 21.9-28.6 791 74.9 71.4-78.1
65-74 782 166 26.8 23.1-30.9 616 73.2 69.1-76.9
75+ 554 120 28.3 23.7-33.4 434 71.7 66.6-76.3
EDUCATION 4,770 786 17.4 15.9-19.0 3,984 82.6 81.0-84.1
Less Than H.S. 731 46 5.2 3.6- 7.3 685 94.8 92.7-96.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,547 224 15.7 13.1-18.7 1,323 84.3 81.3-86.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,267 280 24.1 20.9-27.6 987 75.9 72.4-79.1
College Graduate 1,225 236 20.5 17.8-23.4 989 79.5 76.6-82.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME 4,083 715 18.8 17.1-20.5 3,368 81.2 79.5-82.9
Less than $15,000 542 39 6.8 4.7- 9.9 503 93.2 90.1-95.3
$15,000- 24,999 843 113 13.3 10.6-16.5 730 86.7 83.5-89.4
$25,000- 34,999 588 114 25.2 19.7-31.6 474 74.8 68.4-80.3
$35,000- 49,999 662 148 22.1 18.2-26.5 514 77.9 73.5-81.8
$50,000-74,999 655 148 21.5 17.9-25.6 507 78.5 74.4-82.1
$75,000+ 793 153 20.2 16.8-24.1 640 79.8 75.9-83.2
DISABILITY STATUS 4,582 768 18.0 16.4-19.6 3,814 82.0 80.4-83.6
Yes 1,801 345 20.5 18.0-23.2 1,456 79.5 76.8-82.0
No 2,781 423 16.7 14.7-18.8 2,358 83.3 81.2-85.3

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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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