BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (While working at your job, are you indoors most of the time?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,436	2,744	75.9	73.6-78.0	692	24.1	22.0-26.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	89	75	84.2	72.4-91.5	14	15.8	8.5-27.6
Buncombe	77	60	72.5	57.0-84.0	17	27.5	16.0-43.0
Cabarrus	87	66	60.6	42.8-75.9	21	39.4	24.1-57.2
Catawba	106	87	78.7	67.1-87.0	19	21.3	13.0-32.9
Cumberland	82	66	68.2	52.5-80.6	16	31.8	19.4-47.5
Davidson	74	63	87.8	77.6-93.7	11	12.2	6.3-22.4
Durham	82	73	87.6	75.1-94.3	9	12.4	5.7-24.9
Forsyth	68	60	81.5	63.2-91.9	8	18.5	8.1-36.8
Gaston	96	78	81.9	70.2-89.6	18	18.1	10.4-29.8
Guilford	104	88	77.5	60.5-88.6	16	22.5	11.4-39.5
Iredell	85	74	85.7	73.8-92.7	11	14.3	7.3-26.2
Johnston	110	87	79.9	68.1-88.1	23	20.1	11.9-31.9
Mecklenburg	178	150	79.4	70.1-86.4	28	20.6	13.6-29.9
New Hanover	87	71	80.8	67.4-89.6	16	19.2	10.4-32.6
Onslow	97	78	81.6	69.9-89.5	19	18.4	10.5-30.1
Orange	104	89	86.6	77.0-92.6	15	13.4	7.4-23.0
Pitt	82	72	84.8	72.6-92.2	10	15.2	7.8-27.4
Randolph	95	69	63.7	48.7-76.4	26	36.3	23.6-51.3
Robeson	91	72	72.1	58.2-82.7	19	27.9	17.3-41.8
Rowan	103	79	73.5	60.9-83.1	24	26.5	16.9-39.1
Union	104	79	68.6	52.7-81.1	25	31.4	18.9-47.3
Wake	160	137	82.9	74.2-89.1	23	17.1	10.9-25.8
Wayne	83	70	84.5	73.7-91.4	13	15.5	8.6-26.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,063	837	71.4	67.0-75.5	226	28.6	24.5-33.0
Piedmont	1,765	1,440	78.1	75.1-80.9	325	21.9	19.1-24.9
Western NC	608	467	73.8	68.7-78.3	141	26.2	21.7-31.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	418	317	72.1	65.6-77.8	101	27.9	22.2-34.4
Northwest	657	540	80.7	75.7-84.8	117	19.3	15.2-24.3
Charlotte	516	411	74.6	68.6-79.8	105	25.4	20.2-31.4
Greensboro	437	349	75.2	67.7-81.4	88	24.8	18.6-32.3
Southern Regional	314	243	66.1	57.5-73.8	71	33.9	26.2-42.5
Coastal	144	109	69.8	57.8-79.6	35	30.2	20.4-42.2
Wake	412	347	82.5	76.7-87.0	65	17.5	13.0-23.3
Area L	107	82	72.3	58.8-82.7	25	27.7	17.3-41.2
Eastern	431	346	74.5	68.1-80.0	85	25.5	20.0-31.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,436

2,744

75.9

73.6-78.0

692

24.1

22.0-26.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

84.2

72.4-91.5

15.8

8.5-27.6

Buncombe

72.5

57.0-84.0

27.5

16.0-43.0

Cabarrus

60.6

42.8-75.9

39.4

24.1-57.2

Catawba

106

78.7

67.1-87.0

21.3

13.0-32.9

Cumberland

68.2

52.5-80.6

31.8

19.4-47.5

Davidson

87.8

77.6-93.7

12.2

6.3-22.4

Durham

87.6

75.1-94.3

12.4

5.7-24.9

Forsyth

81.5

63.2-91.9

18.5

8.1-36.8

Gaston

81.9

70.2-89.6

18.1

10.4-29.8

Guilford

104

77.5

60.5-88.6

22.5

11.4-39.5

Iredell

85.7

73.8-92.7

14.3

7.3-26.2

Johnston

110

79.9

68.1-88.1

20.1

11.9-31.9

Mecklenburg

178

150

79.4

70.1-86.4

20.6

13.6-29.9

New Hanover

80.8

67.4-89.6

19.2

10.4-32.6

Onslow

81.6

69.9-89.5

18.4

10.5-30.1

Orange

104

86.6

77.0-92.6

13.4

7.4-23.0

Pitt

84.8

72.6-92.2

15.2

7.8-27.4

Randolph

63.7

48.7-76.4

36.3

23.6-51.3

Robeson

72.1

58.2-82.7

27.9

17.3-41.8

Rowan

103

73.5

60.9-83.1

26.5

16.9-39.1

Union

104

68.6

52.7-81.1

31.4

18.9-47.3

Wake

160

137

82.9

74.2-89.1

17.1

10.9-25.8

Wayne

84.5

73.7-91.4

15.5

8.6-26.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,063

837

71.4

67.0-75.5

226

28.6

24.5-33.0

Piedmont

1,765

1,440

78.1

75.1-80.9

325

21.9

19.1-24.9

Western NC

608

467

73.8

68.7-78.3

141

26.2

21.7-31.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

418

317

72.1

65.6-77.8

101

27.9

22.2-34.4

Northwest

657

540

80.7

75.7-84.8

117

19.3

15.2-24.3

Charlotte

516

411

74.6

68.6-79.8

105

25.4

20.2-31.4

Greensboro

437

349

75.2

67.7-81.4

24.8

18.6-32.3

Southern Regional

314

243

66.1

57.5-73.8

33.9

26.2-42.5

Coastal

144

109

69.8

57.8-79.6

30.2

20.4-42.2

Wake

412

347

82.5

76.7-87.0

17.5

13.0-23.3

Area L

107

72.3

58.8-82.7

27.7

17.3-41.2

Eastern

431

346

74.5

68.1-80.0

25.5

20.0-31.9

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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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