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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Cardiovasular Health

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,342 5,075 26.7 25.7-27.7 9,267 73.3 72.3-74.3
-Piedmont NC 6,882 2,381 25.4 24.0-26.8 4,501 74.6 73.2-76.0
GENDER
Male 2,530 1,050 27.5 25.4-29.8 1,480 72.5 70.2-74.6
Female 4,352 1,331 23.4 21.7-25.1 3,021 76.6 74.9-78.3
RACE
White 5,522 2,006 28.2 26.6-29.9 3,516 71.8 70.1-73.4
African American 948 302 23.8 20.6-27.4 646 76.2 72.6-79.4
Other Minorities 391 64 9.7 7.0-13.3 327 90.3 86.7-93.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 297 36 7.0 4.6-10.4 261 93.0 89.6-95.4
Non-Hispanic 6,571 2,338 27.1 25.7-28.6 4,233 72.9 71.4-74.3
AGE
18-24 224 10 5.1 2.2-11.1 214 94.9 88.9-97.8
25-34 686 39 4.3 3.0- 6.2 647 95.7 93.8-97.0
35-44 1,166 139 13.3 10.9-16.1 1,027 86.7 83.9-89.1
45-54 1,419 407 29.4 26.4-32.6 1,012 70.6 67.4-73.6
55-64 1,401 639 47.1 43.7-50.4 762 52.9 49.6-56.3
65-74 1,089 632 59.3 55.5-63.0 457 40.7 37.0-44.5
75+ 857 499 59.1 54.8-63.3 358 40.9 36.7-45.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 906 372 27.2 23.3-31.4 534 72.8 68.6-76.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,911 723 29.2 26.4-32.2 1,188 70.8 67.8-73.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,739 592 23.9 21.3-26.8 1,147 76.1 73.2-78.7
College Graduate 2,320 694 22.7 20.7-24.9 1,626 77.3 75.1-79.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 624 284 37.4 31.8-43.4 340 62.6 56.6-68.2
$15,000- 24,999 975 374 24.7 20.8-28.9 601 75.3 71.1-79.2
$25,000- 34,999 691 243 27.1 23.1-31.6 448 72.9 68.4-76.9
$35,000- 49,999 957 323 25.8 22.4-29.5 634 74.2 70.5-77.6
$50,000-74,999 1,015 292 21.5 18.5-24.9 723 78.5 75.1-81.5
$75,000+ 1,666 493 23.1 20.8-25.6 1,173 76.9 74.4-79.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,329 1,013 36.7 33.9-39.7 1,316 63.3 60.3-66.1
No 4,423 1,338 20.9 19.5-22.5 3,085 79.1 77.5-80.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 922 489 45.2 40.6-49.8 433 54.8 50.2-59.4
Non-Veteran 5,958 1,891 22.8 21.4-24.2 4,067 77.2 75.8-78.6

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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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