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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Cardiovasular Health

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, not stomach related Yes, stomach related No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 9,186 763 5.8 5.2- 6.4 751 5.7 5.2- 6.3 7,672 88.5 87.7-89.3
-Piedmont NC 4,460 369 5.5 4.7- 6.4 335 5.1 4.4- 5.9 3,756 89.4 88.3-90.5
GENDER
Male 1,467 101 3.7 2.8- 4.7 73 3.4 2.5- 4.6 1,293 93.0 91.4-94.2
Female 2,993 268 7.1 5.9- 8.6 262 6.6 5.6- 7.7 2,463 86.3 84.6-87.9
RACE
White 3,495 312 6.1 5.2- 7.2 275 5.5 4.7- 6.4 2,908 88.4 87.0-89.6
African American 632 42 4.9 3.3- 7.2 36 4.0 2.6- 6.0 554 91.2 88.3-93.4
Other Minorities 322 14 3.2 1.6- 6.6 23 4.7 2.8- 7.8 285 92.1 88.0-94.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 254 10 1.2 0.5- 2.8 20 5.2 3.0- 9.0 224 93.5 89.7-96.0
Non-Hispanic 4,199 359 6.0 5.2- 7.0 315 5.1 4.4- 5.9 3,525 88.9 87.7-90.0
AGE
18-24 214 10 4.9 2.4- 9.5 4 1.0 0.3- 2.8 200 94.2 89.5-96.8
25-34 639 27 3.5 2.3- 5.4 25 3.2 2.0- 5.1 587 93.2 90.8-95.0
35-44 1,026 36 3.0 2.0- 4.4 35 3.4 2.2- 5.1 955 93.6 91.6-95.2
45-54 1,007 62 5.7 4.2- 7.7 72 6.0 4.5- 7.9 873 88.4 85.8-90.5
55-64 749 72 8.3 6.2-10.9 89 12.1 9.3-15.5 588 79.6 75.8-83.0
65-74 454 79 14.4 11.0-18.6 62 11.3 8.4-15.0 313 74.4 69.3-78.9
75+ 347 82 19.2 14.8-24.5 46 14.4 10.0-20.4 219 66.4 59.8-72.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 514 77 7.5 5.4-10.3 63 7.6 5.2-10.9 374 84.9 80.8-88.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,179 100 5.9 4.2- 8.2 100 6.0 4.6- 7.7 979 88.2 85.5-90.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,146 94 6.2 4.6- 8.2 93 5.1 3.9- 6.7 959 88.7 86.3-90.8
College Graduate 1,615 97 4.0 3.1- 5.2 79 3.4 2.6- 4.5 1,439 92.6 91.1-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 331 51 8.6 5.9-12.5 54 12.8 8.6-18.5 226 78.6 72.2-83.9
$15,000- 24,999 593 60 6.5 4.3- 9.8 55 5.3 3.6- 7.7 478 88.2 84.4-91.1
$25,000- 34,999 445 46 6.8 4.5-10.2 28 4.1 2.4- 6.8 371 89.1 85.1-92.1
$35,000- 49,999 627 44 6.8 4.1-10.9 49 5.9 4.1- 8.4 534 87.3 83.0-90.7
$50,000-74,999 721 46 5.0 3.5- 7.2 39 3.2 2.2- 4.6 636 91.8 89.3-93.8
$75,000+ 1,169 58 3.5 2.5- 4.8 57 4.0 2.9- 5.5 1,054 92.5 90.6-94.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,297 220 12.9 10.6-15.5 184 11.4 9.3-13.8 893 75.7 72.4-78.8
No 3,065 142 3.2 2.5- 4.1 149 3.1 2.5- 3.8 2,774 93.7 92.6-94.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 426 42 6.1 4.2- 8.9 30 6.9 4.3-11.0 354 86.9 82.4-90.4
Non-Veteran 4,033 327 5.5 4.6- 6.4 305 4.9 4.2- 5.7 3,401 89.6 88.4-90.7

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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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