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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,583 11,165 71.0 69.8-72.2 1,593 12.7 11.9-13.7 884 7.9 7.2- 8.7 821 6.9 6.2- 7.6 120 1.5 1.1- 1.9
-Piedmont NC 7,000 5,317 70.5 68.7-72.2 805 13.2 12.0-14.6 440 8.1 7.1- 9.3 373 6.7 5.7- 7.9 65 1.4 1.0- 1.9
GENDER
Male 2,582 1,831 64.8 61.8-67.7 333 14.2 12.2-16.4 188 9.9 8.1-12.1 194 9.0 7.3-11.1 36 2.1 1.4- 3.1
Female 4,418 3,486 75.8 73.8-77.6 472 12.4 10.9-14.0 252 6.5 5.5- 7.7 179 4.6 3.7- 5.7 29 0.8 0.5- 1.2
RACE
White 5,591 4,225 70.1 68.1-72.0 654 14.0 12.6-15.5 358 8.0 7.0- 9.2 315 7.1 5.9- 8.5 39 0.8 0.5- 1.2
African American 978 812 79.3 74.9-83.1 87 9.8 7.5-12.8 51 7.3 4.7-11.1 26 3.4 2.0- 5.9 2 0.2 0.0- 0.7
Other Minorities 407 263 58.9 51.7-65.7 61 14.2 9.7-20.3 30 9.8 6.0-15.6 29 9.7 6.3-14.7 24 7.4 4.6-11.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 306 196 59.9 51.9-67.5 42 11.8 8.0-17.0 26 10.9 6.4-18.1 19 8.5 4.9-14.4 23 8.9 5.5-14.1
Non-Hispanic 6,682 5,113 71.6 69.8-73.3 762 13.4 12.1-14.8 413 7.8 6.8- 9.0 352 6.5 5.5- 7.7 42 0.7 0.5- 1.0
AGE
18-24 231 153 63.3 54.9-71.0 31 13.6 8.8-20.5 27 11.1 7.1-17.0 15 10.4 5.8-18.0 5 1.6 0.6- 4.1
25-34 701 451 60.0 54.9-64.8 111 15.9 12.6-19.8 60 11.5 8.2-15.7 63 9.8 7.3-12.9 16 2.9 1.7- 5.1
35-44 1,195 816 66.2 62.6-69.6 177 16.1 13.5-19.1 117 10.1 8.0-12.6 65 6.0 4.4- 8.1 20 1.7 0.9- 3.0
45-54 1,455 1,031 70.2 67.1-73.1 208 14.8 12.6-17.4 115 7.8 6.2- 9.8 91 6.3 4.9- 8.0 10 0.9 0.4- 1.9
55-64 1,414 1,130 79.7 76.9-82.3 131 9.5 7.7-11.6 74 5.3 3.9- 7.1 74 5.2 3.9- 7.0 5 0.3 0.1- 0.8
65-74 1,106 966 87.8 85.3-90.0 76 6.5 5.0- 8.5 25 2.0 1.3- 3.2 34 3.1 2.0- 4.8 5 0.5 0.2- 1.5
75+ 851 732 86.1 82.8-88.8 66 8.2 6.0-11.0 21 1.9 1.1- 3.3 29 3.2 2.0- 5.2 3 0.6 0.2- 2.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 917 679 64.5 58.9-69.8 97 12.3 9.2-16.1 60 10.5 7.2-15.1 62 9.4 6.2-14.2 19 3.2 1.8- 5.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,940 1,488 71.9 68.5-75.1 215 11.9 9.8-14.3 117 7.4 5.8- 9.5 100 7.1 5.1- 9.6 20 1.7 0.9- 2.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,775 1,345 70.5 66.7-73.9 198 12.5 10.3-15.2 127 9.7 7.3-12.8 91 6.5 4.7- 8.9 14 0.8 0.4- 1.6
College Graduate 2,361 1,799 71.8 68.9-74.4 295 15.3 13.1-17.9 136 6.5 5.3- 8.1 119 5.6 4.4- 6.9 12 0.9 0.4- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 634 483 71.2 65.1-76.6 60 12.1 8.5-17.0 45 8.7 5.8-12.8 38 5.2 3.2- 8.4 8 2.8 1.1- 6.8
$15,000- 24,999 992 733 64.6 58.9-69.9 108 12.3 9.3-16.1 66 9.7 6.2-14.6 68 10.1 6.7-15.0 17 3.4 1.9- 6.1
$25,000- 34,999 706 521 67.3 61.6-72.5 82 13.7 10.1-18.4 48 7.0 4.8-10.1 48 10.9 7.4-15.8 7 1.1 0.5- 2.6
$35,000- 49,999 971 748 72.6 67.9-76.8 109 12.8 9.8-16.7 56 8.7 6.1-12.2 52 5.0 3.3- 7.4 6 1.0 0.4- 2.6
$50,000-74,999 1,033 783 71.8 67.5-75.8 132 14.4 11.5-17.9 56 6.8 4.8- 9.6 53 5.9 4.1- 8.4 9 1.0 0.4- 2.7
$75,000+ 1,688 1,299 73.7 70.6-76.7 201 13.4 11.0-16.1 107 7.0 5.4- 8.9 74 5.5 4.1- 7.2 7 0.4 0.2- 0.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,320 1,833 72.9 69.5-76.1 226 11.7 9.4-14.3 140 8.6 6.5-11.2 101 5.6 4.1- 7.7 20 1.2 0.7- 2.1
No 4,385 3,255 69.4 67.2-71.5 543 13.8 12.3-15.4 284 8.0 6.8- 9.4 259 7.4 6.1- 8.9 44 1.5 1.0- 2.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 936 737 75.1 70.5-79.3 103 13.7 10.4-17.7 40 5.4 3.4- 8.7 50 5.1 3.5- 7.6 6 0.6 0.3- 1.5
Non-Veteran 6,061 4,577 69.9 67.9-71.7 702 13.2 11.9-14.6 400 8.5 7.3- 9.8 323 7.0 5.9- 8.2 59 1.5 1.1- 2.1

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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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