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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,818 985 55.8 52.7-58.8 833 44.2 41.2-47.3
-Piedmont NC 822 499 61.4 56.8-65.8 323 38.6 34.2-43.2
GENDER
Male 339 205 61.3 54.2-67.9 134 38.7 32.1-45.8
Female 483 294 61.5 55.6-67.1 189 38.5 32.9-44.4
RACE
White 629 377 60.4 55.3-65.3 252 39.6 34.7-44.7
African American 168 109 65.9 56.1-74.5 59 34.1 25.5-43.9
Other Minorities 21 11 54.5 29.2-77.7 10 45.5 22.3-70.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 16 9 58.3 29.8-82.2 7 41.7 17.8-70.2
Non-Hispanic 803 489 61.5 56.9-65.9 314 38.5 34.1-43.1
AGE
18-24 3 1 45.6 6.5-91.0 2 54.4 9.0-93.5
25-34 20 16 85.0 62.8-95.0 4 15.0 5.0-37.2
35-44 61 35 60.8 45.3-74.4 26 39.2 25.6-54.7
45-54 149 93 62.4 52.1-71.7 56 37.6 28.3-47.9
55-64 217 143 68.5 60.2-75.9 74 31.5 24.1-39.8
65-74 216 136 54.5 45.3-63.4 80 45.5 36.6-54.7
75+ 151 73 52.1 41.9-62.1 78 47.9 37.9-58.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 79 47.8 38.1-57.7 87 52.2 42.3-61.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 254 154 63.7 55.6-71.1 100 36.3 28.9-44.4
Some Post-H.S. 227 144 62.3 53.1-70.6 83 37.7 29.4-46.9
College Graduate 174 122 68.6 58.6-77.2 52 31.4 22.8-41.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 77 50.6 38.9-62.2 66 49.4 37.8-61.1
$15,000- 24,999 158 92 56.2 45.5-66.3 66 43.8 33.7-54.5
$25,000- 34,999 99 59 61.9 49.2-73.2 40 38.1 26.8-50.8
$35,000- 49,999 112 72 66.6 54.8-76.7 40 33.4 23.3-45.2
$50,000-74,999 89 60 76.2 64.4-85.1 29 23.8 14.9-35.6
$75,000+ 110 72 62.9 51.0-73.4 38 37.1 26.6-49.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 479 295 63.5 57.6-69.1 184 36.5 30.9-42.4
No 312 188 60.6 53.2-67.5 124 39.4 32.5-46.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 158 95 63.4 53.6-72.3 63 36.6 27.7-46.4
Non-Veteran 664 404 60.9 55.7-65.8 260 39.1 34.2-44.3

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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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