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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 14,744 12,886 81.3 80.1-82.5 1,858 18.7 17.5-19.9
-Piedmont NC 7,088 6,293 82.1 80.3-83.7 795 17.9 16.3-19.7
GENDER
Male 2,621 2,312 79.9 76.9-82.6 309 20.1 17.4-23.1
Female 4,467 3,981 84.1 82.1-85.9 486 15.9 14.1-17.9
RACE
White 5,663 5,222 89.3 87.7-90.7 441 10.7 9.3-12.3
African American 985 813 78.2 73.7-82.1 172 21.8 17.9-26.3
Other Minorities 416 235 43.6 37.2-50.3 181 56.4 49.7-62.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 312 151 35.3 28.7-42.6 161 64.7 57.4-71.3
Non-Hispanic 6,763 6,130 86.5 84.8-87.9 633 13.5 12.1-15.2
AGE
18-24 235 144 58.8 50.5-66.7 91 41.2 33.3-49.5
25-34 711 542 72.3 67.2-76.9 169 27.7 23.1-32.8
35-44 1,209 1,025 82.9 79.7-85.6 184 17.1 14.4-20.3
45-54 1,464 1,279 87.2 84.8-89.3 185 12.8 10.7-15.2
55-64 1,430 1,295 90.2 88.0-92.1 135 9.8 7.9-12.0
65-74 1,118 1,102 98.0 96.5-98.9 16 2.0 1.1- 3.5
75+ 874 864 98.4 96.5-99.3 10 1.6 0.7- 3.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 941 702 55.6 50.0-61.1 239 44.4 38.9-50.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,971 1,695 77.5 74.0-80.6 276 22.5 19.4-26.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,787 1,611 85.4 81.8-88.4 176 14.6 11.6-18.2
College Graduate 2,383 2,279 94.3 92.0-95.9 104 5.7 4.1- 8.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 646 503 61.1 54.3-67.6 143 38.9 32.4-45.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,004 752 59.6 54.0-65.0 252 40.4 35.0-46.0
$25,000- 34,999 716 604 76.0 70.3-81.0 112 24.0 19.0-29.7
$35,000- 49,999 979 902 89.4 85.7-92.2 77 10.6 7.8-14.3
$50,000-74,999 1,041 1,002 93.6 90.1-95.9 39 6.4 4.1- 9.9
$75,000+ 1,696 1,657 96.8 94.1-98.2 39 3.2 1.8- 5.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,370 2,108 82.3 78.9-85.2 262 17.7 14.8-21.1
No 4,418 3,939 82.5 80.3-84.5 479 17.5 15.5-19.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 948 882 88.2 83.7-91.6 66 11.8 8.4-16.3
Non-Veteran 6,137 5,408 81.2 79.3-83.0 729 18.8 17.0-20.7

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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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