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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 3,436 2,744 75.9 73.6-78.0 692 24.1 22.0-26.4
-Piedmont NC 1,765 1,440 78.1 75.1-80.9 325 21.9 19.1-24.9
GENDER
Male 744 510 68.0 63.1-72.5 234 32.0 27.5-36.9
Female 1,021 930 90.5 87.6-92.8 91 9.5 7.2-12.4
RACE
White 1,398 1,144 78.2 74.6-81.3 254 21.8 18.7-25.4
African American 250 217 86.1 79.4-90.8 33 13.9 9.2-20.6
Other Minorities 112 75 65.9 53.5-76.5 37 34.1 23.5-46.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 84 57 62.4 47.9-75.1 27 37.6 24.9-52.1
Non-Hispanic 1,677 1,379 79.6 76.5-82.4 298 20.4 17.6-23.5
AGE
18-24 54 42 73.4 55.1-86.1 12 26.6 13.9-44.9
25-34 264 220 79.3 71.9-85.2 44 20.7 14.8-28.1
35-44 444 366 78.8 73.3-83.5 78 21.2 16.5-26.7
45-54 546 443 78.1 73.1-82.4 103 21.9 17.6-26.9
55-64 351 281 77.9 71.7-83.1 70 22.1 16.9-28.3
65-74 82 65 73.8 58.2-85.1 17 26.2 14.9-41.8
75+ 16 15 80.3 34.4-96.9 1 19.7 3.1-65.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 132 91 66.8 54.4-77.2 41 33.2 22.8-45.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 417 314 69.5 61.9-76.1 103 30.5 23.9-38.1
Some Post-H.S. 466 382 78.5 72.3-83.5 84 21.5 16.5-27.7
College Graduate 749 652 86.0 82.2-89.1 97 14.0 10.9-17.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 35 87.0 60.2-96.7 5 13.0 3.3-39.8
$15,000- 24,999 194 141 69.5 58.9-78.5 53 30.5 21.5-41.1
$25,000- 34,999 188 139 73.5 63.2-81.8 49 26.5 18.2-36.8
$35,000- 49,999 262 217 79.4 71.3-85.7 45 20.6 14.3-28.7
$50,000-74,999 356 294 73.0 64.3-80.3 62 27.0 19.7-35.7
$75,000+ 606 512 82.7 78.2-86.5 94 17.3 13.5-21.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 380 291 75.4 68.7-81.1 89 24.6 18.9-31.3
No 1,379 1,143 78.7 75.1-81.8 236 21.3 18.2-24.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 189 129 59.4 47.8-70.1 60 40.6 29.9-52.2
Non-Veteran 1,576 1,311 80.5 77.4-83.2 265 19.5 16.8-22.6

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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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