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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 6,582 4,484 71.8 70.1-73.4 2,098 28.2 26.6-29.9
-Piedmont NC 3,174 2,184 72.3 69.8-74.7 990 27.7 25.3-30.2
GENDER
Male 1,188 784 69.8 65.5-73.7 404 30.2 26.3-34.5
Female 1,986 1,400 74.6 71.7-77.4 586 25.4 22.6-28.3
RACE
White 2,591 1,735 70.3 67.4-73.0 856 29.7 27.0-32.6
African American 392 300 73.5 65.7-80.0 92 26.5 20.0-34.3
Other Minorities 179 140 83.5 76.4-88.7 39 16.5 11.3-23.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 127 101 85.3 77.2-90.9 26 14.7 9.1-22.8
Non-Hispanic 3,043 2,080 71.1 68.5-73.7 963 28.9 26.3-31.5
AGE
18-24 106 82 75.3 62.9-84.5 24 24.7 15.5-37.1
25-34 295 239 76.8 68.6-83.4 56 23.2 16.6-31.4
35-44 539 422 79.5 75.0-83.4 117 20.5 16.6-25.0
45-54 669 493 73.6 69.1-77.6 176 26.4 22.4-30.9
55-64 672 464 70.1 65.4-74.4 208 29.9 25.6-34.6
65-74 488 282 59.1 53.4-64.5 206 40.9 35.5-46.6
75+ 383 188 49.3 42.8-55.9 195 50.7 44.1-57.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 405 286 78.3 71.9-83.5 119 21.7 16.5-28.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 866 598 69.8 64.4-74.8 268 30.2 25.2-35.6
Some Post-H.S. 788 535 71.4 65.7-76.4 253 28.6 23.6-34.3
College Graduate 1,111 764 72.6 68.8-76.2 347 27.4 23.8-31.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 297 188 67.1 57.7-75.2 109 32.9 24.8-42.3
$15,000- 24,999 428 307 76.8 68.1-83.7 121 23.2 16.3-31.9
$25,000- 34,999 288 203 66.7 57.8-74.5 85 33.3 25.5-42.2
$35,000- 49,999 469 329 74.6 68.7-79.7 140 25.4 20.3-31.3
$50,000-74,999 466 324 72.0 65.7-77.6 142 28.0 22.4-34.3
$75,000+ 800 549 70.9 65.8-75.4 251 29.1 24.6-34.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,050 701 68.6 63.8-73.1 349 31.4 26.9-36.2
No 2,106 1,470 73.6 70.6-76.4 636 26.4 23.6-29.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 433 261 61.5 55.2-67.4 172 38.5 32.6-44.8
Non-Veteran 2,740 1,922 73.6 70.9-76.2 818 26.4 23.8-29.1

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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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