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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Environmental Policy

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,662 3,594 59.5 57.6-61.3 3,068 40.5 38.7-42.4
-Piedmont NC 3,225 1,714 59.4 56.8-62.0 1,511 40.6 38.0-43.2
GENDER
Male 1,211 582 56.0 51.6-60.2 629 44.0 39.8-48.4
Female 2,014 1,132 62.6 59.5-65.7 882 37.4 34.3-40.5
RACE
White 2,636 1,292 53.2 50.3-56.2 1,344 46.8 43.8-49.7
African American 397 270 70.7 63.9-76.7 127 29.3 23.3-36.1
Other Minorities 179 142 80.2 69.6-87.7 37 19.8 12.3-30.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 126 98 84.9 76.7-90.6 28 15.1 9.4-23.3
Non-Hispanic 3,094 1,614 57.2 54.4-59.9 1,480 42.8 40.1-45.6
AGE
18-24 108 77 63.3 50.6-74.4 31 36.7 25.6-49.4
25-34 297 199 69.7 62.6-76.0 98 30.3 24.0-37.4
35-44 543 364 69.3 64.3-73.8 179 30.7 26.2-35.7
45-54 679 386 58.9 54.1-63.5 293 41.1 36.5-45.9
55-64 679 347 52.2 47.3-57.1 332 47.8 42.9-52.7
65-74 495 210 42.1 36.7-47.8 285 57.9 52.2-63.3
75+ 403 122 32.6 26.7-39.0 281 67.4 61.0-73.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 407 227 67.4 60.0-74.1 180 32.6 25.9-40.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 887 468 57.7 52.4-62.8 419 42.3 37.2-47.6
Some Post-H.S. 801 426 61.4 55.9-66.6 375 38.6 33.4-44.1
College Graduate 1,126 591 56.3 52.0-60.4 535 43.7 39.6-48.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 308 145 60.4 51.7-68.5 163 39.6 31.5-48.3
$15,000- 24,999 423 246 70.7 63.6-76.8 177 29.3 23.2-36.4
$25,000- 34,999 295 174 64.7 56.4-72.2 121 35.3 27.8-43.6
$35,000- 49,999 477 242 55.9 49.1-62.4 235 44.1 37.6-50.9
$50,000-74,999 471 266 63.3 56.9-69.3 205 36.7 30.7-43.1
$75,000+ 803 410 53.4 48.3-58.4 393 46.6 41.6-51.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,072 541 57.8 53.1-62.4 531 42.2 37.6-46.9
No 2,132 1,158 59.9 56.7-63.0 974 40.1 37.0-43.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 445 188 47.8 41.5-54.2 257 52.2 45.8-58.5
Non-Veteran 2,778 1,525 60.8 58.0-63.6 1,253 39.2 36.4-42.0

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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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