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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 4,019 2,462 61.8 59.6-64.0 1,557 38.2 36.0-40.4
-Piedmont NC 1,942 1,184 60.6 57.4-63.8 758 39.4 36.2-42.6
GENDER
Male 678 422 58.3 52.9-63.5 256 41.7 36.5-47.1
Female 1,264 762 62.6 58.7-66.3 502 37.4 33.7-41.3
RACE
White 1,553 891 55.0 51.3-58.7 662 45.0 41.3-48.7
African American 310 230 75.9 69.1-81.6 80 24.1 18.4-30.9
Other Minorities 74 60 85.1 73.8-92.0 14 14.9 8.0-26.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 55 42 80.1 63.9-90.1 13 19.9 9.9-36.1
Non-Hispanic 1,884 1,140 59.9 56.6-63.1 744 40.1 36.9-43.4
AGE
18-24 54 33 62.9 45.6-77.4 21 37.1 22.6-54.4
25-34 194 123 63.9 54.9-72.0 71 36.1 28.0-45.1
35-44 342 218 61.7 54.9-68.1 124 38.3 31.9-45.1
45-54 474 301 62.3 56.5-67.7 173 37.7 32.3-43.5
55-64 425 241 51.8 45.7-57.8 184 48.2 42.2-54.3
65-74 296 180 60.8 53.9-67.4 116 39.2 32.6-46.1
75+ 147 82 59.4 49.2-68.8 65 40.6 31.2-50.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 139 75.2 66.6-82.2 66 24.8 17.8-33.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 520 344 63.2 56.0-69.9 176 36.8 30.1-44.0
Some Post-H.S. 495 315 64.8 58.5-70.7 180 35.2 29.3-41.5
College Graduate 720 385 52.2 47.2-57.0 335 47.8 43.0-52.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 101 76.5 66.6-84.1 45 23.5 15.9-33.4
$15,000- 24,999 252 191 77.4 68.7-84.2 61 22.6 15.8-31.3
$25,000- 34,999 197 120 68.8 59.5-76.8 77 31.2 23.2-40.5
$35,000- 49,999 254 154 65.3 56.7-73.1 100 34.7 26.9-43.3
$50,000-74,999 334 186 52.4 44.2-60.5 148 47.6 39.5-55.8
$75,000+ 529 285 51.7 46.1-57.2 244 48.3 42.8-53.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 641 434 67.2 61.6-72.3 207 32.8 27.7-38.4
No 1,290 743 58.0 54.1-61.9 547 42.0 38.1-45.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 149 56.4 46.0-66.2 91 43.6 33.8-54.0
Non-Veteran 1,702 1,035 61.2 57.8-64.5 667 38.8 35.5-42.2

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*Asked of those who reported that their physician had discussed their risk for certain diseases

^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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