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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Cancer

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Coronary heart disease or stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,012 2,733 65.1 62.8-67.3 1,279 34.9 32.7-37.2
-Piedmont NC 1,937 1,313 64.1 60.8-67.3 624 35.9 32.7-39.2
GENDER
Male 675 475 63.3 57.7-68.5 200 36.7 31.5-42.3
Female 1,262 838 64.8 60.9-68.6 424 35.2 31.4-39.1
RACE
White 1,551 1,038 63.5 59.7-67.0 513 36.5 33.0-40.3
African American 309 223 66.9 58.7-74.2 86 33.1 25.8-41.3
Other Minorities 72 50 66.0 49.7-79.2 22 34.0 20.8-50.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 52 38 71.5 53.7-84.4 14 28.5 15.6-46.3
Non-Hispanic 1,882 1,275 64.0 60.6-67.2 607 36.0 32.8-39.4
AGE
18-24 52 21 45.1 29.2-62.1 31 54.9 37.9-70.8
25-34 193 100 53.5 44.4-62.3 93 46.5 37.7-55.6
35-44 342 204 60.1 53.3-66.5 138 39.9 33.5-46.7
45-54 473 345 73.7 68.3-78.4 128 26.3 21.6-31.7
55-64 425 302 69.9 64.2-75.0 123 30.1 25.0-35.8
65-74 295 220 74.5 67.8-80.1 75 25.5 19.9-32.2
75+ 147 114 79.8 70.7-86.6 33 20.2 13.4-29.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 152 68.9 58.2-78.0 50 31.1 22.0-41.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 521 356 63.0 55.8-69.7 165 37.0 30.3-44.2
Some Post-H.S. 493 334 64.4 57.6-70.6 159 35.6 29.4-42.4
College Graduate 720 470 63.4 58.5-68.1 250 36.6 31.9-41.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 109 76.0 65.5-84.1 35 24.0 15.9-34.5
$15,000- 24,999 251 184 63.8 52.9-73.4 67 36.2 26.6-47.1
$25,000- 34,999 194 134 64.1 53.0-73.8 60 35.9 26.2-47.0
$35,000- 49,999 255 163 60.4 51.1-69.0 92 39.6 31.0-48.9
$50,000-74,999 335 225 63.1 54.4-71.0 110 36.9 29.0-45.6
$75,000+ 531 337 60.7 55.0-66.1 194 39.3 33.9-45.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 639 478 72.6 67.3-77.4 161 27.4 22.6-32.7
No 1,287 828 60.8 56.7-64.7 459 39.2 35.3-43.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 171 61.2 49.9-71.5 68 38.8 28.5-50.1
Non-Veteran 1,698 1,142 64.5 61.1-67.8 556 35.5 32.2-38.9

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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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