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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 4,008 1,082 27.5 25.4-29.7 2,926 72.5 70.3-74.6
-Piedmont NC 1,937 514 27.6 24.6-30.8 1,423 72.4 69.2-75.4
GENDER
Male 677 150 22.8 18.4-27.9 527 77.2 72.1-81.6
Female 1,260 364 31.5 27.7-35.7 896 68.5 64.3-72.3
RACE
White 1,552 354 22.8 19.6-26.3 1,198 77.2 73.7-80.4
African American 308 124 39.3 32.0-47.0 184 60.7 53.0-68.0
Other Minorities 72 35 50.3 34.9-65.5 37 49.7 34.5-65.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 54 24 43.0 27.6-59.8 30 57.0 40.2-72.4
Non-Hispanic 1,880 488 26.8 23.8-30.0 1,392 73.2 70.0-76.2
AGE
18-24 53 18 36.7 22.3-54.0 35 63.3 46.0-77.7
25-34 197 61 32.3 24.2-41.5 136 67.7 58.5-75.8
35-44 341 99 28.2 22.4-34.8 242 71.8 65.2-77.6
45-54 473 113 23.7 19.2-29.0 360 76.3 71.0-80.8
55-64 422 99 19.9 15.7-24.8 323 80.1 75.2-84.3
65-74 294 83 27.2 21.6-33.7 211 72.8 66.3-78.4
75+ 147 39 33.5 24.0-44.7 108 66.5 55.3-76.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 88 44.3 34.4-54.7 115 55.7 45.3-65.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 522 154 32.4 26.1-39.4 368 67.6 60.6-73.9
Some Post-H.S. 492 141 29.7 23.8-36.5 351 70.3 63.5-76.2
College Graduate 718 131 18.5 14.8-22.9 587 81.5 77.1-85.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 60 46.1 34.6-58.1 84 53.9 41.9-65.4
$15,000- 24,999 251 101 34.5 26.1-44.1 150 65.5 55.9-73.9
$25,000- 34,999 193 48 26.7 18.6-36.6 145 73.3 63.4-81.4
$35,000- 49,999 256 53 26.6 17.7-37.9 203 73.4 62.1-82.3
$50,000-74,999 331 77 27.5 20.4-35.9 254 72.5 64.1-79.6
$75,000+ 533 107 19.4 15.4-24.0 426 80.6 76.0-84.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 641 218 36.9 31.4-42.8 423 63.1 57.2-68.6
No 1,286 292 23.8 20.4-27.6 994 76.2 72.4-79.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 48 18.3 12.4-26.0 191 81.7 74.0-87.6
Non-Veteran 1,698 466 28.8 25.6-32.2 1,232 71.2 67.8-74.4

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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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