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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Diet

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,933 4,503 60.8 58.9-62.6 2,430 39.2 37.4-41.1
-Piedmont NC 3,307 2,153 60.9 58.3-63.5 1,154 39.1 36.5-41.7
GENDER
Male 1,193 714 54.8 50.5-59.1 479 45.2 40.9-49.5
Female 2,114 1,439 66.5 63.5-69.3 675 33.5 30.7-36.5
RACE
White 2,636 1,715 61.9 59.1-64.7 921 38.1 35.3-40.9
African American 477 330 65.0 58.6-71.0 147 35.0 29.0-41.4
Other Minorities 187 104 47.3 37.0-57.8 83 52.7 42.2-63.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 153 83 43.8 32.7-55.6 70 56.2 44.4-67.3
Non-Hispanic 3,147 2,066 62.6 60.0-65.1 1,081 37.4 34.9-40.0
AGE
18-24 106 55 53.6 41.6-65.1 51 46.4 34.9-58.4
25-34 358 194 50.9 43.9-57.9 164 49.1 42.1-56.1
35-44 570 365 61.5 56.1-66.6 205 38.5 33.4-43.9
45-54 689 487 67.0 62.3-71.5 202 33.0 28.5-37.7
55-64 658 448 66.0 61.2-70.5 210 34.0 29.5-38.8
65-74 523 365 69.1 64.0-73.9 158 30.9 26.1-36.0
75+ 387 230 62.5 56.4-68.2 157 37.5 31.8-43.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 429 240 47.4 39.7-55.3 189 52.6 44.7-60.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 921 609 64.7 59.6-69.4 312 35.3 30.6-40.4
Some Post-H.S. 855 566 62.3 57.4-67.0 289 37.7 33.0-42.6
College Graduate 1,100 737 62.5 58.4-66.4 363 37.5 33.6-41.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 276 174 60.5 50.2-70.0 102 39.5 30.0-49.8
$15,000- 24,999 493 303 54.2 46.9-61.3 190 45.8 38.7-53.1
$25,000- 34,999 362 236 64.0 56.4-71.0 126 36.0 29.0-43.6
$35,000- 49,999 436 302 63.0 55.7-69.7 134 37.0 30.3-44.3
$50,000-74,999 506 336 64.3 58.3-69.9 170 35.7 30.1-41.7
$75,000+ 802 551 64.7 60.1-69.0 251 35.3 31.0-39.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,141 744 59.7 55.2-64.0 397 40.3 36.0-44.8
No 2,147 1,396 61.5 58.3-64.6 751 38.5 35.4-41.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 434 273 60.1 53.1-66.7 161 39.9 33.3-46.9
Non-Veteran 2,873 1,880 61.0 58.2-63.8 993 39.0 36.2-41.8

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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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