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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,753 10,588 65.6 64.3-66.9 2,105 12.4 11.6-13.1 2,060 22.0 20.8-23.3
-Piedmont NC 7,091 5,188 67.2 65.3-69.0 1,010 12.3 11.3-13.4 893 20.5 18.8-22.3
GENDER
Male 2,620 1,859 63.9 60.9-66.9 307 9.2 7.9-10.8 454 26.8 24.0-29.9
Female 4,471 3,329 70.2 68.1-72.3 703 15.2 13.8-16.9 439 14.5 12.8-16.5
RACE
White 5,664 4,261 72.6 70.7-74.4 841 13.0 11.8-14.2 562 14.5 12.8-16.2
African American 987 702 63.8 59.0-68.2 138 13.4 10.7-16.6 147 22.9 18.7-27.6
Other Minorities 416 205 39.4 33.3-45.9 30 7.0 4.1-11.7 181 53.6 46.8-60.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 310 134 34.7 28.0-42.1 20 6.2 3.1-12.0 156 59.1 51.3-66.4
Non-Hispanic 6,769 5,045 70.2 68.4-72.0 989 12.9 11.8-14.1 735 16.9 15.3-18.7
AGE
18-24 236 118 46.4 38.5-54.4 23 10.7 6.8-16.5 95 42.9 35.0-51.2
25-34 712 452 58.8 53.7-63.8 64 8.2 5.9-11.3 196 32.9 28.2-38.1
35-44 1,207 849 68.2 64.6-71.5 155 11.1 9.2-13.3 203 20.8 17.7-24.2
45-54 1,465 1,103 74.0 71.0-76.8 178 11.7 9.8-13.8 184 14.3 12.1-17.0
55-64 1,430 1,100 78.1 75.2-80.6 209 13.9 11.8-16.4 121 8.0 6.4- 9.9
65-74 1,117 868 75.0 71.4-78.3 193 19.3 16.3-22.7 56 5.6 4.1- 7.8
75+ 878 663 74.6 70.5-78.3 183 21.0 17.6-24.9 32 4.4 2.9- 6.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 940 626 51.3 45.9-56.7 129 11.4 8.7-14.8 185 37.3 31.7-43.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,973 1,424 63.6 60.0-67.1 264 11.8 9.8-14.1 285 24.6 21.3-28.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,791 1,316 72.1 68.6-75.4 278 12.6 10.6-14.9 197 15.3 12.4-18.7
College Graduate 2,380 1,817 72.9 70.0-75.5 338 13.0 11.3-14.8 225 14.2 11.8-16.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 647 437 54.0 47.5-60.3 100 15.3 10.9-21.1 110 30.8 24.6-37.6
$15,000- 24,999 1,001 662 57.3 51.9-62.6 152 11.3 8.8-14.4 187 31.3 26.1-37.1
$25,000- 34,999 717 503 61.0 55.1-66.6 102 12.1 9.2-15.9 112 26.8 21.5-32.9
$35,000- 49,999 977 721 71.2 66.9-75.1 144 14.3 11.5-17.6 112 14.5 11.5-18.1
$50,000-74,999 1,042 788 70.1 65.3-74.5 149 13.5 10.9-16.4 105 16.4 12.5-21.3
$75,000+ 1,695 1,347 77.5 74.3-80.3 217 11.7 9.8-13.9 131 10.9 8.5-13.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,371 1,680 66.2 62.9-69.3 474 18.7 16.6-20.9 217 15.1 12.3-18.4
No 4,419 3,286 67.5 65.1-69.7 498 9.8 8.6-11.2 635 22.7 20.6-25.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 945 674 67.0 62.1-71.7 153 14.7 12.1-17.8 118 18.3 13.9-23.5
Non-Veteran 6,143 4,511 67.2 65.2-69.1 857 12.0 10.9-13.2 775 20.8 19.0-22.8

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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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