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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Veteran Staus

Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces,
either in the regular military or in a National Guard or military reserve unit?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,773 2,176 13.5 12.7-14.3 12,597 86.5 85.7-87.3
-Piedmont NC 7,099 948 11.5 10.5-12.6 6,151 88.5 87.4-89.5
GENDER 7,099 948 11.5 10.5-12.6 6,151 88.5 87.4-89.5
Male 2,622 859 21.9 19.9-24.0 1,763 78.1 76.0-80.1
Female 4,477 89 1.7 1.3- 2.3 4,388 98.3 97.7-98.7
RACE 7,076 943 11.5 10.5-12.6 6,133 88.5 87.4-89.5
White 5,671 813 12.9 11.7-14.2 4,858 87.1 85.8-88.3
African American 987 105 10.2 7.9-12.9 882 89.8 87.1-92.1
Other Minorities 418 25 5.0 2.8- 8.7 393 95.0 91.3-97.2
HISPANIC 7,086 945 11.5 10.5-12.6 6,141 88.5 87.4-89.5
Hispanic 312 14 4.9 2.2-10.5 298 95.1 89.5-97.8
Non-Hispanic 6,774 931 12.1 11.1-13.2 5,843 87.9 86.8-88.9
AGE 7,052 943 11.5 10.5-12.6 6,109 88.5 87.4-89.5
18-24 237 4 2.0 0.4- 9.2 233 98.0 90.8-99.6
25-34 713 37 6.1 4.0- 9.0 676 93.9 91.0-96.0
35-44 1,209 82 7.8 5.9-10.3 1,127 92.2 89.7-94.1
45-54 1,464 122 9.0 7.2-11.1 1,342 91.0 88.9-92.8
55-64 1,432 247 20.7 17.9-23.7 1,185 79.3 76.3-82.1
65-74 1,119 230 22.9 19.8-26.3 889 77.1 73.7-80.2
75+ 878 221 29.7 25.9-33.9 657 70.3 66.1-74.1
EDUCATION 7,092 947 11.5 10.5-12.6 6,145 88.5 87.4-89.5
Less Than H.S. 944 77 5.4 3.8- 7.5 867 94.6 92.5-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,974 262 12.4 10.3-14.9 1,712 87.6 85.1-89.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,791 284 14.6 12.4-17.1 1,507 85.4 82.9-87.6
College Graduate 2,383 324 11.1 9.6-12.7 2,059 88.9 87.3-90.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME 6,085 866 12.5 11.3-13.7 5,219 87.5 86.3-88.7
Less than $15,000 648 54 7.8 5.4-11.2 594 92.2 88.8-94.6
$15,000- 24,999 1,004 147 11.4 9.0-14.3 857 88.6 85.7-91.0
$25,000- 34,999 717 115 14.7 11.2-19.0 602 85.3 81.0-88.8
$35,000- 49,999 978 157 14.1 11.3-17.5 821 85.9 82.5-88.7
$50,000-74,999 1,042 159 15.3 12.1-19.3 883 84.7 80.7-87.9
$75,000+ 1,696 234 11.0 9.5-12.8 1,462 89.0 87.2-90.5
DISABILITY STATUS 6,797 915 11.7 10.7-12.8 5,882 88.3 87.2-89.3
Yes 2,375 418 16.6 14.7-18.7 1,957 83.4 81.3-85.3
No 4,422 497 9.7 8.5-11.0 3,925 90.3 89.0-91.5

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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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