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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Cardiovasular Health

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,342 5,075 26.7 25.7-27.7 9,267 73.3 72.3-74.3
-Western NC 2,804 1,023 29.2 27.1-31.4 1,781 70.8 68.6-72.9
GENDER
Male 1,038 448 32.3 28.9-36.0 590 67.7 64.0-71.1
Female 1,766 575 26.3 23.9-28.8 1,191 73.7 71.2-76.1
RACE
White 2,597 974 29.9 27.8-32.1 1,623 70.1 67.9-72.2
African American 87 21 35.1 19.5-54.7 66 64.9 45.3-80.5
Other Minorities 113 25 15.4 8.3-26.7 88 84.6 73.3-91.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 67 11 14.7 6.3-30.5 56 85.3 69.5-93.7
Non-Hispanic 2,731 1,010 29.8 27.7-32.0 1,721 70.2 68.0-72.3
AGE
18-24 77 6 8.0 3.3-18.5 71 92.0 81.5-96.7
25-34 228 15 8.7 4.7-15.6 213 91.3 84.4-95.3
35-44 367 58 15.1 11.5-19.7 309 84.9 80.3-88.5
45-54 508 146 30.7 25.9-36.0 362 69.3 64.0-74.1
55-64 627 258 42.1 37.7-46.6 369 57.9 53.4-62.3
65-74 554 306 55.8 51.0-60.5 248 44.2 39.5-49.0
75+ 431 227 54.5 49.1-59.9 204 45.5 40.1-50.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 442 187 33.4 28.0-39.3 255 66.6 60.7-72.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 870 302 28.2 24.4-32.2 568 71.8 67.8-75.6
Some Post-H.S. 732 251 27.5 23.6-31.9 481 72.5 68.1-76.4
College Graduate 754 281 29.7 26.0-33.8 473 70.3 66.2-74.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 336 145 37.2 30.8-44.2 191 62.8 55.8-69.2
$15,000- 24,999 550 215 29.4 24.8-34.3 335 70.6 65.7-75.2
$25,000- 34,999 307 107 26.5 20.2-34.0 200 73.5 66.0-79.8
$35,000- 49,999 437 145 26.9 22.2-32.1 292 73.1 67.9-77.8
$50,000-74,999 388 116 24.6 19.9-29.9 272 75.4 70.1-80.1
$75,000+ 423 161 32.1 27.1-37.5 262 67.9 62.5-72.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,105 458 35.6 32.2-39.2 647 64.4 60.8-67.8
No 1,645 547 25.7 23.2-28.5 1,098 74.3 71.5-76.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 430 235 48.6 42.6-54.6 195 51.4 45.4-57.4
Non-Veteran 2,374 788 26.0 23.9-28.4 1,586 74.0 71.6-76.1

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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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