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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Cardiovasular Health

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, not stomach related Yes, stomach related No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 9,186 763 5.8 5.2- 6.4 751 5.7 5.2- 6.3 7,672 88.5 87.7-89.3
-Western NC 1,766 165 7.4 5.9- 9.3 191 8.5 6.9-10.5 1,410 84.0 81.5-86.3
GENDER
Male 584 53 6.0 3.9- 9.2 42 6.8 4.2-10.6 489 87.3 82.9-90.7
Female 1,182 112 8.7 6.7-11.2 149 10.0 8.1-12.3 921 81.3 78.2-84.1
RACE
White 1,613 154 7.7 6.1- 9.8 180 9.1 7.3-11.3 1,279 83.2 80.4-85.6
African American 65 7 12.1 5.3-25.0 5 5.5 2.0-14.3 53 82.4 69.3-90.7
Other Minorities 84 3 1.4 0.4- 4.8 6 1.8 0.7- 4.3 75 96.9 93.3-98.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 54 2 2.0 0.5- 8.3 2 0.8 0.2- 3.7 50 97.2 91.4-99.1
Non-Hispanic 1,708 162 7.7 6.1- 9.7 189 8.9 7.2-11.0 1,357 83.4 80.8-85.7
AGE
18-24 71 4 7.0 1.8-23.6 3 7.3 1.9-24.4 64 85.7 68.4-94.3
25-34 212 11 5.5 2.6-11.5 5 3.0 1.0- 9.0 196 91.5 84.6-95.4
35-44 306 6 1.8 0.7- 4.1 23 7.5 4.6-12.1 277 90.7 86.0-93.9
45-54 360 22 5.4 3.4- 8.4 37 8.9 6.2-12.7 301 85.7 81.3-89.2
55-64 368 44 10.6 7.7-14.5 48 11.8 8.5-16.1 276 77.6 72.5-82.0
65-74 245 33 16.2 11.4-22.6 39 16.6 11.4-23.5 173 67.2 59.6-73.9
75+ 199 44 23.9 17.7-31.3 36 18.4 13.0-25.4 119 57.7 49.8-65.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 250 35 9.1 6.2-13.1 37 14.0 7.9-23.5 178 76.9 68.2-83.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 563 45 7.7 4.5-12.8 69 9.3 6.8-12.6 449 83.0 77.8-87.2
Some Post-H.S. 478 41 6.6 4.4- 9.8 52 8.3 5.4-12.5 385 85.1 80.3-88.8
College Graduate 471 44 7.2 5.0-10.1 32 4.8 3.2- 7.3 395 88.0 84.5-90.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 190 29 12.7 8.4-18.8 43 19.3 12.7-28.2 118 68.0 58.8-76.0
$15,000- 24,999 331 28 8.2 4.4-14.6 46 15.1 9.5-23.2 257 76.7 68.2-83.5
$25,000- 34,999 200 17 4.4 2.6- 7.5 16 5.6 2.8-10.6 167 90.0 84.7-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 290 24 6.3 3.9-10.0 22 5.3 3.2- 8.8 244 88.3 83.8-91.8
$50,000-74,999 270 25 8.3 5.2-13.0 21 4.8 3.0- 7.6 224 86.9 81.9-90.7
$75,000+ 263 16 3.6 2.1- 6.2 16 5.0 2.8- 8.8 231 91.3 87.2-94.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 636 104 15.6 11.6-20.8 112 16.1 12.1-21.0 420 68.3 62.5-73.6
No 1,096 59 4.1 2.9- 5.6 73 5.3 3.8- 7.2 964 90.7 88.3-92.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 192 24 10.1 6.5-15.5 12 4.4 2.4- 8.0 156 85.5 79.5-89.9
Non-Veteran 1,574 141 7.1 5.5- 9.2 179 9.0 7.2-11.2 1,254 83.9 81.1-86.3

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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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