BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	14,717	2,526	19.7	18.7-20.8	4,365	31.0	29.8-32.2	4,485	30.6	29.5-31.8	2,147	13.0	12.2-13.9	1,194	5.7	5.3- 6.1
-Western NC	2,887	458	19.1	17.1-21.3	805	29.5	27.2-31.9	876	29.9	27.6-32.2	435	13.7	12.1-15.5	313	7.8	6.8- 8.9
GENDER
Male	1,070	169	19.5	16.2-23.3	288	27.9	24.3-31.8	340	31.4	27.7-35.3	167	14.6	11.9-17.7	106	6.6	5.3- 8.3
Female	1,817	289	18.8	16.5-21.3	517	31.0	28.2-33.9	536	28.4	25.8-31.2	268	12.9	11.2-14.9	207	8.9	7.5-10.4
RACE
White	2,666	421	19.2	17.2-21.5	771	30.7	28.4-33.2	790	29.6	27.2-32.0	388	12.4	11.0-14.0	296	8.1	7.0- 9.2
African American	93	12	14.9	7.6-27.4	14	16.6	9.1-28.6	41	36.6	24.1-51.2	18	25.1	11.9-45.5	8	6.7	3.1-13.8
Other Minorities	118	23	20.0	10.7-34.1	19	19.0	9.9-33.4	40	29.9	19.7-42.6	28	27.0	16.5-40.9	8	4.1	1.9- 8.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	69	14	19.3	8.5-38.1	8	12.6	4.8-29.1	22	27.5	16.2-42.5	22	38.1	23.7-55.0	3	2.6	0.8- 8.2
Non-Hispanic	2,811	443	19.1	17.1-21.3	795	30.3	27.9-32.7	853	30.0	27.7-32.4	411	12.6	11.1-14.2	309	8.0	7.0- 9.2
AGE
18-24	78	20	26.5	16.2-40.2	31	35.6	24.0-49.1	21	29.2	17.9-43.9	5	7.0	2.5-17.9	1	1.8	0.2-11.4
25-34	237	70	28.9	22.6-36.1	74	33.5	26.7-41.1	70	27.5	21.3-34.7	20	9.7	5.7-16.0	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3
35-44	376	83	22.2	17.6-27.6	117	31.1	26.0-36.7	106	28.1	23.2-33.7	46	13.1	9.4-18.0	24	5.5	3.5- 8.6
45-54	525	84	15.4	12.1-19.4	160	30.3	25.7-35.2	154	30.6	25.9-35.8	71	14.7	11.3-18.7	56	9.0	6.6-12.3
55-64	644	99	16.6	13.3-20.4	167	26.9	23.1-31.0	203	32.3	28.3-36.5	96	13.7	10.9-17.0	79	10.6	8.3-13.3
65-74	575	70	12.7	9.9-16.2	141	23.7	19.9-27.9	185	31.0	26.9-35.3	99	17.9	14.5-21.8	80	14.8	11.6-18.7
75+	440	27	6.3	4.1- 9.5	113	23.9	19.8-28.6	137	32.3	27.4-37.6	94	21.6	17.4-26.4	69	16.0	12.3-20.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	454	23	6.2	3.9- 9.7	54	14.4	9.8-20.6	147	35.5	29.3-42.3	116	24.5	19.5-30.3	114	19.4	15.5-23.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	911	101	15.4	11.8-19.7	241	28.2	24.2-32.6	300	33.6	29.3-38.2	161	14.9	12.2-18.2	108	7.9	6.3-10.0
Some Post-H.S.	749	117	18.2	14.6-22.4	230	34.0	29.5-38.8	244	28.9	25.0-33.2	94	13.0	9.8-17.2	64	5.9	4.3- 8.0
College Graduate	768	214	32.2	27.9-36.9	279	35.1	30.9-39.6	184	23.0	19.3-27.1	64	6.7	5.0- 9.0	27	2.9	1.9- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	349	14	5.4	2.6-11.1	37	9.7	6.4-14.4	81	22.7	17.3-29.2	91	31.0	24.2-38.6	126	31.2	25.6-37.4
$15,000- 24,999	560	53	10.6	7.5-14.8	116	21.9	17.1-27.5	202	37.0	31.3-43.0	112	19.7	15.6-24.6	77	10.9	8.3-14.1
$25,000- 34,999	312	45	17.2	11.1-25.5	85	29.2	22.3-37.3	117	33.9	27.1-41.5	49	16.8	10.9-24.9	16	3.0	1.7- 5.0
$35,000- 49,999	452	73	20.7	15.8-26.7	152	35.6	29.9-41.8	144	29.2	24.0-34.9	58	10.4	7.5-14.2	25	4.1	2.7- 6.3
$50,000-74,999	395	88	24.9	19.4-31.3	149	37.7	31.8-43.9	117	27.8	22.6-33.8	26	6.2	3.9- 9.7	15	3.3	1.8- 6.0
$75,000+	431	134	35.7	30.1-41.8	177	37.7	32.3-43.4	94	20.9	16.6-26.0	22	4.4	2.7- 7.2	4	1.2	0.3- 4.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,120	49	4.6	3.3- 6.4	166	15.9	13.2-19.0	313	29.9	26.0-34.2	304	27.2	23.9-30.8	288	22.3	19.5-25.5
No	1,643	396	26.8	23.9-29.9	604	36.3	33.2-39.5	520	29.9	27.1-32.9	108	6.3	4.8- 8.3	15	0.7	0.4- 1.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	440	64	16.3	12.2-21.3	133	31.9	26.3-38.0	132	31.9	26.5-37.7	71	13.2	10.1-17.0	40	6.9	4.9- 9.5
Non-Veteran	2,447	394	19.6	17.4-22.0	672	29.1	26.6-31.7	744	29.6	27.1-32.2	364	13.8	12.0-15.8	273	7.9	6.8- 9.2

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,717

2,526

19.7

18.7-20.8

4,365

31.0

29.8-32.2

4,485

30.6

29.5-31.8

2,147

13.0

12.2-13.9

1,194

5.7

5.3- 6.1

-Western NC

2,887

458

19.1

17.1-21.3

805

29.5

27.2-31.9

876

29.9

27.6-32.2

435

13.7

12.1-15.5

313

7.8

6.8- 8.9

GENDER

Male

1,070

169

19.5

16.2-23.3

288

27.9

24.3-31.8

340

31.4

27.7-35.3

167

14.6

11.9-17.7

106

6.6

5.3- 8.3

Female

1,817

289

18.8

16.5-21.3

517

31.0

28.2-33.9

536

28.4

25.8-31.2

268

12.9

11.2-14.9

207

8.9

7.5-10.4

RACE

White

2,666

421

19.2

17.2-21.5

771

30.7

28.4-33.2

790

29.6

27.2-32.0

388

12.4

11.0-14.0

296

8.1

7.0- 9.2

African American

14.9

7.6-27.4

16.6

9.1-28.6

36.6

24.1-51.2

25.1

11.9-45.5

6.7

3.1-13.8

Other Minorities

118

20.0

10.7-34.1

19.0

9.9-33.4

29.9

19.7-42.6

27.0

16.5-40.9

4.1

1.9- 8.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.3

8.5-38.1

12.6

4.8-29.1

27.5

16.2-42.5

38.1

23.7-55.0

2.6

0.8- 8.2

Non-Hispanic

2,811

443

19.1

17.1-21.3

795

30.3

27.9-32.7

853

30.0

27.7-32.4

411

12.6

11.1-14.2

309

8.0

7.0- 9.2

AGE

18-24

26.5

16.2-40.2

35.6

24.0-49.1

29.2

17.9-43.9

7.0

2.5-17.9

1.8

0.2-11.4

25-34

237

28.9

22.6-36.1

33.5

26.7-41.1

27.5

21.3-34.7

9.7

5.7-16.0

0.4

0.1- 1.3

35-44

376

22.2

17.6-27.6

117

31.1

26.0-36.7

106

28.1

23.2-33.7

13.1

9.4-18.0

5.5

3.5- 8.6

45-54

525

15.4

12.1-19.4

160

30.3

25.7-35.2

154

30.6

25.9-35.8

14.7

11.3-18.7

9.0

6.6-12.3

55-64

644

16.6

13.3-20.4

167

26.9

23.1-31.0

203

32.3

28.3-36.5

13.7

10.9-17.0

10.6

8.3-13.3

65-74

575

12.7

9.9-16.2

141

23.7

19.9-27.9

185

31.0

26.9-35.3

17.9

14.5-21.8

14.8

11.6-18.7

75+

440

6.3

4.1- 9.5

113

23.9

19.8-28.6

137

32.3

27.4-37.6

21.6

17.4-26.4

16.0

12.3-20.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

454

6.2

3.9- 9.7

14.4

9.8-20.6

147

35.5

29.3-42.3

116

24.5

19.5-30.3

114

19.4

15.5-23.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

911

101

15.4

11.8-19.7

241

28.2

24.2-32.6

300

33.6

29.3-38.2

161

14.9

12.2-18.2

108

7.9

6.3-10.0

Some Post-H.S.

749

117

18.2

14.6-22.4

230

34.0

29.5-38.8

244

28.9

25.0-33.2

13.0

9.8-17.2

5.9

4.3- 8.0

College Graduate

768

214

32.2

27.9-36.9

279

35.1

30.9-39.6

184

23.0

19.3-27.1

6.7

5.0- 9.0

2.9

1.9- 4.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

349

5.4

2.6-11.1

9.7

6.4-14.4

22.7

17.3-29.2

31.0

24.2-38.6

126

31.2

25.6-37.4

$15,000- 24,999

560

10.6

7.5-14.8

116

21.9

17.1-27.5

202

37.0

31.3-43.0

112

19.7

15.6-24.6

10.9

8.3-14.1

$25,000- 34,999

312

17.2

11.1-25.5

29.2

22.3-37.3

117

33.9

27.1-41.5

16.8

10.9-24.9

3.0

1.7- 5.0

$35,000- 49,999

452

20.7

15.8-26.7

152

35.6

29.9-41.8

144

29.2

24.0-34.9

10.4

7.5-14.2

4.1

2.7- 6.3

$50,000-74,999

395

24.9

19.4-31.3

149

37.7

31.8-43.9

117

27.8

22.6-33.8

6.2

3.9- 9.7

3.3

1.8- 6.0

$75,000+

431

134

35.7

30.1-41.8

177

37.7

32.3-43.4

20.9

16.6-26.0

4.4

2.7- 7.2

1.2

0.3- 4.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,120

4.6

3.3- 6.4

166

15.9

13.2-19.0

313

29.9

26.0-34.2

304

27.2

23.9-30.8

288

22.3

19.5-25.5

1,643

396

26.8

23.9-29.9

604

36.3

33.2-39.5

520

29.9

27.1-32.9

108

6.3

4.8- 8.3

0.7

0.4- 1.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

440

16.3

12.2-21.3

133

31.9

26.3-38.0

132

31.9

26.5-37.7

13.2

10.1-17.0

6.9

4.9- 9.5

Non-Veteran

2,447

394

19.6

17.4-22.0

672

29.1

26.6-31.7

744

29.6

27.1-32.2

364

13.8

12.0-15.8

273

7.9

6.8- 9.2

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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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