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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Environmental Policy

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,582 4,484 71.8 70.1-73.4 2,098 28.2 26.6-29.9
-Western NC 1,273 844 69.5 66.2-72.6 429 30.5 27.4-33.8
GENDER
Male 466 303 67.6 62.2-72.7 163 32.4 27.3-37.8
Female 807 541 71.1 67.2-74.7 266 28.9 25.3-32.8
RACE
White 1,190 780 68.6 65.2-71.7 410 31.4 28.3-34.8
African American 39 34 92.8 81.3-97.4 5 7.2 2.6-18.7
Other Minorities 41 29 67.3 43.0-84.9 12 32.7 15.1-57.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 22 16 78.4 52.7-92.2 6 21.6 7.8-47.3
Non-Hispanic 1,250 828 69.3 65.9-72.4 422 30.7 27.6-34.1
AGE
18-24 36 29 73.3 49.4-88.5 7 26.7 11.5-50.6
25-34 93 73 79.2 68.1-87.2 20 20.8 12.8-31.9
35-44 186 149 79.3 71.5-85.4 37 20.7 14.6-28.5
45-54 243 180 71.7 64.5-77.9 63 28.3 22.1-35.5
55-64 296 192 68.2 62.1-73.6 104 31.8 26.4-37.9
65-74 236 128 55.7 48.2-62.9 108 44.3 37.1-51.8
75+ 177 90 44.9 36.6-53.5 87 55.1 46.5-63.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 122 64.7 55.1-73.3 68 35.3 26.7-44.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 401 274 70.0 63.9-75.4 127 30.0 24.6-36.1
Some Post-H.S. 319 212 72.5 66.1-78.0 107 27.5 22.0-33.9
College Graduate 360 233 68.3 62.3-73.8 127 31.7 26.2-37.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 87 53.8 42.9-64.3 59 46.2 35.7-57.1
$15,000- 24,999 225 154 72.1 63.5-79.4 71 27.9 20.6-36.5
$25,000- 34,999 150 99 71.8 61.9-80.0 51 28.2 20.0-38.1
$35,000- 49,999 200 136 69.4 60.9-76.7 64 30.6 23.3-39.1
$50,000-74,999 179 120 69.9 61.5-77.2 59 30.1 22.8-38.5
$75,000+ 213 145 72.2 64.7-78.6 68 27.8 21.4-35.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 470 292 63.4 57.8-68.7 178 36.6 31.3-42.2
No 792 547 72.7 68.6-76.5 245 27.3 23.5-31.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 184 110 60.5 51.7-68.7 74 39.5 31.3-48.3
Non-Veteran 1,089 734 71.0 67.5-74.3 355 29.0 25.7-32.5

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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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