BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you had a poor appetite or ate too much?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Anxiety & Depression

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-13 days	14 days
North Carolina	6,722	4,123	59.8	57.9-61.7	978	15.0	13.6-16.4	958	15.5	14.1-17.1	108	1.7	1.2- 2.4	555	8.1	7.2- 9.1
-Western NC	1,292	767	58.5	55.0-62.0	187	14.5	12.3-17.1	194	15.1	12.7-17.8	31	2.8	1.8- 4.4	113	9.0	7.1-11.3
GENDER
Male	476	304	61.8	56.1-67.2	63	12.1	8.9-16.1	59	13.5	10.0-18.0	11	2.7	1.4- 5.1	39	10.0	7.0-14.1
Female	816	463	55.6	51.3-59.8	124	16.8	13.8-20.2	135	16.5	13.6-20.0	20	3.0	1.6- 5.5	74	8.1	6.1-10.7
RACE
White	1,207	708	56.6	53.0-60.1	178	15.2	12.8-17.9	185	15.9	13.4-18.8	30	3.0	1.9- 4.8	106	9.3	7.3-11.7
African American	40	30	81.7	65.8-91.2	6	11.3	4.5-25.5	2	3.8	0.9-14.7	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	1	1.9	0.3-12.8
Other Minorities	42	26	76.0	58.9-87.5	3	4.1	1.1-13.9	7	9.9	3.9-23.1	0	0.0	. - .	6	10.0	3.6-24.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	23	15	75.1	51.3-89.7	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	4	15.4	4.7-39.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.9	2.0-26.4
Non-Hispanic	1,268	751	58.1	54.6-61.6	186	14.9	12.6-17.5	190	15.1	12.7-17.8	31	2.9	1.8- 4.5	110	9.0	7.1-11.3
AGE
18-24	37	17	45.1	27.0-64.6	9	26.5	13.3-45.9	4	9.0	3.0-23.9	1	2.2	0.3-14.5	6	17.1	6.9-36.4
25-34	93	54	62.3	50.3-72.9	14	12.7	7.4-21.1	16	15.5	8.7-26.2	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	8	8.6	3.9-18.0
35-44	189	94	51.3	43.0-59.5	31	13.6	9.0-20.2	41	21.1	15.1-28.6	6	4.2	1.6-10.8	17	9.8	5.8-16.2
45-54	243	131	54.6	47.3-61.8	40	17.3	12.5-23.6	42	17.0	12.0-23.6	5	2.0	0.7- 5.5	25	9.1	5.8-13.8
55-64	301	177	59.9	53.5-66.0	39	14.0	9.9-19.3	45	12.7	9.3-17.1	11	4.3	2.2- 8.3	29	9.1	6.0-13.5
65-74	240	156	66.5	59.2-73.0	38	14.4	9.8-20.6	28	10.9	7.2-16.0	5	2.5	1.0- 5.9	13	5.8	3.2-10.3
75+	182	132	72.7	64.4-79.7	15	8.8	5.1-14.7	18	10.0	5.6-17.1	2	1.4	0.3- 7.0	15	7.2	4.0-12.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	186	107	56.3	46.9-65.3	22	12.0	7.3-19.2	29	13.2	8.5-19.9	6	3.6	1.6- 8.1	22	14.9	8.8-23.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	409	225	51.9	45.7-58.1	59	15.1	11.2-20.2	73	16.9	12.9-21.9	9	3.9	1.7- 8.8	43	12.1	8.3-17.3
Some Post-H.S.	325	206	64.4	57.1-71.0	39	12.3	8.2-18.0	43	14.1	9.5-20.4	7	2.0	0.8- 5.0	30	7.3	4.8-10.9
College Graduate	369	226	61.4	55.2-67.1	67	17.3	13.4-22.1	49	15.0	10.9-20.4	9	2.0	1.0- 4.0	18	4.3	2.6- 7.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	151	73	48.7	38.4-59.0	12	8.1	3.6-17.1	34	17.9	12.3-25.4	7	10.4	3.8-25.4	25	14.9	9.1-23.4
$15,000- 24,999	230	135	55.9	47.1-64.4	32	13.7	9.1-20.2	34	14.5	9.7-21.1	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	28	15.5	9.9-23.4
$25,000- 34,999	148	88	59.7	48.9-69.6	28	15.0	9.9-22.2	18	12.5	7.1-21.0	3	2.8	0.7-11.3	11	9.9	4.9-19.1
$35,000- 49,999	202	120	62.7	54.4-70.2	31	13.9	9.5-19.8	28	10.8	7.1-16.1	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	20	11.8	6.8-19.5
$50,000-74,999	184	103	51.8	43.1-60.5	32	15.8	10.8-22.7	34	23.8	16.5-33.0	6	3.4	1.3- 8.3	9	5.2	2.5-10.4
$75,000+	219	151	67.2	59.0-74.5	28	14.8	9.6-22.2	27	13.4	8.7-20.2	6	2.4	1.0- 5.6	7	2.1	0.9- 4.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	474	236	47.4	41.7-53.1	63	12.6	9.5-16.6	80	18.0	13.7-23.3	21	5.5	3.1- 9.6	74	16.5	12.6-21.4
No	806	521	63.7	59.4-67.8	124	15.6	12.7-19.0	114	13.8	11.1-17.1	10	1.5	0.7- 3.2	37	5.3	3.5- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	191	130	64.5	55.3-72.7	20	11.9	6.6-20.6	16	8.3	4.6-14.5	4	2.4	0.9- 6.5	21	12.9	7.8-20.6
Non-Veteran	1,101	637	57.5	53.7-61.2	167	15.0	12.6-17.8	178	16.3	13.7-19.4	27	2.9	1.7- 4.7	92	8.3	6.4-10.7

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-13 days

14 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,722

4,123

59.8

57.9-61.7

978

15.0

13.6-16.4

958

15.5

14.1-17.1

108

1.7

1.2- 2.4

555

8.1

7.2- 9.1

-Western NC

1,292

767

58.5

55.0-62.0

187

14.5

12.3-17.1

194

15.1

12.7-17.8

2.8

1.8- 4.4

113

9.0

7.1-11.3

GENDER

Male

476

304

61.8

56.1-67.2

12.1

8.9-16.1

13.5

10.0-18.0

2.7

1.4- 5.1

10.0

7.0-14.1

Female

816

463

55.6

51.3-59.8

124

16.8

13.8-20.2

135

16.5

13.6-20.0

3.0

1.6- 5.5

8.1

6.1-10.7

RACE

White

1,207

708

56.6

53.0-60.1

178

15.2

12.8-17.9

185

15.9

13.4-18.8

3.0

1.9- 4.8

106

9.3

7.3-11.7

African American

81.7

65.8-91.2

11.3

4.5-25.5

3.8

0.9-14.7

1.3

0.2- 8.8

1.9

0.3-12.8

Other Minorities

76.0

58.9-87.5

4.1

1.1-13.9

9.9

3.9-23.1

0.0

. - .

10.0

3.6-24.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

75.1

51.3-89.7

1.6

0.2-10.9

15.4

4.7-39.8

0.0

. - .

7.9

2.0-26.4

Non-Hispanic

1,268

751

58.1

54.6-61.6

186

14.9

12.6-17.5

190

15.1

12.7-17.8

2.9

1.8- 4.5

110

9.0

7.1-11.3

AGE

18-24

45.1

27.0-64.6

26.5

13.3-45.9

9.0

3.0-23.9

2.2

0.3-14.5

17.1

6.9-36.4

25-34

62.3

50.3-72.9

12.7

7.4-21.1

15.5

8.7-26.2

0.9

0.1- 6.3

8.6

3.9-18.0

35-44

189

51.3

43.0-59.5

13.6

9.0-20.2

21.1

15.1-28.6

4.2

1.6-10.8

9.8

5.8-16.2

45-54

243

131

54.6

47.3-61.8

17.3

12.5-23.6

17.0

12.0-23.6

2.0

0.7- 5.5

9.1

5.8-13.8

55-64

301

177

59.9

53.5-66.0

14.0

9.9-19.3

12.7

9.3-17.1

4.3

2.2- 8.3

9.1

6.0-13.5

65-74

240

156

66.5

59.2-73.0

14.4

9.8-20.6

10.9

7.2-16.0

2.5

1.0- 5.9

5.8

3.2-10.3

75+

182

132

72.7

64.4-79.7

8.8

5.1-14.7

10.0

5.6-17.1

1.4

0.3- 7.0

7.2

4.0-12.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

186

107

56.3

46.9-65.3

12.0

7.3-19.2

13.2

8.5-19.9

3.6

1.6- 8.1

14.9

8.8-23.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

409

225

51.9

45.7-58.1

15.1

11.2-20.2

16.9

12.9-21.9

3.9

1.7- 8.8

12.1

8.3-17.3

Some Post-H.S.

325

206

64.4

57.1-71.0

12.3

8.2-18.0

14.1

9.5-20.4

2.0

0.8- 5.0

7.3

4.8-10.9

College Graduate

369

226

61.4

55.2-67.1

17.3

13.4-22.1

15.0

10.9-20.4

2.0

1.0- 4.0

4.3

2.6- 7.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

151

48.7

38.4-59.0

8.1

3.6-17.1

17.9

12.3-25.4

10.4

3.8-25.4

14.9

9.1-23.4

$15,000- 24,999

230

135

55.9

47.1-64.4

13.7

9.1-20.2

14.5

9.7-21.1

0.4

0.1- 2.6

15.5

9.9-23.4

$25,000- 34,999

148

59.7

48.9-69.6

15.0

9.9-22.2

12.5

7.1-21.0

2.8

0.7-11.3

9.9

4.9-19.1

$35,000- 49,999

202

120

62.7

54.4-70.2

13.9

9.5-19.8

10.8

7.1-16.1

0.9

0.3- 2.9

11.8

6.8-19.5

$50,000-74,999

184

103

51.8

43.1-60.5

15.8

10.8-22.7

23.8

16.5-33.0

3.4

1.3- 8.3

5.2

2.5-10.4

$75,000+

219

151

67.2

59.0-74.5

14.8

9.6-22.2

13.4

8.7-20.2

2.4

1.0- 5.6

2.1

0.9- 4.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

474

236

47.4

41.7-53.1

12.6

9.5-16.6

18.0

13.7-23.3

5.5

3.1- 9.6

16.5

12.6-21.4

806

521

63.7

59.4-67.8

124

15.6

12.7-19.0

114

13.8

11.1-17.1

1.5

0.7- 3.2

5.3

3.5- 7.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

191

130

64.5

55.3-72.7

11.9

6.6-20.6

8.3

4.6-14.5

2.4

0.9- 6.5

12.9

7.8-20.6

Non-Veteran

1,101

637

57.5

53.7-61.2

167

15.0

12.6-17.8

178

16.3

13.7-19.4

2.9

1.7- 4.7

8.3

6.4-10.7

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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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