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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,019 2,462 61.8 59.6-64.0 1,557 38.2 36.0-40.4
-Western NC 803 483 61.0 56.5-65.3 320 39.0 34.7-43.5
GENDER
Male 262 159 62.6 55.0-69.6 103 37.4 30.4-45.0
Female 541 324 59.9 54.4-65.1 217 40.1 34.9-45.6
RACE
White 744 433 59.3 54.8-63.8 311 40.7 36.2-45.2
African American 27 25 93.4 73.7-98.6 2 6.6 1.4-26.3
Other Minorities 31 24 75.8 49.2-91.0 7 24.2 9.0-50.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 17 15 90.8 63.4-98.2 2 9.2 1.8-36.6
Non-Hispanic 785 468 59.9 55.5-64.3 317 40.1 35.7-44.5
AGE
18-24 20 12 66.6 42.0-84.6 8 33.4 15.4-58.0
25-34 71 43 54.9 41.5-67.6 28 45.1 32.4-58.5
35-44 106 78 70.9 60.1-79.7 28 29.1 20.3-39.9
45-54 164 104 64.7 55.4-73.0 60 35.3 27.0-44.6
55-64 193 113 59.5 51.4-67.2 80 40.5 32.8-48.6
65-74 157 95 57.3 48.3-65.9 62 42.7 34.1-51.7
75+ 90 37 43.9 32.8-55.5 53 56.1 44.5-67.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 80 75.1 63.6-83.8 27 24.9 16.2-36.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 137 59.2 49.9-68.0 85 40.8 32.0-50.1
Some Post-H.S. 222 133 63.0 55.1-70.3 89 37.0 29.7-44.9
College Graduate 251 133 55.3 47.3-63.0 118 44.7 37.0-52.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 60 63.0 49.2-75.0 33 37.0 25.0-50.8
$15,000- 24,999 151 100 63.8 53.5-73.1 51 36.2 26.9-46.5
$25,000- 34,999 90 48 53.7 38.4-68.4 42 46.3 31.6-61.6
$35,000- 49,999 136 79 59.1 48.5-69.0 57 40.9 31.0-51.5
$50,000-74,999 117 70 61.7 50.4-71.8 47 38.3 28.2-49.6
$75,000+ 131 71 60.2 49.5-69.9 60 39.8 30.1-50.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 331 212 64.3 57.6-70.4 119 35.7 29.6-42.4
No 469 268 59.2 53.3-64.8 201 40.8 35.2-46.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 68 65.1 54.6-74.3 44 34.9 25.7-45.4
Non-Veteran 691 415 60.4 55.5-65.1 276 39.6 34.9-44.5

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*Asked of those who reported that their physician had discussed their risk for certain diseases

^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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