BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only one	Yes, more than one	No
North Carolina	14,753	10,588	65.6	64.3-66.9	2,105	12.4	11.6-13.1	2,060	22.0	20.8-23.3
-Western NC	2,893	2,112	67.9	65.3-70.4	382	11.3	10.0-12.9	399	20.8	18.4-23.3
GENDER
Male	1,074	748	62.9	58.6-67.0	134	10.6	8.5-13.1	192	26.5	22.5-30.9
Female	1,819	1,364	72.6	69.8-75.3	248	12.0	10.3-13.9	207	15.3	13.1-18.0
RACE
White	2,671	1,988	70.6	68.0-73.0	353	11.8	10.3-13.4	330	17.6	15.5-20.1
African American	94	64	62.0	45.2-76.3	14	11.4	6.3-20.0	16	26.6	13.2-46.3
Other Minorities	118	56	32.3	22.0-44.5	12	4.0	2.0- 8.0	50	63.7	51.3-74.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	69	30	29.6	18.1-44.5	3	1.9	0.5- 7.5	36	68.5	53.5-80.4
Non-Hispanic	2,817	2,076	69.6	67.1-72.0	379	11.8	10.3-13.3	362	18.6	16.4-21.1
AGE
18-24	78	43	55.3	41.5-68.4	7	5.6	2.2-13.9	28	39.1	26.5-53.3
25-34	237	133	49.8	42.3-57.4	23	9.0	5.5-14.5	81	41.1	33.7-49.0
35-44	379	260	65.7	59.7-71.2	35	8.9	6.0-12.9	84	25.5	20.4-31.2
45-54	526	381	74.7	70.2-78.8	61	10.4	7.9-13.6	84	14.9	11.7-18.8
55-64	646	483	75.3	71.4-78.8	102	15.9	13.0-19.3	61	8.8	6.7-11.4
65-74	576	454	78.9	74.8-82.4	80	14.1	11.1-17.7	42	7.0	5.0- 9.7
75+	439	350	80.5	75.9-84.4	72	16.0	12.4-20.3	17	3.5	2.1- 6.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	457	317	61.0	54.0-67.5	58	10.0	7.2-13.8	82	29.0	22.6-36.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	911	658	67.7	62.9-72.1	117	11.0	8.5-14.2	136	21.3	17.2-26.0
Some Post-H.S.	750	557	68.9	63.8-73.6	102	12.2	9.7-15.3	91	18.9	14.6-24.1
College Graduate	769	577	71.3	66.6-75.5	104	11.6	9.2-14.5	88	17.2	13.4-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	351	236	59.5	52.0-66.6	62	17.9	13.0-24.2	53	22.6	16.4-30.3
$15,000- 24,999	559	382	57.7	51.5-63.7	70	10.6	7.9-13.9	107	31.8	25.8-38.4
$25,000- 34,999	313	221	59.0	50.1-67.3	39	10.2	6.9-14.7	53	30.9	22.6-40.6
$35,000- 49,999	453	342	71.1	64.5-76.8	58	13.1	9.2-18.3	53	15.9	11.2-22.0
$50,000-74,999	396	299	73.7	67.6-79.0	53	11.2	8.1-15.2	44	15.1	10.7-21.0
$75,000+	432	333	77.3	72.0-81.9	57	10.9	7.8-14.8	42	11.8	8.4-16.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,123	810	68.7	64.6-72.5	205	17.3	14.7-20.2	108	14.0	10.7-18.0
No	1,645	1,208	67.6	64.2-70.8	168	8.5	7.0-10.2	269	24.0	20.8-27.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	441	329	71.5	65.5-76.8	72	16.6	12.6-21.4	40	11.9	8.1-17.2
Non-Veteran	2,452	1,783	67.3	64.5-70.1	310	10.5	9.1-12.1	359	22.2	19.6-25.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,753

10,588

65.6

64.3-66.9

2,105

12.4

11.6-13.1

2,060

22.0

20.8-23.3

-Western NC

2,893

2,112

67.9

65.3-70.4

382

11.3

10.0-12.9

399

20.8

18.4-23.3

GENDER

Male

1,074

748

62.9

58.6-67.0

134

10.6

8.5-13.1

192

26.5

22.5-30.9

Female

1,819

1,364

72.6

69.8-75.3

248

12.0

10.3-13.9

207

15.3

13.1-18.0

RACE

White

2,671

1,988

70.6

68.0-73.0

353

11.8

10.3-13.4

330

17.6

15.5-20.1

African American

62.0

45.2-76.3

11.4

6.3-20.0

26.6

13.2-46.3

Other Minorities

118

32.3

22.0-44.5

4.0

2.0- 8.0

63.7

51.3-74.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

29.6

18.1-44.5

1.9

0.5- 7.5

68.5

53.5-80.4

Non-Hispanic

2,817

2,076

69.6

67.1-72.0

379

11.8

10.3-13.3

362

18.6

16.4-21.1

AGE

18-24

55.3

41.5-68.4

5.6

2.2-13.9

39.1

26.5-53.3

25-34

237

133

49.8

42.3-57.4

9.0

5.5-14.5

41.1

33.7-49.0

35-44

379

260

65.7

59.7-71.2

8.9

6.0-12.9

25.5

20.4-31.2

45-54

526

381

74.7

70.2-78.8

10.4

7.9-13.6

14.9

11.7-18.8

55-64

646

483

75.3

71.4-78.8

102

15.9

13.0-19.3

8.8

6.7-11.4

65-74

576

454

78.9

74.8-82.4

14.1

11.1-17.7

7.0

5.0- 9.7

75+

439

350

80.5

75.9-84.4

16.0

12.4-20.3

3.5

2.1- 6.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

457

317

61.0

54.0-67.5

10.0

7.2-13.8

29.0

22.6-36.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

911

658

67.7

62.9-72.1

117

11.0

8.5-14.2

136

21.3

17.2-26.0

Some Post-H.S.

750

557

68.9

63.8-73.6

102

12.2

9.7-15.3

18.9

14.6-24.1

College Graduate

769

577

71.3

66.6-75.5

104

11.6

9.2-14.5

17.2

13.4-21.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

351

236

59.5

52.0-66.6

17.9

13.0-24.2

22.6

16.4-30.3

$15,000- 24,999

559

382

57.7

51.5-63.7

10.6

7.9-13.9

107

31.8

25.8-38.4

$25,000- 34,999

313

221

59.0

50.1-67.3

10.2

6.9-14.7

30.9

22.6-40.6

$35,000- 49,999

453

342

71.1

64.5-76.8

13.1

9.2-18.3

15.9

11.2-22.0

$50,000-74,999

396

299

73.7

67.6-79.0

11.2

8.1-15.2

15.1

10.7-21.0

$75,000+

432

333

77.3

72.0-81.9

10.9

7.8-14.8

11.8

8.4-16.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,123

810

68.7

64.6-72.5

205

17.3

14.7-20.2

108

14.0

10.7-18.0

1,645

1,208

67.6

64.2-70.8

168

8.5

7.0-10.2

269

24.0

20.8-27.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

441

329

71.5

65.5-76.8

16.6

12.6-21.4

11.9

8.1-17.2

Non-Veteran

2,452

1,783

67.3

64.5-70.1

310

10.5

9.1-12.1

359

22.2

19.6-25.0

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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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