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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Veteran Staus

Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces,
either in the regular military or in a National Guard or military reserve unit?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,773 2,176 13.5 12.7-14.3 12,597 86.5 85.7-87.3
-Western NC 2,897 441 13.8 12.3-15.4 2,456 86.2 84.6-87.7
GENDER 2,897 441 13.8 12.3-15.4 2,456 86.2 84.6-87.7
Male 1,076 411 26.9 23.9-30.3 665 73.1 69.7-76.1
Female 1,821 30 1.4 0.9- 2.1 1,791 98.6 97.9-99.1
RACE 2,887 439 13.8 12.3-15.4 2,448 86.2 84.6-87.7
White 2,675 415 14.4 12.8-16.1 2,260 85.6 83.9-87.2
African American 94 15 15.1 8.2-26.0 79 84.9 74.0-91.8
Other Minorities 118 9 3.8 1.7- 8.1 109 96.2 91.9-98.3
HISPANIC 2,890 441 13.8 12.3-15.4 2,449 86.2 84.6-87.7
Hispanic 69 3 2.0 0.5- 7.6 66 98.0 92.4-99.5
Non-Hispanic 2,821 438 14.3 12.8-16.0 2,383 85.7 84.0-87.2
AGE 2,885 440 13.8 12.3-15.4 2,445 86.2 84.6-87.7
18-24 78 3 5.9 1.6-19.6 75 94.1 80.4-98.4
25-34 237 7 2.8 1.3- 6.3 230 97.2 93.7-98.7
35-44 379 27 9.3 6.0-14.0 352 90.7 86.0-94.0
45-54 526 42 10.6 7.5-14.9 484 89.4 85.1-92.5
55-64 646 118 21.5 18.0-25.5 528 78.5 74.5-82.0
65-74 576 124 23.7 20.0-27.9 452 76.3 72.1-80.0
75+ 443 119 31.7 26.8-37.1 324 68.3 62.9-73.2
EDUCATION 2,891 439 13.8 12.3-15.4 2,452 86.2 84.6-87.7
Less Than H.S. 459 44 7.5 5.3-10.6 415 92.5 89.4-94.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 912 124 13.3 10.5-16.7 788 86.7 83.3-89.5
Some Post-H.S. 751 126 15.6 12.6-19.1 625 84.4 80.9-87.4
College Graduate 769 145 16.2 13.4-19.3 624 83.8 80.7-86.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME 2,506 405 14.8 13.1-16.6 2,101 85.2 83.4-86.9
Less than $15,000 351 31 7.5 4.9-11.2 320 92.5 88.8-95.1
$15,000- 24,999 561 79 11.7 9.0-15.0 482 88.3 85.0-91.0
$25,000- 34,999 313 44 12.4 8.0-18.7 269 87.6 81.3-92.0
$35,000- 49,999 453 91 18.5 14.3-23.7 362 81.5 76.3-85.7
$50,000-74,999 396 72 16.6 12.8-21.4 324 83.4 78.6-87.2
$75,000+ 432 88 18.3 14.5-23.0 344 81.7 77.0-85.5
DISABILITY STATUS 2,772 425 14.0 12.5-15.7 2,347 86.0 84.3-87.5
Yes 1,126 203 16.9 14.5-19.6 923 83.1 80.4-85.5
No 1,646 222 12.5 10.6-14.8 1,424 87.5 85.2-89.4

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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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