BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund works to improve the health of the people of North Carolina <br>by funding programs to reduce youth tobacco use, obesity, and health disparities, <br>as well as help low-income populations access prescript ion drugs. <br><br>Have you heard of the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,491	4,214	29.8	28.6-31.0	10,277	70.2	69.0-71.4
-Eastern NC	4,831	1,470	31.6	29.5-33.7	3,361	68.4	66.3-70.5
GENDER
Male	1,757	545	32.2	28.8-35.7	1,212	67.8	64.3-71.2
Female	3,074	925	31.0	28.7-33.3	2,149	69.0	66.7-71.3
RACE
White	3,250	978	32.4	29.9-35.0	2,272	67.6	65.0-70.1
African American	1,101	373	35.3	31.0-40.0	728	64.7	60.0-69.0
Other Minorities	458	115	20.4	15.9-25.7	343	79.6	74.3-84.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	214	43	18.2	12.5-25.8	171	81.8	74.2-87.5
Non-Hispanic	4,598	1,420	32.7	30.6-34.9	3,178	67.3	65.1-69.4
AGE
18-24	175	60	37.3	28.3-47.3	115	62.7	52.7-71.7
25-34	495	149	31.8	26.9-37.1	346	68.2	62.9-73.1
35-44	766	227	29.3	25.5-33.4	539	70.7	66.6-74.5
45-54	947	274	28.6	25.2-32.3	673	71.4	67.7-74.8
55-64	1,003	324	32.5	29.2-36.0	679	67.5	64.0-70.8
65-74	850	263	33.8	30.0-37.8	587	66.2	62.2-70.0
75+	570	167	28.4	24.3-32.9	403	71.6	67.1-75.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	747	179	24.7	20.2-29.9	568	75.3	70.1-79.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,472	459	31.8	27.8-36.1	1,013	68.2	63.9-72.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,314	414	33.3	29.4-37.4	900	66.7	62.6-70.6
College Graduate	1,287	417	34.1	30.7-37.6	870	65.9	62.4-69.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	632	169	23.6	19.2-28.8	463	76.4	71.2-80.8
$15,000- 24,999	778	222	27.1	22.6-32.2	556	72.9	67.8-77.4
$25,000- 34,999	539	179	39.3	31.9-47.2	360	60.7	52.8-68.1
$35,000- 49,999	689	229	32.9	28.5-37.7	460	67.1	62.3-71.5
$50,000-74,999	721	241	31.6	27.0-36.6	480	68.4	63.4-73.0
$75,000+	876	271	33.8	29.5-38.4	605	66.2	61.6-70.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,921	543	28.5	25.2-31.9	1,378	71.5	68.1-74.8
No	2,876	917	33.2	30.6-35.9	1,959	66.8	64.1-69.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	865	266	33.0	27.9-38.5	599	67.0	61.5-72.1
Non-Veteran	3,963	1,204	31.3	29.1-33.5	2,759	68.7	66.5-70.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,491

4,214

29.8

28.6-31.0

10,277

70.2

69.0-71.4

-Eastern NC

4,831

1,470

31.6

29.5-33.7

3,361

68.4

66.3-70.5

GENDER

Male

1,757

545

32.2

28.8-35.7

1,212

67.8

64.3-71.2

Female

3,074

925

31.0

28.7-33.3

2,149

69.0

66.7-71.3

RACE

White

3,250

978

32.4

29.9-35.0

2,272

67.6

65.0-70.1

African American

1,101

373

35.3

31.0-40.0

728

64.7

60.0-69.0

Other Minorities

458

115

20.4

15.9-25.7

343

79.6

74.3-84.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

214

18.2

12.5-25.8

171

81.8

74.2-87.5

Non-Hispanic

4,598

1,420

32.7

30.6-34.9

3,178

67.3

65.1-69.4

AGE

18-24

175

37.3

28.3-47.3

115

62.7

52.7-71.7

25-34

495

149

31.8

26.9-37.1

346

68.2

62.9-73.1

35-44

766

227

29.3

25.5-33.4

539

70.7

66.6-74.5

45-54

947

274

28.6

25.2-32.3

673

71.4

67.7-74.8

55-64

1,003

324

32.5

29.2-36.0

679

67.5

64.0-70.8

65-74

850

263

33.8

30.0-37.8

587

66.2

62.2-70.0

75+

570

167

28.4

24.3-32.9

403

71.6

67.1-75.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

747

179

24.7

20.2-29.9

568

75.3

70.1-79.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,472

459

31.8

27.8-36.1

1,013

68.2

63.9-72.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,314

414

33.3

29.4-37.4

900

66.7

62.6-70.6

College Graduate

1,287

417

34.1

30.7-37.6

870

65.9

62.4-69.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

632

169

23.6

19.2-28.8

463

76.4

71.2-80.8

$15,000- 24,999

778

222

27.1

22.6-32.2

556

72.9

67.8-77.4

$25,000- 34,999

539

179

39.3

31.9-47.2

360

60.7

52.8-68.1

$35,000- 49,999

689

229

32.9

28.5-37.7

460

67.1

62.3-71.5

$50,000-74,999

721

241

31.6

27.0-36.6

480

68.4

63.4-73.0

$75,000+

876

271

33.8

29.5-38.4

605

66.2

61.6-70.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,921

543

28.5

25.2-31.9

1,378

71.5

68.1-74.8

2,876

917

33.2

30.6-35.9

1,959

66.8

64.1-69.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

865

266

33.0

27.9-38.5

599

67.0

61.5-72.1

Non-Veteran

3,963

1,204

31.3

29.1-33.5

2,759

68.7

66.5-70.9

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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