BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only one	Yes, more than one	No
North Carolina	15,811	11,627	68.9	67.6-70.1	1,803	9.1	8.6- 9.7	2,381	22.0	20.8-23.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	390	294	67.2	58.5-74.9	50	9.9	7.0-13.8	46	22.9	15.5-32.5
Buncombe	345	262	72.3	65.5-78.1	34	9.8	6.6-14.3	49	18.0	12.9-24.5
Cabarrus	369	287	74.2	66.8-80.4	39	10.9	7.1-16.4	43	14.9	9.9-21.8
Catawba	448	341	71.0	64.9-76.4	53	10.5	7.6-14.4	54	18.5	13.8-24.5
Cumberland	475	304	57.2	50.5-63.6	61	11.6	8.6-15.4	110	31.3	24.9-38.4
Davidson	408	297	70.0	63.4-75.8	49	9.1	6.1-13.5	62	20.9	15.8-27.1
Durham	396	286	63.3	55.7-70.3	39	7.1	4.8-10.5	71	29.5	22.7-37.5
Forsyth	408	314	75.2	69.0-80.5	44	7.8	5.6-10.7	50	17.0	12.1-23.3
Gaston	413	325	75.6	68.4-81.6	42	7.6	5.3-10.9	46	16.8	11.3-24.3
Guilford	420	304	66.8	59.5-73.4	53	9.7	6.8-13.6	63	23.5	17.3-31.0
Iredell	430	326	73.6	67.6-78.8	50	8.0	5.8-11.0	54	18.4	13.6-24.4
Johnston	470	342	67.1	60.6-73.0	55	10.8	7.6-15.1	73	22.1	16.9-28.5
Mecklenburg	675	504	71.2	66.6-75.5	82	9.3	7.3-11.8	89	19.4	15.5-24.0
New Hanover	371	278	67.4	59.0-74.8	44	9.9	7.0-13.8	49	22.7	15.5-32.1
Onslow	410	257	53.8	47.3-60.2	60	13.0	9.2-18.0	93	33.2	27.0-40.1
Orange	381	280	66.7	58.6-74.0	37	7.5	5.3-10.6	64	25.8	18.6-34.5
Pitt	391	284	69.7	62.9-75.8	49	10.5	7.3-14.8	58	19.8	14.5-26.5
Randolph	401	292	69.9	62.9-76.2	50	10.6	7.3-15.2	59	19.4	14.0-26.3
Robeson	396	274	62.4	54.6-69.7	48	8.7	6.3-12.0	74	28.9	22.2-36.5
Rowan	447	353	75.4	69.0-80.9	44	8.1	5.7-11.4	50	16.5	11.7-22.8
Union	407	309	68.7	61.1-75.4	36	7.4	5.0-10.6	62	23.9	17.4-32.0
Wake	586	444	72.5	67.3-77.2	53	7.3	5.3- 9.9	89	20.2	15.8-25.4
Wayne	444	326	62.9	54.4-70.7	42	8.4	5.8-12.0	76	28.7	20.9-38.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,293	3,740	64.4	62.3-66.5	665	10.7	9.7-11.8	888	24.9	22.9-27.0
Piedmont	7,607	5,727	70.6	68.9-72.3	833	8.5	7.8- 9.4	1,047	20.8	19.2-22.6
Western NC	2,911	2,160	70.4	67.8-72.8	305	8.4	7.3- 9.7	446	21.2	18.8-23.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,905	1,385	68.2	65.1-71.2	197	8.3	6.9-10.0	323	23.4	20.6-26.6
Northwest	3,315	2,537	73.7	71.2-76.0	365	8.6	7.5- 9.7	413	17.8	15.6-20.2
Charlotte	2,098	1,607	72.5	69.5-75.2	221	8.6	7.3-10.1	270	18.9	16.3-21.8
Greensboro	1,814	1,331	66.7	62.7-70.6	210	9.3	7.6-11.2	273	24.0	20.3-28.1
Southern Regional	1,544	1,047	62.8	58.9-66.5	205	11.3	9.4-13.5	292	25.9	22.4-29.8
Coastal	776	564	67.3	62.3-72.0	94	10.1	8.0-12.7	118	22.6	18.2-27.7
Wake	1,719	1,273	69.5	65.7-73.1	176	7.6	6.2- 9.2	270	22.9	19.4-26.8
Area L	474	363	70.1	63.8-75.7	52	10.8	7.4-15.4	59	19.1	14.3-25.2
Eastern	2,166	1,520	63.3	59.7-66.8	283	11.1	9.6-12.9	363	25.5	22.1-29.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,811

11,627

68.9

67.6-70.1

1,803

9.1

8.6- 9.7

2,381

22.0

20.8-23.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

390

294

67.2

58.5-74.9

9.9

7.0-13.8

22.9

15.5-32.5

Buncombe

345

262

72.3

65.5-78.1

9.8

6.6-14.3

18.0

12.9-24.5

Cabarrus

369

287

74.2

66.8-80.4

10.9

7.1-16.4

14.9

9.9-21.8

Catawba

448

341

71.0

64.9-76.4

10.5

7.6-14.4

18.5

13.8-24.5

Cumberland

475

304

57.2

50.5-63.6

11.6

8.6-15.4

110

31.3

24.9-38.4

Davidson

408

297

70.0

63.4-75.8

9.1

6.1-13.5

20.9

15.8-27.1

Durham

396

286

63.3

55.7-70.3

7.1

4.8-10.5

29.5

22.7-37.5

Forsyth

408

314

75.2

69.0-80.5

7.8

5.6-10.7

17.0

12.1-23.3

Gaston

413

325

75.6

68.4-81.6

7.6

5.3-10.9

16.8

11.3-24.3

Guilford

420

304

66.8

59.5-73.4

9.7

6.8-13.6

23.5

17.3-31.0

Iredell

430

326

73.6

67.6-78.8

8.0

5.8-11.0

18.4

13.6-24.4

Johnston

470

342

67.1

60.6-73.0

10.8

7.6-15.1

22.1

16.9-28.5

Mecklenburg

675

504

71.2

66.6-75.5

9.3

7.3-11.8

19.4

15.5-24.0

New Hanover

371

278

67.4

59.0-74.8

9.9

7.0-13.8

22.7

15.5-32.1

Onslow

410

257

53.8

47.3-60.2

13.0

9.2-18.0

33.2

27.0-40.1

Orange

381

280

66.7

58.6-74.0

7.5

5.3-10.6

25.8

18.6-34.5

Pitt

391

284

69.7

62.9-75.8

10.5

7.3-14.8

19.8

14.5-26.5

Randolph

401

292

69.9

62.9-76.2

10.6

7.3-15.2

19.4

14.0-26.3

Robeson

396

274

62.4

54.6-69.7

8.7

6.3-12.0

28.9

22.2-36.5

Rowan

447

353

75.4

69.0-80.9

8.1

5.7-11.4

16.5

11.7-22.8

Union

407

309

68.7

61.1-75.4

7.4

5.0-10.6

23.9

17.4-32.0

Wake

586

444

72.5

67.3-77.2

7.3

5.3- 9.9

20.2

15.8-25.4

Wayne

444

326

62.9

54.4-70.7

8.4

5.8-12.0

28.7

20.9-38.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,293

3,740

64.4

62.3-66.5

665

10.7

9.7-11.8

888

24.9

22.9-27.0

Piedmont

7,607

5,727

70.6

68.9-72.3

833

8.5

7.8- 9.4

1,047

20.8

19.2-22.6

Western NC

2,911

2,160

70.4

67.8-72.8

305

8.4

7.3- 9.7

446

21.2

18.8-23.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,905

1,385

68.2

65.1-71.2

197

8.3

6.9-10.0

323

23.4

20.6-26.6

Northwest

3,315

2,537

73.7

71.2-76.0

365

8.6

7.5- 9.7

413

17.8

15.6-20.2

Charlotte

2,098

1,607

72.5

69.5-75.2

221

8.6

7.3-10.1

270

18.9

16.3-21.8

Greensboro

1,814

1,331

66.7

62.7-70.6

210

9.3

7.6-11.2

273

24.0

20.3-28.1

Southern Regional

1,544

1,047

62.8

58.9-66.5

205

11.3

9.4-13.5

292

25.9

22.4-29.8

Coastal

776

564

67.3

62.3-72.0

10.1

8.0-12.7

118

22.6

18.2-27.7

Wake

1,719

1,273

69.5

65.7-73.1

176

7.6

6.2- 9.2

270

22.9

19.4-26.8

Area L

474

363

70.1

63.8-75.7

10.8

7.4-15.4

19.1

14.3-25.2

Eastern

2,166

1,520

63.3

59.7-66.8

283

11.1

9.6-12.9

363

25.5

22.1-29.4

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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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