BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	15,779	2,656	19.7	18.7-20.8	4,932	32.1	31.0-33.2	4,801	30.7	29.5-31.9	2,247	12.5	11.7-13.3	1,143	5.0	4.6- 5.5
-Piedmont NC	7,590	1,378	20.6	19.2-22.0	2,515	33.0	31.5-34.7	2,263	30.3	28.6-32.0	987	11.9	10.8-13.1	447	4.2	3.6- 4.8
GENDER
Male	2,907	530	20.7	18.6-23.0	942	33.0	30.5-35.5	904	30.9	28.3-33.6	379	12.0	10.3-13.9	152	3.5	2.8- 4.3
Female	4,683	848	20.5	18.7-22.4	1,573	33.1	31.1-35.2	1,359	29.7	27.7-31.8	608	11.9	10.5-13.3	295	4.8	4.0- 5.8
RACE
White	6,015	1,154	22.5	20.9-24.1	2,133	37.1	35.3-39.0	1,671	26.4	24.7-28.1	699	9.9	8.9-11.0	358	4.1	3.6- 4.8
African American	1,085	142	16.8	13.5-20.7	283	28.2	24.5-32.2	413	37.2	33.1-41.5	174	12.5	10.2-15.3	73	5.3	3.8- 7.2
Other Minorities	466	76	15.6	11.6-20.7	94	17.3	13.3-22.2	172	42.7	35.9-49.8	109	21.8	16.8-27.8	15	2.6	1.0- 7.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	350	42	12.2	8.1-17.9	65	15.8	11.3-21.6	134	44.6	36.5-53.0	98	25.9	19.8-33.2	11	1.5	0.8- 3.0
Non-Hispanic	7,221	1,333	21.4	20.0-22.9	2,446	34.8	33.1-36.4	2,122	28.8	27.2-30.5	887	10.5	9.5-11.6	433	4.4	3.8- 5.1
AGE
18-24	214	50	22.6	16.5-30.2	68	28.2	21.6-35.8	69	39.0	30.8-48.0	22	8.2	4.9-13.5	5	2.0	0.5- 7.2
25-34	755	201	26.2	22.4-30.4	269	33.9	29.7-38.3	209	28.3	24.4-32.7	67	10.6	7.7-14.2	9	1.0	0.5- 2.2
35-44	1,258	312	23.9	21.1-26.9	487	37.7	34.4-41.1	339	27.1	24.1-30.3	102	9.7	7.5-12.5	18	1.6	0.9- 2.9
45-54	1,528	320	21.8	19.2-24.7	559	36.1	33.0-39.3	420	27.4	24.6-30.4	151	10.4	8.4-12.8	78	4.3	3.2- 5.6
55-64	1,598	248	15.1	13.1-17.3	530	32.1	29.3-35.0	452	30.4	27.5-33.5	241	14.8	12.7-17.2	127	7.7	6.0- 9.7
65-74	1,230	155	13.1	10.9-15.7	354	27.6	24.6-30.8	425	35.3	32.0-38.6	209	17.0	14.5-19.7	87	7.1	5.4- 9.2
75+	945	81	9.5	7.2-12.4	226	24.6	21.1-28.4	323	31.0	27.5-34.8	194	21.7	18.4-25.4	121	13.3	10.6-16.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	957	69	8.7	6.0-12.6	142	14.5	11.3-18.5	311	38.7	33.4-44.3	272	28.1	23.5-33.2	163	10.0	8.0-12.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,105	239	14.2	11.8-17.0	620	29.6	26.5-32.8	782	36.7	33.1-40.4	320	14.5	12.3-17.0	144	5.1	3.8- 6.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,936	329	19.2	16.5-22.2	701	37.8	34.5-41.2	577	29.9	26.9-33.1	239	9.6	7.9-11.5	90	3.5	2.6- 4.6
College Graduate	2,574	736	31.6	29.1-34.2	1,048	39.6	37.1-42.2	586	21.9	19.8-24.2	155	5.2	4.2- 6.5	49	1.7	1.1- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	703	42	6.8	4.3-10.7	84	9.9	6.8-14.2	244	38.5	32.0-45.5	189	28.4	22.5-35.0	144	16.4	12.1-21.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,159	109	13.1	9.5-17.9	257	21.6	17.8-25.8	422	36.7	31.5-42.3	264	22.8	19.0-27.2	107	5.8	4.5- 7.4
$25,000- 34,999	744	86	15.3	11.4-20.3	246	32.7	27.7-38.1	261	35.7	30.7-41.0	106	12.4	9.7-15.6	45	3.9	2.6- 5.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,010	160	16.2	13.2-19.7	377	35.9	31.6-40.4	322	33.9	29.8-38.2	119	11.0	8.6-14.0	32	3.0	1.9- 4.8
$50,000-74,999	1,063	236	23.4	20.1-27.1	430	40.0	36.0-44.2	303	29.0	25.2-33.2	71	5.3	3.7- 7.6	23	2.2	1.4- 3.6
$75,000+	1,870	576	31.4	28.6-34.5	819	43.4	40.3-46.5	387	20.3	17.9-23.1	73	4.3	3.1- 5.9	15	0.5	0.3- 1.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,579	167	8.8	7.0-11.1	507	20.0	17.8-22.5	826	32.9	30.1-35.9	663	24.4	22.0-27.0	416	13.8	11.9-15.9
No	4,799	1,173	25.5	23.7-27.4	1,940	38.3	36.2-40.4	1,359	29.0	27.0-31.2	297	6.8	5.7- 8.1	30	0.4	0.3- 0.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,011	153	19.2	15.6-23.2	308	33.5	29.6-37.7	312	28.3	24.4-32.5	158	12.8	10.4-15.6	80	6.3	4.6- 8.5
Non-Veteran	6,576	1,224	20.8	19.3-22.4	2,207	33.0	31.3-34.7	1,950	30.6	28.8-32.4	828	11.8	10.6-13.1	367	3.9	3.3- 4.5

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,779

2,656

19.7

18.7-20.8

4,932

32.1

31.0-33.2

4,801

30.7

29.5-31.9

2,247

12.5

11.7-13.3

1,143

5.0

4.6- 5.5

-Piedmont NC

7,590

1,378

20.6

19.2-22.0

2,515

33.0

31.5-34.7

2,263

30.3

28.6-32.0

987

11.9

10.8-13.1

447

4.2

3.6- 4.8

GENDER

Male

2,907

530

20.7

18.6-23.0

942

33.0

30.5-35.5

904

30.9

28.3-33.6

379

12.0

10.3-13.9

152

3.5

2.8- 4.3

Female

4,683

848

20.5

18.7-22.4

1,573

33.1

31.1-35.2

1,359

29.7

27.7-31.8

608

11.9

10.5-13.3

295

4.8

4.0- 5.8

RACE

White

6,015

1,154

22.5

20.9-24.1

2,133

37.1

35.3-39.0

1,671

26.4

24.7-28.1

699

9.9

8.9-11.0

358

4.1

3.6- 4.8

African American

1,085

142

16.8

13.5-20.7

283

28.2

24.5-32.2

413

37.2

33.1-41.5

174

12.5

10.2-15.3

5.3

3.8- 7.2

Other Minorities

466

15.6

11.6-20.7

17.3

13.3-22.2

172

42.7

35.9-49.8

109

21.8

16.8-27.8

2.6

1.0- 7.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

350

12.2

8.1-17.9

15.8

11.3-21.6

134

44.6

36.5-53.0

25.9

19.8-33.2

1.5

0.8- 3.0

Non-Hispanic

7,221

1,333

21.4

20.0-22.9

2,446

34.8

33.1-36.4

2,122

28.8

27.2-30.5

887

10.5

9.5-11.6

433

4.4

3.8- 5.1

AGE

18-24

214

22.6

16.5-30.2

28.2

21.6-35.8

39.0

30.8-48.0

8.2

4.9-13.5

2.0

0.5- 7.2

25-34

755

201

26.2

22.4-30.4

269

33.9

29.7-38.3

209

28.3

24.4-32.7

10.6

7.7-14.2

1.0

0.5- 2.2

35-44

1,258

312

23.9

21.1-26.9

487

37.7

34.4-41.1

339

27.1

24.1-30.3

102

9.7

7.5-12.5

1.6

0.9- 2.9

45-54

1,528

320

21.8

19.2-24.7

559

36.1

33.0-39.3

420

27.4

24.6-30.4

151

10.4

8.4-12.8

4.3

3.2- 5.6

55-64

1,598

248

15.1

13.1-17.3

530

32.1

29.3-35.0

452

30.4

27.5-33.5

241

14.8

12.7-17.2

127

7.7

6.0- 9.7

65-74

1,230

155

13.1

10.9-15.7

354

27.6

24.6-30.8

425

35.3

32.0-38.6

209

17.0

14.5-19.7

7.1

5.4- 9.2

75+

945

9.5

7.2-12.4

226

24.6

21.1-28.4

323

31.0

27.5-34.8

194

21.7

18.4-25.4

121

13.3

10.6-16.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

957

8.7

6.0-12.6

142

14.5

11.3-18.5

311

38.7

33.4-44.3

272

28.1

23.5-33.2

163

10.0

8.0-12.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,105

239

14.2

11.8-17.0

620

29.6

26.5-32.8

782

36.7

33.1-40.4

320

14.5

12.3-17.0

144

5.1

3.8- 6.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,936

329

19.2

16.5-22.2

701

37.8

34.5-41.2

577

29.9

26.9-33.1

239

9.6

7.9-11.5

3.5

2.6- 4.6

College Graduate

2,574

736

31.6

29.1-34.2

1,048

39.6

37.1-42.2

586

21.9

19.8-24.2

155

5.2

4.2- 6.5

1.7

1.1- 2.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

703

6.8

4.3-10.7

9.9

6.8-14.2

244

38.5

32.0-45.5

189

28.4

22.5-35.0

144

16.4

12.1-21.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,159

109

13.1

9.5-17.9

257

21.6

17.8-25.8

422

36.7

31.5-42.3

264

22.8

19.0-27.2

107

5.8

4.5- 7.4

$25,000- 34,999

744

15.3

11.4-20.3

246

32.7

27.7-38.1

261

35.7

30.7-41.0

106

12.4

9.7-15.6

3.9

2.6- 5.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,010

160

16.2

13.2-19.7

377

35.9

31.6-40.4

322

33.9

29.8-38.2

119

11.0

8.6-14.0

3.0

1.9- 4.8

$50,000-74,999

1,063

236

23.4

20.1-27.1

430

40.0

36.0-44.2

303

29.0

25.2-33.2

5.3

3.7- 7.6

2.2

1.4- 3.6

$75,000+

1,870

576

31.4

28.6-34.5

819

43.4

40.3-46.5

387

20.3

17.9-23.1

4.3

3.1- 5.9

0.5

0.3- 1.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,579

167

8.8

7.0-11.1

507

20.0

17.8-22.5

826

32.9

30.1-35.9

663

24.4

22.0-27.0

416

13.8

11.9-15.9

4,799

1,173

25.5

23.7-27.4

1,940

38.3

36.2-40.4

1,359

29.0

27.0-31.2

297

6.8

5.7- 8.1

0.4

0.3- 0.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,011

153

19.2

15.6-23.2

308

33.5

29.6-37.7

312

28.3

24.4-32.5

158

12.8

10.4-15.6

6.3

4.6- 8.5

Non-Veteran

6,576

1,224

20.8

19.3-22.4

2,207

33.0

31.3-34.7

1,950

30.6

28.8-32.4

828

11.8

10.6-13.1

367

3.9

3.3- 4.5

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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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