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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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by funding programs to reduce youth tobacco use, obesity, and health disparities,
as well as help low-income populations access prescripti on drugs.

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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
-Piedmont NC	6,974	2,082	29.6	28.0-31.3	4,892	70.4	68.7-72.0
GENDER
Male	2,690	803	29.4	26.9-32.1	1,887	70.6	67.9-73.1
Female	4,284	1,279	29.8	27.7-32.0	3,005	70.2	68.0-72.3
RACE
White	5,549	1,647	30.1	28.3-31.9	3,902	69.9	68.1-71.7
African American	966	334	34.6	30.3-39.1	632	65.4	60.9-69.7
Other Minorities	439	95	19.1	14.3-25.2	344	80.9	74.8-85.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	329	81	23.5	17.1-31.4	248	76.5	68.6-82.9
Non-Hispanic	6,630	1,999	30.3	28.6-32.0	4,631	69.7	68.0-71.4
AGE
18-24	204	75	35.4	27.6-44.1	129	64.6	55.9-72.4
25-34	715	237	30.5	26.4-34.9	478	69.5	65.1-73.6
35-44	1,145	321	26.0	22.9-29.3	824	74.0	70.7-77.1
45-54	1,431	413	28.4	25.4-31.5	1,018	71.6	68.5-74.6
55-64	1,457	436	29.4	26.5-32.4	1,021	70.6	67.6-73.5
65-74	1,117	350	32.5	29.1-36.0	767	67.5	64.0-70.9
75+	849	237	28.2	24.4-32.4	612	71.8	67.6-75.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	867	234	24.5	19.9-29.8	633	75.5	70.2-80.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,909	604	30.5	27.2-34.0	1,305	69.5	66.0-72.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,788	535	31.8	28.5-35.3	1,253	68.2	64.7-71.5
College Graduate	2,393	705	29.3	26.8-31.8	1,688	70.7	68.2-73.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	640	167	23.1	18.0-29.0	473	76.9	71.0-82.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,072	342	29.6	24.8-34.9	730	70.4	65.1-75.2
$25,000- 34,999	672	211	32.3	27.1-37.9	461	67.7	62.1-72.9
$35,000- 49,999	929	292	31.0	26.8-35.5	637	69.0	64.5-73.2
$50,000-74,999	998	300	32.0	28.1-36.3	698	68.0	63.7-71.9
$75,000+	1,760	513	29.4	26.4-32.5	1,247	70.6	67.5-73.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,387	710	28.4	25.8-31.1	1,677	71.6	68.9-74.2
No	4,554	1,367	30.2	28.2-32.4	3,187	69.8	67.6-71.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	930	278	28.4	24.6-32.6	652	71.6	67.4-75.4
Non-Veteran	6,042	1,804	29.8	28.0-31.6	4,238	70.2	68.4-72.0

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

-Piedmont NC

6,974

2,082

29.6

28.0-31.3

4,892

70.4

68.7-72.0

GENDER

Male

2,690

803

29.4

26.9-32.1

1,887

70.6

67.9-73.1

Female

4,284

1,279

29.8

27.7-32.0

3,005

70.2

68.0-72.3

RACE

White

5,549

1,647

30.1

28.3-31.9

3,902

69.9

68.1-71.7

African American

966

334

34.6

30.3-39.1

632

65.4

60.9-69.7

Other Minorities

439

19.1

14.3-25.2

344

80.9

74.8-85.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

329

23.5

17.1-31.4

248

76.5

68.6-82.9

Non-Hispanic

6,630

1,999

30.3

28.6-32.0

4,631

69.7

68.0-71.4

AGE

18-24

204

35.4

27.6-44.1

129

64.6

55.9-72.4

25-34

715

237

30.5

26.4-34.9

478

69.5

65.1-73.6

35-44

1,145

321

26.0

22.9-29.3

824

74.0

70.7-77.1

45-54

1,431

413

28.4

25.4-31.5

1,018

71.6

68.5-74.6

55-64

1,457

436

29.4

26.5-32.4

1,021

70.6

67.6-73.5

65-74

1,117

350

32.5

29.1-36.0

767

67.5

64.0-70.9

75+

849

237

28.2

24.4-32.4

612

71.8

67.6-75.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

867

234

24.5

19.9-29.8

633

75.5

70.2-80.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,909

604

30.5

27.2-34.0

1,305

69.5

66.0-72.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,788

535

31.8

28.5-35.3

1,253

68.2

64.7-71.5

College Graduate

2,393

705

29.3

26.8-31.8

1,688

70.7

68.2-73.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

640

167

23.1

18.0-29.0

473

76.9

71.0-82.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,072

342

29.6

24.8-34.9

730

70.4

65.1-75.2

$25,000- 34,999

672

211

32.3

27.1-37.9

461

67.7

62.1-72.9

$35,000- 49,999

929

292

31.0

26.8-35.5

637

69.0

64.5-73.2

$50,000-74,999

998

300

32.0

28.1-36.3

698

68.0

63.7-71.9

$75,000+

1,760

513

29.4

26.4-32.5

1,247

70.6

67.5-73.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,387

710

28.4

25.8-31.1

1,677

71.6

68.9-74.2

4,554

1,367

30.2

28.2-32.4

3,187

69.8

67.6-71.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

930

278

28.4

24.6-32.6

652

71.6

67.4-75.4

Non-Veteran

6,042

1,804

29.8

28.0-31.6

4,238

70.2

68.4-72.0

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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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