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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	2,903	436	17.4	15.5-19.6	914	33.0	30.6-35.5	873	30.3	27.9-32.9	413	12.6	11.1-14.2	267	6.7	5.7- 7.8
GENDER
Male	1,153	170	17.4	14.4-20.9	357	31.2	27.6-35.1	355	32.5	28.5-36.7	167	12.7	10.5-15.4	104	6.1	4.7- 7.9
Female	1,750	266	17.5	15.0-20.2	557	34.6	31.5-37.9	518	28.4	25.7-31.2	246	12.4	10.6-14.5	163	7.2	5.9- 8.7
RACE
White	2,682	408	17.5	15.5-19.7	865	34.6	32.1-37.2	799	29.5	27.1-32.0	370	11.7	10.3-13.3	240	6.7	5.6- 7.9
African American	79	9	14.3	6.7-27.9	15	14.9	8.4-25.0	31	47.9	33.4-62.8	14	14.2	7.7-24.8	10	8.6	4.1-17.3
Other Minorities	131	18	18.2	9.3-32.5	30	18.4	10.8-29.7	39	33.7	20.9-49.3	29	24.7	14.8-38.2	15	5.0	2.6- 9.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	60	8	19.4	8.1-39.5	15	19.8	9.7-36.4	18	33.9	17.5-55.3	16	25.3	13.3-42.9	3	1.6	0.4- 6.2
Non-Hispanic	2,833	427	17.4	15.4-19.5	896	33.6	31.2-36.1	852	30.2	27.8-32.6	397	12.0	10.6-13.6	261	6.8	5.8- 8.0
AGE
18-24	75	18	21.4	12.4-34.5	28	37.8	25.2-52.5	25	33.5	20.7-49.3	4	7.2	2.6-18.6	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	226	56	25.1	18.9-32.5	85	36.5	29.3-44.4	64	28.2	21.4-36.2	18	8.1	5.0-13.1	3	2.0	0.6- 6.8
35-44	372	63	17.8	13.4-23.3	144	39.7	34.0-45.8	109	28.6	23.5-34.3	39	9.5	6.6-13.5	17	4.3	2.5- 7.4
45-54	524	96	18.5	14.9-22.7	166	32.1	27.6-37.0	142	27.6	23.1-32.5	74	14.6	11.2-18.8	46	7.2	5.2- 9.9
55-64	692	92	13.9	11.1-17.3	220	31.2	27.5-35.2	193	28.3	24.6-32.4	117	17.0	13.9-20.5	70	9.6	7.2-12.6
65-74	559	73	12.5	9.6-15.9	165	27.9	23.9-32.4	192	36.8	32.0-41.8	75	13.1	10.2-16.8	54	9.7	6.9-13.5
75+	440	33	7.6	5.2-10.9	105	21.5	17.6-26.2	143	34.6	29.5-40.1	83	19.9	15.6-25.1	76	16.4	12.5-21.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	444	24	9.9	5.7-16.7	60	15.4	10.9-21.4	136	31.7	24.9-39.4	120	26.0	20.6-32.2	104	17.1	12.9-22.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	898	87	11.5	8.8-15.0	262	30.8	26.5-35.6	299	35.5	30.7-40.6	154	14.5	11.8-17.6	96	7.7	5.9- 9.9
Some Post-H.S.	743	103	17.0	13.2-21.7	263	37.2	32.6-42.1	237	30.6	26.5-35.1	93	10.8	8.2-14.1	47	4.3	3.1- 6.0
College Graduate	813	220	28.6	24.7-32.8	329	41.8	37.4-46.4	199	23.6	20.2-27.4	46	4.5	3.1- 6.3	19	1.5	0.9- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	387	24	9.0	5.0-15.5	57	16.7	11.3-24.1	107	31.2	24.6-38.6	102	23.9	18.6-30.1	97	19.2	14.4-25.2
$15,000- 24,999	511	35	10.2	6.0-16.6	124	22.5	17.9-27.9	186	37.1	30.7-44.0	103	20.3	15.6-26.0	63	10.0	7.3-13.5
$25,000- 34,999	343	39	11.6	8.0-16.4	115	37.6	31.4-44.3	120	33.3	27.5-39.7	44	12.0	8.5-16.6	25	5.5	3.5- 8.5
$35,000- 49,999	434	86	21.3	16.2-27.5	162	35.4	29.4-41.8	116	29.7	24.2-35.8	53	11.2	7.9-15.6	17	2.5	1.5- 4.4
$50,000-74,999	408	98	27.1	21.5-33.5	156	39.4	33.2-45.8	121	27.6	22.6-33.2	22	3.9	2.3- 6.4	11	2.1	1.1- 3.9
$75,000+	421	107	25.7	20.7-31.5	189	44.7	38.2-51.5	105	26.1	19.6-33.8	17	3.0	1.6- 5.6	3	0.4	0.1- 2.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,191	52	5.4	3.8- 7.5	217	21.2	17.8-24.9	357	32.0	28.5-35.7	320	24.6	21.7-27.9	245	16.9	14.4-19.7
No	1,640	369	24.2	21.3-27.3	678	40.0	36.7-43.4	491	29.2	26.0-32.6	85	5.8	4.3- 7.7	17	0.9	0.4- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	423	58	14.5	10.8-19.3	131	32.4	26.5-38.8	128	30.3	25.0-36.2	62	14.6	10.7-19.6	44	8.2	5.6-11.7
Non-Veteran	2,479	378	17.9	15.7-20.2	783	33.1	30.5-35.8	744	30.3	27.7-33.1	351	12.3	10.7-14.0	223	6.4	5.4- 7.7

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

-Western NC

2,903

436

17.4

15.5-19.6

914

33.0

30.6-35.5

873

30.3

27.9-32.9

413

12.6

11.1-14.2

267

6.7

5.7- 7.8

GENDER

Male

1,153

170

17.4

14.4-20.9

357

31.2

27.6-35.1

355

32.5

28.5-36.7

167

12.7

10.5-15.4

104

6.1

4.7- 7.9

Female

1,750

266

17.5

15.0-20.2

557

34.6

31.5-37.9

518

28.4

25.7-31.2

246

12.4

10.6-14.5

163

7.2

5.9- 8.7

RACE

White

2,682

408

17.5

15.5-19.7

865

34.6

32.1-37.2

799

29.5

27.1-32.0

370

11.7

10.3-13.3

240

6.7

5.6- 7.9

African American

14.3

6.7-27.9

14.9

8.4-25.0

47.9

33.4-62.8

14.2

7.7-24.8

8.6

4.1-17.3

Other Minorities

131

18.2

9.3-32.5

18.4

10.8-29.7

33.7

20.9-49.3

24.7

14.8-38.2

5.0

2.6- 9.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.4

8.1-39.5

19.8

9.7-36.4

33.9

17.5-55.3

25.3

13.3-42.9

1.6

0.4- 6.2

Non-Hispanic

2,833

427

17.4

15.4-19.5

896

33.6

31.2-36.1

852

30.2

27.8-32.6

397

12.0

10.6-13.6

261

6.8

5.8- 8.0

AGE

18-24

21.4

12.4-34.5

37.8

25.2-52.5

33.5

20.7-49.3

7.2

2.6-18.6

0.0

. - .

25-34

226

25.1

18.9-32.5

36.5

29.3-44.4

28.2

21.4-36.2

8.1

5.0-13.1

2.0

0.6- 6.8

35-44

372

17.8

13.4-23.3

144

39.7

34.0-45.8

109

28.6

23.5-34.3

9.5

6.6-13.5

4.3

2.5- 7.4

45-54

524

18.5

14.9-22.7

166

32.1

27.6-37.0

142

27.6

23.1-32.5

14.6

11.2-18.8

7.2

5.2- 9.9

55-64

692

13.9

11.1-17.3

220

31.2

27.5-35.2

193

28.3

24.6-32.4

117

17.0

13.9-20.5

9.6

7.2-12.6

65-74

559

12.5

9.6-15.9

165

27.9

23.9-32.4

192

36.8

32.0-41.8

13.1

10.2-16.8

9.7

6.9-13.5

75+

440

7.6

5.2-10.9

105

21.5

17.6-26.2

143

34.6

29.5-40.1

19.9

15.6-25.1

16.4

12.5-21.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

444

9.9

5.7-16.7

15.4

10.9-21.4

136

31.7

24.9-39.4

120

26.0

20.6-32.2

104

17.1

12.9-22.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

898

11.5

8.8-15.0

262

30.8

26.5-35.6

299

35.5

30.7-40.6

154

14.5

11.8-17.6

7.7

5.9- 9.9

Some Post-H.S.

743

103

17.0

13.2-21.7

263

37.2

32.6-42.1

237

30.6

26.5-35.1

10.8

8.2-14.1

4.3

3.1- 6.0

College Graduate

813

220

28.6

24.7-32.8

329

41.8

37.4-46.4

199

23.6

20.2-27.4

4.5

3.1- 6.3

1.5

0.9- 2.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

387

9.0

5.0-15.5

16.7

11.3-24.1

107

31.2

24.6-38.6

102

23.9

18.6-30.1

19.2

14.4-25.2

$15,000- 24,999

511

10.2

6.0-16.6

124

22.5

17.9-27.9

186

37.1

30.7-44.0

103

20.3

15.6-26.0

10.0

7.3-13.5

$25,000- 34,999

343

11.6

8.0-16.4

115

37.6

31.4-44.3

120

33.3

27.5-39.7

12.0

8.5-16.6

5.5

3.5- 8.5

$35,000- 49,999

434

21.3

16.2-27.5

162

35.4

29.4-41.8

116

29.7

24.2-35.8

11.2

7.9-15.6

2.5

1.5- 4.4

$50,000-74,999

408

27.1

21.5-33.5

156

39.4

33.2-45.8

121

27.6

22.6-33.2

3.9

2.3- 6.4

2.1

1.1- 3.9

$75,000+

421

107

25.7

20.7-31.5

189

44.7

38.2-51.5

105

26.1

19.6-33.8

3.0

1.6- 5.6

0.4

0.1- 2.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,191

5.4

3.8- 7.5

217

21.2

17.8-24.9

357

32.0

28.5-35.7

320

24.6

21.7-27.9

245

16.9

14.4-19.7

1,640

369

24.2

21.3-27.3

678

40.0

36.7-43.4

491

29.2

26.0-32.6

5.8

4.3- 7.7

0.9

0.4- 1.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

423

14.5

10.8-19.3

131

32.4

26.5-38.8

128

30.3

25.0-36.2

14.6

10.7-19.6

8.2

5.6-11.7

Non-Veteran

2,479

378

17.9

15.7-20.2

783

33.1

30.5-35.8

744

30.3

27.7-33.1

351

12.3

10.7-14.0

223

6.4

5.4- 7.7

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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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