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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,808 13,905 82.2 81.0-83.3 1,903 17.8 16.7-19.0
-Western NC 2,909 2,508 80.5 78.1-82.8 401 19.5 17.2-21.9
GENDER
Male 1,153 968 76.5 72.2-80.3 185 23.5 19.7-27.8
Female 1,756 1,540 84.3 81.6-86.7 216 15.7 13.3-18.4
RACE
White 2,687 2,355 84.2 82.0-86.2 332 15.8 13.8-18.0
African American 80 71 77.3 58.7-89.1 9 22.7 10.9-41.3
Other Minorities 131 74 30.9 21.4-42.3 57 69.1 57.7-78.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 60 24 21.5 12.3-34.9 36 78.5 65.1-87.7
Non-Hispanic 2,839 2,474 83.2 81.0-85.2 365 16.8 14.8-19.0
AGE
18-24 73 46 63.4 48.9-75.7 27 36.6 24.3-51.1
25-34 226 163 68.0 59.6-75.4 63 32.0 24.6-40.4
35-44 371 279 74.3 68.3-79.4 92 25.7 20.6-31.7
45-54 524 434 82.2 77.6-86.1 90 17.8 13.9-22.4
55-64 694 584 85.2 82.0-87.9 110 14.8 12.1-18.0
65-74 561 550 97.1 94.5-98.5 11 2.9 1.5- 5.5
75+ 445 440 98.6 96.1-99.5 5 1.4 0.5- 3.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 449 359 66.0 57.9-73.3 90 34.0 26.7-42.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 897 736 74.5 69.6-78.8 161 25.5 21.2-30.4
Some Post-H.S. 745 643 82.3 77.5-86.3 102 17.7 13.7-22.5
College Graduate 813 765 94.0 91.6-95.7 48 6.0 4.3- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 390 286 58.1 50.3-65.6 104 41.9 34.4-49.7
$15,000- 24,999 513 389 61.1 53.7-68.0 124 38.9 32.0-46.3
$25,000- 34,999 341 282 79.9 73.9-84.7 59 20.1 15.3-26.1
$35,000- 49,999 434 392 83.7 76.9-88.9 42 16.3 11.1-23.1
$50,000-74,999 408 385 94.8 91.2-96.9 23 5.2 3.1- 8.8
$75,000+ 421 408 96.1 92.2-98.1 13 3.9 1.9- 7.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,198 1,043 82.2 78.6-85.3 155 17.8 14.7-21.4
No 1,638 1,405 79.7 76.2-82.8 233 20.3 17.2-23.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 387 90.5 86.0-93.7 36 9.5 6.3-14.0
Non-Veteran 2,485 2,120 79.1 76.3-81.6 365 20.9 18.4-23.7

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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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