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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,378 681 5.1 4.5- 5.7 5,753 44.4 42.8-46.0 3,699 31.2 29.7-32.6 407 3.2 2.6- 3.8 1,838 16.2 15.0-17.5
-Eastern NC 3,380 166 4.3 3.4- 5.4 1,433 40.1 36.9-43.4 1,028 33.2 30.0-36.5 130 3.6 2.5- 5.3 623 18.8 16.3-21.5
GENDER
Male 1,219 50 3.9 2.6- 5.9 511 39.5 34.2-45.1 366 33.7 28.4-39.3 51 4.3 2.4- 7.7 241 18.6 15.1-22.7
Female 2,161 116 4.6 3.5- 6.1 922 40.8 37.2-44.5 662 32.7 29.3-36.2 79 3.0 2.0- 4.3 382 18.9 15.7-22.7
RACE
White 2,292 109 4.0 3.0- 5.5 1,054 44.3 40.5-48.2 702 33.7 30.2-37.4 82 3.1 2.2- 4.2 345 14.9 12.7-17.6
African American 743 36 4.4 2.6- 7.1 227 24.9 20.4-30.1 238 34.0 27.8-40.7 33 6.0 2.5-13.5 209 30.8 24.0-38.5
Other Minorities 328 20 5.7 3.1-10.2 148 48.6 36.1-61.4 83 28.8 16.9-44.6 14 2.2 0.9- 5.3 63 14.7 9.1-23.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 140 13 6.3 2.7-13.9 78 47.9 30.4-65.8 27 34.2 17.2-56.7 3 0.5 0.1- 2.1 19 11.1 4.6-24.4
Non-Hispanic 3,233 153 4.1 3.2- 5.3 1,351 39.5 36.3-42.8 999 33.1 30.1-36.2 127 3.9 2.6- 5.7 603 19.4 16.9-22.2
AGE
18-24 124 5 2.1 0.8- 5.5 47 40.8 27.4-55.6 36 28.2 17.6-42.0 2 4.8 0.9-22.6 34 24.0 14.1-37.9
25-34 370 23 5.4 3.0- 9.6 148 37.2 29.2-46.0 110 37.9 28.5-48.3 12 3.5 1.5- 8.1 77 16.0 11.0-22.7
35-44 522 17 3.5 1.8- 7.0 207 37.4 30.3-45.2 188 38.7 31.9-46.1 17 2.2 1.1- 4.4 93 18.1 13.1-24.5
45-54 670 25 4.7 2.7- 8.0 273 38.7 33.1-44.6 220 33.8 28.2-39.8 29 3.1 1.8- 5.3 123 19.7 15.3-25.1
55-64 694 31 4.5 2.6- 7.6 320 46.5 40.8-52.2 206 29.5 24.5-35.0 31 5.0 3.0- 8.3 106 14.5 10.9-19.2
65+ 977 60 4.7 3.3- 6.7 434 41.6 36.7-46.7 257 28.9 24.5-33.7 38 3.6 2.3- 5.6 188 21.1 16.7-26.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 437 15 2.1 1.0- 4.1 133 32.2 24.1-41.5 108 25.1 18.4-33.3 15 1.9 1.0- 3.6 166 38.7 30.3-47.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,070 48 4.4 2.8- 6.8 403 32.9 27.7-38.4 356 37.9 31.5-44.9 54 4.0 2.5- 6.4 209 20.8 16.0-26.6
Some Post-H.S. 955 48 3.5 2.3- 5.3 435 46.7 40.1-53.3 288 30.9 25.8-36.6 27 4.1 1.6-10.3 157 14.8 11.5-18.8
College Graduate 912 54 6.2 4.1- 9.4 461 46.5 41.5-51.7 274 34.4 29.4-39.7 34 3.5 2.1- 5.7 89 9.4 6.7-13.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 417 21 5.5 3.0- 9.8 135 31.5 23.0-41.4 107 32.6 21.3-46.2 21 4.3 1.8-10.0 133 26.2 19.1-34.7
$15,000- 24,999 587 31 5.1 3.0- 8.5 230 42.3 34.3-50.8 174 27.8 21.4-35.2 19 1.6 0.9- 3.0 133 23.2 17.4-30.3
$25,000- 34,999 340 21 3.1 1.3- 7.1 141 39.7 30.3-50.0 112 38.1 27.6-49.8 18 4.2 2.1- 8.5 48 14.9 9.1-23.5
$35,000- 49,999 456 24 4.9 2.3-10.1 201 43.5 35.7-51.6 140 29.6 23.4-36.7 16 4.2 2.2- 7.6 75 17.8 12.9-24.1
$50,000-74,999 471 17 4.3 2.4- 7.6 217 41.9 35.1-49.1 156 35.7 29.0-43.1 16 3.6 1.8- 7.3 65 14.4 9.7-21.1
$75,000+ 656 21 3.6 1.9- 6.7 340 48.5 41.1-56.1 211 34.7 28.3-41.7 20 2.1 1.1- 4.2 64 11.0 7.5-15.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,253 59 4.6 3.1- 6.8 501 38.9 33.5-44.7 352 28.0 23.6-32.8 57 3.6 2.4- 5.4 284 24.9 20.4-29.9
No 2,003 100 4.2 3.0- 5.7 891 41.4 37.3-45.6 636 35.1 30.9-39.5 67 3.7 2.1- 6.3 309 15.7 12.8-19.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 536 26 4.1 2.3- 7.2 250 49.9 42.2-57.6 158 28.1 22.4-34.6 17 3.2 1.6- 6.1 85 14.7 10.1-20.8
Non-Veteran 2,553 126 4.6 3.5- 6.0 1,075 38.8 35.1-42.6 768 33.9 30.2-37.9 98 3.3 2.0- 5.4 486 19.4 16.5-22.7

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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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