BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	13,246	2,271	19.2	17.8-20.5	4,022	32.2	30.8-33.7	4,195	30.5	29.2-32.0	1,835	13.3	12.1-14.6	923	4.8	4.3- 5.3
-Piedmont NC	6,766	1,240	19.4	17.7-21.2	2,171	33.4	31.6-35.4	2,113	30.5	28.6-32.4	849	12.6	11.2-14.2	393	4.1	3.4- 4.8
GENDER
Male	2,557	459	20.2	17.4-23.4	840	34.5	31.6-37.6	803	29.5	26.7-32.4	316	12.3	10.3-14.7	139	3.4	2.6- 4.6
Female	4,209	781	18.6	16.9-20.4	1,331	32.4	30.1-34.8	1,310	31.4	29.0-34.0	533	12.9	11.1-15.0	254	4.6	3.8- 5.6
RACE
White	5,443	1,079	21.7	19.9-23.7	1,809	35.3	33.3-37.5	1,632	28.8	26.9-30.9	607	10.0	8.7-11.4	316	4.1	3.4- 5.0
African American	930	103	10.9	8.5-13.9	258	31.6	27.1-36.4	343	35.3	30.5-40.3	165	17.4	13.7-21.9	61	4.9	3.4- 6.9
Other Minorities	340	51	20.0	12.4-30.8	84	24.7	18.0-32.8	118	31.7	24.2-40.3	72	21.0	14.6-29.4	15	2.6	1.3- 4.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	238	31	20.9	11.9-34.1	58	19.7	13.3-28.2	76	28.8	20.6-38.7	64	28.9	20.2-39.4	9	1.7	0.7- 4.0
Non-Hispanic	6,505	1,206	19.2	17.7-20.8	2,106	34.7	32.8-36.6	2,029	30.7	28.8-32.6	783	11.2	9.9-12.6	381	4.2	3.6- 5.0
AGE
18-24	185	43	24.1	16.2-34.2	66	30.4	22.8-39.2	58	32.4	24.0-42.1	17	12.3	6.8-21.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2
25-34	637	142	18.6	14.8-23.0	270	40.4	35.1-45.9	166	30.6	25.4-36.5	48	8.4	5.8-12.2	11	2.0	0.8- 5.1
35-44	1,092	283	25.2	21.8-29.0	415	36.4	32.5-40.5	282	25.3	22.0-29.0	92	11.7	8.9-15.3	20	1.4	0.8- 2.3
45-54	1,350	286	20.5	17.8-23.6	465	34.6	31.2-38.2	392	28.2	25.0-31.6	150	12.2	9.4-15.7	57	4.5	3.1- 6.6
55-64	1,378	225	15.6	13.1-18.5	431	31.4	28.0-35.0	439	32.2	29.0-35.7	184	13.6	11.2-16.5	99	7.2	5.5- 9.3
65+	2,056	246	11.2	9.4-13.3	501	24.5	21.7-27.5	754	37.0	34.0-40.1	354	18.9	16.3-21.7	201	8.4	7.0-10.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	824	54	14.7	8.5-24.1	109	16.6	11.9-22.7	263	27.0	21.4-33.5	243	28.7	22.9-35.4	155	12.9	9.6-17.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,849	224	11.7	9.4-14.4	531	30.4	26.6-34.3	691	37.6	33.6-41.7	274	16.1	13.0-19.7	129	4.3	3.3- 5.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,635	262	18.4	15.4-21.9	561	33.9	30.4-37.6	567	33.2	29.6-36.9	173	11.1	8.7-14.1	72	3.4	2.3- 5.0
College Graduate	2,445	699	27.6	25.1-30.2	967	41.7	38.8-44.6	585	24.6	21.9-27.6	157	5.1	4.1- 6.3	37	1.1	0.7- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	607	48	7.4	4.7-11.6	93	18.9	13.3-26.1	183	28.9	22.1-36.6	175	32.3	24.6-41.1	108	12.5	9.4-16.5
$15,000- 24,999	949	79	9.2	6.2-13.4	229	23.3	18.7-28.7	347	39.9	33.9-46.2	200	21.4	17.0-26.5	94	6.2	4.5- 8.6
$25,000- 34,999	639	80	10.6	7.4-15.0	183	28.2	23.0-34.2	246	38.5	32.0-45.5	99	19.3	13.7-26.6	31	3.3	2.1- 5.3
$35,000- 49,999	846	147	18.5	14.3-23.5	288	32.1	27.4-37.3	307	36.6	30.9-42.6	74	9.0	6.6-12.1	30	3.9	1.8- 8.2
$50,000-74,999	960	189	19.7	16.0-24.0	380	40.4	35.7-45.4	310	33.5	28.8-38.5	61	4.9	3.6- 6.8	20	1.4	0.8- 2.5
$75,000+	1,707	566	32.0	28.9-35.3	701	43.3	39.9-46.7	354	20.0	17.5-22.6	72	4.1	3.0- 5.7	14	0.6	0.3- 1.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,147	121	5.9	4.5- 7.5	364	16.7	14.4-19.3	721	34.6	31.2-38.2	591	29.6	26.0-33.5	350	13.2	11.1-15.6
No	4,194	1,041	24.9	22.8-27.2	1,682	40.5	38.2-43.0	1,234	28.2	26.0-30.4	209	5.8	4.7- 7.3	28	0.5	0.3- 1.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	787	108	13.4	10.4-17.2	263	33.5	28.6-38.8	246	29.4	24.9-34.2	114	18.0	13.6-23.3	56	5.7	3.9- 8.3
Non-Veteran	5,418	1,019	20.1	18.2-22.1	1,738	33.8	31.7-36.0	1,686	29.9	27.9-32.0	671	12.3	10.7-14.0	304	3.9	3.2- 4.7

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,246

2,271

19.2

17.8-20.5

4,022

32.2

30.8-33.7

4,195

30.5

29.2-32.0

1,835

13.3

12.1-14.6

923

4.8

4.3- 5.3

-Piedmont NC

6,766

1,240

19.4

17.7-21.2

2,171

33.4

31.6-35.4

2,113

30.5

28.6-32.4

849

12.6

11.2-14.2

393

4.1

3.4- 4.8

GENDER

Male

2,557

459

20.2

17.4-23.4

840

34.5

31.6-37.6

803

29.5

26.7-32.4

316

12.3

10.3-14.7

139

3.4

2.6- 4.6

Female

4,209

781

18.6

16.9-20.4

1,331

32.4

30.1-34.8

1,310

31.4

29.0-34.0

533

12.9

11.1-15.0

254

4.6

3.8- 5.6

RACE

White

5,443

1,079

21.7

19.9-23.7

1,809

35.3

33.3-37.5

1,632

28.8

26.9-30.9

607

10.0

8.7-11.4

316

4.1

3.4- 5.0

African American

930

103

10.9

8.5-13.9

258

31.6

27.1-36.4

343

35.3

30.5-40.3

165

17.4

13.7-21.9

4.9

3.4- 6.9

Other Minorities

340

20.0

12.4-30.8

24.7

18.0-32.8

118

31.7

24.2-40.3

21.0

14.6-29.4

2.6

1.3- 4.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

238

20.9

11.9-34.1

19.7

13.3-28.2

28.8

20.6-38.7

28.9

20.2-39.4

1.7

0.7- 4.0

Non-Hispanic

6,505

1,206

19.2

17.7-20.8

2,106

34.7

32.8-36.6

2,029

30.7

28.8-32.6

783

11.2

9.9-12.6

381

4.2

3.6- 5.0

AGE

18-24

185

24.1

16.2-34.2

30.4

22.8-39.2

32.4

24.0-42.1

12.3

6.8-21.3

0.9

0.1- 6.2

25-34

637

142

18.6

14.8-23.0

270

40.4

35.1-45.9

166

30.6

25.4-36.5

8.4

5.8-12.2

2.0

0.8- 5.1

35-44

1,092

283

25.2

21.8-29.0

415

36.4

32.5-40.5

282

25.3

22.0-29.0

11.7

8.9-15.3

1.4

0.8- 2.3

45-54

1,350

286

20.5

17.8-23.6

465

34.6

31.2-38.2

392

28.2

25.0-31.6

150

12.2

9.4-15.7

4.5

3.1- 6.6

55-64

1,378

225

15.6

13.1-18.5

431

31.4

28.0-35.0

439

32.2

29.0-35.7

184

13.6

11.2-16.5

7.2

5.5- 9.3

65+

2,056

246

11.2

9.4-13.3

501

24.5

21.7-27.5

754

37.0

34.0-40.1

354

18.9

16.3-21.7

201

8.4

7.0-10.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

824

14.7

8.5-24.1

109

16.6

11.9-22.7

263

27.0

21.4-33.5

243

28.7

22.9-35.4

155

12.9

9.6-17.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,849

224

11.7

9.4-14.4

531

30.4

26.6-34.3

691

37.6

33.6-41.7

274

16.1

13.0-19.7

129

4.3

3.3- 5.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,635

262

18.4

15.4-21.9

561

33.9

30.4-37.6

567

33.2

29.6-36.9

173

11.1

8.7-14.1

3.4

2.3- 5.0

College Graduate

2,445

699

27.6

25.1-30.2

967

41.7

38.8-44.6

585

24.6

21.9-27.6

157

5.1

4.1- 6.3

1.1

0.7- 1.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

607

7.4

4.7-11.6

18.9

13.3-26.1

183

28.9

22.1-36.6

175

32.3

24.6-41.1

108

12.5

9.4-16.5

$15,000- 24,999

949

9.2

6.2-13.4

229

23.3

18.7-28.7

347

39.9

33.9-46.2

200

21.4

17.0-26.5

6.2

4.5- 8.6

$25,000- 34,999

639

10.6

7.4-15.0

183

28.2

23.0-34.2

246

38.5

32.0-45.5

19.3

13.7-26.6

3.3

2.1- 5.3

$35,000- 49,999

846

147

18.5

14.3-23.5

288

32.1

27.4-37.3

307

36.6

30.9-42.6

9.0

6.6-12.1

3.9

1.8- 8.2

$50,000-74,999

960

189

19.7

16.0-24.0

380

40.4

35.7-45.4

310

33.5

28.8-38.5

4.9

3.6- 6.8

1.4

0.8- 2.5

$75,000+

1,707

566

32.0

28.9-35.3

701

43.3

39.9-46.7

354

20.0

17.5-22.6

4.1

3.0- 5.7

0.6

0.3- 1.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,147

121

5.9

4.5- 7.5

364

16.7

14.4-19.3

721

34.6

31.2-38.2

591

29.6

26.0-33.5

350

13.2

11.1-15.6

4,194

1,041

24.9

22.8-27.2

1,682

40.5

38.2-43.0

1,234

28.2

26.0-30.4

209

5.8

4.7- 7.3

0.5

0.3- 1.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

787

108

13.4

10.4-17.2

263

33.5

28.6-38.8

246

29.4

24.9-34.2

114

18.0

13.6-23.3

5.7

3.9- 8.3

Non-Veteran

5,418

1,019

20.1

18.2-22.1

1,738

33.8

31.7-36.0

1,686

29.9

27.9-32.0

671

12.3

10.7-14.0

304

3.9

3.2- 4.7

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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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