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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,255 9,660 67.3 65.7-68.8 1,636 10.4 9.6-11.3 1,959 22.3 20.8-23.9
-Piedmont NC 6,772 5,054 68.8 66.6-70.8 818 9.9 8.9-11.0 900 21.3 19.3-23.4
GENDER
Male 2,560 1,851 65.3 61.9-68.6 266 7.9 6.5- 9.6 443 26.8 23.6-30.3
Female 4,212 3,203 72.0 69.4-74.4 552 11.8 10.5-13.4 457 16.2 13.9-18.7
RACE
White 5,450 4,166 73.3 71.1-75.4 675 10.4 9.3-11.7 609 16.3 14.4-18.5
African American 929 664 66.8 61.9-71.4 103 9.7 7.4-12.6 162 23.5 19.3-28.2
Other Minorities 339 191 41.8 33.6-50.6 34 7.5 4.3-12.9 114 50.6 41.5-59.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 236 112 36.5 27.5-46.5 17 6.1 2.7-13.2 107 57.4 47.0-67.2
Non-Hispanic 6,512 4,925 71.6 69.7-73.5 798 10.3 9.2-11.4 789 18.1 16.3-20.0
AGE
18-24 184 101 49.5 39.8-59.2 9 5.3 2.5-10.8 74 45.3 35.6-55.3
25-34 634 400 57.3 51.6-62.9 48 7.5 5.0-11.0 186 35.2 29.9-40.9
35-44 1,093 768 67.0 62.8-71.0 101 9.4 7.3-12.1 224 23.6 19.9-27.7
45-54 1,352 1,004 75.0 71.7-78.1 161 11.0 8.9-13.4 187 14.0 11.5-16.8
55-64 1,380 1,079 79.9 76.8-82.6 165 10.3 8.5-12.5 136 9.8 7.7-12.3
65+ 2,061 1,646 80.6 78.1-82.9 326 15.4 13.3-17.7 89 4.0 3.1- 5.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 825 567 52.3 44.7-59.8 91 7.1 4.6-10.8 167 40.6 33.0-48.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,851 1,377 68.8 64.7-72.7 214 9.7 7.7-12.2 260 21.5 18.0-25.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,639 1,215 69.7 65.9-73.4 198 10.2 8.3-12.6 226 20.0 16.7-23.8
College Graduate 2,444 1,887 74.2 71.2-77.0 311 10.9 9.4-12.6 246 15.0 12.4-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 608 391 46.8 39.0-54.8 81 10.2 6.5-15.9 136 42.9 34.6-51.6
$15,000- 24,999 949 665 59.2 52.7-65.4 117 8.2 6.3-10.8 167 32.6 26.2-39.6
$25,000- 34,999 642 462 66.7 60.2-72.6 78 9.7 7.0-13.2 102 23.7 18.3-30.0
$35,000- 49,999 846 642 72.2 67.1-76.9 95 10.4 7.5-14.2 109 17.4 13.6-21.8
$50,000-74,999 960 752 75.3 70.5-79.6 103 10.7 7.8-14.5 105 14.0 10.7-18.1
$75,000+ 1,707 1,362 78.1 74.9-80.9 206 10.3 8.6-12.3 139 11.6 9.2-14.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,152 1,575 69.0 65.3-72.5 339 13.3 11.3-15.7 238 17.6 14.5-21.3
No 4,194 3,168 69.7 67.2-72.1 438 9.1 7.9-10.6 588 21.2 18.9-23.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 790 592 75.4 70.5-79.7 132 14.6 11.5-18.5 66 10.0 7.0-14.1
Non-Veteran 5,419 4,010 67.6 65.2-69.9 641 9.6 8.5-10.9 768 22.8 20.5-25.2

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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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