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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, mild Yes, moderate Yes, severe No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,251 577 3.6 3.1- 4.2 857 5.5 4.9- 6.1 797 5.3 4.7- 6.0 10,020 85.5 84.5-86.5
-Western NC 2,628 123 4.0 3.1- 5.1 181 4.8 4.0- 5.8 210 6.0 5.0- 7.2 2,114 85.3 83.5-86.9
GENDER
Male 1,008 48 3.8 2.6- 5.5 62 4.3 3.2- 5.8 87 7.1 5.4- 9.3 811 84.8 81.9-87.3
Female 1,620 75 4.1 3.0- 5.7 119 5.2 4.1- 6.6 123 5.0 4.0- 6.2 1,303 85.7 83.4-87.7
RACE
White 2,424 113 3.7 2.8- 4.7 159 4.9 4.0- 5.9 189 5.9 4.9- 7.2 1,963 85.5 83.7-87.2
African American 72 5 8.8 2.7-25.0 9 4.8 2.1-10.8 5 6.6 2.5-16.2 53 79.8 65.0-89.4
Other Minorities 121 5 5.8 1.9-16.4 12 4.0 1.7- 8.9 16 6.4 3.1-12.6 88 83.8 73.5-90.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 50 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 1 2.0 0.3-13.0 47 97.2 88.6-99.3
Non-Hispanic 2,573 122 4.1 3.2- 5.2 179 5.0 4.1- 5.9 207 6.1 5.1- 7.3 2,065 84.9 83.0-86.5
AGE
18-24 80 5 6.8 2.5-17.2 1 0.8 0.1- 5.3 2 2.0 0.4- 8.3 72 90.5 80.1-95.8
25-34 178 2 1.2 0.3- 4.9 4 1.6 0.5- 4.7 3 1.6 0.3- 7.7 169 95.7 90.5-98.1
35-44 323 12 3.1 1.6- 5.8 20 5.0 2.9- 8.4 15 4.2 2.2- 8.0 276 87.7 82.9-91.3
45-54 465 17 2.6 1.5- 4.5 29 4.7 3.1- 7.1 52 9.3 6.8-12.6 367 83.4 79.3-86.8
55-64 616 27 4.7 3.1- 7.1 50 6.5 4.7- 8.9 64 10.5 7.7-14.0 475 78.3 74.2-82.0
65+ 946 60 5.9 4.3- 7.9 76 7.7 5.9- 9.9 72 6.3 4.8- 8.2 738 80.2 77.1-83.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 347 30 9.1 5.5-14.8 41 8.6 5.8-12.6 61 14.9 10.2-21.2 215 67.4 59.5-74.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 840 35 3.1 2.0- 4.7 58 4.5 3.3- 6.3 83 6.9 5.2- 9.0 664 85.5 82.6-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 662 31 3.1 2.0- 4.8 52 5.9 4.2- 8.3 37 3.7 2.5- 5.4 542 87.2 84.0-89.9
College Graduate 775 25 2.5 1.6- 4.0 30 2.4 1.6- 3.7 29 3.2 2.0- 5.0 691 91.9 89.5-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 342 19 4.8 2.7- 8.5 55 10.6 7.6-14.7 91 23.1 16.9-30.8 177 61.4 52.8-69.4
$15,000- 24,999 482 35 6.4 4.0-10.0 42 7.9 5.4-11.5 44 7.5 5.2-10.7 361 78.2 73.1-82.7
$25,000- 34,999 330 17 4.0 2.3- 6.9 20 5.0 3.0- 8.2 19 5.8 3.4- 9.7 274 85.1 80.2-89.0
$35,000- 49,999 353 11 2.5 1.3- 5.0 16 4.0 2.2- 7.1 14 3.2 1.8- 5.7 312 90.2 86.3-93.1
$50,000-74,999 347 8 3.1 1.0- 9.1 9 1.4 0.7- 2.8 6 2.0 0.7- 5.3 324 93.5 88.2-96.6
$75,000+ 389 8 1.4 0.7- 3.1 12 2.6 1.4- 4.7 6 1.1 0.4- 2.8 363 94.9 92.1-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 330 26 5.9 3.8- 8.8 22 6.4 4.0-10.1 30 8.9 6.1-13.0 252 78.8 73.5-83.2
Non-Veteran 2,079 86 3.9 2.8- 5.2 146 4.7 3.9- 5.8 162 5.5 4.5- 6.9 1,685 85.9 83.8-87.7

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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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