BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	12,096	2,010	19.4	18.2-20.6	3,744	32.2	30.8-33.6	3,682	30.4	29.0-31.8	1,742	12.5	11.6-13.4	918	5.6	5.0- 6.2
-Western NC	1,962	287	17.7	15.1-20.6	559	31.5	28.6-34.5	602	29.5	26.8-32.3	308	13.6	11.7-15.7	206	7.8	6.5- 9.2
GENDER
Male	762	123	20.5	16.1-25.6	212	29.0	24.7-33.6	241	30.7	26.5-35.3	116	13.2	10.4-16.6	70	6.6	4.9- 8.8
Female	1,200	164	15.2	12.6-18.2	347	33.7	30.0-37.7	361	28.4	25.1-31.8	192	13.9	11.5-16.8	136	8.8	7.2-10.8
RACE
White	1,802	267	16.6	14.2-19.4	515	32.8	29.8-35.9	554	29.8	27.0-32.6	275	12.7	10.9-14.8	191	8.1	6.8- 9.6
African American	48	3	25.4	7.4-59.1	8	17.9	7.7-36.1	15	19.7	9.8-35.7	14	26.1	12.3-47.1	8	10.9	4.3-24.7
Other Minorities	98	14	30.8	15.1-52.6	31	18.1	8.2-35.4	28	24.2	13.5-39.6	18	24.7	12.1-43.8	7	2.2	0.7- 6.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	6	24.3	10.8-46.0	9	21.1	7.5-46.7	14	36.0	18.9-57.7	10	15.9	6.8-33.1	4	2.6	0.7- 9.2
Non-Hispanic	1,916	280	17.4	14.8-20.3	549	31.8	28.9-34.9	588	29.3	26.6-32.1	298	13.5	11.6-15.7	201	8.0	6.7- 9.4
AGE
18-24	45	12	39.8	21.4-61.6	20	39.9	23.5-58.9	12	19.0	9.7-33.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	126	23	22.3	14.4-32.7	45	37.6	27.9-48.4	45	32.1	23.3-42.3	11	7.6	3.7-15.2	2	0.5	0.1- 2.8
35-44	242	39	15.7	11.3-21.5	97	41.1	34.0-48.6	62	24.6	18.8-31.4	28	13.0	8.7-19.1	16	5.6	3.2- 9.5
45-54	317	56	19.2	14.4-25.2	95	26.7	21.4-32.8	96	32.0	25.8-38.9	44	14.9	10.2-21.2	26	7.2	4.7-10.8
55-64	461	66	15.7	12.2-20.0	124	27.5	23.0-32.6	134	29.3	24.7-34.4	76	14.9	11.5-19.2	61	12.5	9.5-16.4
65+	751	89	11.8	9.4-14.6	171	21.5	18.4-25.1	244	34.0	30.2-38.1	147	19.2	16.1-22.8	100	13.5	10.8-16.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	288	14	9.5	5.1-17.2	40	13.1	8.3-20.2	70	29.8	23.0-37.6	84	27.3	20.7-35.1	80	20.3	15.2-26.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	604	65	15.3	10.3-22.1	156	28.5	23.5-34.1	210	32.5	27.5-37.8	104	15.5	12.0-19.9	69	8.3	6.2-10.9
Some Post-H.S.	514	79	16.0	12.3-20.6	158	37.8	31.9-44.1	168	29.8	24.8-35.5	73	10.7	7.6-14.8	36	5.6	3.8- 8.4
College Graduate	552	128	26.4	21.8-31.7	204	38.7	33.4-44.2	153	25.3	21.0-30.2	46	6.8	4.9- 9.5	21	2.8	1.6- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	15	9.2	5.0-16.4	41	15.9	10.7-23.0	75	30.2	23.2-38.2	76	26.6	20.1-34.4	65	18.0	13.3-24.0
$15,000- 24,999	367	31	9.1	5.5-14.6	88	23.6	17.8-30.5	117	32.6	26.0-39.9	77	21.7	16.2-28.4	54	13.0	9.4-17.8
$25,000- 34,999	244	29	14.9	8.2-25.5	55	26.5	19.3-35.2	96	32.8	25.7-40.8	38	17.2	11.1-25.7	26	8.6	5.4-13.4
$35,000- 49,999	259	36	15.2	10.2-22.1	98	40.1	32.2-48.5	81	31.9	24.6-40.3	32	8.4	5.1-13.6	12	4.3	2.3- 8.0
$50,000-74,999	253	53	20.8	15.3-27.6	114	47.9	40.0-55.9	62	23.7	17.6-31.1	15	4.7	2.4- 9.0	9	2.9	1.3- 6.2
$75,000+	244	74	31.0	24.1-38.9	88	40.6	33.0-48.7	61	22.0	16.6-28.5	14	4.9	2.5- 9.3	7	1.5	0.6- 3.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	843	31	5.4	3.0- 9.6	149	21.1	17.1-25.7	252	29.4	25.5-33.7	218	24.7	20.9-28.8	193	19.4	16.4-22.9
No	1,053	246	25.3	21.5-29.5	385	37.2	33.3-41.3	328	30.0	26.3-33.8	81	6.6	4.8- 9.1	13	0.9	0.5- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	277	35	13.1	8.9-18.7	71	31.2	23.9-39.5	94	30.9	24.6-38.0	50	17.3	11.9-24.4	27	7.6	4.8-11.8
Non-Veteran	1,685	252	18.4	15.5-21.6	488	31.5	28.4-34.7	508	29.3	26.4-32.3	258	13.0	11.1-15.3	179	7.8	6.5- 9.3

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,096

2,010

19.4

18.2-20.6

3,744

32.2

30.8-33.6

3,682

30.4

29.0-31.8

1,742

12.5

11.6-13.4

918

5.6

5.0- 6.2

-Western NC

1,962

287

17.7

15.1-20.6

559

31.5

28.6-34.5

602

29.5

26.8-32.3

308

13.6

11.7-15.7

206

7.8

6.5- 9.2

GENDER

Male

762

123

20.5

16.1-25.6

212

29.0

24.7-33.6

241

30.7

26.5-35.3

116

13.2

10.4-16.6

6.6

4.9- 8.8

Female

1,200

164

15.2

12.6-18.2

347

33.7

30.0-37.7

361

28.4

25.1-31.8

192

13.9

11.5-16.8

136

8.8

7.2-10.8

RACE

White

1,802

267

16.6

14.2-19.4

515

32.8

29.8-35.9

554

29.8

27.0-32.6

275

12.7

10.9-14.8

191

8.1

6.8- 9.6

African American

25.4

7.4-59.1

17.9

7.7-36.1

19.7

9.8-35.7

26.1

12.3-47.1

10.9

4.3-24.7

Other Minorities

30.8

15.1-52.6

18.1

8.2-35.4

24.2

13.5-39.6

24.7

12.1-43.8

2.2

0.7- 6.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.3

10.8-46.0

21.1

7.5-46.7

36.0

18.9-57.7

15.9

6.8-33.1

2.6

0.7- 9.2

Non-Hispanic

1,916

280

17.4

14.8-20.3

549

31.8

28.9-34.9

588

29.3

26.6-32.1

298

13.5

11.6-15.7

201

8.0

6.7- 9.4

AGE

18-24

39.8

21.4-61.6

39.9

23.5-58.9

19.0

9.7-33.9

1.3

0.2- 8.6

0.0

. - .

25-34

126

22.3

14.4-32.7

37.6

27.9-48.4

32.1

23.3-42.3

7.6

3.7-15.2

0.5

0.1- 2.8

35-44

242

15.7

11.3-21.5

41.1

34.0-48.6

24.6

18.8-31.4

13.0

8.7-19.1

5.6

3.2- 9.5

45-54

317

19.2

14.4-25.2

26.7

21.4-32.8

32.0

25.8-38.9

14.9

10.2-21.2

7.2

4.7-10.8

55-64

461

15.7

12.2-20.0

124

27.5

23.0-32.6

134

29.3

24.7-34.4

14.9

11.5-19.2

12.5

9.5-16.4

65+

751

11.8

9.4-14.6

171

21.5

18.4-25.1

244

34.0

30.2-38.1

147

19.2

16.1-22.8

100

13.5

10.8-16.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

288

9.5

5.1-17.2

13.1

8.3-20.2

29.8

23.0-37.6

27.3

20.7-35.1

20.3

15.2-26.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

604

15.3

10.3-22.1

156

28.5

23.5-34.1

210

32.5

27.5-37.8

104

15.5

12.0-19.9

8.3

6.2-10.9

Some Post-H.S.

514

16.0

12.3-20.6

158

37.8

31.9-44.1

168

29.8

24.8-35.5

10.7

7.6-14.8

5.6

3.8- 8.4

College Graduate

552

128

26.4

21.8-31.7

204

38.7

33.4-44.2

153

25.3

21.0-30.2

6.8

4.9- 9.5

2.8

1.6- 4.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

9.2

5.0-16.4

15.9

10.7-23.0

30.2

23.2-38.2

26.6

20.1-34.4

18.0

13.3-24.0

$15,000- 24,999

367

9.1

5.5-14.6

23.6

17.8-30.5

117

32.6

26.0-39.9

21.7

16.2-28.4

13.0

9.4-17.8

$25,000- 34,999

244

14.9

8.2-25.5

26.5

19.3-35.2

32.8

25.7-40.8

17.2

11.1-25.7

8.6

5.4-13.4

$35,000- 49,999

259

15.2

10.2-22.1

40.1

32.2-48.5

31.9

24.6-40.3

8.4

5.1-13.6

4.3

2.3- 8.0

$50,000-74,999

253

20.8

15.3-27.6

114

47.9

40.0-55.9

23.7

17.6-31.1

4.7

2.4- 9.0

2.9

1.3- 6.2

$75,000+

244

31.0

24.1-38.9

40.6

33.0-48.7

22.0

16.6-28.5

4.9

2.5- 9.3

1.5

0.6- 3.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

843

5.4

3.0- 9.6

149

21.1

17.1-25.7

252

29.4

25.5-33.7

218

24.7

20.9-28.8

193

19.4

16.4-22.9

1,053

246

25.3

21.5-29.5

385

37.2

33.3-41.3

328

30.0

26.3-33.8

6.6

4.8- 9.1

0.9

0.5- 1.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

277

13.1

8.9-18.7

31.2

23.9-39.5

30.9

24.6-38.0

17.3

11.9-24.4

7.6

4.8-11.8

Non-Veteran

1,685

252

18.4

15.5-21.6

488

31.5

28.4-34.7

508

29.3

26.4-32.3

258

13.0

11.1-15.3

179

7.8

6.5- 9.3

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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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