BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Would you say that in general your health is?)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Status

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	11,495	1,886	18.0	16.9-19.2	3,453	31.5	30.1-32.9	3,517	30.9	29.5-32.3	1,746	14.0	13.0-15.1	893	5.6	5.0- 6.1
-Eastern NC	3,118	454	16.9	14.7-19.4	904	31.3	28.5-34.2	976	31.4	28.8-34.2	514	14.8	12.9-16.8	270	5.6	4.7- 6.8
GENDER
Male	1,091	161	16.1	12.9-20.0	335	31.8	27.6-36.3	322	31.6	27.3-36.2	181	15.7	12.7-19.3	92	4.8	3.5- 6.5
Female	2,027	293	17.6	14.7-20.9	569	30.8	27.3-34.5	654	31.3	28.1-34.7	333	13.9	11.8-16.3	178	6.4	5.1- 8.0
RACE
White	2,085	343	17.3	14.7-20.1	666	33.6	30.3-37.1	610	29.7	26.5-33.1	293	13.8	11.6-16.3	173	5.6	4.5- 7.0
African American	688	73	16.1	11.5-22.0	155	29.2	23.5-35.7	252	35.1	29.5-41.0	149	14.4	11.2-18.4	59	5.2	3.4- 7.8
Other minorities	323	35	16.3	9.1-27.3	76	21.3	14.8-29.6	106	32.7	24.2-42.6	69	22.3	14.7-32.4	37	7.4	4.4-12.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	164	***	***	***	28	14.4	8.4-23.4	***	***	***	***	***	***	15	6.0	2.8-12.6
Non-Hispanic	2,943	431	17.0	14.7-19.5	873	32.4	29.5-35.4	920	31.5	28.8-34.4	466	13.5	11.7-15.6	253	5.6	4.6- 6.8
AGE
18-34	471	109	24.3	19.2-30.2	163	35.3	29.4-41.6	154	32.9	27.2-39.1	36	6.7	4.2-10.7	***	***	***
35-54	938	174	18.2	14.7-22.3	302	33.7	29.0-38.7	273	29.0	24.7-33.7	135	15.3	12.1-19.1	54	3.9	2.7- 5.6
55-64	691	82	10.3	7.5-13.9	189	26.4	22.0-31.4	206	29.9	24.9-35.5	136	21.5	16.9-26.9	78	11.9	8.6-16.2
65-74	539	53	6.5	4.5- 9.4	142	27.0	21.5-33.2	173	34.2	28.4-40.6	112	22.2	17.2-28.1	59	10.1	7.1-14.3
75+	443	27	5.6	3.3- 9.1	94	18.4	13.7-24.4	165	37.2	30.0-44.9	90	23.3	16.5-32.0	67	15.5	10.4-22.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	435	19	11.9	6.9-19.9	60	17.7	12.2-25.0	134	29.5	22.9-37.1	129	29.2	22.6-36.8	93	11.6	8.4-15.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	974	105	14.3	10.8-18.8	244	30.5	25.8-35.7	339	34.6	29.8-39.6	199	15.1	12.2-18.6	87	5.5	4.0- 7.4
Some Post-H.S.	843	114	17.8	13.8-22.6	278	34.7	29.5-40.2	273	32.6	27.7-37.9	120	10.6	8.1-13.8	58	4.3	3.0- 6.2
College Graduate	861	215	25.5	21.5-30.1	322	40.9	35.9-46.0	229	25.2	21.0-29.8	66	6.5	4.5- 9.2	29	1.9	1.1- 3.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	428	22	9.9	5.6-16.9	56	17.8	11.9-25.7	132	31.3	24.6-38.9	117	25.1	19.4-31.8	101	15.9	11.6-21.4
$15,000- 24,999	518	41	10.4	6.5-16.3	107	21.4	16.0-28.0	185	36.2	29.6-43.4	124	24.1	18.2-31.3	61	7.8	5.3-11.3
$25,000- 34,999	302	36	14.6	8.3-24.5	74	28.6	20.4-38.6	113	36.1	27.6-45.6	64	17.6	12.1-25.1	15	3.0	1.6- 5.9
$35,000- 49,999	427	63	16.9	12.0-23.3	159	38.0	31.0-45.5	134	29.2	23.2-36.1	57	14.0	9.8-19.4	14	2.0	0.9- 4.2
$50,000+	882	217	25.2	20.9-30.1	361	41.6	36.3-47.1	223	26.5	21.8-31.9	65	5.2	3.6- 7.5	16	1.4	0.7- 2.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	964	35	5.5	3.0- 9.8	131	15.1	11.2-20.0	285	31.0	26.3-36.2	296	29.6	25.2-34.4	217	18.8	15.5-22.6
No	2,005	398	20.9	18.1-24.1	731	36.6	33.2-40.2	644	31.4	28.2-34.9	196	9.8	7.8-12.2	36	1.2	0.7- 2.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	502	80	17.2	12.5-23.2	158	35.4	29.0-42.4	144	28.8	23.3-35.0	80	12.5	9.1-17.0	40	6.1	4.0- 9.2
Non-Veteran	2,614	374	16.9	14.4-19.6	745	30.5	27.5-33.7	831	31.9	29.0-35.1	434	15.2	13.1-17.6	230	5.5	4.5- 6.8

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,495

1,886

18.0

16.9-19.2

3,453

31.5

30.1-32.9

3,517

30.9

29.5-32.3

1,746

14.0

13.0-15.1

893

5.6

5.0- 6.1

-Eastern NC

3,118

454

16.9

14.7-19.4

904

31.3

28.5-34.2

976

31.4

28.8-34.2

514

14.8

12.9-16.8

270

5.6

4.7- 6.8

GENDER

Male

1,091

161

16.1

12.9-20.0

335

31.8

27.6-36.3

322

31.6

27.3-36.2

181

15.7

12.7-19.3

4.8

3.5- 6.5

Female

2,027

293

17.6

14.7-20.9

569

30.8

27.3-34.5

654

31.3

28.1-34.7

333

13.9

11.8-16.3

178

6.4

5.1- 8.0

RACE

White

2,085

343

17.3

14.7-20.1

666

33.6

30.3-37.1

610

29.7

26.5-33.1

293

13.8

11.6-16.3

173

5.6

4.5- 7.0

African American

688

16.1

11.5-22.0

155

29.2

23.5-35.7

252

35.1

29.5-41.0

149

14.4

11.2-18.4

5.2

3.4- 7.8

Other minorities

323

16.3

9.1-27.3

21.3

14.8-29.6

106

32.7

24.2-42.6

22.3

14.7-32.4

7.4

4.4-12.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

164

***

14.4

8.4-23.4

***

6.0

2.8-12.6

Non-Hispanic

2,943

431

17.0

14.7-19.5

873

32.4

29.5-35.4

920

31.5

28.8-34.4

466

13.5

11.7-15.6

253

5.6

4.6- 6.8

AGE

18-34

471

109

24.3

19.2-30.2

163

35.3

29.4-41.6

154

32.9

27.2-39.1

6.7

4.2-10.7

***

35-54

938

174

18.2

14.7-22.3

302

33.7

29.0-38.7

273

29.0

24.7-33.7

135

15.3

12.1-19.1

3.9

2.7- 5.6

55-64

691

10.3

7.5-13.9

189

26.4

22.0-31.4

206

29.9

24.9-35.5

136

21.5

16.9-26.9

11.9

8.6-16.2

65-74

539

6.5

4.5- 9.4

142

27.0

21.5-33.2

173

34.2

28.4-40.6

112

22.2

17.2-28.1

10.1

7.1-14.3

75+

443

5.6

3.3- 9.1

18.4

13.7-24.4

165

37.2

30.0-44.9

23.3

16.5-32.0

15.5

10.4-22.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

435

11.9

6.9-19.9

17.7

12.2-25.0

134

29.5

22.9-37.1

129

29.2

22.6-36.8

11.6

8.4-15.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

974

105

14.3

10.8-18.8

244

30.5

25.8-35.7

339

34.6

29.8-39.6

199

15.1

12.2-18.6

5.5

4.0- 7.4

Some Post-H.S.

843

114

17.8

13.8-22.6

278

34.7

29.5-40.2

273

32.6

27.7-37.9

120

10.6

8.1-13.8

4.3

3.0- 6.2

College Graduate

861

215

25.5

21.5-30.1

322

40.9

35.9-46.0

229

25.2

21.0-29.8

6.5

4.5- 9.2

1.9

1.1- 3.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

428

9.9

5.6-16.9

17.8

11.9-25.7

132

31.3

24.6-38.9

117

25.1

19.4-31.8

101

15.9

11.6-21.4

$15,000- 24,999

518

10.4

6.5-16.3

107

21.4

16.0-28.0

185

36.2

29.6-43.4

124

24.1

18.2-31.3

7.8

5.3-11.3

$25,000- 34,999

302

14.6

8.3-24.5

28.6

20.4-38.6

113

36.1

27.6-45.6

17.6

12.1-25.1

3.0

1.6- 5.9

$35,000- 49,999

427

16.9

12.0-23.3

159

38.0

31.0-45.5

134

29.2

23.2-36.1

14.0

9.8-19.4

2.0

0.9- 4.2

$50,000+

882

217

25.2

20.9-30.1

361

41.6

36.3-47.1

223

26.5

21.8-31.9

5.2

3.6- 7.5

1.4

0.7- 2.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

964

5.5

3.0- 9.8

131

15.1

11.2-20.0

285

31.0

26.3-36.2

296

29.6

25.2-34.4

217

18.8

15.5-22.6

2,005

398

20.9

18.1-24.1

731

36.6

33.2-40.2

644

31.4

28.2-34.9

196

9.8

7.8-12.2

1.2

0.7- 2.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

502

17.2

12.5-23.2

158

35.4

29.0-42.4

144

28.8

23.3-35.0

12.5

9.1-17.0

6.1

4.0- 9.2

Non-Veteran

2,614

374

16.9

14.4-19.6

745

30.5

27.5-33.7

831

31.9

29.0-35.1

434

15.2

13.1-17.6

230

5.5

4.5- 6.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

**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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