2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,343 1,816 39.3 37.2-41.4 3,527 60.7 58.6-62.8
-Eastern NC 1,469 538 39.6 35.5-43.9 931 60.4 56.1-64.5
GENDER
Male 547 211 39.4 33.3-45.9 336 60.6 54.1-66.7
Female 922 327 39.8 34.4-45.5 595 60.2 54.5-65.6
RACE
White 998 377 43.5 38.5-48.5 621 56.5 51.5-61.5
African American 303 101 34.3 26.0-43.8 202 65.7 56.2-74.0
Other minorities 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HISPANIC
Hispanic 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 1,382 513 41.0 36.7-45.3 869 59.0 54.7-63.3
AGE
18-34 241 137 53.8 44.5-62.9 104 46.2 37.1-55.5
35-54 460 167 33.8 27.3-41.1 293 66.2 58.9-72.7
55-64 298 107 36.5 28.8-44.9 191 63.5 55.1-71.2
65-74 252 75 28.5 21.2-37.2 177 71.5 62.8-78.8
75+ 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 61 27.8 19.9-37.3 150 72.2 62.7-80.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 448 156 40.0 33.0-47.3 292 60.0 52.7-67.0
Some Post-H.S. 389 155 45.0 36.8-53.4 234 55.0 46.6-63.2
College Graduate 419 166 41.8 34.8-49.1 253 58.2 50.9-65.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 192 74 40.3 30.7-50.7 118 59.7 49.3-69.3
$15,000- 24,999 258 94 36.3 27.5-46.1 164 63.7 53.9-72.5
$25,000- 34,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 448 157 39.9 32.6-47.6 291 60.1 52.4-67.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 467 170 38.6 32.4-45.2 297 61.4 54.8-67.6
No 992 366 40.0 35.0-45.3 626 60.0 54.7-65.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 246 92 33.9 25.9-43.0 154 66.1 57.0-74.1
Non-Veteran 1,223 446 40.7 36.1-45.5 777 59.3 54.5-63.9

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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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