2011 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 11,526 8,618 67.3 65.9-68.8 1,223 8.4 7.6- 9.1 1,685 24.3 22.9-25.7
-Piedmont NC 6,432 4,828 68.0 66.1-69.9 699 8.4 7.5- 9.4 905 23.6 21.8-25.5
GENDER
Male 2,459 1,763 62.2 59.1-65.2 221 6.2 5.1- 7.5 475 31.6 28.7-34.7
Female 3,973 3,065 73.5 71.1-75.7 478 10.4 9.0-12.0 430 16.1 14.2-18.3
RACE
White 4,905 3,812 72.6 70.4-74.7 539 8.7 7.6- 9.9 554 18.7 16.8-20.8
African American 1,079 754 62.5 57.8-66.9 133 9.8 7.5-12.5 192 27.8 23.6-32.4
Other minorities 398 223 45.5 38.6-52.6 20 2.9 1.6- 5.0 155 51.6 44.5-58.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 314 146 34.4 27.3-42.2 15 3.9 1.9- 8.0 153 61.7 53.7-69.0
Non-Hispanic 6,100 4,668 70.9 69.0-72.8 681 8.8 7.8- 9.8 751 20.3 18.6-22.2
AGE
18-34 792 438 50.5 46.0-54.9 40 4.1 2.7- 6.2 314 45.4 41.0-49.9
35-54 2,143 1,575 71.3 68.4-74.1 200 8.5 7.0-10.2 368 20.2 17.7-23.0
55-64 1,320 1,053 79.5 76.0-82.6 147 10.7 8.5-13.5 120 9.8 7.6-12.5
65-74 1,161 952 84.7 81.7-87.2 155 11.4 9.2-14.0 54 3.9 2.7- 5.8
75+ 932 746 78.5 73.8-82.6 148 17.2 13.4-21.8 38 4.3 2.8- 6.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 733 476 57.1 51.1-62.9 91 8.1 5.8-11.2 166 34.8 29.2-40.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,740 1,272 62.1 58.0-65.9 185 7.6 6.0- 9.8 283 30.3 26.5-34.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,538 1,188 73.4 69.8-76.7 167 7.9 6.4- 9.9 183 18.7 15.7-22.1
College Graduate 2,397 1,879 74.5 71.7-77.0 249 9.5 8.0-11.4 269 16.0 13.8-18.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 649 428 57.2 50.9-63.3 81 8.1 5.5-11.7 140 34.6 28.7-41.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,055 705 55.1 50.0-60.0 112 6.9 5.1- 9.1 238 38.1 33.1-43.2
$25,000- 34,999 581 421 61.3 54.5-67.6 70 10.2 7.0-14.5 90 28.6 22.6-35.3
$35,000- 49,999 753 595 72.8 67.3-77.6 78 9.3 6.7-12.8 80 18.0 13.7-23.2
$50,000+ 2,255 1,811 78.0 75.2-80.6 234 8.2 6.8- 9.7 210 13.8 11.5-16.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,753 1,328 73.1 69.3-76.5 287 14.1 11.8-16.8 138 12.8 10.0-16.3
No 4,360 3,273 67.2 64.9-69.4 389 6.9 5.9- 8.1 698 25.9 23.8-28.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 809 618 74.7 69.7-79.1 109 10.2 7.7-13.4 82 15.1 11.3-19.8
Non-Veteran 5,620 4,207 67.2 65.1-69.2 590 8.1 7.2- 9.2 823 24.6 22.7-26.7

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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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