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2012 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	10,371	4,379	48.1	46.8-49.4	5,992	51.9	50.6-53.2
-Eastern NC	3,425	1,409	46.9	44.7-49.2	2,016	53.1	50.8-55.3
GENDER
Male	1,297	558	49.4	45.9-52.9	739	50.6	47.1-54.1
Female	2,128	851	44.6	41.8-47.5	1,277	55.4	52.5-58.2
RACE
White	2,161	866	47.3	44.6-50.0	1,295	52.7	50.0-55.4
African American	745	309	47.3	42.6-52.1	436	52.7	47.9-57.4
Other minorities	490	226	45.3	38.3-52.5	264	54.7	47.5-61.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	175	67	33.8	26.4-42.1	108	66.2	57.9-73.6
Non-Hispanic	3,242	1,337	47.8	45.5-50.1	1,905	52.2	49.9-54.5
AGE
18-34	516	308	62.6	57.6-67.3	208	37.4	32.7-42.4
35-54	1,032	496	49.3	45.5-53.1	536	50.7	46.9-54.5
55-64	754	309	41.1	36.7-45.6	445	58.9	54.4-63.3
65-74	646	201	32.1	27.7-36.9	445	67.9	63.1-72.3
75+	440	84	15.5	12.0-19.9	356	84.5	80.1-88.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	415	154	40.8	34.5-47.5	261	59.2	52.5-65.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,034	422	47.1	43.1-51.1	612	52.9	48.9-56.9
Some Post-H.S.	979	437	51.3	47.2-55.3	542	48.7	44.7-52.8
College Graduate	985	393	44.5	40.7-48.4	592	55.5	51.6-59.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	437	194	49.9	43.4-56.4	243	50.1	43.6-56.6
$15,000- 24,999	593	248	48.1	42.6-53.7	345	51.9	46.3-57.4
$25,000- 34,999	398	182	51.7	45.2-58.1	216	48.3	41.9-54.8
$35,000- 49,999	443	187	48.1	42.2-54.1	256	51.9	45.9-57.8
$50,000+	983	404	45.9	42.0-49.8	579	54.1	50.2-58.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,009	373	42.2	38.0-46.4	636	57.8	53.6-62.0
No	2,398	1,031	48.5	45.9-51.1	1,367	51.5	48.9-54.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	511	185	40.0	34.6-45.6	326	60.0	54.4-65.4
Non-Veteran	2,914	1,224	48.2	45.7-50.6	1,690	51.8	49.4-54.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

10,371

4,379

48.1

46.8-49.4

5,992

51.9

50.6-53.2

-Eastern NC

3,425

1,409

46.9

44.7-49.2

2,016

53.1

50.8-55.3

GENDER

Male

1,297

558

49.4

45.9-52.9

739

50.6

47.1-54.1

Female

2,128

851

44.6

41.8-47.5

1,277

55.4

52.5-58.2

RACE

White

2,161

866

47.3

44.6-50.0

1,295

52.7

50.0-55.4

African American

745

309

47.3

42.6-52.1

436

52.7

47.9-57.4

Other minorities

490

226

45.3

38.3-52.5

264

54.7

47.5-61.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

175

33.8

26.4-42.1

108

66.2

57.9-73.6

Non-Hispanic

3,242

1,337

47.8

45.5-50.1

1,905

52.2

49.9-54.5

AGE

18-34

516

308

62.6

57.6-67.3

208

37.4

32.7-42.4

35-54

1,032

496

49.3

45.5-53.1

536

50.7

46.9-54.5

55-64

754

309

41.1

36.7-45.6

445

58.9

54.4-63.3

65-74

646

201

32.1

27.7-36.9

445

67.9

63.1-72.3

75+

440

15.5

12.0-19.9

356

84.5

80.1-88.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

415

154

40.8

34.5-47.5

261

59.2

52.5-65.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,034

422

47.1

43.1-51.1

612

52.9

48.9-56.9

Some Post-H.S.

979

437

51.3

47.2-55.3

542

48.7

44.7-52.8

College Graduate

985

393

44.5

40.7-48.4

592

55.5

51.6-59.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

437

194

49.9

43.4-56.4

243

50.1

43.6-56.6

$15,000- 24,999

593

248

48.1

42.6-53.7

345

51.9

46.3-57.4

$25,000- 34,999

398

182

51.7

45.2-58.1

216

48.3

41.9-54.8

$35,000- 49,999

443

187

48.1

42.2-54.1

256

51.9

45.9-57.8

$50,000+

983

404

45.9

42.0-49.8

579

54.1

50.2-58.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,009

373

42.2

38.0-46.4

636

57.8

53.6-62.0

2,398

1,031

48.5

45.9-51.1

1,367

51.5

48.9-54.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

511

185

40.0

34.6-45.6

326

60.0

54.4-65.4

Non-Veteran

2,914

1,224

48.2

45.7-50.6

1,690

51.8

49.4-54.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 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).
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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