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For how long have your activities been limited because of your major impairment or health problem?*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Less than 1 month
N % C.I.(95%) |
Less than 1 year
N % C.I.(95%) |
1 to 5 yrs
N % C.I.(95%) |
5 to 10 yrs
N % C.I.(95%) |
10+ yrs
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
862 |
10 1.2 ( 0.6- 2.3) |
58 7.5 ( 5.7- 9.8) |
224 24.7 (21.6-28.0) |
166 19.9 (16.7-23.4) |
404 46.8 (43.0-50.6) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
318 |
2 0.7 ( 0.1- 3.0) |
20 6.6 ( 4.1-10.4) |
73 21.9 (17.4-27.3) |
74 25.3 (19.8-31.7) |
149 45.6 (39.5-51.8) |
| Female |
544 |
8 1.6 ( 0.8- 3.4) |
38 8.3 ( 5.9-11.5) |
151 27.1 (23.2-31.4) |
92 15.1 (12.2-18.6) |
255 47.9 (43.2-52.6) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
656 |
9 1.4 ( 0.7- 2.8) |
43 7.7 ( 5.6-10.5) |
168 24.6 (21.2-28.4) |
123 18.9 (15.4-22.9) |
313 47.5 (43.1-51.9) |
| African American |
180 |
1 0.6 ( 0.1- 4.0) |
14 7.0 ( 3.9-12.0) |
50 25.8 (19.2-33.7) |
39 24.0 (17.2-32.4) |
76 42.7 (34.7-51.1) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
31 |
|
4 13.2 ( 4.6-32.3) |
8 18.0 ( 8.2-35.0) |
5 17.3 ( 6.9-37.2) |
14 51.5 (32.8-69.7) |
| 25-34 |
64 |
2 3.2 ( 0.8-12.3) |
8 14.9 ( 7.0-28.8) |
14 17.9 ( 9.7-30.5) |
15 31.0 (16.3-50.9) |
25 33.1 (20.9-48.1) |
| 35-44 |
136 |
|
12 8.1 ( 4.4-14.4) |
33 24.2 (17.1-33.2) |
33 23.0 (16.2-31.5) |
58 44.7 (35.5-54.3) |
| 45-54 |
154 |
1 0.6 ( 0.1- 4.4) |
12 7.9 ( 4.4-13.7) |
40 27.2 (20.0-35.7) |
30 18.1 (12.5-25.4) |
71 46.3 (37.8-54.9) |
| 55-64 |
161 |
2 0.9 ( 0.2- 3.4) |
10 6.8 ( 3.4-13.2) |
43 26.7 (19.8-35.0) |
39 23.4 (16.9-31.5) |
67 42.2 (34.1-50.8) |
| 65+ |
313 |
5 1.9 ( 0.7- 5.0) |
12 4.0 ( 2.2- 7.1) |
84 25.6 (20.8-31.1) |
43 13.9 (10.2-18.6) |
169 54.7 (48.6-60.6) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
259 |
4 1.7 ( 0.5- 5.0) |
15 6.5 ( 3.8-10.9) |
67 24.1 (19.0-30.1) |
47 19.3 (14.2-25.6) |
126 48.4 (41.7-55.3) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
264 |
2 1.0 ( 0.2- 3.9) |
23 9.4 ( 6.1-14.3) |
70 26.3 (20.8-32.6) |
46 16.7 (12.3-22.2) |
123 46.6 (40.0-53.4) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
177 |
3 1.5 ( 0.5- 4.7) |
10 6.9 ( 3.4-13.3) |
48 23.0 (17.0-30.4) |
39 21.1 (15.3-28.5) |
77 47.5 (39.2-55.9) |
| College Graduate |
158 |
1 0.4 ( 0.1- 2.5) |
10 6.4 ( 3.3-11.9) |
38 24.7 (17.6-33.4) |
33 24.5 (15.4-36.6) |
76 44.1 (35.0-53.7) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
194 |
|
5 1.9 ( 0.8- 4.8) |
53 27.0 (20.5-34.7) |
43 21.8 (15.7-29.4) |
93 49.3 (41.1-57.4) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
203 |
3 1.8 ( 0.5- 6.1) |
23 12.1 ( 7.8-18.3) |
55 24.7 (18.8-31.7) |
35 15.8 (11.2-21.9) |
87 45.5 (38.0-53.3) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
109 |
2 2.3 ( 0.6- 9.0) |
5 6.4 ( 2.4-15.9) |
34 27.8 (19.6-37.9) |
22 19.2 (12.3-28.8) |
46 44.1 (34.0-54.8) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
88 |
1 0.5 ( 0.1- 3.8) |
6 8.3 ( 3.5-18.4) |
26 26.8 (17.7-38.3) |
15 22.8 (11.4-40.4) |
40 41.6 (29.5-54.7) |
| $50,000+ |
122 |
2 1.3 ( 0.3- 5.1) |
8 7.2 ( 3.6-14.0) |
28 24.1 (16.7-33.5) |
27 23.0 (15.9-32.0) |
57 44.4 (35.3-54.0) |
| *This question is asked to respondents who reported having any type of disability or being perceived himself or herself having disability. See questions 3a, 4,5 and 8 in the disability section (p.61) of the BRFSS 2000 questionnaire. |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
