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Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons in handling your ROUTINE needs, such as everyday household chores, doing necessary business, shopping, or getting around for other purposes?*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Yes   N       %   C.I.(95%)	No   N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	857	270  29.0  (25.7-32.5)	587  71.0  (67.5-74.3)
GENDER
Male	317	66  19.6  (15.4-24.6)	251  80.4  (75.4-84.6)
Female	540	204  37.2  (32.7-41.9)	336  62.8  (58.1-67.3)
RACE
White	655	204  29.4  (25.6-33.4)	451  70.6  (66.6-74.4)
African American	177	59  28.5  (21.7-36.3)	118  71.5  (63.7-78.3)
AGE
18-24	30	6  27.4  (12.9-49.0)	24  72.6  (51.0-87.1)
25-34	64	10  13.8  ( 7.1-25.1)	54  86.2  (74.9-92.9)
35-44	135	28  20.1  (13.2-29.3)	107  79.9  (70.7-86.8)
45-54	153	46  27.4  (20.5-35.5)	107  72.6  (64.5-79.5)
55-64	160	55  34.1  (26.5-42.7)	105  65.9  (57.3-73.5)
65+	312	123  36.7  (31.1-42.6)	189  63.3  (57.4-68.9)
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	258	90  32.2  (26.3-38.7)	168  67.8  (61.3-73.7)
H.S. or G.E.D.	262	93  33.9  (27.8-40.5)	169  66.1  (59.5-72.2)
Some Post-H.S.	176	50  25.6  (19.0-33.5)	126  74.4  (66.5-81.0)
College Graduate	157	36  19.6  (13.8-27.2)	121  80.4  (72.8-86.2)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	194	90  40.3  (32.9-48.3)	104  59.7  (51.7-67.1)
$15,000- 24,999	203	63  31.0  (24.5-38.5)	140  69.0  (61.5-75.5)
$25,000- 34,999	107	31  27.6  (19.4-37.7)	76  72.4  (62.3-80.6)
$35,000- 49,999	88	18  21.2  (12.2-34.1)	70  78.8  (65.9-87.8)
$50,000+	122	18  14.9  ( 9.3-22.9)	104  85.1  (77.1-90.7)

*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.