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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Gaston County

Disability

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes, mild Yes, moderate Yes, severe No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,906 269 4.8 4.0- 5.7 318 4.8 4.0- 5.7 301 4.5 3.8- 5.3 5,018 85.9 84.5-87.2
Gaston County 442 18 3.9 2.4- 6.5 27 5.8 3.7- 9.1 27 5.2 3.5- 7.8 370 85.0 80.9-88.4
GENDER
Male 167 7 4.4 2.1- 9.0 10 5.6 2.9-10.7 10 5.4 2.8-10.1 140 84.6 78.0-89.5
Female 275 11 3.5 1.7- 6.9 17 6.0 3.3-10.9 17 5.0 3.0- 8.3 230 85.4 79.9-89.6
RACE
White 371 15 4.1 2.4- 7.1 25 6.2 3.9- 9.7 23 5.2 3.3- 8.0 308 84.5 80.0-88.1
Other 69 3 3.2 0.8-12.2 2 4.6 1.1-16.9 4 5.4 1.9-14.3 60 86.8 74.9-93.5
AGE
18-44 210 5 2.3 0.9- 5.8 9 4.6 2.0-10.2 6 1.4 0.6- 3.3 190 91.7 86.1-95.2
45+ 228 12 5.5 3.0-10.0 18 7.2 4.3-11.9 21 9.3 5.9-14.3 177 78.0 71.5-83.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 231 13 5.5 3.0- 9.8 15 5.5 3.2- 9.4 21 7.3 4.5-11.5 182 81.7 75.8-86.4
Some College + 211 5 2.4 0.9- 6.1 12 6.1 3.0-12.1 6 3.2 1.4- 7.0 188 88.3 82.0-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 253 11 3.7 1.8- 7.2 20 7.4 4.3-12.4 20 6.5 4.0-10.3 202 82.5 76.6-87.2
$50,000+ 100 4 5.1 1.9-12.9 1 1.2 0.2- 8.2 0 0.0 . - . 95 93.6 85.6-97.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 404 18 3.9 2.4- 6.4 26 6.3 3.9-10.0 24 5.4 3.5- 8.5 336 84.3 79.7-87.9
Cumberland 414 23 5.6 3.5- 8.8 17 3.2 1.9- 5.5 22 4.2 2.6- 6.7 352 87.0 82.8-90.3
Durham 380 20 3.8 2.3- 6.2 21 4.4 2.7- 7.1 17 4.4 2.5- 7.7 322 87.4 83.2-90.6
Forsyth 443 25 5.0 3.3- 7.5 23 3.9 2.5- 6.0 19 3.7 2.1- 6.4 376 87.5 83.8-90.4
Guilford 391 10 1.7 0.8- 3.3 24 4.9 3.2- 7.5 18 4.1 2.5- 6.7 339 89.3 85.8-92.0
Mecklenburg 415 17 3.5 2.1- 5.7 14 3.6 2.0- 6.5 12 2.6 1.4- 4.8 372 90.2 86.7-92.9
New Hanover 389 13 3.1 1.7- 5.6 24 6.5 4.1-10.3 22 4.9 3.0- 7.9 330 85.5 80.8-89.2
Onslow 416 11 1.9 1.0- 3.6 20 3.2 1.9- 5.3 21 4.2 2.6- 6.7 364 90.7 87.4-93.2
Wake 405 12 3.0 1.7- 5.4 18 3.9 2.3- 6.5 12 2.4 1.3- 4.5 363 90.6 87.1-93.2
Western NC 591 28 4.5 3.1- 6.7 43 6.6 4.8- 9.1 46 7.7 5.6-10.4 474 81.2 77.5-84.4
Piedmont NC 638 35 5.8 3.8- 8.7 30 4.8 3.0- 7.4 28 3.9 2.5- 5.9 545 85.6 81.9-88.7
Eastern NC 578 39 5.9 4.0- 8.5 31 4.7 3.1- 7.0 33 5.3 3.5- 7.9 475 84.2 80.4-87.4

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#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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
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