BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Is there anyone (else)in your household who is limited in any way in any activities because of any physical, mental, or emotional problem or who uses special equipment?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,212	279	14.2	12.0-16.6	1,933	85.8	83.4-88.0
GENDER
Male	878	92	11.6	8.7-15.3	786	88.4	84.7-91.3
Female	1,334	187	16.6	13.7-20.0	1,147	83.4	80.0-86.3
RACE
White	1,646	214	15.6	13.0-18.7	1,432	84.4	81.3-87.0
African American	420	49	10.9	7.4-15.8	371	89.1	84.2-92.6
Other Minorities	116	12	8.4	3.9-17.0	104	91.6	83.0-96.1
HISPANIC
Yes	70	4	4.6	1.6-12.4	66	95.4	87.6-98.4
No	2,139	275	14.6	12.3-17.1	1,864	85.4	82.9-87.7
AGE
18-24	216	17	13.7	6.8-25.6	199	86.3	74.4-93.2
25-34	447	37	10.0	6.4-15.1	410	90.0	84.9-93.6
35-44	552	57	10.3	7.2-14.6	495	89.7	85.4-92.8
45-54	445	59	13.8	9.5-19.5	386	86.2	80.5-90.5
55-64	256	43	19.2	13.5-26.4	213	80.8	73.6-86.5
65+	281	65	23.4	17.4-30.7	216	76.6	69.3-82.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	237	51	19.0	13.1-26.8	186	81.0	73.2-86.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	662	87	16.2	12.0-21.5	575	83.8	78.5-88.0
Some Post-H.S.	598	89	16.6	12.5-21.6	509	83.4	78.4-87.5
College Graduate	711	52	7.0	4.9- 9.9	659	93.0	90.1-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	136	20	15.8	8.1-28.4	116	84.2	71.6-91.9
$15,000- 24,999	312	63	21.5	15.7-28.7	249	78.5	71.3-84.3
$25,000- 34,999	328	37	10.9	7.1-16.5	291	89.1	83.5-92.9
$35,000- 49,999	384	42	12.6	8.2-18.8	342	87.4	81.2-91.8
$50,000+	690	64	9.8	6.6-14.5	626	90.2	85.5-93.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	153	17	9.7	5.9-15.5	136	90.3	84.5-94.1
Cumberland	151	26	14.9	9.9-21.9	125	85.1	78.1-90.1
Durham	130	14	9.8	5.6-16.5	116	90.2	83.5-94.4
Forsyth	154	17	10.6	6.6-16.6	137	89.4	83.4-93.4
Gaston	173	29	19.3	13.2-27.4	144	80.7	72.6-86.8
Guilford	132	5	2.7	1.0- 6.9	127	97.3	93.1-99.0
Mecklenburg	147	16	12.1	7.2-19.7	131	87.9	80.3-92.8
New Hanover	135	11	5.8	3.0-10.9	124	94.2	89.1-97.0
Onslow	177	23	11.7	7.4-18.2	154	88.3	81.8-92.6
Wake	152	13	8.8	5.0-14.9	139	91.2	85.1-95.0
Western NC	218	37	16.5	11.9-22.5	181	83.5	77.5-88.1
Piedmont NC	241	34	16.4	11.3-23.3	207	83.6	76.7-88.7
Eastern NC	249	37	16.5	11.8-22.7	212	83.5	77.3-88.2

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,212

279

14.2

12.0-16.6

1,933

85.8

83.4-88.0

GENDER

Male

878

11.6

8.7-15.3

786

88.4

84.7-91.3

Female

1,334

187

16.6

13.7-20.0

1,147

83.4

80.0-86.3

RACE

White

1,646

214

15.6

13.0-18.7

1,432

84.4

81.3-87.0

African American

420

10.9

7.4-15.8

371

89.1

84.2-92.6

Other Minorities

116

8.4

3.9-17.0

104

91.6

83.0-96.1

HISPANIC

Yes

4.6

1.6-12.4

95.4

87.6-98.4

2,139

275

14.6

12.3-17.1

1,864

85.4

82.9-87.7

AGE

18-24

216

13.7

6.8-25.6

199

86.3

74.4-93.2

25-34

447

10.0

6.4-15.1

410

90.0

84.9-93.6

35-44

552

10.3

7.2-14.6

495

89.7

85.4-92.8

45-54

445

13.8

9.5-19.5

386

86.2

80.5-90.5

55-64

256

19.2

13.5-26.4

213

80.8

73.6-86.5

65+

281

23.4

17.4-30.7

216

76.6

69.3-82.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

237

19.0

13.1-26.8

186

81.0

73.2-86.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

662

16.2

12.0-21.5

575

83.8

78.5-88.0

Some Post-H.S.

598

16.6

12.5-21.6

509

83.4

78.4-87.5

College Graduate

711

7.0

4.9- 9.9

659

93.0

90.1-95.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

136

15.8

8.1-28.4

116

84.2

71.6-91.9

$15,000- 24,999

312

21.5

15.7-28.7

249

78.5

71.3-84.3

$25,000- 34,999

328

10.9

7.1-16.5

291

89.1

83.5-92.9

$35,000- 49,999

384

12.6

8.2-18.8

342

87.4

81.2-91.8

$50,000+

690

9.8

6.6-14.5

626

90.2

85.5-93.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

153

9.7

5.9-15.5

136

90.3

84.5-94.1

Cumberland

151

14.9

9.9-21.9

125

85.1

78.1-90.1

Durham

130

9.8

5.6-16.5

116

90.2

83.5-94.4

Forsyth

154

10.6

6.6-16.6

137

89.4

83.4-93.4

Gaston

173

19.3

13.2-27.4

144

80.7

72.6-86.8

Guilford

132

2.7

1.0- 6.9

127

97.3

93.1-99.0

Mecklenburg

147

12.1

7.2-19.7

131

87.9

80.3-92.8

New Hanover

135

5.8

3.0-10.9

124

94.2

89.1-97.0

Onslow

177

11.7

7.4-18.2

154

88.3

81.8-92.6

Wake

152

8.8

5.0-14.9

139

91.2

85.1-95.0

Western NC

218

16.5

11.9-22.5

181

83.5

77.5-88.1

Piedmont NC

241

16.4

11.3-23.3

207

83.6

76.7-88.7

Eastern NC

249

16.5

11.8-22.7

212

83.5

77.3-88.2

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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
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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