BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons with your PERSONAL CARE needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around the house?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

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Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons with your PERSONAL CARE needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around the house?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	795	76	8.5	6.1-11.8	719	91.5	88.2-93.9
GENDER
Male	285	22	4.8	2.4- 9.3	263	95.2	90.7-97.6
Female	510	54	11.5	7.9-16.4	456	88.5	83.6-92.1
RACE
White	601	50	6.5	4.4- 9.5	551	93.5	90.5-95.6
African American	150	22	19.1	10.3-32.5	128	80.9	67.5-89.7
Other Minorities	30	3	7.5	1.9-25.8	27	92.5	74.2-98.1
HISPANIC
Yes	18	3	11.4	2.1-43.6	15	88.6	56.4-97.9
No	777	73	8.5	6.0-11.7	704	91.5	88.3-94.0
AGE
18-24	38	1	0.6	0.1- 4.6	37	99.4	95.4-99.9
25-34	71	3	2.0	0.6- 7.1	68	98.0	92.9-99.4
35-44	101	13	12.3	5.7-24.4	88	87.7	75.6-94.3
45-54	176	20	11.4	5.7-21.6	156	88.6	78.4-94.3
55-64	134	9	5.4	2.2-12.6	125	94.6	87.4-97.8
65+	267	30	11.4	6.9-18.2	237	88.6	81.8-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	195	24	12.5	6.9-21.4	171	87.5	78.6-93.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	231	29	7.4	4.5-12.0	202	92.6	88.0-95.5
Some Post-H.S.	207	13	6.9	3.1-14.7	194	93.1	85.3-96.9
College Graduate	160	10	5.8	2.8-11.9	150	94.2	88.1-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	147	17	6.6	3.2-13.0	130	93.4	87.0-96.8
$15,000- 24,999	162	19	9.8	4.8-18.9	143	90.2	81.1-95.2
$25,000- 34,999	116	9	8.8	4.2-17.6	107	91.2	82.4-95.8
$35,000- 49,999	77	6	6.8	2.1-19.9	71	93.2	80.1-97.9
$50,000+	128	7	6.7	2.5-16.5	121	93.3	83.5-97.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	54	5	10.4	3.7-26.1	49	89.6	73.9-96.3
Cumberland	61	4	6.0	2.0-16.5	57	94.0	83.5-98.0
Durham	60	4	7.6	2.6-20.1	56	92.4	79.9-97.4
Forsyth	65	11	13.3	7.1-23.5	54	86.7	76.5-92.9
Gaston	60	5	11.9	4.7-26.9	55	88.1	73.1-95.3
Guilford	44	3	7.3	2.2-21.4	41	92.7	78.6-97.8
Mecklenburg	35	3	6.2	1.8-19.6	32	93.8	80.4-98.2
New Hanover	47	3	5.9	1.6-19.6	44	94.1	80.4-98.4
Onslow	54	6	8.7	3.6-19.3	48	91.3	80.7-96.4
Wake	33	1	3.3	0.5-19.9	32	96.7	80.1-99.5
Western NC	97	14	16.2	9.3-26.8	83	83.8	73.2-90.7
Piedmont NC	85	8	8.3	3.6-18.4	77	91.7	81.6-96.4
Eastern NC	100	9	6.1	2.6-13.8	91	93.9	86.2-97.4

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

795

8.5

6.1-11.8

719

91.5

88.2-93.9

GENDER

Male

285

4.8

2.4- 9.3

263

95.2

90.7-97.6

Female

510

11.5

7.9-16.4

456

88.5

83.6-92.1

RACE

White

601

6.5

4.4- 9.5

551

93.5

90.5-95.6

African American

150

19.1

10.3-32.5

128

80.9

67.5-89.7

Other Minorities

7.5

1.9-25.8

92.5

74.2-98.1

HISPANIC

Yes

11.4

2.1-43.6

88.6

56.4-97.9

777

8.5

6.0-11.7

704

91.5

88.3-94.0

AGE

18-24

0.6

0.1- 4.6

99.4

95.4-99.9

25-34

2.0

0.6- 7.1

98.0

92.9-99.4

35-44

101

12.3

5.7-24.4

87.7

75.6-94.3

45-54

176

11.4

5.7-21.6

156

88.6

78.4-94.3

55-64

134

5.4

2.2-12.6

125

94.6

87.4-97.8

65+

267

11.4

6.9-18.2

237

88.6

81.8-93.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

195

12.5

6.9-21.4

171

87.5

78.6-93.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

231

7.4

4.5-12.0

202

92.6

88.0-95.5

Some Post-H.S.

207

6.9

3.1-14.7

194

93.1

85.3-96.9

College Graduate

160

5.8

2.8-11.9

150

94.2

88.1-97.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

147

6.6

3.2-13.0

130

93.4

87.0-96.8

$15,000- 24,999

162

9.8

4.8-18.9

143

90.2

81.1-95.2

$25,000- 34,999

116

8.8

4.2-17.6

107

91.2

82.4-95.8

$35,000- 49,999

6.8

2.1-19.9

93.2

80.1-97.9

$50,000+

128

6.7

2.5-16.5

121

93.3

83.5-97.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

10.4

3.7-26.1

89.6

73.9-96.3

Cumberland

6.0

2.0-16.5

94.0

83.5-98.0

Durham

7.6

2.6-20.1

92.4

79.9-97.4

Forsyth

13.3

7.1-23.5

86.7

76.5-92.9

Gaston

11.9

4.7-26.9

88.1

73.1-95.3

Guilford

7.3

2.2-21.4

92.7

78.6-97.8

Mecklenburg

6.2

1.8-19.6

93.8

80.4-98.2

New Hanover

5.9

1.6-19.6

94.1

80.4-98.4

Onslow

8.7

3.6-19.3

91.3

80.7-96.4

Wake

3.3

0.5-19.9

96.7

80.1-99.5

Western NC

16.2

9.3-26.8

83.8

73.2-90.7

Piedmont NC

8.3

3.6-18.4

91.7

81.6-96.4

Eastern NC

100

6.1

2.6-13.8

93.9

86.2-97.4

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* This question was asked to respondents who reported having any type of disability. See questions 14.1, 14,2 in the core and the questions 1 and 5 in the disability section (page 53) of the BRFSS 2001 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.

** 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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