BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (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?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Disability+

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?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	794	211	23.8	19.6-28.5	583	76.2	71.5-80.4
GENDER
Male	284	46	13.0	8.4-19.6	238	87.0	80.4-91.6
Female	510	165	32.2	26.3-38.7	345	67.8	61.3-73.7
RACE
White	601	149	22.0	17.5-27.3	452	78.0	72.7-82.5
African American	149	51	33.7	23.3-46.1	98	66.3	53.9-76.7
Other Minorities	30	8	21.7	7.6-48.6	22	78.3	51.4-92.4
HISPANIC
Yes	18	3	11.2	2.0-43.7	15	88.8	56.3-98.0
No	776	208	24.0	19.8-28.8	568	76.0	71.2-80.2
AGE
18-24	38	1	0.6	0.1- 4.6	37	99.4	95.4-99.9
25-34	71	7	11.9	3.4-34.3	64	88.1	65.7-96.6
35-44	101	27	27.3	16.2-42.1	74	72.7	57.9-83.8
45-54	175	49	25.9	17.0-37.3	126	74.1	62.7-83.0
55-64	134	31	23.3	14.2-35.8	103	76.7	64.2-85.8
65+	267	95	32.4	25.0-40.8	172	67.6	59.2-75.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	193	74	35.0	25.9-45.5	119	65.0	54.5-74.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	231	67	21.5	15.0-29.8	164	78.5	70.2-85.0
Some Post-H.S.	208	39	17.8	11.1-27.3	169	82.2	72.7-88.9
College Graduate	160	29	15.5	9.7-23.8	131	84.5	76.2-90.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	146	60	36.1	24.9-49.2	86	63.9	50.8-75.1
$15,000- 24,999	162	50	23.5	15.8-33.4	112	76.5	66.6-84.2
$25,000- 34,999	116	20	17.3	9.4-29.7	96	82.7	70.3-90.6
$35,000- 49,999	78	15	11.6	5.3-23.4	63	88.4	76.6-94.7
$50,000+	128	15	13.0	6.8-23.5	113	87.0	76.5-93.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	53	12	21.1	11.3-36.0	41	78.9	64.0-88.7
Cumberland	61	17	23.6	13.8-37.2	44	76.4	62.8-86.2
Durham	60	12	16.5	8.8-28.8	48	83.5	71.2-91.2
Forsyth	65	21	24.6	15.5-36.7	44	75.4	63.3-84.5
Gaston	59	19	28.6	17.8-42.5	40	71.4	57.5-82.2
Guilford	44	10	17.4	8.8-31.3	34	82.6	68.7-91.2
Mecklenburg	35	9	21.7	10.5-39.6	26	78.3	60.4-89.5
New Hanover	47	15	28.8	16.9-44.6	32	71.2	55.4-83.1
Onslow	54	10	17.4	8.7-31.8	44	82.6	68.2-91.3
Wake	33	7	16.5	7.5-32.6	26	83.5	67.4-92.5
Western NC	97	34	34.9	25.1-46.2	63	65.1	53.8-74.9
Piedmont NC	85	16	16.2	9.0-27.3	69	83.8	72.7-91.0
Eastern NC	101	29	28.7	19.5-40.2	72	71.3	59.8-80.5

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

794

211

23.8

19.6-28.5

583

76.2

71.5-80.4

GENDER

Male

284

13.0

8.4-19.6

238

87.0

80.4-91.6

Female

510

165

32.2

26.3-38.7

345

67.8

61.3-73.7

RACE

White

601

149

22.0

17.5-27.3

452

78.0

72.7-82.5

African American

149

33.7

23.3-46.1

66.3

53.9-76.7

Other Minorities

21.7

7.6-48.6

78.3

51.4-92.4

HISPANIC

Yes

11.2

2.0-43.7

88.8

56.3-98.0

776

208

24.0

19.8-28.8

568

76.0

71.2-80.2

AGE

18-24

0.6

0.1- 4.6

99.4

95.4-99.9

25-34

11.9

3.4-34.3

88.1

65.7-96.6

35-44

101

27.3

16.2-42.1

72.7

57.9-83.8

45-54

175

25.9

17.0-37.3

126

74.1

62.7-83.0

55-64

134

23.3

14.2-35.8

103

76.7

64.2-85.8

65+

267

32.4

25.0-40.8

172

67.6

59.2-75.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

193

35.0

25.9-45.5

119

65.0

54.5-74.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

231

21.5

15.0-29.8

164

78.5

70.2-85.0

Some Post-H.S.

208

17.8

11.1-27.3

169

82.2

72.7-88.9

College Graduate

160

15.5

9.7-23.8

131

84.5

76.2-90.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

146

36.1

24.9-49.2

63.9

50.8-75.1

$15,000- 24,999

162

23.5

15.8-33.4

112

76.5

66.6-84.2

$25,000- 34,999

116

17.3

9.4-29.7

82.7

70.3-90.6

$35,000- 49,999

11.6

5.3-23.4

88.4

76.6-94.7

$50,000+

128

13.0

6.8-23.5

113

87.0

76.5-93.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

21.1

11.3-36.0

78.9

64.0-88.7

Cumberland

23.6

13.8-37.2

76.4

62.8-86.2

Durham

16.5

8.8-28.8

83.5

71.2-91.2

Forsyth

24.6

15.5-36.7

75.4

63.3-84.5

Gaston

28.6

17.8-42.5

71.4

57.5-82.2

Guilford

17.4

8.8-31.3

82.6

68.7-91.2

Mecklenburg

21.7

10.5-39.6

78.3

60.4-89.5

New Hanover

28.8

16.9-44.6

71.2

55.4-83.1

Onslow

17.4

8.7-31.8

82.6

68.2-91.3

Wake

16.5

7.5-32.6

83.5

67.4-92.5

Western NC

34.9

25.1-46.2

65.1

53.8-74.9

Piedmont NC

16.2

9.0-27.3

83.8

72.7-91.0

Eastern NC

101

28.7

19.5-40.2

71.3

59.8-80.5

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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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