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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Buncombe 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 6,457 353 4.6 4.0- 5.4 382 4.7 4.1- 5.4 364 5.7 4.9- 6.6 5,358 84.9 83.6-86.1
Buncombe County 399 27 5.8 3.8- 8.8 26 6.3 4.1- 9.6 20 4.8 2.9- 7.8 326 83.1 78.5-86.8
GENDER
Male 152 11 6.0 3.1-11.3 15 8.8 5.0-15.0 7 4.8 2.2-10.3 119 80.4 72.6-86.4
Female 247 16 5.6 3.3- 9.6 11 4.0 2.1- 7.4 13 4.8 2.6- 8.7 207 85.5 80.2-89.7
RACE
White 356 21 5.3 3.3- 8.6 24 6.8 4.4-10.5 15 3.8 2.1- 6.8 296 84.0 79.2-87.8
Other 38 6 10.3 4.3-22.9 1 1.7 0.2-11.6 4 10.4 3.6-26.2 27 77.6 61.4-88.3
AGE
18-44 147 5 3.5 1.3- 9.0 7 5.9 2.7-12.3 3 2.4 0.7- 7.7 132 88.2 80.7-93.0
45+ 246 22 7.9 5.0-12.3 19 6.9 4.2-11.2 17 6.9 4.0-11.6 188 78.3 72.0-83.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 151 11 4.8 2.5- 9.0 14 8.3 4.7-14.3 11 5.6 2.9-10.5 115 81.3 74.0-86.9
Some College + 245 16 6.6 3.8-11.1 12 5.0 2.6- 9.5 9 4.3 2.1- 8.8 208 84.1 77.9-88.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 211 13 5.2 2.8- 9.5 17 9.4 5.6-15.4 13 6.2 3.4-11.1 168 79.2 72.2-84.9
$50,000+ 86 3 3.9 1.2-11.6 3 2.2 0.7- 6.9 1 2.1 0.3-13.6 79 91.7 82.7-96.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Forsyth 451 29 5.4 3.5- 8.3 28 6.0 4.0- 8.8 22 4.2 2.6- 6.7 372 84.4 80.3-87.8
Guilford 405 18 4.3 2.5- 7.2 16 2.9 1.6- 5.1 19 4.2 2.5- 6.9 352 88.6 84.8-91.6
Henderson/Transylvania 454 28 5.0 3.3- 7.5 30 5.6 3.8- 8.4 16 2.6 1.5- 4.4 380 86.8 83.1-89.8
Mecklenburg 434 24 4.1 2.5- 6.5 20 3.7 2.2- 6.0 17 2.8 1.7- 4.6 373 89.4 86.1-92.1
Orange 425 14 2.3 1.3- 4.2 17 3.2 1.8- 5.5 9 1.5 0.8- 3.0 385 93.0 90.0-95.1
Pitt 405 23 5.3 3.4- 8.3 21 4.3 2.5- 7.5 28 5.6 3.7- 8.2 333 84.8 80.5-88.3
Randolph 414 29 7.6 5.0-11.3 28 5.9 3.7- 9.1 27 5.0 3.2- 7.6 330 81.6 76.8-85.6
Robeson 415 30 5.2 3.4- 7.9 27 6.3 4.1- 9.5 41 7.1 5.0-10.0 317 81.4 76.9-85.2
Wake 415 13 3.9 2.1- 6.9 14 1.8 1.0- 3.2 6 1.0 0.4- 2.7 382 93.3 90.0-95.5
Western NC 631 38 5.7 4.0- 8.0 45 5.6 4.1- 7.7 43 6.1 4.2- 8.7 505 82.6 79.1-85.6
Piedmont NC 851 44 4.6 3.3- 6.5 39 3.4 2.4- 4.8 63 7.9 6.0-10.4 705 84.1 81.0-86.7
Eastern NC 758 36 4.4 2.9- 6.6 71 6.9 5.3- 9.0 53 6.7 4.9- 9.0 598 82.0 78.7-84.9

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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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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