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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

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
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
GENDER
Male 181 9 4.4 2.2- 8.7 12 5.1 2.8- 9.2 3 1.5 0.4- 4.9 157 89.0 83.6-92.9
Female 273 19 5.6 3.3- 9.2 18 6.2 3.6-10.5 13 3.7 2.1- 6.6 223 84.5 79.0-88.8
RACE
White 415 25 5.1 3.3- 7.8 28 6.1 4.0- 9.1 15 2.9 1.7- 5.1 347 85.9 81.9-89.2
Other 35 3 4.7 1.3-15.7 1 2.5 0.3-16.1 1 0.7 0.1- 5.2 30 92.2 79.5-97.3
AGE
18-44 159 8 3.2 1.5- 6.9 3 2.0 0.6- 6.6 2 1.0 0.2- 3.9 146 93.8 88.9-96.6
45+ 292 20 6.4 3.9-10.4 27 8.7 5.8-13.0 14 3.9 2.2- 7.0 231 80.9 75.3-85.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 182 14 6.5 3.6-11.5 13 5.9 3.2-10.8 13 4.8 2.6- 8.8 142 82.8 75.9-88.0
Some College + 271 14 3.8 2.1- 6.6 17 5.4 3.2- 9.1 3 0.8 0.2- 2.6 237 90.0 85.7-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 247 20 6.4 3.8-10.5 19 6.1 3.6-10.1 12 3.6 1.9- 6.7 196 83.9 78.2-88.3
$50,000+ 95 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.9 0.5- 7.4 1 0.8 0.1- 5.8 92 97.3 91.7-99.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 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
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
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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