BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

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	Total Respond.#	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
TOTAL	985	66	5.2	3.4- 7.8	54	4.7	3.3- 6.7	88	9.0	6.7-12.0	777	81.1	77.3-84.4
GENDER
Male	353	22	5.0	2.5- 9.8	21	4.9	2.9- 8.2	37	11.3	7.2-17.2	273	78.9	72.1-84.4
Female	632	44	5.3	3.2- 8.7	33	4.6	2.8- 7.4	51	7.2	4.9-10.4	504	82.9	78.2-86.7
AGE
18-24	84	1	3.8	0.5-22.4	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5	0	0.0	. - .	81	95.8	78.8-99.3
25-34	185	7	2.4	0.7- 7.7	3	2.2	0.6- 8.2	9	5.4	1.9-14.8	166	90.0	80.9-95.0
35-44	226	10	5.6	1.9-15.3	7	4.4	1.8-10.2	17	5.0	2.7- 9.0	192	85.0	76.4-90.9
45-54	206	13	2.8	1.3- 5.8	11	4.8	2.4- 9.2	23	14.1	8.1-23.3	159	78.4	69.3-85.4
55-64	119	11	5.6	2.5-12.1	16	13.5	6.7-25.4	24	25.3	15.2-39.1	68	55.6	42.6-67.9
65-74	91	13	11.1	5.2-22.4	8	6.6	2.6-16.0	8	13.7	5.6-29.8	62	68.6	53.8-80.3
75+	60	10	18.1	7.8-36.8	5	10.5	3.3-28.6	7	13.0	5.5-28.0	38	58.3	41.0-73.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	182	23	9.3	4.4-18.7	15	5.5	2.8-10.4	32	19.2	12.0-29.5	112	65.9	54.7-75.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	334	18	5.6	2.7-11.1	16	4.2	2.1- 8.3	26	8.6	4.9-14.4	274	81.6	74.5-87.1
Some Post-H.S.	267	18	4.1	1.9- 8.8	16	5.5	2.9-10.2	20	5.2	2.6-10.0	213	85.2	78.6-90.1
College Graduate	196	6	1.1	0.4- 3.1	6	2.3	1.0- 5.3	9	4.2	1.8- 9.7	175	92.3	86.9-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	139	17	11.5	4.9-24.5	19	11.6	5.8-21.9	31	25.0	15.7-37.4	72	51.8	38.9-64.5
$15,000- 24,999	224	19	6.5	2.6-15.3	8	2.8	1.3- 5.9	24	9.8	5.1-17.8	173	80.9	71.4-87.8
$25,000- 34,999	149	4	2.5	0.5-11.7	8	3.3	1.5- 7.2	3	1.1	0.3- 3.8	134	93.0	86.1-96.6
$35,000- 49,999	121	2	0.2	0.0- 0.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	5	6.2	2.0-18.0	113	93.5	82.0-97.8
$50,000-74,999	62	2	1.5	0.3- 7.3	5	7.4	2.5-20.3	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	54	89.8	77.2-95.8
$75,000+	57	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	55	98.8	94.0-99.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	24	5	14.2	5.3-32.7	1	2.8	0.4-17.8	3	12.5	3.6-35.4	15	70.5	48.6-85.8
Forsyth	91	7	4.2	1.8- 9.3	9	9.3	4.5-17.9	8	8.8	4.1-18.2	67	77.7	67.1-85.6
Guilford	112	6	3.4	1.4- 7.9	5	4.8	1.8-11.9	9	5.2	2.6-10.3	92	86.6	78.7-91.9
Henderson/Transylvania	13	2	5.5	1.0-25.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.9	0.2-14.7	10	92.6	71.7-98.4
Mecklenburg	128	6	3.1	1.3- 7.3	10	6.0	2.9-11.8	13	7.9	4.5-13.5	99	83.1	75.7-88.5
Orange	40	4	8.0	2.4-24.0	2	5.0	1.2-18.1	2	3.4	0.8-13.8	32	83.6	67.5-92.6
Pitt	102	5	4.5	1.7-11.6	3	2.7	0.9- 8.4	12	9.5	5.2-16.9	82	83.2	74.4-89.4
Randolph	16	1	6.7	0.9-36.1	2	7.7	1.8-27.8	0	0.0	. - .	13	85.6	60.5-95.8
Robeson	81	8	7.0	3.1-15.4	2	4.3	1.1-15.8	6	3.6	1.4- 8.9	65	85.1	74.0-92.0
Wake	70	1	3.2	0.5-19.6	3	1.9	0.6- 6.1	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	65	94.1	82.6-98.2
Western NC	23	2	5.8	1.4-21.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.4	1.8-31.2	19	85.8	65.0-95.2
Piedmont NC	107	6	5.3	2.1-12.9	4	3.1	0.9-10.1	12	12.3	6.5-21.9	85	79.3	68.5-87.1
Eastern NC	178	13	6.4	3.0-13.2	13	5.9	3.2-10.5	19	10.8	6.4-17.5	133	76.9	68.7-83.5

Total
Respond.#

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

985

5.2

3.4- 7.8

4.7

3.3- 6.7

9.0

6.7-12.0

777

81.1

77.3-84.4

GENDER

Male

353

5.0

2.5- 9.8

4.9

2.9- 8.2

11.3

7.2-17.2

273

78.9

72.1-84.4

Female

632

5.3

3.2- 8.7

4.6

2.8- 7.4

7.2

4.9-10.4

504

82.9

78.2-86.7

AGE

18-24

3.8

0.5-22.4

0.4

0.1- 1.5

0.0

. - .

95.8

78.8-99.3

25-34

185

2.4

0.7- 7.7

2.2

0.6- 8.2

5.4

1.9-14.8

166

90.0

80.9-95.0

35-44

226

5.6

1.9-15.3

4.4

1.8-10.2

5.0

2.7- 9.0

192

85.0

76.4-90.9

45-54

206

2.8

1.3- 5.8

4.8

2.4- 9.2

14.1

8.1-23.3

159

78.4

69.3-85.4

55-64

119

5.6

2.5-12.1

13.5

6.7-25.4

25.3

15.2-39.1

55.6

42.6-67.9

65-74

11.1

5.2-22.4

6.6

2.6-16.0

13.7

5.6-29.8

68.6

53.8-80.3

75+

18.1

7.8-36.8

10.5

3.3-28.6

13.0

5.5-28.0

58.3

41.0-73.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

182

9.3

4.4-18.7

5.5

2.8-10.4

19.2

12.0-29.5

112

65.9

54.7-75.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

334

5.6

2.7-11.1

4.2

2.1- 8.3

8.6

4.9-14.4

274

81.6

74.5-87.1

Some Post-H.S.

267

4.1

1.9- 8.8

5.5

2.9-10.2

5.2

2.6-10.0

213

85.2

78.6-90.1

College Graduate

196

1.1

0.4- 3.1

2.3

1.0- 5.3

4.2

1.8- 9.7

175

92.3

86.9-95.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

139

11.5

4.9-24.5

11.6

5.8-21.9

25.0

15.7-37.4

51.8

38.9-64.5

$15,000- 24,999

224

6.5

2.6-15.3

2.8

1.3- 5.9

9.8

5.1-17.8

173

80.9

71.4-87.8

$25,000- 34,999

149

2.5

0.5-11.7

3.3

1.5- 7.2

1.1

0.3- 3.8

134

93.0

86.1-96.6

$35,000- 49,999

121

0.2

0.0- 0.9

0.1

0.0- 0.6

6.2

2.0-18.0

113

93.5

82.0-97.8

$50,000-74,999

1.5

0.3- 7.3

7.4

2.5-20.3

1.3

0.2- 8.8

89.8

77.2-95.8

$75,000+

1.0

0.1- 6.6

0.0

. - .

0.3

0.0- 2.0

98.8

94.0-99.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

14.2

5.3-32.7

2.8

0.4-17.8

12.5

3.6-35.4

70.5

48.6-85.8

Forsyth

4.2

1.8- 9.3

9.3

4.5-17.9

8.8

4.1-18.2

77.7

67.1-85.6

Guilford

112

3.4

1.4- 7.9

4.8

1.8-11.9

5.2

2.6-10.3

86.6

78.7-91.9

Henderson/Transylvania

5.5

1.0-25.8

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.2-14.7

92.6

71.7-98.4

Mecklenburg

128

3.1

1.3- 7.3

6.0

2.9-11.8

7.9

4.5-13.5

83.1

75.7-88.5

Orange

8.0

2.4-24.0

5.0

1.2-18.1

3.4

0.8-13.8

83.6

67.5-92.6

Pitt

102

4.5

1.7-11.6

2.7

0.9- 8.4

9.5

5.2-16.9

83.2

74.4-89.4

Randolph

6.7

0.9-36.1

7.7

1.8-27.8

0.0

. - .

85.6

60.5-95.8

Robeson

7.0

3.1-15.4

4.3

1.1-15.8

3.6

1.4- 8.9

85.1

74.0-92.0

Wake

3.2

0.5-19.6

1.9

0.6- 6.1

0.8

0.1- 5.6

94.1

82.6-98.2

Western NC

5.8

1.4-21.0

0.0

. - .

8.4

1.8-31.2

85.8

65.0-95.2

Piedmont NC

107

5.3

2.1-12.9

3.1

0.9-10.1

12.3

6.5-21.9

79.3

68.5-87.1

Eastern NC

178

6.4

3.0-13.2

5.9

3.2-10.5

10.8

6.4-17.5

133

76.9

68.7-83.5

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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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