BRFSS 2002 - 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?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: 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	1,606	524	32.6	29.2-36.3	1,082	67.4	63.7-70.8
GENDER
Male	584	137	22.8	18.1-28.2	447	77.2	71.8-81.9
Female	1,022	387	40.4	35.8-45.2	635	59.6	54.8-64.2
RACE
White	1,227	379	30.7	26.8-34.9	848	69.3	65.1-73.2
African American	268	99	39.8	31.5-48.8	169	60.2	51.2-68.5
Asian	7	2	71.9	28.5-94.3	5	28.1	5.7-71.5
Native American	61	35	47.6	28.2-67.6	26	52.4	32.4-71.8
Other Minorities	33	7	21.3	8.5-44.3	26	78.7	55.7-91.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	29	7	28.0	9.5-58.9	22	72.0	41.1-90.5
-English Speaking	15	5	65.4	27.9-90.2	10	34.6	9.8-72.1
-Spanish Speaking	14	2	10.3	1.7-42.6	12	89.7	57.4-98.3
Non-Hispanic	1,574	517	32.9	29.4-36.6	1,057	67.1	63.4-70.6
AGE
18-24	40	3	4.4	1.0-18.2	37	95.6	81.8-99.0
25-34	132	27	23.5	13.9-36.9	105	76.5	63.1-86.1
35-44	221	68	36.0	26.7-46.4	153	64.0	53.6-73.3
45-54	348	107	32.4	25.0-40.9	241	67.6	59.1-75.0
55-64	305	97	31.4	24.6-39.1	208	68.6	60.9-75.4
65-74	274	98	38.0	30.0-46.6	176	62.0	53.4-70.0
75+	276	120	42.1	32.6-52.3	156	57.9	47.7-67.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	414	180	47.1	39.8-54.5	234	52.9	45.5-60.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	467	162	32.0	25.9-38.7	305	68.0	61.3-74.1
Some Post-H.S.	376	112	26.4	20.4-33.4	264	73.6	66.6-79.6
College Graduate	343	68	20.9	14.9-28.6	275	79.1	71.4-85.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	338	169	50.9	41.9-59.7	169	49.1	40.3-58.1
$15,000- 24,999	312	102	37.4	29.0-46.5	210	62.6	53.5-71.0
$25,000- 34,999	157	38	27.8	18.3-39.9	119	72.2	60.1-81.7
$35,000- 49,999	151	31	19.1	11.4-30.3	120	80.9	69.7-88.6
$50,000-74,999	128	26	20.4	12.5-31.6	102	79.6	68.4-87.5
$75,000+	94	14	10.8	5.1-21.6	80	89.2	78.4-94.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	112	37	28.1	20.0-37.9	75	71.9	62.1-80.0
Forsyth	110	36	25.7	18.2-34.9	74	74.3	65.1-81.8
Guilford	91	30	24.3	16.5-34.3	61	75.7	65.7-83.5
Henderson/Transylvania	127	34	24.3	17.1-33.4	93	75.7	66.6-82.9
Mecklenburg	87	22	23.1	15.0-33.7	65	76.9	66.3-85.0
Orange	69	13	17.1	9.7-28.3	56	82.9	71.7-90.3
Pitt	98	37	29.1	20.3-39.7	61	70.9	60.3-79.7
Randolph	120	26	19.6	12.7-28.9	94	80.4	71.1-87.3
Robeson	122	57	41.0	31.7-51.0	65	59.0	49.0-68.3
Wake	56	11	12.3	6.1-23.5	45	87.7	76.5-93.9
Western NC	179	56	29.7	22.5-38.0	123	70.3	62.0-77.5
Piedmont NC	217	76	35.9	28.5-44.1	141	64.1	55.9-71.5
Eastern NC	218	89	39.6	32.2-47.5	129	60.4	52.5-67.8

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,606

524

32.6

29.2-36.3

1,082

67.4

63.7-70.8

GENDER

Male

584

137

22.8

18.1-28.2

447

77.2

71.8-81.9

Female

1,022

387

40.4

35.8-45.2

635

59.6

54.8-64.2

RACE

White

1,227

379

30.7

26.8-34.9

848

69.3

65.1-73.2

African American

268

39.8

31.5-48.8

169

60.2

51.2-68.5

Asian

71.9

28.5-94.3

28.1

5.7-71.5

Native American

47.6

28.2-67.6

52.4

32.4-71.8

Other Minorities

21.3

8.5-44.3

78.7

55.7-91.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.0

9.5-58.9

72.0

41.1-90.5

-English Speaking

65.4

27.9-90.2

34.6

9.8-72.1

-Spanish Speaking

10.3

1.7-42.6

89.7

57.4-98.3

Non-Hispanic

1,574

517

32.9

29.4-36.6

1,057

67.1

63.4-70.6

AGE

18-24

4.4

1.0-18.2

95.6

81.8-99.0

25-34

132

23.5

13.9-36.9

105

76.5

63.1-86.1

35-44

221

36.0

26.7-46.4

153

64.0

53.6-73.3

45-54

348

107

32.4

25.0-40.9

241

67.6

59.1-75.0

55-64

305

31.4

24.6-39.1

208

68.6

60.9-75.4

65-74

274

38.0

30.0-46.6

176

62.0

53.4-70.0

75+

276

120

42.1

32.6-52.3

156

57.9

47.7-67.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

414

180

47.1

39.8-54.5

234

52.9

45.5-60.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

467

162

32.0

25.9-38.7

305

68.0

61.3-74.1

Some Post-H.S.

376

112

26.4

20.4-33.4

264

73.6

66.6-79.6

College Graduate

343

20.9

14.9-28.6

275

79.1

71.4-85.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

338

169

50.9

41.9-59.7

169

49.1

40.3-58.1

$15,000- 24,999

312

102

37.4

29.0-46.5

210

62.6

53.5-71.0

$25,000- 34,999

157

27.8

18.3-39.9

119

72.2

60.1-81.7

$35,000- 49,999

151

19.1

11.4-30.3

120

80.9

69.7-88.6

$50,000-74,999

128

20.4

12.5-31.6

102

79.6

68.4-87.5

$75,000+

10.8

5.1-21.6

89.2

78.4-94.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

112

28.1

20.0-37.9

71.9

62.1-80.0

Forsyth

110

25.7

18.2-34.9

74.3

65.1-81.8

Guilford

24.3

16.5-34.3

75.7

65.7-83.5

Henderson/Transylvania

127

24.3

17.1-33.4

75.7

66.6-82.9

Mecklenburg

23.1

15.0-33.7

76.9

66.3-85.0

Orange

17.1

9.7-28.3

82.9

71.7-90.3

Pitt

29.1

20.3-39.7

70.9

60.3-79.7

Randolph

120

19.6

12.7-28.9

80.4

71.1-87.3

Robeson

122

41.0

31.7-51.0

59.0

49.0-68.3

Wake

12.3

6.1-23.5

87.7

76.5-93.9

Western NC

179

29.7

22.5-38.0

123

70.3

62.0-77.5

Piedmont NC

217

35.9

28.5-44.1

141

64.1

55.9-71.5

Eastern NC

218

39.6

32.2-47.5

129

60.4

52.5-67.8

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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 2002 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, 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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