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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability--FEMALE Respondents Only

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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%)
TOTAL 3,943 228 5.1 4.2- 6.2 235 5.4 4.5- 6.4 231 6.4 5.2- 7.7 3,249 83.2 81.4-84.9
RACE
White 3,023 168 5.4 4.3- 6.6 185 5.6 4.5- 6.8 153 6.1 4.8- 7.7 2,517 83.0 80.9-84.9
African American 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
Asian 38 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 1 3.2 0.4-19.9 1 5.9 0.8-32.1 35 90.4 68.7-97.6
Native American 108 11 7.0 3.2-14.6 10 18.1 7.9-36.1 18 15.2 7.0-30.1 69 59.7 44.7-73.1
Other Minorities 116 3 1.3 0.4- 4.8 5 4.1 1.3-12.2 6 4.7 1.8-11.5 102 89.9 81.3-94.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 7 4.6 1.6-12.0 2 5.1 1.2-19.8 124 89.7 77.7-95.6
-English Speaking 65 1 1.7 0.2-11.4 2 2.0 0.3-11.5 1 10.2 1.5-45.5 61 86.0 57.4-96.6
-Spanish Speaking 69 0 0.0 . - . 5 5.9 1.8-17.5 1 2.3 0.3-14.8 63 91.7 79.4-97.0
Non-Hispanic 3,803 225 5.3 4.3- 6.4 228 5.4 4.5- 6.5 229 6.4 5.3- 7.8 3,121 82.9 81.0-84.6
AGE
18-24 281 7 2.7 1.1- 6.8 4 0.3 0.1- 0.8 3 1.6 0.5- 5.1 267 95.4 91.0-97.7
25-34 663 23 2.8 1.5- 5.0 10 1.0 0.4- 2.2 12 2.1 1.0- 4.4 618 94.2 91.3-96.1
35-44 733 35 4.3 2.4- 7.5 31 5.6 3.5- 8.9 28 4.8 2.6- 8.6 639 85.3 80.5-89.1
45-54 767 39 4.2 2.7- 6.5 51 6.3 4.3- 9.1 62 9.9 6.7-14.4 615 79.6 74.8-83.7
55-64 578 35 5.9 3.8- 9.2 52 9.7 6.7-13.7 58 11.0 7.8-15.3 433 73.4 67.9-78.2
65-74 486 39 8.8 5.6-13.6 37 7.3 4.8-11.1 32 8.6 5.4-13.5 378 75.2 69.0-80.6
75+ 403 48 12.5 8.5-17.9 47 11.9 8.0-17.2 35 10.2 6.3-16.0 273 65.5 58.4-72.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 592 55 7.5 5.1-10.8 58 6.8 4.7- 9.6 94 16.8 12.3-22.5 385 69.0 62.9-74.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,152 71 5.9 4.2- 8.3 90 6.8 5.1- 9.0 60 5.6 3.9- 7.9 931 81.7 78.2-84.7
Some Post-H.S. 998 59 4.7 3.2- 7.0 48 4.9 3.3- 7.2 49 4.1 2.8- 5.9 842 86.3 83.1-89.0
College Graduate 1,191 43 2.7 1.8- 4.1 37 2.6 1.7- 4.0 28 3.0 1.8- 5.1 1,083 91.6 89.1-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 446 49 11.8 7.7-17.8 60 13.3 9.5-18.4 79 15.0 10.5-20.8 258 59.9 52.6-66.8
$15,000- 24,999 670 41 4.5 2.7- 7.4 62 7.5 5.2-10.6 45 10.5 6.9-15.6 522 77.6 72.0-82.3
$25,000- 34,999 465 23 3.5 2.0- 5.9 28 4.1 2.4- 7.1 13 2.9 1.3- 6.4 401 89.5 85.2-92.6
$35,000- 49,999 485 14 2.8 1.4- 5.5 17 3.6 1.9- 6.7 9 1.3 0.5- 3.7 445 92.3 88.4-94.9
$50,000-74,999 444 20 4.3 2.2- 8.2 13 2.8 1.4- 5.4 5 2.1 0.8- 5.6 406 90.8 86.2-94.0
$75,000+ 434 6 0.9 0.3- 2.4 7 2.3 0.9- 5.8 3 0.2 0.1- 0.8 418 96.6 93.4-98.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 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
Forsyth 278 20 6.0 3.5-10.1 15 5.1 3.0- 8.6 15 4.8 2.7- 8.5 228 84.1 78.7-88.3
Guilford 256 12 4.3 2.3- 7.8 10 3.2 1.5- 6.7 12 5.1 2.7- 9.4 222 87.5 82.1-91.4
Henderson/Transylvania 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
Mecklenburg 276 17 5.2 3.1- 8.7 14 4.2 2.4- 7.1 11 3.2 1.7- 5.8 234 87.4 82.9-90.8
Orange 250 10 2.7 1.3- 5.3 9 2.2 1.1- 4.5 2 0.6 0.2- 2.5 229 94.5 91.1-96.6
Pitt 251 14 5.4 3.0- 9.7 14 4.6 2.6- 8.0 17 5.6 3.3- 9.4 206 84.4 78.7-88.8
Randolph 245 15 7.4 4.0-13.5 13 4.4 2.4- 8.1 17 4.6 2.7- 7.7 200 83.5 77.1-88.4
Robeson 250 21 6.3 3.8-10.1 17 6.2 3.7-10.3 27 8.1 5.4-12.1 185 79.4 73.7-84.1
Wake 236 4 2.1 0.7- 5.8 11 2.6 1.4- 4.8 5 2.0 0.7- 5.6 216 93.3 89.1-96.0
Western NC 360 25 7.2 4.7-10.9 25 6.0 3.9- 9.1 26 6.2 4.1- 9.2 284 80.6 75.8-84.6
Piedmont NC 538 32 5.8 3.9- 8.4 26 4.0 2.6- 6.2 36 8.1 5.6-11.6 444 82.1 77.9-85.7
Eastern NC 483 23 4.3 2.6- 7.1 52 8.4 6.2-11.4 37 7.8 5.4-11.1 371 79.4 75.0-83.2

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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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