BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability--FEMALE Respondents Only

Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,961	788	18.6	16.8-20.4	3,173	81.4	79.6-83.2
RACE
White	3,036	627	20.0	17.9-22.3	2,409	80.0	77.7-82.1
African American	637	113	14.7	11.4-18.8	524	85.3	81.2-88.6
Asian	39	3	7.9	1.7-29.7	36	92.1	70.3-98.3
Native American	108	28	28.6	16.9-44.2	80	71.4	55.8-83.1
Other Minorities	115	10	11.7	5.2-24.5	105	88.3	75.5-94.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	134	8	11.7	4.6-26.6	126	88.3	73.4-95.4
-English Speaking	66	5	14.0	3.5-42.0	61	86.0	58.0-96.5
-Spanish Speaking	68	3	10.4	2.9-31.2	65	89.6	68.8-97.1
Non-Hispanic	3,821	777	18.8	17.1-20.7	3,044	81.2	79.3-82.9
AGE
18-24	279	14	6.4	3.2-12.6	265	93.6	87.4-96.8
25-34	662	54	8.8	5.9-12.9	608	91.2	87.1-94.1
35-44	732	99	15.6	11.8-20.4	633	84.4	79.6-88.2
45-54	772	196	24.1	19.8-28.9	576	75.9	71.1-80.2
55-64	580	141	24.5	19.9-29.7	439	75.5	70.3-80.1
65-74	493	143	28.5	23.0-34.6	350	71.5	65.4-77.0
75+	411	137	34.5	28.1-41.4	274	65.5	58.6-71.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	604	198	29.7	24.3-35.6	406	70.3	64.4-75.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,154	236	20.1	16.8-23.8	918	79.9	76.2-83.2
Some Post-H.S.	999	193	16.3	13.4-19.7	806	83.7	80.3-86.6
College Graduate	1,193	160	11.5	9.3-14.2	1,033	88.5	85.8-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	450	186	36.4	30.0-43.4	264	63.6	56.6-70.0
$15,000- 24,999	668	136	21.5	16.7-27.2	532	78.5	72.8-83.3
$25,000- 34,999	465	85	14.6	10.8-19.5	380	85.4	80.5-89.2
$35,000- 49,999	486	64	9.2	6.6-12.9	422	90.8	87.1-93.4
$50,000-74,999	445	56	16.5	11.8-22.5	389	83.5	77.5-88.2
$75,000+	435	40	6.4	4.1-10.0	395	93.6	90.0-95.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	247	53	19.6	14.7-25.6	194	80.4	74.4-85.3
Forsyth	279	55	15.2	11.4-19.8	224	84.8	80.2-88.6
Guilford	256	44	14.9	10.8-20.2	212	85.1	79.8-89.2
Henderson/Transylvania	275	69	20.9	15.9-27.0	206	79.1	73.0-84.1
Mecklenburg	276	40	11.5	8.2-15.8	236	88.5	84.2-91.8
Orange	250	27	6.9	4.4-10.6	223	93.1	89.4-95.6
Pitt	252	48	15.9	11.5-21.6	204	84.1	78.4-88.5
Randolph	248	52	17.7	12.7-24.1	196	82.3	75.9-87.3
Robeson	251	54	18.5	14.0-24.1	197	81.5	75.9-86.0
Wake	237	24	8.2	5.2-12.5	213	91.8	87.5-94.8
Western NC	362	92	23.1	18.8-28.1	270	76.9	71.9-81.2
Piedmont NC	540	111	19.9	16.2-24.4	429	80.1	75.6-83.8
Eastern NC	488	119	22.3	18.3-26.8	369	77.7	73.2-81.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,961

788

18.6

16.8-20.4

3,173

81.4

79.6-83.2

RACE

White

3,036

627

20.0

17.9-22.3

2,409

80.0

77.7-82.1

African American

637

113

14.7

11.4-18.8

524

85.3

81.2-88.6

Asian

7.9

1.7-29.7

92.1

70.3-98.3

Native American

108

28.6

16.9-44.2

71.4

55.8-83.1

Other Minorities

115

11.7

5.2-24.5

105

88.3

75.5-94.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

134

11.7

4.6-26.6

126

88.3

73.4-95.4

-English Speaking

14.0

3.5-42.0

86.0

58.0-96.5

-Spanish Speaking

10.4

2.9-31.2

89.6

68.8-97.1

Non-Hispanic

3,821

777

18.8

17.1-20.7

3,044

81.2

79.3-82.9

AGE

18-24

279

6.4

3.2-12.6

265

93.6

87.4-96.8

25-34

662

8.8

5.9-12.9

608

91.2

87.1-94.1

35-44

732

15.6

11.8-20.4

633

84.4

79.6-88.2

45-54

772

196

24.1

19.8-28.9

576

75.9

71.1-80.2

55-64

580

141

24.5

19.9-29.7

439

75.5

70.3-80.1

65-74

493

143

28.5

23.0-34.6

350

71.5

65.4-77.0

75+

411

137

34.5

28.1-41.4

274

65.5

58.6-71.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

604

198

29.7

24.3-35.6

406

70.3

64.4-75.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,154

236

20.1

16.8-23.8

918

79.9

76.2-83.2

Some Post-H.S.

999

193

16.3

13.4-19.7

806

83.7

80.3-86.6

College Graduate

1,193

160

11.5

9.3-14.2

1,033

88.5

85.8-90.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

450

186

36.4

30.0-43.4

264

63.6

56.6-70.0

$15,000- 24,999

668

136

21.5

16.7-27.2

532

78.5

72.8-83.3

$25,000- 34,999

465

14.6

10.8-19.5

380

85.4

80.5-89.2

$35,000- 49,999

486

9.2

6.6-12.9

422

90.8

87.1-93.4

$50,000-74,999

445

16.5

11.8-22.5

389

83.5

77.5-88.2

$75,000+

435

6.4

4.1-10.0

395

93.6

90.0-95.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

247

19.6

14.7-25.6

194

80.4

74.4-85.3

Forsyth

279

15.2

11.4-19.8

224

84.8

80.2-88.6

Guilford

256

14.9

10.8-20.2

212

85.1

79.8-89.2

Henderson/Transylvania

275

20.9

15.9-27.0

206

79.1

73.0-84.1

Mecklenburg

276

11.5

8.2-15.8

236

88.5

84.2-91.8

Orange

250

6.9

4.4-10.6

223

93.1

89.4-95.6

Pitt

252

15.9

11.5-21.6

204

84.1

78.4-88.5

Randolph

248

17.7

12.7-24.1

196

82.3

75.9-87.3

Robeson

251

18.5

14.0-24.1

197

81.5

75.9-86.0

Wake

237

8.2

5.2-12.5

213

91.8

87.5-94.8

Western NC

362

23.1

18.8-28.1

270

76.9

71.9-81.2

Piedmont NC

540

111

19.9

16.2-24.4

429

80.1

75.6-83.8

Eastern NC

488

119

22.3

18.3-26.8

369

77.7

73.2-81.7

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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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