BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons with your PERSONAL CARE needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around the house?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability--FEMALE Respondents Only

Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons with your PERSONAL CARE needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around the house?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,020	127	12.8	9.9-16.5	893	87.2	83.5-90.1
RACE
White	779	82	11.3	8.1-15.6	697	88.7	84.4-91.9
African American	170	29	17.9	11.0-27.9	141	82.1	72.1-89.0
Asian	5	2	54.4	10.4-92.4	3	45.6	7.6-89.6
Native American	41	10	10.3	4.5-21.7	31	89.7	78.3-95.5
Other Minorities	18	3	9.2	2.5-28.4	15	90.8	71.6-97.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
-English Speaking	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,003	127	13.3	10.3-17.1	876	86.7	82.9-89.7
AGE
18-24	23	1	1.1	0.1- 8.1	22	98.9	91.9-99.9
25-34	74	8	14.7	5.5-33.9	66	85.3	66.1-94.5
35-44	130	10	6.8	2.7-16.2	120	93.2	83.8-97.3
45-54	229	33	17.2	9.9-28.2	196	82.8	71.8-90.1
55-64	184	29	14.5	9.1-22.5	155	85.5	77.5-90.9
65-74	172	14	8.9	4.4-17.2	158	91.1	82.8-95.6
75+	200	32	19.8	12.0-31.0	168	80.2	69.0-88.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	267	58	25.5	17.6-35.4	209	74.5	64.6-82.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	309	32	9.0	5.5-14.4	277	91.0	85.6-94.5
Some Post-H.S.	238	24	8.5	4.6-15.2	214	91.5	84.8-95.4
College Graduate	203	13	7.3	3.3-15.4	190	92.7	84.6-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	229	42	13.3	8.5-20.3	187	86.7	79.7-91.5
$15,000- 24,999	199	25	16.5	9.1-28.1	174	83.5	71.9-90.9
$25,000- 34,999	105	4	6.3	1.7-20.6	101	93.7	79.4-98.3
$35,000- 49,999	80	5	2.6	1.0- 7.0	75	97.4	93.0-99.0
$50,000-74,999	71	5	9.7	3.5-23.9	66	90.3	76.1-96.5
$75,000+	43	0	0.0	. - .	43	100	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	63	7	9.6	4.4-19.5	56	90.4	80.5-95.6
Forsyth	75	7	10.3	4.2-23.1	68	89.7	76.9-95.8
Guilford	62	8	12.7	5.9-25.0	54	87.3	75.0-94.1
Henderson/Transylvania	85	5	6.5	2.2-17.3	80	93.5	82.7-97.8
Mecklenburg	60	5	7.7	2.8-19.3	55	92.3	80.7-97.2
Orange	37	5	12.3	4.9-27.8	32	87.7	72.2-95.1
Pitt	60	9	12.1	5.9-23.3	51	87.9	76.7-94.1
Randolph	69	6	4.5	2.0-10.0	63	95.5	90.0-98.0
Robeson	77	18	21.0	12.8-32.5	59	79.0	67.5-87.2
Wake	32	3	12.8	3.6-36.3	29	87.2	63.7-96.4
Western NC	111	19	14.6	9.2-22.5	92	85.4	77.5-90.8
Piedmont NC	136	21	19.4	12.2-29.2	115	80.6	70.8-87.8
Eastern NC	153	14	8.3	4.4-14.9	139	91.7	85.1-95.6

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,020

127

12.8

9.9-16.5

893

87.2

83.5-90.1

RACE

White

779

11.3

8.1-15.6

697

88.7

84.4-91.9

African American

170

17.9

11.0-27.9

141

82.1

72.1-89.0

Asian

54.4

10.4-92.4

45.6

7.6-89.6

Native American

10.3

4.5-21.7

89.7

78.3-95.5

Other Minorities

9.2

2.5-28.4

90.8

71.6-97.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,003

127

13.3

10.3-17.1

876

86.7

82.9-89.7

AGE

18-24

1.1

0.1- 8.1

98.9

91.9-99.9

25-34

14.7

5.5-33.9

85.3

66.1-94.5

35-44

130

6.8

2.7-16.2

120

93.2

83.8-97.3

45-54

229

17.2

9.9-28.2

196

82.8

71.8-90.1

55-64

184

14.5

9.1-22.5

155

85.5

77.5-90.9

65-74

172

8.9

4.4-17.2

158

91.1

82.8-95.6

75+

200

19.8

12.0-31.0

168

80.2

69.0-88.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

267

25.5

17.6-35.4

209

74.5

64.6-82.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

309

9.0

5.5-14.4

277

91.0

85.6-94.5

Some Post-H.S.

238

8.5

4.6-15.2

214

91.5

84.8-95.4

College Graduate

203

7.3

3.3-15.4

190

92.7

84.6-96.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

229

13.3

8.5-20.3

187

86.7

79.7-91.5

$15,000- 24,999

199

16.5

9.1-28.1

174

83.5

71.9-90.9

$25,000- 34,999

105

6.3

1.7-20.6

101

93.7

79.4-98.3

$35,000- 49,999

2.6

1.0- 7.0

97.4

93.0-99.0

$50,000-74,999

9.7

3.5-23.9

90.3

76.1-96.5

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

9.6

4.4-19.5

90.4

80.5-95.6

Forsyth

10.3

4.2-23.1

89.7

76.9-95.8

Guilford

12.7

5.9-25.0

87.3

75.0-94.1

Henderson/Transylvania

6.5

2.2-17.3

93.5

82.7-97.8

Mecklenburg

7.7

2.8-19.3

92.3

80.7-97.2

Orange

12.3

4.9-27.8

87.7

72.2-95.1

Pitt

12.1

5.9-23.3

87.9

76.7-94.1

Randolph

4.5

2.0-10.0

95.5

90.0-98.0

Robeson

21.0

12.8-32.5

79.0

67.5-87.2

Wake

12.8

3.6-36.3

87.2

63.7-96.4

Western NC

111

14.6

9.2-22.5

85.4

77.5-90.8

Piedmont NC

136

19.4

12.2-29.2

115

80.6

70.8-87.8

Eastern NC

153

8.3

4.4-14.9

139

91.7

85.1-95.6

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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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