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--FEMALE Respondents Only

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	1,022	387	40.4	35.8-45.2	635	59.6	54.8-64.2
RACE
White	781	284	39.1	33.9-44.6	497	60.9	55.4-66.1
African American	170	67	45.3	34.6-56.5	103	54.7	43.5-65.4
Asian	5	1	52.3	9.4-92.1	4	47.7	7.9-90.6
Native American	41	28	70.5	43.9-87.9	13	29.5	12.1-56.1
Other Minorities	18	5	25.0	8.6-54.3	13	75.0	45.7-91.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	5	42.8	12.9-79.1	9	57.2	20.9-87.1
-English Speaking	7	4	87.4	42.9-98.5	3	12.6	1.5-57.1
-Spanish Speaking	7	1	15.9	1.9-64.7	6	84.1	35.3-98.1
Non-Hispanic	1,005	382	40.6	36.0-45.3	623	59.4	54.7-64.0
AGE
18-24	23	2	7.4	1.3-32.3	21	92.6	67.7-98.7
25-34	74	18	24.6	12.3-43.0	56	75.4	57.0-87.7
35-44	130	46	44.7	31.6-58.5	84	55.3	41.5-68.4
45-54	230	83	41.5	31.7-52.0	147	58.5	48.0-68.3
55-64	185	66	33.0	24.5-42.7	119	67.0	57.3-75.5
65-74	172	74	51.2	40.4-61.8	98	48.8	38.2-59.6
75+	200	94	49.4	39.4-59.5	106	50.6	40.5-60.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	267	132	57.5	48.5-66.0	135	42.5	34.0-51.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	310	115	34.4	26.9-42.7	195	65.6	57.3-73.1
Some Post-H.S.	239	87	38.9	30.2-48.4	152	61.1	51.6-69.8
College Graduate	203	52	28.5	20.0-38.9	151	71.5	61.1-80.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	229	123	55.1	44.9-64.8	106	44.9	35.2-55.1
$15,000- 24,999	199	77	49.5	38.3-60.7	122	50.5	39.3-61.7
$25,000- 34,999	106	28	33.2	20.8-48.4	78	66.8	51.6-79.2
$35,000- 49,999	81	22	28.3	15.9-45.2	59	71.7	54.8-84.1
$50,000-74,999	71	18	19.3	10.4-33.0	53	80.7	67.0-89.6
$75,000+	43	9	26.0	11.2-49.4	34	74.0	50.6-88.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	63	28	42.9	30.1-56.6	35	57.1	43.4-69.9
Forsyth	75	32	39.0	27.7-51.7	43	61.0	48.3-72.3
Guilford	62	24	30.4	20.0-43.4	38	69.6	56.6-80.0
Henderson/Transylvania	85	26	27.4	18.4-38.8	59	72.6	61.2-81.6
Mecklenburg	60	16	25.9	15.9-39.3	44	74.1	60.7-84.1
Orange	37	7	18.7	8.8-35.4	30	81.3	64.6-91.2
Pitt	61	26	35.0	23.5-48.6	35	65.0	51.4-76.5
Randolph	69	17	24.1	14.0-38.2	52	75.9	61.8-86.0
Robeson	77	40	49.1	36.9-61.4	37	50.9	38.6-63.1
Wake	32	10	29.2	14.8-49.4	22	70.8	50.6-85.2
Western NC	112	38	30.6	22.4-40.2	74	69.4	59.8-77.6
Piedmont NC	136	54	45.8	35.8-56.1	82	54.2	43.9-64.2
Eastern NC	153	69	45.5	36.3-55.0	84	54.5	45.0-63.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,022

387

40.4

35.8-45.2

635

59.6

54.8-64.2

RACE

White

781

284

39.1

33.9-44.6

497

60.9

55.4-66.1

African American

170

45.3

34.6-56.5

103

54.7

43.5-65.4

Asian

52.3

9.4-92.1

47.7

7.9-90.6

Native American

70.5

43.9-87.9

29.5

12.1-56.1

Other Minorities

25.0

8.6-54.3

75.0

45.7-91.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

42.8

12.9-79.1

57.2

20.9-87.1

-English Speaking

87.4

42.9-98.5

12.6

1.5-57.1

-Spanish Speaking

15.9

1.9-64.7

84.1

35.3-98.1

Non-Hispanic

1,005

382

40.6

36.0-45.3

623

59.4

54.7-64.0

AGE

18-24

7.4

1.3-32.3

92.6

67.7-98.7

25-34

24.6

12.3-43.0

75.4

57.0-87.7

35-44

130

44.7

31.6-58.5

55.3

41.5-68.4

45-54

230

41.5

31.7-52.0

147

58.5

48.0-68.3

55-64

185

33.0

24.5-42.7

119

67.0

57.3-75.5

65-74

172

51.2

40.4-61.8

48.8

38.2-59.6

75+

200

49.4

39.4-59.5

106

50.6

40.5-60.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

267

132

57.5

48.5-66.0

135

42.5

34.0-51.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

310

115

34.4

26.9-42.7

195

65.6

57.3-73.1

Some Post-H.S.

239

38.9

30.2-48.4

152

61.1

51.6-69.8

College Graduate

203

28.5

20.0-38.9

151

71.5

61.1-80.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

229

123

55.1

44.9-64.8

106

44.9

35.2-55.1

$15,000- 24,999

199

49.5

38.3-60.7

122

50.5

39.3-61.7

$25,000- 34,999

106

33.2

20.8-48.4

66.8

51.6-79.2

$35,000- 49,999

28.3

15.9-45.2

71.7

54.8-84.1

$50,000-74,999

19.3

10.4-33.0

80.7

67.0-89.6

$75,000+

26.0

11.2-49.4

74.0

50.6-88.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

42.9

30.1-56.6

57.1

43.4-69.9

Forsyth

39.0

27.7-51.7

61.0

48.3-72.3

Guilford

30.4

20.0-43.4

69.6

56.6-80.0

Henderson/Transylvania

27.4

18.4-38.8

72.6

61.2-81.6

Mecklenburg

25.9

15.9-39.3

74.1

60.7-84.1

Orange

18.7

8.8-35.4

81.3

64.6-91.2

Pitt

35.0

23.5-48.6

65.0

51.4-76.5

Randolph

24.1

14.0-38.2

75.9

61.8-86.0

Robeson

49.1

36.9-61.4

50.9

38.6-63.1

Wake

29.2

14.8-49.4

70.8

50.6-85.2

Western NC

112

30.6

22.4-40.2

69.4

59.8-77.6

Piedmont NC

136

45.8

35.8-56.1

54.2

43.9-64.2

Eastern NC

153

45.5

36.3-55.0

54.5

45.0-63.7

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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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