BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Disability Status*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--MALE Respondents Only

Disability Status*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,519	584	20.1	17.9-22.5	1,935	79.9	77.5-82.1
RACE
White	1,907	446	20.4	17.9-23.3	1,461	79.6	76.7-82.1
African American	357	98	25.6	19.7-32.6	259	74.4	67.4-80.3
Asian	31	2	13.0	2.1-50.9	29	87.0	49.1-97.9
Native American	69	20	20.2	9.9-37.0	49	79.8	63.0-90.1
Other Minorities	142	15	8.5	4.3-16.1	127	91.5	83.9-95.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	152	15	5.6	2.7-11.5	137	94.4	88.5-97.3
-English Speaking	54	8	5.9	2.5-12.9	46	94.1	87.1-97.5
-Spanish Speaking	98	7	5.6	2.2-13.6	91	94.4	86.4-97.8
Non-Hispanic	2,362	569	21.6	19.2-24.2	1,793	78.4	75.8-80.8
AGE
18-24	182	17	7.4	3.7-14.4	165	92.6	85.6-96.3
25-34	437	58	13.4	9.6-18.4	379	86.6	81.6-90.4
35-44	547	91	16.5	12.4-21.6	456	83.5	78.4-87.6
45-54	510	118	19.5	14.9-25.2	392	80.5	74.8-85.1
55-64	358	120	32.8	26.4-39.9	238	67.2	60.1-73.6
65-74	289	102	42.7	34.6-51.2	187	57.3	48.8-65.4
75+	176	76	38.9	26.9-52.3	100	61.1	47.7-73.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	421	147	25.5	20.2-31.6	274	74.5	68.4-79.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	744	157	19.1	15.2-23.6	587	80.9	76.4-84.8
Some Post-H.S.	516	137	25.6	20.1-31.8	379	74.4	68.2-79.9
College Graduate	832	140	13.3	10.4-16.9	692	86.7	83.1-89.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	198	109	44.9	33.5-56.8	89	55.1	43.2-66.5
$15,000- 24,999	390	113	26.7	20.6-33.8	277	73.3	66.2-79.4
$25,000- 34,999	307	51	12.3	8.3-17.7	256	87.7	82.3-91.7
$35,000- 49,999	390	70	18.4	13.1-25.2	320	81.6	74.8-86.9
$50,000-74,999	284	57	19.8	13.8-27.6	227	80.2	72.4-86.2
$75,000+	428	51	9.9	6.8-14.0	377	90.1	86.0-93.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	152	49	29.9	22.5-38.4	103	70.1	61.6-77.5
Forsyth	173	35	18.4	13.1-25.4	138	81.6	74.6-86.9
Guilford	149	29	16.7	11.3-24.0	120	83.3	76.0-88.7
Henderson/Transylvania	180	42	17.5	12.7-23.7	138	82.5	76.3-87.3
Mecklenburg	158	27	11.8	7.6-17.8	131	88.2	82.2-92.4
Orange	176	32	15.7	10.8-22.4	144	84.3	77.6-89.2
Pitt	155	37	22.2	15.7-30.5	118	77.8	69.5-84.3
Randolph	168	51	27.9	20.8-36.4	117	72.1	63.6-79.2
Robeson	169	45	21.9	15.7-29.5	124	78.1	70.5-84.3
Wake	179	24	15.6	10.0-23.5	155	84.4	76.5-90.0
Western NC	273	67	20.9	16.0-26.7	206	79.1	73.3-84.0
Piedmont NC	312	81	22.7	17.6-28.8	231	77.3	71.2-82.4
Eastern NC	275	65	21.2	16.2-27.1	210	78.8	72.9-83.8

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,519

584

20.1

17.9-22.5

1,935

79.9

77.5-82.1

RACE

White

1,907

446

20.4

17.9-23.3

1,461

79.6

76.7-82.1

African American

357

25.6

19.7-32.6

259

74.4

67.4-80.3

Asian

13.0

2.1-50.9

87.0

49.1-97.9

Native American

20.2

9.9-37.0

79.8

63.0-90.1

Other Minorities

142

8.5

4.3-16.1

127

91.5

83.9-95.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

152

5.6

2.7-11.5

137

94.4

88.5-97.3

-English Speaking

5.9

2.5-12.9

94.1

87.1-97.5

-Spanish Speaking

5.6

2.2-13.6

94.4

86.4-97.8

Non-Hispanic

2,362

569

21.6

19.2-24.2

1,793

78.4

75.8-80.8

AGE

18-24

182

7.4

3.7-14.4

165

92.6

85.6-96.3

25-34

437

13.4

9.6-18.4

379

86.6

81.6-90.4

35-44

547

16.5

12.4-21.6

456

83.5

78.4-87.6

45-54

510

118

19.5

14.9-25.2

392

80.5

74.8-85.1

55-64

358

120

32.8

26.4-39.9

238

67.2

60.1-73.6

65-74

289

102

42.7

34.6-51.2

187

57.3

48.8-65.4

75+

176

38.9

26.9-52.3

100

61.1

47.7-73.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

421

147

25.5

20.2-31.6

274

74.5

68.4-79.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

744

157

19.1

15.2-23.6

587

80.9

76.4-84.8

Some Post-H.S.

516

137

25.6

20.1-31.8

379

74.4

68.2-79.9

College Graduate

832

140

13.3

10.4-16.9

692

86.7

83.1-89.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

198

109

44.9

33.5-56.8

55.1

43.2-66.5

$15,000- 24,999

390

113

26.7

20.6-33.8

277

73.3

66.2-79.4

$25,000- 34,999

307

12.3

8.3-17.7

256

87.7

82.3-91.7

$35,000- 49,999

390

18.4

13.1-25.2

320

81.6

74.8-86.9

$50,000-74,999

284

19.8

13.8-27.6

227

80.2

72.4-86.2

$75,000+

428

9.9

6.8-14.0

377

90.1

86.0-93.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

152

29.9

22.5-38.4

103

70.1

61.6-77.5

Forsyth

173

18.4

13.1-25.4

138

81.6

74.6-86.9

Guilford

149

16.7

11.3-24.0

120

83.3

76.0-88.7

Henderson/Transylvania

180

17.5

12.7-23.7

138

82.5

76.3-87.3

Mecklenburg

158

11.8

7.6-17.8

131

88.2

82.2-92.4

Orange

176

15.7

10.8-22.4

144

84.3

77.6-89.2

Pitt

155

22.2

15.7-30.5

118

77.8

69.5-84.3

Randolph

168

27.9

20.8-36.4

117

72.1

63.6-79.2

Robeson

169

21.9

15.7-29.5

124

78.1

70.5-84.3

Wake

179

15.6

10.0-23.5

155

84.4

76.5-90.0

Western NC

273

20.9

16.0-26.7

206

79.1

73.3-84.0

Piedmont NC

312

22.7

17.6-28.8

231

77.3

71.2-82.4

Eastern NC

275

21.2

16.2-27.1

210

78.8

72.9-83.8

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*Data for this table were derived from questions 1,2,3,4 in the Disability, Quality of Life Module (page 51) 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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