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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Orange County

Disability

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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%)
North Carolina 6,457 353 4.6 4.0- 5.4 382 4.7 4.1- 5.4 364 5.7 4.9- 6.6 5,358 84.9 83.6-86.1
Orange County 425 14 2.3 1.3- 4.2 17 3.2 1.8- 5.5 9 1.5 0.8- 3.0 385 93.0 90.0-95.1
GENDER
Male 175 4 1.9 0.6- 5.9 8 4.4 2.0- 9.3 7 2.5 1.2- 5.4 156 91.2 85.8-94.7
Female 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
RACE
White 345 9 1.7 0.9- 3.5 15 3.4 1.8- 6.2 5 1.0 0.4- 2.5 316 93.9 90.7-96.0
Other 77 5 4.7 1.6-13.2 2 2.5 0.6- 9.6 4 3.5 1.3- 9.5 66 89.2 80.0-94.5
AGE
18-44 214 7 1.7 0.8- 3.9 6 2.5 1.0- 6.4 3 1.0 0.3- 3.1 198 94.8 90.7-97.1
45+ 209 7 3.2 1.3- 7.6 11 4.2 2.2- 7.8 6 2.3 1.0- 5.2 185 90.3 85.1-93.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 82 2 2.3 0.5-10.8 7 5.3 2.2-12.6 6 3.9 1.5- 9.4 67 88.4 78.3-94.2
Some College + 342 12 2.3 1.3- 4.2 10 2.4 1.1- 5.1 3 0.7 0.2- 2.2 317 94.6 91.6-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 177 6 2.6 1.0- 7.0 11 4.0 2.1- 7.5 7 3.0 1.4- 6.5 153 90.3 85.1-93.9
$50,000+ 156 5 2.6 1.0- 6.3 4 3.2 1.1- 9.1 0 0.0 . - . 147 94.3 88.5-97.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 399 27 5.8 3.8- 8.8 26 6.3 4.1- 9.6 20 4.8 2.9- 7.8 326 83.1 78.5-86.8
Forsyth 451 29 5.4 3.5- 8.3 28 6.0 4.0- 8.8 22 4.2 2.6- 6.7 372 84.4 80.3-87.8
Guilford 405 18 4.3 2.5- 7.2 16 2.9 1.6- 5.1 19 4.2 2.5- 6.9 352 88.6 84.8-91.6
Henderson/Transylvania 454 28 5.0 3.3- 7.5 30 5.6 3.8- 8.4 16 2.6 1.5- 4.4 380 86.8 83.1-89.8
Mecklenburg 434 24 4.1 2.5- 6.5 20 3.7 2.2- 6.0 17 2.8 1.7- 4.6 373 89.4 86.1-92.1
Pitt 405 23 5.3 3.4- 8.3 21 4.3 2.5- 7.5 28 5.6 3.7- 8.2 333 84.8 80.5-88.3
Randolph 414 29 7.6 5.0-11.3 28 5.9 3.7- 9.1 27 5.0 3.2- 7.6 330 81.6 76.8-85.6
Robeson 415 30 5.2 3.4- 7.9 27 6.3 4.1- 9.5 41 7.1 5.0-10.0 317 81.4 76.9-85.2
Wake 415 13 3.9 2.1- 6.9 14 1.8 1.0- 3.2 6 1.0 0.4- 2.7 382 93.3 90.0-95.5
Western NC 631 38 5.7 4.0- 8.0 45 5.6 4.1- 7.7 43 6.1 4.2- 8.7 505 82.6 79.1-85.6
Piedmont NC 851 44 4.6 3.3- 6.5 39 3.4 2.4- 4.8 63 7.9 6.0-10.4 705 84.1 81.0-86.7
Eastern NC 758 36 4.4 2.9- 6.6 71 6.9 5.3- 9.0 53 6.7 4.9- 9.0 598 82.0 78.7-84.9

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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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