BRFSS 2003 - Buncombe County: (Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Buncombe County

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,416	773	6.7	6.0- 7.4	8,643	93.3	92.6-94.0
-Buncombe County	452	36	6.6	4.6- 9.4	416	93.4	90.6-95.4
GENDER
Male	179	11	4.8	2.5- 9.1	168	95.2	90.9-97.5
Female	273	25	8.5	5.6-12.8	248	91.5	87.2-94.4
RACE
White	400	32	6.7	4.6- 9.7	368	93.3	90.3-95.4
Other	51	4	6.3	2.2-16.9	47	93.7	83.1-97.8
AGE
18-44	153	0	0.0	. - .	153	100	. - .
45+	294	36	12.2	8.6-17.0	258	87.8	83.0-91.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	185	18	7.1	4.3-11.6	167	92.9	88.4-95.7
Some College +	266	17	5.7	3.4- 9.6	249	94.3	90.4-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	257	18	6.1	3.6-10.0	239	93.9	90.0-96.4
$50,000+	94	3	2.5	0.8- 7.8	91	97.5	92.2-99.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	36	6.6	4.6- 9.4	416	93.4	90.6-95.4
Guilford	446	30	7.2	4.7-10.7	416	92.8	89.3-95.3
Mecklenburg	448	27	4.6	3.0- 7.0	421	95.4	93.0-97.0
Orange	451	25	3.6	2.3- 5.5	426	96.4	94.5-97.7
Wake	452	17	2.4	1.4- 4.1	435	97.6	95.9-98.6
Chatham/Lee	396	32	8.2	4.4-14.9	364	91.8	85.1-95.6
Nash/Wilson	379	35	7.6	5.3-10.9	344	92.4	89.1-94.7
Craven/Pamlico	452	47	8.8	6.3-12.0	405	91.2	88.0-93.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	50	12.7	8.2-19.2	387	87.3	80.8-91.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	455	40	6.6	4.7- 9.2	415	93.4	90.8-95.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	38	4.9	3.3- 7.1	440	95.1	92.9-96.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	37	6.0	4.0- 8.9	389	94.0	91.1-96.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	473	44	8.3	6.1-11.4	429	91.7	88.6-93.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	34	5.9	4.0- 8.5	383	94.1	91.5-96.0
Northeast NC I	459	40	7.0	4.9- 9.9	419	93.0	90.1-95.1
Northeast NC II	511	49	8.5	6.2-11.5	462	91.5	88.5-93.8
Northeastern Partnership	970	89	8.0	6.3-10.1	881	92.0	89.9-93.7
Mountain AHEC	1,304	113	7.3	5.6- 9.4	1,191	92.7	90.6-94.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,303	288	7.2	6.0- 8.6	3,015	92.8	91.4-94.0
Piedmont	4,040	288	5.5	4.7- 6.5	3,752	94.5	93.5-95.3
Western NC	2,073	197	10.1	7.8-12.9	1,876	89.9	87.1-92.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,416

773

6.7

6.0- 7.4

8,643

93.3

92.6-94.0

-Buncombe County

452

6.6

4.6- 9.4

416

93.4

90.6-95.4

GENDER

Male

179

4.8

2.5- 9.1

168

95.2

90.9-97.5

Female

273

8.5

5.6-12.8

248

91.5

87.2-94.4

RACE

White

400

6.7

4.6- 9.7

368

93.3

90.3-95.4

Other

6.3

2.2-16.9

93.7

83.1-97.8

AGE

18-44

153

0.0

. - .

153

100

. - .

45+

294

12.2

8.6-17.0

258

87.8

83.0-91.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

185

7.1

4.3-11.6

167

92.9

88.4-95.7

Some College +

266

5.7

3.4- 9.6

249

94.3

90.4-96.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

257

6.1

3.6-10.0

239

93.9

90.0-96.4

$50,000+

2.5

0.8- 7.8

97.5

92.2-99.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

6.6

4.6- 9.4

416

93.4

90.6-95.4

Guilford

446

7.2

4.7-10.7

416

92.8

89.3-95.3

Mecklenburg

448

4.6

3.0- 7.0

421

95.4

93.0-97.0

Orange

451

3.6

2.3- 5.5

426

96.4

94.5-97.7

Wake

452

2.4

1.4- 4.1

435

97.6

95.9-98.6

Chatham/Lee

396

8.2

4.4-14.9

364

91.8

85.1-95.6

Nash/Wilson

379

7.6

5.3-10.9

344

92.4

89.1-94.7

Craven/Pamlico

452

8.8

6.3-12.0

405

91.2

88.0-93.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

12.7

8.2-19.2

387

87.3

80.8-91.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

455

6.6

4.7- 9.2

415

93.4

90.8-95.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

4.9

3.3- 7.1

440

95.1

92.9-96.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

6.0

4.0- 8.9

389

94.0

91.1-96.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

473

8.3

6.1-11.4

429

91.7

88.6-93.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

5.9

4.0- 8.5

383

94.1

91.5-96.0

Northeast NC I

459

7.0

4.9- 9.9

419

93.0

90.1-95.1

Northeast NC II

511

8.5

6.2-11.5

462

91.5

88.5-93.8

Northeastern Partnership

970

8.0

6.3-10.1

881

92.0

89.9-93.7

Mountain AHEC

1,304

113

7.3

5.6- 9.4

1,191

92.7

90.6-94.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,303

288

7.2

6.0- 8.6

3,015

92.8

91.4-94.0

Piedmont

4,040

288

5.5

4.7- 6.5

3,752

94.5

93.5-95.3

Western NC

2,073

197

10.1

7.8-12.9

1,876

89.9

87.1-92.2

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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