BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Disability Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,267	3,034	28.5	27.0-29.9	6,233	71.5	70.1-73.0
-Eastern NC	3,243	1,151	31.3	28.8-34.0	2,092	68.7	66.0-71.2
GENDER
Male	1,133	399	30.3	26.2-34.8	734	69.7	65.2-73.8
Female	2,110	752	32.2	29.1-35.5	1,358	67.8	64.5-70.9
RACE
White	2,030	683	30.6	27.4-34.0	1,347	69.4	66.0-72.6
African American	957	376	35.5	30.7-40.7	581	64.5	59.3-69.3
Other Minorities	241	90	27.9	19.6-38.1	151	72.1	61.9-80.4
AGE
18-24	197	43	15.9	10.0-24.2	154	84.1	75.8-90.0
25-34	481	80	15.4	10.9-21.3	401	84.6	78.7-89.1
35-44	584	147	23.5	18.4-29.4	437	76.5	70.6-81.6
45-54	635	230	38.7	32.3-45.4	405	61.3	54.6-67.7
55-64	553	249	47.9	41.5-54.4	304	52.1	45.6-58.5
65-74	450	207	42.7	35.9-49.7	243	57.3	50.3-64.1
75+	326	190	60.5	52.5-68.0	136	39.5	32.0-47.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	647	366	50.2	43.5-56.8	281	49.8	43.2-56.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,081	370	31.6	27.2-36.3	711	68.4	63.7-72.8
Some Post-H.S.	833	251	25.3	20.7-30.6	582	74.7	69.4-79.3
College Graduate	679	162	22.7	17.8-28.4	517	77.3	71.6-82.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	459	281	58.5	50.1-66.4	178	41.5	33.6-49.9
$15,000- 24,999	644	241	33.4	27.7-39.7	403	66.6	60.3-72.3
$25,000- 34,999	372	97	27.6	20.7-35.9	275	72.4	64.1-79.3
$35,000- 49,999	418	92	20.1	14.9-26.6	326	79.9	73.4-85.1
$50,000-74,999	329	70	15.9	11.2-22.1	259	84.1	77.9-88.8
$75,000+	290	49	19.8	12.5-30.1	241	80.2	69.9-87.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	443	158	31.7	27.1-36.8	285	68.3	63.2-72.9
Guilford	443	120	25.2	20.8-30.2	323	74.8	69.8-79.2
Mecklenburg	443	122	22.7	18.7-27.3	321	77.3	72.7-81.3
Orange	449	112	23.3	16.5-31.7	337	76.7	68.3-83.5
Wake	443	108	22.4	18.1-27.3	335	77.6	72.7-81.9
Chatham/Lee	391	103	24.0	18.6-30.4	288	76.0	69.6-81.4
Nash/Wilson	371	129	31.6	26.4-37.3	242	68.4	62.7-73.6
Craven/Pamlico	448	167	33.7	28.8-39.0	281	66.3	61.0-71.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	428	147	32.4	26.8-38.5	281	67.6	61.5-73.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	449	139	26.6	21.9-31.9	310	73.4	68.1-78.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	468	175	31.0	24.9-37.8	293	69.0	62.2-75.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	422	144	27.0	21.7-33.1	278	73.0	66.9-78.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	466	180	35.5	30.7-40.6	286	64.5	59.4-69.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	409	158	33.4	28.2-39.1	251	66.6	60.9-71.8
Northeast NC I	448	161	33.9	28.5-39.7	287	66.1	60.3-71.5
Northeast NC II	501	185	34.5	29.6-39.6	316	65.5	60.4-70.4
Northeastern Partnership	949	346	34.3	30.6-38.2	603	65.7	61.8-69.4
Mountain AHEC	1,284	468	35.0	30.8-39.5	816	65.0	60.5-69.2
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,978	1,157	25.4	23.5-27.4	2,821	74.6	72.6-76.5
Western NC	2,046	726	34.7	31.2-38.4	1,320	65.3	61.6-68.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,267

3,034

28.5

27.0-29.9

6,233

71.5

70.1-73.0

-Eastern NC

3,243

1,151

31.3

28.8-34.0

2,092

68.7

66.0-71.2

GENDER

Male

1,133

399

30.3

26.2-34.8

734

69.7

65.2-73.8

Female

2,110

752

32.2

29.1-35.5

1,358

67.8

64.5-70.9

RACE

White

2,030

683

30.6

27.4-34.0

1,347

69.4

66.0-72.6

African American

957

376

35.5

30.7-40.7

581

64.5

59.3-69.3

Other Minorities

241

27.9

19.6-38.1

151

72.1

61.9-80.4

AGE

18-24

197

15.9

10.0-24.2

154

84.1

75.8-90.0

25-34

481

15.4

10.9-21.3

401

84.6

78.7-89.1

35-44

584

147

23.5

18.4-29.4

437

76.5

70.6-81.6

45-54

635

230

38.7

32.3-45.4

405

61.3

54.6-67.7

55-64

553

249

47.9

41.5-54.4

304

52.1

45.6-58.5

65-74

450

207

42.7

35.9-49.7

243

57.3

50.3-64.1

75+

326

190

60.5

52.5-68.0

136

39.5

32.0-47.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

647

366

50.2

43.5-56.8

281

49.8

43.2-56.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,081

370

31.6

27.2-36.3

711

68.4

63.7-72.8

Some Post-H.S.

833

251

25.3

20.7-30.6

582

74.7

69.4-79.3

College Graduate

679

162

22.7

17.8-28.4

517

77.3

71.6-82.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

459

281

58.5

50.1-66.4

178

41.5

33.6-49.9

$15,000- 24,999

644

241

33.4

27.7-39.7

403

66.6

60.3-72.3

$25,000- 34,999

372

27.6

20.7-35.9

275

72.4

64.1-79.3

$35,000- 49,999

418

20.1

14.9-26.6

326

79.9

73.4-85.1

$50,000-74,999

329

15.9

11.2-22.1

259

84.1

77.9-88.8

$75,000+

290

19.8

12.5-30.1

241

80.2

69.9-87.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

443

158

31.7

27.1-36.8

285

68.3

63.2-72.9

Guilford

443

120

25.2

20.8-30.2

323

74.8

69.8-79.2

Mecklenburg

443

122

22.7

18.7-27.3

321

77.3

72.7-81.3

Orange

449

112

23.3

16.5-31.7

337

76.7

68.3-83.5

Wake

443

108

22.4

18.1-27.3

335

77.6

72.7-81.9

Chatham/Lee

391

103

24.0

18.6-30.4

288

76.0

69.6-81.4

Nash/Wilson

371

129

31.6

26.4-37.3

242

68.4

62.7-73.6

Craven/Pamlico

448

167

33.7

28.8-39.0

281

66.3

61.0-71.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

428

147

32.4

26.8-38.5

281

67.6

61.5-73.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

449

139

26.6

21.9-31.9

310

73.4

68.1-78.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

468

175

31.0

24.9-37.8

293

69.0

62.2-75.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

422

144

27.0

21.7-33.1

278

73.0

66.9-78.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

466

180

35.5

30.7-40.6

286

64.5

59.4-69.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

409

158

33.4

28.2-39.1

251

66.6

60.9-71.8

Northeast NC I

448

161

33.9

28.5-39.7

287

66.1

60.3-71.5

Northeast NC II

501

185

34.5

29.6-39.6

316

65.5

60.4-70.4

Northeastern Partnership

949

346

34.3

30.6-38.2

603

65.7

61.8-69.4

Mountain AHEC

1,284

468

35.0

30.8-39.5

816

65.0

60.5-69.2

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,978

1,157

25.4

23.5-27.4

2,821

74.6

72.6-76.5

Western NC

2,046

726

34.7

31.2-38.4

1,320

65.3

61.6-68.8

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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 2003 questionnaire.

^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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