BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (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 Eastern North Carolina**

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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
-Eastern NC	3,303	288	7.2	6.0- 8.6	3,015	92.8	91.4-94.0
GENDER
Male	1,161	93	7.2	5.2- 9.8	1,068	92.8	90.2-94.8
Female	2,142	195	7.2	5.8- 8.8	1,947	92.8	91.2-94.2
RACE
White	2,064	151	6.9	5.3- 8.8	1,913	93.1	91.2-94.7
African American	974	117	9.1	6.9-12.0	857	90.9	88.0-93.1
Other Minorities	247	20	4.7	2.4- 9.1	227	95.3	90.9-97.6
AGE
18-24	201	4	3.1	0.9-10.7	197	96.9	89.3-99.1
25-34	492	5	1.9	0.6- 6.0	487	98.1	94.0-99.4
35-44	595	20	2.9	1.4- 5.9	575	97.1	94.1-98.6
45-54	644	55	6.8	4.5-10.2	589	93.2	89.8-95.5
55-64	565	68	11.9	8.5-16.4	497	88.1	83.6-91.5
65-74	458	55	12.8	8.7-18.4	403	87.2	81.6-91.3
75+	328	80	25.2	18.5-33.2	248	74.8	66.8-81.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	659	112	14.9	11.2-19.4	547	85.1	80.6-88.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,104	85	6.8	4.7- 9.7	1,019	93.2	90.3-95.3
Some Post-H.S.	847	54	4.9	3.1- 7.6	793	95.1	92.4-96.9
College Graduate	688	36	4.1	2.5- 6.7	652	95.9	93.3-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	466	89	15.8	11.6-21.0	377	84.2	79.0-88.4
$15,000- 24,999	656	57	7.3	4.6-11.2	599	92.7	88.8-95.4
$25,000- 34,999	381	11	5.1	2.3-10.6	370	94.9	89.4-97.7
$35,000- 49,999	423	20	5.0	2.5- 9.7	403	95.0	90.3-97.5
$50,000-74,999	333	10	2.4	0.9- 6.0	323	97.6	94.0-99.1
$75,000+	291	12	2.5	1.1- 5.6	279	97.5	94.4-98.9
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***
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

-Eastern NC

3,303

288

7.2

6.0- 8.6

3,015

92.8

91.4-94.0

GENDER

Male

1,161

7.2

5.2- 9.8

1,068

92.8

90.2-94.8

Female

2,142

195

7.2

5.8- 8.8

1,947

92.8

91.2-94.2

RACE

White

2,064

151

6.9

5.3- 8.8

1,913

93.1

91.2-94.7

African American

974

117

9.1

6.9-12.0

857

90.9

88.0-93.1

Other Minorities

247

4.7

2.4- 9.1

227

95.3

90.9-97.6

AGE

18-24

201

3.1

0.9-10.7

197

96.9

89.3-99.1

25-34

492

1.9

0.6- 6.0

487

98.1

94.0-99.4

35-44

595

2.9

1.4- 5.9

575

97.1

94.1-98.6

45-54

644

6.8

4.5-10.2

589

93.2

89.8-95.5

55-64

565

11.9

8.5-16.4

497

88.1

83.6-91.5

65-74

458

12.8

8.7-18.4

403

87.2

81.6-91.3

75+

328

25.2

18.5-33.2

248

74.8

66.8-81.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

659

112

14.9

11.2-19.4

547

85.1

80.6-88.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,104

6.8

4.7- 9.7

1,019

93.2

90.3-95.3

Some Post-H.S.

847

4.9

3.1- 7.6

793

95.1

92.4-96.9

College Graduate

688

4.1

2.5- 6.7

652

95.9

93.3-97.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

466

15.8

11.6-21.0

377

84.2

79.0-88.4

$15,000- 24,999

656

7.3

4.6-11.2

599

92.7

88.8-95.4

$25,000- 34,999

381

5.1

2.3-10.6

370

94.9

89.4-97.7

$35,000- 49,999

423

5.0

2.5- 9.7

403

95.0

90.3-97.5

$50,000-74,999

333

2.4

0.9- 6.0

323

97.6

94.0-99.1

$75,000+

291

2.5

1.1- 5.6

279

97.5

94.4-98.9

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***

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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