BRFSS 2003 - Mecklenburg County: (A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mecklenburg County

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
North Carolina	9,212	539	4.9	4.3- 5.5	604	5.5	4.8- 6.2	619	5.5	4.9- 6.2	7,450	84.2	83.0-85.2
-Mecklenburg County	441	29	4.9	3.3- 7.3	19	3.4	2.0- 5.7	24	4.5	2.9- 7.0	369	87.2	83.6-90.2
GENDER
Male	166	8	3.2	1.5- 6.8	6	2.5	1.0- 6.1	13	5.5	3.0- 9.8	139	88.9	83.3-92.7
Female	275	21	6.6	4.1-10.5	13	4.3	2.3- 8.0	11	3.5	1.8- 6.7	230	85.5	80.4-89.5
RACE
White	289	15	3.9	2.2- 6.7	14	4.3	2.3- 7.8	14	4.3	2.4- 7.7	246	87.5	82.7-91.1
Other	148	14	6.9	3.8-12.1	5	1.9	0.7- 5.0	10	4.9	2.5- 9.6	119	86.3	79.8-90.9
AGE
18-44	199	8	3.1	1.4- 6.5	4	1.6	0.5- 4.5	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8	185	94.8	90.8-97.1
45+	239	20	6.8	4.2-10.8	15	5.8	3.2-10.4	22	9.6	6.1-14.9	182	77.8	71.3-83.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	123	11	5.8	3.0-10.8	8	4.6	2.0-10.1	14	7.8	4.3-13.8	90	81.8	73.8-87.7
Some College +	317	18	4.5	2.6- 7.5	11	2.8	1.4- 5.6	10	2.8	1.4- 5.7	278	89.9	85.7-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	179	18	7.7	4.6-12.6	10	4.0	2.0- 7.9	13	5.5	3.0- 9.9	138	82.8	76.4-87.8
$50,000+	155	4	2.4	0.8- 6.6	2	1.1	0.3- 4.6	7	4.7	2.0-10.5	142	91.9	85.6-95.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	440	24	5.7	3.6- 8.7	38	7.9	5.6-11.1	20	3.8	2.4- 5.9	358	82.7	78.5-86.2
Guilford	440	16	2.9	1.7- 4.9	19	4.0	2.4- 6.6	21	4.9	2.9- 8.2	384	88.3	84.3-91.3
Mecklenburg	441	29	4.9	3.3- 7.3	19	3.4	2.0- 5.7	24	4.5	2.9- 7.0	369	87.2	83.6-90.2
Orange	446	20	3.6	2.2- 5.9	24	3.6	2.3- 5.7	13	1.9	1.0- 3.3	389	90.9	87.8-93.3
Wake	444	19	4.5	2.7- 7.4	17	2.6	1.5- 4.3	8	1.1	0.5- 2.3	400	91.8	88.6-94.2
Chatham/Lee	390	18	3.4	2.0- 5.7	23	6.1	3.8- 9.7	20	3.6	2.2- 5.8	329	87.0	82.7-90.3
Nash/Wilson	364	24	5.8	3.5- 9.5	29	6.8	4.6- 9.9	23	6.4	4.1- 9.8	288	81.1	76.1-85.2
Craven/Pamlico	446	36	6.3	4.4- 8.9	35	7.4	5.1-10.5	29	5.6	3.8- 8.2	346	80.7	76.5-84.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	424	33	6.5	4.4- 9.4	36	7.1	4.9-10.1	34	10.4	6.1-17.2	321	76.0	69.8-81.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	448	24	4.4	2.7- 7.1	23	4.2	2.7- 6.5	32	5.0	3.4- 7.3	369	86.3	82.5-89.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	467	33	6.4	4.0-10.0	30	3.9	2.6- 5.9	38	5.3	3.7- 7.7	366	84.4	79.9-88.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	420	12	2.1	1.1- 4.0	42	7.8	5.5-11.1	25	4.4	2.8- 6.7	341	85.7	81.4-89.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	460	28	6.2	4.1- 9.2	31	5.1	3.4- 7.5	48	9.7	7.1-13.0	353	79.1	74.7-82.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	405	31	6.6	4.3- 9.8	25	5.2	3.2- 8.1	45	8.8	6.3-12.0	304	79.5	74.8-83.6
Northeast NC I	446	36	6.4	4.4- 9.1	34	7.4	5.1-10.7	35	9.3	6.3-13.5	341	77.0	71.8-81.4
Northeast NC II	500	36	5.8	3.9- 8.5	32	5.1	3.5- 7.5	42	9.4	6.6-13.1	390	79.7	75.2-83.5
Northeastern Partnership	946	72	6.0	4.5- 7.9	66	5.9	4.5- 7.7	77	9.4	7.2-12.1	731	78.7	75.4-81.7
Mountain AHEC	1,277	55	4.2	3.0- 5.8	119	9.2	7.2-11.8	92	7.3	5.5- 9.5	1,011	79.3	75.9-82.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,217	231	6.5	5.2- 8.0	217	6.1	4.9- 7.7	252	6.3	5.3- 7.6	2,517	81.1	78.8-83.2
Piedmont	3,960	208	4.2	3.5- 5.1	218	4.5	3.7- 5.5	211	4.4	3.7- 5.3	3,323	86.9	85.4-88.2
Western NC	2,035	100	4.3	3.2- 5.6	169	8.0	6.3-10.1	156	7.9	6.2-10.2	1,610	79.8	76.8-82.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,212

539

4.9

4.3- 5.5

604

5.5

4.8- 6.2

619

5.5

4.9- 6.2

7,450

84.2

83.0-85.2

-Mecklenburg County

441

4.9

3.3- 7.3

3.4

2.0- 5.7

4.5

2.9- 7.0

369

87.2

83.6-90.2

GENDER

Male

166

3.2

1.5- 6.8

2.5

1.0- 6.1

5.5

3.0- 9.8

139

88.9

83.3-92.7

Female

275

6.6

4.1-10.5

4.3

2.3- 8.0

3.5

1.8- 6.7

230

85.5

80.4-89.5

RACE

White

289

3.9

2.2- 6.7

4.3

2.3- 7.8

4.3

2.4- 7.7

246

87.5

82.7-91.1

Other

148

6.9

3.8-12.1

1.9

0.7- 5.0

4.9

2.5- 9.6

119

86.3

79.8-90.9

AGE

18-44

199

3.1

1.4- 6.5

1.6

0.5- 4.5

0.6

0.1- 2.8

185

94.8

90.8-97.1

45+

239

6.8

4.2-10.8

5.8

3.2-10.4

9.6

6.1-14.9

182

77.8

71.3-83.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

123

5.8

3.0-10.8

4.6

2.0-10.1

7.8

4.3-13.8

81.8

73.8-87.7

Some College +

317

4.5

2.6- 7.5

2.8

1.4- 5.6

2.8

1.4- 5.7

278

89.9

85.7-92.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

179

7.7

4.6-12.6

4.0

2.0- 7.9

5.5

3.0- 9.9

138

82.8

76.4-87.8

$50,000+

155

2.4

0.8- 6.6

1.1

0.3- 4.6

4.7

2.0-10.5

142

91.9

85.6-95.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

440

5.7

3.6- 8.7

7.9

5.6-11.1

3.8

2.4- 5.9

358

82.7

78.5-86.2

Guilford

440

2.9

1.7- 4.9

4.0

2.4- 6.6

4.9

2.9- 8.2

384

88.3

84.3-91.3

Mecklenburg

441

4.9

3.3- 7.3

3.4

2.0- 5.7

4.5

2.9- 7.0

369

87.2

83.6-90.2

Orange

446

3.6

2.2- 5.9

3.6

2.3- 5.7

1.9

1.0- 3.3

389

90.9

87.8-93.3

Wake

444

4.5

2.7- 7.4

2.6

1.5- 4.3

1.1

0.5- 2.3

400

91.8

88.6-94.2

Chatham/Lee

390

3.4

2.0- 5.7

6.1

3.8- 9.7

3.6

2.2- 5.8

329

87.0

82.7-90.3

Nash/Wilson

364

5.8

3.5- 9.5

6.8

4.6- 9.9

6.4

4.1- 9.8

288

81.1

76.1-85.2

Craven/Pamlico

446

6.3

4.4- 8.9

7.4

5.1-10.5

5.6

3.8- 8.2

346

80.7

76.5-84.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

424

6.5

4.4- 9.4

7.1

4.9-10.1

10.4

6.1-17.2

321

76.0

69.8-81.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

448

4.4

2.7- 7.1

4.2

2.7- 6.5

5.0

3.4- 7.3

369

86.3

82.5-89.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

467

6.4

4.0-10.0

3.9

2.6- 5.9

5.3

3.7- 7.7

366

84.4

79.9-88.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

420

2.1

1.1- 4.0

7.8

5.5-11.1

4.4

2.8- 6.7

341

85.7

81.4-89.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

460

6.2

4.1- 9.2

5.1

3.4- 7.5

9.7

7.1-13.0

353

79.1

74.7-82.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

405

6.6

4.3- 9.8

5.2

3.2- 8.1

8.8

6.3-12.0

304

79.5

74.8-83.6

Northeast NC I

446

6.4

4.4- 9.1

7.4

5.1-10.7

9.3

6.3-13.5

341

77.0

71.8-81.4

Northeast NC II

500

5.8

3.9- 8.5

5.1

3.5- 7.5

9.4

6.6-13.1

390

79.7

75.2-83.5

Northeastern Partnership

946

6.0

4.5- 7.9

5.9

4.5- 7.7

9.4

7.2-12.1

731

78.7

75.4-81.7

Mountain AHEC

1,277

4.2

3.0- 5.8

119

9.2

7.2-11.8

7.3

5.5- 9.5

1,011

79.3

75.9-82.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,217

231

6.5

5.2- 8.0

217

6.1

4.9- 7.7

252

6.3

5.3- 7.6

2,517

81.1

78.8-83.2

Piedmont

3,960

208

4.2

3.5- 5.1

218

4.5

3.7- 5.5

211

4.4

3.7- 5.3

3,323

86.9

85.4-88.2

Western NC

2,035

100

4.3

3.2- 5.6

169

8.0

6.3-10.1

156

7.9

6.2-10.2

1,610

79.8

76.8-82.4

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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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