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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
TOTAL	1,804	155	6.9	5.4- 8.8	116	5.2	3.9- 7.0	166	7.7	6.2- 9.4	1,367	80.2	77.5-82.8
GENDER
Male	580	55	7.6	5.0-11.4	37	5.6	3.3- 9.1	65	8.8	6.3-12.2	423	78.0	72.8-82.4
Female	1,224	100	6.3	4.8- 8.3	79	5.0	3.6- 6.8	101	6.8	5.2- 8.7	944	82.0	79.0-84.6
AGE
18-24	138	7	1.7	0.7- 4.1	3	2.0	0.5- 7.9	2	1.1	0.3- 4.7	126	95.1	89.9-97.7
25-34	280	14	4.2	1.3-12.2	10	3.4	1.2- 9.1	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	255	92.3	84.5-96.3
35-44	359	19	4.9	2.7- 8.9	15	3.9	2.0- 7.5	22	3.8	2.2- 6.5	303	87.4	82.3-91.1
45-54	404	32	7.5	4.5-12.0	37	8.7	5.0-14.7	57	12.8	8.9-18.0	278	71.1	64.0-77.3
55-64	278	29	12.2	7.4-19.3	27	8.1	4.6-13.7	49	20.7	14.2-29.2	173	59.1	50.3-67.3
65-74	197	32	12.5	7.6-19.8	16	7.7	3.8-15.2	20	16.9	9.8-27.7	129	62.9	52.1-72.5
75+	136	22	17.3	9.6-29.2	8	5.1	2.0-12.3	14	9.4	4.9-17.3	92	68.2	56.1-78.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	424	64	13.7	9.6-19.1	32	6.0	3.7- 9.8	78	16.3	12.0-21.6	250	64.0	57.0-70.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	628	58	6.2	4.3- 8.8	41	5.5	3.4- 8.7	53	6.1	4.3- 8.6	476	82.2	77.9-85.8
Some Post-H.S.	424	19	4.9	2.1-11.0	26	5.6	2.9-10.6	29	7.2	4.2-12.1	350	82.3	75.3-87.7
College Graduate	324	14	3.9	1.9- 7.9	17	3.3	1.7- 6.3	6	2.4	1.0- 5.8	287	90.3	85.5-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	334	43	9.8	6.3-14.9	37	10.6	6.7-16.2	58	19.2	13.6-26.3	196	60.5	52.2-68.2
$15,000- 24,999	423	41	7.4	4.6-11.7	20	3.3	1.8- 5.9	37	8.1	5.1-12.7	325	81.2	75.3-86.0
$25,000- 34,999	220	16	7.3	4.1-12.7	7	3.8	1.6- 8.7	6	3.4	1.4- 8.3	191	85.4	78.4-90.4
$35,000- 49,999	194	8	3.9	1.4-10.2	10	5.0	1.5-15.3	3	1.1	0.3- 4.6	173	90.0	80.6-95.1
$50,000-74,999	116	4	4.3	1.3-13.3	4	3.0	0.9- 9.6	5	3.4	1.2- 9.3	103	89.3	80.1-94.5
$75,000+	93	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	3	2.4	0.6- 8.8	87	96.1	90.2-98.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	4	13.2	4.3-34.1	2	12.6	3.3-38.2	1	2.7	0.4-17.3	22	71.5	49.0-86.7
Guilford	114	3	1.7	0.5- 6.0	6	6.0	2.4-14.2	8	5.7	2.6-12.3	97	86.5	77.7-92.2
Mecklenburg	116	13	8.8	4.9-15.2	5	2.9	1.1- 7.5	10	7.5	3.8-14.3	88	80.8	72.5-87.1
Orange	47	4	10.5	3.8-25.7	2	2.8	0.7-11.0	3	4.8	1.4-14.9	38	81.9	67.1-90.9
Wake	83	6	5.9	2.4-13.9	3	3.8	1.2-11.9	3	1.8	0.6- 5.7	71	88.4	79.2-93.8
Chatham/Lee	69	3	5.2	1.5-16.6	4	4.8	1.5-13.9	4	3.3	1.1- 9.6	58	86.7	74.9-93.5
Nash/Wilson	116	9	8.6	3.6-19.1	7	5.8	2.7-12.1	9	9.0	4.6-16.9	91	76.6	66.0-84.7
Craven/Pamlico	90	14	12.5	6.8-21.6	8	8.7	4.0-17.7	10	9.6	4.7-18.5	58	69.3	57.3-79.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	2	15.5	3.1-51.1	2	10.0	2.2-35.2	2	6.1	1.3-24.1	10	68.4	36.7-89.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.0	1.2-44.8	1	18.8	2.8-65.2	7	72.2	32.9-93.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	159	14	4.7	2.4- 8.8	11	4.7	2.2- 9.6	14	5.5	2.8-10.4	120	85.2	76.8-90.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.4	1.6-50.8	0	0.0	. - .	8	88.6	49.2-98.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	141	14	10.3	5.8-17.7	8	3.3	1.5- 6.9	18	12.6	7.5-20.4	101	73.8	64.7-81.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	124	13	7.9	4.3-14.1	9	5.4	2.6-10.9	14	10.4	5.6-18.4	88	76.2	66.3-84.0
Northeast NC I	231	20	7.0	4.3-11.2	17	6.9	4.1-11.3	17	8.9	5.2-14.9	177	77.2	70.4-82.9
Northeast NC II	142	11	4.8	2.5- 9.0	13	7.4	4.0-13.3	19	16.2	9.7-25.9	99	71.6	61.7-79.7
Northeastern Partnership	373	31	5.9	3.9- 8.6	30	7.1	4.8-10.6	36	12.7	8.6-18.2	276	74.3	68.4-79.5
Mountain AHEC	47	5	12.5	4.6-29.7	4	10.5	3.5-27.7	3	8.7	2.4-26.8	35	68.2	49.4-82.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	947	88	8.1	5.5-11.7	65	5.3	3.5- 8.0	100	9.9	7.5-12.9	694	76.7	72.1-80.7
Piedmont	788	59	5.8	4.1- 8.1	45	4.4	3.0- 6.4	61	6.1	4.3- 8.5	623	83.8	80.3-86.7
Western NC	69	8	11.3	4.9-24.0	6	20.6	5.9-52.1	5	6.4	2.1-17.9	50	61.7	39.0-80.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,804

155

6.9

5.4- 8.8

116

5.2

3.9- 7.0

166

7.7

6.2- 9.4

1,367

80.2

77.5-82.8

GENDER

Male

580

7.6

5.0-11.4

5.6

3.3- 9.1

8.8

6.3-12.2

423

78.0

72.8-82.4

Female

1,224

100

6.3

4.8- 8.3

5.0

3.6- 6.8

101

6.8

5.2- 8.7

944

82.0

79.0-84.6

AGE

18-24

138

1.7

0.7- 4.1

2.0

0.5- 7.9

1.1

0.3- 4.7

126

95.1

89.9-97.7

25-34

280

4.2

1.3-12.2

3.4

1.2- 9.1

0.1

0.0- 1.0

255

92.3

84.5-96.3

35-44

359

4.9

2.7- 8.9

3.9

2.0- 7.5

3.8

2.2- 6.5

303

87.4

82.3-91.1

45-54

404

7.5

4.5-12.0

8.7

5.0-14.7

12.8

8.9-18.0

278

71.1

64.0-77.3

55-64

278

12.2

7.4-19.3

8.1

4.6-13.7

20.7

14.2-29.2

173

59.1

50.3-67.3

65-74

197

12.5

7.6-19.8

7.7

3.8-15.2

16.9

9.8-27.7

129

62.9

52.1-72.5

75+

136

17.3

9.6-29.2

5.1

2.0-12.3

9.4

4.9-17.3

68.2

56.1-78.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

424

13.7

9.6-19.1

6.0

3.7- 9.8

16.3

12.0-21.6

250

64.0

57.0-70.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

628

6.2

4.3- 8.8

5.5

3.4- 8.7

6.1

4.3- 8.6

476

82.2

77.9-85.8

Some Post-H.S.

424

4.9

2.1-11.0

5.6

2.9-10.6

7.2

4.2-12.1

350

82.3

75.3-87.7

College Graduate

324

3.9

1.9- 7.9

3.3

1.7- 6.3

2.4

1.0- 5.8

287

90.3

85.5-93.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

334

9.8

6.3-14.9

10.6

6.7-16.2

19.2

13.6-26.3

196

60.5

52.2-68.2

$15,000- 24,999

423

7.4

4.6-11.7

3.3

1.8- 5.9

8.1

5.1-12.7

325

81.2

75.3-86.0

$25,000- 34,999

220

7.3

4.1-12.7

3.8

1.6- 8.7

3.4

1.4- 8.3

191

85.4

78.4-90.4

$35,000- 49,999

194

3.9

1.4-10.2

5.0

1.5-15.3

1.1

0.3- 4.6

173

90.0

80.6-95.1

$50,000-74,999

116

4.3

1.3-13.3

3.0

0.9- 9.6

3.4

1.2- 9.3

103

89.3

80.1-94.5

$75,000+

1.2

0.3- 4.8

0.3

0.0- 2.4

2.4

0.6- 8.8

96.1

90.2-98.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

13.2

4.3-34.1

12.6

3.3-38.2

2.7

0.4-17.3

71.5

49.0-86.7

Guilford

114

1.7

0.5- 6.0

6.0

2.4-14.2

5.7

2.6-12.3

86.5

77.7-92.2

Mecklenburg

116

8.8

4.9-15.2

2.9

1.1- 7.5

7.5

3.8-14.3

80.8

72.5-87.1

Orange

10.5

3.8-25.7

2.8

0.7-11.0

4.8

1.4-14.9

81.9

67.1-90.9

Wake

5.9

2.4-13.9

3.8

1.2-11.9

1.8

0.6- 5.7

88.4

79.2-93.8

Chatham/Lee

5.2

1.5-16.6

4.8

1.5-13.9

3.3

1.1- 9.6

86.7

74.9-93.5

Nash/Wilson

116

8.6

3.6-19.1

5.8

2.7-12.1

9.0

4.6-16.9

76.6

66.0-84.7

Craven/Pamlico

12.5

6.8-21.6

8.7

4.0-17.7

9.6

4.7-18.5

69.3

57.3-79.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

15.5

3.1-51.1

10.0

2.2-35.2

6.1

1.3-24.1

68.4

36.7-89.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

9.0

1.2-44.8

18.8

2.8-65.2

72.2

32.9-93.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

159

4.7

2.4- 8.8

4.7

2.2- 9.6

5.5

2.8-10.4

120

85.2

76.8-90.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

11.4

1.6-50.8

0.0

. - .

88.6

49.2-98.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

141

10.3

5.8-17.7

3.3

1.5- 6.9

12.6

7.5-20.4

101

73.8

64.7-81.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

124

7.9

4.3-14.1

5.4

2.6-10.9

10.4

5.6-18.4

76.2

66.3-84.0

Northeast NC I

231

7.0

4.3-11.2

6.9

4.1-11.3

8.9

5.2-14.9

177

77.2

70.4-82.9

Northeast NC II

142

4.8

2.5- 9.0

7.4

4.0-13.3

16.2

9.7-25.9

71.6

61.7-79.7

Northeastern Partnership

373

5.9

3.9- 8.6

7.1

4.8-10.6

12.7

8.6-18.2

276

74.3

68.4-79.5

Mountain AHEC

12.5

4.6-29.7

10.5

3.5-27.7

8.7

2.4-26.8

68.2

49.4-82.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

947

8.1

5.5-11.7

5.3

3.5- 8.0

100

9.9

7.5-12.9

694

76.7

72.1-80.7

Piedmont

788

5.8

4.1- 8.1

4.4

3.0- 6.4

6.1

4.3- 8.5

623

83.8

80.3-86.7

Western NC

11.3

4.9-24.0

20.6

5.9-52.1

6.4

2.1-17.9

61.7

39.0-80.2

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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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