BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Disability Status*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,821	675	32.2	29.0-35.7	1,146	67.8	64.3-71.0
GENDER
Male	585	216	33.5	27.9-39.6	369	66.5	60.4-72.1
Female	1,236	459	31.3	27.6-35.1	777	68.7	64.9-72.4
AGE
18-24	139	22	13.9	7.0-25.7	117	86.1	74.3-93.0
25-34	280	48	15.6	9.5-24.4	232	84.4	75.6-90.5
35-44	360	89	24.6	18.4-31.9	271	75.4	68.1-81.6
45-54	408	167	41.7	34.5-49.2	241	58.3	50.8-65.5
55-64	282	150	53.3	44.7-61.7	132	46.7	38.3-55.3
65-74	199	105	55.1	44.4-65.4	94	44.9	34.6-55.6
75+	141	93	62.4	49.6-73.7	48	37.6	26.3-50.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	435	265	55.8	48.1-63.2	170	44.2	36.8-51.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	632	224	29.9	24.7-35.7	408	70.1	64.3-75.3
Some Post-H.S.	425	118	27.9	21.2-35.8	307	72.1	64.2-78.8
College Graduate	325	66	17.8	12.9-24.0	259	82.2	76.0-87.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	343	202	54.1	45.6-62.4	141	45.9	37.6-54.4
$15,000- 24,999	425	143	27.9	21.9-34.7	282	72.1	65.3-78.1
$25,000- 34,999	220	58	33.0	24.2-43.2	162	67.0	56.8-75.8
$35,000- 49,999	196	42	20.3	13.0-30.2	154	79.7	69.8-87.0
$50,000-74,999	116	18	12.3	6.7-21.3	98	87.7	78.7-93.3
$75,000+	93	15	13.4	6.6-25.1	78	86.6	74.9-93.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	27	11	37.8	20.3-59.2	16	62.2	40.8-79.7
Guilford	115	31	21.3	14.1-30.8	84	78.7	69.2-85.9
Mecklenburg	118	35	23.8	16.8-32.5	83	76.2	67.5-83.2
Orange	47	15	30.9	18.6-46.7	32	69.1	53.3-81.4
Wake	83	26	27.0	17.6-39.1	57	73.0	60.9-82.4
Chatham/Lee	70	22	37.9	21.3-57.8	48	62.1	42.2-78.7
Nash/Wilson	120	41	35.1	25.7-45.8	79	64.9	54.2-74.3
Craven/Pamlico	90	43	39.9	28.5-52.4	47	60.1	47.6-71.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	8	39.7	15.0-71.0	8	60.3	29.0-85.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	4	52.5	21.4-81.8	5	47.5	18.2-78.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	159	58	24.0	15.3-35.7	101	76.0	64.3-84.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	1	11.4	1.6-50.8	8	88.6	49.2-98.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	143	59	36.8	28.3-46.2	84	63.2	53.8-71.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	52	35.8	25.6-47.4	74	64.2	52.6-74.4
Northeast NC I	234	85	33.4	26.8-40.8	149	66.6	59.2-73.2
Northeast NC II	142	64	44.4	34.4-54.9	78	55.6	45.1-65.6
Northeastern Partnership	376	149	39.0	32.8-45.5	227	61.0	54.5-67.2
Mountain AHEC	47	18	38.6	23.1-56.8	29	61.4	43.2-76.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	957	376	35.5	30.7-40.7	581	64.5	59.3-69.3
Piedmont	795	271	29.2	24.9-34.0	524	70.8	66.0-75.1
Western NC	69	28	44.0	24.9-65.1	41	56.0	34.9-75.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,821

675

32.2

29.0-35.7

1,146

67.8

64.3-71.0

GENDER

Male

585

216

33.5

27.9-39.6

369

66.5

60.4-72.1

Female

1,236

459

31.3

27.6-35.1

777

68.7

64.9-72.4

AGE

18-24

139

13.9

7.0-25.7

117

86.1

74.3-93.0

25-34

280

15.6

9.5-24.4

232

84.4

75.6-90.5

35-44

360

24.6

18.4-31.9

271

75.4

68.1-81.6

45-54

408

167

41.7

34.5-49.2

241

58.3

50.8-65.5

55-64

282

150

53.3

44.7-61.7

132

46.7

38.3-55.3

65-74

199

105

55.1

44.4-65.4

44.9

34.6-55.6

75+

141

62.4

49.6-73.7

37.6

26.3-50.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

435

265

55.8

48.1-63.2

170

44.2

36.8-51.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

632

224

29.9

24.7-35.7

408

70.1

64.3-75.3

Some Post-H.S.

425

118

27.9

21.2-35.8

307

72.1

64.2-78.8

College Graduate

325

17.8

12.9-24.0

259

82.2

76.0-87.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

343

202

54.1

45.6-62.4

141

45.9

37.6-54.4

$15,000- 24,999

425

143

27.9

21.9-34.7

282

72.1

65.3-78.1

$25,000- 34,999

220

33.0

24.2-43.2

162

67.0

56.8-75.8

$35,000- 49,999

196

20.3

13.0-30.2

154

79.7

69.8-87.0

$50,000-74,999

116

12.3

6.7-21.3

87.7

78.7-93.3

$75,000+

13.4

6.6-25.1

86.6

74.9-93.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

37.8

20.3-59.2

62.2

40.8-79.7

Guilford

115

21.3

14.1-30.8

78.7

69.2-85.9

Mecklenburg

118

23.8

16.8-32.5

76.2

67.5-83.2

Orange

30.9

18.6-46.7

69.1

53.3-81.4

Wake

27.0

17.6-39.1

73.0

60.9-82.4

Chatham/Lee

37.9

21.3-57.8

62.1

42.2-78.7

Nash/Wilson

120

35.1

25.7-45.8

64.9

54.2-74.3

Craven/Pamlico

39.9

28.5-52.4

60.1

47.6-71.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

39.7

15.0-71.0

60.3

29.0-85.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

52.5

21.4-81.8

47.5

18.2-78.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

159

24.0

15.3-35.7

101

76.0

64.3-84.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

11.4

1.6-50.8

88.6

49.2-98.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

143

36.8

28.3-46.2

63.2

53.8-71.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

35.8

25.6-47.4

64.2

52.6-74.4

Northeast NC I

234

33.4

26.8-40.8

149

66.6

59.2-73.2

Northeast NC II

142

44.4

34.4-54.9

55.6

45.1-65.6

Northeastern Partnership

376

149

39.0

32.8-45.5

227

61.0

54.5-67.2

Mountain AHEC

38.6

23.1-56.8

61.4

43.2-76.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

957

376

35.5

30.7-40.7

581

64.5

59.3-69.3

Piedmont

795

271

29.2

24.9-34.0

524

70.8

66.0-75.1

Western NC

44.0

24.9-65.1

56.0

34.9-75.1

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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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