BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,855	385	16.3	14.1-18.8	1,470	83.7	81.2-85.9
GENDER
Male	601	126	15.4	11.9-19.7	475	84.6	80.3-88.1
Female	1,254	259	17.0	14.3-20.1	995	83.0	79.9-85.7
AGE
18-24	147	9	2.7	1.3- 5.9	138	97.3	94.1-98.7
25-34	284	25	5.8	3.0-10.9	259	94.2	89.1-97.0
35-44	369	47	9.0	6.0-13.3	322	91.0	86.7-94.0
45-54	411	102	24.7	18.5-32.1	309	75.3	67.9-81.5
55-64	284	103	35.0	27.4-43.4	181	65.0	56.6-72.6
65-74	203	53	32.7	23.5-43.6	150	67.3	56.4-76.5
75+	142	45	30.3	20.5-42.1	97	69.7	57.9-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	443	146	31.3	25.3-38.1	297	68.7	61.9-74.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	642	126	13.3	10.2-17.2	516	86.7	82.8-89.8
Some Post-H.S.	434	73	13.3	9.1-19.0	361	86.7	81.0-90.9
College Graduate	330	39	10.6	6.9-16.0	291	89.4	84.0-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	346	125	32.8	25.9-40.6	221	67.2	59.4-74.1
$15,000- 24,999	431	87	16.3	11.9-21.8	344	83.7	78.2-88.1
$25,000- 34,999	227	32	12.9	7.8-20.6	195	87.1	79.4-92.2
$35,000- 49,999	198	21	9.4	4.6-18.2	177	90.6	81.8-95.4
$50,000-74,999	118	8	3.6	1.5- 8.8	110	96.4	91.2-98.5
$75,000+	93	7	9.3	3.6-21.9	86	90.7	78.1-96.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	28	7	19.6	8.4-39.1	21	80.4	60.9-91.6
Guilford	116	14	8.8	4.7-15.8	102	91.2	84.2-95.3
Mecklenburg	119	15	10.2	5.9-17.1	104	89.8	82.9-94.1
Orange	47	8	14.9	7.1-28.8	39	85.1	71.2-92.9
Wake	85	10	8.6	4.5-15.8	75	91.4	84.2-95.5
Chatham/Lee	70	11	11.2	5.5-21.6	59	88.8	78.4-94.5
Nash/Wilson	124	26	19.4	12.7-28.5	98	80.6	71.5-87.3
Craven/Pamlico	90	27	24.9	16.3-36.2	63	75.1	63.8-83.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	1	3.5	0.4-22.8	15	96.5	77.2-99.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	2	24.7	5.8-63.6	7	75.3	36.4-94.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	164	34	14.6	8.9-23.0	130	85.4	77.0-91.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	144	38	23.8	16.9-32.5	106	76.2	67.5-83.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	31	21.1	13.7-31.1	97	78.9	68.9-86.3
Northeast NC I	238	47	18.5	13.4-24.9	191	81.5	75.1-86.6
Northeast NC II	145	41	25.0	17.5-34.5	104	75.0	65.5-82.5
Northeastern Partnership	383	88	21.8	17.1-27.5	295	78.2	72.5-82.9
Mountain AHEC	50	13	26.9	14.4-44.6	37	73.1	55.4-85.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	972	232	21.1	17.4-25.5	740	78.9	74.5-82.6
Piedmont	811	137	12.1	9.7-15.0	674	87.9	85.0-90.3
Western NC	72	16	31.0	13.7-55.9	56	69.0	44.1-86.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,855

385

16.3

14.1-18.8

1,470

83.7

81.2-85.9

GENDER

Male

601

126

15.4

11.9-19.7

475

84.6

80.3-88.1

Female

1,254

259

17.0

14.3-20.1

995

83.0

79.9-85.7

AGE

18-24

147

2.7

1.3- 5.9

138

97.3

94.1-98.7

25-34

284

5.8

3.0-10.9

259

94.2

89.1-97.0

35-44

369

9.0

6.0-13.3

322

91.0

86.7-94.0

45-54

411

102

24.7

18.5-32.1

309

75.3

67.9-81.5

55-64

284

103

35.0

27.4-43.4

181

65.0

56.6-72.6

65-74

203

32.7

23.5-43.6

150

67.3

56.4-76.5

75+

142

30.3

20.5-42.1

69.7

57.9-79.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

443

146

31.3

25.3-38.1

297

68.7

61.9-74.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

642

126

13.3

10.2-17.2

516

86.7

82.8-89.8

Some Post-H.S.

434

13.3

9.1-19.0

361

86.7

81.0-90.9

College Graduate

330

10.6

6.9-16.0

291

89.4

84.0-93.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

346

125

32.8

25.9-40.6

221

67.2

59.4-74.1

$15,000- 24,999

431

16.3

11.9-21.8

344

83.7

78.2-88.1

$25,000- 34,999

227

12.9

7.8-20.6

195

87.1

79.4-92.2

$35,000- 49,999

198

9.4

4.6-18.2

177

90.6

81.8-95.4

$50,000-74,999

118

3.6

1.5- 8.8

110

96.4

91.2-98.5

$75,000+

9.3

3.6-21.9

90.7

78.1-96.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

19.6

8.4-39.1

80.4

60.9-91.6

Guilford

116

8.8

4.7-15.8

102

91.2

84.2-95.3

Mecklenburg

119

10.2

5.9-17.1

104

89.8

82.9-94.1

Orange

14.9

7.1-28.8

85.1

71.2-92.9

Wake

8.6

4.5-15.8

91.4

84.2-95.5

Chatham/Lee

11.2

5.5-21.6

88.8

78.4-94.5

Nash/Wilson

124

19.4

12.7-28.5

80.6

71.5-87.3

Craven/Pamlico

24.9

16.3-36.2

75.1

63.8-83.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

3.5

0.4-22.8

96.5

77.2-99.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

24.7

5.8-63.6

75.3

36.4-94.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

164

14.6

8.9-23.0

130

85.4

77.0-91.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

144

23.8

16.9-32.5

106

76.2

67.5-83.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

21.1

13.7-31.1

78.9

68.9-86.3

Northeast NC I

238

18.5

13.4-24.9

191

81.5

75.1-86.6

Northeast NC II

145

25.0

17.5-34.5

104

75.0

65.5-82.5

Northeastern Partnership

383

21.8

17.1-27.5

295

78.2

72.5-82.9

Mountain AHEC

26.9

14.4-44.6

73.1

55.4-85.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

972

232

21.1

17.4-25.5

740

78.9

74.5-82.6

Piedmont

811

137

12.1

9.7-15.0

674

87.9

85.0-90.3

Western NC

31.0

13.7-55.9

69.0

44.1-86.3

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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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