BRFSS 2003 - 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?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,860	202	8.4	6.8-10.3	1,658	91.6	89.7-93.2
GENDER
Male	603	62	7.9	5.4-11.5	541	92.1	88.5-94.6
Female	1,257	140	8.7	6.9-10.8	1,117	91.3	89.2-93.1
AGE
18-24	147	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	145	99.6	98.4-99.9
25-34	285	3	1.9	0.4- 9.1	282	98.1	90.9-99.6
35-44	369	12	2.0	1.0- 4.3	357	98.0	95.7-99.0
45-54	412	47	12.4	8.0-18.7	365	87.6	81.3-92.0
55-64	286	47	15.0	10.3-21.3	239	85.0	78.7-89.7
65-74	204	31	16.3	10.3-24.9	173	83.7	75.1-89.7
75+	142	59	36.6	26.1-48.6	83	63.4	51.4-73.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	443	96	18.6	14.1-24.2	347	81.4	75.8-85.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	646	58	6.6	4.5- 9.7	588	93.4	90.3-95.5
Some Post-H.S.	434	30	6.1	3.4-10.7	404	93.9	89.3-96.6
College Graduate	331	17	4.3	2.3- 7.8	314	95.7	92.2-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	348	79	17.9	13.3-23.5	269	82.1	76.5-86.7
$15,000- 24,999	433	38	8.1	5.1-12.6	395	91.9	87.4-94.9
$25,000- 34,999	227	10	5.6	2.8-10.9	217	94.4	89.1-97.2
$35,000- 49,999	198	12	6.1	2.3-15.3	186	93.9	84.7-97.7
$50,000-74,999	118	2	0.9	0.2- 3.9	116	99.1	96.1-99.8
$75,000+	94	4	2.7	0.8- 8.6	90	97.3	91.4-99.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	3	7.3	2.3-21.3	26	92.7	78.7-97.7
Guilford	116	9	7.0	3.4-14.0	107	93.0	86.0-96.6
Mecklenburg	119	12	7.7	4.1-13.9	107	92.3	86.1-95.9
Orange	48	5	9.1	3.7-20.6	43	90.9	79.4-96.3
Wake	85	5	3.9	1.6- 9.3	80	96.1	90.7-98.4
Chatham/Lee	70	7	20.5	6.5-48.8	63	79.5	51.2-93.5
Nash/Wilson	125	16	11.0	6.4-18.4	109	89.0	81.6-93.6
Craven/Pamlico	89	16	13.7	7.8-22.8	73	86.3	77.2-92.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	5	19.0	6.3-44.9	11	81.0	55.1-93.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	1	8.1	1.1-41.9	8	91.9	58.1-98.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	165	12	4.8	2.3- 9.7	153	95.2	90.3-97.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	144	18	10.4	6.3-16.8	126	89.6	83.2-93.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	13	7.3	4.0-13.1	115	92.7	86.9-96.0
Northeast NC I	238	22	6.8	4.3-10.8	216	93.2	89.2-95.7
Northeast NC II	146	24	13.7	8.8-20.8	122	86.3	79.2-91.2
Northeastern Partnership	384	46	10.4	7.4-14.3	338	89.6	85.7-92.6
Mountain AHEC	51	5	8.5	3.4-19.8	46	91.5	80.2-96.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	974	117	9.1	6.9-12.0	857	90.9	88.0-93.1
Piedmont	813	76	7.3	5.4- 9.6	737	92.7	90.4-94.6
Western NC	73	9	20.1	5.7-51.0	64	79.9	49.0-94.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,860

202

8.4

6.8-10.3

1,658

91.6

89.7-93.2

GENDER

Male

603

7.9

5.4-11.5

541

92.1

88.5-94.6

Female

1,257

140

8.7

6.9-10.8

1,117

91.3

89.2-93.1

AGE

18-24

147

0.4

0.1- 1.6

145

99.6

98.4-99.9

25-34

285

1.9

0.4- 9.1

282

98.1

90.9-99.6

35-44

369

2.0

1.0- 4.3

357

98.0

95.7-99.0

45-54

412

12.4

8.0-18.7

365

87.6

81.3-92.0

55-64

286

15.0

10.3-21.3

239

85.0

78.7-89.7

65-74

204

16.3

10.3-24.9

173

83.7

75.1-89.7

75+

142

36.6

26.1-48.6

63.4

51.4-73.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

443

18.6

14.1-24.2

347

81.4

75.8-85.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

646

6.6

4.5- 9.7

588

93.4

90.3-95.5

Some Post-H.S.

434

6.1

3.4-10.7

404

93.9

89.3-96.6

College Graduate

331

4.3

2.3- 7.8

314

95.7

92.2-97.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

348

17.9

13.3-23.5

269

82.1

76.5-86.7

$15,000- 24,999

433

8.1

5.1-12.6

395

91.9

87.4-94.9

$25,000- 34,999

227

5.6

2.8-10.9

217

94.4

89.1-97.2

$35,000- 49,999

198

6.1

2.3-15.3

186

93.9

84.7-97.7

$50,000-74,999

118

0.9

0.2- 3.9

116

99.1

96.1-99.8

$75,000+

2.7

0.8- 8.6

97.3

91.4-99.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

7.3

2.3-21.3

92.7

78.7-97.7

Guilford

116

7.0

3.4-14.0

107

93.0

86.0-96.6

Mecklenburg

119

7.7

4.1-13.9

107

92.3

86.1-95.9

Orange

9.1

3.7-20.6

90.9

79.4-96.3

Wake

3.9

1.6- 9.3

96.1

90.7-98.4

Chatham/Lee

20.5

6.5-48.8

79.5

51.2-93.5

Nash/Wilson

125

11.0

6.4-18.4

109

89.0

81.6-93.6

Craven/Pamlico

13.7

7.8-22.8

86.3

77.2-92.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

19.0

6.3-44.9

81.0

55.1-93.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

8.1

1.1-41.9

91.9

58.1-98.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

165

4.8

2.3- 9.7

153

95.2

90.3-97.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

144

10.4

6.3-16.8

126

89.6

83.2-93.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

7.3

4.0-13.1

115

92.7

86.9-96.0

Northeast NC I

238

6.8

4.3-10.8

216

93.2

89.2-95.7

Northeast NC II

146

13.7

8.8-20.8

122

86.3

79.2-91.2

Northeastern Partnership

384

10.4

7.4-14.3

338

89.6

85.7-92.6

Mountain AHEC

8.5

3.4-19.8

91.5

80.2-96.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

974

117

9.1

6.9-12.0

857

90.9

88.0-93.1

Piedmont

813

7.3

5.4- 9.6

737

92.7

90.4-94.6

Western NC

20.1

5.7-51.0

79.9

49.0-94.3

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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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