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	1,224	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
GENDER
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
RACE
African American	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	1	5.7	0.7-34.2	1	2.9	0.3-20.0	2	10.0	1.5-45.1	9	81.4	48.6-95.3
-English Speaking	13	1	5.7	0.7-34.2	1	2.9	0.3-20.0	2	10.0	1.5-45.1	9	81.4	48.6-95.3
Non-Hispanic	1,211	99	6.3	4.8- 8.3	78	5.0	3.6- 6.8	99	6.7	5.2- 8.7	935	82.0	79.0-84.7
AGE
18-24	90	6	2.4	1.0- 6.1	3	3.9	1.0-14.5	0	0.0	. - .	81	93.7	84.7-97.5
25-34	197	9	1.7	0.8- 3.6	6	1.6	0.7- 3.7	0	0.0	. - .	182	96.8	94.2-98.2
35-44	256	14	6.0	2.8-12.1	11	4.7	2.1-10.4	16	5.1	2.7- 9.6	215	84.2	76.8-89.5
45-54	252	15	6.5	3.4-12.1	26	8.1	4.8-13.3	29	8.9	5.4-14.4	182	76.5	68.9-82.7
55-64	176	14	6.9	3.4-13.8	16	7.2	3.5-14.0	33	20.7	13.5-30.5	113	65.2	54.8-74.3
65-74	143	26	17.1	10.0-27.7	12	6.1	2.9-12.3	13	12.5	6.2-23.6	92	64.2	52.1-74.8
75+	99	16	15.1	7.6-28.0	5	5.4	1.7-15.8	9	9.5	4.3-19.7	69	69.9	56.0-81.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	277	38	12.0	7.7-18.1	22	7.9	4.2-14.3	48	15.7	10.7-22.3	169	64.5	55.9-72.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	414	39	7.1	4.5-10.9	28	4.7	2.8- 7.7	32	6.4	4.1- 9.9	315	81.8	76.6-86.2
Some Post-H.S.	297	12	3.2	1.3- 7.8	18	4.8	2.4- 9.5	16	3.9	2.0- 7.5	251	88.1	82.1-92.3
College Graduate	234	11	3.7	1.7- 7.9	11	3.0	1.4- 6.3	5	3.0	1.1- 8.0	207	90.3	84.6-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	260	31	11.6	7.1-18.6	26	10.7	6.2-17.8	42	19.3	13.3-27.2	161	58.4	49.5-66.8
$15,000- 24,999	278	26	4.6	2.6- 8.1	13	5.1	2.5-10.3	17	5.1	2.8- 9.3	222	85.2	78.9-89.8
$25,000- 34,999	158	9	6.1	2.9-12.3	4	2.5	0.7- 8.4	2	2.2	0.5- 9.8	143	89.2	81.2-94.1
$35,000- 49,999	112	5	5.1	1.4-16.6	6	1.7	0.6- 4.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	100	93.1	83.1-97.4
$50,000-74,999	64	1	3.4	0.5-20.4	2	1.3	0.2- 6.7	2	3.5	0.7-15.9	59	91.9	78.0-97.3
$75,000+	53	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2	2	1.9	0.4- 8.2	49	96.1	89.2-98.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	3	15.7	4.8-40.8	1	15.2	2.3-58.1	0	0.0	. - .	12	69.1	37.9-89.2
Guilford	70	2	1.4	0.3- 5.7	2	2.7	0.6-11.8	5	5.5	2.0-14.1	61	90.4	80.8-95.4
Mecklenburg	79	9	9.8	4.9-18.8	4	3.1	1.1- 8.6	6	6.5	2.7-14.7	60	80.6	70.2-88.0
Orange	30	1	3.1	0.4-19.0	1	3.3	0.5-20.0	2	4.7	1.1-18.3	26	88.9	72.9-96.0
Wake	54	4	5.3	1.9-14.0	2	4.1	0.9-16.0	2	2.2	0.5- 8.6	46	88.4	77.2-94.6
Chatham/Lee	52	2	6.9	1.6-24.9	3	6.3	1.7-20.4	3	3.2	0.9-10.8	44	83.6	67.6-92.6
Nash/Wilson	75	5	6.7	2.4-17.2	4	6.9	2.5-17.4	5	9.0	3.6-20.8	61	77.5	64.4-86.7
Craven/Pamlico	56	7	8.6	3.7-18.5	4	5.5	1.8-15.3	7	10.3	4.5-21.9	38	75.7	61.3-85.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	0	0.0	. - .	2	17.1	3.1-57.1	1	4.4	0.5-30.5	6	78.5	38.6-95.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	102	9	5.4	2.7-10.7	7	5.8	2.5-12.8	7	5.2	2.3-11.4	79	83.6	75.1-89.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	8	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.6	1.7-54.2	0	0.0	. - .	7	87.4	45.8-98.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	93	10	12.7	6.5-23.2	4	2.7	0.9- 7.3	13	12.5	7.1-21.2	66	72.1	61.0-81.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	100	10	8.2	4.3-15.4	8	7.4	3.5-14.9	13	13.4	7.4-23.1	69	71.0	60.3-79.7
Northeast NC I	167	16	7.8	4.5-13.2	13	6.7	3.8-11.7	8	7.8	3.4-16.8	130	77.7	69.1-84.4
Northeast NC II	95	8	7.3	3.4-14.9	12	11.9	6.5-20.9	7	6.4	2.8-13.8	68	74.3	63.7-82.7
Northeastern Partnership	262	24	7.6	4.8-11.7	25	9.1	5.9-13.8	15	7.2	4.0-12.5	198	76.1	69.6-81.6
Mountain AHEC	29	3	9.3	2.9-26.1	3	15.2	4.1-42.9	1	4.4	0.6-25.8	22	71.1	47.2-87.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	650	59	7.6	5.1-11.1	45	5.0	3.3- 7.6	63	8.6	6.2-11.9	483	78.8	74.0-82.9
Piedmont	531	38	5.4	3.6- 8.1	31	4.8	3.0- 7.7	36	5.6	3.7- 8.3	426	84.2	80.1-87.6
Western NC	43	3	5.1	1.5-16.3	3	8.4	2.1-28.6	2	3.3	0.7-15.0	35	83.1	63.6-93.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

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

RACE

African American

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.7

0.7-34.2

2.9

0.3-20.0

10.0

1.5-45.1

81.4

48.6-95.3

-English Speaking

5.7

0.7-34.2

2.9

0.3-20.0

10.0

1.5-45.1

81.4

48.6-95.3

Non-Hispanic

1,211

6.3

4.8- 8.3

5.0

3.6- 6.8

6.7

5.2- 8.7

935

82.0

79.0-84.7

AGE

18-24

2.4

1.0- 6.1

3.9

1.0-14.5

0.0

. - .

93.7

84.7-97.5

25-34

197

1.7

0.8- 3.6

1.6

0.7- 3.7

0.0

. - .

182

96.8

94.2-98.2

35-44

256

6.0

2.8-12.1

4.7

2.1-10.4

5.1

2.7- 9.6

215

84.2

76.8-89.5

45-54

252

6.5

3.4-12.1

8.1

4.8-13.3

8.9

5.4-14.4

182

76.5

68.9-82.7

55-64

176

6.9

3.4-13.8

7.2

3.5-14.0

20.7

13.5-30.5

113

65.2

54.8-74.3

65-74

143

17.1

10.0-27.7

6.1

2.9-12.3

12.5

6.2-23.6

64.2

52.1-74.8

75+

15.1

7.6-28.0

5.4

1.7-15.8

9.5

4.3-19.7

69.9

56.0-81.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

277

12.0

7.7-18.1

7.9

4.2-14.3

15.7

10.7-22.3

169

64.5

55.9-72.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

414

7.1

4.5-10.9

4.7

2.8- 7.7

6.4

4.1- 9.9

315

81.8

76.6-86.2

Some Post-H.S.

297

3.2

1.3- 7.8

4.8

2.4- 9.5

3.9

2.0- 7.5

251

88.1

82.1-92.3

College Graduate

234

3.7

1.7- 7.9

3.0

1.4- 6.3

3.0

1.1- 8.0

207

90.3

84.6-94.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

260

11.6

7.1-18.6

10.7

6.2-17.8

19.3

13.3-27.2

161

58.4

49.5-66.8

$15,000- 24,999

278

4.6

2.6- 8.1

5.1

2.5-10.3

5.1

2.8- 9.3

222

85.2

78.9-89.8

$25,000- 34,999

158

6.1

2.9-12.3

2.5

0.7- 8.4

2.2

0.5- 9.8

143

89.2

81.2-94.1

$35,000- 49,999

112

5.1

1.4-16.6

1.7

0.6- 4.2

0.1

0.0- 0.8

100

93.1

83.1-97.4

$50,000-74,999

3.4

0.5-20.4

1.3

0.2- 6.7

3.5

0.7-15.9

91.9

78.0-97.3

$75,000+

1.2

0.2- 8.4

0.7

0.1- 5.2

1.9

0.4- 8.2

96.1

89.2-98.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

15.7

4.8-40.8

15.2

2.3-58.1

0.0

. - .

69.1

37.9-89.2

Guilford

1.4

0.3- 5.7

2.7

0.6-11.8

5.5

2.0-14.1

90.4

80.8-95.4

Mecklenburg

9.8

4.9-18.8

3.1

1.1- 8.6

6.5

2.7-14.7

80.6

70.2-88.0

Orange

3.1

0.4-19.0

3.3

0.5-20.0

4.7

1.1-18.3

88.9

72.9-96.0

Wake

5.3

1.9-14.0

4.1

0.9-16.0

2.2

0.5- 8.6

88.4

77.2-94.6

Chatham/Lee

6.9

1.6-24.9

6.3

1.7-20.4

3.2

0.9-10.8

83.6

67.6-92.6

Nash/Wilson

6.7

2.4-17.2

6.9

2.5-17.4

9.0

3.6-20.8

77.5

64.4-86.7

Craven/Pamlico

8.6

3.7-18.5

5.5

1.8-15.3

10.3

4.5-21.9

75.7

61.3-85.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

17.1

3.1-57.1

4.4

0.5-30.5

78.5

38.6-95.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

102

5.4

2.7-10.7

5.8

2.5-12.8

5.2

2.3-11.4

83.6

75.1-89.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

12.6

1.7-54.2

0.0

. - .

87.4

45.8-98.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

12.7

6.5-23.2

2.7

0.9- 7.3

12.5

7.1-21.2

72.1

61.0-81.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

100

8.2

4.3-15.4

7.4

3.5-14.9

13.4

7.4-23.1

71.0

60.3-79.7

Northeast NC I

167

7.8

4.5-13.2

6.7

3.8-11.7

7.8

3.4-16.8

130

77.7

69.1-84.4

Northeast NC II

7.3

3.4-14.9

11.9

6.5-20.9

6.4

2.8-13.8

74.3

63.7-82.7

Northeastern Partnership

262

7.6

4.8-11.7

9.1

5.9-13.8

7.2

4.0-12.5

198

76.1

69.6-81.6

Mountain AHEC

9.3

2.9-26.1

15.2

4.1-42.9

4.4

0.6-25.8

71.1

47.2-87.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

650

7.6

5.1-11.1

5.0

3.3- 7.6

8.6

6.2-11.9

483

78.8

74.0-82.9

Piedmont

531

5.4

3.6- 8.1

4.8

3.0- 7.7

5.6

3.7- 8.3

426

84.2

80.1-87.6

Western NC

5.1

1.5-16.3

8.4

2.1-28.6

3.3

0.7-15.0

83.1

63.6-93.3

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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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