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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,254	259	17.0	14.3-20.1	995	83.0	79.9-85.7
GENDER
Female	1,254	259	17.0	14.3-20.1	995	83.0	79.9-85.7
RACE
African American	1,254	259	17.0	14.3-20.1	995	83.0	79.9-85.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	2	10.3	1.5-46.2	10	89.7	53.8-98.5
-English Speaking	12	2	10.3	1.5-46.2	10	89.7	53.8-98.5
Non-Hispanic	1,242	257	17.0	14.3-20.2	985	83.0	79.8-85.7
AGE
18-24	93	5	1.7	0.7- 4.4	88	98.3	95.6-99.3
25-34	198	19	5.4	2.8-10.2	179	94.6	89.8-97.2
35-44	260	39	13.5	8.7-20.5	221	86.5	79.5-91.3
45-54	256	61	22.6	15.6-31.5	195	77.4	68.5-84.4
55-64	182	64	31.9	23.4-41.7	118	68.1	58.3-76.6
65-74	147	38	35.5	24.2-48.6	109	64.5	51.4-75.8
75+	105	32	32.7	21.0-47.0	73	67.3	53.0-79.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	292	97	35.4	27.5-44.2	195	64.6	55.8-72.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	421	85	15.1	11.0-20.5	336	84.9	79.5-89.0
Some Post-H.S.	302	50	10.4	7.0-15.3	252	89.6	84.7-93.0
College Graduate	236	26	11.2	6.8-18.0	210	88.8	82.0-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	88	31.6	24.3-39.9	181	68.4	60.1-75.7
$15,000- 24,999	285	56	17.5	11.8-25.0	229	82.5	75.0-88.2
$25,000- 34,999	163	22	14.8	8.1-25.6	141	85.2	74.4-91.9
$35,000- 49,999	113	12	10.0	4.4-21.2	101	90.0	78.8-95.6
$50,000-74,999	64	6	5.8	2.0-15.7	58	94.2	84.3-98.0
$75,000+	52	2	2.0	0.5- 8.5	50	98.0	91.5-99.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	5	24.4	9.5-50.0	11	75.6	50.0-90.5
Guilford	71	10	11.9	5.6-23.4	61	88.1	76.6-94.4
Mecklenburg	81	11	10.8	5.7-19.4	70	89.2	80.6-94.3
Orange	31	6	21.4	9.3-41.9	25	78.6	58.1-90.7
Wake	55	7	10.6	4.9-21.6	48	89.4	78.4-95.1
Chatham/Lee	53	8	11.4	5.0-24.0	45	88.6	76.0-95.0
Nash/Wilson	80	16	20.4	12.1-32.2	64	79.6	67.8-87.9
Craven/Pamlico	56	14	16.5	8.8-28.8	42	83.5	71.2-91.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	1	14.6	1.9-60.0	5	85.4	40.0-98.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	104	21	19.8	12.6-29.9	83	80.2	70.1-87.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	24	21.3	14.1-30.8	70	78.7	69.2-85.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	24	21.6	14.1-31.5	78	78.4	68.5-85.9
Northeast NC I	171	36	20.6	14.1-29.0	135	79.4	71.0-85.9
Northeast NC II	97	26	22.2	14.8-31.9	71	77.8	68.1-85.2
Northeastern Partnership	268	62	21.3	16.2-27.5	206	78.7	72.5-83.8
Mountain AHEC	32	9	26.9	13.3-47.1	23	73.1	52.9-86.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	663	155	22.2	17.5-27.8	508	77.8	72.2-82.5
Piedmont	545	94	13.3	10.3-17.1	451	86.7	82.9-89.7
Western NC	46	10	16.1	7.2-32.2	36	83.9	67.8-92.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,254

259

17.0

14.3-20.1

995

83.0

79.9-85.7

GENDER

Female

1,254

259

17.0

14.3-20.1

995

83.0

79.9-85.7

RACE

African American

1,254

259

17.0

14.3-20.1

995

83.0

79.9-85.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.3

1.5-46.2

89.7

53.8-98.5

-English Speaking

10.3

1.5-46.2

89.7

53.8-98.5

Non-Hispanic

1,242

257

17.0

14.3-20.2

985

83.0

79.8-85.7

AGE

18-24

1.7

0.7- 4.4

98.3

95.6-99.3

25-34

198

5.4

2.8-10.2

179

94.6

89.8-97.2

35-44

260

13.5

8.7-20.5

221

86.5

79.5-91.3

45-54

256

22.6

15.6-31.5

195

77.4

68.5-84.4

55-64

182

31.9

23.4-41.7

118

68.1

58.3-76.6

65-74

147

35.5

24.2-48.6

109

64.5

51.4-75.8

75+

105

32.7

21.0-47.0

67.3

53.0-79.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

292

35.4

27.5-44.2

195

64.6

55.8-72.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

421

15.1

11.0-20.5

336

84.9

79.5-89.0

Some Post-H.S.

302

10.4

7.0-15.3

252

89.6

84.7-93.0

College Graduate

236

11.2

6.8-18.0

210

88.8

82.0-93.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

31.6

24.3-39.9

181

68.4

60.1-75.7

$15,000- 24,999

285

17.5

11.8-25.0

229

82.5

75.0-88.2

$25,000- 34,999

163

14.8

8.1-25.6

141

85.2

74.4-91.9

$35,000- 49,999

113

10.0

4.4-21.2

101

90.0

78.8-95.6

$50,000-74,999

5.8

2.0-15.7

94.2

84.3-98.0

$75,000+

2.0

0.5- 8.5

98.0

91.5-99.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

24.4

9.5-50.0

75.6

50.0-90.5

Guilford

11.9

5.6-23.4

88.1

76.6-94.4

Mecklenburg

10.8

5.7-19.4

89.2

80.6-94.3

Orange

21.4

9.3-41.9

78.6

58.1-90.7

Wake

10.6

4.9-21.6

89.4

78.4-95.1

Chatham/Lee

11.4

5.0-24.0

88.6

76.0-95.0

Nash/Wilson

20.4

12.1-32.2

79.6

67.8-87.9

Craven/Pamlico

16.5

8.8-28.8

83.5

71.2-91.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

14.6

1.9-60.0

85.4

40.0-98.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

104

19.8

12.6-29.9

80.2

70.1-87.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

21.3

14.1-30.8

78.7

69.2-85.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

21.6

14.1-31.5

78.4

68.5-85.9

Northeast NC I

171

20.6

14.1-29.0

135

79.4

71.0-85.9

Northeast NC II

22.2

14.8-31.9

77.8

68.1-85.2

Northeastern Partnership

268

21.3

16.2-27.5

206

78.7

72.5-83.8

Mountain AHEC

26.9

13.3-47.1

73.1

52.9-86.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

663

155

22.2

17.5-27.8

508

77.8

72.2-82.5

Piedmont

545

13.3

10.3-17.1

451

86.7

82.9-89.7

Western NC

16.1

7.2-32.2

83.9

67.8-92.8

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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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