BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Disability Status*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Disability Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,236	459	31.3	27.6-35.1	777	68.7	64.9-72.4
GENDER
Female	1,236	459	31.3	27.6-35.1	777	68.7	64.9-72.4
RACE
African American	1,236	459	31.3	27.6-35.1	777	68.7	64.9-72.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	6	26.3	7.9-59.8	7	73.7	40.2-92.1
-English Speaking	13	6	26.3	7.9-59.8	7	73.7	40.2-92.1
Non-Hispanic	1,223	453	31.3	27.6-35.2	770	68.7	64.8-72.4
AGE
18-24	90	14	8.4	3.9-17.1	76	91.6	82.9-96.1
25-34	196	34	11.7	6.9-19.2	162	88.3	80.8-93.1
35-44	256	67	28.4	20.7-37.6	189	71.6	62.4-79.3
45-54	255	99	39.2	30.8-48.3	156	60.8	51.7-69.2
55-64	179	93	47.2	37.1-57.5	86	52.8	42.5-62.9
65-74	145	82	59.6	47.2-70.9	63	40.4	29.1-52.8
75+	104	69	63.0	47.8-76.0	35	37.0	24.0-52.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	287	181	62.1	53.0-70.3	106	37.9	29.7-47.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	417	148	29.2	23.3-36.0	269	70.8	64.0-76.7
Some Post-H.S.	296	81	21.4	15.5-28.8	215	78.6	71.2-84.5
College Graduate	234	47	18.0	12.5-25.2	187	82.0	74.8-87.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	267	151	54.8	46.0-63.4	116	45.2	36.6-54.0
$15,000- 24,999	281	91	29.2	21.8-37.9	190	70.8	62.1-78.2
$25,000- 34,999	158	37	29.9	20.0-42.1	121	70.1	57.9-80.0
$35,000- 49,999	112	24	18.0	10.0-30.1	88	82.0	69.9-90.0
$50,000-74,999	64	10	11.0	4.7-23.7	54	89.0	76.3-95.3
$75,000+	53	7	7.1	3.1-15.5	46	92.9	84.5-96.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	15	8	51.4	25.1-77.0	7	48.6	23.0-74.9
Guilford	71	20	23.3	14.1-36.0	51	76.7	64.0-85.9
Mecklenburg	81	23	22.7	14.8-33.3	58	77.3	66.7-85.2
Orange	30	9	31.4	16.4-51.5	21	68.6	48.5-83.6
Wake	54	16	25.7	15.0-40.5	38	74.3	59.5-85.0
Chatham/Lee	53	17	32.5	19.7-48.6	36	67.5	51.4-80.3
Nash/Wilson	77	25	34.4	23.4-47.3	52	65.6	52.7-76.6
Craven/Pamlico	56	24	30.3	18.5-45.5	32	69.7	54.5-81.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	4	26.7	6.1-67.2	5	73.3	32.8-93.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	1	14.6	1.9-60.0	5	85.4	40.0-98.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	102	38	32.3	23.1-43.1	64	67.7	56.9-76.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	8	1	12.6	1.7-54.2	7	87.4	45.8-98.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	42	42.3	31.5-53.9	52	57.7	46.1-68.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	43	40.9	30.8-51.8	58	59.1	48.2-69.2
Northeast NC I	169	62	35.1	27.1-44.0	107	64.9	56.0-72.9
Northeast NC II	95	45	43.2	32.2-54.8	50	56.8	45.2-67.8
Northeastern Partnership	264	107	38.8	32.1-46.0	157	61.2	54.0-67.9
Mountain AHEC	30	13	43.4	24.1-64.9	17	56.6	35.1-75.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	654	262	36.8	31.0-42.9	392	63.2	57.1-69.0
Piedmont	538	181	27.5	22.9-32.7	357	72.5	67.3-77.1
Western NC	44	16	27.1	13.0-47.9	28	72.9	52.1-87.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,236

459

31.3

27.6-35.1

777

68.7

64.9-72.4

GENDER

Female

1,236

459

31.3

27.6-35.1

777

68.7

64.9-72.4

RACE

African American

1,236

459

31.3

27.6-35.1

777

68.7

64.9-72.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.3

7.9-59.8

73.7

40.2-92.1

-English Speaking

26.3

7.9-59.8

73.7

40.2-92.1

Non-Hispanic

1,223

453

31.3

27.6-35.2

770

68.7

64.8-72.4

AGE

18-24

8.4

3.9-17.1

91.6

82.9-96.1

25-34

196

11.7

6.9-19.2

162

88.3

80.8-93.1

35-44

256

28.4

20.7-37.6

189

71.6

62.4-79.3

45-54

255

39.2

30.8-48.3

156

60.8

51.7-69.2

55-64

179

47.2

37.1-57.5

52.8

42.5-62.9

65-74

145

59.6

47.2-70.9

40.4

29.1-52.8

75+

104

63.0

47.8-76.0

37.0

24.0-52.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

287

181

62.1

53.0-70.3

106

37.9

29.7-47.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

417

148

29.2

23.3-36.0

269

70.8

64.0-76.7

Some Post-H.S.

296

21.4

15.5-28.8

215

78.6

71.2-84.5

College Graduate

234

18.0

12.5-25.2

187

82.0

74.8-87.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

267

151

54.8

46.0-63.4

116

45.2

36.6-54.0

$15,000- 24,999

281

29.2

21.8-37.9

190

70.8

62.1-78.2

$25,000- 34,999

158

29.9

20.0-42.1

121

70.1

57.9-80.0

$35,000- 49,999

112

18.0

10.0-30.1

82.0

69.9-90.0

$50,000-74,999

11.0

4.7-23.7

89.0

76.3-95.3

$75,000+

7.1

3.1-15.5

92.9

84.5-96.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

51.4

25.1-77.0

48.6

23.0-74.9

Guilford

23.3

14.1-36.0

76.7

64.0-85.9

Mecklenburg

22.7

14.8-33.3

77.3

66.7-85.2

Orange

31.4

16.4-51.5

68.6

48.5-83.6

Wake

25.7

15.0-40.5

74.3

59.5-85.0

Chatham/Lee

32.5

19.7-48.6

67.5

51.4-80.3

Nash/Wilson

34.4

23.4-47.3

65.6

52.7-76.6

Craven/Pamlico

30.3

18.5-45.5

69.7

54.5-81.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

26.7

6.1-67.2

73.3

32.8-93.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

14.6

1.9-60.0

85.4

40.0-98.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

102

32.3

23.1-43.1

67.7

56.9-76.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

12.6

1.7-54.2

87.4

45.8-98.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

42.3

31.5-53.9

57.7

46.1-68.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

40.9

30.8-51.8

59.1

48.2-69.2

Northeast NC I

169

35.1

27.1-44.0

107

64.9

56.0-72.9

Northeast NC II

43.2

32.2-54.8

56.8

45.2-67.8

Northeastern Partnership

264

107

38.8

32.1-46.0

157

61.2

54.0-67.9

Mountain AHEC

43.4

24.1-64.9

56.6

35.1-75.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

654

262

36.8

31.0-42.9

392

63.2

57.1-69.0

Piedmont

538

181

27.5

22.9-32.7

357

72.5

67.3-77.1

Western NC

27.1

13.0-47.9

72.9

52.1-87.0

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*Data for this table were derived disability questions in the core and in the state-added section.

^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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