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

Disability-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,257	140	8.7	6.9-10.8	1,117	91.3	89.2-93.1
GENDER
Female	1,257	140	8.7	6.9-10.8	1,117	91.3	89.2-93.1
RACE
African American	1,257	140	8.7	6.9-10.8	1,117	91.3	89.2-93.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	4	18.5	4.5-52.1	8	81.5	47.9-95.5
-English Speaking	12	4	18.5	4.5-52.1	8	81.5	47.9-95.5
Non-Hispanic	1,245	136	8.6	6.9-10.8	1,109	91.4	89.2-93.1
AGE
18-24	93	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1	91	99.3	96.9-99.8
25-34	199	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6	197	99.4	97.4-99.9
35-44	260	9	2.8	1.2- 6.7	251	97.2	93.3-98.8
45-54	257	27	10.2	6.1-16.5	230	89.8	83.5-93.9
55-64	183	30	15.0	9.7-22.6	153	85.0	77.4-90.3
65-74	147	24	18.7	11.3-29.4	123	81.3	70.6-88.7
75+	105	45	38.2	26.0-52.1	60	61.8	47.9-74.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	291	69	21.8	15.9-29.2	222	78.2	70.8-84.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	424	41	7.2	4.8-10.6	383	92.8	89.4-95.2
Some Post-H.S.	302	17	3.8	2.0- 6.9	285	96.2	93.1-98.0
College Graduate	237	12	5.2	2.5-10.7	225	94.8	89.3-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	62	21.1	15.5-28.2	209	78.9	71.8-84.5
$15,000- 24,999	285	21	4.6	2.5- 8.4	264	95.4	91.6-97.5
$25,000- 34,999	163	7	6.1	2.6-13.4	156	93.9	86.6-97.4
$35,000- 49,999	113	6	3.6	1.1-11.2	107	96.4	88.8-98.9
$50,000-74,999	64	0	0.0	. - .	64	100	. - .
$75,000+	53	3	2.7	0.8- 8.9	50	97.3	91.1-99.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	2	11.0	2.6-36.3	14	89.0	63.7-97.4
Guilford	71	7	9.1	4.0-19.6	64	90.9	80.4-96.0
Mecklenburg	81	9	8.3	4.1-16.1	72	91.7	83.9-95.9
Orange	31	3	8.7	2.8-24.3	28	91.3	75.7-97.2
Wake	55	3	4.1	1.3-12.3	52	95.9	87.7-98.7
Chatham/Lee	53	5	10.4	3.8-25.6	48	89.6	74.4-96.2
Nash/Wilson	81	9	10.5	5.0-20.8	72	89.5	79.2-95.0
Craven/Pamlico	55	9	10.5	4.9-21.1	46	89.5	78.9-95.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	3	17.9	3.7-55.0	6	82.1	45.0-96.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	1	14.6	1.9-60.0	5	85.4	40.0-98.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	5	3.8	1.3-11.0	100	96.2	89.0-98.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	14	12.9	7.4-21.5	80	87.1	78.5-92.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	11	9.8	5.2-17.6	91	90.2	82.4-94.8
Northeast NC I	171	18	8.1	4.9-13.3	153	91.9	86.7-95.1
Northeast NC II	98	17	15.8	9.6-24.9	81	84.2	75.1-90.4
Northeastern Partnership	269	35	11.7	8.2-16.6	234	88.3	83.4-91.8
Mountain AHEC	32	4	15.4	5.6-35.7	28	84.6	64.3-94.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	665	82	9.7	7.1-13.1	583	90.3	86.9-92.9
Piedmont	546	51	7.9	5.6-10.9	495	92.1	89.1-94.4
Western NC	46	7	11.4	4.5-26.0	39	88.6	74.0-95.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,257

140

8.7

6.9-10.8

1,117

91.3

89.2-93.1

GENDER

Female

1,257

140

8.7

6.9-10.8

1,117

91.3

89.2-93.1

RACE

African American

1,257

140

8.7

6.9-10.8

1,117

91.3

89.2-93.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.5

4.5-52.1

81.5

47.9-95.5

-English Speaking

18.5

4.5-52.1

81.5

47.9-95.5

Non-Hispanic

1,245

136

8.6

6.9-10.8

1,109

91.4

89.2-93.1

AGE

18-24

0.7

0.2- 3.1

99.3

96.9-99.8

25-34

199

0.6

0.1- 2.6

197

99.4

97.4-99.9

35-44

260

2.8

1.2- 6.7

251

97.2

93.3-98.8

45-54

257

10.2

6.1-16.5

230

89.8

83.5-93.9

55-64

183

15.0

9.7-22.6

153

85.0

77.4-90.3

65-74

147

18.7

11.3-29.4

123

81.3

70.6-88.7

75+

105

38.2

26.0-52.1

61.8

47.9-74.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

291

21.8

15.9-29.2

222

78.2

70.8-84.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

424

7.2

4.8-10.6

383

92.8

89.4-95.2

Some Post-H.S.

302

3.8

2.0- 6.9

285

96.2

93.1-98.0

College Graduate

237

5.2

2.5-10.7

225

94.8

89.3-97.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

21.1

15.5-28.2

209

78.9

71.8-84.5

$15,000- 24,999

285

4.6

2.5- 8.4

264

95.4

91.6-97.5

$25,000- 34,999

163

6.1

2.6-13.4

156

93.9

86.6-97.4

$35,000- 49,999

113

3.6

1.1-11.2

107

96.4

88.8-98.9

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$75,000+

2.7

0.8- 8.9

97.3

91.1-99.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

11.0

2.6-36.3

89.0

63.7-97.4

Guilford

9.1

4.0-19.6

90.9

80.4-96.0

Mecklenburg

8.3

4.1-16.1

91.7

83.9-95.9

Orange

8.7

2.8-24.3

91.3

75.7-97.2

Wake

4.1

1.3-12.3

95.9

87.7-98.7

Chatham/Lee

10.4

3.8-25.6

89.6

74.4-96.2

Nash/Wilson

10.5

5.0-20.8

89.5

79.2-95.0

Craven/Pamlico

10.5

4.9-21.1

89.5

78.9-95.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

17.9

3.7-55.0

82.1

45.0-96.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

14.6

1.9-60.0

85.4

40.0-98.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

3.8

1.3-11.0

100

96.2

89.0-98.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

12.9

7.4-21.5

87.1

78.5-92.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

9.8

5.2-17.6

90.2

82.4-94.8

Northeast NC I

171

8.1

4.9-13.3

153

91.9

86.7-95.1

Northeast NC II

15.8

9.6-24.9

84.2

75.1-90.4

Northeastern Partnership

269

11.7

8.2-16.6

234

88.3

83.4-91.8

Mountain AHEC

15.4

5.6-35.7

84.6

64.3-94.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

665

9.7

7.1-13.1

583

90.3

86.9-92.9

Piedmont

546

7.9

5.6-10.9

495

92.1

89.1-94.4

Western NC

11.4

4.5-26.0

88.6

74.0-95.5

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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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