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

Disability

A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
TOTAL	9,212	539	4.9	4.3- 5.5	604	5.5	4.8- 6.2	619	5.5	4.9- 6.2	7,450	84.2	83.0-85.2
GENDER
Male	3,376	199	5.3	4.3- 6.5	209	4.8	3.9- 6.0	251	5.8	4.9- 7.0	2,717	84.0	82.2-85.7
Female	5,836	340	4.5	3.8- 5.2	395	6.1	5.2- 7.1	368	5.1	4.4- 6.0	4,733	84.3	82.9-85.6
RACE
White	6,790	356	4.5	3.8- 5.3	449	5.7	5.0- 6.7	418	5.3	4.6- 6.1	5,567	84.5	83.1-85.7
African American	1,804	155	6.9	5.4- 8.8	116	5.2	3.9- 7.0	166	7.7	6.2- 9.4	1,367	80.2	77.5-82.8
Asian	46	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.4	0.1- 3.3	1	0.4	0.1- 3.2	44	99.1	96.3-99.8
Native American	221	15	9.2	4.2-19.0	25	12.0	6.2-21.9	26	10.2	5.5-18.4	155	68.6	56.7-78.4
Other Minorities	317	13	3.2	1.7- 6.1	11	2.7	1.1- 6.1	8	1.4	0.6- 3.5	285	92.7	88.6-95.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	329	12	1.8	0.8- 4.0	12	2.4	0.9- 6.2	5	1.5	0.4- 5.1	300	94.3	90.0-96.8
-English Speaking	132	6	1.1	0.5- 2.7	6	4.1	1.0-15.9	4	4.0	0.8-17.4	116	90.8	78.3-96.4
-Spanish Speaking	197	6	2.0	0.8- 5.1	6	1.8	0.5- 6.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	184	95.5	90.9-97.8
Non-Hispanic	8,873	527	5.1	4.4- 5.8	592	5.7	5.0- 6.5	614	5.8	5.1- 6.5	7,140	83.5	82.3-84.6
AGE
18-24	569	18	2.0	1.1- 3.5	17	3.0	1.4- 6.3	4	0.8	0.2- 2.4	530	94.2	90.9-96.4
25-34	1,390	38	2.1	1.2- 3.7	48	2.9	1.9- 4.5	24	1.6	0.8- 2.8	1,280	93.4	91.2-95.1
35-44	1,751	70	3.7	2.7- 5.1	71	3.2	2.2- 4.5	77	3.6	2.6- 4.9	1,533	89.6	87.5-91.4
45-54	1,816	96	5.5	4.0- 7.6	138	7.5	5.7- 9.7	172	8.7	6.9-11.0	1,410	78.3	75.1-81.2
55-64	1,494	94	7.0	5.2- 9.3	131	9.0	6.9-11.6	168	10.6	8.6-13.1	1,101	73.4	69.9-76.6
65-74	1,232	113	8.8	6.8-11.4	105	6.8	5.2- 8.9	91	7.4	5.5- 9.9	923	76.9	73.4-80.1
75+	901	105	9.9	7.5-12.8	93	10.7	8.0-14.1	82	10.0	7.3-13.6	621	69.4	64.8-73.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,531	157	7.8	6.1- 9.7	154	7.9	6.1-10.1	223	12.5	10.3-15.1	997	71.9	68.3-75.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,752	177	4.7	3.8- 5.9	181	6.6	5.2- 8.2	208	6.1	5.0- 7.5	2,186	82.6	80.3-84.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,312	108	4.4	3.2- 5.9	151	4.7	3.5- 6.1	117	4.4	3.3- 5.7	1,936	86.6	84.3-88.6
College Graduate	2,593	96	3.7	2.8- 5.0	116	3.7	2.8- 4.8	69	1.5	1.0- 2.1	2,312	91.1	89.5-92.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,065	113	9.2	7.0-12.1	150	12.2	9.4-15.7	201	17.7	14.5-21.3	601	60.9	56.1-65.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,696	129	6.1	4.7- 7.9	122	6.4	4.7- 8.5	136	7.8	6.1-10.1	1,309	79.7	76.5-82.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,018	50	4.4	2.9- 6.6	48	4.5	2.8- 7.2	38	3.3	2.0- 5.5	882	87.7	84.2-90.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,223	36	3.0	1.9- 4.6	58	4.6	3.1- 6.7	30	2.4	1.4- 3.9	1,099	90.1	87.4-92.3
$50,000-74,999	999	33	3.3	2.0- 5.6	39	3.5	2.2- 5.4	27	1.9	1.1- 3.1	900	91.3	88.5-93.5
$75,000+	1,144	24	1.9	1.0- 3.5	27	1.4	0.8- 2.7	15	1.3	0.7- 2.5	1,078	95.3	93.3-96.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	440	24	5.7	3.6- 8.7	38	7.9	5.6-11.1	20	3.8	2.4- 5.9	358	82.7	78.5-86.2
Guilford	440	16	2.9	1.7- 4.9	19	4.0	2.4- 6.6	21	4.9	2.9- 8.2	384	88.3	84.3-91.3
Mecklenburg	441	29	4.9	3.3- 7.3	19	3.4	2.0- 5.7	24	4.5	2.9- 7.0	369	87.2	83.6-90.2
Orange	446	20	3.6	2.2- 5.9	24	3.6	2.3- 5.7	13	1.9	1.0- 3.3	389	90.9	87.8-93.3
Wake	444	19	4.5	2.7- 7.4	17	2.6	1.5- 4.3	8	1.1	0.5- 2.3	400	91.8	88.6-94.2
Chatham/Lee	390	18	3.4	2.0- 5.7	23	6.1	3.8- 9.7	20	3.6	2.2- 5.8	329	87.0	82.7-90.3
Nash/Wilson	364	24	5.8	3.5- 9.5	29	6.8	4.6- 9.9	23	6.4	4.1- 9.8	288	81.1	76.1-85.2
Craven/Pamlico	446	36	6.3	4.4- 8.9	35	7.4	5.1-10.5	29	5.6	3.8- 8.2	346	80.7	76.5-84.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	424	33	6.5	4.4- 9.4	36	7.1	4.9-10.1	34	10.4	6.1-17.2	321	76.0	69.8-81.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	448	24	4.4	2.7- 7.1	23	4.2	2.7- 6.5	32	5.0	3.4- 7.3	369	86.3	82.5-89.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	467	33	6.4	4.0-10.0	30	3.9	2.6- 5.9	38	5.3	3.7- 7.7	366	84.4	79.9-88.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	420	12	2.1	1.1- 4.0	42	7.8	5.5-11.1	25	4.4	2.8- 6.7	341	85.7	81.4-89.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	460	28	6.2	4.1- 9.2	31	5.1	3.4- 7.5	48	9.7	7.1-13.0	353	79.1	74.7-82.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	405	31	6.6	4.3- 9.8	25	5.2	3.2- 8.1	45	8.8	6.3-12.0	304	79.5	74.8-83.6
Northeast NC I	446	36	6.4	4.4- 9.1	34	7.4	5.1-10.7	35	9.3	6.3-13.5	341	77.0	71.8-81.4
Northeast NC II	500	36	5.8	3.9- 8.5	32	5.1	3.5- 7.5	42	9.4	6.6-13.1	390	79.7	75.2-83.5
Northeastern Partnership	946	72	6.0	4.5- 7.9	66	5.9	4.5- 7.7	77	9.4	7.2-12.1	731	78.7	75.4-81.7
Mountain AHEC	1,277	55	4.2	3.0- 5.8	119	9.2	7.2-11.8	92	7.3	5.5- 9.5	1,011	79.3	75.9-82.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,217	231	6.5	5.2- 8.0	217	6.1	4.9- 7.7	252	6.3	5.3- 7.6	2,517	81.1	78.8-83.2
Piedmont	3,960	208	4.2	3.5- 5.1	218	4.5	3.7- 5.5	211	4.4	3.7- 5.3	3,323	86.9	85.4-88.2
Western NC	2,035	100	4.3	3.2- 5.6	169	8.0	6.3-10.1	156	7.9	6.2-10.2	1,610	79.8	76.8-82.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,212

539

4.9

4.3- 5.5

604

5.5

4.8- 6.2

619

5.5

4.9- 6.2

7,450

84.2

83.0-85.2

GENDER

Male

3,376

199

5.3

4.3- 6.5

209

4.8

3.9- 6.0

251

5.8

4.9- 7.0

2,717

84.0

82.2-85.7

Female

5,836

340

4.5

3.8- 5.2

395

6.1

5.2- 7.1

368

5.1

4.4- 6.0

4,733

84.3

82.9-85.6

RACE

White

6,790

356

4.5

3.8- 5.3

449

5.7

5.0- 6.7

418

5.3

4.6- 6.1

5,567

84.5

83.1-85.7

African American

1,804

155

6.9

5.4- 8.8

116

5.2

3.9- 7.0

166

7.7

6.2- 9.4

1,367

80.2

77.5-82.8

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 3.3

0.4

0.1- 3.2

99.1

96.3-99.8

Native American

221

9.2

4.2-19.0

12.0

6.2-21.9

10.2

5.5-18.4

155

68.6

56.7-78.4

Other Minorities

317

3.2

1.7- 6.1

2.7

1.1- 6.1

1.4

0.6- 3.5

285

92.7

88.6-95.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

329

1.8

0.8- 4.0

2.4

0.9- 6.2

1.5

0.4- 5.1

300

94.3

90.0-96.8

-English Speaking

132

1.1

0.5- 2.7

4.1

1.0-15.9

4.0

0.8-17.4

116

90.8

78.3-96.4

-Spanish Speaking

197

2.0

0.8- 5.1

1.8

0.5- 6.4

0.6

0.1- 4.4

184

95.5

90.9-97.8

Non-Hispanic

8,873

527

5.1

4.4- 5.8

592

5.7

5.0- 6.5

614

5.8

5.1- 6.5

7,140

83.5

82.3-84.6

AGE

18-24

569

2.0

1.1- 3.5

3.0

1.4- 6.3

0.8

0.2- 2.4

530

94.2

90.9-96.4

25-34

1,390

2.1

1.2- 3.7

2.9

1.9- 4.5

1.6

0.8- 2.8

1,280

93.4

91.2-95.1

35-44

1,751

3.7

2.7- 5.1

3.2

2.2- 4.5

3.6

2.6- 4.9

1,533

89.6

87.5-91.4

45-54

1,816

5.5

4.0- 7.6

138

7.5

5.7- 9.7

172

8.7

6.9-11.0

1,410

78.3

75.1-81.2

55-64

1,494

7.0

5.2- 9.3

131

9.0

6.9-11.6

168

10.6

8.6-13.1

1,101

73.4

69.9-76.6

65-74

1,232

113

8.8

6.8-11.4

105

6.8

5.2- 8.9

7.4

5.5- 9.9

923

76.9

73.4-80.1

75+

901

105

9.9

7.5-12.8

10.7

8.0-14.1

10.0

7.3-13.6

621

69.4

64.8-73.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,531

157

7.8

6.1- 9.7

154

7.9

6.1-10.1

223

12.5

10.3-15.1

997

71.9

68.3-75.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,752

177

4.7

3.8- 5.9

181

6.6

5.2- 8.2

208

6.1

5.0- 7.5

2,186

82.6

80.3-84.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,312

108

4.4

3.2- 5.9

151

4.7

3.5- 6.1

117

4.4

3.3- 5.7

1,936

86.6

84.3-88.6

College Graduate

2,593

3.7

2.8- 5.0

116

3.7

2.8- 4.8

1.5

1.0- 2.1

2,312

91.1

89.5-92.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,065

113

9.2

7.0-12.1

150

12.2

9.4-15.7

201

17.7

14.5-21.3

601

60.9

56.1-65.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,696

129

6.1

4.7- 7.9

122

6.4

4.7- 8.5

136

7.8

6.1-10.1

1,309

79.7

76.5-82.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,018

4.4

2.9- 6.6

4.5

2.8- 7.2

3.3

2.0- 5.5

882

87.7

84.2-90.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,223

3.0

1.9- 4.6

4.6

3.1- 6.7

2.4

1.4- 3.9

1,099

90.1

87.4-92.3

$50,000-74,999

999

3.3

2.0- 5.6

3.5

2.2- 5.4

1.9

1.1- 3.1

900

91.3

88.5-93.5

$75,000+

1,144

1.9

1.0- 3.5

1.4

0.8- 2.7

1.3

0.7- 2.5

1,078

95.3

93.3-96.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

440

5.7

3.6- 8.7

7.9

5.6-11.1

3.8

2.4- 5.9

358

82.7

78.5-86.2

Guilford

440

2.9

1.7- 4.9

4.0

2.4- 6.6

4.9

2.9- 8.2

384

88.3

84.3-91.3

Mecklenburg

441

4.9

3.3- 7.3

3.4

2.0- 5.7

4.5

2.9- 7.0

369

87.2

83.6-90.2

Orange

446

3.6

2.2- 5.9

3.6

2.3- 5.7

1.9

1.0- 3.3

389

90.9

87.8-93.3

Wake

444

4.5

2.7- 7.4

2.6

1.5- 4.3

1.1

0.5- 2.3

400

91.8

88.6-94.2

Chatham/Lee

390

3.4

2.0- 5.7

6.1

3.8- 9.7

3.6

2.2- 5.8

329

87.0

82.7-90.3

Nash/Wilson

364

5.8

3.5- 9.5

6.8

4.6- 9.9

6.4

4.1- 9.8

288

81.1

76.1-85.2

Craven/Pamlico

446

6.3

4.4- 8.9

7.4

5.1-10.5

5.6

3.8- 8.2

346

80.7

76.5-84.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

424

6.5

4.4- 9.4

7.1

4.9-10.1

10.4

6.1-17.2

321

76.0

69.8-81.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

448

4.4

2.7- 7.1

4.2

2.7- 6.5

5.0

3.4- 7.3

369

86.3

82.5-89.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

467

6.4

4.0-10.0

3.9

2.6- 5.9

5.3

3.7- 7.7

366

84.4

79.9-88.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

420

2.1

1.1- 4.0

7.8

5.5-11.1

4.4

2.8- 6.7

341

85.7

81.4-89.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

460

6.2

4.1- 9.2

5.1

3.4- 7.5

9.7

7.1-13.0

353

79.1

74.7-82.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

405

6.6

4.3- 9.8

5.2

3.2- 8.1

8.8

6.3-12.0

304

79.5

74.8-83.6

Northeast NC I

446

6.4

4.4- 9.1

7.4

5.1-10.7

9.3

6.3-13.5

341

77.0

71.8-81.4

Northeast NC II

500

5.8

3.9- 8.5

5.1

3.5- 7.5

9.4

6.6-13.1

390

79.7

75.2-83.5

Northeastern Partnership

946

6.0

4.5- 7.9

5.9

4.5- 7.7

9.4

7.2-12.1

731

78.7

75.4-81.7

Mountain AHEC

1,277

4.2

3.0- 5.8

119

9.2

7.2-11.8

7.3

5.5- 9.5

1,011

79.3

75.9-82.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,217

231

6.5

5.2- 8.0

217

6.1

4.9- 7.7

252

6.3

5.3- 7.6

2,517

81.1

78.8-83.2

Piedmont

3,960

208

4.2

3.5- 5.1

218

4.5

3.7- 5.5

211

4.4

3.7- 5.3

3,323

86.9

85.4-88.2

Western NC

2,035

100

4.3

3.2- 5.6

169

8.0

6.3-10.1

156

7.9

6.2-10.2

1,610

79.8

76.8-82.4

Back to Disability.

^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.

This page was generated on 16JUN04.