BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Disability Status*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,267	3,034	28.5	27.0-29.9	6,233	71.5	70.1-73.0
GENDER
Male	3,390	1,056	26.9	24.7-29.3	2,334	73.1	70.7-75.3
Female	5,877	1,978	29.9	28.2-31.7	3,899	70.1	68.3-71.8
RACE
White	6,826	2,176	28.2	26.6-29.9	4,650	71.8	70.1-73.4
African American	1,821	675	32.2	29.0-35.7	1,146	67.8	64.3-71.0
Asian	46	4	2.2	0.7- 7.4	42	97.8	92.6-99.3
Native American	225	107	48.3	36.3-60.5	118	51.7	39.5-63.7
Other Minorities	316	65	19.9	14.3-27.0	251	80.1	73.0-85.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	327	64	17.6	12.1-24.8	263	82.4	75.2-87.9
-English Speaking	133	37	27.4	16.2-42.3	96	72.6	57.7-83.8
-Spanish Speaking	194	27	14.2	8.5-22.8	167	85.8	77.2-91.5
Non-Hispanic	8,930	2,968	29.1	27.7-30.6	5,962	70.9	69.4-72.3
AGE
18-24	569	94	15.3	11.2-20.5	475	84.7	79.5-88.8
25-34	1,389	237	15.8	12.9-19.4	1,152	84.2	80.6-87.1
35-44	1,753	398	20.9	18.2-23.8	1,355	79.1	76.2-81.8
45-54	1,825	626	34.0	30.6-37.6	1,199	66.0	62.4-69.4
55-64	1,504	599	40.2	36.5-43.9	905	59.8	56.1-63.5
65-74	1,246	534	39.5	35.6-43.5	712	60.5	56.5-64.4
75+	922	535	57.2	52.4-61.8	387	42.8	38.2-47.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,559	830	45.8	41.7-50.0	729	54.2	50.0-58.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,768	926	30.6	27.9-33.4	1,842	69.4	66.6-72.1
Some Post-H.S.	2,315	687	24.4	21.8-27.2	1,628	75.6	72.8-78.2
College Graduate	2,601	580	19.1	17.0-21.4	2,021	80.9	78.6-83.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,088	646	53.5	48.4-58.6	442	46.5	41.4-51.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,702	630	33.2	29.6-36.9	1,072	66.8	63.1-70.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,019	281	25.6	21.7-30.1	738	74.4	69.9-78.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,227	280	21.6	18.4-25.1	947	78.4	74.9-81.6
$50,000-74,999	999	204	17.4	14.4-21.0	795	82.6	79.0-85.6
$75,000+	1,143	178	14.1	11.3-17.3	965	85.9	82.7-88.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	443	158	31.7	27.1-36.8	285	68.3	63.2-72.9
Guilford	443	120	25.2	20.8-30.2	323	74.8	69.8-79.2
Mecklenburg	443	122	22.7	18.7-27.3	321	77.3	72.7-81.3
Orange	449	112	23.3	16.5-31.7	337	76.7	68.3-83.5
Wake	443	108	22.4	18.1-27.3	335	77.6	72.7-81.9
Chatham/Lee	391	103	24.0	18.6-30.4	288	76.0	69.6-81.4
Nash/Wilson	371	129	31.6	26.4-37.3	242	68.4	62.7-73.6
Craven/Pamlico	448	167	33.7	28.8-39.0	281	66.3	61.0-71.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	428	147	32.4	26.8-38.5	281	67.6	61.5-73.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	449	139	26.6	21.9-31.9	310	73.4	68.1-78.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	468	175	31.0	24.9-37.8	293	69.0	62.2-75.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	422	144	27.0	21.7-33.1	278	73.0	66.9-78.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	466	180	35.5	30.7-40.6	286	64.5	59.4-69.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	409	158	33.4	28.2-39.1	251	66.6	60.9-71.8
Northeast NC I	448	161	33.9	28.5-39.7	287	66.1	60.3-71.5
Northeast NC II	501	185	34.5	29.6-39.6	316	65.5	60.4-70.4
Northeastern Partnership	949	346	34.3	30.6-38.2	603	65.7	61.8-69.4
Mountain AHEC	1,284	468	35.0	30.8-39.5	816	65.0	60.5-69.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,243	1,151	31.3	28.8-34.0	2,092	68.7	66.0-71.2
Piedmont	3,978	1,157	25.4	23.5-27.4	2,821	74.6	72.6-76.5
Western NC	2,046	726	34.7	31.2-38.4	1,320	65.3	61.6-68.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,267

3,034

28.5

27.0-29.9

6,233

71.5

70.1-73.0

GENDER

Male

3,390

1,056

26.9

24.7-29.3

2,334

73.1

70.7-75.3

Female

5,877

1,978

29.9

28.2-31.7

3,899

70.1

68.3-71.8

RACE

White

6,826

2,176

28.2

26.6-29.9

4,650

71.8

70.1-73.4

African American

1,821

675

32.2

29.0-35.7

1,146

67.8

64.3-71.0

Asian

2.2

0.7- 7.4

97.8

92.6-99.3

Native American

225

107

48.3

36.3-60.5

118

51.7

39.5-63.7

Other Minorities

316

19.9

14.3-27.0

251

80.1

73.0-85.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

327

17.6

12.1-24.8

263

82.4

75.2-87.9

-English Speaking

133

27.4

16.2-42.3

72.6

57.7-83.8

-Spanish Speaking

194

14.2

8.5-22.8

167

85.8

77.2-91.5

Non-Hispanic

8,930

2,968

29.1

27.7-30.6

5,962

70.9

69.4-72.3

AGE

18-24

569

15.3

11.2-20.5

475

84.7

79.5-88.8

25-34

1,389

237

15.8

12.9-19.4

1,152

84.2

80.6-87.1

35-44

1,753

398

20.9

18.2-23.8

1,355

79.1

76.2-81.8

45-54

1,825

626

34.0

30.6-37.6

1,199

66.0

62.4-69.4

55-64

1,504

599

40.2

36.5-43.9

905

59.8

56.1-63.5

65-74

1,246

534

39.5

35.6-43.5

712

60.5

56.5-64.4

75+

922

535

57.2

52.4-61.8

387

42.8

38.2-47.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,559

830

45.8

41.7-50.0

729

54.2

50.0-58.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,768

926

30.6

27.9-33.4

1,842

69.4

66.6-72.1

Some Post-H.S.

2,315

687

24.4

21.8-27.2

1,628

75.6

72.8-78.2

College Graduate

2,601

580

19.1

17.0-21.4

2,021

80.9

78.6-83.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,088

646

53.5

48.4-58.6

442

46.5

41.4-51.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,702

630

33.2

29.6-36.9

1,072

66.8

63.1-70.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,019

281

25.6

21.7-30.1

738

74.4

69.9-78.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,227

280

21.6

18.4-25.1

947

78.4

74.9-81.6

$50,000-74,999

999

204

17.4

14.4-21.0

795

82.6

79.0-85.6

$75,000+

1,143

178

14.1

11.3-17.3

965

85.9

82.7-88.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

443

158

31.7

27.1-36.8

285

68.3

63.2-72.9

Guilford

443

120

25.2

20.8-30.2

323

74.8

69.8-79.2

Mecklenburg

443

122

22.7

18.7-27.3

321

77.3

72.7-81.3

Orange

449

112

23.3

16.5-31.7

337

76.7

68.3-83.5

Wake

443

108

22.4

18.1-27.3

335

77.6

72.7-81.9

Chatham/Lee

391

103

24.0

18.6-30.4

288

76.0

69.6-81.4

Nash/Wilson

371

129

31.6

26.4-37.3

242

68.4

62.7-73.6

Craven/Pamlico

448

167

33.7

28.8-39.0

281

66.3

61.0-71.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

428

147

32.4

26.8-38.5

281

67.6

61.5-73.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

449

139

26.6

21.9-31.9

310

73.4

68.1-78.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

468

175

31.0

24.9-37.8

293

69.0

62.2-75.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

422

144

27.0

21.7-33.1

278

73.0

66.9-78.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

466

180

35.5

30.7-40.6

286

64.5

59.4-69.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

409

158

33.4

28.2-39.1

251

66.6

60.9-71.8

Northeast NC I

448

161

33.9

28.5-39.7

287

66.1

60.3-71.5

Northeast NC II

501

185

34.5

29.6-39.6

316

65.5

60.4-70.4

Northeastern Partnership

949

346

34.3

30.6-38.2

603

65.7

61.8-69.4

Mountain AHEC

1,284

468

35.0

30.8-39.5

816

65.0

60.5-69.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,243

1,151

31.3

28.8-34.0

2,092

68.7

66.0-71.2

Piedmont

3,978

1,157

25.4

23.5-27.4

2,821

74.6

72.6-76.5

Western NC

2,046

726

34.7

31.2-38.4

1,320

65.3

61.6-68.8

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*Data for this table were derived from questions 1,2,3,4 in the Disability, Quality of Life Module (page 51) of the BRFSS 2003 questionnaire.

^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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