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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,945	1,286	19.1	17.7-20.6	4,659	80.9	79.4-82.3
RACE
White	4,341	959	19.9	18.3-21.7	3,382	80.1	78.3-81.7
African American	1,254	259	17.0	14.3-20.1	995	83.0	79.9-85.7
Asian	24	2	2.0	0.4- 9.0	22	98.0	91.0-99.6
Native American	147	43	34.7	22.4-49.4	104	65.3	50.6-77.6
Other Minorities	161	20	12.7	7.0-21.8	141	87.3	78.2-93.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	166	17	10.2	4.9-20.0	149	89.8	80.0-95.1
-English Speaking	81	13	13.6	6.3-26.9	68	86.4	73.1-93.7
-Spanish Speaking	85	4	8.7	2.8-23.9	81	91.3	76.1-97.2
Non-Hispanic	5,772	1,269	19.6	18.1-21.1	4,503	80.4	78.9-81.9
AGE
18-24	364	29	6.7	3.7-11.7	335	93.3	88.3-96.3
25-34	879	93	9.3	6.9-12.4	786	90.7	87.6-93.1
35-44	1,096	176	14.5	11.8-17.7	920	85.5	82.3-88.2
45-54	1,153	290	24.7	21.1-28.6	863	75.3	71.4-78.9
55-64	946	266	28.4	24.2-33.0	680	71.6	67.0-75.8
65-74	804	200	23.4	19.3-28.0	604	76.6	72.0-80.7
75+	655	229	36.3	31.1-41.9	426	63.7	58.1-68.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	990	329	31.3	26.9-36.1	661	68.7	63.9-73.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,790	393	20.0	17.4-22.9	1,397	80.0	77.1-82.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,535	304	15.3	13.0-18.0	1,231	84.7	82.0-87.0
College Graduate	1,613	258	14.0	11.8-16.5	1,355	86.0	83.5-88.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	799	302	37.6	32.4-43.1	497	62.4	56.9-67.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,113	254	20.3	17.0-24.0	859	79.7	76.0-83.0
$25,000- 34,999	673	126	15.7	12.0-20.3	547	84.3	79.7-88.0
$35,000- 49,999	715	108	15.5	11.8-20.1	607	84.5	79.9-88.2
$50,000-74,999	572	73	11.9	8.7-16.0	499	88.1	84.0-91.3
$75,000+	652	67	9.9	7.3-13.3	585	90.1	86.7-92.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	270	61	21.3	16.5-27.1	209	78.7	72.9-83.5
Guilford	281	50	15.5	11.5-20.7	231	84.5	79.3-88.5
Mecklenburg	278	51	17.0	12.7-22.3	227	83.0	77.7-87.3
Orange	281	49	15.6	8.7-26.4	232	84.4	73.6-91.3
Wake	277	50	17.0	12.4-22.9	227	83.0	77.1-87.6
Chatham/Lee	245	48	15.5	11.3-20.8	197	84.5	79.2-88.7
Nash/Wilson	239	57	22.8	17.5-29.1	182	77.2	70.9-82.5
Craven/Pamlico	285	70	21.5	16.8-27.1	215	78.5	72.9-83.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	275	59	19.7	15.0-25.4	216	80.3	74.6-85.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	64	19.3	14.4-25.3	223	80.7	74.7-85.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	300	69	22.1	16.4-29.2	231	77.9	70.8-83.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	264	65	21.2	16.3-27.1	199	78.8	72.9-83.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	297	66	19.9	15.5-25.1	231	80.1	74.9-84.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	292	69	20.8	16.2-26.3	223	79.2	73.7-83.8
Northeast NC I	316	69	22.8	17.8-28.9	247	77.2	71.1-82.2
Northeast NC II	325	72	21.3	16.7-26.6	253	78.7	73.4-83.3
Northeastern Partnership	641	141	21.9	18.4-25.8	500	78.1	74.2-81.6
Mountain AHEC	810	208	25.8	22.0-30.1	602	74.2	69.9-78.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,141	471	20.1	17.4-23.0	1,670	79.9	77.0-82.6
Piedmont	2,510	492	17.1	15.2-19.1	2,018	82.9	80.9-84.8
Western NC	1,294	323	25.2	21.8-28.9	971	74.8	71.1-78.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,945

1,286

19.1

17.7-20.6

4,659

80.9

79.4-82.3

RACE

White

4,341

959

19.9

18.3-21.7

3,382

80.1

78.3-81.7

African American

1,254

259

17.0

14.3-20.1

995

83.0

79.9-85.7

Asian

2.0

0.4- 9.0

98.0

91.0-99.6

Native American

147

34.7

22.4-49.4

104

65.3

50.6-77.6

Other Minorities

161

12.7

7.0-21.8

141

87.3

78.2-93.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

166

10.2

4.9-20.0

149

89.8

80.0-95.1

-English Speaking

13.6

6.3-26.9

86.4

73.1-93.7

-Spanish Speaking

8.7

2.8-23.9

91.3

76.1-97.2

Non-Hispanic

5,772

1,269

19.6

18.1-21.1

4,503

80.4

78.9-81.9

AGE

18-24

364

6.7

3.7-11.7

335

93.3

88.3-96.3

25-34

879

9.3

6.9-12.4

786

90.7

87.6-93.1

35-44

1,096

176

14.5

11.8-17.7

920

85.5

82.3-88.2

45-54

1,153

290

24.7

21.1-28.6

863

75.3

71.4-78.9

55-64

946

266

28.4

24.2-33.0

680

71.6

67.0-75.8

65-74

804

200

23.4

19.3-28.0

604

76.6

72.0-80.7

75+

655

229

36.3

31.1-41.9

426

63.7

58.1-68.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

990

329

31.3

26.9-36.1

661

68.7

63.9-73.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,790

393

20.0

17.4-22.9

1,397

80.0

77.1-82.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,535

304

15.3

13.0-18.0

1,231

84.7

82.0-87.0

College Graduate

1,613

258

14.0

11.8-16.5

1,355

86.0

83.5-88.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

799

302

37.6

32.4-43.1

497

62.4

56.9-67.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,113

254

20.3

17.0-24.0

859

79.7

76.0-83.0

$25,000- 34,999

673

126

15.7

12.0-20.3

547

84.3

79.7-88.0

$35,000- 49,999

715

108

15.5

11.8-20.1

607

84.5

79.9-88.2

$50,000-74,999

572

11.9

8.7-16.0

499

88.1

84.0-91.3

$75,000+

652

9.9

7.3-13.3

585

90.1

86.7-92.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

270

21.3

16.5-27.1

209

78.7

72.9-83.5

Guilford

281

15.5

11.5-20.7

231

84.5

79.3-88.5

Mecklenburg

278

17.0

12.7-22.3

227

83.0

77.7-87.3

Orange

281

15.6

8.7-26.4

232

84.4

73.6-91.3

Wake

277

17.0

12.4-22.9

227

83.0

77.1-87.6

Chatham/Lee

245

15.5

11.3-20.8

197

84.5

79.2-88.7

Nash/Wilson

239

22.8

17.5-29.1

182

77.2

70.9-82.5

Craven/Pamlico

285

21.5

16.8-27.1

215

78.5

72.9-83.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

275

19.7

15.0-25.4

216

80.3

74.6-85.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

19.3

14.4-25.3

223

80.7

74.7-85.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

300

22.1

16.4-29.2

231

77.9

70.8-83.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

264

21.2

16.3-27.1

199

78.8

72.9-83.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

297

19.9

15.5-25.1

231

80.1

74.9-84.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

292

20.8

16.2-26.3

223

79.2

73.7-83.8

Northeast NC I

316

22.8

17.8-28.9

247

77.2

71.1-82.2

Northeast NC II

325

21.3

16.7-26.6

253

78.7

73.4-83.3

Northeastern Partnership

641

141

21.9

18.4-25.8

500

78.1

74.2-81.6

Mountain AHEC

810

208

25.8

22.0-30.1

602

74.2

69.9-78.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,141

471

20.1

17.4-23.0

1,670

79.9

77.0-82.6

Piedmont

2,510

492

17.1

15.2-19.1

2,018

82.9

80.9-84.8

Western NC

1,294

323

25.2

21.8-28.9

971

74.8

71.1-78.2

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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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