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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,953	536	7.3	6.5- 8.3	5,417	92.7	91.7-93.5
RACE
White	4,345	367	7.3	6.3- 8.5	3,978	92.7	91.5-93.7
African American	1,257	140	8.7	6.9-10.8	1,117	91.3	89.2-93.1
Asian	24	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	23	98.6	90.4-99.8
Native American	147	22	10.5	6.1-17.4	125	89.5	82.6-93.9
Other Minorities	162	5	2.1	0.8- 5.2	157	97.9	94.8-99.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	167	10	3.3	1.4- 7.5	157	96.7	92.5-98.6
-English Speaking	82	9	9.6	3.9-21.8	73	90.4	78.2-96.1
-Spanish Speaking	85	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	84	99.5	96.3-99.9
Non-Hispanic	5,779	525	7.5	6.6- 8.5	5,254	92.5	91.5-93.4
AGE
18-24	363	5	0.7	0.3- 2.1	358	99.3	97.9-99.7
25-34	880	12	1.6	0.8- 3.3	868	98.4	96.7-99.2
35-44	1,097	40	3.2	2.1- 4.7	1,057	96.8	95.3-97.9
45-54	1,156	97	8.2	6.2-10.9	1,059	91.8	89.1-93.8
55-64	946	81	8.2	6.1-11.0	865	91.8	89.0-93.9
65-74	805	90	9.7	7.2-12.9	715	90.3	87.1-92.8
75+	658	208	29.6	24.7-35.1	450	70.4	64.9-75.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	988	193	16.8	13.7-20.5	795	83.2	79.5-86.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,795	161	7.2	5.8- 9.0	1,634	92.8	91.0-94.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,536	96	5.2	4.0- 6.9	1,440	94.8	93.1-96.0
College Graduate	1,617	84	3.6	2.7- 5.0	1,533	96.4	95.0-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	800	158	16.9	13.6-20.6	642	83.1	79.4-86.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,115	94	6.3	4.7- 8.4	1,021	93.7	91.6-95.3
$25,000- 34,999	673	30	4.2	2.6- 6.9	643	95.8	93.1-97.4
$35,000- 49,999	716	30	3.6	2.2- 6.0	686	96.4	94.0-97.8
$50,000-74,999	575	17	3.2	1.6- 6.3	558	96.8	93.7-98.4
$75,000+	654	14	1.1	0.6- 2.3	640	98.9	97.7-99.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	273	25	8.5	5.6-12.8	248	91.5	87.2-94.4
Guilford	281	20	6.4	4.0-10.1	261	93.6	89.9-96.0
Mecklenburg	279	18	5.6	3.3- 9.2	261	94.4	90.8-96.7
Orange	282	19	4.1	2.5- 6.7	263	95.9	93.3-97.5
Wake	277	13	3.4	1.8- 6.2	264	96.6	93.8-98.2
Chatham/Lee	245	25	8.8	5.6-13.7	220	91.2	86.3-94.4
Nash/Wilson	240	24	8.7	5.6-13.3	216	91.3	86.7-94.4
Craven/Pamlico	283	30	8.6	5.8-12.5	253	91.4	87.5-94.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	276	31	10.9	7.3-16.1	245	89.1	83.9-92.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	25	7.0	4.6-10.7	262	93.0	89.3-95.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	301	25	5.7	3.6- 8.7	276	94.3	91.3-96.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	264	25	8.0	5.1-12.2	239	92.0	87.8-94.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	297	31	9.7	6.7-13.8	266	90.3	86.2-93.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	291	26	7.2	4.8-10.7	265	92.8	89.3-95.2
Northeast NC I	316	32	8.8	5.9-12.9	284	91.2	87.1-94.1
Northeast NC II	326	32	8.8	6.1-12.6	294	91.2	87.4-93.9
Northeastern Partnership	642	64	8.8	6.7-11.5	578	91.2	88.5-93.3
Mountain AHEC	811	83	9.8	7.4-13.0	728	90.2	87.0-92.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,142	195	7.2	5.8- 8.8	1,947	92.8	91.2-94.2
Piedmont	2,515	206	6.9	5.7- 8.2	2,309	93.1	91.8-94.3
Western NC	1,296	135	9.7	7.7-12.1	1,161	90.3	87.9-92.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,953

536

7.3

6.5- 8.3

5,417

92.7

91.7-93.5

RACE

White

4,345

367

7.3

6.3- 8.5

3,978

92.7

91.5-93.7

African American

1,257

140

8.7

6.9-10.8

1,117

91.3

89.2-93.1

Asian

1.4

0.2- 9.6

98.6

90.4-99.8

Native American

147

10.5

6.1-17.4

125

89.5

82.6-93.9

Other Minorities

162

2.1

0.8- 5.2

157

97.9

94.8-99.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

167

3.3

1.4- 7.5

157

96.7

92.5-98.6

-English Speaking

9.6

3.9-21.8

90.4

78.2-96.1

-Spanish Speaking

0.5

0.1- 3.7

99.5

96.3-99.9

Non-Hispanic

5,779

525

7.5

6.6- 8.5

5,254

92.5

91.5-93.4

AGE

18-24

363

0.7

0.3- 2.1

358

99.3

97.9-99.7

25-34

880

1.6

0.8- 3.3

868

98.4

96.7-99.2

35-44

1,097

3.2

2.1- 4.7

1,057

96.8

95.3-97.9

45-54

1,156

8.2

6.2-10.9

1,059

91.8

89.1-93.8

55-64

946

8.2

6.1-11.0

865

91.8

89.0-93.9

65-74

805

9.7

7.2-12.9

715

90.3

87.1-92.8

75+

658

208

29.6

24.7-35.1

450

70.4

64.9-75.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

988

193

16.8

13.7-20.5

795

83.2

79.5-86.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,795

161

7.2

5.8- 9.0

1,634

92.8

91.0-94.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,536

5.2

4.0- 6.9

1,440

94.8

93.1-96.0

College Graduate

1,617

3.6

2.7- 5.0

1,533

96.4

95.0-97.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

800

158

16.9

13.6-20.6

642

83.1

79.4-86.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,115

6.3

4.7- 8.4

1,021

93.7

91.6-95.3

$25,000- 34,999

673

4.2

2.6- 6.9

643

95.8

93.1-97.4

$35,000- 49,999

716

3.6

2.2- 6.0

686

96.4

94.0-97.8

$50,000-74,999

575

3.2

1.6- 6.3

558

96.8

93.7-98.4

$75,000+

654

1.1

0.6- 2.3

640

98.9

97.7-99.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

273

8.5

5.6-12.8

248

91.5

87.2-94.4

Guilford

281

6.4

4.0-10.1

261

93.6

89.9-96.0

Mecklenburg

279

5.6

3.3- 9.2

261

94.4

90.8-96.7

Orange

282

4.1

2.5- 6.7

263

95.9

93.3-97.5

Wake

277

3.4

1.8- 6.2

264

96.6

93.8-98.2

Chatham/Lee

245

8.8

5.6-13.7

220

91.2

86.3-94.4

Nash/Wilson

240

8.7

5.6-13.3

216

91.3

86.7-94.4

Craven/Pamlico

283

8.6

5.8-12.5

253

91.4

87.5-94.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

276

10.9

7.3-16.1

245

89.1

83.9-92.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

7.0

4.6-10.7

262

93.0

89.3-95.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

301

5.7

3.6- 8.7

276

94.3

91.3-96.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

264

8.0

5.1-12.2

239

92.0

87.8-94.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

297

9.7

6.7-13.8

266

90.3

86.2-93.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

291

7.2

4.8-10.7

265

92.8

89.3-95.2

Northeast NC I

316

8.8

5.9-12.9

284

91.2

87.1-94.1

Northeast NC II

326

8.8

6.1-12.6

294

91.2

87.4-93.9

Northeastern Partnership

642

8.8

6.7-11.5

578

91.2

88.5-93.3

Mountain AHEC

811

9.8

7.4-13.0

728

90.2

87.0-92.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,142

195

7.2

5.8- 8.8

1,947

92.8

91.2-94.2

Piedmont

2,515

206

6.9

5.7- 8.2

2,309

93.1

91.8-94.3

Western NC

1,296

135

9.7

7.7-12.1

1,161

90.3

87.9-92.3

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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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