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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
TOTAL	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
RACE
White	2,519	130	5.0	3.9- 6.4	157	4.8	3.7- 6.1	173	5.8	4.6- 7.2	2,059	84.4	82.3-86.4
African American	580	55	7.6	5.0-11.4	37	5.6	3.3- 9.1	65	8.8	6.3-12.2	423	78.0	72.8-82.4
Asian	23	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	23	100	. - .
Native American	77	6	7.7	2.8-19.4	11	13.2	4.4-33.4	11	12.7	5.2-27.9	49	66.5	47.2-81.5
Other Minorities	160	8	3.4	1.4- 7.8	4	3.2	1.0- 9.7	2	0.1	0.0- 0.6	146	93.3	86.9-96.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	166	7	2.5	1.0- 6.1	4	2.9	0.8- 9.8	2	1.5	0.3- 8.2	153	93.2	86.2-96.8
-English Speaking	52	2	0.9	0.2- 3.6	3	6.8	1.3-28.9	2	6.7	1.1-31.1	45	85.6	63.1-95.4
-Spanish Speaking	114	5	2.9	1.1- 7.8	1	1.8	0.3-11.7	0	0.0	. - .	108	95.3	88.1-98.2
Non-Hispanic	3,207	192	5.5	4.5- 6.8	205	5.0	4.0- 6.2	249	6.2	5.2- 7.5	2,561	83.3	81.3-85.0
AGE
18-24	212	5	1.5	0.5- 4.2	2	2.0	0.4- 9.1	3	1.1	0.3- 4.3	202	95.3	89.7-98.0
25-34	519	12	1.8	0.6- 4.9	16	2.7	1.3- 5.5	11	1.5	0.6- 3.6	480	94.0	90.3-96.3
35-44	672	28	4.3	2.7- 6.9	27	2.9	1.6- 5.3	29	3.5	2.1- 5.9	588	89.2	85.7-92.0
45-54	678	42	6.9	4.3-11.0	50	6.4	4.1-10.0	76	10.8	7.8-14.9	510	75.8	70.4-80.5
55-64	569	41	9.2	6.1-13.6	52	9.5	6.7-13.4	69	10.7	7.5-15.0	407	70.6	64.9-75.8
65-74	445	41	9.7	6.3-14.5	33	6.2	3.9- 9.7	35	8.7	5.6-13.3	336	75.4	69.3-80.7
75+	266	28	9.9	5.9-16.2	29	9.2	5.4-15.2	28	10.4	6.2-16.8	181	70.5	62.4-77.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	584	60	7.7	5.3-11.0	47	4.5	2.8- 7.1	94	12.8	9.5-17.1	383	75.0	69.6-79.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	999	61	4.9	3.4- 7.0	66	5.8	4.0- 8.2	77	5.8	4.1- 8.0	795	83.6	80.1-86.6
Some Post-H.S.	791	42	5.4	3.5- 8.4	47	4.5	2.7- 7.4	55	6.1	4.2- 8.8	647	84.0	79.8-87.5
College Graduate	993	36	4.1	2.6- 6.5	47	4.2	2.8- 6.3	23	1.2	0.6- 2.1	887	90.5	87.6-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	289	38	9.1	5.6-14.4	48	10.3	6.8-15.3	71	19.6	13.7-27.1	132	61.0	51.9-69.5
$15,000- 24,999	599	49	6.4	4.3- 9.6	43	6.1	3.6-10.1	71	10.0	7.0-14.1	436	77.4	72.0-82.1
$25,000- 34,999	359	20	5.4	2.8-10.0	21	5.1	2.8- 9.4	14	3.9	1.7- 8.7	304	85.6	79.3-90.2
$35,000- 49,999	512	14	2.5	1.3- 4.7	25	4.3	2.3- 8.0	12	2.9	1.4- 5.9	461	90.4	86.0-93.5
$50,000-74,999	429	20	5.0	2.6- 9.3	18	2.8	1.5- 5.2	11	1.5	0.7- 3.3	380	90.7	86.2-93.8
$75,000+	496	14	2.8	1.3- 5.9	8	1.4	0.5- 3.9	7	1.6	0.7- 3.7	467	94.2	90.6-96.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	174	10	6.2	3.2-11.7	14	6.9	4.0-11.7	12	4.2	2.3- 7.5	138	82.7	76.1-87.7
Guilford	164	6	3.1	1.3- 6.8	7	4.4	1.9- 9.7	10	6.9	3.3-13.7	141	85.7	78.2-90.9
Mecklenburg	166	8	3.2	1.5- 6.8	6	2.5	1.0- 6.1	13	5.5	3.0- 9.8	139	88.9	83.3-92.7
Orange	168	10	5.4	2.7-10.4	5	2.4	0.9- 6.1	6	2.1	0.9- 4.9	147	90.0	84.3-93.9
Wake	169	7	5.0	2.2-10.8	4	1.8	0.6- 5.0	3	1.1	0.3- 3.6	155	92.2	86.3-95.7
Chatham/Lee	148	4	1.7	0.6- 4.5	7	3.6	1.5- 8.2	8	3.3	1.6- 6.9	129	91.4	86.1-94.8
Nash/Wilson	133	9	5.5	2.2-12.9	8	4.2	2.0- 8.5	8	5.8	2.8-11.6	108	84.5	76.5-90.1
Craven/Pamlico	167	13	5.6	3.1- 9.9	13	6.5	3.6-11.2	11	5.6	3.0-10.2	130	82.4	75.8-87.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	158	8	5.0	2.3-10.3	10	5.3	2.7-10.2	15	14.1	6.3-28.5	125	75.7	63.5-84.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	165	7	3.2	1.5- 6.9	12	5.2	2.8- 9.6	14	5.5	3.1- 9.5	132	86.1	80.0-90.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	171	16	8.3	4.2-15.6	10	3.2	1.6- 6.4	15	5.1	2.8- 9.1	130	83.4	75.1-89.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	159	4	1.5	0.5- 4.2	14	6.3	3.4-11.3	10	4.1	2.0- 8.1	131	88.2	81.6-92.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	170	12	6.6	3.5-12.0	16	7.1	4.2-12.0	20	10.6	6.6-16.5	122	75.7	68.2-82.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	120	10	7.3	3.6-14.1	9	4.9	2.4- 9.6	11	6.4	3.3-12.0	90	81.5	73.1-87.7
Northeast NC I	136	10	5.6	2.9-10.7	8	5.4	2.5-11.2	15	10.8	5.8-19.0	103	78.2	68.6-85.5
Northeast NC II	178	13	4.7	2.6- 8.5	9	3.4	1.7- 6.8	22	13.4	8.5-20.5	134	78.5	71.0-84.5
Northeastern Partnership	314	23	5.0	3.2- 7.8	17	4.0	2.4- 6.7	37	12.5	8.6-17.8	237	78.4	72.6-83.3
Mountain AHEC	482	23	4.4	2.7- 7.1	45	8.7	6.0-12.7	36	6.7	4.2-10.6	378	80.1	74.8-84.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,120	85	7.5	5.4-10.4	77	5.6	3.9- 8.0	99	6.8	5.1- 9.1	859	80.0	76.2-83.4
Piedmont	1,493	78	4.4	3.2- 5.9	67	3.6	2.5- 5.2	88	4.7	3.5- 6.2	1,260	87.3	84.9-89.3
Western NC	763	36	4.3	2.7- 6.9	65	8.1	5.5-11.7	64	8.4	5.5-12.6	598	79.2	74.1-83.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

RACE

White

2,519

130

5.0

3.9- 6.4

157

4.8

3.7- 6.1

173

5.8

4.6- 7.2

2,059

84.4

82.3-86.4

African American

580

7.6

5.0-11.4

5.6

3.3- 9.1

8.8

6.3-12.2

423

78.0

72.8-82.4

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

7.7

2.8-19.4

13.2

4.4-33.4

12.7

5.2-27.9

66.5

47.2-81.5

Other Minorities

160

3.4

1.4- 7.8

3.2

1.0- 9.7

0.1

0.0- 0.6

146

93.3

86.9-96.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

166

2.5

1.0- 6.1

2.9

0.8- 9.8

1.5

0.3- 8.2

153

93.2

86.2-96.8

-English Speaking

0.9

0.2- 3.6

6.8

1.3-28.9

6.7

1.1-31.1

85.6

63.1-95.4

-Spanish Speaking

114

2.9

1.1- 7.8

1.8

0.3-11.7

0.0

. - .

108

95.3

88.1-98.2

Non-Hispanic

3,207

192

5.5

4.5- 6.8

205

5.0

4.0- 6.2

249

6.2

5.2- 7.5

2,561

83.3

81.3-85.0

AGE

18-24

212

1.5

0.5- 4.2

2.0

0.4- 9.1

1.1

0.3- 4.3

202

95.3

89.7-98.0

25-34

519

1.8

0.6- 4.9

2.7

1.3- 5.5

1.5

0.6- 3.6

480

94.0

90.3-96.3

35-44

672

4.3

2.7- 6.9

2.9

1.6- 5.3

3.5

2.1- 5.9

588

89.2

85.7-92.0

45-54

678

6.9

4.3-11.0

6.4

4.1-10.0

10.8

7.8-14.9

510

75.8

70.4-80.5

55-64

569

9.2

6.1-13.6

9.5

6.7-13.4

10.7

7.5-15.0

407

70.6

64.9-75.8

65-74

445

9.7

6.3-14.5

6.2

3.9- 9.7

8.7

5.6-13.3

336

75.4

69.3-80.7

75+

266

9.9

5.9-16.2

9.2

5.4-15.2

10.4

6.2-16.8

181

70.5

62.4-77.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

584

7.7

5.3-11.0

4.5

2.8- 7.1

12.8

9.5-17.1

383

75.0

69.6-79.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

999

4.9

3.4- 7.0

5.8

4.0- 8.2

5.8

4.1- 8.0

795

83.6

80.1-86.6

Some Post-H.S.

791

5.4

3.5- 8.4

4.5

2.7- 7.4

6.1

4.2- 8.8

647

84.0

79.8-87.5

College Graduate

993

4.1

2.6- 6.5

4.2

2.8- 6.3

1.2

0.6- 2.1

887

90.5

87.6-92.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

289

9.1

5.6-14.4

10.3

6.8-15.3

19.6

13.7-27.1

132

61.0

51.9-69.5

$15,000- 24,999

599

6.4

4.3- 9.6

6.1

3.6-10.1

10.0

7.0-14.1

436

77.4

72.0-82.1

$25,000- 34,999

359

5.4

2.8-10.0

5.1

2.8- 9.4

3.9

1.7- 8.7

304

85.6

79.3-90.2

$35,000- 49,999

512

2.5

1.3- 4.7

4.3

2.3- 8.0

2.9

1.4- 5.9

461

90.4

86.0-93.5

$50,000-74,999

429

5.0

2.6- 9.3

2.8

1.5- 5.2

1.5

0.7- 3.3

380

90.7

86.2-93.8

$75,000+

496

2.8

1.3- 5.9

1.4

0.5- 3.9

1.6

0.7- 3.7

467

94.2

90.6-96.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

174

6.2

3.2-11.7

6.9

4.0-11.7

4.2

2.3- 7.5

138

82.7

76.1-87.7

Guilford

164

3.1

1.3- 6.8

4.4

1.9- 9.7

6.9

3.3-13.7

141

85.7

78.2-90.9

Mecklenburg

166

3.2

1.5- 6.8

2.5

1.0- 6.1

5.5

3.0- 9.8

139

88.9

83.3-92.7

Orange

168

5.4

2.7-10.4

2.4

0.9- 6.1

2.1

0.9- 4.9

147

90.0

84.3-93.9

Wake

169

5.0

2.2-10.8

1.8

0.6- 5.0

1.1

0.3- 3.6

155

92.2

86.3-95.7

Chatham/Lee

148

1.7

0.6- 4.5

3.6

1.5- 8.2

3.3

1.6- 6.9

129

91.4

86.1-94.8

Nash/Wilson

133

5.5

2.2-12.9

4.2

2.0- 8.5

5.8

2.8-11.6

108

84.5

76.5-90.1

Craven/Pamlico

167

5.6

3.1- 9.9

6.5

3.6-11.2

5.6

3.0-10.2

130

82.4

75.8-87.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

158

5.0

2.3-10.3

5.3

2.7-10.2

14.1

6.3-28.5

125

75.7

63.5-84.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

165

3.2

1.5- 6.9

5.2

2.8- 9.6

5.5

3.1- 9.5

132

86.1

80.0-90.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

171

8.3

4.2-15.6

3.2

1.6- 6.4

5.1

2.8- 9.1

130

83.4

75.1-89.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

159

1.5

0.5- 4.2

6.3

3.4-11.3

4.1

2.0- 8.1

131

88.2

81.6-92.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

170

6.6

3.5-12.0

7.1

4.2-12.0

10.6

6.6-16.5

122

75.7

68.2-82.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

120

7.3

3.6-14.1

4.9

2.4- 9.6

6.4

3.3-12.0

81.5

73.1-87.7

Northeast NC I

136

5.6

2.9-10.7

5.4

2.5-11.2

10.8

5.8-19.0

103

78.2

68.6-85.5

Northeast NC II

178

4.7

2.6- 8.5

3.4

1.7- 6.8

13.4

8.5-20.5

134

78.5

71.0-84.5

Northeastern Partnership

314

5.0

3.2- 7.8

4.0

2.4- 6.7

12.5

8.6-17.8

237

78.4

72.6-83.3

Mountain AHEC

482

4.4

2.7- 7.1

8.7

6.0-12.7

6.7

4.2-10.6

378

80.1

74.8-84.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,120

7.5

5.4-10.4

5.6

3.9- 8.0

6.8

5.1- 9.1

859

80.0

76.2-83.4

Piedmont

1,493

4.4

3.2- 5.9

3.6

2.5- 5.2

4.7

3.5- 6.2

1,260

87.3

84.9-89.3

Western NC

763

4.3

2.7- 6.9

8.1

5.5-11.7

8.4

5.5-12.6

598

79.2

74.1-83.5

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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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