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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,453	693	16.6	14.8-18.6	2,760	83.4	81.4-85.2
RACE
White	2,566	527	18.1	16.0-20.5	2,039	81.9	79.5-84.0
African American	601	126	15.4	11.9-19.7	475	84.6	80.3-88.1
Asian	26	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	25	98.4	89.1-99.8
Native American	82	29	26.7	14.9-43.1	53	73.3	56.9-85.1
Other Minorities	160	10	6.5	2.6-15.2	150	93.5	84.8-97.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	167	14	7.4	3.2-16.2	153	92.6	83.8-96.8
-English Speaking	53	9	14.6	5.0-35.9	44	85.4	64.1-95.0
-Spanish Speaking	114	5	5.4	1.5-16.9	109	94.6	83.1-98.5
Non-Hispanic	3,283	679	17.4	15.6-19.5	2,604	82.6	80.5-84.4
AGE
18-24	218	17	6.6	2.9-14.5	201	93.4	85.5-97.1
25-34	531	48	7.2	4.8-10.6	483	92.8	89.4-95.2
35-44	687	78	10.0	7.2-13.8	609	90.0	86.2-92.8
45-54	685	169	23.9	19.1-29.4	516	76.1	70.6-80.9
55-64	582	172	30.4	25.2-36.1	410	69.6	63.9-74.8
65-74	459	115	24.8	19.5-31.0	344	75.2	69.0-80.5
75+	272	93	34.0	26.6-42.2	179	66.0	57.8-73.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	600	180	22.9	18.3-28.2	420	77.1	71.8-81.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,022	209	16.9	13.6-20.9	813	83.1	79.1-86.4
Some Post-H.S.	809	171	17.5	14.0-21.7	638	82.5	78.3-86.0
College Graduate	1,012	128	10.9	8.4-14.1	884	89.1	85.9-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	296	143	35.3	27.2-44.2	153	64.7	55.8-72.8
$15,000- 24,999	610	150	22.1	17.4-27.7	460	77.9	72.3-82.6
$25,000- 34,999	365	66	13.8	9.7-19.3	299	86.2	80.7-90.3
$35,000- 49,999	524	74	10.4	7.4-14.5	450	89.6	85.5-92.6
$50,000-74,999	436	57	10.1	7.0-14.3	379	89.9	85.7-93.0
$75,000+	503	46	10.4	6.8-15.4	457	89.6	84.6-93.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	177	45	20.0	14.5-26.8	132	80.0	73.2-85.5
Guilford	165	22	13.6	8.6-20.8	143	86.4	79.2-91.4
Mecklenburg	169	23	11.2	7.1-17.2	146	88.8	82.8-92.9
Orange	168	21	15.2	5.8-34.1	147	84.8	65.9-94.2
Wake	175	20	9.6	6.0-15.1	155	90.4	84.9-94.0
Chatham/Lee	151	20	9.3	5.5-15.3	131	90.7	84.7-94.5
Nash/Wilson	139	29	17.4	11.7-25.2	110	82.6	74.8-88.3
Craven/Pamlico	168	42	22.2	16.1-29.8	126	77.8	70.2-83.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	161	30	21.8	13.0-34.1	131	78.2	65.9-87.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	168	36	18.7	12.8-26.4	132	81.3	73.6-87.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	177	41	15.9	10.4-23.6	136	84.1	76.4-89.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	37	13.9	8.4-22.1	124	86.1	77.9-91.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	176	50	26.5	19.8-34.6	126	73.5	65.4-80.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	124	35	23.3	16.0-32.7	89	76.7	67.3-84.0
Northeast NC I	143	30	20.3	13.4-29.6	113	79.7	70.4-86.6
Northeast NC II	184	47	21.0	15.3-28.2	137	79.0	71.8-84.7
Northeastern Partnership	327	77	20.8	16.1-26.4	250	79.2	73.6-83.9
Mountain AHEC	490	114	18.5	14.4-23.4	376	81.5	76.6-85.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,156	276	19.4	16.2-23.1	880	80.6	76.9-83.8
Piedmont	1,523	239	13.9	11.7-16.5	1,284	86.1	83.5-88.3
Western NC	774	178	21.7	17.2-27.0	596	78.3	73.0-82.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,453

693

16.6

14.8-18.6

2,760

83.4

81.4-85.2

RACE

White

2,566

527

18.1

16.0-20.5

2,039

81.9

79.5-84.0

African American

601

126

15.4

11.9-19.7

475

84.6

80.3-88.1

Asian

1.6

0.2-10.9

98.4

89.1-99.8

Native American

26.7

14.9-43.1

73.3

56.9-85.1

Other Minorities

160

6.5

2.6-15.2

150

93.5

84.8-97.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

167

7.4

3.2-16.2

153

92.6

83.8-96.8

-English Speaking

14.6

5.0-35.9

85.4

64.1-95.0

-Spanish Speaking

114

5.4

1.5-16.9

109

94.6

83.1-98.5

Non-Hispanic

3,283

679

17.4

15.6-19.5

2,604

82.6

80.5-84.4

AGE

18-24

218

6.6

2.9-14.5

201

93.4

85.5-97.1

25-34

531

7.2

4.8-10.6

483

92.8

89.4-95.2

35-44

687

10.0

7.2-13.8

609

90.0

86.2-92.8

45-54

685

169

23.9

19.1-29.4

516

76.1

70.6-80.9

55-64

582

172

30.4

25.2-36.1

410

69.6

63.9-74.8

65-74

459

115

24.8

19.5-31.0

344

75.2

69.0-80.5

75+

272

34.0

26.6-42.2

179

66.0

57.8-73.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

600

180

22.9

18.3-28.2

420

77.1

71.8-81.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,022

209

16.9

13.6-20.9

813

83.1

79.1-86.4

Some Post-H.S.

809

171

17.5

14.0-21.7

638

82.5

78.3-86.0

College Graduate

1,012

128

10.9

8.4-14.1

884

89.1

85.9-91.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

296

143

35.3

27.2-44.2

153

64.7

55.8-72.8

$15,000- 24,999

610

150

22.1

17.4-27.7

460

77.9

72.3-82.6

$25,000- 34,999

365

13.8

9.7-19.3

299

86.2

80.7-90.3

$35,000- 49,999

524

10.4

7.4-14.5

450

89.6

85.5-92.6

$50,000-74,999

436

10.1

7.0-14.3

379

89.9

85.7-93.0

$75,000+

503

10.4

6.8-15.4

457

89.6

84.6-93.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

177

20.0

14.5-26.8

132

80.0

73.2-85.5

Guilford

165

13.6

8.6-20.8

143

86.4

79.2-91.4

Mecklenburg

169

11.2

7.1-17.2

146

88.8

82.8-92.9

Orange

168

15.2

5.8-34.1

147

84.8

65.9-94.2

Wake

175

9.6

6.0-15.1

155

90.4

84.9-94.0

Chatham/Lee

151

9.3

5.5-15.3

131

90.7

84.7-94.5

Nash/Wilson

139

17.4

11.7-25.2

110

82.6

74.8-88.3

Craven/Pamlico

168

22.2

16.1-29.8

126

77.8

70.2-83.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

161

21.8

13.0-34.1

131

78.2

65.9-87.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

168

18.7

12.8-26.4

132

81.3

73.6-87.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

177

15.9

10.4-23.6

136

84.1

76.4-89.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

13.9

8.4-22.1

124

86.1

77.9-91.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

176

26.5

19.8-34.6

126

73.5

65.4-80.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

124

23.3

16.0-32.7

76.7

67.3-84.0

Northeast NC I

143

20.3

13.4-29.6

113

79.7

70.4-86.6

Northeast NC II

184

21.0

15.3-28.2

137

79.0

71.8-84.7

Northeastern Partnership

327

20.8

16.1-26.4

250

79.2

73.6-83.9

Mountain AHEC

490

114

18.5

14.4-23.4

376

81.5

76.6-85.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,156

276

19.4

16.2-23.1

880

80.6

76.9-83.8

Piedmont

1,523

239

13.9

11.7-16.5

1,284

86.1

83.5-88.3

Western NC

774

178

21.7

17.2-27.0

596

78.3

73.0-82.8

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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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