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	3,463	237	5.9	4.9- 7.2	3,226	94.1	92.8-95.1
RACE
White	2,571	165	5.9	4.7- 7.4	2,406	94.1	92.6-95.3
African American	603	62	7.9	5.4-11.5	541	92.1	88.5-94.6
Asian	26	0	0.0	. - .	26	100	. - .
Native American	83	6	4.3	1.3-13.0	77	95.7	87.0-98.7
Other Minorities	162	4	3.3	0.8-13.2	158	96.7	86.8-99.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	169	4	3.8	1.0-13.3	165	96.2	86.7-99.0
-English Speaking	53	3	7.2	1.4-29.1	50	92.8	70.9-98.6
-Spanish Speaking	116	1	2.9	0.4-17.7	115	97.1	82.3-99.6
Non-Hispanic	3,291	233	6.1	5.0- 7.4	3,058	93.9	92.6-95.0
AGE
18-24	219	2	1.7	0.4- 6.7	217	98.3	93.3-99.6
25-34	532	5	0.9	0.2- 3.3	527	99.1	96.7-99.8
35-44	688	21	3.1	1.5- 6.2	667	96.9	93.8-98.5
45-54	686	62	10.2	7.0-14.7	624	89.8	85.3-93.0
55-64	585	54	9.1	6.1-13.3	531	90.9	86.7-93.9
65-74	460	40	8.8	5.9-12.9	420	91.2	87.1-94.1
75+	274	52	19.7	13.9-27.2	222	80.3	72.8-86.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	604	79	10.8	7.5-15.3	525	89.2	84.7-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,027	60	6.0	4.1- 8.8	967	94.0	91.2-95.9
Some Post-H.S.	809	58	5.5	3.7- 8.1	751	94.5	91.9-96.3
College Graduate	1,013	38	3.0	2.0- 4.5	975	97.0	95.5-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	300	53	10.7	7.1-15.8	247	89.3	84.2-92.9
$15,000- 24,999	614	59	11.2	7.7-16.0	555	88.8	84.0-92.3
$25,000- 34,999	366	19	5.5	2.9-10.2	347	94.5	89.8-97.1
$35,000- 49,999	524	22	4.9	2.7- 8.9	502	95.1	91.1-97.3
$50,000-74,999	436	13	1.7	0.8- 3.6	423	98.3	96.4-99.2
$75,000+	503	12	2.0	1.0- 4.2	491	98.0	95.8-99.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	11	4.8	2.5- 9.1	168	95.2	90.9-97.5
Guilford	165	10	8.0	4.1-15.1	155	92.0	84.9-95.9
Mecklenburg	169	9	3.7	1.8- 7.6	160	96.3	92.4-98.2
Orange	169	6	3.0	1.3- 6.7	163	97.0	93.3-98.7
Wake	175	4	1.4	0.5- 3.9	171	98.6	96.1-99.5
Chatham/Lee	151	7	7.6	2.1-23.9	144	92.4	76.1-97.9
Nash/Wilson	139	11	6.5	3.4-12.0	128	93.5	88.0-96.6
Craven/Pamlico	169	17	8.9	5.3-14.7	152	91.1	85.3-94.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	161	19	14.9	7.1-28.7	142	85.1	71.3-92.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	168	15	6.1	3.4-10.4	153	93.9	89.6-96.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	177	13	4.2	2.2- 7.8	164	95.8	92.2-97.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	162	12	4.4	2.2- 8.6	150	95.6	91.4-97.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	176	13	6.8	3.9-11.9	163	93.2	88.1-96.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	8	4.2	1.9- 9.0	118	95.8	91.0-98.1
Northeast NC I	143	8	4.5	2.1- 9.5	135	95.5	90.5-97.9
Northeast NC II	185	17	8.1	4.8-13.3	168	91.9	86.7-95.2
Northeastern Partnership	328	25	7.0	4.5-10.7	303	93.0	89.3-95.5
Mountain AHEC	493	30	4.7	2.8- 7.7	463	95.3	92.3-97.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,161	93	7.2	5.2- 9.8	1,068	92.8	90.2-94.8
Piedmont	1,525	82	4.1	3.1- 5.5	1,443	95.9	94.5-96.9
Western NC	777	62	10.5	6.8-16.0	715	89.5	84.0-93.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,463

237

5.9

4.9- 7.2

3,226

94.1

92.8-95.1

RACE

White

2,571

165

5.9

4.7- 7.4

2,406

94.1

92.6-95.3

African American

603

7.9

5.4-11.5

541

92.1

88.5-94.6

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

4.3

1.3-13.0

95.7

87.0-98.7

Other Minorities

162

3.3

0.8-13.2

158

96.7

86.8-99.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

169

3.8

1.0-13.3

165

96.2

86.7-99.0

-English Speaking

7.2

1.4-29.1

92.8

70.9-98.6

-Spanish Speaking

116

2.9

0.4-17.7

115

97.1

82.3-99.6

Non-Hispanic

3,291

233

6.1

5.0- 7.4

3,058

93.9

92.6-95.0

AGE

18-24

219

1.7

0.4- 6.7

217

98.3

93.3-99.6

25-34

532

0.9

0.2- 3.3

527

99.1

96.7-99.8

35-44

688

3.1

1.5- 6.2

667

96.9

93.8-98.5

45-54

686

10.2

7.0-14.7

624

89.8

85.3-93.0

55-64

585

9.1

6.1-13.3

531

90.9

86.7-93.9

65-74

460

8.8

5.9-12.9

420

91.2

87.1-94.1

75+

274

19.7

13.9-27.2

222

80.3

72.8-86.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

604

10.8

7.5-15.3

525

89.2

84.7-92.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,027

6.0

4.1- 8.8

967

94.0

91.2-95.9

Some Post-H.S.

809

5.5

3.7- 8.1

751

94.5

91.9-96.3

College Graduate

1,013

3.0

2.0- 4.5

975

97.0

95.5-98.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

300

10.7

7.1-15.8

247

89.3

84.2-92.9

$15,000- 24,999

614

11.2

7.7-16.0

555

88.8

84.0-92.3

$25,000- 34,999

366

5.5

2.9-10.2

347

94.5

89.8-97.1

$35,000- 49,999

524

4.9

2.7- 8.9

502

95.1

91.1-97.3

$50,000-74,999

436

1.7

0.8- 3.6

423

98.3

96.4-99.2

$75,000+

503

2.0

1.0- 4.2

491

98.0

95.8-99.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

4.8

2.5- 9.1

168

95.2

90.9-97.5

Guilford

165

8.0

4.1-15.1

155

92.0

84.9-95.9

Mecklenburg

169

3.7

1.8- 7.6

160

96.3

92.4-98.2

Orange

169

3.0

1.3- 6.7

163

97.0

93.3-98.7

Wake

175

1.4

0.5- 3.9

171

98.6

96.1-99.5

Chatham/Lee

151

7.6

2.1-23.9

144

92.4

76.1-97.9

Nash/Wilson

139

6.5

3.4-12.0

128

93.5

88.0-96.6

Craven/Pamlico

169

8.9

5.3-14.7

152

91.1

85.3-94.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

161

14.9

7.1-28.7

142

85.1

71.3-92.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

168

6.1

3.4-10.4

153

93.9

89.6-96.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

177

4.2

2.2- 7.8

164

95.8

92.2-97.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

162

4.4

2.2- 8.6

150

95.6

91.4-97.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

176

6.8

3.9-11.9

163

93.2

88.1-96.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

4.2

1.9- 9.0

118

95.8

91.0-98.1

Northeast NC I

143

4.5

2.1- 9.5

135

95.5

90.5-97.9

Northeast NC II

185

8.1

4.8-13.3

168

91.9

86.7-95.2

Northeastern Partnership

328

7.0

4.5-10.7

303

93.0

89.3-95.5

Mountain AHEC

493

4.7

2.8- 7.7

463

95.3

92.3-97.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,161

7.2

5.2- 9.8

1,068

92.8

90.2-94.8

Piedmont

1,525

4.1

3.1- 5.5

1,443

95.9

94.5-96.9

Western NC

777

10.5

6.8-16.0

715

89.5

84.0-93.2

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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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