BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Disability Status*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,826	2,176	28.2	26.6-29.9	4,650	71.8	70.1-73.4
GENDER
Male	2,530	770	26.7	24.1-29.5	1,760	73.3	70.5-75.9
Female	4,296	1,406	29.6	27.7-31.7	2,890	70.4	68.3-72.3
AGE
18-24	362	58	14.9	9.9-21.7	304	85.1	78.3-90.1
25-34	935	160	16.0	12.4-20.5	775	84.0	79.5-87.6
35-44	1,254	272	19.7	16.8-23.0	982	80.3	77.0-83.2
45-54	1,317	419	32.6	28.7-36.8	898	67.4	63.2-71.3
55-64	1,160	425	37.4	33.3-41.6	735	62.6	58.4-66.7
65-74	1,007	410	36.4	32.3-40.8	597	63.6	59.2-67.7
75+	753	422	55.7	50.5-60.9	331	44.3	39.1-49.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	897	502	54.2	48.9-59.4	395	45.8	40.6-51.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,977	640	31.0	27.8-34.4	1,337	69.0	65.6-72.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,774	533	23.4	20.6-26.4	1,241	76.6	73.6-79.4
College Graduate	2,163	494	19.6	17.3-22.1	1,669	80.4	77.9-82.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	639	390	59.0	52.7-65.1	249	41.0	34.9-47.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,087	440	38.0	33.4-42.9	647	62.0	57.1-66.6
$25,000- 34,999	738	209	25.6	21.0-30.8	529	74.4	69.2-79.0
$35,000- 49,999	983	223	21.1	17.7-25.0	760	78.9	75.0-82.3
$50,000-74,999	837	178	18.3	14.9-22.2	659	81.7	77.8-85.1
$75,000+	1,017	157	14.2	11.3-17.8	860	85.8	82.2-88.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	395	144	32.5	27.6-37.9	251	67.5	62.1-72.4
Guilford	311	86	27.3	21.8-33.5	225	72.7	66.5-78.2
Mecklenburg	289	81	24.5	19.2-30.7	208	75.5	69.3-80.8
Orange	370	91	20.3	14.4-27.8	279	79.7	72.2-85.6
Wake	321	72	20.7	16.1-26.1	249	79.3	73.9-83.9
Chatham/Lee	287	78	22.6	17.7-28.4	209	77.4	71.6-82.3
Nash/Wilson	232	84	31.2	24.9-38.2	148	68.8	61.8-75.1
Craven/Pamlico	347	120	31.7	26.4-37.6	227	68.3	62.4-73.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	397	135	32.6	26.7-39.1	262	67.4	60.9-73.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	428	133	26.7	21.9-32.1	295	73.3	67.9-78.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	286	110	36.0	28.7-43.9	176	64.0	56.1-71.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	366	125	29.3	24.3-34.9	241	70.7	65.1-75.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	198	69	33.3	26.2-41.3	129	66.7	58.7-73.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	255	97	34.4	28.1-41.3	158	65.6	58.7-71.9
Northeast NC I	203	69	34.5	27.2-42.6	134	65.5	57.4-72.8
Northeast NC II	344	118	31.4	26.0-37.2	226	68.6	62.8-74.0
Northeastern Partnership	547	187	32.2	27.7-36.9	360	67.8	63.1-72.3
Mountain AHEC	1,151	422	35.6	31.1-40.4	729	64.4	59.6-68.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,030	683	30.6	27.4-34.0	1,347	69.4	66.0-72.6
Piedmont	2,928	828	25.1	23.0-27.4	2,100	74.9	72.6-77.0
Western NC	1,868	665	34.6	31.0-38.3	1,203	65.4	61.7-69.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,826

2,176

28.2

26.6-29.9

4,650

71.8

70.1-73.4

GENDER

Male

2,530

770

26.7

24.1-29.5

1,760

73.3

70.5-75.9

Female

4,296

1,406

29.6

27.7-31.7

2,890

70.4

68.3-72.3

AGE

18-24

362

14.9

9.9-21.7

304

85.1

78.3-90.1

25-34

935

160

16.0

12.4-20.5

775

84.0

79.5-87.6

35-44

1,254

272

19.7

16.8-23.0

982

80.3

77.0-83.2

45-54

1,317

419

32.6

28.7-36.8

898

67.4

63.2-71.3

55-64

1,160

425

37.4

33.3-41.6

735

62.6

58.4-66.7

65-74

1,007

410

36.4

32.3-40.8

597

63.6

59.2-67.7

75+

753

422

55.7

50.5-60.9

331

44.3

39.1-49.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

897

502

54.2

48.9-59.4

395

45.8

40.6-51.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,977

640

31.0

27.8-34.4

1,337

69.0

65.6-72.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,774

533

23.4

20.6-26.4

1,241

76.6

73.6-79.4

College Graduate

2,163

494

19.6

17.3-22.1

1,669

80.4

77.9-82.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

639

390

59.0

52.7-65.1

249

41.0

34.9-47.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,087

440

38.0

33.4-42.9

647

62.0

57.1-66.6

$25,000- 34,999

738

209

25.6

21.0-30.8

529

74.4

69.2-79.0

$35,000- 49,999

983

223

21.1

17.7-25.0

760

78.9

75.0-82.3

$50,000-74,999

837

178

18.3

14.9-22.2

659

81.7

77.8-85.1

$75,000+

1,017

157

14.2

11.3-17.8

860

85.8

82.2-88.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

395

144

32.5

27.6-37.9

251

67.5

62.1-72.4

Guilford

311

27.3

21.8-33.5

225

72.7

66.5-78.2

Mecklenburg

289

24.5

19.2-30.7

208

75.5

69.3-80.8

Orange

370

20.3

14.4-27.8

279

79.7

72.2-85.6

Wake

321

20.7

16.1-26.1

249

79.3

73.9-83.9

Chatham/Lee

287

22.6

17.7-28.4

209

77.4

71.6-82.3

Nash/Wilson

232

31.2

24.9-38.2

148

68.8

61.8-75.1

Craven/Pamlico

347

120

31.7

26.4-37.6

227

68.3

62.4-73.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

397

135

32.6

26.7-39.1

262

67.4

60.9-73.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

428

133

26.7

21.9-32.1

295

73.3

67.9-78.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

286

110

36.0

28.7-43.9

176

64.0

56.1-71.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

366

125

29.3

24.3-34.9

241

70.7

65.1-75.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

198

33.3

26.2-41.3

129

66.7

58.7-73.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

255

34.4

28.1-41.3

158

65.6

58.7-71.9

Northeast NC I

203

34.5

27.2-42.6

134

65.5

57.4-72.8

Northeast NC II

344

118

31.4

26.0-37.2

226

68.6

62.8-74.0

Northeastern Partnership

547

187

32.2

27.7-36.9

360

67.8

63.1-72.3

Mountain AHEC

1,151

422

35.6

31.1-40.4

729

64.4

59.6-68.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,030

683

30.6

27.4-34.0

1,347

69.4

66.0-72.6

Piedmont

2,928

828

25.1

23.0-27.4

2,100

74.9

72.6-77.0

Western NC

1,868

665

34.6

31.0-38.3

1,203

65.4

61.7-69.0

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*Data for this table were derived from questions 1,2,3,4 in the Disability, Quality of Life Module (page 51) of the BRFSS 2003 questionnaire.

^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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