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	6,916	532	6.6	5.8- 7.6	6,384	93.4	92.4-94.2
GENDER
Male	2,571	165	5.9	4.7- 7.4	2,406	94.1	92.6-95.3
Female	4,345	367	7.3	6.3- 8.5	3,978	92.7	91.5-93.7
AGE
18-24	365	5	1.9	0.6- 5.6	360	98.1	94.4-99.4
25-34	948	12	1.2	0.6- 2.5	936	98.8	97.5-99.4
35-44	1,273	46	3.2	2.2- 4.8	1,227	96.8	95.2-97.8
45-54	1,327	100	8.6	6.3-11.6	1,227	91.4	88.4-93.7
55-64	1,180	84	7.3	5.3-10.0	1,096	92.7	90.0-94.7
65-74	1,020	93	8.1	6.1-10.7	927	91.9	89.3-93.9
75+	762	189	24.2	20.0-29.0	573	75.8	71.0-80.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	913	162	17.2	13.7-21.3	751	82.8	78.7-86.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,011	154	7.2	5.6- 9.3	1,857	92.8	90.7-94.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,795	115	5.2	4.0- 6.8	1,680	94.8	93.2-96.0
College Graduate	2,182	99	3.1	2.3- 4.1	2,083	96.9	95.9-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	644	116	15.6	12.1-20.0	528	84.4	80.0-87.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,100	108	10.5	7.7-14.1	992	89.5	85.9-92.3
$25,000- 34,999	750	38	5.1	3.1- 8.3	712	94.9	91.7-96.9
$35,000- 49,999	994	39	4.1	2.6- 6.3	955	95.9	93.7-97.4
$50,000-74,999	847	25	2.3	1.3- 4.0	822	97.7	96.0-98.7
$75,000+	1,027	19	1.4	0.7- 2.7	1,008	98.6	97.3-99.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	400	32	6.7	4.6- 9.7	368	93.3	90.3-95.4
Guilford	313	21	7.6	4.6-12.4	292	92.4	87.6-95.4
Mecklenburg	293	13	3.9	2.1- 7.2	280	96.1	92.8-97.9
Orange	371	18	3.0	1.8- 4.9	353	97.0	95.1-98.2
Wake	325	11	2.4	1.2- 4.8	314	97.6	95.2-98.8
Chatham/Lee	289	25	6.5	4.2-10.0	264	93.5	90.0-95.8
Nash/Wilson	235	17	5.6	3.3- 9.5	218	94.4	90.5-96.7
Craven/Pamlico	351	29	7.4	4.9-11.1	322	92.6	88.9-95.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	406	43	12.8	8.0-19.8	363	87.2	80.2-92.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	434	39	6.8	4.8- 9.5	395	93.2	90.5-95.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	290	25	5.4	3.5- 8.4	265	94.6	91.6-96.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	367	32	7.0	4.8-10.2	335	93.0	89.8-95.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	200	15	8.7	5.2-14.2	185	91.3	85.8-94.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	261	20	6.0	3.7- 9.7	241	94.0	90.3-96.3
Northeast NC I	209	16	6.6	3.8-11.3	193	93.4	88.7-96.2
Northeast NC II	349	24	6.2	4.0- 9.3	325	93.8	90.7-96.0
Northeastern Partnership	558	40	6.3	4.4- 8.8	518	93.7	91.2-95.6
Mountain AHEC	1,163	102	7.6	5.8- 9.9	1,061	92.4	90.1-94.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,064	151	6.9	5.3- 8.8	1,913	93.1	91.2-94.7
Piedmont	2,965	202	5.6	4.6- 6.8	2,763	94.4	93.2-95.4
Western NC	1,887	179	9.5	7.4-12.0	1,708	90.5	88.0-92.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,916

532

6.6

5.8- 7.6

6,384

93.4

92.4-94.2

GENDER

Male

2,571

165

5.9

4.7- 7.4

2,406

94.1

92.6-95.3

Female

4,345

367

7.3

6.3- 8.5

3,978

92.7

91.5-93.7

AGE

18-24

365

1.9

0.6- 5.6

360

98.1

94.4-99.4

25-34

948

1.2

0.6- 2.5

936

98.8

97.5-99.4

35-44

1,273

3.2

2.2- 4.8

1,227

96.8

95.2-97.8

45-54

1,327

100

8.6

6.3-11.6

1,227

91.4

88.4-93.7

55-64

1,180

7.3

5.3-10.0

1,096

92.7

90.0-94.7

65-74

1,020

8.1

6.1-10.7

927

91.9

89.3-93.9

75+

762

189

24.2

20.0-29.0

573

75.8

71.0-80.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

913

162

17.2

13.7-21.3

751

82.8

78.7-86.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,011

154

7.2

5.6- 9.3

1,857

92.8

90.7-94.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,795

115

5.2

4.0- 6.8

1,680

94.8

93.2-96.0

College Graduate

2,182

3.1

2.3- 4.1

2,083

96.9

95.9-97.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

644

116

15.6

12.1-20.0

528

84.4

80.0-87.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,100

108

10.5

7.7-14.1

992

89.5

85.9-92.3

$25,000- 34,999

750

5.1

3.1- 8.3

712

94.9

91.7-96.9

$35,000- 49,999

994

4.1

2.6- 6.3

955

95.9

93.7-97.4

$50,000-74,999

847

2.3

1.3- 4.0

822

97.7

96.0-98.7

$75,000+

1,027

1.4

0.7- 2.7

1,008

98.6

97.3-99.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

400

6.7

4.6- 9.7

368

93.3

90.3-95.4

Guilford

313

7.6

4.6-12.4

292

92.4

87.6-95.4

Mecklenburg

293

3.9

2.1- 7.2

280

96.1

92.8-97.9

Orange

371

3.0

1.8- 4.9

353

97.0

95.1-98.2

Wake

325

2.4

1.2- 4.8

314

97.6

95.2-98.8

Chatham/Lee

289

6.5

4.2-10.0

264

93.5

90.0-95.8

Nash/Wilson

235

5.6

3.3- 9.5

218

94.4

90.5-96.7

Craven/Pamlico

351

7.4

4.9-11.1

322

92.6

88.9-95.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

406

12.8

8.0-19.8

363

87.2

80.2-92.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

434

6.8

4.8- 9.5

395

93.2

90.5-95.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

290

5.4

3.5- 8.4

265

94.6

91.6-96.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

367

7.0

4.8-10.2

335

93.0

89.8-95.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

200

8.7

5.2-14.2

185

91.3

85.8-94.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

261

6.0

3.7- 9.7

241

94.0

90.3-96.3

Northeast NC I

209

6.6

3.8-11.3

193

93.4

88.7-96.2

Northeast NC II

349

6.2

4.0- 9.3

325

93.8

90.7-96.0

Northeastern Partnership

558

6.3

4.4- 8.8

518

93.7

91.2-95.6

Mountain AHEC

1,163

102

7.6

5.8- 9.9

1,061

92.4

90.1-94.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,064

151

6.9

5.3- 8.8

1,913

93.1

91.2-94.7

Piedmont

2,965

202

5.6

4.6- 6.8

2,763

94.4

93.2-95.4

Western NC

1,887

179

9.5

7.4-12.0

1,708

90.5

88.0-92.6

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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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