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	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
AGE
18-24	135	3	1.5	0.3- 6.2	2	3.2	0.7-13.8	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	129	94.2	85.1-97.9
25-34	351	4	0.4	0.1- 1.2	9	1.6	0.7- 3.7	9	2.2	0.9- 5.5	329	95.8	92.5-97.7
35-44	500	19	4.4	2.4- 7.7	21	2.7	1.4- 5.3	21	3.9	2.1- 7.1	439	89.0	84.6-92.2
45-54	483	21	6.6	3.5-11.9	36	6.1	3.6-10.0	44	9.9	6.4-15.0	382	77.4	70.9-82.8
55-64	441	26	7.8	4.6-12.9	37	9.0	6.0-13.4	50	9.0	5.9-13.6	328	74.1	67.8-79.6
65-74	377	33	9.8	6.2-15.1	28	5.7	3.5- 9.3	26	6.2	3.7-10.3	290	78.3	72.0-83.4
75+	223	22	8.4	4.7-14.6	24	8.9	4.9-15.4	22	10.7	6.0-18.3	155	72.0	63.1-79.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	327	30	8.0	4.6-13.6	31	5.6	3.3- 9.4	61	19.0	13.2-26.7	205	67.3	58.9-74.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	707	36	4.9	3.0- 7.9	48	5.4	3.5- 8.3	51	6.1	4.0- 9.2	572	83.5	79.1-87.2
Some Post-H.S.	622	33	5.1	3.1- 8.2	36	4.2	2.3- 7.5	39	5.0	3.1- 7.8	514	85.8	81.2-89.3
College Graduate	857	31	4.1	2.4- 6.7	40	4.3	2.8- 6.5	20	1.1	0.6- 2.2	766	90.5	87.4-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	180	23	11.4	6.3-19.8	35	13.2	8.2-20.7	51	25.8	17.4-36.6	71	49.5	37.8-61.3
$15,000- 24,999	356	29	6.1	3.4-10.9	32	9.3	5.2-16.1	49	13.3	8.7-19.9	246	71.3	63.0-78.3
$25,000- 34,999	267	13	5.5	2.5-11.9	14	5.3	2.4-11.1	9	3.8	1.2-10.9	231	85.4	77.2-91.0
$35,000- 49,999	410	9	1.9	0.9- 4.1	20	3.6	1.9- 6.8	10	3.3	1.4- 7.3	371	91.2	86.6-94.3
$50,000-74,999	354	16	5.2	2.6-10.2	15	2.2	1.0- 4.4	8	1.5	0.6- 3.6	315	91.2	86.2-94.5
$75,000+	442	12	3.0	1.4- 6.5	8	1.6	0.5- 4.4	6	1.5	0.6- 3.8	416	93.9	89.8-96.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	152	9	6.3	3.1-12.2	13	7.2	4.1-12.3	11	4.5	2.4- 8.2	119	82.1	75.0-87.5
Guilford	112	5	3.8	1.5- 9.1	3	2.5	0.7- 8.4	7	7.8	3.2-17.6	97	85.9	76.3-92.1
Mecklenburg	108	3	1.9	0.6- 6.1	5	3.2	1.1- 8.8	9	6.1	3.0-12.3	91	88.8	81.3-93.5
Orange	133	7	5.1	2.3-11.2	4	3.2	1.2- 8.5	5	2.4	1.0- 5.9	117	89.3	82.4-93.7
Wake	125	5	5.7	2.2-13.9	3	1.7	0.5- 5.8	2	1.2	0.3- 5.2	115	91.4	83.4-95.7
Chatham/Lee	114	3	1.9	0.6- 5.9	6	4.8	1.9-11.4	7	4.1	1.9- 9.0	98	89.2	81.9-93.8
Nash/Wilson	81	5	3.6	1.4- 8.7	5	4.8	1.9-11.5	3	4.1	1.3-12.6	68	87.5	78.5-93.1
Craven/Pamlico	129	6	3.3	1.4- 7.4	9	5.4	2.7-10.4	8	5.3	2.6-10.4	106	86.0	79.2-90.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	146	5	3.0	1.1- 7.6	10	5.7	2.9-11.1	14	15.0	6.7-30.4	117	76.3	63.1-85.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	157	7	3.4	1.5- 7.2	11	5.2	2.7- 9.8	12	4.8	2.6- 8.7	127	86.6	80.5-91.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	102	9	8.9	4.0-18.8	5	2.9	1.1- 7.1	7	4.9	2.2-10.4	81	83.3	73.5-90.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	4	2.0	0.7- 5.5	13	7.5	4.2-13.3	8	4.3	2.1- 8.7	113	86.2	79.5-90.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	81	4	4.2	1.5-11.2	5	5.2	2.0-13.2	12	12.9	7.2-22.3	60	77.6	66.8-85.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	81	5	5.5	2.1-13.3	7	6.5	2.9-13.6	9	8.5	4.2-16.4	60	79.6	69.4-87.0
Northeast NC I	69	6	7.1	3.0-15.7	4	5.1	1.7-14.6	6	13.7	5.5-30.2	53	74.1	59.3-84.9
Northeast NC II	122	10	6.4	3.3-12.2	8	4.1	2.0- 8.4	9	7.6	3.7-15.1	95	81.9	73.5-88.0
Northeastern Partnership	191	16	6.6	3.8-11.1	12	4.3	2.3- 7.9	15	9.0	5.1-15.5	148	80.1	72.9-85.7
Mountain AHEC	423	19	3.6	2.1- 6.1	43	9.7	6.5-14.1	31	6.9	4.1-11.2	330	79.9	74.0-84.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	719	49	7.7	5.1-11.4	46	4.9	3.1- 7.8	56	6.0	4.1- 8.9	568	81.4	76.7-85.4
Piedmont	1,113	52	4.2	2.9- 6.1	50	3.9	2.5- 5.8	60	4.7	3.3- 6.6	951	87.2	84.3-89.6
Western NC	687	29	3.7	2.1- 6.4	61	7.7	5.4-10.9	57	8.8	5.6-13.6	540	79.8	74.5-84.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

135

1.5

0.3- 6.2

3.2

0.7-13.8

1.1

0.2- 7.6

129

94.2

85.1-97.9

25-34

351

0.4

0.1- 1.2

1.6

0.7- 3.7

2.2

0.9- 5.5

329

95.8

92.5-97.7

35-44

500

4.4

2.4- 7.7

2.7

1.4- 5.3

3.9

2.1- 7.1

439

89.0

84.6-92.2

45-54

483

6.6

3.5-11.9

6.1

3.6-10.0

9.9

6.4-15.0

382

77.4

70.9-82.8

55-64

441

7.8

4.6-12.9

9.0

6.0-13.4

9.0

5.9-13.6

328

74.1

67.8-79.6

65-74

377

9.8

6.2-15.1

5.7

3.5- 9.3

6.2

3.7-10.3

290

78.3

72.0-83.4

75+

223

8.4

4.7-14.6

8.9

4.9-15.4

10.7

6.0-18.3

155

72.0

63.1-79.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

327

8.0

4.6-13.6

5.6

3.3- 9.4

19.0

13.2-26.7

205

67.3

58.9-74.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

707

4.9

3.0- 7.9

5.4

3.5- 8.3

6.1

4.0- 9.2

572

83.5

79.1-87.2

Some Post-H.S.

622

5.1

3.1- 8.2

4.2

2.3- 7.5

5.0

3.1- 7.8

514

85.8

81.2-89.3

College Graduate

857

4.1

2.4- 6.7

4.3

2.8- 6.5

1.1

0.6- 2.2

766

90.5

87.4-93.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

180

11.4

6.3-19.8

13.2

8.2-20.7

25.8

17.4-36.6

49.5

37.8-61.3

$15,000- 24,999

356

6.1

3.4-10.9

9.3

5.2-16.1

13.3

8.7-19.9

246

71.3

63.0-78.3

$25,000- 34,999

267

5.5

2.5-11.9

5.3

2.4-11.1

3.8

1.2-10.9

231

85.4

77.2-91.0

$35,000- 49,999

410

1.9

0.9- 4.1

3.6

1.9- 6.8

3.3

1.4- 7.3

371

91.2

86.6-94.3

$50,000-74,999

354

5.2

2.6-10.2

2.2

1.0- 4.4

1.5

0.6- 3.6

315

91.2

86.2-94.5

$75,000+

442

3.0

1.4- 6.5

1.6

0.5- 4.4

1.5

0.6- 3.8

416

93.9

89.8-96.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

152

6.3

3.1-12.2

7.2

4.1-12.3

4.5

2.4- 8.2

119

82.1

75.0-87.5

Guilford

112

3.8

1.5- 9.1

2.5

0.7- 8.4

7.8

3.2-17.6

85.9

76.3-92.1

Mecklenburg

108

1.9

0.6- 6.1

3.2

1.1- 8.8

6.1

3.0-12.3

88.8

81.3-93.5

Orange

133

5.1

2.3-11.2

3.2

1.2- 8.5

2.4

1.0- 5.9

117

89.3

82.4-93.7

Wake

125

5.7

2.2-13.9

1.7

0.5- 5.8

1.2

0.3- 5.2

115

91.4

83.4-95.7

Chatham/Lee

114

1.9

0.6- 5.9

4.8

1.9-11.4

4.1

1.9- 9.0

89.2

81.9-93.8

Nash/Wilson

3.6

1.4- 8.7

4.8

1.9-11.5

4.1

1.3-12.6

87.5

78.5-93.1

Craven/Pamlico

129

3.3

1.4- 7.4

5.4

2.7-10.4

5.3

2.6-10.4

106

86.0

79.2-90.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

146

3.0

1.1- 7.6

5.7

2.9-11.1

15.0

6.7-30.4

117

76.3

63.1-85.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

157

3.4

1.5- 7.2

5.2

2.7- 9.8

4.8

2.6- 8.7

127

86.6

80.5-91.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

102

8.9

4.0-18.8

2.9

1.1- 7.1

4.9

2.2-10.4

83.3

73.5-90.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

2.0

0.7- 5.5

7.5

4.2-13.3

4.3

2.1- 8.7

113

86.2

79.5-90.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

4.2

1.5-11.2

5.2

2.0-13.2

12.9

7.2-22.3

77.6

66.8-85.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

5.5

2.1-13.3

6.5

2.9-13.6

8.5

4.2-16.4

79.6

69.4-87.0

Northeast NC I

7.1

3.0-15.7

5.1

1.7-14.6

13.7

5.5-30.2

74.1

59.3-84.9

Northeast NC II

122

6.4

3.3-12.2

4.1

2.0- 8.4

7.6

3.7-15.1

81.9

73.5-88.0

Northeastern Partnership

191

6.6

3.8-11.1

4.3

2.3- 7.9

9.0

5.1-15.5

148

80.1

72.9-85.7

Mountain AHEC

423

3.6

2.1- 6.1

9.7

6.5-14.1

6.9

4.1-11.2

330

79.9

74.0-84.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

719

7.7

5.1-11.4

4.9

3.1- 7.8

6.0

4.1- 8.9

568

81.4

76.7-85.4

Piedmont

1,113

4.2

2.9- 6.1

3.9

2.5- 5.8

4.7

3.3- 6.6

951

87.2

84.3-89.6

Western NC

687

3.7

2.1- 6.4

7.7

5.4-10.9

8.8

5.6-13.6

540

79.8

74.5-84.2

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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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