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

Disability-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,571	165	5.9	4.7- 7.4	2,406	94.1	92.6-95.3
AGE
18-24	135	2	2.7	0.7-10.5	133	97.3	89.5-99.3
25-34	358	4	0.4	0.1- 1.3	354	99.6	98.7-99.9
35-44	508	17	3.0	1.5- 5.7	491	97.0	94.3-98.5
45-54	487	37	9.5	5.9-15.0	450	90.5	85.0-94.1
55-64	454	35	7.7	4.6-12.6	419	92.3	87.4-95.4
65-74	387	32	8.5	5.5-13.1	355	91.5	86.9-94.5
75+	231	37	18.2	12.2-26.4	194	81.8	73.6-87.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	336	50	14.0	9.1-20.9	286	86.0	79.1-90.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	724	41	6.9	4.4-10.7	683	93.1	89.3-95.6
Some Post-H.S.	635	41	4.8	3.0- 7.5	594	95.2	92.5-97.0
College Graduate	870	31	2.9	1.8- 4.5	839	97.1	95.5-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	33	13.5	8.1-21.7	153	86.5	78.3-91.9
$15,000- 24,999	363	40	14.0	8.9-21.4	323	86.0	78.6-91.1
$25,000- 34,999	272	15	6.2	3.0-12.6	257	93.8	87.4-97.0
$35,000- 49,999	419	15	4.4	2.3- 8.3	404	95.6	91.7-97.7
$50,000-74,999	359	10	1.3	0.6- 2.6	349	98.7	97.4-99.4
$75,000+	446	10	2.0	0.9- 4.5	436	98.0	95.5-99.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	10	5.3	2.7-10.2	147	94.7	89.8-97.3
Guilford	112	8	10.0	4.7-20.0	104	90.0	80.0-95.3
Mecklenburg	110	6	4.1	1.7- 9.6	104	95.9	90.4-98.3
Orange	134	4	3.0	1.1- 7.8	130	97.0	92.2-98.9
Wake	128	2	1.2	0.3- 5.1	126	98.8	94.9-99.7
Chatham/Lee	116	5	3.0	1.2- 7.3	111	97.0	92.7-98.8
Nash/Wilson	84	3	3.6	1.0-11.5	81	96.4	88.5-99.0
Craven/Pamlico	131	9	6.9	3.3-13.7	122	93.1	86.3-96.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	148	16	15.2	6.9-30.3	132	84.8	69.7-93.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	160	15	6.3	3.6-10.9	145	93.7	89.1-96.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	6	3.8	1.5- 8.9	99	96.2	91.1-98.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	10	5.8	3.1-10.7	128	94.2	89.3-96.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	7	9.1	4.3-18.2	75	90.9	81.8-95.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	6	6.0	2.5-13.7	79	94.0	86.3-97.5
Northeast NC I	72	4	5.5	1.9-15.1	68	94.5	84.9-98.1
Northeast NC II	128	9	6.1	3.0-11.7	119	93.9	88.3-97.0
Northeastern Partnership	200	13	5.9	3.3-10.4	187	94.1	89.6-96.7
Mountain AHEC	430	27	5.3	3.1- 8.7	403	94.7	91.3-96.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	743	52	7.4	4.9-11.0	691	92.6	89.0-95.1
Piedmont	1,132	57	4.3	3.0- 6.0	1,075	95.7	94.0-97.0
Western NC	696	56	9.2	5.9-14.2	640	90.8	85.8-94.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,571

165

5.9

4.7- 7.4

2,406

94.1

92.6-95.3

AGE

18-24

135

2.7

0.7-10.5

133

97.3

89.5-99.3

25-34

358

0.4

0.1- 1.3

354

99.6

98.7-99.9

35-44

508

3.0

1.5- 5.7

491

97.0

94.3-98.5

45-54

487

9.5

5.9-15.0

450

90.5

85.0-94.1

55-64

454

7.7

4.6-12.6

419

92.3

87.4-95.4

65-74

387

8.5

5.5-13.1

355

91.5

86.9-94.5

75+

231

18.2

12.2-26.4

194

81.8

73.6-87.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

336

14.0

9.1-20.9

286

86.0

79.1-90.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

724

6.9

4.4-10.7

683

93.1

89.3-95.6

Some Post-H.S.

635

4.8

3.0- 7.5

594

95.2

92.5-97.0

College Graduate

870

2.9

1.8- 4.5

839

97.1

95.5-98.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

13.5

8.1-21.7

153

86.5

78.3-91.9

$15,000- 24,999

363

14.0

8.9-21.4

323

86.0

78.6-91.1

$25,000- 34,999

272

6.2

3.0-12.6

257

93.8

87.4-97.0

$35,000- 49,999

419

4.4

2.3- 8.3

404

95.6

91.7-97.7

$50,000-74,999

359

1.3

0.6- 2.6

349

98.7

97.4-99.4

$75,000+

446

2.0

0.9- 4.5

436

98.0

95.5-99.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

5.3

2.7-10.2

147

94.7

89.8-97.3

Guilford

112

10.0

4.7-20.0

104

90.0

80.0-95.3

Mecklenburg

110

4.1

1.7- 9.6

104

95.9

90.4-98.3

Orange

134

3.0

1.1- 7.8

130

97.0

92.2-98.9

Wake

128

1.2

0.3- 5.1

126

98.8

94.9-99.7

Chatham/Lee

116

3.0

1.2- 7.3

111

97.0

92.7-98.8

Nash/Wilson

3.6

1.0-11.5

96.4

88.5-99.0

Craven/Pamlico

131

6.9

3.3-13.7

122

93.1

86.3-96.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

148

15.2

6.9-30.3

132

84.8

69.7-93.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

160

6.3

3.6-10.9

145

93.7

89.1-96.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

3.8

1.5- 8.9

96.2

91.1-98.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

5.8

3.1-10.7

128

94.2

89.3-96.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

9.1

4.3-18.2

90.9

81.8-95.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

6.0

2.5-13.7

94.0

86.3-97.5

Northeast NC I

5.5

1.9-15.1

94.5

84.9-98.1

Northeast NC II

128

6.1

3.0-11.7

119

93.9

88.3-97.0

Northeastern Partnership

200

5.9

3.3-10.4

187

94.1

89.6-96.7

Mountain AHEC

430

5.3

3.1- 8.7

403

94.7

91.3-96.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

743

7.4

4.9-11.0

691

92.6

89.0-95.1

Piedmont

1,132

4.3

3.0- 6.0

1,075

95.7

94.0-97.0

Western NC

696

9.2

5.9-14.2

640

90.8

85.8-94.1

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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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