BRFSS 2003 - Orange County: (Disability Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Orange County

Disability

Disability Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,267	3,034	28.5	27.0-29.9	6,233	71.5	70.1-73.0
-Orange County	449	112	23.3	16.5-31.7	337	76.7	68.3-83.5
GENDER
Male	169	35	23.2	12.7-38.7	134	76.8	61.3-87.3
Female	280	77	23.3	15.6-33.3	203	76.7	66.7-84.4
RACE
White	370	91	20.3	14.4-27.8	279	79.7	72.2-85.6
Other	73	19	34.9	15.7-60.7	54	65.1	39.3-84.3
AGE
18-44	215	35	19.6	10.4-33.7	180	80.4	66.3-89.6
45+	229	76	30.6	24.2-37.8	153	69.4	62.2-75.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	92	27	28.7	13.6-50.6	65	71.3	49.4-86.4
Some College +	357	85	21.1	14.8-29.1	272	78.9	70.9-85.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	203	56	25.6	14.9-40.5	147	74.4	59.5-85.1
$50,000+	139	28	18.6	12.6-26.5	111	81.4	73.5-87.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	443	158	31.7	27.1-36.8	285	68.3	63.2-72.9
Guilford	443	120	25.2	20.8-30.2	323	74.8	69.8-79.2
Mecklenburg	443	122	22.7	18.7-27.3	321	77.3	72.7-81.3
Orange	449	112	23.3	16.5-31.7	337	76.7	68.3-83.5
Wake	443	108	22.4	18.1-27.3	335	77.6	72.7-81.9
Chatham/Lee	391	103	24.0	18.6-30.4	288	76.0	69.6-81.4
Nash/Wilson	371	129	31.6	26.4-37.3	242	68.4	62.7-73.6
Craven/Pamlico	448	167	33.7	28.8-39.0	281	66.3	61.0-71.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	428	147	32.4	26.8-38.5	281	67.6	61.5-73.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	449	139	26.6	21.9-31.9	310	73.4	68.1-78.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	468	175	31.0	24.9-37.8	293	69.0	62.2-75.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	422	144	27.0	21.7-33.1	278	73.0	66.9-78.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	466	180	35.5	30.7-40.6	286	64.5	59.4-69.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	409	158	33.4	28.2-39.1	251	66.6	60.9-71.8
Northeast NC I	448	161	33.9	28.5-39.7	287	66.1	60.3-71.5
Northeast NC II	501	185	34.5	29.6-39.6	316	65.5	60.4-70.4
Northeastern Partnership	949	346	34.3	30.6-38.2	603	65.7	61.8-69.4
Mountain AHEC	1,284	468	35.0	30.8-39.5	816	65.0	60.5-69.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,243	1,151	31.3	28.8-34.0	2,092	68.7	66.0-71.2
Piedmont	3,978	1,157	25.4	23.5-27.4	2,821	74.6	72.6-76.5
Western NC	2,046	726	34.7	31.2-38.4	1,320	65.3	61.6-68.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,267

3,034

28.5

27.0-29.9

6,233

71.5

70.1-73.0

-Orange County

449

112

23.3

16.5-31.7

337

76.7

68.3-83.5

GENDER

Male

169

23.2

12.7-38.7

134

76.8

61.3-87.3

Female

280

23.3

15.6-33.3

203

76.7

66.7-84.4

RACE

White

370

20.3

14.4-27.8

279

79.7

72.2-85.6

Other

34.9

15.7-60.7

65.1

39.3-84.3

AGE

18-44

215

19.6

10.4-33.7

180

80.4

66.3-89.6

45+

229

30.6

24.2-37.8

153

69.4

62.2-75.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

28.7

13.6-50.6

71.3

49.4-86.4

Some College +

357

21.1

14.8-29.1

272

78.9

70.9-85.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

203

25.6

14.9-40.5

147

74.4

59.5-85.1

$50,000+

139

18.6

12.6-26.5

111

81.4

73.5-87.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

443

158

31.7

27.1-36.8

285

68.3

63.2-72.9

Guilford

443

120

25.2

20.8-30.2

323

74.8

69.8-79.2

Mecklenburg

443

122

22.7

18.7-27.3

321

77.3

72.7-81.3

Orange

449

112

23.3

16.5-31.7

337

76.7

68.3-83.5

Wake

443

108

22.4

18.1-27.3

335

77.6

72.7-81.9

Chatham/Lee

391

103

24.0

18.6-30.4

288

76.0

69.6-81.4

Nash/Wilson

371

129

31.6

26.4-37.3

242

68.4

62.7-73.6

Craven/Pamlico

448

167

33.7

28.8-39.0

281

66.3

61.0-71.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

428

147

32.4

26.8-38.5

281

67.6

61.5-73.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

449

139

26.6

21.9-31.9

310

73.4

68.1-78.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

468

175

31.0

24.9-37.8

293

69.0

62.2-75.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

422

144

27.0

21.7-33.1

278

73.0

66.9-78.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

466

180

35.5

30.7-40.6

286

64.5

59.4-69.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

409

158

33.4

28.2-39.1

251

66.6

60.9-71.8

Northeast NC I

448

161

33.9

28.5-39.7

287

66.1

60.3-71.5

Northeast NC II

501

185

34.5

29.6-39.6

316

65.5

60.4-70.4

Northeastern Partnership

949

346

34.3

30.6-38.2

603

65.7

61.8-69.4

Mountain AHEC

1,284

468

35.0

30.8-39.5

816

65.0

60.5-69.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,243

1,151

31.3

28.8-34.0

2,092

68.7

66.0-71.2

Piedmont

3,978

1,157

25.4

23.5-27.4

2,821

74.6

72.6-76.5

Western NC

2,046

726

34.7

31.2-38.4

1,320

65.3

61.6-68.8

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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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