BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Disability Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Disability

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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
-Piedmont NC	3,978	1,157	25.4	23.5-27.4	2,821	74.6	72.6-76.5
GENDER
Male	1,492	392	23.3	20.4-26.5	1,100	76.7	73.5-79.6
Female	2,486	765	27.3	25.0-29.8	1,721	72.7	70.2-75.0
RACE
White	2,928	828	25.1	23.0-27.4	2,100	74.9	72.6-77.0
African American	795	271	29.2	24.9-34.0	524	70.8	66.0-75.1
Other Minorities	199	52	23.7	16.7-32.6	147	76.3	67.4-83.3
AGE
18-24	237	31	15.1	9.3-23.6	206	84.9	76.4-90.7
25-34	629	95	14.7	11.2-19.1	534	85.3	80.9-88.8
35-44	829	175	19.0	15.7-22.8	654	81.0	77.2-84.3
45-54	811	267	30.7	26.4-35.4	544	69.3	64.6-73.6
55-64	602	207	33.3	28.3-38.8	395	66.7	61.2-71.7
65-74	459	175	35.9	30.0-42.2	284	64.1	57.8-70.0
75+	381	204	52.4	45.6-59.1	177	47.6	40.9-54.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	574	272	39.2	33.6-45.1	302	60.8	54.9-66.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,049	335	29.5	25.5-33.8	714	70.5	66.2-74.5
Some Post-H.S.	944	257	22.8	19.3-26.7	687	77.2	73.3-80.7
College Graduate	1,396	286	16.5	14.1-19.2	1,110	83.5	80.8-85.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	360	191	47.6	39.7-55.7	169	52.4	44.3-60.3
$15,000- 24,999	657	234	30.9	25.9-36.4	423	69.1	63.6-74.1
$25,000- 34,999	395	118	25.4	19.8-31.9	277	74.6	68.1-80.2
$35,000- 49,999	540	120	19.2	15.3-23.9	420	80.8	76.1-84.7
$50,000-74,999	467	95	18.2	14.0-23.3	372	81.8	76.7-86.0
$75,000+	648	93	12.2	9.4-15.7	555	87.8	84.3-90.6
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

-Piedmont NC

3,978

1,157

25.4

23.5-27.4

2,821

74.6

72.6-76.5

GENDER

Male

1,492

392

23.3

20.4-26.5

1,100

76.7

73.5-79.6

Female

2,486

765

27.3

25.0-29.8

1,721

72.7

70.2-75.0

RACE

White

2,928

828

25.1

23.0-27.4

2,100

74.9

72.6-77.0

African American

795

271

29.2

24.9-34.0

524

70.8

66.0-75.1

Other Minorities

199

23.7

16.7-32.6

147

76.3

67.4-83.3

AGE

18-24

237

15.1

9.3-23.6

206

84.9

76.4-90.7

25-34

629

14.7

11.2-19.1

534

85.3

80.9-88.8

35-44

829

175

19.0

15.7-22.8

654

81.0

77.2-84.3

45-54

811

267

30.7

26.4-35.4

544

69.3

64.6-73.6

55-64

602

207

33.3

28.3-38.8

395

66.7

61.2-71.7

65-74

459

175

35.9

30.0-42.2

284

64.1

57.8-70.0

75+

381

204

52.4

45.6-59.1

177

47.6

40.9-54.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

574

272

39.2

33.6-45.1

302

60.8

54.9-66.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,049

335

29.5

25.5-33.8

714

70.5

66.2-74.5

Some Post-H.S.

944

257

22.8

19.3-26.7

687

77.2

73.3-80.7

College Graduate

1,396

286

16.5

14.1-19.2

1,110

83.5

80.8-85.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

360

191

47.6

39.7-55.7

169

52.4

44.3-60.3

$15,000- 24,999

657

234

30.9

25.9-36.4

423

69.1

63.6-74.1

$25,000- 34,999

395

118

25.4

19.8-31.9

277

74.6

68.1-80.2

$35,000- 49,999

540

120

19.2

15.3-23.9

420

80.8

76.1-84.7

$50,000-74,999

467

18.2

14.0-23.3

372

81.8

76.7-86.0

$75,000+

648

12.2

9.4-15.7

555

87.8

84.3-90.6

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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