BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont 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?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,416	773	6.7	6.0- 7.4	8,643	93.3	92.6-94.0
-Piedmont NC	4,040	288	5.5	4.7- 6.5	3,752	94.5	93.5-95.3
GENDER
Male	1,525	82	4.1	3.1- 5.5	1,443	95.9	94.5-96.9
Female	2,515	206	6.9	5.7- 8.2	2,309	93.1	91.8-94.3
RACE
White	2,965	202	5.6	4.6- 6.8	2,763	94.4	93.2-95.4
African American	813	76	7.3	5.4- 9.6	737	92.7	90.4-94.6
Other Minorities	203	8	1.3	0.6- 2.9	195	98.7	97.1-99.4
AGE
18-24	245	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7	243	99.8	99.3- 100
25-34	638	6	0.7	0.2- 2.0	632	99.3	98.0-99.8
35-44	847	25	2.0	1.1- 3.4	822	98.0	96.6-98.9
45-54	816	69	9.6	7.0-13.1	747	90.4	86.9-93.0
55-64	613	35	5.3	3.4- 8.0	578	94.7	92.0-96.6
65-74	465	40	7.1	4.8-10.4	425	92.9	89.6-95.2
75+	385	109	25.4	20.0-31.6	276	74.6	68.4-80.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	584	93	12.0	9.1-15.8	491	88.0	84.2-90.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,074	81	5.7	4.2- 7.7	993	94.3	92.3-95.8
Some Post-H.S.	953	57	4.8	3.4- 6.7	896	95.2	93.3-96.6
College Graduate	1,414	55	2.5	1.7- 3.6	1,359	97.5	96.4-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	363	59	11.8	8.4-16.3	304	88.2	83.7-91.6
$15,000- 24,999	665	65	7.9	5.6-11.1	600	92.1	88.9-94.4
$25,000- 34,999	403	26	4.5	2.5- 8.0	377	95.5	92.0-97.5
$35,000- 49,999	547	21	3.1	1.8- 5.4	526	96.9	94.6-98.2
$50,000-74,999	472	15	2.5	1.2- 5.0	457	97.5	95.0-98.8
$75,000+	660	10	1.3	0.6- 3.0	650	98.7	97.0-99.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	36	6.6	4.6- 9.4	416	93.4	90.6-95.4
Guilford	446	30	7.2	4.7-10.7	416	92.8	89.3-95.3
Mecklenburg	448	27	4.6	3.0- 7.0	421	95.4	93.0-97.0
Orange	451	25	3.6	2.3- 5.5	426	96.4	94.5-97.7
Wake	452	17	2.4	1.4- 4.1	435	97.6	95.9-98.6
Chatham/Lee	396	32	8.2	4.4-14.9	364	91.8	85.1-95.6
Nash/Wilson	379	35	7.6	5.3-10.9	344	92.4	89.1-94.7
Craven/Pamlico	452	47	8.8	6.3-12.0	405	91.2	88.0-93.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	50	12.7	8.2-19.2	387	87.3	80.8-91.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	455	40	6.6	4.7- 9.2	415	93.4	90.8-95.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	38	4.9	3.3- 7.1	440	95.1	92.9-96.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	37	6.0	4.0- 8.9	389	94.0	91.1-96.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	473	44	8.3	6.1-11.4	429	91.7	88.6-93.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	34	5.9	4.0- 8.5	383	94.1	91.5-96.0
Northeast NC I	459	40	7.0	4.9- 9.9	419	93.0	90.1-95.1
Northeast NC II	511	49	8.5	6.2-11.5	462	91.5	88.5-93.8
Northeastern Partnership	970	89	8.0	6.3-10.1	881	92.0	89.9-93.7
Mountain AHEC	1,304	113	7.3	5.6- 9.4	1,191	92.7	90.6-94.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,303	288	7.2	6.0- 8.6	3,015	92.8	91.4-94.0
Piedmont	4,040	288	5.5	4.7- 6.5	3,752	94.5	93.5-95.3
Western NC	2,073	197	10.1	7.8-12.9	1,876	89.9	87.1-92.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,416

773

6.7

6.0- 7.4

8,643

93.3

92.6-94.0

-Piedmont NC

4,040

288

5.5

4.7- 6.5

3,752

94.5

93.5-95.3

GENDER

Male

1,525

4.1

3.1- 5.5

1,443

95.9

94.5-96.9

Female

2,515

206

6.9

5.7- 8.2

2,309

93.1

91.8-94.3

RACE

White

2,965

202

5.6

4.6- 6.8

2,763

94.4

93.2-95.4

African American

813

7.3

5.4- 9.6

737

92.7

90.4-94.6

Other Minorities

203

1.3

0.6- 2.9

195

98.7

97.1-99.4

AGE

18-24

245

0.2

0.0- 0.7

243

99.8

99.3- 100

25-34

638

0.7

0.2- 2.0

632

99.3

98.0-99.8

35-44

847

2.0

1.1- 3.4

822

98.0

96.6-98.9

45-54

816

9.6

7.0-13.1

747

90.4

86.9-93.0

55-64

613

5.3

3.4- 8.0

578

94.7

92.0-96.6

65-74

465

7.1

4.8-10.4

425

92.9

89.6-95.2

75+

385

109

25.4

20.0-31.6

276

74.6

68.4-80.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

584

12.0

9.1-15.8

491

88.0

84.2-90.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,074

5.7

4.2- 7.7

993

94.3

92.3-95.8

Some Post-H.S.

953

4.8

3.4- 6.7

896

95.2

93.3-96.6

College Graduate

1,414

2.5

1.7- 3.6

1,359

97.5

96.4-98.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

363

11.8

8.4-16.3

304

88.2

83.7-91.6

$15,000- 24,999

665

7.9

5.6-11.1

600

92.1

88.9-94.4

$25,000- 34,999

403

4.5

2.5- 8.0

377

95.5

92.0-97.5

$35,000- 49,999

547

3.1

1.8- 5.4

526

96.9

94.6-98.2

$50,000-74,999

472

2.5

1.2- 5.0

457

97.5

95.0-98.8

$75,000+

660

1.3

0.6- 3.0

650

98.7

97.0-99.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

6.6

4.6- 9.4

416

93.4

90.6-95.4

Guilford

446

7.2

4.7-10.7

416

92.8

89.3-95.3

Mecklenburg

448

4.6

3.0- 7.0

421

95.4

93.0-97.0

Orange

451

3.6

2.3- 5.5

426

96.4

94.5-97.7

Wake

452

2.4

1.4- 4.1

435

97.6

95.9-98.6

Chatham/Lee

396

8.2

4.4-14.9

364

91.8

85.1-95.6

Nash/Wilson

379

7.6

5.3-10.9

344

92.4

89.1-94.7

Craven/Pamlico

452

8.8

6.3-12.0

405

91.2

88.0-93.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

12.7

8.2-19.2

387

87.3

80.8-91.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

455

6.6

4.7- 9.2

415

93.4

90.8-95.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

4.9

3.3- 7.1

440

95.1

92.9-96.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

6.0

4.0- 8.9

389

94.0

91.1-96.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

473

8.3

6.1-11.4

429

91.7

88.6-93.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

5.9

4.0- 8.5

383

94.1

91.5-96.0

Northeast NC I

459

7.0

4.9- 9.9

419

93.0

90.1-95.1

Northeast NC II

511

8.5

6.2-11.5

462

91.5

88.5-93.8

Northeastern Partnership

970

8.0

6.3-10.1

881

92.0

89.9-93.7

Mountain AHEC

1,304

113

7.3

5.6- 9.4

1,191

92.7

90.6-94.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,303

288

7.2

6.0- 8.6

3,015

92.8

91.4-94.0

Piedmont

4,040

288

5.5

4.7- 6.5

3,752

94.5

93.5-95.3

Western NC

2,073

197

10.1

7.8-12.9

1,876

89.9

87.1-92.2

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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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