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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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
-Western NC	2,046	726	34.7	31.2-38.4	1,320	65.3	61.6-68.8
GENDER
Male	765	265	34.2	28.3-40.6	500	65.8	59.4-71.7
Female	1,281	461	35.2	31.5-39.2	820	64.8	60.8-68.5
RACE
White	1,868	665	34.6	31.0-38.3	1,203	65.4	61.7-69.0
African American	69	28	44.0	24.9-65.1	41	56.0	34.9-75.1
Other Minorities	101	30	28.8	12.7-52.9	71	71.2	47.1-87.3
AGE
18-24	135	20	14.7	7.9-25.8	115	85.3	74.2-92.1
25-34	279	62	22.3	11.9-37.9	217	77.7	62.1-88.1
35-44	340	76	24.4	17.5-33.0	264	75.6	67.0-82.5
45-54	379	129	37.5	29.3-46.6	250	62.5	53.4-70.7
55-64	349	143	47.2	39.5-55.0	206	52.8	45.0-60.5
65-74	337	152	43.6	36.6-50.8	185	56.4	49.2-63.4
75+	215	141	70.2	62.0-77.3	74	29.8	22.7-38.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	192	60.8	50.8-69.9	146	39.2	30.1-49.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	638	221	32.0	26.6-37.9	417	68.0	62.1-73.4
Some Post-H.S.	538	179	28.3	22.7-34.7	359	71.7	65.3-77.3
College Graduate	526	132	26.6	21.8-32.1	394	73.4	67.9-78.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	174	60.4	51.0-69.0	95	39.6	31.0-49.0
$15,000- 24,999	401	155	40.1	31.8-49.0	246	59.9	51.0-68.2
$25,000- 34,999	252	66	22.3	16.3-29.7	186	77.7	70.3-83.7
$35,000- 49,999	269	68	33.0	24.0-43.4	201	67.0	56.6-76.0
$50,000-74,999	203	39	17.0	11.2-24.8	164	83.0	75.2-88.8
$75,000+	205	36	14.1	9.3-20.7	169	85.9	79.3-90.7
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

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

-Western NC

2,046

726

34.7

31.2-38.4

1,320

65.3

61.6-68.8

GENDER

Male

765

265

34.2

28.3-40.6

500

65.8

59.4-71.7

Female

1,281

461

35.2

31.5-39.2

820

64.8

60.8-68.5

RACE

White

1,868

665

34.6

31.0-38.3

1,203

65.4

61.7-69.0

African American

44.0

24.9-65.1

56.0

34.9-75.1

Other Minorities

101

28.8

12.7-52.9

71.2

47.1-87.3

AGE

18-24

135

14.7

7.9-25.8

115

85.3

74.2-92.1

25-34

279

22.3

11.9-37.9

217

77.7

62.1-88.1

35-44

340

24.4

17.5-33.0

264

75.6

67.0-82.5

45-54

379

129

37.5

29.3-46.6

250

62.5

53.4-70.7

55-64

349

143

47.2

39.5-55.0

206

52.8

45.0-60.5

65-74

337

152

43.6

36.6-50.8

185

56.4

49.2-63.4

75+

215

141

70.2

62.0-77.3

29.8

22.7-38.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

192

60.8

50.8-69.9

146

39.2

30.1-49.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

638

221

32.0

26.6-37.9

417

68.0

62.1-73.4

Some Post-H.S.

538

179

28.3

22.7-34.7

359

71.7

65.3-77.3

College Graduate

526

132

26.6

21.8-32.1

394

73.4

67.9-78.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

174

60.4

51.0-69.0

39.6

31.0-49.0

$15,000- 24,999

401

155

40.1

31.8-49.0

246

59.9

51.0-68.2

$25,000- 34,999

252

22.3

16.3-29.7

186

77.7

70.3-83.7

$35,000- 49,999

269

33.0

24.0-43.4

201

67.0

56.6-76.0

$50,000-74,999

203

17.0

11.2-24.8

164

83.0

75.2-88.8

$75,000+

205

14.1

9.3-20.7

169

85.9

79.3-90.7

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

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*Data for this table were derived disability questions in the core and in the state-added section.

^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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