BRFSS 2003 - Western 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 Western North Carolina**

Disability

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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
-Western NC	2,073	197	10.1	7.8-12.9	1,876	89.9	87.1-92.2
GENDER
Male	777	62	10.5	6.8-16.0	715	89.5	84.0-93.2
Female	1,296	135	9.7	7.7-12.1	1,161	90.3	87.9-92.3
RACE
White	1,887	179	9.5	7.4-12.0	1,708	90.5	88.0-92.6
African American	73	9	20.1	5.7-51.0	64	79.9	49.0-94.3
Other Minorities	104	9	14.5	3.3-46.1	95	85.5	53.9-96.7
AGE
18-24	136	1	1.3	0.2- 8.5	135	98.7	91.5-99.8
25-34	282	6	2.2	0.7- 6.5	276	97.8	93.5-99.3
35-44	343	16	9.4	4.3-19.3	327	90.6	80.7-95.7
45-54	382	35	12.5	6.4-23.1	347	87.5	76.9-93.6
55-64	353	32	13.0	7.4-21.9	321	87.0	78.1-92.6
65-74	342	35	9.3	6.0-14.1	307	90.7	85.9-94.0
75+	219	71	31.0	23.4-39.7	148	69.0	60.3-76.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	349	67	18.7	11.6-28.7	282	81.3	71.3-88.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	644	55	9.4	5.7-15.0	589	90.6	85.0-94.3
Some Post-H.S.	545	43	8.1	4.9-13.2	502	91.9	86.8-95.1
College Graduate	528	31	6.4	4.1-10.0	497	93.6	90.0-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	63	19.4	13.5-26.9	208	80.6	73.1-86.5
$15,000- 24,999	408	31	14.4	7.7-25.1	377	85.6	74.9-92.3
$25,000- 34,999	255	12	5.5	2.5-11.5	243	94.5	88.5-97.5
$35,000- 49,999	270	11	7.1	2.6-18.1	259	92.9	81.9-97.4
$50,000-74,999	206	5	2.1	0.8- 5.5	201	97.9	94.5-99.2
$75,000+	206	4	1.8	0.5- 5.6	202	98.2	94.4-99.5
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

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

-Western NC

2,073

197

10.1

7.8-12.9

1,876

89.9

87.1-92.2

GENDER

Male

777

10.5

6.8-16.0

715

89.5

84.0-93.2

Female

1,296

135

9.7

7.7-12.1

1,161

90.3

87.9-92.3

RACE

White

1,887

179

9.5

7.4-12.0

1,708

90.5

88.0-92.6

African American

20.1

5.7-51.0

79.9

49.0-94.3

Other Minorities

104

14.5

3.3-46.1

85.5

53.9-96.7

AGE

18-24

136

1.3

0.2- 8.5

135

98.7

91.5-99.8

25-34

282

2.2

0.7- 6.5

276

97.8

93.5-99.3

35-44

343

9.4

4.3-19.3

327

90.6

80.7-95.7

45-54

382

12.5

6.4-23.1

347

87.5

76.9-93.6

55-64

353

13.0

7.4-21.9

321

87.0

78.1-92.6

65-74

342

9.3

6.0-14.1

307

90.7

85.9-94.0

75+

219

31.0

23.4-39.7

148

69.0

60.3-76.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

349

18.7

11.6-28.7

282

81.3

71.3-88.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

644

9.4

5.7-15.0

589

90.6

85.0-94.3

Some Post-H.S.

545

8.1

4.9-13.2

502

91.9

86.8-95.1

College Graduate

528

6.4

4.1-10.0

497

93.6

90.0-95.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

19.4

13.5-26.9

208

80.6

73.1-86.5

$15,000- 24,999

408

14.4

7.7-25.1

377

85.6

74.9-92.3

$25,000- 34,999

255

5.5

2.5-11.5

243

94.5

88.5-97.5

$35,000- 49,999

270

7.1

2.6-18.1

259

92.9

81.9-97.4

$50,000-74,999

206

2.1

0.8- 5.5

201

97.9

94.5-99.2

$75,000+

206

1.8

0.5- 5.6

202

98.2

94.4-99.5

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

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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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