BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,879	3,023	18.1	17.3-18.8	11,856	81.9	81.2-82.7
-Eastern NC	4,981	1,110	20.2	18.9-21.5	3,871	79.8	78.5-81.1
GENDER
Male	1,788	379	19.0	17.1-21.2	1,409	81.0	78.8-82.9
Female	3,193	731	21.2	19.6-22.8	2,462	78.8	77.2-80.4
RACE
White	3,291	758	21.5	19.9-23.1	2,533	78.5	76.9-80.1
African American	1,252	268	19.2	16.8-21.8	984	80.8	78.2-83.2
Other Minorities	14	2	12.5	2.9-40.6	12	87.5	59.4-97.1
AGE
18-24	331	29	7.4	4.9-11.1	302	92.6	88.9-95.1
25-34	808	64	8.5	6.5-11.2	744	91.5	88.8-93.5
35-44	877	140	15.1	12.5-18.1	737	84.9	81.9-87.5
45-54	920	212	21.4	18.5-24.6	708	78.6	75.4-81.5
55-64	863	270	29.9	26.4-33.7	593	70.1	66.3-73.6
65-74	677	215	29.0	25.2-33.1	462	71.0	66.9-74.8
75+	486	179	36.4	31.5-41.6	307	63.6	58.4-68.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	848	290	26.6	23.3-30.2	558	73.4	69.8-76.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,602	354	19.8	17.6-22.1	1,248	80.2	77.9-82.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,311	269	19.8	17.3-22.5	1,042	80.2	77.5-82.7
College Graduate	1,211	196	16.1	13.8-18.7	1,015	83.9	81.3-86.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	662	278	37.8	33.2-42.6	384	62.2	57.4-66.8
$15,000- 24,999	930	223	20.8	17.9-23.9	707	79.2	76.1-82.1
$25,000- 34,999	590	112	19.7	16.1-23.8	478	80.3	76.2-83.9
$35,000- 49,999	658	102	14.9	12.0-18.4	556	85.1	81.6-88.0
$50,000-74,999	535	66	13.6	10.4-17.5	469	86.4	82.5-89.6
$75,000+	549	74	13.8	10.8-17.5	475	86.2	82.5-89.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,744	1,110	61.5	58.5-64.3	634	38.5	35.7-41.5
No	3,126	0	0.0	. - .	3,126	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	711	193	25.9	22.4-29.8	518	74.1	70.2-77.6
Non-Veteran	4,136	905	19.4	18.0-20.8	3,231	80.6	79.2-82.0
Currently Serving	134	12	9.3	4.9-16.7	122	90.7	83.3-95.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,879

3,023

18.1

17.3-18.8

11,856

81.9

81.2-82.7

-Eastern NC

4,981

1,110

20.2

18.9-21.5

3,871

79.8

78.5-81.1

GENDER

Male

1,788

379

19.0

17.1-21.2

1,409

81.0

78.8-82.9

Female

3,193

731

21.2

19.6-22.8

2,462

78.8

77.2-80.4

RACE

White

3,291

758

21.5

19.9-23.1

2,533

78.5

76.9-80.1

African American

1,252

268

19.2

16.8-21.8

984

80.8

78.2-83.2

Other Minorities

12.5

2.9-40.6

87.5

59.4-97.1

AGE

18-24

331

7.4

4.9-11.1

302

92.6

88.9-95.1

25-34

808

8.5

6.5-11.2

744

91.5

88.8-93.5

35-44

877

140

15.1

12.5-18.1

737

84.9

81.9-87.5

45-54

920

212

21.4

18.5-24.6

708

78.6

75.4-81.5

55-64

863

270

29.9

26.4-33.7

593

70.1

66.3-73.6

65-74

677

215

29.0

25.2-33.1

462

71.0

66.9-74.8

75+

486

179

36.4

31.5-41.6

307

63.6

58.4-68.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

848

290

26.6

23.3-30.2

558

73.4

69.8-76.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,602

354

19.8

17.6-22.1

1,248

80.2

77.9-82.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,311

269

19.8

17.3-22.5

1,042

80.2

77.5-82.7

College Graduate

1,211

196

16.1

13.8-18.7

1,015

83.9

81.3-86.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

662

278

37.8

33.2-42.6

384

62.2

57.4-66.8

$15,000- 24,999

930

223

20.8

17.9-23.9

707

79.2

76.1-82.1

$25,000- 34,999

590

112

19.7

16.1-23.8

478

80.3

76.2-83.9

$35,000- 49,999

658

102

14.9

12.0-18.4

556

85.1

81.6-88.0

$50,000-74,999

535

13.6

10.4-17.5

469

86.4

82.5-89.6

$75,000+

549

13.8

10.8-17.5

475

86.2

82.5-89.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,744

1,110

61.5

58.5-64.3

634

38.5

35.7-41.5

3,126

0.0

. - .

3,126

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

711

193

25.9

22.4-29.8

518

74.1

70.2-77.6

Non-Veteran

4,136

905

19.4

18.0-20.8

3,231

80.6

79.2-82.0

Currently Serving

134

9.3

4.9-16.7

122

90.7

83.3-95.1

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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 (MAHEC): 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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