BRFSS 2004 - Eastern 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?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,919	1,268	7.1	6.7- 7.6	13,651	92.9	92.4-93.3
-Eastern NC	4,996	464	8.0	7.2- 8.9	4,532	92.0	91.1-92.8
GENDER
Male	1,792	160	7.7	6.5- 9.2	1,632	92.3	90.8-93.5
Female	3,204	304	8.2	7.2- 9.3	2,900	91.8	90.7-92.8
RACE
White	3,296	281	7.9	6.9- 9.0	3,015	92.1	91.0-93.1
African American	1,259	154	9.7	8.1-11.6	1,105	90.3	88.4-91.9
Other Minorities	14	1	7.2	1.0-38.0	13	92.8	62.0-99.0
AGE
18-24	332	5	0.9	0.3- 2.4	327	99.1	97.6-99.7
25-34	811	17	2.0	1.2- 3.5	794	98.0	96.5-98.8
35-44	879	40	5.1	3.6- 7.1	839	94.9	92.9-96.4
45-54	922	83	7.8	6.0-10.0	839	92.2	90.0-94.0
55-64	867	112	12.3	10.0-15.1	755	87.7	84.9-90.0
65-74	679	97	13.0	10.4-16.2	582	87.0	83.8-89.6
75+	487	110	21.0	17.2-25.4	377	79.0	74.6-82.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	856	162	13.2	11.0-15.8	694	86.8	84.2-89.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,604	147	8.1	6.7- 9.7	1,457	91.9	90.3-93.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,312	92	6.8	5.3- 8.6	1,220	93.2	91.4-94.7
College Graduate	1,216	63	5.1	3.8- 6.8	1,153	94.9	93.2-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	666	148	18.8	15.6-22.5	518	81.2	77.5-84.4
$15,000- 24,999	935	89	9.0	7.0-11.4	846	91.0	88.6-93.0
$25,000- 34,999	589	42	7.2	5.1-10.0	547	92.8	90.0-94.9
$35,000- 49,999	661	25	2.8	1.8- 4.2	636	97.2	95.8-98.2
$50,000-74,999	535	20	3.1	1.8- 5.2	515	96.9	94.8-98.2
$75,000+	550	22	4.8	3.0- 7.6	528	95.2	92.4-97.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,752	464	24.3	22.0-26.7	1,288	75.7	73.3-78.0
No	3,126	0	0.0	. - .	3,126	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	713	77	9.4	7.2-12.1	636	90.6	87.9-92.8
Non-Veteran	4,150	382	7.8	6.9- 8.7	3,768	92.2	91.3-93.1
Currently Serving	133	5	5.8	2.3-13.9	128	94.2	86.1-97.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,919

1,268

7.1

6.7- 7.6

13,651

92.9

92.4-93.3

-Eastern NC

4,996

464

8.0

7.2- 8.9

4,532

92.0

91.1-92.8

GENDER

Male

1,792

160

7.7

6.5- 9.2

1,632

92.3

90.8-93.5

Female

3,204

304

8.2

7.2- 9.3

2,900

91.8

90.7-92.8

RACE

White

3,296

281

7.9

6.9- 9.0

3,015

92.1

91.0-93.1

African American

1,259

154

9.7

8.1-11.6

1,105

90.3

88.4-91.9

Other Minorities

7.2

1.0-38.0

92.8

62.0-99.0

AGE

18-24

332

0.9

0.3- 2.4

327

99.1

97.6-99.7

25-34

811

2.0

1.2- 3.5

794

98.0

96.5-98.8

35-44

879

5.1

3.6- 7.1

839

94.9

92.9-96.4

45-54

922

7.8

6.0-10.0

839

92.2

90.0-94.0

55-64

867

112

12.3

10.0-15.1

755

87.7

84.9-90.0

65-74

679

13.0

10.4-16.2

582

87.0

83.8-89.6

75+

487

110

21.0

17.2-25.4

377

79.0

74.6-82.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

856

162

13.2

11.0-15.8

694

86.8

84.2-89.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,604

147

8.1

6.7- 9.7

1,457

91.9

90.3-93.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,312

6.8

5.3- 8.6

1,220

93.2

91.4-94.7

College Graduate

1,216

5.1

3.8- 6.8

1,153

94.9

93.2-96.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

666

148

18.8

15.6-22.5

518

81.2

77.5-84.4

$15,000- 24,999

935

9.0

7.0-11.4

846

91.0

88.6-93.0

$25,000- 34,999

589

7.2

5.1-10.0

547

92.8

90.0-94.9

$35,000- 49,999

661

2.8

1.8- 4.2

636

97.2

95.8-98.2

$50,000-74,999

535

3.1

1.8- 5.2

515

96.9

94.8-98.2

$75,000+

550

4.8

3.0- 7.6

528

95.2

92.4-97.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,752

464

24.3

22.0-26.7

1,288

75.7

73.3-78.0

3,126

0.0

. - .

3,126

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

713

9.4

7.2-12.1

636

90.6

87.9-92.8

Non-Veteran

4,150

382

7.8

6.9- 8.7

3,768

92.2

91.3-93.1

Currently Serving

133

5.8

2.3-13.9

128

94.2

86.1-97.7

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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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