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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Disability

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, mild Yes, moderate Yes, severe No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,511 840 5.5 5.1- 6.0 989 6.0 5.6- 6.5 1,114 6.9 6.5- 7.5 11,568 81.5 80.7-82.3
-Gaston County 365 23 5.7 3.7- 8.7 25 5.8 3.7- 8.9 41 12.2 8.6-17.1 276 76.3 70.9-81.0
GENDER
Male 134 9 5.2 2.6- 9.9 7 4.8 2.1-10.4 14 13.3 7.5-22.5 104 76.7 67.5-84.0
Female 231 14 6.1 3.4-10.6 18 6.6 3.9-11.0 27 11.3 7.4-16.8 172 76.0 69.3-81.6
RACE
White 303 18 5.4 3.3- 8.7 22 6.4 4.0-10.2 33 11.7 7.9-16.8 230 76.5 70.6-81.5
Other 61 4 5.1 1.6-15.0 3 3.3 1.0- 9.9 8 14.6 6.3-30.5 46 77.0 62.0-87.2
AGE
18-44 135 4 2.8 1.0- 7.8 3 1.1 0.3- 3.8 9 7.5 3.7-14.7 119 88.6 81.1-93.3
45+ 227 17 6.7 4.0-10.9 22 9.3 5.8-14.5 31 15.4 10.2-22.6 157 68.6 61.1-75.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 195 14 6.1 3.4-10.7 14 6.9 3.8-12.2 25 11.7 7.6-17.6 142 75.3 68.0-81.3
Some College + 169 9 5.2 2.7- 9.9 11 4.6 2.4- 8.7 15 12.3 6.8-21.1 134 77.9 69.3-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 218 17 6.8 4.1-11.2 20 8.3 5.0-13.3 29 13.8 9.1-20.5 152 71.1 63.7-77.5
$50,000+ 75 2 2.9 0.7-10.8 1 1.5 0.2- 9.8 1 1.4 0.2- 9.6 71 94.2 85.5-97.8

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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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