BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
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
-Mountain AHEC	909	51	4.7	3.3- 6.7	64	6.5	4.8- 8.6	89	10.4	8.1-13.4	705	78.4	74.8-81.5
GENDER
Male	329	19	5.2	3.0- 9.0	24	7.0	4.5-10.8	32	10.1	6.6-15.3	254	77.6	71.6-82.7
Female	580	32	4.3	2.8- 6.6	40	6.0	4.1- 8.7	57	10.7	7.8-14.4	451	79.0	74.6-82.8
RACE
White	777	46	5.0	3.5- 7.3	49	6.2	4.5- 8.4	78	10.7	8.3-13.8	604	78.1	74.3-81.4
African American	50	3	3.3	1.0-10.4	7	15.5	6.9-31.1	3	6.6	1.8-21.6	37	74.7	58.4-86.1
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	23.7	2.7-77.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	76.3	22.4-97.3
AGE
18-24	47	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.0	1.7-18.7	0	0.0	. - .	44	94.0	81.3-98.3
25-34	123	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2	5	5.3	1.4-17.8	114	93.4	82.3-97.8
35-44	150	6	5.1	2.0-12.8	9	5.0	2.4-10.4	10	4.9	2.3-10.0	125	84.9	76.9-90.5
45-54	172	10	4.0	1.9- 8.3	15	8.9	4.7-16.0	15	12.1	6.7-20.8	132	75.1	65.8-82.5
55-64	155	10	5.5	2.4-12.0	8	4.5	2.2- 9.2	31	22.2	14.8-31.9	106	67.8	57.9-76.3
65-74	139	9	4.9	2.2-10.6	11	5.6	2.7-11.6	17	13.0	7.4-21.7	102	76.5	67.1-83.9
75+	118	13	11.8	5.9-22.3	16	17.9	10.5-29.0	11	8.2	3.8-16.9	78	62.0	50.3-72.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	128	11	6.7	2.9-14.8	13	6.8	3.7-12.1	29	27.5	18.0-39.7	75	59.0	47.3-69.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	257	14	4.6	2.3- 9.0	17	5.4	3.1- 9.3	33	12.6	8.3-18.6	193	77.4	70.6-83.1
Some Post-H.S.	245	12	4.4	2.2- 9.0	20	7.7	4.5-13.1	15	5.8	3.2-10.3	198	82.0	75.4-87.2
College Graduate	275	14	4.2	2.3- 7.4	12	5.4	2.9- 9.8	12	3.8	2.0- 7.3	237	86.6	81.3-90.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	113	17	10.0	5.4-17.7	13	6.9	3.7-12.5	33	33.1	22.3-46.0	50	50.1	37.7-62.4
$15,000- 24,999	159	6	3.9	1.3-10.8	14	7.5	3.7-14.7	15	12.7	6.7-22.8	124	75.9	65.5-83.8
$25,000- 34,999	121	4	3.4	0.8-13.5	8	7.8	3.6-16.1	9	5.8	2.8-11.7	100	83.1	73.3-89.8
$35,000- 49,999	127	5	4.7	1.8-11.6	8	8.6	4.0-17.5	8	5.6	2.3-13.2	106	81.1	71.1-88.3
$50,000-74,999	112	2	2.0	0.4- 9.5	6	4.7	1.9-10.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2	103	92.9	85.6-96.6
$75,000+	92	3	2.9	0.9- 8.7	2	2.6	0.5-11.9	2	1.1	0.3- 4.9	85	93.4	85.4-97.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	311	51	15.1	10.7-20.8	64	20.7	15.7-26.8	89	33.3	26.7-40.6	107	30.9	25.1-37.5
No	596	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	596	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	139	11	8.3	4.0-16.6	15	9.9	5.5-17.0	16	11.3	5.8-20.9	97	70.5	60.2-79.1
Non-Veteran	766	40	3.9	2.7- 5.8	49	5.8	4.1- 8.0	72	10.2	7.7-13.4	605	80.1	76.4-83.4
Currently Serving	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	22.9	2.4-78.5	3	77.1	21.5-97.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

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

-Mountain AHEC

909

4.7

3.3- 6.7

6.5

4.8- 8.6

10.4

8.1-13.4

705

78.4

74.8-81.5

GENDER

Male

329

5.2

3.0- 9.0

7.0

4.5-10.8

10.1

6.6-15.3

254

77.6

71.6-82.7

Female

580

4.3

2.8- 6.6

6.0

4.1- 8.7

10.7

7.8-14.4

451

79.0

74.6-82.8

RACE

White

777

5.0

3.5- 7.3

6.2

4.5- 8.4

10.7

8.3-13.8

604

78.1

74.3-81.4

African American

3.3

1.0-10.4

15.5

6.9-31.1

6.6

1.8-21.6

74.7

58.4-86.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

23.7

2.7-77.6

0.0

. - .

76.3

22.4-97.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

6.0

1.7-18.7

0.0

. - .

94.0

81.3-98.3

25-34

123

0.5

0.1- 2.3

0.8

0.2- 3.2

5.3

1.4-17.8

114

93.4

82.3-97.8

35-44

150

5.1

2.0-12.8

5.0

2.4-10.4

4.9

2.3-10.0

125

84.9

76.9-90.5

45-54

172

4.0

1.9- 8.3

8.9

4.7-16.0

12.1

6.7-20.8

132

75.1

65.8-82.5

55-64

155

5.5

2.4-12.0

4.5

2.2- 9.2

22.2

14.8-31.9

106

67.8

57.9-76.3

65-74

139

4.9

2.2-10.6

5.6

2.7-11.6

13.0

7.4-21.7

102

76.5

67.1-83.9

75+

118

11.8

5.9-22.3

17.9

10.5-29.0

8.2

3.8-16.9

62.0

50.3-72.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

128

6.7

2.9-14.8

6.8

3.7-12.1

27.5

18.0-39.7

59.0

47.3-69.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

257

4.6

2.3- 9.0

5.4

3.1- 9.3

12.6

8.3-18.6

193

77.4

70.6-83.1

Some Post-H.S.

245

4.4

2.2- 9.0

7.7

4.5-13.1

5.8

3.2-10.3

198

82.0

75.4-87.2

College Graduate

275

4.2

2.3- 7.4

5.4

2.9- 9.8

3.8

2.0- 7.3

237

86.6

81.3-90.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

113

10.0

5.4-17.7

6.9

3.7-12.5

33.1

22.3-46.0

50.1

37.7-62.4

$15,000- 24,999

159

3.9

1.3-10.8

7.5

3.7-14.7

12.7

6.7-22.8

124

75.9

65.5-83.8

$25,000- 34,999

121

3.4

0.8-13.5

7.8

3.6-16.1

5.8

2.8-11.7

100

83.1

73.3-89.8

$35,000- 49,999

127

4.7

1.8-11.6

8.6

4.0-17.5

5.6

2.3-13.2

106

81.1

71.1-88.3

$50,000-74,999

112

2.0

0.4- 9.5

4.7

1.9-10.9

0.5

0.1- 3.2

103

92.9

85.6-96.6

$75,000+

2.9

0.9- 8.7

2.6

0.5-11.9

1.1

0.3- 4.9

93.4

85.4-97.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

311

15.1

10.7-20.8

20.7

15.7-26.8

33.3

26.7-40.6

107

30.9

25.1-37.5

596

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

596

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

139

8.3

4.0-16.6

9.9

5.5-17.0

11.3

5.8-20.9

70.5

60.2-79.1

Non-Veteran

766

3.9

2.7- 5.8

5.8

4.1- 8.0

10.2

7.7-13.4

605

80.1

76.4-83.4

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

22.9

2.4-78.5

77.1

21.5-97.6

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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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