BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	940	93	8.1	6.3-10.3	847	91.9	89.7-93.7
GENDER
Male	341	28	7.0	4.5-10.6	313	93.0	89.4-95.5
Female	599	65	9.1	6.7-12.1	534	90.9	87.9-93.3
RACE
White	804	78	8.3	6.4-10.7	726	91.7	89.3-93.6
African American	51	6	12.1	4.7-27.8	45	87.9	72.2-95.3
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	49	0	0.0	. - .	49	100	. - .
25-34	124	0	0.0	. - .	124	100	. - .
35-44	153	6	4.5	1.6-12.0	147	95.5	88.0-98.4
45-54	181	13	5.5	2.8-10.7	168	94.5	89.3-97.2
55-64	160	17	7.6	4.4-12.8	143	92.4	87.2-95.6
65-74	142	20	14.0	8.4-22.4	122	86.0	77.6-91.6
75+	126	37	27.9	19.2-38.5	89	72.1	61.5-80.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	141	24	9.7	5.9-15.7	117	90.3	84.3-94.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	264	26	5.9	3.7- 9.4	238	94.1	90.6-96.3
Some Post-H.S.	253	22	10.5	6.5-16.5	231	89.5	83.5-93.5
College Graduate	278	20	6.3	3.8-10.3	258	93.7	89.7-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	30	20.9	13.4-31.1	89	79.1	68.9-86.6
$15,000- 24,999	164	13	7.5	3.7-14.5	151	92.5	85.5-96.3
$25,000- 34,999	126	6	4.1	1.5-10.4	120	95.9	89.6-98.5
$35,000- 49,999	129	12	10.6	5.5-19.5	117	89.4	80.5-94.5
$50,000-74,999	114	3	3.2	0.9-10.4	111	96.8	89.6-99.1
$75,000+	93	3	2.4	0.7- 7.9	90	97.6	92.1-99.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	323	93	25.9	20.5-32.1	230	74.1	67.9-79.5
No	596	0	0.0	. - .	596	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	21	11.5	6.8-18.8	121	88.5	81.2-93.2
Non-Veteran	794	72	7.4	5.6- 9.8	722	92.6	90.2-94.4
Currently Serving	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

940

8.1

6.3-10.3

847

91.9

89.7-93.7

GENDER

Male

341

7.0

4.5-10.6

313

93.0

89.4-95.5

Female

599

9.1

6.7-12.1

534

90.9

87.9-93.3

RACE

White

804

8.3

6.4-10.7

726

91.7

89.3-93.6

African American

12.1

4.7-27.8

87.9

72.2-95.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

124

0.0

. - .

124

100

. - .

35-44

153

4.5

1.6-12.0

147

95.5

88.0-98.4

45-54

181

5.5

2.8-10.7

168

94.5

89.3-97.2

55-64

160

7.6

4.4-12.8

143

92.4

87.2-95.6

65-74

142

14.0

8.4-22.4

122

86.0

77.6-91.6

75+

126

27.9

19.2-38.5

72.1

61.5-80.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

141

9.7

5.9-15.7

117

90.3

84.3-94.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

264

5.9

3.7- 9.4

238

94.1

90.6-96.3

Some Post-H.S.

253

10.5

6.5-16.5

231

89.5

83.5-93.5

College Graduate

278

6.3

3.8-10.3

258

93.7

89.7-96.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

20.9

13.4-31.1

79.1

68.9-86.6

$15,000- 24,999

164

7.5

3.7-14.5

151

92.5

85.5-96.3

$25,000- 34,999

126

4.1

1.5-10.4

120

95.9

89.6-98.5

$35,000- 49,999

129

10.6

5.5-19.5

117

89.4

80.5-94.5

$50,000-74,999

114

3.2

0.9-10.4

111

96.8

89.6-99.1

$75,000+

2.4

0.7- 7.9

97.6

92.1-99.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

323

25.9

20.5-32.1

230

74.1

67.9-79.5

596

0.0

. - .

596

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

11.5

6.8-18.8

121

88.5

81.2-93.2

Non-Veteran

794

7.4

5.6- 9.8

722

92.6

90.2-94.4

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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