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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
TOTAL	2,575	208	7.8	6.6- 9.3	203	7.2	6.1- 8.4	260	8.8	7.7-10.1	1,904	76.2	74.2-78.1
GENDER
Male	844	70	8.4	6.3-11.0	71	7.5	5.7- 9.7	92	9.3	7.4-11.7	611	74.8	71.3-78.1
Female	1,731	138	7.4	6.0- 9.0	132	6.9	5.6- 8.5	168	8.4	7.1- 9.9	1,293	77.2	74.8-79.5
AGE
18-24	167	11	8.3	3.6-18.1	4	1.8	0.6- 5.3	4	0.9	0.3- 2.7	148	88.9	79.8-94.2
25-34	451	15	4.3	2.4- 7.7	7	1.2	0.5- 2.8	18	4.0	2.3- 6.7	411	90.5	86.6-93.4
35-44	503	29	4.9	3.2- 7.4	34	6.8	4.5-10.1	30	4.6	3.1- 6.8	410	83.7	79.6-87.0
45-54	497	46	9.3	6.6-13.1	48	9.7	6.9-13.3	58	9.5	7.0-12.6	345	71.6	66.6-76.1
55-64	413	35	9.5	6.4-13.8	58	12.6	9.3-16.9	83	20.1	15.8-25.1	237	57.9	51.9-63.6
65-74	317	50	14.0	10.1-19.0	31	8.8	5.8-13.1	31	9.3	6.1-13.7	205	68.0	61.5-73.8
75+	212	22	8.9	5.6-14.0	20	9.9	5.7-16.8	35	17.3	11.9-24.4	135	63.9	55.7-71.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	579	84	13.7	10.7-17.4	72	11.5	8.7-15.1	116	20.7	16.9-25.0	307	54.1	49.0-59.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	870	76	9.2	6.9-12.2	64	6.4	4.8- 8.4	88	8.2	6.4-10.3	642	76.3	72.7-79.6
Some Post-H.S.	640	36	5.6	3.8- 8.3	43	6.4	4.5- 9.1	32	3.8	2.6- 5.5	529	84.1	80.5-87.1
College Graduate	480	12	2.3	1.1- 4.6	22	4.5	2.7- 7.3	22	3.5	2.1- 5.8	424	89.7	86.0-92.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	519	67	13.0	9.8-17.1	70	11.6	8.8-15.3	123	24.9	20.6-29.7	259	50.5	45.1-55.8
$15,000- 24,999	585	46	7.6	5.4-10.6	48	9.3	6.5-13.0	59	8.7	6.6-11.5	432	74.4	69.9-78.5
$25,000- 34,999	332	18	6.5	3.8-10.8	21	5.7	3.4- 9.3	12	3.7	1.9- 7.2	281	84.2	78.7-88.4
$35,000- 49,999	292	11	5.3	2.7-10.3	20	5.6	3.4- 9.0	7	2.5	1.0- 5.8	254	86.6	81.1-90.7
$50,000-74,999	186	7	3.8	1.5- 9.3	8	4.6	2.2- 9.4	5	2.3	0.8- 6.1	166	89.3	82.9-93.5
$75,000+	142	3	2.4	0.7- 7.8	9	5.1	2.5-10.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	129	91.9	85.8-95.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	927	208	24.4	21.0-28.2	203	22.3	19.2-25.8	260	27.4	24.1-31.0	256	25.8	22.6-29.3
No	1,638	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1,638	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	302	25	8.9	5.7-13.8	33	9.6	6.5-14.0	21	6.0	3.7- 9.6	223	75.4	69.3-80.7
Non-Veteran	2,236	183	7.8	6.5- 9.3	169	6.9	5.7- 8.2	239	9.4	8.1-10.9	1,645	75.9	73.7-78.0
Currently Serving	37	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	0	0.0	. - .	36	99.0	93.0-99.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,575

208

7.8

6.6- 9.3

203

7.2

6.1- 8.4

260

8.8

7.7-10.1

1,904

76.2

74.2-78.1

GENDER

Male

844

8.4

6.3-11.0

7.5

5.7- 9.7

9.3

7.4-11.7

611

74.8

71.3-78.1

Female

1,731

138

7.4

6.0- 9.0

132

6.9

5.6- 8.5

168

8.4

7.1- 9.9

1,293

77.2

74.8-79.5

AGE

18-24

167

8.3

3.6-18.1

1.8

0.6- 5.3

0.9

0.3- 2.7

148

88.9

79.8-94.2

25-34

451

4.3

2.4- 7.7

1.2

0.5- 2.8

4.0

2.3- 6.7

411

90.5

86.6-93.4

35-44

503

4.9

3.2- 7.4

6.8

4.5-10.1

4.6

3.1- 6.8

410

83.7

79.6-87.0

45-54

497

9.3

6.6-13.1

9.7

6.9-13.3

9.5

7.0-12.6

345

71.6

66.6-76.1

55-64

413

9.5

6.4-13.8

12.6

9.3-16.9

20.1

15.8-25.1

237

57.9

51.9-63.6

65-74

317

14.0

10.1-19.0

8.8

5.8-13.1

9.3

6.1-13.7

205

68.0

61.5-73.8

75+

212

8.9

5.6-14.0

9.9

5.7-16.8

17.3

11.9-24.4

135

63.9

55.7-71.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

579

13.7

10.7-17.4

11.5

8.7-15.1

116

20.7

16.9-25.0

307

54.1

49.0-59.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

870

9.2

6.9-12.2

6.4

4.8- 8.4

8.2

6.4-10.3

642

76.3

72.7-79.6

Some Post-H.S.

640

5.6

3.8- 8.3

6.4

4.5- 9.1

3.8

2.6- 5.5

529

84.1

80.5-87.1

College Graduate

480

2.3

1.1- 4.6

4.5

2.7- 7.3

3.5

2.1- 5.8

424

89.7

86.0-92.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

519

13.0

9.8-17.1

11.6

8.8-15.3

123

24.9

20.6-29.7

259

50.5

45.1-55.8

$15,000- 24,999

585

7.6

5.4-10.6

9.3

6.5-13.0

8.7

6.6-11.5

432

74.4

69.9-78.5

$25,000- 34,999

332

6.5

3.8-10.8

5.7

3.4- 9.3

3.7

1.9- 7.2

281

84.2

78.7-88.4

$35,000- 49,999

292

5.3

2.7-10.3

5.6

3.4- 9.0

2.5

1.0- 5.8

254

86.6

81.1-90.7

$50,000-74,999

186

3.8

1.5- 9.3

4.6

2.2- 9.4

2.3

0.8- 6.1

166

89.3

82.9-93.5

$75,000+

142

2.4

0.7- 7.8

5.1

2.5-10.3

0.5

0.1- 3.8

129

91.9

85.8-95.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

927

208

24.4

21.0-28.2

203

22.3

19.2-25.8

260

27.4

24.1-31.0

256

25.8

22.6-29.3

1,638

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1,638

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

302

8.9

5.7-13.8

9.6

6.5-14.0

6.0

3.7- 9.6

223

75.4

69.3-80.7

Non-Veteran

2,236

183

7.8

6.5- 9.3

169

6.9

5.7- 8.2

239

9.4

8.1-10.9

1,645

75.9

73.7-78.0

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

1.0

0.1- 7.0

0.0

. - .

99.0

93.0-99.9

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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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