BRFSS 2004 - 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?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,795	216	10.2	8.7-11.9	1,579	89.8	88.1-91.3
AGE
18-24	116	3	1.9	0.4- 8.1	113	98.1	91.9-99.6
25-34	324	6	2.1	0.7- 6.0	318	97.9	94.0-99.3
35-44	350	16	4.9	2.6- 9.0	334	95.1	91.0-97.4
45-54	346	41	8.8	6.2-12.4	305	91.2	87.6-93.8
55-64	262	41	14.1	10.2-19.3	221	85.9	80.7-89.8
65-74	225	44	20.3	14.6-27.3	181	79.7	72.7-85.4
75+	161	64	38.3	29.7-47.7	97	61.7	52.3-70.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	384	96	22.3	17.9-27.3	288	77.7	72.7-82.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	590	67	9.4	7.1-12.2	523	90.6	87.8-92.9
Some Post-H.S.	466	33	6.4	4.2- 9.8	433	93.6	90.2-95.8
College Graduate	352	18	4.8	2.7- 8.4	334	95.2	91.6-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	386	85	19.4	15.4-24.1	301	80.6	75.9-84.6
$15,000- 24,999	440	51	12.0	8.7-16.4	389	88.0	83.6-91.3
$25,000- 34,999	233	9	2.5	1.2- 4.9	224	97.5	95.1-98.8
$35,000- 49,999	180	8	3.8	1.6- 8.4	172	96.2	91.6-98.4
$50,000-74,999	93	3	4.6	1.2-16.1	90	95.4	83.9-98.8
$75,000+	79	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	78	98.8	91.7-99.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	645	216	31.4	27.3-35.8	429	68.6	64.2-72.7
No	1,095	0	0.0	. - .	1,095	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	5	6.5	2.3-17.1	45	93.5	82.9-97.7
Non-Veteran	1,735	211	10.3	8.8-12.1	1,524	89.7	87.9-91.2
Currently Serving	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	1,795	216	10.2	8.7-11.9	1,579	89.8	88.1-91.3
AGE
18-24	116	3	1.9	0.4- 8.1	113	98.1	91.9-99.6
25-34	324	6	2.1	0.7- 6.0	318	97.9	94.0-99.3
35-44	350	16	4.9	2.6- 9.0	334	95.1	91.0-97.4
45-54	346	41	8.8	6.2-12.4	305	91.2	87.6-93.8
55-64	262	41	14.1	10.2-19.3	221	85.9	80.7-89.8
65-74	225	44	20.3	14.6-27.3	181	79.7	72.7-85.4
75+	161	64	38.3	29.7-47.7	97	61.7	52.3-70.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	384	96	22.3	17.9-27.3	288	77.7	72.7-82.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	590	67	9.4	7.1-12.2	523	90.6	87.8-92.9
Some Post-H.S.	466	33	6.4	4.2- 9.8	433	93.6	90.2-95.8
College Graduate	352	18	4.8	2.7- 8.4	334	95.2	91.6-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	386	85	19.4	15.4-24.1	301	80.6	75.9-84.6
$15,000- 24,999	440	51	12.0	8.7-16.4	389	88.0	83.6-91.3
$25,000- 34,999	233	9	2.5	1.2- 4.9	224	97.5	95.1-98.8
$35,000- 49,999	180	8	3.8	1.6- 8.4	172	96.2	91.6-98.4
$50,000-74,999	93	3	4.6	1.2-16.1	90	95.4	83.9-98.8
$75,000+	79	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	78	98.8	91.7-99.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	645	216	31.4	27.3-35.8	429	68.6	64.2-72.7
No	1,095	0	0.0	. - .	1,095	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	5	6.5	2.3-17.1	45	93.5	82.9-97.7
Non-Veteran	1,735	211	10.3	8.8-12.1	1,524	89.7	87.9-91.2
Currently Serving	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .