BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Disability Status*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

Disability Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,601	4,806	30.2	29.3-31.1	9,795	69.8	68.9-70.7
GENDER
Male	5,346	1,653	28.9	27.5-30.4	3,693	71.1	69.6-72.5
Female	9,255	3,153	31.3	30.2-32.5	6,102	68.7	67.5-69.8
RACE	14,520	4,785	30.3	29.3-31.2	9,735	69.7	68.8-70.7
White	10,957	3,556	30.2	29.2-31.3	7,401	69.8	68.7-70.8
African American	2,592	954	32.9	30.7-35.1	1,638	67.1	64.9-69.3
Asian	86	13	11.2	6.1-19.8	73	88.8	80.2-93.9
Native American	283	132	40.5	33.2-48.2	151	59.5	51.8-66.8
Other Minorities	602	130	23.2	18.7-28.5	472	76.8	71.5-81.3
HISPANIC	14,585	4,800	30.2	29.2-31.1	9,785	69.8	68.9-70.8
Hispanic	645	141	22.8	18.4-27.9	504	77.2	72.1-81.6
-English Speaking	266	71	25.1	19.0-32.4	195	74.9	67.6-81.0
-Spanish Speaking	379	70	21.8	16.2-28.6	309	78.2	71.4-83.8
Non-Hispanic	13,940	4,659	30.7	29.8-31.6	9,281	69.3	68.4-70.2
AGE	14,534	4,792	30.3	29.3-31.2	9,742	69.7	68.8-70.7
18-24	808	157	20.7	17.1-24.7	651	79.3	75.3-82.9
25-34	2,326	377	15.9	14.0-17.9	1,949	84.1	82.1-86.0
35-44	2,742	607	21.5	19.6-23.5	2,135	78.5	76.5-80.4
45-54	2,731	927	32.8	30.6-35.0	1,804	67.2	65.0-69.4
55-64	2,496	1,026	39.3	37.0-41.8	1,470	60.7	58.2-63.0
65-74	1,950	862	41.3	38.6-44.0	1,088	58.7	56.0-61.4
75+	1,481	836	54.7	51.5-57.8	645	45.3	42.2-48.5
EDUCATION	14,575	4,793	30.1	29.2-31.1	9,782	69.9	68.9-70.8
Less Than H.S.	2,398	1,288	47.3	44.7-50.0	1,110	52.7	50.0-55.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,266	1,475	32.0	30.3-33.8	2,791	68.0	66.2-69.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,667	1,096	28.6	26.8-30.4	2,571	71.4	69.6-73.2
College Graduate	4,244	934	20.1	18.7-21.5	3,310	79.9	78.5-81.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME	11,523	3,680	29.6	28.6-30.6	7,843	70.4	69.4-71.4
Less than $15,000	1,693	1,073	60.6	57.2-63.9	620	39.4	36.1-42.8
$15,000- 24,999	2,464	999	38.8	36.3-41.4	1,465	61.2	58.6-63.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,685	477	27.9	25.3-30.6	1,208	72.1	69.4-74.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,927	479	25.0	22.7-27.5	1,448	75.0	72.5-77.3
$50,000-74,999	1,766	322	17.2	15.3-19.4	1,444	82.8	80.6-84.7
$75,000+	1,988	330	16.4	14.6-18.4	1,658	83.6	81.6-85.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,874	718	36.1	33.5-38.8	1,156	63.9	61.2-66.5
Non-Veteran	12,566	4,059	29.3	28.3-30.3	8,507	70.7	69.7-71.7
Currently Serving	160	28	18.3	12.3-26.4	132	81.7	73.6-87.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,601

4,806

30.2

29.3-31.1

9,795

69.8

68.9-70.7

GENDER

Male

5,346

1,653

28.9

27.5-30.4

3,693

71.1

69.6-72.5

Female

9,255

3,153

31.3

30.2-32.5

6,102

68.7

67.5-69.8

RACE

14,520

4,785

30.3

29.3-31.2

9,735

69.7

68.8-70.7

White

10,957

3,556

30.2

29.2-31.3

7,401

69.8

68.7-70.8

African American

2,592

954

32.9

30.7-35.1

1,638

67.1

64.9-69.3

Asian

11.2

6.1-19.8

88.8

80.2-93.9

Native American

283

132

40.5

33.2-48.2

151

59.5

51.8-66.8

Other Minorities

602

130

23.2

18.7-28.5

472

76.8

71.5-81.3

HISPANIC

14,585

4,800

30.2

29.2-31.1

9,785

69.8

68.9-70.8

Hispanic

645

141

22.8

18.4-27.9

504

77.2

72.1-81.6

-English Speaking

266

25.1

19.0-32.4

195

74.9

67.6-81.0

-Spanish Speaking

379

21.8

16.2-28.6

309

78.2

71.4-83.8

Non-Hispanic

13,940

4,659

30.7

29.8-31.6

9,281

69.3

68.4-70.2

AGE

14,534

4,792

30.3

29.3-31.2

9,742

69.7

68.8-70.7

18-24

808

157

20.7

17.1-24.7

651

79.3

75.3-82.9

25-34

2,326

377

15.9

14.0-17.9

1,949

84.1

82.1-86.0

35-44

2,742

607

21.5

19.6-23.5

2,135

78.5

76.5-80.4

45-54

2,731

927

32.8

30.6-35.0

1,804

67.2

65.0-69.4

55-64

2,496

1,026

39.3

37.0-41.8

1,470

60.7

58.2-63.0

65-74

1,950

862

41.3

38.6-44.0

1,088

58.7

56.0-61.4

75+

1,481

836

54.7

51.5-57.8

645

45.3

42.2-48.5

EDUCATION

14,575

4,793

30.1

29.2-31.1

9,782

69.9

68.9-70.8

Less Than H.S.

2,398

1,288

47.3

44.7-50.0

1,110

52.7

50.0-55.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,266

1,475

32.0

30.3-33.8

2,791

68.0

66.2-69.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,667

1,096

28.6

26.8-30.4

2,571

71.4

69.6-73.2

College Graduate

4,244

934

20.1

18.7-21.5

3,310

79.9

78.5-81.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

11,523

3,680

29.6

28.6-30.6

7,843

70.4

69.4-71.4

Less than $15,000

1,693

1,073

60.6

57.2-63.9

620

39.4

36.1-42.8

$15,000- 24,999

2,464

999

38.8

36.3-41.4

1,465

61.2

58.6-63.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,685

477

27.9

25.3-30.6

1,208

72.1

69.4-74.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,927

479

25.0

22.7-27.5

1,448

75.0

72.5-77.3

$50,000-74,999

1,766

322

17.2

15.3-19.4

1,444

82.8

80.6-84.7

$75,000+

1,988

330

16.4

14.6-18.4

1,658

83.6

81.6-85.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,874

718

36.1

33.5-38.8

1,156

63.9

61.2-66.5

Non-Veteran

12,566

4,059

29.3

28.3-30.3

8,507

70.7

69.7-71.7

Currently Serving

160

18.3

12.3-26.4

132

81.7

73.6-87.7

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*Data for this table were derived from questions 1,2,3,4 in the Disability, Quality of Life Module (page 51) of the BRFSS 2002 questionnaire.

^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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