BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,879	3,023	18.1	17.3-18.8	11,856	81.9	81.2-82.7
GENDER
Male	5,464	991	16.5	15.4-17.7	4,473	83.5	82.3-84.6
Female	9,415	2,032	19.5	18.6-20.5	7,383	80.5	79.5-81.4
RACE
White	11,145	2,357	19.3	18.4-20.2	8,788	80.7	79.8-81.6
African American	2,655	513	16.6	15.1-18.3	2,142	83.4	81.7-84.9
Asian	88	8	6.8	3.1-14.3	80	93.2	85.7-96.9
Native American	289	84	27.4	21.2-34.6	205	72.6	65.4-78.8
Other Minorities	617	49	8.2	5.5-11.9	568	91.8	88.1-94.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	665	52	6.9	4.6-10.2	613	93.1	89.8-95.4
-English Speaking	278	36	11.3	7.5-16.8	242	88.7	83.2-92.5
-Spanish Speaking	387	16	4.8	2.4- 9.6	371	95.2	90.4-97.6
Non-Hispanic	14,197	2,968	18.9	18.1-19.7	11,229	81.1	80.3-81.9
AGE
18-24	833	60	6.0	4.4- 8.2	773	94.0	91.8-95.6
25-34	2,370	176	7.4	6.1- 8.8	2,194	92.6	91.2-93.9
35-44	2,797	366	12.0	10.7-13.6	2,431	88.0	86.4-89.3
45-54	2,778	646	22.0	20.2-24.0	2,132	78.0	76.0-79.8
55-64	2,533	713	26.5	24.4-28.7	1,820	73.5	71.3-75.6
65-74	1,983	530	25.1	22.8-27.5	1,453	74.9	72.5-77.2
75+	1,514	522	33.0	30.2-36.0	992	67.0	64.0-69.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,455	755	25.5	23.4-27.7	1,700	74.5	72.3-76.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,369	906	18.5	17.1-20.0	3,463	81.5	80.0-82.9
Some Post-H.S.	3,732	727	18.0	16.5-19.6	3,005	82.0	80.4-83.5
College Graduate	4,296	630	13.5	12.3-14.8	3,666	86.5	85.2-87.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,721	727	38.3	35.2-41.4	994	61.7	58.6-64.8
$15,000- 24,999	2,510	606	22.2	20.2-24.3	1,904	77.8	75.7-79.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,724	290	16.4	14.4-18.6	1,434	83.6	81.4-85.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,961	293	15.0	13.2-17.0	1,668	85.0	83.0-86.8
$50,000-74,999	1,788	204	10.7	9.1-12.5	1,584	89.3	87.5-90.9
$75,000+	2,006	217	10.7	9.2-12.4	1,789	89.3	87.6-90.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,782	3,023	61.4	59.6-63.2	1,759	38.6	36.8-40.4
No	9,795	0	0.0	. - .	9,795	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,916	465	23.3	21.0-25.7	1,451	76.7	74.3-79.0
Non-Veteran	12,795	2,542	17.2	16.5-18.0	10,253	82.8	82.0-83.5
Currently Serving	166	15	9.9	5.6-16.9	151	90.1	83.1-94.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,879

3,023

18.1

17.3-18.8

11,856

81.9

81.2-82.7

GENDER

Male

5,464

991

16.5

15.4-17.7

4,473

83.5

82.3-84.6

Female

9,415

2,032

19.5

18.6-20.5

7,383

80.5

79.5-81.4

RACE

White

11,145

2,357

19.3

18.4-20.2

8,788

80.7

79.8-81.6

African American

2,655

513

16.6

15.1-18.3

2,142

83.4

81.7-84.9

Asian

6.8

3.1-14.3

93.2

85.7-96.9

Native American

289

27.4

21.2-34.6

205

72.6

65.4-78.8

Other Minorities

617

8.2

5.5-11.9

568

91.8

88.1-94.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

665

6.9

4.6-10.2

613

93.1

89.8-95.4

-English Speaking

278

11.3

7.5-16.8

242

88.7

83.2-92.5

-Spanish Speaking

387

4.8

2.4- 9.6

371

95.2

90.4-97.6

Non-Hispanic

14,197

2,968

18.9

18.1-19.7

11,229

81.1

80.3-81.9

AGE

18-24

833

6.0

4.4- 8.2

773

94.0

91.8-95.6

25-34

2,370

176

7.4

6.1- 8.8

2,194

92.6

91.2-93.9

35-44

2,797

366

12.0

10.7-13.6

2,431

88.0

86.4-89.3

45-54

2,778

646

22.0

20.2-24.0

2,132

78.0

76.0-79.8

55-64

2,533

713

26.5

24.4-28.7

1,820

73.5

71.3-75.6

65-74

1,983

530

25.1

22.8-27.5

1,453

74.9

72.5-77.2

75+

1,514

522

33.0

30.2-36.0

992

67.0

64.0-69.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,455

755

25.5

23.4-27.7

1,700

74.5

72.3-76.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,369

906

18.5

17.1-20.0

3,463

81.5

80.0-82.9

Some Post-H.S.

3,732

727

18.0

16.5-19.6

3,005

82.0

80.4-83.5

College Graduate

4,296

630

13.5

12.3-14.8

3,666

86.5

85.2-87.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,721

727

38.3

35.2-41.4

994

61.7

58.6-64.8

$15,000- 24,999

2,510

606

22.2

20.2-24.3

1,904

77.8

75.7-79.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,724

290

16.4

14.4-18.6

1,434

83.6

81.4-85.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,961

293

15.0

13.2-17.0

1,668

85.0

83.0-86.8

$50,000-74,999

1,788

204

10.7

9.1-12.5

1,584

89.3

87.5-90.9

$75,000+

2,006

217

10.7

9.2-12.4

1,789

89.3

87.6-90.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,782

3,023

61.4

59.6-63.2

1,759

38.6

36.8-40.4

9,795

0.0

. - .

9,795

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,916

465

23.3

21.0-25.7

1,451

76.7

74.3-79.0

Non-Veteran

12,795

2,542

17.2

16.5-18.0

10,253

82.8

82.0-83.5

Currently Serving

166

9.9

5.6-16.9

151

90.1

83.1-94.4

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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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