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?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,919	1,268	7.1	6.7- 7.6	13,651	92.9	92.4-93.3
GENDER
Male	5,478	395	6.2	5.6- 7.0	5,083	93.8	93.0-94.4
Female	9,441	873	7.9	7.3- 8.6	8,568	92.1	91.4-92.7
RACE
White	11,165	910	7.2	6.6- 7.8	10,255	92.8	92.2-93.4
African American	2,668	308	9.3	8.2-10.6	2,360	90.7	89.4-91.8
Asian	89	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	88	99.4	96.1-99.9
Native American	291	35	9.1	5.8-14.0	256	90.9	86.0-94.2
Other Minorities	618	10	0.9	0.4- 1.8	608	99.1	98.2-99.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	666	21	1.7	1.0- 2.7	645	98.3	97.3-99.0
-English Speaking	278	20	4.9	3.0- 8.0	258	95.1	92.0-97.0
-Spanish Speaking	388	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	387	99.8	98.7- 100
Non-Hispanic	14,233	1,244	7.5	7.0- 8.0	12,989	92.5	92.0-93.0
AGE
18-24	836	10	0.7	0.3- 1.4	826	99.3	98.6-99.7
25-34	2,376	36	1.5	1.0- 2.2	2,340	98.5	97.8-99.0
35-44	2,800	104	4.0	3.2- 5.0	2,696	96.0	95.0-96.8
45-54	2,786	219	7.1	6.0- 8.3	2,567	92.9	91.7-94.0
55-64	2,544	262	9.4	8.1-10.8	2,282	90.6	89.2-91.9
65-74	1,988	259	12.3	10.7-14.2	1,729	87.7	85.8-89.3
75+	1,517	374	23.2	20.7-26.0	1,143	76.8	74.0-79.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,469	426	12.5	11.1-13.9	2,043	87.5	86.1-88.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,380	365	7.0	6.2- 7.9	4,015	93.0	92.1-93.8
Some Post-H.S.	3,740	262	6.8	5.9- 7.9	3,478	93.2	92.1-94.1
College Graduate	4,304	213	4.5	3.8- 5.3	4,091	95.5	94.7-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,729	381	18.9	16.8-21.2	1,348	81.1	78.8-83.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,519	250	9.4	8.1-10.9	2,269	90.6	89.1-91.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,726	105	5.3	4.2- 6.6	1,621	94.7	93.4-95.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,965	90	4.8	3.7- 6.1	1,875	95.2	93.9-96.3
$50,000-74,999	1,790	47	2.4	1.7- 3.4	1,743	97.6	96.6-98.3
$75,000+	2,007	57	3.1	2.3- 4.1	1,950	96.9	95.9-97.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,805	1,268	24.2	22.7-25.7	3,537	75.8	74.3-77.3
No	9,795	0	0.0	. - .	9,795	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,924	194	9.0	7.6-10.6	1,730	91.0	89.4-92.4
Non-Veteran	12,828	1,068	6.8	6.3- 7.3	11,760	93.2	92.7-93.7
Currently Serving	165	5	4.5	1.8-11.1	160	95.5	88.9-98.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,919

1,268

7.1

6.7- 7.6

13,651

92.9

92.4-93.3

GENDER

Male

5,478

395

6.2

5.6- 7.0

5,083

93.8

93.0-94.4

Female

9,441

873

7.9

7.3- 8.6

8,568

92.1

91.4-92.7

RACE

White

11,165

910

7.2

6.6- 7.8

10,255

92.8

92.2-93.4

African American

2,668

308

9.3

8.2-10.6

2,360

90.7

89.4-91.8

Asian

0.6

0.1- 3.9

99.4

96.1-99.9

Native American

291

9.1

5.8-14.0

256

90.9

86.0-94.2

Other Minorities

618

0.9

0.4- 1.8

608

99.1

98.2-99.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

666

1.7

1.0- 2.7

645

98.3

97.3-99.0

-English Speaking

278

4.9

3.0- 8.0

258

95.1

92.0-97.0

-Spanish Speaking

388

0.2

0.0- 1.3

387

99.8

98.7- 100

Non-Hispanic

14,233

1,244

7.5

7.0- 8.0

12,989

92.5

92.0-93.0

AGE

18-24

836

0.7

0.3- 1.4

826

99.3

98.6-99.7

25-34

2,376

1.5

1.0- 2.2

2,340

98.5

97.8-99.0

35-44

2,800

104

4.0

3.2- 5.0

2,696

96.0

95.0-96.8

45-54

2,786

219

7.1

6.0- 8.3

2,567

92.9

91.7-94.0

55-64

2,544

262

9.4

8.1-10.8

2,282

90.6

89.2-91.9

65-74

1,988

259

12.3

10.7-14.2

1,729

87.7

85.8-89.3

75+

1,517

374

23.2

20.7-26.0

1,143

76.8

74.0-79.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,469

426

12.5

11.1-13.9

2,043

87.5

86.1-88.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,380

365

7.0

6.2- 7.9

4,015

93.0

92.1-93.8

Some Post-H.S.

3,740

262

6.8

5.9- 7.9

3,478

93.2

92.1-94.1

College Graduate

4,304

213

4.5

3.8- 5.3

4,091

95.5

94.7-96.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,729

381

18.9

16.8-21.2

1,348

81.1

78.8-83.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,519

250

9.4

8.1-10.9

2,269

90.6

89.1-91.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,726

105

5.3

4.2- 6.6

1,621

94.7

93.4-95.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,965

4.8

3.7- 6.1

1,875

95.2

93.9-96.3

$50,000-74,999

1,790

2.4

1.7- 3.4

1,743

97.6

96.6-98.3

$75,000+

2,007

3.1

2.3- 4.1

1,950

96.9

95.9-97.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,805

1,268

24.2

22.7-25.7

3,537

75.8

74.3-77.3

9,795

0.0

. - .

9,795

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,924

194

9.0

7.6-10.6

1,730

91.0

89.4-92.4

Non-Veteran

12,828

1,068

6.8

6.3- 7.3

11,760

93.2

92.7-93.7

Currently Serving

165

4.5

1.8-11.1

160

95.5

88.9-98.2

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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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