BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Disability Status*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-FEMALES

Disability Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,255	3,153	31.3	30.2-32.5	6,102	68.7	67.5-69.8
RACE
White	6,911	2,324	31.6	30.2-32.9	4,587	68.4	67.1-69.8
African American	1,740	645	33.4	30.8-36.1	1,095	66.6	63.9-69.2
Asian	47	10	18.3	9.0-33.8	37	81.7	66.2-91.0
Native American	194	92	41.3	32.7-50.6	102	58.7	49.4-67.3
Other Minorities	310	66	18.3	13.6-24.2	244	81.7	75.8-86.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	354	86	21.9	17.0-27.8	268	78.1	72.2-83.0
-English Speaking	172	54	30.3	22.6-39.3	118	69.7	60.7-77.4
-Spanish Speaking	182	32	16.1	10.3-24.2	150	83.9	75.8-89.7
Non-Hispanic	8,891	3,062	31.8	30.6-33.0	5,829	68.2	67.0-69.4
AGE
18-24	485	84	17.4	13.5-22.1	401	82.6	77.9-86.5
25-34	1,457	224	15.2	13.1-17.6	1,233	84.8	82.4-86.9
35-44	1,684	383	21.8	19.5-24.3	1,301	78.2	75.7-80.5
45-54	1,712	611	34.6	31.8-37.4	1,101	65.4	62.6-68.2
55-64	1,529	642	40.8	37.8-43.9	887	59.2	56.1-62.2
65-74	1,279	586	43.8	40.5-47.2	693	56.2	52.8-59.5
75+	1,058	612	57.1	53.4-60.7	446	42.9	39.3-46.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,477	857	53.5	50.3-56.7	620	46.5	43.3-49.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,754	1,001	33.9	31.8-36.1	1,753	66.1	63.9-68.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,411	724	27.9	25.7-30.2	1,687	72.1	69.8-74.3
College Graduate	2,600	566	20.6	18.8-22.5	2,034	79.4	77.5-81.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,202	758	61.7	58.2-65.2	444	38.3	34.8-41.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,666	672	38.5	35.6-41.4	994	61.5	58.6-64.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,040	297	28.4	25.1-32.0	743	71.6	68.0-74.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,125	270	23.4	20.6-26.6	855	76.6	73.4-79.4
$50,000-74,999	997	186	18.0	15.3-21.0	811	82.0	79.0-84.7
$75,000+	1,109	163	15.3	12.9-18.1	946	84.7	81.9-87.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	165	62	34.5	26.3-43.8	103	65.5	56.2-73.7
Non-Veteran	9,056	3,084	31.3	30.1-32.5	5,972	68.7	67.5-69.9
Currently Serving	34	7	24.6	11.1-46.0	27	75.4	54.0-88.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,255

3,153

31.3

30.2-32.5

6,102

68.7

67.5-69.8

RACE

White

6,911

2,324

31.6

30.2-32.9

4,587

68.4

67.1-69.8

African American

1,740

645

33.4

30.8-36.1

1,095

66.6

63.9-69.2

Asian

18.3

9.0-33.8

81.7

66.2-91.0

Native American

194

41.3

32.7-50.6

102

58.7

49.4-67.3

Other Minorities

310

18.3

13.6-24.2

244

81.7

75.8-86.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

354

21.9

17.0-27.8

268

78.1

72.2-83.0

-English Speaking

172

30.3

22.6-39.3

118

69.7

60.7-77.4

-Spanish Speaking

182

16.1

10.3-24.2

150

83.9

75.8-89.7

Non-Hispanic

8,891

3,062

31.8

30.6-33.0

5,829

68.2

67.0-69.4

AGE

18-24

485

17.4

13.5-22.1

401

82.6

77.9-86.5

25-34

1,457

224

15.2

13.1-17.6

1,233

84.8

82.4-86.9

35-44

1,684

383

21.8

19.5-24.3

1,301

78.2

75.7-80.5

45-54

1,712

611

34.6

31.8-37.4

1,101

65.4

62.6-68.2

55-64

1,529

642

40.8

37.8-43.9

887

59.2

56.1-62.2

65-74

1,279

586

43.8

40.5-47.2

693

56.2

52.8-59.5

75+

1,058

612

57.1

53.4-60.7

446

42.9

39.3-46.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,477

857

53.5

50.3-56.7

620

46.5

43.3-49.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,754

1,001

33.9

31.8-36.1

1,753

66.1

63.9-68.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,411

724

27.9

25.7-30.2

1,687

72.1

69.8-74.3

College Graduate

2,600

566

20.6

18.8-22.5

2,034

79.4

77.5-81.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,202

758

61.7

58.2-65.2

444

38.3

34.8-41.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,666

672

38.5

35.6-41.4

994

61.5

58.6-64.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,040

297

28.4

25.1-32.0

743

71.6

68.0-74.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,125

270

23.4

20.6-26.6

855

76.6

73.4-79.4

$50,000-74,999

997

186

18.0

15.3-21.0

811

82.0

79.0-84.7

$75,000+

1,109

163

15.3

12.9-18.1

946

84.7

81.9-87.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

165

34.5

26.3-43.8

103

65.5

56.2-73.7

Non-Veteran

9,056

3,084

31.3

30.1-32.5

5,972

68.7

67.5-69.9

Currently Serving

24.6

11.1-46.0

75.4

54.0-88.9

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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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