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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,441	873	7.9	7.3- 8.6	8,568	92.1	91.4-92.7
RACE
White	7,018	621	7.8	7.1- 8.6	6,397	92.2	91.4-92.9
African American	1,795	216	10.2	8.7-11.9	1,579	89.8	88.1-91.3
Asian	49	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	48	98.8	91.7-99.8
Native American	200	26	10.4	6.1-17.2	174	89.6	82.8-93.9
Other Minorities	320	6	1.2	0.5- 3.1	314	98.8	96.9-99.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	365	16	3.1	1.7- 5.4	349	96.9	94.6-98.3
-English Speaking	177	16	7.5	4.3-12.8	161	92.5	87.2-95.7
-Spanish Speaking	188	0	0.0	. - .	188	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	9,063	855	8.2	7.6- 8.9	8,208	91.8	91.1-92.4
AGE
18-24	503	6	0.9	0.4- 2.4	497	99.1	97.6-99.6
25-34	1,488	21	1.6	0.9- 2.8	1,467	98.4	97.2-99.1
35-44	1,718	59	3.7	2.7- 5.1	1,659	96.3	94.9-97.3
45-54	1,752	143	6.8	5.6- 8.2	1,609	93.2	91.8-94.4
55-64	1,549	162	9.7	8.2-11.6	1,387	90.3	88.4-91.8
65-74	1,301	184	14.5	12.2-17.1	1,117	85.5	82.9-87.8
75+	1,077	295	27.5	24.4-30.9	782	72.5	69.1-75.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,519	304	16.7	14.7-19.0	1,215	83.3	81.0-85.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,824	260	7.8	6.8- 9.0	2,564	92.2	91.0-93.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,456	175	6.8	5.7- 8.2	2,281	93.2	91.8-94.3
College Graduate	2,629	132	4.4	3.6- 5.4	2,497	95.6	94.6-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,225	279	21.4	18.8-24.3	946	78.6	75.7-81.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,704	169	9.9	8.3-11.8	1,535	90.1	88.2-91.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,063	68	5.3	3.9- 7.0	995	94.7	93.0-96.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,145	51	4.6	3.3- 6.3	1,094	95.4	93.7-96.7
$50,000-74,999	1,007	26	2.0	1.2- 3.3	981	98.0	96.7-98.8
$75,000+	1,118	26	2.6	1.6- 4.1	1,092	97.4	95.9-98.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,153	873	25.9	24.1-27.8	2,280	74.1	72.2-75.9
No	6,102	0	0.0	. - .	6,102	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	166	19	7.5	4.2-13.0	147	92.5	87.0-95.8
Non-Veteran	9,241	854	8.0	7.4- 8.6	8,387	92.0	91.4-92.6
Currently Serving	34	0	0.0	. - .	34	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,441

873

7.9

7.3- 8.6

8,568

92.1

91.4-92.7

RACE

White

7,018

621

7.8

7.1- 8.6

6,397

92.2

91.4-92.9

African American

1,795

216

10.2

8.7-11.9

1,579

89.8

88.1-91.3

Asian

1.2

0.2- 8.3

98.8

91.7-99.8

Native American

200

10.4

6.1-17.2

174

89.6

82.8-93.9

Other Minorities

320

1.2

0.5- 3.1

314

98.8

96.9-99.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

365

3.1

1.7- 5.4

349

96.9

94.6-98.3

-English Speaking

177

7.5

4.3-12.8

161

92.5

87.2-95.7

-Spanish Speaking

188

0.0

. - .

188

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

9,063

855

8.2

7.6- 8.9

8,208

91.8

91.1-92.4

AGE

18-24

503

0.9

0.4- 2.4

497

99.1

97.6-99.6

25-34

1,488

1.6

0.9- 2.8

1,467

98.4

97.2-99.1

35-44

1,718

3.7

2.7- 5.1

1,659

96.3

94.9-97.3

45-54

1,752

143

6.8

5.6- 8.2

1,609

93.2

91.8-94.4

55-64

1,549

162

9.7

8.2-11.6

1,387

90.3

88.4-91.8

65-74

1,301

184

14.5

12.2-17.1

1,117

85.5

82.9-87.8

75+

1,077

295

27.5

24.4-30.9

782

72.5

69.1-75.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,519

304

16.7

14.7-19.0

1,215

83.3

81.0-85.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,824

260

7.8

6.8- 9.0

2,564

92.2

91.0-93.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,456

175

6.8

5.7- 8.2

2,281

93.2

91.8-94.3

College Graduate

2,629

132

4.4

3.6- 5.4

2,497

95.6

94.6-96.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,225

279

21.4

18.8-24.3

946

78.6

75.7-81.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,704

169

9.9

8.3-11.8

1,535

90.1

88.2-91.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,063

5.3

3.9- 7.0

995

94.7

93.0-96.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,145

4.6

3.3- 6.3

1,094

95.4

93.7-96.7

$50,000-74,999

1,007

2.0

1.2- 3.3

981

98.0

96.7-98.8

$75,000+

1,118

2.6

1.6- 4.1

1,092

97.4

95.9-98.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,153

873

25.9

24.1-27.8

2,280

74.1

72.2-75.9

6,102

0.0

. - .

6,102

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

166

7.5

4.2-13.0

147

92.5

87.0-95.8

Non-Veteran

9,241

854

8.0

7.4- 8.6

8,387

92.0

91.4-92.6

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

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.

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