BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
TOTAL	5,327	332	5.9	5.2- 6.7	343	6.0	5.3- 6.8	415	6.9	6.1- 7.7	4,237	81.2	80.0-82.4
RACE
White	4,038	240	5.5	4.7- 6.4	258	6.4	5.5- 7.4	302	6.9	6.0- 7.9	3,238	81.3	79.8-82.7
African American	844	70	8.4	6.3-11.0	71	7.5	5.7- 9.7	92	9.3	7.4-11.7	611	74.8	71.3-78.1
Asian	39	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.5	0.3-15.9	38	97.5	84.1-99.7
Native American	89	7	7.0	2.9-15.8	9	7.3	3.7-14.2	12	10.1	5.2-18.5	61	75.6	64.4-84.1
Other Minorities	289	13	4.8	2.4- 9.5	5	0.9	0.3- 2.4	7	2.6	1.0- 6.8	264	91.7	86.4-95.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	291	10	4.1	1.8- 8.8	5	1.8	0.6- 5.2	4	1.0	0.3- 2.8	272	93.2	88.2-96.1
-English Speaking	94	4	2.2	0.7- 6.6	3	5.4	1.3-19.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	86	92.0	80.4-97.0
-Spanish Speaking	197	6	4.7	1.9-11.1	2	0.6	0.2- 2.4	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7	186	93.6	87.4-96.8
Non-Hispanic	5,030	322	6.1	5.3- 6.9	338	6.4	5.6- 7.2	410	7.4	6.6- 8.3	3,960	80.1	78.8-81.4
AGE
18-24	323	18	6.4	3.5-11.7	11	3.9	2.1- 7.2	3	0.3	0.1- 1.1	291	89.3	83.9-93.1
25-34	869	32	3.3	2.2- 4.8	28	2.9	1.8- 4.5	19	2.0	1.1- 3.8	790	91.8	89.3-93.7
35-44	1,053	50	4.9	3.5- 6.8	51	4.5	3.2- 6.2	45	4.0	2.9- 5.7	907	86.6	83.9-88.9
45-54	1,014	69	6.8	5.2- 8.9	63	7.0	5.3- 9.3	86	7.7	6.1- 9.8	796	78.5	75.3-81.3
55-64	965	62	6.4	4.7- 8.5	86	8.2	6.3-10.6	144	14.2	11.8-17.1	673	71.2	67.6-74.5
65-74	669	52	6.9	5.1- 9.3	57	6.2	4.7- 8.3	74	10.6	8.1-13.8	486	76.3	72.4-79.7
75+	418	49	10.8	7.7-14.9	46	13.4	9.5-18.5	44	9.4	6.7-13.0	279	66.5	60.7-71.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	912	86	8.3	6.3-10.8	81	7.4	5.6- 9.6	151	14.4	11.9-17.4	594	69.9	66.1-73.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,506	105	7.2	5.7- 9.1	102	6.1	4.9- 7.7	118	6.7	5.4- 8.3	1,181	79.9	77.4-82.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,255	76	5.9	4.5- 7.6	86	7.3	5.6- 9.4	85	6.2	4.9- 7.9	1,008	80.6	77.8-83.1
College Graduate	1,641	63	3.2	2.4- 4.2	73	4.1	3.1- 5.4	60	2.9	2.2- 3.9	1,445	89.8	88.1-91.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	480	60	11.4	8.3-15.3	55	10.9	7.8-15.1	151	26.6	21.9-31.7	214	51.1	45.0-57.3
$15,000- 24,999	789	59	7.1	5.1- 9.8	80	8.9	6.9-11.5	79	10.1	7.7-13.2	571	73.9	69.9-77.5
$25,000- 34,999	647	37	5.9	4.1- 8.5	48	7.3	5.3-10.1	34	5.2	3.5- 7.5	528	81.6	77.8-84.9
$35,000- 49,999	803	36	5.3	3.6- 7.7	54	6.8	4.9- 9.4	36	3.6	2.4- 5.2	677	84.3	81.0-87.2
$50,000-74,999	766	25	3.0	1.9- 4.6	32	3.7	2.5- 5.3	21	2.5	1.6- 3.9	688	90.9	88.5-92.9
$75,000+	880	36	3.5	2.4- 5.1	26	2.9	1.9- 4.4	18	1.9	1.1- 3.1	800	91.7	89.5-93.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,613	332	20.7	18.4-23.3	343	21.1	18.8-23.7	415	24.3	21.8-26.9	523	33.9	31.0-36.9
No	3,693	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3,693	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,706	142	7.7	6.3- 9.3	150	8.3	6.9-10.0	157	8.2	6.8- 9.9	1,257	75.8	73.3-78.1
Non-Veteran	3,492	185	5.2	4.3- 6.2	189	5.1	4.3- 6.1	256	6.5	5.6- 7.5	2,862	83.2	81.7-84.7
Currently Serving	128	5	3.4	1.3- 9.0	4	2.2	0.8- 6.2	2	1.8	0.4- 7.0	117	92.5	86.2-96.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,327

332

5.9

5.2- 6.7

343

6.0

5.3- 6.8

415

6.9

6.1- 7.7

4,237

81.2

80.0-82.4

RACE

White

4,038

240

5.5

4.7- 6.4

258

6.4

5.5- 7.4

302

6.9

6.0- 7.9

3,238

81.3

79.8-82.7

African American

844

8.4

6.3-11.0

7.5

5.7- 9.7

9.3

7.4-11.7

611

74.8

71.3-78.1

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.5

0.3-15.9

97.5

84.1-99.7

Native American

7.0

2.9-15.8

7.3

3.7-14.2

10.1

5.2-18.5

75.6

64.4-84.1

Other Minorities

289

4.8

2.4- 9.5

0.9

0.3- 2.4

2.6

1.0- 6.8

264

91.7

86.4-95.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

291

4.1

1.8- 8.8

1.8

0.6- 5.2

1.0

0.3- 2.8

272

93.2

88.2-96.1

-English Speaking

2.2

0.7- 6.6

5.4

1.3-19.1

0.5

0.1- 3.3

92.0

80.4-97.0

-Spanish Speaking

197

4.7

1.9-11.1

0.6

0.2- 2.4

1.1

0.3- 3.7

186

93.6

87.4-96.8

Non-Hispanic

5,030

322

6.1

5.3- 6.9

338

6.4

5.6- 7.2

410

7.4

6.6- 8.3

3,960

80.1

78.8-81.4

AGE

18-24

323

6.4

3.5-11.7

3.9

2.1- 7.2

0.3

0.1- 1.1

291

89.3

83.9-93.1

25-34

869

3.3

2.2- 4.8

2.9

1.8- 4.5

2.0

1.1- 3.8

790

91.8

89.3-93.7

35-44

1,053

4.9

3.5- 6.8

4.5

3.2- 6.2

4.0

2.9- 5.7

907

86.6

83.9-88.9

45-54

1,014

6.8

5.2- 8.9

7.0

5.3- 9.3

7.7

6.1- 9.8

796

78.5

75.3-81.3

55-64

965

6.4

4.7- 8.5

8.2

6.3-10.6

144

14.2

11.8-17.1

673

71.2

67.6-74.5

65-74

669

6.9

5.1- 9.3

6.2

4.7- 8.3

10.6

8.1-13.8

486

76.3

72.4-79.7

75+

418

10.8

7.7-14.9

13.4

9.5-18.5

9.4

6.7-13.0

279

66.5

60.7-71.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

912

8.3

6.3-10.8

7.4

5.6- 9.6

151

14.4

11.9-17.4

594

69.9

66.1-73.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,506

105

7.2

5.7- 9.1

102

6.1

4.9- 7.7

118

6.7

5.4- 8.3

1,181

79.9

77.4-82.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,255

5.9

4.5- 7.6

7.3

5.6- 9.4

6.2

4.9- 7.9

1,008

80.6

77.8-83.1

College Graduate

1,641

3.2

2.4- 4.2

4.1

3.1- 5.4

2.9

2.2- 3.9

1,445

89.8

88.1-91.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

480

11.4

8.3-15.3

10.9

7.8-15.1

151

26.6

21.9-31.7

214

51.1

45.0-57.3

$15,000- 24,999

789

7.1

5.1- 9.8

8.9

6.9-11.5

10.1

7.7-13.2

571

73.9

69.9-77.5

$25,000- 34,999

647

5.9

4.1- 8.5

7.3

5.3-10.1

5.2

3.5- 7.5

528

81.6

77.8-84.9

$35,000- 49,999

803

5.3

3.6- 7.7

6.8

4.9- 9.4

3.6

2.4- 5.2

677

84.3

81.0-87.2

$50,000-74,999

766

3.0

1.9- 4.6

3.7

2.5- 5.3

2.5

1.6- 3.9

688

90.9

88.5-92.9

$75,000+

880

3.5

2.4- 5.1

2.9

1.9- 4.4

1.9

1.1- 3.1

800

91.7

89.5-93.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,613

332

20.7

18.4-23.3

343

21.1

18.8-23.7

415

24.3

21.8-26.9

523

33.9

31.0-36.9

3,693

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3,693

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,706

142

7.7

6.3- 9.3

150

8.3

6.9-10.0

157

8.2

6.8- 9.9

1,257

75.8

73.3-78.1

Non-Veteran

3,492

185

5.2

4.3- 6.2

189

5.1

4.3- 6.1

256

6.5

5.6- 7.5

2,862

83.2

81.7-84.7

Currently Serving

128

3.4

1.3- 9.0

2.2

0.8- 6.2

1.8

0.4- 7.0

117

92.5

86.2-96.1

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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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