BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Disability Status*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-MALES

Disability Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,346	1,653	28.9	27.5-30.4	3,693	71.1	69.6-72.5
RACE
White	4,046	1,232	28.8	27.1-30.5	2,814	71.2	69.5-72.9
African American	852	309	32.2	28.6-35.9	543	67.8	64.1-71.4
Asian	39	3	5.5	1.7-17.0	36	94.5	83.0-98.3
Native American	89	40	39.3	27.5-52.5	49	60.7	47.5-72.5
Other Minorities	292	64	26.1	19.7-33.7	228	73.9	66.3-80.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	291	55	23.3	17.1-30.9	236	76.7	69.1-82.9
-English Speaking	94	17	19.8	11.4-32.3	77	80.2	67.7-88.6
-Spanish Speaking	197	38	24.5	17.0-33.9	159	75.5	66.1-83.0
Non-Hispanic	5,049	1,597	29.5	28.0-31.0	3,452	70.5	69.0-72.0
AGE
18-24	323	73	23.7	18.1-30.3	250	76.3	69.7-81.9
25-34	869	153	16.5	13.7-19.9	716	83.5	80.1-86.3
35-44	1,058	224	21.1	18.3-24.3	834	78.9	75.7-81.7
45-54	1,019	316	30.7	27.3-34.3	703	69.3	65.7-72.7
55-64	967	384	37.9	34.3-41.7	583	62.1	58.3-65.7
65-74	671	276	38.4	34.2-42.9	395	61.6	57.1-65.8
75+	423	224	51.1	45.4-56.8	199	48.9	43.2-54.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	921	431	42.0	38.0-46.2	490	58.0	53.8-62.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,512	474	29.9	27.1-32.8	1,038	70.1	67.2-72.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,256	372	29.4	26.4-32.5	884	70.6	67.5-73.6
College Graduate	1,644	368	19.6	17.5-21.8	1,276	80.4	78.2-82.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	491	315	59.1	52.7-65.1	176	40.9	34.9-47.3
$15,000- 24,999	798	327	39.3	35.1-43.6	471	60.7	56.4-64.9
$25,000- 34,999	645	180	27.3	23.5-31.5	465	72.7	68.5-76.5
$35,000- 49,999	802	209	26.6	23.1-30.5	593	73.4	69.5-76.9
$50,000-74,999	769	136	16.6	13.9-19.8	633	83.4	80.2-86.1
$75,000+	879	167	17.4	14.7-20.4	712	82.6	79.6-85.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,709	656	36.2	33.5-39.0	1,053	63.8	61.0-66.5
Non-Veteran	3,510	975	26.2	24.4-28.0	2,535	73.8	72.0-75.6
Currently Serving	126	21	17.5	11.1-26.3	105	82.5	73.7-88.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,346

1,653

28.9

27.5-30.4

3,693

71.1

69.6-72.5

RACE

White

4,046

1,232

28.8

27.1-30.5

2,814

71.2

69.5-72.9

African American

852

309

32.2

28.6-35.9

543

67.8

64.1-71.4

Asian

5.5

1.7-17.0

94.5

83.0-98.3

Native American

39.3

27.5-52.5

60.7

47.5-72.5

Other Minorities

292

26.1

19.7-33.7

228

73.9

66.3-80.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

291

23.3

17.1-30.9

236

76.7

69.1-82.9

-English Speaking

19.8

11.4-32.3

80.2

67.7-88.6

-Spanish Speaking

197

24.5

17.0-33.9

159

75.5

66.1-83.0

Non-Hispanic

5,049

1,597

29.5

28.0-31.0

3,452

70.5

69.0-72.0

AGE

18-24

323

23.7

18.1-30.3

250

76.3

69.7-81.9

25-34

869

153

16.5

13.7-19.9

716

83.5

80.1-86.3

35-44

1,058

224

21.1

18.3-24.3

834

78.9

75.7-81.7

45-54

1,019

316

30.7

27.3-34.3

703

69.3

65.7-72.7

55-64

967

384

37.9

34.3-41.7

583

62.1

58.3-65.7

65-74

671

276

38.4

34.2-42.9

395

61.6

57.1-65.8

75+

423

224

51.1

45.4-56.8

199

48.9

43.2-54.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

921

431

42.0

38.0-46.2

490

58.0

53.8-62.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,512

474

29.9

27.1-32.8

1,038

70.1

67.2-72.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,256

372

29.4

26.4-32.5

884

70.6

67.5-73.6

College Graduate

1,644

368

19.6

17.5-21.8

1,276

80.4

78.2-82.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

491

315

59.1

52.7-65.1

176

40.9

34.9-47.3

$15,000- 24,999

798

327

39.3

35.1-43.6

471

60.7

56.4-64.9

$25,000- 34,999

645

180

27.3

23.5-31.5

465

72.7

68.5-76.5

$35,000- 49,999

802

209

26.6

23.1-30.5

593

73.4

69.5-76.9

$50,000-74,999

769

136

16.6

13.9-19.8

633

83.4

80.2-86.1

$75,000+

879

167

17.4

14.7-20.4

712

82.6

79.6-85.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,709

656

36.2

33.5-39.0

1,053

63.8

61.0-66.5

Non-Veteran

3,510

975

26.2

24.4-28.0

2,535

73.8

72.0-75.6

Currently Serving

126

17.5

11.1-26.3

105

82.5

73.7-88.9

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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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