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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,478	395	6.2	5.6- 7.0	5,083	93.8	93.0-94.4
RACE
White	4,147	289	6.5	5.7- 7.5	3,858	93.5	92.5-94.3
African American	873	92	8.3	6.6-10.4	781	91.7	89.6-93.4
Asian	40	0	0.0	. - .	40	100	. - .
Native American	91	9	7.5	3.3-15.9	82	92.5	84.1-96.7
Other Minorities	298	4	0.7	0.2- 1.9	294	99.3	98.1-99.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	301	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	296	99.2	97.9-99.7
-English Speaking	101	4	2.3	0.8- 6.7	97	97.7	93.3-99.2
-Spanish Speaking	200	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	199	99.7	98.0- 100
Non-Hispanic	5,170	389	6.7	6.0- 7.6	4,781	93.3	92.4-94.0
AGE
18-24	333	4	0.5	0.2- 1.4	329	99.5	98.6-99.8
25-34	888	15	1.3	0.7- 2.3	873	98.7	97.7-99.3
35-44	1,082	45	4.3	3.0- 6.0	1,037	95.7	94.0-97.0
45-54	1,034	76	7.4	5.6- 9.6	958	92.6	90.4-94.4
55-64	995	100	9.0	7.2-11.2	895	91.0	88.8-92.8
65-74	687	75	9.9	7.6-12.7	612	90.1	87.3-92.4
75+	440	79	17.2	13.3-21.8	361	82.8	78.2-86.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	950	122	8.8	7.1-10.8	828	91.2	89.2-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,556	105	6.0	4.8- 7.4	1,451	94.0	92.6-95.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,284	87	6.8	5.3- 8.7	1,197	93.2	91.3-94.7
College Graduate	1,675	81	4.5	3.5- 5.8	1,594	95.5	94.2-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	504	102	15.6	12.3-19.6	402	84.4	80.4-87.7
$15,000- 24,999	815	81	8.8	6.8-11.4	734	91.2	88.6-93.2
$25,000- 34,999	663	37	5.3	3.7- 7.5	626	94.7	92.5-96.3
$35,000- 49,999	820	39	5.0	3.4- 7.3	781	95.0	92.7-96.6
$50,000-74,999	783	21	2.7	1.6- 4.3	762	97.3	95.7-98.4
$75,000+	889	31	3.5	2.4- 5.1	858	96.5	94.9-97.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,652	395	22.1	19.9-24.6	1,257	77.9	75.4-80.1
No	3,693	0	0.0	. - .	3,693	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,758	175	9.1	7.7-10.8	1,583	90.9	89.2-92.3
Non-Veteran	3,587	214	5.0	4.3- 5.9	3,373	95.0	94.1-95.7
Currently Serving	131	5	5.1	2.0-12.5	126	94.9	87.5-98.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,478

395

6.2

5.6- 7.0

5,083

93.8

93.0-94.4

RACE

White

4,147

289

6.5

5.7- 7.5

3,858

93.5

92.5-94.3

African American

873

8.3

6.6-10.4

781

91.7

89.6-93.4

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

7.5

3.3-15.9

92.5

84.1-96.7

Other Minorities

298

0.7

0.2- 1.9

294

99.3

98.1-99.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

301

0.8

0.3- 2.1

296

99.2

97.9-99.7

-English Speaking

101

2.3

0.8- 6.7

97.7

93.3-99.2

-Spanish Speaking

200

0.3

0.0- 2.0

199

99.7

98.0- 100

Non-Hispanic

5,170

389

6.7

6.0- 7.6

4,781

93.3

92.4-94.0

AGE

18-24

333

0.5

0.2- 1.4

329

99.5

98.6-99.8

25-34

888

1.3

0.7- 2.3

873

98.7

97.7-99.3

35-44

1,082

4.3

3.0- 6.0

1,037

95.7

94.0-97.0

45-54

1,034

7.4

5.6- 9.6

958

92.6

90.4-94.4

55-64

995

100

9.0

7.2-11.2

895

91.0

88.8-92.8

65-74

687

9.9

7.6-12.7

612

90.1

87.3-92.4

75+

440

17.2

13.3-21.8

361

82.8

78.2-86.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

950

122

8.8

7.1-10.8

828

91.2

89.2-92.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,556

105

6.0

4.8- 7.4

1,451

94.0

92.6-95.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,284

6.8

5.3- 8.7

1,197

93.2

91.3-94.7

College Graduate

1,675

4.5

3.5- 5.8

1,594

95.5

94.2-96.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

504

102

15.6

12.3-19.6

402

84.4

80.4-87.7

$15,000- 24,999

815

8.8

6.8-11.4

734

91.2

88.6-93.2

$25,000- 34,999

663

5.3

3.7- 7.5

626

94.7

92.5-96.3

$35,000- 49,999

820

5.0

3.4- 7.3

781

95.0

92.7-96.6

$50,000-74,999

783

2.7

1.6- 4.3

762

97.3

95.7-98.4

$75,000+

889

3.5

2.4- 5.1

858

96.5

94.9-97.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,652

395

22.1

19.9-24.6

1,257

77.9

75.4-80.1

3,693

0.0

. - .

3,693

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,758

175

9.1

7.7-10.8

1,583

90.9

89.2-92.3

Non-Veteran

3,587

214

5.0

4.3- 5.9

3,373

95.0

94.1-95.7

Currently Serving

131

5.1

2.0-12.5

126

94.9

87.5-98.0

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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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