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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
North Carolina	14,511	840	5.5	5.1- 6.0	989	6.0	5.6- 6.5	1,114	6.9	6.5- 7.5	11,568	81.5	80.7-82.3
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	390	23	6.1	3.8- 9.6	33	7.7	5.2-11.3	29	7.4	4.8-11.2	305	78.8	73.6-83.1
Buncombe	353	20	5.1	3.1- 8.1	30	8.7	5.9-12.7	29	8.1	5.4-11.9	274	78.2	73.0-82.6
Cabarrus	405	16	4.1	2.3- 7.2	25	5.0	3.2- 7.6	21	4.8	3.0- 7.7	343	86.1	81.9-89.4
Catawba	361	23	6.1	3.8- 9.6	24	4.3	2.8- 6.8	22	6.9	3.6-13.0	292	82.7	76.8-87.3
Cumberland	428	28	6.9	4.6-10.3	27	6.0	4.0- 9.0	31	6.3	4.3- 9.0	342	80.8	76.3-84.6
Davidson	373	22	5.8	3.6- 9.2	32	7.0	4.7-10.2	35	8.9	6.2-12.7	284	78.3	73.2-82.6
Durham	402	14	3.3	1.9- 5.9	25	5.8	3.8- 8.7	18	3.0	1.8- 4.9	345	87.8	84.1-90.8
Forsyth	433	18	4.3	2.6- 7.2	19	3.6	2.1- 6.1	25	4.2	2.8- 6.4	371	87.8	84.1-90.8
Gaston	365	23	5.7	3.7- 8.7	25	5.8	3.7- 8.9	41	12.2	8.6-17.1	276	76.3	70.9-81.0
Guilford	412	17	3.5	2.0- 6.0	15	3.1	1.8- 5.3	22	4.3	2.7- 6.7	358	89.1	85.6-91.8
Iredell	415	20	5.2	3.2- 8.4	24	7.2	3.8-13.2	26	5.9	3.9- 8.9	345	81.6	75.9-86.3
Johnston	467	23	4.8	3.0- 7.5	41	6.7	4.4- 9.9	42	8.6	5.9-12.3	361	79.9	75.2-84.0
Mecklenburg	618	38	6.4	4.6- 9.0	25	3.6	2.2- 5.8	24	3.3	2.1- 5.1	531	86.7	83.4-89.4
New Hanover	362	16	3.8	2.2- 6.6	23	5.6	3.5- 8.7	17	4.5	2.7- 7.5	306	86.1	81.8-89.5
Onslow	377	26	7.9	5.3-11.7	38	10.1	7.2-14.0	26	6.9	4.6-10.2	287	75.1	69.9-79.7
Orange	404	27	6.4	4.0- 9.8	20	4.3	2.7- 6.9	7	2.0	0.7- 5.5	350	87.3	82.9-90.7
Pitt	373	17	5.3	3.1- 9.0	16	4.2	2.4- 7.1	30	8.1	5.4-11.8	310	82.5	77.5-86.5
Randolph	339	22	6.3	3.7-10.5	26	7.9	5.0-12.2	22	7.2	4.5-11.3	269	78.6	72.8-83.5
Robeson	362	31	8.2	5.5-12.1	26	7.2	4.7-10.9	34	9.6	6.6-13.6	271	75.0	69.6-79.8
Rowan	438	19	3.9	2.2- 6.8	33	8.0	5.4-11.5	44	10.1	7.1-14.1	342	78.0	73.0-82.3
Union	419	17	4.2	2.4- 7.4	29	6.6	4.2-10.1	26	5.8	3.8- 8.6	347	83.5	78.9-87.2
Wake	583	28	4.2	2.8- 6.2	19	2.9	1.7- 4.8	17	2.6	1.5- 4.5	519	90.3	87.4-92.6
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	348	24	8.0	4.7-13.1	25	6.8	4.4-10.2	31	6.9	4.7-10.0	268	78.4	72.9-83.0
Northeast Partnership II	463	24	5.4	3.4- 8.5	38	7.3	5.1-10.3	53	9.7	7.3-12.9	348	77.6	73.0-81.5
Northeast Partnership I	385	29	6.1	4.1- 9.1	35	9.0	6.1-13.0	52	13.2	9.9-17.5	269	71.7	66.3-76.5
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	353	25	6.6	4.2-10.2	26	6.5	4.1-10.2	32	8.7	5.8-12.8	270	78.2	72.8-82.8
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	448	27	7.4	4.7-11.6	37	7.7	5.4-10.8	39	7.3	5.1-10.3	345	77.7	72.7-81.9
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	393	23	5.7	3.5- 9.0	37	8.3	5.8-11.7	42	11.8	8.5-16.0	291	74.3	69.1-78.8
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	386	20	4.5	2.7- 7.3	30	7.4	4.9-10.9	25	5.5	3.6- 8.4	311	82.7	78.2-86.4
Chatham/Lee/Moore	444	28	6.1	3.9- 9.4	28	4.9	3.3- 7.2	27	6.8	4.4-10.2	361	82.2	77.8-86.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	518	41	7.6	5.4-10.6	40	7.4	5.3-10.2	59	9.5	7.2-12.6	378	75.5	71.2-79.4
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	353	27	6.0	4.0- 9.0	33	10.2	6.8-14.9	31	8.5	5.9-12.3	262	75.3	69.8-80.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	349	20	5.5	3.4- 8.8	26	7.7	5.0-11.7	40	10.7	7.6-15.0	263	76.1	70.4-80.9
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	415	29	5.2	3.5- 7.8	24	6.9	4.3-11.0	33	7.2	4.9-10.5	329	80.6	75.8-84.7
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	577	35	5.1	3.3- 7.7	35	5.8	3.8- 8.5	62	11.2	8.3-15.0	445	78.0	73.4-81.9
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	957	59	6.2	4.3- 8.8	80	7.7	6.0- 9.9	114	10.3	8.5-12.6	704	75.8	72.4-78.8
No	13,554	781	5.5	5.0- 6.0	909	5.9	5.5- 6.4	1,000	6.7	6.2- 7.3	10,864	81.8	81.0-82.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	4,846	296	6.3	5.5- 7.3	375	7.1	6.3- 8.0	443	8.4	7.5- 9.3	3,732	78.2	76.7-79.5
Piedmont	8,084	448	5.2	4.7- 5.8	497	5.0	4.5- 5.6	516	5.4	4.9- 6.0	6,623	84.3	83.3-85.2
Western NC	1,581	96	5.1	4.0- 6.5	117	7.6	6.1- 9.4	155	9.7	8.0-11.7	1,213	77.6	75.0-80.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	909	51	4.7	3.3- 6.7	64	6.5	4.8- 8.6	89	10.4	8.1-13.4	705	78.4	74.8-81.5
Northwest	2,820	155	5.3	4.4- 6.3	195	7.0	5.8- 8.4	231	7.6	6.5- 8.9	2,239	80.1	78.2-81.9
Charlotte	2,144	123	6.1	4.9- 7.5	129	5.0	3.9- 6.3	139	5.3	4.3- 6.5	1,753	83.6	81.6-85.5
Greensboro	1,883	112	5.2	4.1- 6.5	114	5.0	4.0- 6.3	106	5.5	4.4- 6.9	1,551	84.3	82.2-86.1
Southern Regional	1,520	104	6.6	5.2- 8.5	112	6.8	5.6- 8.4	138	8.1	6.7- 9.8	1,166	78.4	75.8-80.7
Coastal	727	40	5.7	3.9- 8.3	58	7.1	5.4- 9.4	56	8.7	6.5-11.5	573	78.4	74.7-81.7
Wake	1,996	95	4.3	3.4- 5.5	126	4.4	3.5- 5.6	114	4.1	3.2- 5.2	1,661	87.1	85.3-88.8
Area L	571	40	6.4	4.4- 9.1	50	8.2	5.9-11.3	69	11.0	8.4-14.4	412	74.4	70.0-78.4
Eastern	1,836	113	6.6	5.3- 8.1	138	7.5	6.1- 9.1	167	8.1	6.8- 9.6	1,418	77.9	75.5-80.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,511

840

5.5

5.1- 6.0

989

6.0

5.6- 6.5

1,114

6.9

6.5- 7.5

11,568

81.5

80.7-82.3

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

390

6.1

3.8- 9.6

7.7

5.2-11.3

7.4

4.8-11.2

305

78.8

73.6-83.1

Buncombe

353

5.1

3.1- 8.1

8.7

5.9-12.7

8.1

5.4-11.9

274

78.2

73.0-82.6

Cabarrus

405

4.1

2.3- 7.2

5.0

3.2- 7.6

4.8

3.0- 7.7

343

86.1

81.9-89.4

Catawba

361

6.1

3.8- 9.6

4.3

2.8- 6.8

6.9

3.6-13.0

292

82.7

76.8-87.3

Cumberland

428

6.9

4.6-10.3

6.0

4.0- 9.0

6.3

4.3- 9.0

342

80.8

76.3-84.6

Davidson

373

5.8

3.6- 9.2

7.0

4.7-10.2

8.9

6.2-12.7

284

78.3

73.2-82.6

Durham

402

3.3

1.9- 5.9

5.8

3.8- 8.7

3.0

1.8- 4.9

345

87.8

84.1-90.8

Forsyth

433

4.3

2.6- 7.2

3.6

2.1- 6.1

4.2

2.8- 6.4

371

87.8

84.1-90.8

Gaston

365

5.7

3.7- 8.7

5.8

3.7- 8.9

12.2

8.6-17.1

276

76.3

70.9-81.0

Guilford

412

3.5

2.0- 6.0

3.1

1.8- 5.3

4.3

2.7- 6.7

358

89.1

85.6-91.8

Iredell

415

5.2

3.2- 8.4

7.2

3.8-13.2

5.9

3.9- 8.9

345

81.6

75.9-86.3

Johnston

467

4.8

3.0- 7.5

6.7

4.4- 9.9

8.6

5.9-12.3

361

79.9

75.2-84.0

Mecklenburg

618

6.4

4.6- 9.0

3.6

2.2- 5.8

3.3

2.1- 5.1

531

86.7

83.4-89.4

New Hanover

362

3.8

2.2- 6.6

5.6

3.5- 8.7

4.5

2.7- 7.5

306

86.1

81.8-89.5

Onslow

377

7.9

5.3-11.7

10.1

7.2-14.0

6.9

4.6-10.2

287

75.1

69.9-79.7

Orange

404

6.4

4.0- 9.8

4.3

2.7- 6.9

2.0

0.7- 5.5

350

87.3

82.9-90.7

Pitt

373

5.3

3.1- 9.0

4.2

2.4- 7.1

8.1

5.4-11.8

310

82.5

77.5-86.5

Randolph

339

6.3

3.7-10.5

7.9

5.0-12.2

7.2

4.5-11.3

269

78.6

72.8-83.5

Robeson

362

8.2

5.5-12.1

7.2

4.7-10.9

9.6

6.6-13.6

271

75.0

69.6-79.8

Rowan

438

3.9

2.2- 6.8

8.0

5.4-11.5

10.1

7.1-14.1

342

78.0

73.0-82.3

Union

419

4.2

2.4- 7.4

6.6

4.2-10.1

5.8

3.8- 8.6

347

83.5

78.9-87.2

Wake

583

4.2

2.8- 6.2

2.9

1.7- 4.8

2.6

1.5- 4.5

519

90.3

87.4-92.6

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

348

8.0

4.7-13.1

6.8

4.4-10.2

6.9

4.7-10.0

268

78.4

72.9-83.0

Northeast Partnership II

463

5.4

3.4- 8.5

7.3

5.1-10.3

9.7

7.3-12.9

348

77.6

73.0-81.5

Northeast Partnership I

385

6.1

4.1- 9.1

9.0

6.1-13.0

13.2

9.9-17.5

269

71.7

66.3-76.5

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

353

6.6

4.2-10.2

6.5

4.1-10.2

8.7

5.8-12.8

270

78.2

72.8-82.8

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

448

7.4

4.7-11.6

7.7

5.4-10.8

7.3

5.1-10.3

345

77.7

72.7-81.9

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

393

5.7

3.5- 9.0

8.3

5.8-11.7

11.8

8.5-16.0

291

74.3

69.1-78.8

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

386

4.5

2.7- 7.3

7.4

4.9-10.9

5.5

3.6- 8.4

311

82.7

78.2-86.4

Chatham/Lee/Moore

444

6.1

3.9- 9.4

4.9

3.3- 7.2

6.8

4.4-10.2

361

82.2

77.8-86.0

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

518

7.6

5.4-10.6

7.4

5.3-10.2

9.5

7.2-12.6

378

75.5

71.2-79.4

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

353

6.0

4.0- 9.0

10.2

6.8-14.9

8.5

5.9-12.3

262

75.3

69.8-80.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

349

5.5

3.4- 8.8

7.7

5.0-11.7

10.7

7.6-15.0

263

76.1

70.4-80.9

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

415

5.2

3.5- 7.8

6.9

4.3-11.0

7.2

4.9-10.5

329

80.6

75.8-84.7

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

577

5.1

3.3- 7.7

5.8

3.8- 8.5

11.2

8.3-15.0

445

78.0

73.4-81.9

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

957

6.2

4.3- 8.8

7.7

6.0- 9.9

114

10.3

8.5-12.6

704

75.8

72.4-78.8

13,554

781

5.5

5.0- 6.0

909

5.9

5.5- 6.4

1,000

6.7

6.2- 7.3

10,864

81.8

81.0-82.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

4,846

296

6.3

5.5- 7.3

375

7.1

6.3- 8.0

443

8.4

7.5- 9.3

3,732

78.2

76.7-79.5

Piedmont

8,084

448

5.2

4.7- 5.8

497

5.0

4.5- 5.6

516

5.4

4.9- 6.0

6,623

84.3

83.3-85.2

Western NC

1,581

5.1

4.0- 6.5

117

7.6

6.1- 9.4

155

9.7

8.0-11.7

1,213

77.6

75.0-80.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

909

4.7

3.3- 6.7

6.5

4.8- 8.6

10.4

8.1-13.4

705

78.4

74.8-81.5

Northwest

2,820

155

5.3

4.4- 6.3

195

7.0

5.8- 8.4

231

7.6

6.5- 8.9

2,239

80.1

78.2-81.9

Charlotte

2,144

123

6.1

4.9- 7.5

129

5.0

3.9- 6.3

139

5.3

4.3- 6.5

1,753

83.6

81.6-85.5

Greensboro

1,883

112

5.2

4.1- 6.5

114

5.0

4.0- 6.3

106

5.5

4.4- 6.9

1,551

84.3

82.2-86.1

Southern Regional

1,520

104

6.6

5.2- 8.5

112

6.8

5.6- 8.4

138

8.1

6.7- 9.8

1,166

78.4

75.8-80.7

Coastal

727

5.7

3.9- 8.3

7.1

5.4- 9.4

8.7

6.5-11.5

573

78.4

74.7-81.7

Wake

1,996

4.3

3.4- 5.5

126

4.4

3.5- 5.6

114

4.1

3.2- 5.2

1,661

87.1

85.3-88.8

Area L

571

6.4

4.4- 9.1

8.2

5.9-11.3

11.0

8.4-14.4

412

74.4

70.0-78.4

Eastern

1,836

113

6.6

5.3- 8.1

138

7.5

6.1- 9.1

167

8.1

6.8- 9.6

1,418

77.9

75.5-80.0

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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