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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	332	20	6.3	3.3-11.7	22	7.1	4.6-11.0	48	11.8	8.7-15.7	242	74.8	68.9-79.9
Female	625	39	6.1	4.2- 8.6	58	8.3	6.2-10.9	66	9.0	6.9-11.7	462	76.6	72.8-80.1
RACE
White	556	26	4.0	2.6- 6.1	43	8.0	5.7-11.1	62	9.8	7.4-12.7	425	78.2	74.1-81.8
African American	362	31	8.0	5.3-12.0	36	8.5	5.8-12.2	49	12.5	9.3-16.7	246	71.0	65.4-75.9
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	35	1	16.0	2.5-58.4	3	7.4	2.0-23.6	0	0.0	. - .	31	76.6	43.3-93.4
25-34	118	4	2.4	0.8- 7.1	5	6.2	2.3-15.3	2	1.0	0.2- 4.1	107	90.4	81.8-95.2
35-44	152	7	4.8	2.0-11.1	11	5.6	2.8-10.6	12	7.3	3.9-13.2	122	82.3	74.6-88.1
45-54	191	14	5.6	3.1- 9.9	13	5.8	3.1-10.7	27	14.0	9.4-20.2	137	74.7	67.3-80.8
55-64	191	9	4.3	2.1- 8.4	20	11.2	7.0-17.5	34	17.8	12.6-24.6	128	66.7	58.9-73.7
65-74	159	15	9.8	5.4-17.0	14	7.5	4.1-13.1	18	9.6	5.9-15.2	112	73.1	64.8-80.1
75+	110	9	9.5	4.7-18.1	14	13.6	7.8-22.6	20	16.1	10.1-24.6	67	60.8	50.3-70.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	212	27	16.6	9.9-26.5	27	10.3	6.7-15.4	48	19.6	14.3-26.2	110	53.5	44.9-61.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	334	19	4.0	2.4- 6.5	26	6.6	4.2-10.1	40	11.4	8.2-15.6	249	78.1	72.9-82.5
Some Post-H.S.	219	8	3.0	1.3- 6.6	18	9.5	5.7-15.7	12	3.5	1.8- 6.7	181	84.0	77.5-88.9
College Graduate	192	5	2.3	0.9- 5.8	9	4.7	2.3- 9.1	14	6.7	3.8-11.5	164	86.4	80.4-90.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	14	7.6	4.2-13.4	24	12.7	8.0-19.5	48	29.3	22.1-37.8	81	50.4	41.5-59.2
$15,000- 24,999	189	13	9.7	3.9-21.9	18	8.9	5.2-14.7	19	8.0	4.9-12.8	139	73.4	63.6-81.4
$25,000- 34,999	98	5	7.7	3.0-18.3	7	10.3	4.6-21.3	7	9.2	4.3-18.6	79	72.9	60.8-82.3
$35,000- 49,999	125	4	4.3	1.6-11.2	7	5.8	2.6-12.6	5	3.1	1.2- 7.5	109	86.8	78.7-92.1
$50,000-74,999	87	2	0.9	0.2- 4.1	4	4.7	1.7-12.1	2	2.0	0.5- 7.9	79	92.3	84.7-96.3
$75,000+	79	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	4	6.0	2.2-15.5	3	3.6	1.0-11.8	71	89.7	79.8-95.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	372	59	17.4	12.4-23.8	80	21.8	17.2-27.3	114	29.1	24.1-34.7	119	31.7	26.2-37.7
No	581	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	581	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	112	8	5.1	2.4-10.2	11	11.2	6.1-19.7	9	7.4	3.7-14.3	84	76.3	66.9-83.7
Non-Veteran	839	51	6.4	4.3- 9.4	67	7.1	5.4- 9.3	105	10.9	8.8-13.4	616	75.6	71.9-78.9
Currently Serving	6	0	0.0	. - .	2	16.7	3.2-54.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	83.3	45.3-96.8

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

-Northeastern Partnership

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

GENDER

Male

332

6.3

3.3-11.7

7.1

4.6-11.0

11.8

8.7-15.7

242

74.8

68.9-79.9

Female

625

6.1

4.2- 8.6

8.3

6.2-10.9

9.0

6.9-11.7

462

76.6

72.8-80.1

RACE

White

556

4.0

2.6- 6.1

8.0

5.7-11.1

9.8

7.4-12.7

425

78.2

74.1-81.8

African American

362

8.0

5.3-12.0

8.5

5.8-12.2

12.5

9.3-16.7

246

71.0

65.4-75.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

16.0

2.5-58.4

7.4

2.0-23.6

0.0

. - .

76.6

43.3-93.4

25-34

118

2.4

0.8- 7.1

6.2

2.3-15.3

1.0

0.2- 4.1

107

90.4

81.8-95.2

35-44

152

4.8

2.0-11.1

5.6

2.8-10.6

7.3

3.9-13.2

122

82.3

74.6-88.1

45-54

191

5.6

3.1- 9.9

5.8

3.1-10.7

14.0

9.4-20.2

137

74.7

67.3-80.8

55-64

191

4.3

2.1- 8.4

11.2

7.0-17.5

17.8

12.6-24.6

128

66.7

58.9-73.7

65-74

159

9.8

5.4-17.0

7.5

4.1-13.1

9.6

5.9-15.2

112

73.1

64.8-80.1

75+

110

9.5

4.7-18.1

13.6

7.8-22.6

16.1

10.1-24.6

60.8

50.3-70.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

212

16.6

9.9-26.5

10.3

6.7-15.4

19.6

14.3-26.2

110

53.5

44.9-61.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

334

4.0

2.4- 6.5

6.6

4.2-10.1

11.4

8.2-15.6

249

78.1

72.9-82.5

Some Post-H.S.

219

3.0

1.3- 6.6

9.5

5.7-15.7

3.5

1.8- 6.7

181

84.0

77.5-88.9

College Graduate

192

2.3

0.9- 5.8

4.7

2.3- 9.1

6.7

3.8-11.5

164

86.4

80.4-90.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

167

7.6

4.2-13.4

12.7

8.0-19.5

29.3

22.1-37.8

50.4

41.5-59.2

$15,000- 24,999

189

9.7

3.9-21.9

8.9

5.2-14.7

8.0

4.9-12.8

139

73.4

63.6-81.4

$25,000- 34,999

7.7

3.0-18.3

10.3

4.6-21.3

9.2

4.3-18.6

72.9

60.8-82.3

$35,000- 49,999

125

4.3

1.6-11.2

5.8

2.6-12.6

3.1

1.2- 7.5

109

86.8

78.7-92.1

$50,000-74,999

0.9

0.2- 4.1

4.7

1.7-12.1

2.0

0.5- 7.9

92.3

84.7-96.3

$75,000+

0.6

0.1- 4.5

6.0

2.2-15.5

3.6

1.0-11.8

89.7

79.8-95.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

372

17.4

12.4-23.8

21.8

17.2-27.3

114

29.1

24.1-34.7

119

31.7

26.2-37.7

581

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

581

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

112

5.1

2.4-10.2

11.2

6.1-19.7

7.4

3.7-14.3

76.3

66.9-83.7

Non-Veteran

839

6.4

4.3- 9.4

7.1

5.4- 9.3

105

10.9

8.8-13.4

616

75.6

71.9-78.9

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

16.7

3.2-54.7

0.0

. - .

83.3

45.3-96.8

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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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