BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,879	3,023	18.1	17.3-18.8	11,856	81.9	81.2-82.7
-Northeastern Partnership	990	250	22.6	19.7-25.7	740	77.4	74.3-80.3
GENDER
Male	341	86	21.8	17.3-27.0	255	78.2	73.0-82.7
Female	649	164	23.3	19.8-27.1	485	76.7	72.9-80.2
RACE
White	575	148	22.5	19.0-26.4	427	77.5	73.6-81.0
African American	372	93	23.7	19.0-29.2	279	76.3	70.8-81.0
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	2	2.7	0.6-10.7	35	97.3	89.3-99.4
25-34	124	11	8.6	4.3-16.5	113	91.4	83.5-95.7
35-44	156	35	20.4	13.8-29.1	121	79.6	70.9-86.2
45-54	197	52	24.8	18.7-32.2	145	75.2	67.8-81.3
55-64	197	65	33.3	26.3-41.1	132	66.7	58.9-73.7
65-74	164	44	25.2	18.6-33.3	120	74.8	66.7-81.4
75+	114	41	32.8	24.2-42.7	73	67.2	57.3-75.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	217	85	35.4	28.3-43.3	132	64.6	56.7-71.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	348	83	20.7	16.4-25.9	265	79.3	74.1-83.6
Some Post-H.S.	231	45	18.4	12.9-25.6	186	81.6	74.4-87.1
College Graduate	194	37	16.8	12.0-23.0	157	83.2	77.0-88.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	170	75	44.0	35.5-52.8	95	56.0	47.2-64.5
$15,000- 24,999	194	50	19.9	14.4-26.9	144	80.1	73.1-85.6
$25,000- 34,999	102	22	25.3	16.5-36.6	80	74.7	63.4-83.5
$35,000- 49,999	130	20	17.6	10.5-27.9	110	82.4	72.1-89.5
$50,000-74,999	88	10	11.6	6.2-20.9	78	88.4	79.1-93.8
$75,000+	83	12	10.7	5.7-19.3	71	89.3	80.7-94.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	382	250	64.7	58.3-70.5	132	35.3	29.5-41.7
No	581	0	0.0	. - .	581	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	119	33	26.1	18.5-35.6	86	73.9	64.4-81.5
Non-Veteran	863	215	22.1	19.1-25.5	648	77.9	74.5-80.9
Currently Serving	8	2	11.9	2.5-42.1	6	88.1	57.9-97.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,879

3,023

18.1

17.3-18.8

11,856

81.9

81.2-82.7

-Northeastern Partnership

990

250

22.6

19.7-25.7

740

77.4

74.3-80.3

GENDER

Male

341

21.8

17.3-27.0

255

78.2

73.0-82.7

Female

649

164

23.3

19.8-27.1

485

76.7

72.9-80.2

RACE

White

575

148

22.5

19.0-26.4

427

77.5

73.6-81.0

African American

372

23.7

19.0-29.2

279

76.3

70.8-81.0

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

2.7

0.6-10.7

97.3

89.3-99.4

25-34

124

8.6

4.3-16.5

113

91.4

83.5-95.7

35-44

156

20.4

13.8-29.1

121

79.6

70.9-86.2

45-54

197

24.8

18.7-32.2

145

75.2

67.8-81.3

55-64

197

33.3

26.3-41.1

132

66.7

58.9-73.7

65-74

164

25.2

18.6-33.3

120

74.8

66.7-81.4

75+

114

32.8

24.2-42.7

67.2

57.3-75.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

217

35.4

28.3-43.3

132

64.6

56.7-71.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

348

20.7

16.4-25.9

265

79.3

74.1-83.6

Some Post-H.S.

231

18.4

12.9-25.6

186

81.6

74.4-87.1

College Graduate

194

16.8

12.0-23.0

157

83.2

77.0-88.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

170

44.0

35.5-52.8

56.0

47.2-64.5

$15,000- 24,999

194

19.9

14.4-26.9

144

80.1

73.1-85.6

$25,000- 34,999

102

25.3

16.5-36.6

74.7

63.4-83.5

$35,000- 49,999

130

17.6

10.5-27.9

110

82.4

72.1-89.5

$50,000-74,999

11.6

6.2-20.9

88.4

79.1-93.8

$75,000+

10.7

5.7-19.3

89.3

80.7-94.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

382

250

64.7

58.3-70.5

132

35.3

29.5-41.7

581

0.0

. - .

581

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

119

26.1

18.5-35.6

73.9

64.4-81.5

Non-Veteran

863

215

22.1

19.1-25.5

648

77.9

74.5-80.9

Currently Serving

11.9

2.5-42.1

88.1

57.9-97.5

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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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