BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,919	1,268	7.1	6.7- 7.6	13,651	92.9	92.4-93.3
-Northeastern Partnership	994	117	9.5	7.8-11.6	877	90.5	88.4-92.2
GENDER
Male	343	39	9.0	6.4-12.5	304	91.0	87.5-93.6
Female	651	78	10.0	7.8-12.7	573	90.0	87.3-92.2
RACE
White	576	61	8.9	6.7-11.7	515	91.1	88.3-93.3
African American	375	54	11.5	8.5-15.4	321	88.5	84.6-91.5
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	100	. - .
25-34	125	2	1.4	0.3- 5.7	123	98.6	94.3-99.7
35-44	157	10	6.3	3.1-12.2	147	93.7	87.8-96.9
45-54	197	26	10.4	6.8-15.6	171	89.6	84.4-93.2
55-64	198	26	13.9	9.3-20.3	172	86.1	79.7-90.7
65-74	164	22	11.8	7.5-18.1	142	88.2	81.9-92.5
75+	115	31	23.1	16.0-32.0	84	76.9	68.0-84.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	220	49	17.7	12.9-23.7	171	82.3	76.3-87.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	349	37	8.9	6.3-12.5	312	91.1	87.5-93.7
Some Post-H.S.	231	16	5.5	3.0- 9.9	215	94.5	90.1-97.0
College Graduate	194	15	6.5	3.6-11.3	179	93.5	88.7-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	172	45	22.9	16.8-30.3	127	77.1	69.7-83.2
$15,000- 24,999	195	21	9.3	5.7-14.9	174	90.7	85.1-94.3
$25,000- 34,999	102	6	6.1	2.6-14.0	96	93.9	86.0-97.4
$35,000- 49,999	130	5	2.9	1.1- 7.7	125	97.1	92.3-98.9
$50,000-74,999	88	4	4.5	1.7-11.6	84	95.5	88.4-98.3
$75,000+	83	6	5.8	2.3-14.1	77	94.2	85.9-97.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	384	117	27.3	22.5-32.7	267	72.7	67.3-77.5
No	581	0	0.0	. - .	581	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	119	13	8.6	4.7-15.3	106	91.4	84.7-95.3
Non-Veteran	867	104	9.8	7.9-12.1	763	90.2	87.9-92.1
Currently Serving	8	0	0.0	. - .	8	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,919

1,268

7.1

6.7- 7.6

13,651

92.9

92.4-93.3

-Northeastern Partnership

994

117

9.5

7.8-11.6

877

90.5

88.4-92.2

GENDER

Male

343

9.0

6.4-12.5

304

91.0

87.5-93.6

Female

651

10.0

7.8-12.7

573

90.0

87.3-92.2

RACE

White

576

8.9

6.7-11.7

515

91.1

88.3-93.3

African American

375

11.5

8.5-15.4

321

88.5

84.6-91.5

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

125

1.4

0.3- 5.7

123

98.6

94.3-99.7

35-44

157

6.3

3.1-12.2

147

93.7

87.8-96.9

45-54

197

10.4

6.8-15.6

171

89.6

84.4-93.2

55-64

198

13.9

9.3-20.3

172

86.1

79.7-90.7

65-74

164

11.8

7.5-18.1

142

88.2

81.9-92.5

75+

115

23.1

16.0-32.0

76.9

68.0-84.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

220

17.7

12.9-23.7

171

82.3

76.3-87.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

349

8.9

6.3-12.5

312

91.1

87.5-93.7

Some Post-H.S.

231

5.5

3.0- 9.9

215

94.5

90.1-97.0

College Graduate

194

6.5

3.6-11.3

179

93.5

88.7-96.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

172

22.9

16.8-30.3

127

77.1

69.7-83.2

$15,000- 24,999

195

9.3

5.7-14.9

174

90.7

85.1-94.3

$25,000- 34,999

102

6.1

2.6-14.0

93.9

86.0-97.4

$35,000- 49,999

130

2.9

1.1- 7.7

125

97.1

92.3-98.9

$50,000-74,999

4.5

1.7-11.6

95.5

88.4-98.3

$75,000+

5.8

2.3-14.1

94.2

85.9-97.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

384

117

27.3

22.5-32.7

267

72.7

67.3-77.5

581

0.0

. - .

581

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

119

8.6

4.7-15.3

106

91.4

84.7-95.3

Non-Veteran

867

104

9.8

7.9-12.1

763

90.2

87.9-92.1

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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