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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	2,993	170	5.1	4.3- 6.1	169	4.8	4.0- 5.8	166	4.8	4.0- 5.8	2,488	85.3	83.8-86.7
Female	5,091	278	5.4	4.6- 6.2	328	5.2	4.6- 6.0	350	6.0	5.3- 6.8	4,135	83.4	82.1-84.6
RACE
White	6,280	331	5.0	4.4- 5.7	385	5.2	4.5- 5.9	393	5.6	4.9- 6.3	5,171	84.2	83.1-85.3
African American	1,287	100	7.3	5.7- 9.2	98	6.1	4.8- 7.8	108	6.9	5.6- 8.6	981	79.7	77.0-82.1
Other Minorities	70	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.0	68	97.8	90.8-99.5
AGE
18-24	404	12	3.1	1.6- 5.7	9	2.9	1.2- 7.0	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	382	94.0	89.9-96.5
25-34	1,330	39	3.0	2.0- 4.3	28	1.7	1.0- 2.9	27	1.7	1.1- 2.7	1,236	93.6	91.8-95.0
35-44	1,583	58	3.7	2.7- 5.1	62	3.3	2.4- 4.6	47	2.9	2.0- 4.1	1,416	90.1	88.1-91.8
45-54	1,520	83	5.7	4.4- 7.3	104	6.1	4.9- 7.7	130	7.3	5.9- 8.9	1,203	80.9	78.5-83.2
55-64	1,369	76	5.8	4.3- 7.6	122	7.5	6.0- 9.5	141	10.0	8.2-12.2	1,030	76.7	73.7-79.4
65-74	1,030	94	8.3	6.5-10.6	86	7.1	5.5- 9.2	86	7.7	6.0- 9.9	764	76.8	73.5-79.8
75+	803	84	11.2	8.7-14.3	84	9.6	7.2-12.7	82	9.9	7.6-12.7	553	69.3	65.2-73.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,251	117	8.2	6.6-10.2	125	8.7	6.9-10.9	188	13.3	11.1-15.7	821	69.8	66.5-72.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,223	148	6.8	5.6- 8.2	143	5.3	4.3- 6.4	145	5.5	4.4- 6.7	1,787	82.5	80.5-84.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,969	97	5.0	4.0- 6.4	125	5.6	4.3- 7.2	113	5.0	4.0- 6.2	1,634	84.4	82.3-86.3
College Graduate	2,627	84	2.9	2.2- 3.7	104	2.9	2.3- 3.7	68	2.3	1.7- 3.0	2,371	92.0	90.7-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	820	95	11.9	9.4-15.0	115	12.4	9.7-15.7	190	21.7	18.5-25.4	420	54.0	49.3-58.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,242	88	6.6	5.1- 8.6	114	7.9	6.2- 9.9	107	8.4	6.6-10.7	933	77.1	73.9-80.0
$25,000- 34,999	887	40	4.7	3.2- 6.7	60	5.9	4.3- 8.0	42	4.7	3.1- 7.2	745	84.7	81.5-87.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,061	43	4.6	3.1- 6.6	49	4.2	2.9- 6.1	42	3.9	2.7- 5.5	927	87.4	84.6-89.7
$50,000-74,999	1,054	36	3.3	2.2- 4.9	31	2.5	1.7- 3.6	19	1.7	1.0- 2.7	968	92.6	90.6-94.2
$75,000+	1,300	32	2.5	1.6- 3.7	26	1.9	1.2- 3.0	12	1.0	0.5- 1.9	1,230	94.6	92.9-95.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,406	448	19.7	17.8-21.9	497	19.0	17.0-21.1	516	20.5	18.6-22.6	945	40.8	38.2-43.4
No	5,651	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5,651	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	958	73	6.8	5.2- 8.9	76	6.4	4.9- 8.4	67	6.0	4.6- 7.9	742	80.7	77.7-83.4
Non-Veteran	7,099	373	5.0	4.4- 5.6	420	4.8	4.2- 5.5	448	5.3	4.8- 6.0	5,858	84.9	83.8-85.9
Currently Serving	26	2	4.2	1.0-15.8	1	3.6	0.5-21.6	1	5.2	0.7-29.0	22	87.0	67.9-95.5

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

2,993

170

5.1

4.3- 6.1

169

4.8

4.0- 5.8

166

4.8

4.0- 5.8

2,488

85.3

83.8-86.7

Female

5,091

278

5.4

4.6- 6.2

328

5.2

4.6- 6.0

350

6.0

5.3- 6.8

4,135

83.4

82.1-84.6

RACE

White

6,280

331

5.0

4.4- 5.7

385

5.2

4.5- 5.9

393

5.6

4.9- 6.3

5,171

84.2

83.1-85.3

African American

1,287

100

7.3

5.7- 9.2

6.1

4.8- 7.8

108

6.9

5.6- 8.6

981

79.7

77.0-82.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.7

0.1- 4.6

1.5

0.2-10.0

97.8

90.8-99.5

AGE

18-24

404

3.1

1.6- 5.7

2.9

1.2- 7.0

0.1

0.0- 0.5

382

94.0

89.9-96.5

25-34

1,330

3.0

2.0- 4.3

1.7

1.0- 2.9

1.7

1.1- 2.7

1,236

93.6

91.8-95.0

35-44

1,583

3.7

2.7- 5.1

3.3

2.4- 4.6

2.9

2.0- 4.1

1,416

90.1

88.1-91.8

45-54

1,520

5.7

4.4- 7.3

104

6.1

4.9- 7.7

130

7.3

5.9- 8.9

1,203

80.9

78.5-83.2

55-64

1,369

5.8

4.3- 7.6

122

7.5

6.0- 9.5

141

10.0

8.2-12.2

1,030

76.7

73.7-79.4

65-74

1,030

8.3

6.5-10.6

7.1

5.5- 9.2

7.7

6.0- 9.9

764

76.8

73.5-79.8

75+

803

11.2

8.7-14.3

9.6

7.2-12.7

9.9

7.6-12.7

553

69.3

65.2-73.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,251

117

8.2

6.6-10.2

125

8.7

6.9-10.9

188

13.3

11.1-15.7

821

69.8

66.5-72.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,223

148

6.8

5.6- 8.2

143

5.3

4.3- 6.4

145

5.5

4.4- 6.7

1,787

82.5

80.5-84.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,969

5.0

4.0- 6.4

125

5.6

4.3- 7.2

113

5.0

4.0- 6.2

1,634

84.4

82.3-86.3

College Graduate

2,627

2.9

2.2- 3.7

104

2.9

2.3- 3.7

2.3

1.7- 3.0

2,371

92.0

90.7-93.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

820

11.9

9.4-15.0

115

12.4

9.7-15.7

190

21.7

18.5-25.4

420

54.0

49.3-58.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,242

6.6

5.1- 8.6

114

7.9

6.2- 9.9

107

8.4

6.6-10.7

933

77.1

73.9-80.0

$25,000- 34,999

887

4.7

3.2- 6.7

5.9

4.3- 8.0

4.7

3.1- 7.2

745

84.7

81.5-87.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,061

4.6

3.1- 6.6

4.2

2.9- 6.1

3.9

2.7- 5.5

927

87.4

84.6-89.7

$50,000-74,999

1,054

3.3

2.2- 4.9

2.5

1.7- 3.6

1.7

1.0- 2.7

968

92.6

90.6-94.2

$75,000+

1,300

2.5

1.6- 3.7

1.9

1.2- 3.0

1.0

0.5- 1.9

1,230

94.6

92.9-95.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,406

448

19.7

17.8-21.9

497

19.0

17.0-21.1

516

20.5

18.6-22.6

945

40.8

38.2-43.4

5,651

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5,651

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

958

6.8

5.2- 8.9

6.4

4.9- 8.4

6.0

4.6- 7.9

742

80.7

77.7-83.4

Non-Veteran

7,099

373

5.0

4.4- 5.6

420

4.8

4.2- 5.5

448

5.3

4.8- 6.0

5,858

84.9

83.8-85.9

Currently Serving

4.2

1.0-15.8

3.6

0.5-21.6

5.2

0.7-29.0

87.0

67.9-95.5

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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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