BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,278	1,539	15.9	15.0-16.9	6,739	84.1	83.1-85.0
GENDER
Male	3,072	477	13.9	12.5-15.4	2,595	86.1	84.6-87.5
Female	5,206	1,062	17.8	16.6-19.1	4,144	82.2	80.9-83.4
RACE
White	6,415	1,254	17.3	16.2-18.5	5,161	82.7	81.5-83.8
African American	1,330	233	14.4	12.4-16.7	1,097	85.6	83.3-87.6
Other Minorities	71	5	5.8	2.2-14.3	66	94.2	85.7-97.8
AGE
18-24	413	26	5.7	3.3- 9.6	387	94.3	90.4-96.7
25-34	1,356	97	6.6	5.1- 8.3	1,259	93.4	91.7-94.9
35-44	1,627	175	9.5	7.9-11.3	1,452	90.5	88.7-92.1
45-54	1,552	342	19.6	17.4-22.0	1,210	80.4	78.0-82.6
55-64	1,392	358	24.0	21.2-26.9	1,034	76.0	73.1-78.8
65-74	1,058	258	23.5	20.4-26.9	800	76.5	73.1-79.6
75+	834	275	31.1	27.4-35.1	559	68.9	64.9-72.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,307	368	23.9	21.1-27.0	939	76.1	73.0-78.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,288	440	16.1	14.4-18.0	1,848	83.9	82.0-85.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,998	373	16.4	14.5-18.5	1,625	83.6	81.5-85.5
College Graduate	2,671	355	11.9	10.5-13.4	2,316	88.1	86.6-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	849	367	38.7	34.4-43.1	482	61.3	56.9-65.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,278	301	21.3	18.5-24.3	977	78.7	75.7-81.5
$25,000- 34,999	908	133	13.1	10.7-15.9	775	86.9	84.1-89.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,082	147	13.2	10.9-15.8	935	86.8	84.2-89.1
$50,000-74,999	1,070	113	9.2	7.4-11.4	957	90.8	88.6-92.6
$75,000+	1,312	126	9.5	7.8-11.6	1,186	90.5	88.4-92.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,458	1,539	60.1	57.5-62.7	919	39.9	37.3-42.5
No	5,651	0	0.0	. - .	5,651	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	981	212	19.9	17.2-22.9	769	80.1	77.1-82.8
Non-Veteran	7,268	1,324	15.3	14.3-16.3	5,944	84.7	83.7-85.7
Currently Serving	27	2	5.5	1.3-20.5	25	94.5	79.5-98.7

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

-Piedmont NC

8,278

1,539

15.9

15.0-16.9

6,739

84.1

83.1-85.0

GENDER

Male

3,072

477

13.9

12.5-15.4

2,595

86.1

84.6-87.5

Female

5,206

1,062

17.8

16.6-19.1

4,144

82.2

80.9-83.4

RACE

White

6,415

1,254

17.3

16.2-18.5

5,161

82.7

81.5-83.8

African American

1,330

233

14.4

12.4-16.7

1,097

85.6

83.3-87.6

Other Minorities

5.8

2.2-14.3

94.2

85.7-97.8

AGE

18-24

413

5.7

3.3- 9.6

387

94.3

90.4-96.7

25-34

1,356

6.6

5.1- 8.3

1,259

93.4

91.7-94.9

35-44

1,627

175

9.5

7.9-11.3

1,452

90.5

88.7-92.1

45-54

1,552

342

19.6

17.4-22.0

1,210

80.4

78.0-82.6

55-64

1,392

358

24.0

21.2-26.9

1,034

76.0

73.1-78.8

65-74

1,058

258

23.5

20.4-26.9

800

76.5

73.1-79.6

75+

834

275

31.1

27.4-35.1

559

68.9

64.9-72.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,307

368

23.9

21.1-27.0

939

76.1

73.0-78.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,288

440

16.1

14.4-18.0

1,848

83.9

82.0-85.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,998

373

16.4

14.5-18.5

1,625

83.6

81.5-85.5

College Graduate

2,671

355

11.9

10.5-13.4

2,316

88.1

86.6-89.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

849

367

38.7

34.4-43.1

482

61.3

56.9-65.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,278

301

21.3

18.5-24.3

977

78.7

75.7-81.5

$25,000- 34,999

908

133

13.1

10.7-15.9

775

86.9

84.1-89.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,082

147

13.2

10.9-15.8

935

86.8

84.2-89.1

$50,000-74,999

1,070

113

9.2

7.4-11.4

957

90.8

88.6-92.6

$75,000+

1,312

126

9.5

7.8-11.6

1,186

90.5

88.4-92.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,458

1,539

60.1

57.5-62.7

919

39.9

37.3-42.5

5,651

0.0

. - .

5,651

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

981

212

19.9

17.2-22.9

769

80.1

77.1-82.8

Non-Veteran

7,268

1,324

15.3

14.3-16.3

5,944

84.7

83.7-85.7

Currently Serving

5.5

1.3-20.5

94.5

79.5-98.7

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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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