BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,300	637	6.2	5.7- 6.9	7,663	93.8	93.1-94.3
GENDER
Male	3,081	178	4.9	4.1- 5.8	2,903	95.1	94.2-95.9
Female	5,219	459	7.5	6.7- 8.3	4,760	92.5	91.7-93.3
RACE
White	6,428	482	6.3	5.7- 7.1	5,946	93.7	92.9-94.3
African American	1,336	144	8.7	7.1-10.5	1,192	91.3	89.5-92.9
Other Minorities	72	0	0.0	. - .	72	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	415	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	410	99.2	97.9-99.7
25-34	1,359	18	1.4	0.8- 2.5	1,341	98.6	97.5-99.2
35-44	1,628	51	3.4	2.4- 4.7	1,577	96.6	95.3-97.6
45-54	1,556	108	6.2	4.9- 7.7	1,448	93.8	92.3-95.1
55-64	1,400	120	7.8	6.3- 9.5	1,280	92.2	90.5-93.7
65-74	1,059	122	10.7	8.6-13.2	937	89.3	86.8-91.4
75+	836	209	23.3	20.0-26.9	627	76.7	73.1-80.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,313	210	12.3	10.4-14.5	1,103	87.7	85.5-89.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,295	176	6.3	5.2- 7.5	2,119	93.7	92.5-94.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,005	136	5.9	4.8- 7.3	1,869	94.1	92.7-95.2
College Graduate	2,673	114	3.7	3.0- 4.7	2,559	96.3	95.3-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	853	185	18.7	15.8-22.0	668	81.3	78.0-84.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,282	132	9.5	7.7-11.6	1,150	90.5	88.4-92.3
$25,000- 34,999	911	51	4.4	3.1- 6.2	860	95.6	93.8-96.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,083	47	4.7	3.3- 6.5	1,036	95.3	93.5-96.7
$50,000-74,999	1,072	21	1.9	1.1- 3.2	1,051	98.1	96.8-98.9
$75,000+	1,312	28	2.5	1.6- 3.8	1,284	97.5	96.2-98.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,471	637	23.5	21.5-25.7	1,834	76.5	74.3-78.5
No	5,651	0	0.0	. - .	5,651	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	986	82	7.2	5.6- 9.1	904	92.8	90.9-94.4
Non-Veteran	7,285	554	6.1	5.5- 6.8	6,731	93.9	93.2-94.5
Currently Serving	27	0	0.0	. - .	27	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

-Piedmont NC

8,300

637

6.2

5.7- 6.9

7,663

93.8

93.1-94.3

GENDER

Male

3,081

178

4.9

4.1- 5.8

2,903

95.1

94.2-95.9

Female

5,219

459

7.5

6.7- 8.3

4,760

92.5

91.7-93.3

RACE

White

6,428

482

6.3

5.7- 7.1

5,946

93.7

92.9-94.3

African American

1,336

144

8.7

7.1-10.5

1,192

91.3

89.5-92.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

415

0.8

0.3- 2.1

410

99.2

97.9-99.7

25-34

1,359

1.4

0.8- 2.5

1,341

98.6

97.5-99.2

35-44

1,628

3.4

2.4- 4.7

1,577

96.6

95.3-97.6

45-54

1,556

108

6.2

4.9- 7.7

1,448

93.8

92.3-95.1

55-64

1,400

120

7.8

6.3- 9.5

1,280

92.2

90.5-93.7

65-74

1,059

122

10.7

8.6-13.2

937

89.3

86.8-91.4

75+

836

209

23.3

20.0-26.9

627

76.7

73.1-80.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,313

210

12.3

10.4-14.5

1,103

87.7

85.5-89.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,295

176

6.3

5.2- 7.5

2,119

93.7

92.5-94.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,005

136

5.9

4.8- 7.3

1,869

94.1

92.7-95.2

College Graduate

2,673

114

3.7

3.0- 4.7

2,559

96.3

95.3-97.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

853

185

18.7

15.8-22.0

668

81.3

78.0-84.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,282

132

9.5

7.7-11.6

1,150

90.5

88.4-92.3

$25,000- 34,999

911

4.4

3.1- 6.2

860

95.6

93.8-96.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,083

4.7

3.3- 6.5

1,036

95.3

93.5-96.7

$50,000-74,999

1,072

1.9

1.1- 3.2

1,051

98.1

96.8-98.9

$75,000+

1,312

2.5

1.6- 3.8

1,284

97.5

96.2-98.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,471

637

23.5

21.5-25.7

1,834

76.5

74.3-78.5

5,651

0.0

. - .

5,651

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

986

7.2

5.6- 9.1

904

92.8

90.9-94.4

Non-Veteran

7,285

554

6.1

5.5- 6.8

6,731

93.9

93.2-94.5

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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