BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Disability Status*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,601	4,806	30.2	29.3-31.1	9,795	69.8	68.9-70.7
-Western NC	1,600	582	34.5	31.7-37.4	1,018	65.5	62.6-68.3
GENDER	1,600	582	34.5	31.7-37.4	1,018	65.5	62.6-68.3
Male	593	210	34.3	29.9-39.0	383	65.7	61.0-70.1
Female	1,007	372	34.6	31.2-38.3	635	65.4	61.7-68.8
RACE	1,496	544	34.9	32.0-37.8	952	65.1	62.2-68.0
White	1,421	515	34.7	31.7-37.7	906	65.3	62.3-68.3
African American	72	27	38.5	26.3-52.2	45	61.5	47.8-73.7
Other Minorities	3	2	55.3	10.0-93.2	1	44.7	6.8-90.0
AGE	1,594	581	34.6	31.8-37.5	1,013	65.4	62.5-68.2
18-24	87	16	17.9	10.5-29.0	71	82.1	71.0-89.5
25-34	205	36	17.2	11.5-24.9	169	82.8	75.1-88.5
35-44	290	78	27.5	21.7-34.1	212	72.5	65.9-78.3
45-54	303	120	42.1	35.2-49.4	183	57.9	50.6-64.8
55-64	271	118	41.6	34.7-48.9	153	58.4	51.1-65.3
65-74	248	103	38.1	31.2-45.5	145	61.9	54.5-68.8
75+	190	110	55.0	46.2-63.5	80	45.0	36.5-53.8
EDUCATION	1,596	580	34.4	31.6-37.3	1,016	65.6	62.7-68.4
Less Than H.S.	293	163	49.6	42.3-56.8	130	50.4	43.2-57.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	473	167	34.6	29.4-40.2	306	65.4	59.8-70.6
Some Post-H.S.	419	137	31.9	26.7-37.6	282	68.1	62.4-73.3
College Graduate	411	113	25.2	20.7-30.3	298	74.8	69.7-79.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME	1,273	454	34.3	31.1-37.6	819	65.7	62.4-68.9
Less than $15,000	207	134	61.7	52.0-70.6	73	38.3	29.4-48.0
$15,000- 24,999	301	121	40.0	33.3-47.1	180	60.0	52.9-66.7
$25,000- 34,999	222	69	32.5	25.5-40.5	153	67.5	59.5-74.5
$35,000- 49,999	219	67	31.8	24.8-39.6	152	68.2	60.4-75.2
$50,000-74,999	181	35	16.4	11.2-23.2	146	83.6	76.8-88.8
$75,000+	143	28	18.3	12.3-26.3	115	81.7	73.7-87.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	221	89	40.2	32.4-48.7	132	59.8	51.3-67.6
Non-Veteran	1,374	491	33.2	30.3-36.3	883	66.8	63.7-69.7
Currently Serving	5	2	74.6	29.9-95.3	3	25.4	4.7-70.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,601

4,806

30.2

29.3-31.1

9,795

69.8

68.9-70.7

-Western NC

1,600

582

34.5

31.7-37.4

1,018

65.5

62.6-68.3

GENDER

1,600

582

34.5

31.7-37.4

1,018

65.5

62.6-68.3

Male

593

210

34.3

29.9-39.0

383

65.7

61.0-70.1

Female

1,007

372

34.6

31.2-38.3

635

65.4

61.7-68.8

RACE

1,496

544

34.9

32.0-37.8

952

65.1

62.2-68.0

White

1,421

515

34.7

31.7-37.7

906

65.3

62.3-68.3

African American

38.5

26.3-52.2

61.5

47.8-73.7

Other Minorities

55.3

10.0-93.2

44.7

6.8-90.0

AGE

1,594

581

34.6

31.8-37.5

1,013

65.4

62.5-68.2

18-24

17.9

10.5-29.0

82.1

71.0-89.5

25-34

205

17.2

11.5-24.9

169

82.8

75.1-88.5

35-44

290

27.5

21.7-34.1

212

72.5

65.9-78.3

45-54

303

120

42.1

35.2-49.4

183

57.9

50.6-64.8

55-64

271

118

41.6

34.7-48.9

153

58.4

51.1-65.3

65-74

248

103

38.1

31.2-45.5

145

61.9

54.5-68.8

75+

190

110

55.0

46.2-63.5

45.0

36.5-53.8

EDUCATION

1,596

580

34.4

31.6-37.3

1,016

65.6

62.7-68.4

Less Than H.S.

293

163

49.6

42.3-56.8

130

50.4

43.2-57.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

473

167

34.6

29.4-40.2

306

65.4

59.8-70.6

Some Post-H.S.

419

137

31.9

26.7-37.6

282

68.1

62.4-73.3

College Graduate

411

113

25.2

20.7-30.3

298

74.8

69.7-79.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

1,273

454

34.3

31.1-37.6

819

65.7

62.4-68.9

Less than $15,000

207

134

61.7

52.0-70.6

38.3

29.4-48.0

$15,000- 24,999

301

121

40.0

33.3-47.1

180

60.0

52.9-66.7

$25,000- 34,999

222

32.5

25.5-40.5

153

67.5

59.5-74.5

$35,000- 49,999

219

31.8

24.8-39.6

152

68.2

60.4-75.2

$50,000-74,999

181

16.4

11.2-23.2

146

83.6

76.8-88.8

$75,000+

143

18.3

12.3-26.3

115

81.7

73.7-87.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

221

40.2

32.4-48.7

132

59.8

51.3-67.6

Non-Veteran

1,374

491

33.2

30.3-36.3

883

66.8

63.7-69.7

Currently Serving

74.6

29.9-95.3

25.4

4.7-70.1

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*Data for this table were derived from questions 1,2,3,4 in the Disability, Quality of Life Module (page 51) of the BRFSS 2002 questionnaire.

^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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