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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Western NC	1,620	374	22.0	19.6-24.6	1,246	78.0	75.4-80.4
GENDER
Male	604	135	21.4	17.7-25.6	469	78.6	74.4-82.3
Female	1,016	239	22.6	19.6-25.8	777	77.4	74.2-80.4
RACE
White	1,439	345	22.4	19.9-25.1	1,094	77.6	74.9-80.1
African American	73	12	19.7	10.9-33.0	61	80.3	67.0-89.1
Other Minorities	3	1	23.7	2.7-77.6	2	76.3	22.4-97.3
AGE
18-24	89	5	3.6	1.3- 9.2	84	96.4	90.8-98.7
25-34	206	15	8.5	4.4-15.8	191	91.5	84.2-95.6
35-44	293	51	17.0	12.5-22.6	242	83.0	77.4-87.5
45-54	306	92	32.0	25.5-39.3	214	68.0	60.7-74.5
55-64	278	85	28.6	22.7-35.3	193	71.4	64.7-77.3
65-74	248	57	23.0	17.3-29.9	191	77.0	70.1-82.7
75+	194	68	33.2	25.7-41.8	126	66.8	58.2-74.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	300	97	28.1	22.2-34.7	203	71.9	65.3-77.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	479	112	23.6	19.1-28.9	367	76.4	71.1-80.9
Some Post-H.S.	423	85	19.8	15.5-24.9	338	80.2	75.1-84.5
College Graduate	414	79	17.3	13.6-21.9	335	82.7	78.1-86.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	210	82	38.2	29.5-47.8	128	61.8	52.2-70.5
$15,000- 24,999	302	82	27.9	21.9-34.8	220	72.1	65.2-78.1
$25,000- 34,999	226	45	19.7	14.2-26.6	181	80.3	73.4-85.8
$35,000- 49,999	221	44	21.5	15.6-28.7	177	78.5	71.3-84.4
$50,000-74,999	183	25	11.5	7.3-17.6	158	88.5	82.4-92.7
$75,000+	145	17	11.9	7.1-19.3	128	88.1	80.7-92.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	580	374	65.2	60.3-69.9	206	34.8	30.1-39.7
No	1,018	0	0.0	. - .	1,018	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	224	60	28.7	21.5-37.2	164	71.3	62.8-78.5
Non-Veteran	1,391	313	20.6	18.2-23.2	1,078	79.4	76.8-81.8
Currently Serving	5	1	54.0	11.1-91.7	4	46.0	8.3-88.9

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

-Western NC

1,620

374

22.0

19.6-24.6

1,246

78.0

75.4-80.4

GENDER

Male

604

135

21.4

17.7-25.6

469

78.6

74.4-82.3

Female

1,016

239

22.6

19.6-25.8

777

77.4

74.2-80.4

RACE

White

1,439

345

22.4

19.9-25.1

1,094

77.6

74.9-80.1

African American

19.7

10.9-33.0

80.3

67.0-89.1

Other Minorities

23.7

2.7-77.6

76.3

22.4-97.3

AGE

18-24

3.6

1.3- 9.2

96.4

90.8-98.7

25-34

206

8.5

4.4-15.8

191

91.5

84.2-95.6

35-44

293

17.0

12.5-22.6

242

83.0

77.4-87.5

45-54

306

32.0

25.5-39.3

214

68.0

60.7-74.5

55-64

278

28.6

22.7-35.3

193

71.4

64.7-77.3

65-74

248

23.0

17.3-29.9

191

77.0

70.1-82.7

75+

194

33.2

25.7-41.8

126

66.8

58.2-74.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

300

28.1

22.2-34.7

203

71.9

65.3-77.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

479

112

23.6

19.1-28.9

367

76.4

71.1-80.9

Some Post-H.S.

423

19.8

15.5-24.9

338

80.2

75.1-84.5

College Graduate

414

17.3

13.6-21.9

335

82.7

78.1-86.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

210

38.2

29.5-47.8

128

61.8

52.2-70.5

$15,000- 24,999

302

27.9

21.9-34.8

220

72.1

65.2-78.1

$25,000- 34,999

226

19.7

14.2-26.6

181

80.3

73.4-85.8

$35,000- 49,999

221

21.5

15.6-28.7

177

78.5

71.3-84.4

$50,000-74,999

183

11.5

7.3-17.6

158

88.5

82.4-92.7

$75,000+

145

11.9

7.1-19.3

128

88.1

80.7-92.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

580

374

65.2

60.3-69.9

206

34.8

30.1-39.7

1,018

0.0

. - .

1,018

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

224

28.7

21.5-37.2

164

71.3

62.8-78.5

Non-Veteran

1,391

313

20.6

18.2-23.2

1,078

79.4

76.8-81.8

Currently Serving

54.0

11.1-91.7

46.0

8.3-88.9

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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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