BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,623	167	8.7	7.2-10.5	1,456	91.3	89.5-92.8
GENDER
Male	605	57	8.3	6.1-11.2	548	91.7	88.8-93.9
Female	1,018	110	9.1	7.3-11.3	908	90.9	88.7-92.7
RACE
White	1,441	147	8.8	7.3-10.7	1,294	91.2	89.3-92.7
African American	73	10	15.5	7.9-28.2	63	84.5	71.8-92.1
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	89	0	0.0	. - .	89	100	. - .
25-34	206	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	205	99.8	98.3- 100
35-44	293	13	4.6	2.3- 8.7	280	95.4	91.3-97.7
45-54	308	28	8.7	5.5-13.5	280	91.3	86.5-94.5
55-64	277	30	9.1	5.8-13.8	247	90.9	86.2-94.2
65-74	250	40	15.9	11.2-22.0	210	84.1	78.0-88.8
75+	194	55	26.4	19.5-34.8	139	73.6	65.2-80.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	300	54	11.5	8.4-15.6	246	88.5	84.4-91.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	481	42	6.8	4.6- 9.8	439	93.2	90.2-95.4
Some Post-H.S.	423	34	9.8	6.6-14.3	389	90.2	85.7-93.4
College Graduate	415	36	7.2	5.0-10.4	379	92.8	89.6-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	210	48	19.6	13.7-27.3	162	80.4	72.7-86.3
$15,000- 24,999	302	29	10.0	6.4-15.3	273	90.0	84.7-93.6
$25,000- 34,999	226	12	4.5	2.3- 8.5	214	95.5	91.5-97.7
$35,000- 49,999	221	18	9.3	5.5-15.5	203	90.7	84.5-94.5
$50,000-74,999	183	6	3.2	1.2- 7.8	177	96.8	92.2-98.8
$75,000+	145	7	3.4	1.5- 7.3	138	96.6	92.7-98.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	582	167	25.7	21.6-30.3	415	74.3	69.7-78.4
No	1,018	0	0.0	. - .	1,018	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	225	35	14.2	9.6-20.5	190	85.8	79.5-90.4
Non-Veteran	1,393	132	7.7	6.2- 9.4	1,261	92.3	90.6-93.8
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	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

-Western NC

1,623

167

8.7

7.2-10.5

1,456

91.3

89.5-92.8

GENDER

Male

605

8.3

6.1-11.2

548

91.7

88.8-93.9

Female

1,018

110

9.1

7.3-11.3

908

90.9

88.7-92.7

RACE

White

1,441

147

8.8

7.3-10.7

1,294

91.2

89.3-92.7

African American

15.5

7.9-28.2

84.5

71.8-92.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

206

0.2

0.0- 1.7

205

99.8

98.3- 100

35-44

293

4.6

2.3- 8.7

280

95.4

91.3-97.7

45-54

308

8.7

5.5-13.5

280

91.3

86.5-94.5

55-64

277

9.1

5.8-13.8

247

90.9

86.2-94.2

65-74

250

15.9

11.2-22.0

210

84.1

78.0-88.8

75+

194

26.4

19.5-34.8

139

73.6

65.2-80.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

300

11.5

8.4-15.6

246

88.5

84.4-91.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

481

6.8

4.6- 9.8

439

93.2

90.2-95.4

Some Post-H.S.

423

9.8

6.6-14.3

389

90.2

85.7-93.4

College Graduate

415

7.2

5.0-10.4

379

92.8

89.6-95.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

210

19.6

13.7-27.3

162

80.4

72.7-86.3

$15,000- 24,999

302

10.0

6.4-15.3

273

90.0

84.7-93.6

$25,000- 34,999

226

4.5

2.3- 8.5

214

95.5

91.5-97.7

$35,000- 49,999

221

9.3

5.5-15.5

203

90.7

84.5-94.5

$50,000-74,999

183

3.2

1.2- 7.8

177

96.8

92.2-98.8

$75,000+

145

3.4

1.5- 7.3

138

96.6

92.7-98.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

582

167

25.7

21.6-30.3

415

74.3

69.7-78.4

1,018

0.0

. - .

1,018

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

225

14.2

9.6-20.5

190

85.8

79.5-90.4

Non-Veteran

1,393

132

7.7

6.2- 9.4

1,261

92.3

90.6-93.8

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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