BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Disability Status*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	16,779	5,412	28.0	27.1-28.9	11,367	72.0	71.1-72.9
-Eastern NC	5,408	1,891	31.3	29.7-33.0	3,517	68.7	67.0-70.3
GENDER	5,408	1,891	31.3	29.7-33.0	3,517	68.7	67.0-70.3
Male	1,873	637	30.1	27.3-33.0	1,236	69.9	67.0-72.7
Female	3,535	1,254	32.4	30.6-34.4	2,281	67.6	65.6-69.4
RACE	5,391	1,882	31.3	29.6-33.0	3,509	68.7	67.0-70.4
White	3,640	1,189	28.9	27.1-30.9	2,451	71.1	69.1-72.9
African American	1,301	540	38.0	34.6-41.6	761	62.0	58.4-65.4
Other Minorities	450	153	31.3	24.3-39.2	297	68.7	60.8-75.7
HISPANIC	5,401	1,887	31.3	29.7-33.0	3,514	68.7	67.0-70.3
Hispanic	237	50	16.4	11.6-22.6	187	83.6	77.4-88.4
Non-Hispanic	5,164	1,837	32.5	30.8-34.3	3,327	67.5	65.7-69.2
AGE	5,381	1,885	31.3	29.7-33.1	3,496	68.7	66.9-70.3
18-24	265	52	23.4	16.6-31.9	213	76.6	68.1-83.4
25-34	754	149	19.5	16.2-23.2	605	80.5	76.8-83.8
35-44	961	216	22.4	19.3-25.7	745	77.6	74.3-80.7
45-54	1,108	407	33.8	30.5-37.3	701	66.2	62.7-69.5
55-64	1,021	436	41.8	38.1-45.5	585	58.2	54.5-61.9
65-74	746	319	43.7	39.6-48.0	427	56.3	52.0-60.4
75+	526	306	55.1	49.9-60.1	220	44.9	39.9-50.1
EDUCATION	5,402	1,890	31.3	29.7-33.0	3,512	68.7	67.0-70.3
Less Than H.S.	834	472	46.6	41.7-51.4	362	53.4	48.6-58.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,776	637	32.0	28.9-35.3	1,139	68.0	64.7-71.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,387	448	29.7	26.7-32.8	939	70.3	67.2-73.3
College Graduate	1,405	333	21.2	18.9-23.7	1,072	78.8	76.3-81.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME	4,649	1,571	30.4	28.6-32.2	3,078	69.6	67.8-71.4
Less than $15,000	738	472	58.7	53.8-63.5	266	41.3	36.5-46.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,008	392	33.7	29.9-37.7	616	66.3	62.3-70.1
$25,000- 34,999	684	222	33.4	27.7-39.7	462	66.6	60.3-72.3
$35,000- 49,999	771	201	23.7	20.3-27.5	570	76.3	72.5-79.7
$50,000-74,999	704	152	19.7	16.3-23.6	552	80.3	76.4-83.7
$75,000+	744	132	18.8	15.5-22.5	612	81.2	77.5-84.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	881	338	34.8	31.0-38.8	543	65.2	61.2-69.0
Non-Veteran	4,521	1,550	30.6	28.7-32.5	2,971	69.4	67.5-71.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,779

5,412

28.0

27.1-28.9

11,367

72.0

71.1-72.9

-Eastern NC

5,408

1,891

31.3

29.7-33.0

3,517

68.7

67.0-70.3

GENDER

5,408

1,891

31.3

29.7-33.0

3,517

68.7

67.0-70.3

Male

1,873

637

30.1

27.3-33.0

1,236

69.9

67.0-72.7

Female

3,535

1,254

32.4

30.6-34.4

2,281

67.6

65.6-69.4

RACE

5,391

1,882

31.3

29.6-33.0

3,509

68.7

67.0-70.4

White

3,640

1,189

28.9

27.1-30.9

2,451

71.1

69.1-72.9

African American

1,301

540

38.0

34.6-41.6

761

62.0

58.4-65.4

Other Minorities

450

153

31.3

24.3-39.2

297

68.7

60.8-75.7

HISPANIC

5,401

1,887

31.3

29.7-33.0

3,514

68.7

67.0-70.3

Hispanic

237

16.4

11.6-22.6

187

83.6

77.4-88.4

Non-Hispanic

5,164

1,837

32.5

30.8-34.3

3,327

67.5

65.7-69.2

AGE

5,381

1,885

31.3

29.7-33.1

3,496

68.7

66.9-70.3

18-24

265

23.4

16.6-31.9

213

76.6

68.1-83.4

25-34

754

149

19.5

16.2-23.2

605

80.5

76.8-83.8

35-44

961

216

22.4

19.3-25.7

745

77.6

74.3-80.7

45-54

1,108

407

33.8

30.5-37.3

701

66.2

62.7-69.5

55-64

1,021

436

41.8

38.1-45.5

585

58.2

54.5-61.9

65-74

746

319

43.7

39.6-48.0

427

56.3

52.0-60.4

75+

526

306

55.1

49.9-60.1

220

44.9

39.9-50.1

EDUCATION

5,402

1,890

31.3

29.7-33.0

3,512

68.7

67.0-70.3

Less Than H.S.

834

472

46.6

41.7-51.4

362

53.4

48.6-58.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,776

637

32.0

28.9-35.3

1,139

68.0

64.7-71.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,387

448

29.7

26.7-32.8

939

70.3

67.2-73.3

College Graduate

1,405

333

21.2

18.9-23.7

1,072

78.8

76.3-81.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

4,649

1,571

30.4

28.6-32.2

3,078

69.6

67.8-71.4

Less than $15,000

738

472

58.7

53.8-63.5

266

41.3

36.5-46.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,008

392

33.7

29.9-37.7

616

66.3

62.3-70.1

$25,000- 34,999

684

222

33.4

27.7-39.7

462

66.6

60.3-72.3

$35,000- 49,999

771

201

23.7

20.3-27.5

570

76.3

72.5-79.7

$50,000-74,999

704

152

19.7

16.3-23.6

552

80.3

76.4-83.7

$75,000+

744

132

18.8

15.5-22.5

612

81.2

77.5-84.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

881

338

34.8

31.0-38.8

543

65.2

61.2-69.0

Non-Veteran

4,521

1,550

30.6

28.7-32.5

2,971

69.4

67.5-71.3

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Derived from 4 questions: 1) self-reported disability, 2) trouble learning or remembering, 3) activity limitation or 4) need for special equipment

^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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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