BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,186	3,669	17.8	17.1-18.5	13,517	82.2	81.5-82.9
-Eastern NC	5,530	1,275	20.0	18.6-21.5	4,255	80.0	78.5-81.4
GENDER
Male	1,921	419	18.8	16.5-21.4	1,502	81.2	78.6-83.5
Female	3,609	856	21.1	19.6-22.7	2,753	78.9	77.3-80.4
RACE
White	3,694	857	20.2	18.6-21.8	2,837	79.8	78.2-81.4
African American	1,353	311	20.4	17.8-23.2	1,042	79.6	76.8-82.2
Other Minorities	465	100	17.7	11.7-25.8	365	82.3	74.2-88.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	243	33	8.6	5.7-12.7	210	91.4	87.3-94.3
Non-Hispanic	5,280	1,240	20.9	19.4-22.5	4,040	79.1	77.5-80.6
AGE
18-24	277	28	12.9	7.5-21.3	249	87.1	78.7-92.5
25-34	773	93	10.5	8.4-13.1	680	89.5	86.9-91.6
35-44	985	151	15.0	12.5-17.9	834	85.0	82.1-87.5
45-54	1,132	282	23.0	20.2-26.1	850	77.0	73.9-79.8
55-64	1,035	319	30.2	26.9-33.7	716	69.8	66.3-73.1
65-74	764	200	26.3	22.7-30.1	564	73.7	69.9-77.3
75+	534	199	32.8	28.4-37.6	335	67.2	62.4-71.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	862	284	24.5	20.9-28.4	578	75.5	71.6-79.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,826	428	20.4	17.7-23.5	1,398	79.6	76.5-82.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,411	321	20.6	18.1-23.3	1,090	79.4	76.7-81.9
College Graduate	1,424	241	15.3	13.3-17.5	1,183	84.7	82.5-86.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	746	334	40.9	36.4-45.5	412	59.1	54.5-63.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,032	254	21.0	18.0-24.4	778	79.0	75.6-82.0
$25,000- 34,999	709	145	20.0	15.0-26.2	564	80.0	73.8-85.0
$35,000- 49,999	784	132	15.0	12.4-18.1	652	85.0	81.9-87.6
$50,000-74,999	715	104	11.6	9.3-14.3	611	88.4	85.7-90.7
$75,000+	752	96	13.6	10.7-17.0	656	86.4	83.0-89.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,880	1,275	65.8	62.7-68.8	605	34.2	31.2-37.3
No	3,517	0	0.0	. - .	3,517	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	898	233	23.0	19.9-26.4	665	77.0	73.6-80.1
Non-Veteran	4,627	1,041	19.3	17.8-21.0	3,586	80.7	79.0-82.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,186

3,669

17.8

17.1-18.5

13,517

82.2

81.5-82.9

-Eastern NC

5,530

1,275

20.0

18.6-21.5

4,255

80.0

78.5-81.4

GENDER

Male

1,921

419

18.8

16.5-21.4

1,502

81.2

78.6-83.5

Female

3,609

856

21.1

19.6-22.7

2,753

78.9

77.3-80.4

RACE

White

3,694

857

20.2

18.6-21.8

2,837

79.8

78.2-81.4

African American

1,353

311

20.4

17.8-23.2

1,042

79.6

76.8-82.2

Other Minorities

465

100

17.7

11.7-25.8

365

82.3

74.2-88.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

243

8.6

5.7-12.7

210

91.4

87.3-94.3

Non-Hispanic

5,280

1,240

20.9

19.4-22.5

4,040

79.1

77.5-80.6

AGE

18-24

277

12.9

7.5-21.3

249

87.1

78.7-92.5

25-34

773

10.5

8.4-13.1

680

89.5

86.9-91.6

35-44

985

151

15.0

12.5-17.9

834

85.0

82.1-87.5

45-54

1,132

282

23.0

20.2-26.1

850

77.0

73.9-79.8

55-64

1,035

319

30.2

26.9-33.7

716

69.8

66.3-73.1

65-74

764

200

26.3

22.7-30.1

564

73.7

69.9-77.3

75+

534

199

32.8

28.4-37.6

335

67.2

62.4-71.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

862

284

24.5

20.9-28.4

578

75.5

71.6-79.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,826

428

20.4

17.7-23.5

1,398

79.6

76.5-82.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,411

321

20.6

18.1-23.3

1,090

79.4

76.7-81.9

College Graduate

1,424

241

15.3

13.3-17.5

1,183

84.7

82.5-86.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

746

334

40.9

36.4-45.5

412

59.1

54.5-63.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,032

254

21.0

18.0-24.4

778

79.0

75.6-82.0

$25,000- 34,999

709

145

20.0

15.0-26.2

564

80.0

73.8-85.0

$35,000- 49,999

784

132

15.0

12.4-18.1

652

85.0

81.9-87.6

$50,000-74,999

715

104

11.6

9.3-14.3

611

88.4

85.7-90.7

$75,000+

752

13.6

10.7-17.0

656

86.4

83.0-89.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,880

1,275

65.8

62.7-68.8

605

34.2

31.2-37.3

3,517

0.0

. - .

3,517

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

898

233

23.0

19.9-26.4

665

77.0

73.6-80.1

Non-Veteran

4,627

1,041

19.3

17.8-21.0

3,586

80.7

79.0-82.2

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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: 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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