BRFSS 2005 - Eastern 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?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,220	1,462	6.0	5.6- 6.4	15,758	94.0	93.6-94.4
-Eastern NC	5,543	520	6.7	6.0- 7.4	5,023	93.3	92.6-94.0
GENDER
Male	1,929	149	5.4	4.5- 6.5	1,780	94.6	93.5-95.5
Female	3,614	371	7.9	7.0- 8.9	3,243	92.1	91.1-93.0
RACE
White	3,701	302	5.7	5.0- 6.5	3,399	94.3	93.5-95.0
African American	1,357	173	10.3	8.6-12.2	1,184	89.7	87.8-91.4
Other Minorities	467	40	4.5	3.1- 6.6	427	95.5	93.4-96.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	9	1.4	0.6- 2.9	235	98.6	97.1-99.4
Non-Hispanic	5,292	508	7.1	6.4- 7.9	4,784	92.9	92.1-93.6
AGE
18-24	278	4	0.8	0.3- 2.5	274	99.2	97.5-99.7
25-34	774	21	2.3	1.4- 3.8	753	97.7	96.2-98.6
35-44	985	47	3.9	2.8- 5.4	938	96.1	94.6-97.2
45-54	1,137	101	7.1	5.6- 9.0	1,036	92.9	91.0-94.4
55-64	1,036	119	9.9	8.0-12.0	917	90.1	88.0-92.0
65-74	766	98	12.4	9.9-15.5	668	87.6	84.5-90.1
75+	536	128	21.4	17.7-25.7	408	78.6	74.3-82.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	866	163	11.4	9.4-13.7	703	88.6	86.3-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,829	155	6.1	5.1- 7.4	1,674	93.9	92.6-94.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,415	112	6.1	4.8- 7.6	1,303	93.9	92.4-95.2
College Graduate	1,425	89	4.7	3.7- 6.0	1,336	95.3	94.0-96.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	751	166	17.7	14.7-21.0	585	82.3	79.0-85.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,033	106	7.6	6.0- 9.5	927	92.4	90.5-94.0
$25,000- 34,999	711	54	5.1	3.7- 7.0	657	94.9	93.0-96.3
$35,000- 49,999	784	36	4.1	2.8- 5.8	748	95.9	94.2-97.2
$50,000-74,999	714	24	2.6	1.6- 4.1	690	97.4	95.9-98.4
$75,000+	753	22	3.0	1.9- 4.9	731	97.0	95.1-98.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,887	520	22.1	19.9-24.4	1,367	77.9	75.6-80.1
No	3,517	0	0.0	. - .	3,517	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	900	88	7.3	5.7- 9.2	812	92.7	90.8-94.3
Non-Veteran	4,636	430	6.6	5.9- 7.4	4,206	93.4	92.6-94.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,220

1,462

6.0

5.6- 6.4

15,758

94.0

93.6-94.4

-Eastern NC

5,543

520

6.7

6.0- 7.4

5,023

93.3

92.6-94.0

GENDER

Male

1,929

149

5.4

4.5- 6.5

1,780

94.6

93.5-95.5

Female

3,614

371

7.9

7.0- 8.9

3,243

92.1

91.1-93.0

RACE

White

3,701

302

5.7

5.0- 6.5

3,399

94.3

93.5-95.0

African American

1,357

173

10.3

8.6-12.2

1,184

89.7

87.8-91.4

Other Minorities

467

4.5

3.1- 6.6

427

95.5

93.4-96.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

1.4

0.6- 2.9

235

98.6

97.1-99.4

Non-Hispanic

5,292

508

7.1

6.4- 7.9

4,784

92.9

92.1-93.6

AGE

18-24

278

0.8

0.3- 2.5

274

99.2

97.5-99.7

25-34

774

2.3

1.4- 3.8

753

97.7

96.2-98.6

35-44

985

3.9

2.8- 5.4

938

96.1

94.6-97.2

45-54

1,137

101

7.1

5.6- 9.0

1,036

92.9

91.0-94.4

55-64

1,036

119

9.9

8.0-12.0

917

90.1

88.0-92.0

65-74

766

12.4

9.9-15.5

668

87.6

84.5-90.1

75+

536

128

21.4

17.7-25.7

408

78.6

74.3-82.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

866

163

11.4

9.4-13.7

703

88.6

86.3-90.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,829

155

6.1

5.1- 7.4

1,674

93.9

92.6-94.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,415

112

6.1

4.8- 7.6

1,303

93.9

92.4-95.2

College Graduate

1,425

4.7

3.7- 6.0

1,336

95.3

94.0-96.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

751

166

17.7

14.7-21.0

585

82.3

79.0-85.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,033

106

7.6

6.0- 9.5

927

92.4

90.5-94.0

$25,000- 34,999

711

5.1

3.7- 7.0

657

94.9

93.0-96.3

$35,000- 49,999

784

4.1

2.8- 5.8

748

95.9

94.2-97.2

$50,000-74,999

714

2.6

1.6- 4.1

690

97.4

95.9-98.4

$75,000+

753

3.0

1.9- 4.9

731

97.0

95.1-98.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,887

520

22.1

19.9-24.4

1,367

77.9

75.6-80.1

3,517

0.0

. - .

3,517

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

900

7.3

5.7- 9.2

812

92.7

90.8-94.3

Non-Veteran

4,636

430

6.6

5.9- 7.4

4,206

93.4

92.6-94.1

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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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