BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
North Carolina	16,654	927	5.2	4.7- 5.6	980	4.7	4.3- 5.1	1,114	5.2	4.8- 5.6	13,633	85.0	84.3-85.6
-Mountain AHEC	1,160	70	5.7	4.1- 7.7	82	5.8	4.3- 7.8	69	5.3	3.9- 7.1	939	83.2	80.2-85.8
GENDER
Male	405	26	7.6	4.8-11.9	31	5.0	3.2- 7.8	31	6.1	4.0- 9.2	317	81.3	76.2-85.5
Female	755	44	4.0	2.8- 5.6	51	6.5	4.3- 9.6	38	4.7	3.1- 7.0	622	84.9	81.2-88.0
RACE
White	1,012	55	4.9	3.6- 6.7	72	5.8	4.2- 7.9	59	5.5	3.9- 7.5	826	83.9	80.8-86.5
African American	65	9	6.1	2.9-12.4	4	5.9	1.5-20.4	3	4.7	1.3-15.5	49	83.4	69.7-91.6
Other Minorities	83	6	13.0	4.4-32.7	6	6.2	2.4-15.1	7	4.3	1.8- 9.7	64	76.6	59.8-87.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	2	8.4	1.4-38.2	4	4.7	1.3-15.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	36	86.1	63.2-95.7
Non-Hispanic	1,115	68	5.5	4.1- 7.3	78	5.9	4.3- 8.0	68	5.6	4.2- 7.6	901	83.0	80.0-85.6
AGE
18-24	59	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.7	0.5-21.9	1	2.1	0.3-13.3	57	94.2	78.8-98.6
25-34	169	9	6.2	3.0-12.4	2	0.9	0.2- 3.9	5	3.8	1.5- 9.2	153	89.1	82.1-93.6
35-44	176	6	5.6	1.7-16.4	11	6.4	3.3-11.9	8	6.1	2.9-12.4	151	82.0	72.6-88.6
45-54	196	12	6.3	3.1-12.3	19	12.3	7.2-20.1	19	9.3	5.3-15.7	146	72.1	63.4-79.5
55-64	212	18	7.1	4.1-12.1	22	8.1	5.0-12.9	21	8.0	4.6-13.4	151	76.8	69.7-82.6
65-74	178	10	6.1	2.9-12.5	13	5.4	2.8-10.4	6	2.4	1.0- 5.6	149	86.0	79.1-90.9
75+	166	14	8.6	4.6-15.7	14	5.8	3.1-10.6	9	5.3	2.6-10.3	129	80.4	72.5-86.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	172	16	7.5	3.1-17.3	11	3.7	1.7- 7.7	27	12.4	7.3-20.1	118	76.5	66.3-84.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	338	22	5.6	3.4- 9.0	32	9.3	5.7-14.8	20	4.5	2.6- 7.4	264	80.7	74.6-85.6
Some Post-H.S.	300	11	3.4	1.7- 6.6	31	7.2	4.7-10.8	11	4.2	2.2- 7.8	247	85.2	80.2-89.2
College Graduate	347	20	6.5	3.8-10.9	8	2.1	0.8- 5.4	11	2.8	1.2- 6.5	308	88.6	83.3-92.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	149	17	7.1	4.1-12.0	27	12.0	7.7-18.2	24	12.4	7.4-19.9	81	68.6	58.9-76.9
$15,000- 24,999	235	18	8.2	4.1-15.8	18	5.4	3.0- 9.7	20	8.3	5.0-13.5	179	78.0	70.1-84.3
$25,000- 34,999	164	9	6.3	3.1-12.2	10	6.2	3.1-12.0	8	3.8	1.5- 8.9	137	83.7	76.1-89.3
$35,000- 49,999	163	6	5.1	1.9-13.1	5	3.9	1.4-10.3	4	2.8	0.9- 7.8	148	88.2	79.8-93.4
$50,000-74,999	142	4	3.6	1.3- 9.3	4	2.4	0.8- 6.8	0	0.0	. - .	134	94.0	87.9-97.1
$75,000+	132	4	2.8	1.0- 7.4	5	7.3	2.0-23.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	122	89.8	76.3-96.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	392	70	18.9	14.0-25.0	82	19.4	14.6-25.3	69	17.7	13.3-23.2	171	44.0	37.3-50.9
No	765	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	765	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	155	14	11.6	6.7-19.4	14	8.3	4.4-14.9	13	9.0	4.8-16.4	114	71.1	61.8-78.9
Non-Veteran	1,005	56	4.8	3.2- 6.9	68	5.4	3.9- 7.6	56	4.7	3.4- 6.6	825	85.1	81.9-87.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,654

927

5.2

4.7- 5.6

980

4.7

4.3- 5.1

1,114

5.2

4.8- 5.6

13,633

85.0

84.3-85.6

-Mountain AHEC

1,160

5.7

4.1- 7.7

5.8

4.3- 7.8

5.3

3.9- 7.1

939

83.2

80.2-85.8

GENDER

Male

405

7.6

4.8-11.9

5.0

3.2- 7.8

6.1

4.0- 9.2

317

81.3

76.2-85.5

Female

755

4.0

2.8- 5.6

6.5

4.3- 9.6

4.7

3.1- 7.0

622

84.9

81.2-88.0

RACE

White

1,012

4.9

3.6- 6.7

5.8

4.2- 7.9

5.5

3.9- 7.5

826

83.9

80.8-86.5

African American

6.1

2.9-12.4

5.9

1.5-20.4

4.7

1.3-15.5

83.4

69.7-91.6

Other Minorities

13.0

4.4-32.7

6.2

2.4-15.1

4.3

1.8- 9.7

76.6

59.8-87.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.4

1.4-38.2

4.7

1.3-15.1

0.9

0.1- 6.1

86.1

63.2-95.7

Non-Hispanic

1,115

5.5

4.1- 7.3

5.9

4.3- 8.0

5.6

4.2- 7.6

901

83.0

80.0-85.6

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

3.7

0.5-21.9

2.1

0.3-13.3

94.2

78.8-98.6

25-34

169

6.2

3.0-12.4

0.9

0.2- 3.9

3.8

1.5- 9.2

153

89.1

82.1-93.6

35-44

176

5.6

1.7-16.4

6.4

3.3-11.9

6.1

2.9-12.4

151

82.0

72.6-88.6

45-54

196

6.3

3.1-12.3

12.3

7.2-20.1

9.3

5.3-15.7

146

72.1

63.4-79.5

55-64

212

7.1

4.1-12.1

8.1

5.0-12.9

8.0

4.6-13.4

151

76.8

69.7-82.6

65-74

178

6.1

2.9-12.5

5.4

2.8-10.4

2.4

1.0- 5.6

149

86.0

79.1-90.9

75+

166

8.6

4.6-15.7

5.8

3.1-10.6

5.3

2.6-10.3

129

80.4

72.5-86.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

172

7.5

3.1-17.3

3.7

1.7- 7.7

12.4

7.3-20.1

118

76.5

66.3-84.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

338

5.6

3.4- 9.0

9.3

5.7-14.8

4.5

2.6- 7.4

264

80.7

74.6-85.6

Some Post-H.S.

300

3.4

1.7- 6.6

7.2

4.7-10.8

4.2

2.2- 7.8

247

85.2

80.2-89.2

College Graduate

347

6.5

3.8-10.9

2.1

0.8- 5.4

2.8

1.2- 6.5

308

88.6

83.3-92.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

149

7.1

4.1-12.0

12.0

7.7-18.2

12.4

7.4-19.9

68.6

58.9-76.9

$15,000- 24,999

235

8.2

4.1-15.8

5.4

3.0- 9.7

8.3

5.0-13.5

179

78.0

70.1-84.3

$25,000- 34,999

164

6.3

3.1-12.2

6.2

3.1-12.0

3.8

1.5- 8.9

137

83.7

76.1-89.3

$35,000- 49,999

163

5.1

1.9-13.1

3.9

1.4-10.3

2.8

0.9- 7.8

148

88.2

79.8-93.4

$50,000-74,999

142

3.6

1.3- 9.3

2.4

0.8- 6.8

0.0

. - .

134

94.0

87.9-97.1

$75,000+

132

2.8

1.0- 7.4

7.3

2.0-23.0

0.2

0.0- 1.2

122

89.8

76.3-96.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

392

18.9

14.0-25.0

19.4

14.6-25.3

17.7

13.3-23.2

171

44.0

37.3-50.9

765

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

765

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

155

11.6

6.7-19.4

8.3

4.4-14.9

9.0

4.8-16.4

114

71.1

61.8-78.9

Non-Veteran

1,005

4.8

3.2- 6.9

5.4

3.9- 7.6

4.7

3.4- 6.6

825

85.1

81.9-87.7

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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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