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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	1,192	281	20.1	17.4-23.2	911	79.9	76.8-82.6
GENDER
Male	422	98	18.4	14.5-23.0	324	81.6	77.0-85.5
Female	770	183	21.6	17.9-25.9	587	78.4	74.1-82.1
RACE
White	1,040	245	20.7	17.7-24.1	795	79.3	75.9-82.3
African American	65	16	19.8	10.4-34.5	49	80.2	65.5-89.6
Other Minorities	87	20	14.2	7.6-24.9	67	85.8	75.1-92.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	6	5.4	1.9-14.4	39	94.6	85.6-98.1
Non-Hispanic	1,145	275	21.2	18.3-24.4	870	78.8	75.6-81.7
AGE
18-24	59	5	10.1	3.4-26.6	54	89.9	73.4-96.6
25-34	172	24	13.2	8.2-20.6	148	86.8	79.4-91.8
35-44	185	32	15.8	10.5-22.9	153	84.2	77.1-89.5
45-54	199	60	32.4	24.8-41.1	139	67.6	58.9-75.2
55-64	216	57	22.5	16.7-29.6	159	77.5	70.4-83.3
65-74	186	47	21.3	15.5-28.4	139	78.7	71.6-84.5
75+	170	55	32.8	25.0-41.7	115	67.2	58.3-75.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	180	63	27.2	19.4-36.7	117	72.8	63.3-80.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	351	82	20.3	15.5-26.1	269	79.7	73.9-84.5
Some Post-H.S.	306	78	22.8	17.0-29.7	228	77.2	70.3-83.0
College Graduate	352	57	12.6	9.2-17.1	295	87.4	82.9-90.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	79	41.2	30.9-52.3	73	58.8	47.7-69.1
$15,000- 24,999	243	63	21.4	15.9-28.2	180	78.6	71.8-84.1
$25,000- 34,999	165	31	17.9	11.8-26.2	134	82.1	73.8-88.2
$35,000- 49,999	168	27	15.0	9.7-22.7	141	85.0	77.3-90.3
$50,000-74,999	144	19	11.4	6.3-19.5	125	88.6	80.5-93.7
$75,000+	135	17	11.1	6.6-18.1	118	88.9	81.9-93.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	398	281	68.1	61.2-74.3	117	31.9	25.7-38.8
No	765	0	0.0	. - .	765	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	48	30.4	22.6-39.4	115	69.6	60.6-77.4
Non-Veteran	1,029	233	18.5	15.6-21.8	796	81.5	78.2-84.4

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,192

281

20.1

17.4-23.2

911

79.9

76.8-82.6

GENDER

Male

422

18.4

14.5-23.0

324

81.6

77.0-85.5

Female

770

183

21.6

17.9-25.9

587

78.4

74.1-82.1

RACE

White

1,040

245

20.7

17.7-24.1

795

79.3

75.9-82.3

African American

19.8

10.4-34.5

80.2

65.5-89.6

Other Minorities

14.2

7.6-24.9

85.8

75.1-92.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.4

1.9-14.4

94.6

85.6-98.1

Non-Hispanic

1,145

275

21.2

18.3-24.4

870

78.8

75.6-81.7

AGE

18-24

10.1

3.4-26.6

89.9

73.4-96.6

25-34

172

13.2

8.2-20.6

148

86.8

79.4-91.8

35-44

185

15.8

10.5-22.9

153

84.2

77.1-89.5

45-54

199

32.4

24.8-41.1

139

67.6

58.9-75.2

55-64

216

22.5

16.7-29.6

159

77.5

70.4-83.3

65-74

186

21.3

15.5-28.4

139

78.7

71.6-84.5

75+

170

32.8

25.0-41.7

115

67.2

58.3-75.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

180

27.2

19.4-36.7

117

72.8

63.3-80.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

351

20.3

15.5-26.1

269

79.7

73.9-84.5

Some Post-H.S.

306

22.8

17.0-29.7

228

77.2

70.3-83.0

College Graduate

352

12.6

9.2-17.1

295

87.4

82.9-90.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

41.2

30.9-52.3

58.8

47.7-69.1

$15,000- 24,999

243

21.4

15.9-28.2

180

78.6

71.8-84.1

$25,000- 34,999

165

17.9

11.8-26.2

134

82.1

73.8-88.2

$35,000- 49,999

168

15.0

9.7-22.7

141

85.0

77.3-90.3

$50,000-74,999

144

11.4

6.3-19.5

125

88.6

80.5-93.7

$75,000+

135

11.1

6.6-18.1

118

88.9

81.9-93.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

398

281

68.1

61.2-74.3

117

31.9

25.7-38.8

765

0.0

. - .

765

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

30.4

22.6-39.4

115

69.6

60.6-77.4

Non-Veteran

1,029

233

18.5

15.6-21.8

796

81.5

78.2-84.4

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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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