BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	1,196	101	6.8	5.3- 8.7	1,095	93.2	91.3-94.7
GENDER
Male	423	42	7.8	5.5-11.1	381	92.2	88.9-94.5
Female	773	59	5.9	4.2- 8.2	714	94.1	91.8-95.8
RACE
White	1,043	85	6.7	5.1- 8.7	958	93.3	91.3-94.9
African American	65	8	9.2	3.5-21.9	57	90.8	78.1-96.5
Other Minorities	88	8	6.2	2.8-13.2	80	93.8	86.8-97.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	3	3.4	0.8-13.0	42	96.6	87.0-99.2
Non-Hispanic	1,149	97	6.9	5.3- 8.9	1,052	93.1	91.1-94.7
AGE
18-24	59	1	2.5	0.3-15.6	58	97.5	84.4-99.7
25-34	172	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	171	99.7	97.8- 100
35-44	185	11	5.9	2.9-11.6	174	94.1	88.4-97.1
45-54	201	14	8.3	4.3-15.3	187	91.7	84.7-95.7
55-64	217	23	8.7	5.3-13.9	194	91.3	86.1-94.7
65-74	186	16	7.7	4.4-13.1	170	92.3	86.9-95.6
75+	171	34	20.6	14.2-29.0	137	79.4	71.0-85.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	34	13.3	8.4-20.4	147	86.7	79.6-91.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	25	4.5	2.9- 7.1	328	95.5	92.9-97.1
Some Post-H.S.	306	25	7.0	4.4-10.9	281	93.0	89.1-95.6
College Graduate	353	17	5.1	2.6- 9.7	336	94.9	90.3-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	30	12.5	8.2-18.6	123	87.5	81.4-91.8
$15,000- 24,999	244	26	10.5	6.4-16.7	218	89.5	83.3-93.6
$25,000- 34,999	166	13	6.8	3.7-12.2	153	93.2	87.8-96.3
$35,000- 49,999	168	5	2.6	1.0- 6.7	163	97.4	93.3-99.0
$50,000-74,999	144	6	3.1	1.3- 7.5	138	96.9	92.5-98.7
$75,000+	135	3	1.4	0.4- 4.8	132	98.6	95.2-99.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	399	101	23.1	18.2-28.8	298	76.9	71.2-81.8
No	765	0	0.0	. - .	765	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	23	15.2	9.6-23.4	140	84.8	76.6-90.4
Non-Veteran	1,033	78	5.5	4.1- 7.3	955	94.5	92.7-95.9

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,196

101

6.8

5.3- 8.7

1,095

93.2

91.3-94.7

GENDER

Male

423

7.8

5.5-11.1

381

92.2

88.9-94.5

Female

773

5.9

4.2- 8.2

714

94.1

91.8-95.8

RACE

White

1,043

6.7

5.1- 8.7

958

93.3

91.3-94.9

African American

9.2

3.5-21.9

90.8

78.1-96.5

Other Minorities

6.2

2.8-13.2

93.8

86.8-97.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.4

0.8-13.0

96.6

87.0-99.2

Non-Hispanic

1,149

6.9

5.3- 8.9

1,052

93.1

91.1-94.7

AGE

18-24

2.5

0.3-15.6

97.5

84.4-99.7

25-34

172

0.3

0.0- 2.2

171

99.7

97.8- 100

35-44

185

5.9

2.9-11.6

174

94.1

88.4-97.1

45-54

201

8.3

4.3-15.3

187

91.7

84.7-95.7

55-64

217

8.7

5.3-13.9

194

91.3

86.1-94.7

65-74

186

7.7

4.4-13.1

170

92.3

86.9-95.6

75+

171

20.6

14.2-29.0

137

79.4

71.0-85.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

13.3

8.4-20.4

147

86.7

79.6-91.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

4.5

2.9- 7.1

328

95.5

92.9-97.1

Some Post-H.S.

306

7.0

4.4-10.9

281

93.0

89.1-95.6

College Graduate

353

5.1

2.6- 9.7

336

94.9

90.3-97.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

12.5

8.2-18.6

123

87.5

81.4-91.8

$15,000- 24,999

244

10.5

6.4-16.7

218

89.5

83.3-93.6

$25,000- 34,999

166

6.8

3.7-12.2

153

93.2

87.8-96.3

$35,000- 49,999

168

2.6

1.0- 6.7

163

97.4

93.3-99.0

$50,000-74,999

144

3.1

1.3- 7.5

138

96.9

92.5-98.7

$75,000+

135

1.4

0.4- 4.8

132

98.6

95.2-99.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

399

101

23.1

18.2-28.8

298

76.9

71.2-81.8

765

0.0

. - .

765

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

15.2

9.6-23.4

140

84.8

76.6-90.4

Non-Veteran

1,033

5.5

4.1- 7.3

955

94.5

92.7-95.9

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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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