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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
TOTAL	1,998	173	7.7	6.4- 9.3	143	6.0	4.9- 7.4	182	7.9	6.7- 9.5	1,500	78.3	76.0-80.4
GENDER
Female	1,998	173	7.7	6.4- 9.3	143	6.0	4.9- 7.4	182	7.9	6.7- 9.5	1,500	78.3	76.0-80.4
RACE
African American	1,998	173	7.7	6.4- 9.3	143	6.0	4.9- 7.4	182	7.9	6.7- 9.5	1,500	78.3	76.0-80.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	40	1	1.8	0.2-12.3	1	2.9	0.4-18.6	0	0.0	. - .	38	95.2	81.6-98.9
-English Speaking	10	1	12.6	1.7-53.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	87.4	46.1-98.3
-Spanish Speaking	30	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.4	0.5-21.4	0	0.0	. - .	29	96.6	78.6-99.5
Non-Hispanic	1,958	172	8.0	6.6- 9.6	142	6.2	5.0- 7.5	182	8.3	6.9- 9.8	1,462	77.6	75.3-79.7
AGE
18-24	117	5	3.5	1.4- 8.6	4	3.9	1.0-13.9	0	0.0	. - .	108	92.5	83.9-96.7
25-34	323	13	4.2	2.3- 7.5	9	1.8	0.9- 3.6	11	2.5	1.3- 4.8	290	91.5	87.8-94.2
35-44	419	19	5.0	2.6- 9.4	19	4.3	2.5- 7.3	21	5.3	3.1- 8.7	360	85.4	80.3-89.3
45-54	408	41	10.3	7.2-14.6	29	6.0	4.0- 8.9	53	13.8	10.0-18.6	285	69.9	64.2-75.1
55-64	345	37	8.0	5.6-11.2	41	12.5	8.8-17.3	60	15.8	11.5-21.3	207	63.8	57.5-69.7
65-74	225	36	17.2	11.9-24.3	23	8.9	5.7-13.7	24	12.3	7.8-18.9	142	61.5	53.6-68.9
75+	148	20	12.5	7.5-20.2	18	10.3	6.2-16.6	13	9.2	4.9-16.5	97	68.0	58.8-76.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	384	62	14.7	11.0-19.4	47	12.8	8.9-18.1	71	15.1	11.3-19.7	204	57.4	51.0-63.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	682	61	6.5	4.9- 8.7	54	5.4	4.0- 7.4	58	7.6	5.5-10.3	509	80.5	76.8-83.6
Some Post-H.S.	508	26	5.0	3.1- 8.1	28	4.5	2.9- 6.7	36	6.6	4.5- 9.7	418	83.9	79.8-87.4
College Graduate	422	23	6.6	3.9-11.0	14	2.8	1.6- 5.1	17	3.7	2.1- 6.6	368	86.8	82.0-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	437	54	11.1	8.1-15.0	54	9.9	7.4-13.2	101	19.0	15.2-23.6	228	60.0	54.4-65.4
$15,000- 24,999	475	39	7.1	4.8-10.4	39	7.1	5.0-10.1	34	8.9	5.9-13.1	363	76.9	71.9-81.3
$25,000- 34,999	305	22	8.9	5.4-14.3	9	2.8	1.3- 5.8	13	3.6	1.8- 7.1	261	84.7	78.8-89.2
$35,000- 49,999	205	11	6.3	3.0-12.6	4	2.0	0.6- 6.0	4	1.2	0.4- 3.4	186	90.6	84.2-94.6
$50,000-74,999	151	4	1.0	0.3- 2.6	3	1.9	0.6- 6.1	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	143	96.8	92.9-98.5
$75,000+	129	3	1.9	0.6- 5.9	2	1.4	0.3- 5.6	3	2.1	0.6- 7.4	121	94.6	89.0-97.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	720	173	23.4	19.8-27.5	143	18.3	15.1-22.0	182	24.0	20.4-28.1	222	34.3	30.0-38.8
No	1,270	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1,270	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	67	5	13.6	4.3-35.5	3	2.7	0.8- 8.4	4	5.3	1.7-15.4	55	78.4	60.0-89.7
Non-Veteran	1,930	168	7.6	6.3- 9.0	140	6.2	5.0- 7.5	178	8.0	6.7- 9.6	1,444	78.2	76.0-80.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,998

173

7.7

6.4- 9.3

143

6.0

4.9- 7.4

182

7.9

6.7- 9.5

1,500

78.3

76.0-80.4

GENDER

Female

1,998

173

7.7

6.4- 9.3

143

6.0

4.9- 7.4

182

7.9

6.7- 9.5

1,500

78.3

76.0-80.4

RACE

African American

1,998

173

7.7

6.4- 9.3

143

6.0

4.9- 7.4

182

7.9

6.7- 9.5

1,500

78.3

76.0-80.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.8

0.2-12.3

2.9

0.4-18.6

0.0

. - .

95.2

81.6-98.9

-English Speaking

12.6

1.7-53.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

87.4

46.1-98.3

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

3.4

0.5-21.4

0.0

. - .

96.6

78.6-99.5

Non-Hispanic

1,958

172

8.0

6.6- 9.6

142

6.2

5.0- 7.5

182

8.3

6.9- 9.8

1,462

77.6

75.3-79.7

AGE

18-24

117

3.5

1.4- 8.6

3.9

1.0-13.9

0.0

. - .

108

92.5

83.9-96.7

25-34

323

4.2

2.3- 7.5

1.8

0.9- 3.6

2.5

1.3- 4.8

290

91.5

87.8-94.2

35-44

419

5.0

2.6- 9.4

4.3

2.5- 7.3

5.3

3.1- 8.7

360

85.4

80.3-89.3

45-54

408

10.3

7.2-14.6

6.0

4.0- 8.9

13.8

10.0-18.6

285

69.9

64.2-75.1

55-64

345

8.0

5.6-11.2

12.5

8.8-17.3

15.8

11.5-21.3

207

63.8

57.5-69.7

65-74

225

17.2

11.9-24.3

8.9

5.7-13.7

12.3

7.8-18.9

142

61.5

53.6-68.9

75+

148

12.5

7.5-20.2

10.3

6.2-16.6

9.2

4.9-16.5

68.0

58.8-76.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

384

14.7

11.0-19.4

12.8

8.9-18.1

15.1

11.3-19.7

204

57.4

51.0-63.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

682

6.5

4.9- 8.7

5.4

4.0- 7.4

7.6

5.5-10.3

509

80.5

76.8-83.6

Some Post-H.S.

508

5.0

3.1- 8.1

4.5

2.9- 6.7

6.6

4.5- 9.7

418

83.9

79.8-87.4

College Graduate

422

6.6

3.9-11.0

2.8

1.6- 5.1

3.7

2.1- 6.6

368

86.8

82.0-90.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

437

11.1

8.1-15.0

9.9

7.4-13.2

101

19.0

15.2-23.6

228

60.0

54.4-65.4

$15,000- 24,999

475

7.1

4.8-10.4

7.1

5.0-10.1

8.9

5.9-13.1

363

76.9

71.9-81.3

$25,000- 34,999

305

8.9

5.4-14.3

2.8

1.3- 5.8

3.6

1.8- 7.1

261

84.7

78.8-89.2

$35,000- 49,999

205

6.3

3.0-12.6

2.0

0.6- 6.0

1.2

0.4- 3.4

186

90.6

84.2-94.6

$50,000-74,999

151

1.0

0.3- 2.6

1.9

0.6- 6.1

0.4

0.1- 2.9

143

96.8

92.9-98.5

$75,000+

129

1.9

0.6- 5.9

1.4

0.3- 5.6

2.1

0.6- 7.4

121

94.6

89.0-97.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

720

173

23.4

19.8-27.5

143

18.3

15.1-22.0

182

24.0

20.4-28.1

222

34.3

30.0-38.8

1,270

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1,270

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

13.6

4.3-35.5

2.7

0.8- 8.4

5.3

1.7-15.4

78.4

60.0-89.7

Non-Veteran

1,930

168

7.6

6.3- 9.0

140

6.2

5.0- 7.5

178

8.0

6.7- 9.6

1,444

78.2

76.0-80.4

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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.

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