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

Disability-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
TOTAL	855	68	7.2	5.3- 9.7	64	6.6	4.8- 9.0	92	8.0	6.2-10.3	631	78.1	74.6-81.3
GENDER
Male	855	68	7.2	5.3- 9.7	64	6.6	4.8- 9.0	92	8.0	6.2-10.3	631	78.1	74.6-81.3
RACE
African American	855	68	7.2	5.3- 9.7	64	6.6	4.8- 9.0	92	8.0	6.2-10.3	631	78.1	74.6-81.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	3	4.6	1.2-16.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.2	0.2- 8.5	39	94.1	82.6-98.2
-English Speaking	15	2	6.0	1.2-25.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	13	94.0	75.0-98.8
-Spanish Speaking	28	1	4.1	0.6-24.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.7	26	94.2	77.1-98.7
Non-Hispanic	812	65	7.4	5.4-10.1	64	7.2	5.2- 9.7	91	8.6	6.7-11.0	592	76.8	73.0-80.2
AGE
18-24	52	4	8.1	2.7-22.3	3	5.1	1.5-16.2	1	1.6	0.2-10.5	44	85.2	70.9-93.1
25-34	126	7	4.6	2.0-10.1	4	4.2	1.3-12.4	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	114	90.9	83.1-95.3
35-44	163	9	6.2	3.1-12.0	9	5.4	2.7-10.6	5	2.5	0.9- 7.0	140	85.9	78.9-90.9
45-54	204	12	5.4	2.9- 9.9	23	10.9	6.5-17.7	24	10.7	6.6-17.0	145	73.0	65.0-79.8
55-64	159	13	7.8	4.4-13.5	14	5.8	3.2-10.3	41	27.1	19.4-36.4	91	59.3	50.0-67.9
65-74	101	12	11.6	6.3-20.3	9	10.4	5.2-19.6	15	15.8	8.8-26.8	65	62.2	50.7-72.4
75+	50	11	17.1	8.5-31.2	2	3.4	0.8-14.2	5	8.2	3.1-19.8	32	71.3	56.1-82.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	188	20	12.0	6.4-21.4	16	5.1	2.8- 9.0	44	16.2	10.9-23.2	108	66.7	56.7-75.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	316	27	7.2	4.7-10.9	28	9.0	5.6-14.2	26	7.3	4.7-11.2	235	76.5	70.4-81.7
Some Post-H.S.	189	8	3.3	1.6- 6.7	13	5.4	2.8-10.3	12	3.8	1.8- 7.9	156	87.5	81.4-91.8
College Graduate	160	13	6.5	3.6-11.6	7	5.1	2.1-11.6	9	4.2	1.9- 9.0	131	84.2	76.8-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	143	24	18.5	11.4-28.6	23	11.7	7.1-18.9	32	18.5	12.5-26.7	64	51.2	40.9-61.5
$15,000- 24,999	192	19	8.2	4.9-13.4	20	9.3	5.2-16.2	27	10.8	6.9-16.5	126	71.7	63.5-78.7
$25,000- 34,999	126	8	4.5	2.1- 9.6	6	5.5	2.1-13.7	7	4.8	1.9-11.8	105	85.2	76.2-91.1
$35,000- 49,999	118	3	1.7	0.5- 5.6	5	3.7	1.4- 9.0	4	1.8	0.6- 5.3	106	92.8	86.8-96.2
$50,000-74,999	80	4	4.2	1.5-11.1	1	1.9	0.3-12.5	5	7.1	2.6-17.8	70	86.7	75.5-93.3
$75,000+	82	2	2.1	0.5- 8.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	0	0.0	. - .	79	97.2	91.1-99.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	312	68	23.3	17.6-30.1	64	21.4	16.0-28.0	92	26.0	20.5-32.2	88	29.3	23.3-36.2
No	538	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	538	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	236	21	8.5	5.3-13.2	20	6.9	4.3-10.9	32	10.2	6.8-14.9	163	74.5	68.0-80.1
Non-Veteran	618	47	6.9	4.7- 9.9	44	6.6	4.5- 9.5	60	7.4	5.4-10.1	467	79.1	74.9-82.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

855

7.2

5.3- 9.7

6.6

4.8- 9.0

8.0

6.2-10.3

631

78.1

74.6-81.3

GENDER

Male

855

7.2

5.3- 9.7

6.6

4.8- 9.0

8.0

6.2-10.3

631

78.1

74.6-81.3

RACE

African American

855

7.2

5.3- 9.7

6.6

4.8- 9.0

8.0

6.2-10.3

631

78.1

74.6-81.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.6

1.2-16.6

0.0

. - .

1.2

0.2- 8.5

94.1

82.6-98.2

-English Speaking

6.0

1.2-25.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

94.0

75.0-98.8

-Spanish Speaking

4.1

0.6-24.2

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.7

94.2

77.1-98.7

Non-Hispanic

812

7.4

5.4-10.1

7.2

5.2- 9.7

8.6

6.7-11.0

592

76.8

73.0-80.2

AGE

18-24

8.1

2.7-22.3

5.1

1.5-16.2

1.6

0.2-10.5

85.2

70.9-93.1

25-34

126

4.6

2.0-10.1

4.2

1.3-12.4

0.4

0.1- 2.7

114

90.9

83.1-95.3

35-44

163

6.2

3.1-12.0

5.4

2.7-10.6

2.5

0.9- 7.0

140

85.9

78.9-90.9

45-54

204

5.4

2.9- 9.9

10.9

6.5-17.7

10.7

6.6-17.0

145

73.0

65.0-79.8

55-64

159

7.8

4.4-13.5

5.8

3.2-10.3

27.1

19.4-36.4

59.3

50.0-67.9

65-74

101

11.6

6.3-20.3

10.4

5.2-19.6

15.8

8.8-26.8

62.2

50.7-72.4

75+

17.1

8.5-31.2

3.4

0.8-14.2

8.2

3.1-19.8

71.3

56.1-82.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

188

12.0

6.4-21.4

5.1

2.8- 9.0

16.2

10.9-23.2

108

66.7

56.7-75.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

316

7.2

4.7-10.9

9.0

5.6-14.2

7.3

4.7-11.2

235

76.5

70.4-81.7

Some Post-H.S.

189

3.3

1.6- 6.7

5.4

2.8-10.3

3.8

1.8- 7.9

156

87.5

81.4-91.8

College Graduate

160

6.5

3.6-11.6

5.1

2.1-11.6

4.2

1.9- 9.0

131

84.2

76.8-89.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

143

18.5

11.4-28.6

11.7

7.1-18.9

18.5

12.5-26.7

51.2

40.9-61.5

$15,000- 24,999

192

8.2

4.9-13.4

9.3

5.2-16.2

10.8

6.9-16.5

126

71.7

63.5-78.7

$25,000- 34,999

126

4.5

2.1- 9.6

5.5

2.1-13.7

4.8

1.9-11.8

105

85.2

76.2-91.1

$35,000- 49,999

118

1.7

0.5- 5.6

3.7

1.4- 9.0

1.8

0.6- 5.3

106

92.8

86.8-96.2

$50,000-74,999

4.2

1.5-11.1

1.9

0.3-12.5

7.1

2.6-17.8

86.7

75.5-93.3

$75,000+

2.1

0.5- 8.7

0.6

0.1- 4.5

0.0

. - .

97.2

91.1-99.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

312

23.3

17.6-30.1

21.4

16.0-28.0

26.0

20.5-32.2

29.3

23.3-36.2

538

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

538

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

236

8.5

5.3-13.2

6.9

4.3-10.9

10.2

6.8-14.9

163

74.5

68.0-80.1

Non-Veteran

618

6.9

4.7- 9.9

6.6

4.5- 9.5

7.4

5.4-10.1

467

79.1

74.9-82.9

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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.

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