BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	17,220	1,462	6.0	5.6- 6.4	15,758	94.0	93.6-94.4
GENDER
Male	6,172	447	4.9	4.3- 5.4	5,725	95.1	94.6-95.7
Female	11,048	1,015	7.0	6.5- 7.6	10,033	93.0	92.4-93.5
RACE
White	13,003	1,038	5.5	5.1- 6.0	11,965	94.5	94.0-94.9
African American	3,021	360	9.7	8.5-11.0	2,661	90.3	89.0-91.5
Asian	115	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	114	99.4	95.9-99.9
Native American	295	33	10.2	6.7-15.3	262	89.8	84.7-93.3
Other Minorities	726	23	1.5	0.9- 2.3	703	98.5	97.7-99.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	879	17	1.1	0.6- 2.0	862	98.9	98.0-99.4
-English Speaking	268	15	3.9	1.9- 7.7	253	96.1	92.3-98.1
-Spanish Speaking	611	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1	609	99.7	98.9-99.9
Non-Hispanic	16,326	1,441	6.4	6.0- 6.9	14,885	93.6	93.1-94.0
AGE
18-24	819	11	1.0	0.5- 2.1	808	99.0	97.9-99.5
25-34	2,398	38	1.3	0.9- 1.8	2,360	98.7	98.2-99.1
35-44	3,188	114	3.1	2.5- 3.8	3,074	96.9	96.2-97.5
45-54	3,326	238	6.1	5.2- 7.1	3,088	93.9	92.9-94.8
55-64	3,146	322	9.0	7.9-10.2	2,824	91.0	89.8-92.1
65-74	2,376	279	11.2	9.8-12.9	2,097	88.8	87.1-90.2
75+	1,880	453	22.1	20.0-24.4	1,427	77.9	75.6-80.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,727	455	10.5	9.4-11.9	2,272	89.5	88.1-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,192	430	6.0	5.3- 6.8	4,762	94.0	93.2-94.7
Some Post-H.S.	4,196	307	5.3	4.6- 6.0	3,889	94.7	94.0-95.4
College Graduate	5,070	263	3.8	3.2- 4.4	4,807	96.2	95.6-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,076	425	14.9	13.2-16.7	1,651	85.1	83.3-86.8
$15,000- 24,999	3,088	324	7.7	6.7- 8.9	2,764	92.3	91.1-93.3
$25,000- 34,999	2,120	145	5.4	4.4- 6.6	1,975	94.6	93.4-95.6
$35,000- 49,999	2,343	113	4.0	3.3- 5.0	2,230	96.0	95.0-96.7
$50,000-74,999	2,243	67	2.1	1.6- 2.8	2,176	97.9	97.2-98.4
$75,000+	2,790	67	2.0	1.6- 2.7	2,723	98.0	97.3-98.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,407	1,462	22.0	20.7-23.4	3,945	78.0	76.6-79.3
No	11,367	0	0.0	. - .	11,367	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,318	246	8.6	7.4- 9.9	2,072	91.4	90.1-92.6
Non-Veteran	14,890	1,214	5.6	5.2- 6.0	13,676	94.4	94.0-94.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,220

1,462

6.0

5.6- 6.4

15,758

94.0

93.6-94.4

GENDER

Male

6,172

447

4.9

4.3- 5.4

5,725

95.1

94.6-95.7

Female

11,048

1,015

7.0

6.5- 7.6

10,033

93.0

92.4-93.5

RACE

White

13,003

1,038

5.5

5.1- 6.0

11,965

94.5

94.0-94.9

African American

3,021

360

9.7

8.5-11.0

2,661

90.3

89.0-91.5

Asian

115

0.6

0.1- 4.1

114

99.4

95.9-99.9

Native American

295

10.2

6.7-15.3

262

89.8

84.7-93.3

Other Minorities

726

1.5

0.9- 2.3

703

98.5

97.7-99.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

879

1.1

0.6- 2.0

862

98.9

98.0-99.4

-English Speaking

268

3.9

1.9- 7.7

253

96.1

92.3-98.1

-Spanish Speaking

611

0.3

0.1- 1.1

609

99.7

98.9-99.9

Non-Hispanic

16,326

1,441

6.4

6.0- 6.9

14,885

93.6

93.1-94.0

AGE

18-24

819

1.0

0.5- 2.1

808

99.0

97.9-99.5

25-34

2,398

1.3

0.9- 1.8

2,360

98.7

98.2-99.1

35-44

3,188

114

3.1

2.5- 3.8

3,074

96.9

96.2-97.5

45-54

3,326

238

6.1

5.2- 7.1

3,088

93.9

92.9-94.8

55-64

3,146

322

9.0

7.9-10.2

2,824

91.0

89.8-92.1

65-74

2,376

279

11.2

9.8-12.9

2,097

88.8

87.1-90.2

75+

1,880

453

22.1

20.0-24.4

1,427

77.9

75.6-80.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,727

455

10.5

9.4-11.9

2,272

89.5

88.1-90.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,192

430

6.0

5.3- 6.8

4,762

94.0

93.2-94.7

Some Post-H.S.

4,196

307

5.3

4.6- 6.0

3,889

94.7

94.0-95.4

College Graduate

5,070

263

3.8

3.2- 4.4

4,807

96.2

95.6-96.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,076

425

14.9

13.2-16.7

1,651

85.1

83.3-86.8

$15,000- 24,999

3,088

324

7.7

6.7- 8.9

2,764

92.3

91.1-93.3

$25,000- 34,999

2,120

145

5.4

4.4- 6.6

1,975

94.6

93.4-95.6

$35,000- 49,999

2,343

113

4.0

3.3- 5.0

2,230

96.0

95.0-96.7

$50,000-74,999

2,243

2.1

1.6- 2.8

2,176

97.9

97.2-98.4

$75,000+

2,790

2.0

1.6- 2.7

2,723

98.0

97.3-98.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,407

1,462

22.0

20.7-23.4

3,945

78.0

76.6-79.3

11,367

0.0

. - .

11,367

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,318

246

8.6

7.4- 9.9

2,072

91.4

90.1-92.6

Non-Veteran

14,890

1,214

5.6

5.2- 6.0

13,676

94.4

94.0-94.8

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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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