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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,048	1,015	7.0	6.5- 7.6	10,033	93.0	92.4-93.5
RACE
White	8,226	704	6.3	5.8- 7.0	7,522	93.7	93.0-94.2
African American	2,112	269	11.5	10.0-13.2	1,843	88.5	86.8-90.0
Asian	73	0	0.0	. - .	73	100	. - .
Native American	184	22	9.7	5.7-15.9	162	90.3	84.1-94.3
Other Minorities	415	14	1.9	1.0- 3.7	401	98.1	96.3-99.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	515	13	2.1	1.0- 4.3	502	97.9	95.7-99.0
-English Speaking	176	12	6.2	2.8-13.0	164	93.8	87.0-97.2
-Spanish Speaking	339	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	338	99.6	97.0-99.9
Non-Hispanic	10,521	999	7.4	6.9- 8.0	9,522	92.6	92.0-93.1
AGE
18-24	521	8	1.7	0.7- 4.0	513	98.3	96.0-99.3
25-34	1,536	21	1.1	0.7- 1.7	1,515	98.9	98.3-99.3
35-44	2,036	73	3.1	2.4- 4.1	1,963	96.9	95.9-97.6
45-54	2,094	158	6.6	5.5- 8.0	1,936	93.4	92.0-94.5
55-64	1,976	212	9.7	8.3-11.3	1,764	90.3	88.7-91.7
65-74	1,527	196	12.5	10.7-14.6	1,331	87.5	85.4-89.3
75+	1,292	341	24.7	22.0-27.6	951	75.3	72.4-78.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,691	328	14.4	12.6-16.4	1,363	85.6	83.6-87.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,358	300	6.9	6.0- 7.9	3,058	93.1	92.1-94.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,844	218	5.7	4.8- 6.7	2,626	94.3	93.3-95.2
College Graduate	3,131	163	4.3	3.5- 5.2	2,968	95.7	94.8-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,513	318	16.5	14.5-18.8	1,195	83.5	81.2-85.5
$15,000- 24,999	2,066	217	8.8	7.4-10.5	1,849	91.2	89.5-92.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,339	87	5.2	4.0- 6.7	1,252	94.8	93.3-96.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,415	61	4.0	3.0- 5.3	1,354	96.0	94.7-97.0
$50,000-74,999	1,324	38	2.3	1.5- 3.3	1,286	97.7	96.7-98.5
$75,000+	1,576	35	2.1	1.4- 3.0	1,541	97.9	97.0-98.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,544	1,015	24.3	22.6-26.1	2,529	75.7	73.9-77.4
No	7,235	0	0.0	. - .	7,235	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	225	24	6.5	4.1-10.1	201	93.5	89.9-95.9
Non-Veteran	10,818	989	7.1	6.5- 7.6	9,829	92.9	92.4-93.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,048

1,015

7.0

6.5- 7.6

10,033

93.0

92.4-93.5

RACE

White

8,226

704

6.3

5.8- 7.0

7,522

93.7

93.0-94.2

African American

2,112

269

11.5

10.0-13.2

1,843

88.5

86.8-90.0

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

184

9.7

5.7-15.9

162

90.3

84.1-94.3

Other Minorities

415

1.9

1.0- 3.7

401

98.1

96.3-99.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

515

2.1

1.0- 4.3

502

97.9

95.7-99.0

-English Speaking

176

6.2

2.8-13.0

164

93.8

87.0-97.2

-Spanish Speaking

339

0.4

0.1- 3.0

338

99.6

97.0-99.9

Non-Hispanic

10,521

999

7.4

6.9- 8.0

9,522

92.6

92.0-93.1

AGE

18-24

521

1.7

0.7- 4.0

513

98.3

96.0-99.3

25-34

1,536

1.1

0.7- 1.7

1,515

98.9

98.3-99.3

35-44

2,036

3.1

2.4- 4.1

1,963

96.9

95.9-97.6

45-54

2,094

158

6.6

5.5- 8.0

1,936

93.4

92.0-94.5

55-64

1,976

212

9.7

8.3-11.3

1,764

90.3

88.7-91.7

65-74

1,527

196

12.5

10.7-14.6

1,331

87.5

85.4-89.3

75+

1,292

341

24.7

22.0-27.6

951

75.3

72.4-78.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,691

328

14.4

12.6-16.4

1,363

85.6

83.6-87.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,358

300

6.9

6.0- 7.9

3,058

93.1

92.1-94.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,844

218

5.7

4.8- 6.7

2,626

94.3

93.3-95.2

College Graduate

3,131

163

4.3

3.5- 5.2

2,968

95.7

94.8-96.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,513

318

16.5

14.5-18.8

1,195

83.5

81.2-85.5

$15,000- 24,999

2,066

217

8.8

7.4-10.5

1,849

91.2

89.5-92.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,339

5.2

4.0- 6.7

1,252

94.8

93.3-96.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,415

4.0

3.0- 5.3

1,354

96.0

94.7-97.0

$50,000-74,999

1,324

2.3

1.5- 3.3

1,286

97.7

96.7-98.5

$75,000+

1,576

2.1

1.4- 3.0

1,541

97.9

97.0-98.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,544

1,015

24.3

22.6-26.1

2,529

75.7

73.9-77.4

7,235

0.0

. - .

7,235

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

225

6.5

4.1-10.1

201

93.5

89.9-95.9

Non-Veteran

10,818

989

7.1

6.5- 7.6

9,829

92.9

92.4-93.5

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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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