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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,172	447	4.9	4.3- 5.4	5,725	95.1	94.6-95.7
RACE
White	4,777	334	4.6	4.1- 5.3	4,443	95.4	94.7-95.9
African American	909	91	7.6	5.9- 9.7	818	92.4	90.3-94.1
Asian	42	1	1.2	0.2- 8.5	41	98.8	91.5-99.8
Native American	111	11	10.8	5.7-19.5	100	89.2	80.5-94.3
Other Minorities	311	9	1.1	0.6- 2.3	302	98.9	97.7-99.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	364	4	0.4	0.1- 1.1	360	99.6	98.9-99.9
-English Speaking	92	3	1.3	0.4- 4.1	89	98.7	95.9-99.6
-Spanish Speaking	272	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	271	99.8	98.8- 100
Non-Hispanic	5,805	442	5.4	4.8- 6.0	5,363	94.6	94.0-95.2
AGE
18-24	298	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5	295	99.6	98.5-99.9
25-34	862	17	1.5	0.9- 2.5	845	98.5	97.5-99.1
35-44	1,152	41	3.0	2.1- 4.2	1,111	97.0	95.8-97.9
45-54	1,232	80	5.6	4.3- 7.3	1,152	94.4	92.7-95.7
55-64	1,170	110	8.3	6.7-10.2	1,060	91.7	89.8-93.3
65-74	849	83	9.7	7.5-12.3	766	90.3	87.7-92.5
75+	588	112	17.5	14.1-21.4	476	82.5	78.6-85.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,036	127	7.2	5.7- 8.9	909	92.8	91.1-94.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,834	130	5.1	4.1- 6.2	1,704	94.9	93.8-95.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,352	89	4.7	3.7- 6.0	1,263	95.3	94.0-96.3
College Graduate	1,939	100	3.3	2.6- 4.1	1,839	96.7	95.9-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	563	107	12.3	9.8-15.4	456	87.7	84.6-90.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,022	107	6.6	5.2- 8.3	915	93.4	91.7-94.8
$25,000- 34,999	781	58	5.6	4.1- 7.7	723	94.4	92.3-95.9
$35,000- 49,999	928	52	4.1	3.0- 5.6	876	95.9	94.4-97.0
$50,000-74,999	919	29	2.1	1.3- 3.1	890	97.9	96.9-98.7
$75,000+	1,214	32	2.0	1.4- 3.0	1,182	98.0	97.0-98.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,863	447	19.3	17.2-21.4	1,416	80.7	78.6-82.8
No	4,132	0	0.0	. - .	4,132	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,093	222	8.7	7.5-10.2	1,871	91.3	89.8-92.5
Non-Veteran	4,072	225	3.5	3.0- 4.1	3,847	96.5	95.9-97.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,172

447

4.9

4.3- 5.4

5,725

95.1

94.6-95.7

RACE

White

4,777

334

4.6

4.1- 5.3

4,443

95.4

94.7-95.9

African American

909

7.6

5.9- 9.7

818

92.4

90.3-94.1

Asian

1.2

0.2- 8.5

98.8

91.5-99.8

Native American

111

10.8

5.7-19.5

100

89.2

80.5-94.3

Other Minorities

311

1.1

0.6- 2.3

302

98.9

97.7-99.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

364

0.4

0.1- 1.1

360

99.6

98.9-99.9

-English Speaking

1.3

0.4- 4.1

98.7

95.9-99.6

-Spanish Speaking

272

0.2

0.0- 1.2

271

99.8

98.8- 100

Non-Hispanic

5,805

442

5.4

4.8- 6.0

5,363

94.6

94.0-95.2

AGE

18-24

298

0.4

0.1- 1.5

295

99.6

98.5-99.9

25-34

862

1.5

0.9- 2.5

845

98.5

97.5-99.1

35-44

1,152

3.0

2.1- 4.2

1,111

97.0

95.8-97.9

45-54

1,232

5.6

4.3- 7.3

1,152

94.4

92.7-95.7

55-64

1,170

110

8.3

6.7-10.2

1,060

91.7

89.8-93.3

65-74

849

9.7

7.5-12.3

766

90.3

87.7-92.5

75+

588

112

17.5

14.1-21.4

476

82.5

78.6-85.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,036

127

7.2

5.7- 8.9

909

92.8

91.1-94.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,834

130

5.1

4.1- 6.2

1,704

94.9

93.8-95.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,352

4.7

3.7- 6.0

1,263

95.3

94.0-96.3

College Graduate

1,939

100

3.3

2.6- 4.1

1,839

96.7

95.9-97.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

563

107

12.3

9.8-15.4

456

87.7

84.6-90.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,022

107

6.6

5.2- 8.3

915

93.4

91.7-94.8

$25,000- 34,999

781

5.6

4.1- 7.7

723

94.4

92.3-95.9

$35,000- 49,999

928

4.1

3.0- 5.6

876

95.9

94.4-97.0

$50,000-74,999

919

2.1

1.3- 3.1

890

97.9

96.9-98.7

$75,000+

1,214

2.0

1.4- 3.0

1,182

98.0

97.0-98.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,863

447

19.3

17.2-21.4

1,416

80.7

78.6-82.8

4,132

0.0

. - .

4,132

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,093

222

8.7

7.5-10.2

1,871

91.3

89.8-92.5

Non-Veteran

4,072

225

3.5

3.0- 4.1

3,847

96.5

95.9-97.0

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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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