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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
North Carolina	16,654	927	5.2	4.7- 5.6	980	4.7	4.3- 5.1	1,114	5.2	4.8- 5.6	13,633	85.0	84.3-85.6
-Northeastern Partnership	1,136	96	7.4	5.6- 9.8	100	6.7	5.3- 8.4	104	6.8	5.4- 8.5	836	79.1	76.1-81.8
GENDER
Male	400	27	6.9	4.1-11.3	29	4.9	3.2- 7.3	34	5.7	3.9- 8.4	310	82.5	77.6-86.5
Female	736	69	8.0	6.1-10.4	71	8.5	6.6-11.0	70	7.8	5.9-10.3	526	75.7	72.0-79.0
RACE
White	673	36	5.6	3.3- 9.2	54	5.7	4.3- 7.7	39	4.4	3.0- 6.3	544	84.3	80.5-87.5
African American	408	58	11.6	8.6-15.6	42	8.7	6.1-12.3	61	11.2	8.2-15.0	247	68.5	62.8-73.6
Other Minorities	50	2	2.7	0.5-13.8	3	4.0	1.0-14.2	3	4.9	1.4-16.4	42	88.4	75.7-94.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	1	2.1	0.3-13.6	2	1.4	0.3- 6.0	0	0.0	. - .	32	96.6	87.5-99.1
Non-Hispanic	1,101	95	7.8	5.8-10.2	98	7.0	5.6- 8.8	104	7.2	5.7- 9.0	804	78.1	75.0-80.9
AGE
18-24	37	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .	36	98.7	91.0-99.8
25-34	123	6	8.9	2.9-24.0	4	2.7	0.9- 7.7	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	111	87.7	74.4-94.6
35-44	172	9	4.1	2.0- 8.1	9	5.2	2.5-10.7	8	3.0	1.3- 6.7	146	87.7	81.4-92.0
45-54	257	27	9.0	5.9-13.7	18	5.0	3.0- 8.2	35	9.7	6.7-14.0	177	76.3	70.2-81.4
55-64	239	23	8.2	5.1-13.0	30	11.6	7.9-16.7	37	16.0	10.8-23.0	149	64.2	56.7-71.1
65-74	170	17	12.6	7.3-20.7	24	15.9	10.2-24.1	16	10.1	5.7-17.0	113	61.4	52.2-69.9
75+	132	13	8.6	4.8-14.7	14	8.7	5.0-14.6	6	5.4	2.0-14.0	99	77.3	68.6-84.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	226	27	9.7	6.3-14.6	25	9.8	6.1-15.2	50	14.8	10.5-20.4	124	65.8	58.0-72.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	424	41	9.2	5.7-14.5	43	6.7	4.7- 9.4	28	5.3	3.3- 8.4	312	78.9	73.3-83.6
Some Post-H.S.	251	14	4.8	2.6- 8.7	18	5.3	3.3- 8.7	19	6.2	3.7-10.1	200	83.6	78.1-88.0
College Graduate	233	13	4.7	2.4- 8.8	14	5.3	2.9- 9.2	7	2.4	1.1- 5.3	199	87.7	82.4-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	187	24	12.4	7.7-19.4	29	11.9	7.7-18.0	48	21.9	15.5-30.1	86	53.7	44.3-62.8
$15,000- 24,999	225	25	8.2	5.1-13.0	25	9.2	5.7-14.6	18	5.4	3.1- 9.1	157	77.2	70.1-83.0
$25,000- 34,999	150	13	11.6	4.9-25.2	11	6.5	3.4-12.2	11	7.4	3.7-14.3	115	74.5	62.6-83.6
$35,000- 49,999	132	8	4.9	2.3-10.3	6	3.3	1.4- 7.4	3	1.7	0.5- 5.5	115	90.0	83.9-94.0
$50,000-74,999	130	4	2.7	0.9- 7.9	8	4.6	2.2- 9.3	2	1.2	0.3- 5.2	116	91.5	85.4-95.2
$75,000+	128	5	4.6	1.9-10.8	2	1.7	0.4- 6.6	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0	120	92.5	85.5-96.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	456	96	22.1	17.1-28.0	100	19.8	15.9-24.4	104	20.1	16.0-24.9	156	38.1	32.1-44.3
No	679	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	679	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	158	12	10.6	4.3-23.7	16	7.9	4.7-13.0	13	6.8	3.7-12.2	117	74.6	64.0-83.0
Non-Veteran	974	84	6.9	5.4- 8.8	84	6.5	5.0- 8.3	90	6.7	5.2- 8.7	716	79.9	76.9-82.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,654

927

5.2

4.7- 5.6

980

4.7

4.3- 5.1

1,114

5.2

4.8- 5.6

13,633

85.0

84.3-85.6

-Northeastern Partnership

1,136

7.4

5.6- 9.8

100

6.7

5.3- 8.4

104

6.8

5.4- 8.5

836

79.1

76.1-81.8

GENDER

Male

400

6.9

4.1-11.3

4.9

3.2- 7.3

5.7

3.9- 8.4

310

82.5

77.6-86.5

Female

736

8.0

6.1-10.4

8.5

6.6-11.0

7.8

5.9-10.3

526

75.7

72.0-79.0

RACE

White

673

5.6

3.3- 9.2

5.7

4.3- 7.7

4.4

3.0- 6.3

544

84.3

80.5-87.5

African American

408

11.6

8.6-15.6

8.7

6.1-12.3

11.2

8.2-15.0

247

68.5

62.8-73.6

Other Minorities

2.7

0.5-13.8

4.0

1.0-14.2

4.9

1.4-16.4

88.4

75.7-94.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.1

0.3-13.6

1.4

0.3- 6.0

0.0

. - .

96.6

87.5-99.1

Non-Hispanic

1,101

7.8

5.8-10.2

7.0

5.6- 8.8

104

7.2

5.7- 9.0

804

78.1

75.0-80.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.2- 9.0

0.0

. - .

98.7

91.0-99.8

25-34

123

8.9

2.9-24.0

2.7

0.9- 7.7

0.8

0.2- 3.1

111

87.7

74.4-94.6

35-44

172

4.1

2.0- 8.1

5.2

2.5-10.7

3.0

1.3- 6.7

146

87.7

81.4-92.0

45-54

257

9.0

5.9-13.7

5.0

3.0- 8.2

9.7

6.7-14.0

177

76.3

70.2-81.4

55-64

239

8.2

5.1-13.0

11.6

7.9-16.7

16.0

10.8-23.0

149

64.2

56.7-71.1

65-74

170

12.6

7.3-20.7

15.9

10.2-24.1

10.1

5.7-17.0

113

61.4

52.2-69.9

75+

132

8.6

4.8-14.7

8.7

5.0-14.6

5.4

2.0-14.0

77.3

68.6-84.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

226

9.7

6.3-14.6

9.8

6.1-15.2

14.8

10.5-20.4

124

65.8

58.0-72.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

424

9.2

5.7-14.5

6.7

4.7- 9.4

5.3

3.3- 8.4

312

78.9

73.3-83.6

Some Post-H.S.

251

4.8

2.6- 8.7

5.3

3.3- 8.7

6.2

3.7-10.1

200

83.6

78.1-88.0

College Graduate

233

4.7

2.4- 8.8

5.3

2.9- 9.2

2.4

1.1- 5.3

199

87.7

82.4-91.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

187

12.4

7.7-19.4

11.9

7.7-18.0

21.9

15.5-30.1

53.7

44.3-62.8

$15,000- 24,999

225

8.2

5.1-13.0

9.2

5.7-14.6

5.4

3.1- 9.1

157

77.2

70.1-83.0

$25,000- 34,999

150

11.6

4.9-25.2

6.5

3.4-12.2

7.4

3.7-14.3

115

74.5

62.6-83.6

$35,000- 49,999

132

4.9

2.3-10.3

3.3

1.4- 7.4

1.7

0.5- 5.5

115

90.0

83.9-94.0

$50,000-74,999

130

2.7

0.9- 7.9

4.6

2.2- 9.3

1.2

0.3- 5.2

116

91.5

85.4-95.2

$75,000+

128

4.6

1.9-10.8

1.7

0.4- 6.6

1.2

0.2- 8.0

120

92.5

85.5-96.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

456

22.1

17.1-28.0

100

19.8

15.9-24.4

104

20.1

16.0-24.9

156

38.1

32.1-44.3

679

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

679

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

158

10.6

4.3-23.7

7.9

4.7-13.0

6.8

3.7-12.2

117

74.6

64.0-83.0

Non-Veteran

974

6.9

5.4- 8.8

6.5

5.0- 8.3

6.7

5.2- 8.7

716

79.9

76.9-82.6

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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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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