BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,186	3,669	17.8	17.1-18.5	13,517	82.2	81.5-82.9
-Northeastern Partnership	1,179	320	22.3	19.5-25.3	859	77.7	74.7-80.5
GENDER
Male	415	102	18.7	14.6-23.7	313	81.3	76.3-85.4
Female	764	218	25.8	22.3-29.6	546	74.2	70.4-77.7
RACE
White	693	183	21.8	18.1-26.0	510	78.2	74.0-81.9
African American	426	124	24.0	19.6-29.0	302	76.0	71.0-80.4
Other Minorities	53	9	14.9	7.1-28.6	44	85.1	71.4-92.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	4	4.8	1.6-14.1	33	95.2	85.9-98.4
Non-Hispanic	1,142	316	23.3	20.3-26.4	826	76.7	73.6-79.7
AGE
18-24	37	3	12.1	3.4-35.0	34	87.9	65.0-96.6
25-34	128	21	14.8	9.3-22.7	107	85.2	77.3-90.7
35-44	178	33	15.6	10.5-22.6	145	84.4	77.4-89.5
45-54	267	72	21.9	16.9-27.8	195	78.1	72.2-83.1
55-64	246	84	33.5	26.9-40.8	162	66.5	59.2-73.1
65-74	175	50	27.6	20.6-35.8	125	72.4	64.2-79.4
75+	141	56	35.6	27.4-44.7	85	64.4	55.3-72.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	243	91	28.5	22.4-35.5	152	71.5	64.5-77.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	435	115	22.5	17.6-28.4	320	77.5	71.6-82.4
Some Post-H.S.	259	60	18.7	14.0-24.6	199	81.3	75.4-86.0
College Graduate	240	53	19.4	14.4-25.6	187	80.6	74.4-85.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	94	41.5	33.0-50.4	103	58.5	49.6-67.0
$15,000- 24,999	231	62	20.2	14.7-27.0	169	79.8	73.0-85.3
$25,000- 34,999	156	41	27.3	18.1-39.1	115	72.7	60.9-81.9
$35,000- 49,999	135	22	14.6	9.1-22.5	113	85.4	77.5-90.9
$50,000-74,999	132	21	12.5	7.7-19.8	111	87.5	80.2-92.3
$75,000+	130	17	14.5	8.7-23.2	113	85.5	76.8-91.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	476	320	65.4	59.4-71.0	156	34.6	29.0-40.6
No	679	0	0.0	. - .	679	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	161	47	22.3	16.0-30.0	114	77.7	70.0-84.0
Non-Veteran	1,015	273	22.4	19.3-25.8	742	77.6	74.2-80.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,186

3,669

17.8

17.1-18.5

13,517

82.2

81.5-82.9

-Northeastern Partnership

1,179

320

22.3

19.5-25.3

859

77.7

74.7-80.5

GENDER

Male

415

102

18.7

14.6-23.7

313

81.3

76.3-85.4

Female

764

218

25.8

22.3-29.6

546

74.2

70.4-77.7

RACE

White

693

183

21.8

18.1-26.0

510

78.2

74.0-81.9

African American

426

124

24.0

19.6-29.0

302

76.0

71.0-80.4

Other Minorities

14.9

7.1-28.6

85.1

71.4-92.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.8

1.6-14.1

95.2

85.9-98.4

Non-Hispanic

1,142

316

23.3

20.3-26.4

826

76.7

73.6-79.7

AGE

18-24

12.1

3.4-35.0

87.9

65.0-96.6

25-34

128

14.8

9.3-22.7

107

85.2

77.3-90.7

35-44

178

15.6

10.5-22.6

145

84.4

77.4-89.5

45-54

267

21.9

16.9-27.8

195

78.1

72.2-83.1

55-64

246

33.5

26.9-40.8

162

66.5

59.2-73.1

65-74

175

27.6

20.6-35.8

125

72.4

64.2-79.4

75+

141

35.6

27.4-44.7

64.4

55.3-72.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

243

28.5

22.4-35.5

152

71.5

64.5-77.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

435

115

22.5

17.6-28.4

320

77.5

71.6-82.4

Some Post-H.S.

259

18.7

14.0-24.6

199

81.3

75.4-86.0

College Graduate

240

19.4

14.4-25.6

187

80.6

74.4-85.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

197

41.5

33.0-50.4

103

58.5

49.6-67.0

$15,000- 24,999

231

20.2

14.7-27.0

169

79.8

73.0-85.3

$25,000- 34,999

156

27.3

18.1-39.1

115

72.7

60.9-81.9

$35,000- 49,999

135

14.6

9.1-22.5

113

85.4

77.5-90.9

$50,000-74,999

132

12.5

7.7-19.8

111

87.5

80.2-92.3

$75,000+

130

14.5

8.7-23.2

113

85.5

76.8-91.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

476

320

65.4

59.4-71.0

156

34.6

29.0-40.6

679

0.0

. - .

679

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

161

22.3

16.0-30.0

114

77.7

70.0-84.0

Non-Veteran

1,015

273

22.4

19.3-25.8

742

77.6

74.2-80.7

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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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