BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,220	1,462	6.0	5.6- 6.4	15,758	94.0	93.6-94.4
-Northeastern Partnership	1,185	143	8.8	7.3-10.6	1,042	91.2	89.4-92.7
GENDER
Male	420	36	5.5	3.8- 7.9	384	94.5	92.1-96.2
Female	765	107	12.1	9.7-14.8	658	87.9	85.2-90.3
RACE
White	696	63	6.3	4.8- 8.4	633	93.7	91.6-95.2
African American	428	73	13.5	10.4-17.4	355	86.5	82.6-89.6
Other Minorities	54	6	5.3	2.0-13.1	48	94.7	86.9-98.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	3	3.4	0.9-12.2	34	96.6	87.8-99.1
Non-Hispanic	1,148	140	9.1	7.5-10.9	1,008	90.9	89.1-92.5
AGE
18-24	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	100	. - .
25-34	129	5	3.0	1.1- 7.5	124	97.0	92.5-98.9
35-44	178	9	4.8	2.3- 9.9	169	95.2	90.1-97.7
45-54	269	32	9.6	6.5-14.1	237	90.4	85.9-93.5
55-64	246	35	10.7	7.5-15.1	211	89.3	84.9-92.5
65-74	177	29	17.2	11.5-24.9	148	82.8	75.1-88.5
75+	142	33	21.0	14.7-29.1	109	79.0	70.9-85.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	243	54	15.4	11.3-20.7	189	84.6	79.3-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	439	52	8.8	6.4-12.0	387	91.2	88.0-93.6
Some Post-H.S.	261	19	5.2	3.1- 8.6	242	94.8	91.4-96.9
College Graduate	240	17	6.0	3.5-10.0	223	94.0	90.0-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	44	16.6	11.6-23.2	153	83.4	76.8-88.4
$15,000- 24,999	230	30	10.6	6.9-15.8	200	89.4	84.2-93.1
$25,000- 34,999	157	12	5.6	3.0-10.3	145	94.4	89.7-97.0
$35,000- 49,999	136	4	3.1	1.1- 8.6	132	96.9	91.4-98.9
$50,000-74,999	133	8	3.8	1.8- 7.7	125	96.2	92.3-98.2
$75,000+	130	5	2.9	1.1- 7.2	125	97.1	92.8-98.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	478	143	25.8	21.5-30.7	335	74.2	69.3-78.5
No	679	0	0.0	. - .	679	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	20	8.9	5.5-14.3	143	91.1	85.7-94.5
Non-Veteran	1,018	123	8.8	7.1-10.7	895	91.2	89.3-92.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,220

1,462

6.0

5.6- 6.4

15,758

94.0

93.6-94.4

-Northeastern Partnership

1,185

143

8.8

7.3-10.6

1,042

91.2

89.4-92.7

GENDER

Male

420

5.5

3.8- 7.9

384

94.5

92.1-96.2

Female

765

107

12.1

9.7-14.8

658

87.9

85.2-90.3

RACE

White

696

6.3

4.8- 8.4

633

93.7

91.6-95.2

African American

428

13.5

10.4-17.4

355

86.5

82.6-89.6

Other Minorities

5.3

2.0-13.1

94.7

86.9-98.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.4

0.9-12.2

96.6

87.8-99.1

Non-Hispanic

1,148

140

9.1

7.5-10.9

1,008

90.9

89.1-92.5

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

129

3.0

1.1- 7.5

124

97.0

92.5-98.9

35-44

178

4.8

2.3- 9.9

169

95.2

90.1-97.7

45-54

269

9.6

6.5-14.1

237

90.4

85.9-93.5

55-64

246

10.7

7.5-15.1

211

89.3

84.9-92.5

65-74

177

17.2

11.5-24.9

148

82.8

75.1-88.5

75+

142

21.0

14.7-29.1

109

79.0

70.9-85.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

243

15.4

11.3-20.7

189

84.6

79.3-88.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

439

8.8

6.4-12.0

387

91.2

88.0-93.6

Some Post-H.S.

261

5.2

3.1- 8.6

242

94.8

91.4-96.9

College Graduate

240

6.0

3.5-10.0

223

94.0

90.0-96.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

197

16.6

11.6-23.2

153

83.4

76.8-88.4

$15,000- 24,999

230

10.6

6.9-15.8

200

89.4

84.2-93.1

$25,000- 34,999

157

5.6

3.0-10.3

145

94.4

89.7-97.0

$35,000- 49,999

136

3.1

1.1- 8.6

132

96.9

91.4-98.9

$50,000-74,999

133

3.8

1.8- 7.7

125

96.2

92.3-98.2

$75,000+

130

2.9

1.1- 7.2

125

97.1

92.8-98.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

478

143

25.8

21.5-30.7

335

74.2

69.3-78.5

679

0.0

. - .

679

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

8.9

5.5-14.3

143

91.1

85.7-94.5

Non-Veteran

1,018

123

8.8

7.1-10.7

895

91.2

89.3-92.9

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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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