BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Disability Status*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	16,779	5,412	28.0	27.1-28.9	11,367	72.0	71.1-72.9
-Piedmont NC	9,418	2,846	25.7	24.6-26.9	6,572	74.3	73.1-75.4
GENDER	9,418	2,846	25.7	24.6-26.9	6,572	74.3	73.1-75.4
Male	3,431	988	23.3	21.6-25.2	2,443	76.7	74.8-78.4
Female	5,987	1,858	28.1	26.6-29.5	4,129	71.9	70.5-73.4
RACE	9,377	2,834	25.7	24.6-26.9	6,543	74.3	73.1-75.4
White	7,350	2,219	25.4	24.1-26.7	5,131	74.6	73.3-75.9
African American	1,501	506	30.6	27.6-33.7	995	69.4	66.3-72.4
Other Minorities	526	109	19.1	15.1-23.9	417	80.9	76.1-84.9
HISPANIC	9,412	2,843	25.7	24.6-26.9	6,569	74.3	73.1-75.4
Hispanic	540	95	15.1	11.6-19.3	445	84.9	80.7-88.4
Non-Hispanic	8,872	2,748	26.9	25.7-28.1	6,124	73.1	71.9-74.3
AGE	9,372	2,835	25.8	24.6-26.9	6,537	74.2	73.1-75.4
18-24	421	79	19.7	15.3-25.0	342	80.3	75.0-84.7
25-34	1,308	197	14.5	12.2-17.1	1,111	85.5	82.9-87.8
35-44	1,836	351	17.5	15.5-19.7	1,485	82.5	80.3-84.5
45-54	1,799	503	27.6	25.1-30.3	1,296	72.4	69.7-74.9
55-64	1,698	638	36.7	33.9-39.5	1,060	63.3	60.5-66.1
65-74	1,269	504	38.5	35.3-41.7	765	61.5	58.3-64.7
75+	1,041	563	52.0	48.3-55.7	478	48.0	44.3-51.7
EDUCATION	9,403	2,838	25.7	24.5-26.9	6,565	74.3	73.1-75.5
Less Than H.S.	1,463	719	39.9	36.2-43.8	744	60.1	56.2-63.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,669	829	26.8	24.6-29.0	1,840	73.2	71.0-75.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,249	655	24.3	22.1-26.6	1,594	75.7	73.4-77.9
College Graduate	3,022	635	18.6	16.9-20.4	2,387	81.4	79.6-83.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME	8,023	2,324	24.5	23.3-25.7	5,699	75.5	74.3-76.7
Less than $15,000	1,016	593	49.2	44.6-53.7	423	50.8	46.3-55.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,594	603	32.2	29.0-35.5	991	67.8	64.5-71.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,113	323	27.6	24.2-31.3	790	72.4	68.7-75.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,237	294	20.8	18.2-23.7	943	79.2	76.3-81.8
$50,000-74,999	1,291	264	18.3	16.0-21.0	1,027	81.7	79.0-84.0
$75,000+	1,772	247	12.8	11.0-14.8	1,525	87.2	85.2-89.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,126	427	31.6	28.4-35.0	699	68.4	65.0-71.6
Non-Veteran	8,288	2,418	25.0	23.8-26.2	5,870	75.0	73.8-76.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,779

5,412

28.0

27.1-28.9

11,367

72.0

71.1-72.9

-Piedmont NC

9,418

2,846

25.7

24.6-26.9

6,572

74.3

73.1-75.4

GENDER

9,418

2,846

25.7

24.6-26.9

6,572

74.3

73.1-75.4

Male

3,431

988

23.3

21.6-25.2

2,443

76.7

74.8-78.4

Female

5,987

1,858

28.1

26.6-29.5

4,129

71.9

70.5-73.4

RACE

9,377

2,834

25.7

24.6-26.9

6,543

74.3

73.1-75.4

White

7,350

2,219

25.4

24.1-26.7

5,131

74.6

73.3-75.9

African American

1,501

506

30.6

27.6-33.7

995

69.4

66.3-72.4

Other Minorities

526

109

19.1

15.1-23.9

417

80.9

76.1-84.9

HISPANIC

9,412

2,843

25.7

24.6-26.9

6,569

74.3

73.1-75.4

Hispanic

540

15.1

11.6-19.3

445

84.9

80.7-88.4

Non-Hispanic

8,872

2,748

26.9

25.7-28.1

6,124

73.1

71.9-74.3

AGE

9,372

2,835

25.8

24.6-26.9

6,537

74.2

73.1-75.4

18-24

421

19.7

15.3-25.0

342

80.3

75.0-84.7

25-34

1,308

197

14.5

12.2-17.1

1,111

85.5

82.9-87.8

35-44

1,836

351

17.5

15.5-19.7

1,485

82.5

80.3-84.5

45-54

1,799

503

27.6

25.1-30.3

1,296

72.4

69.7-74.9

55-64

1,698

638

36.7

33.9-39.5

1,060

63.3

60.5-66.1

65-74

1,269

504

38.5

35.3-41.7

765

61.5

58.3-64.7

75+

1,041

563

52.0

48.3-55.7

478

48.0

44.3-51.7

EDUCATION

9,403

2,838

25.7

24.5-26.9

6,565

74.3

73.1-75.5

Less Than H.S.

1,463

719

39.9

36.2-43.8

744

60.1

56.2-63.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,669

829

26.8

24.6-29.0

1,840

73.2

71.0-75.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,249

655

24.3

22.1-26.6

1,594

75.7

73.4-77.9

College Graduate

3,022

635

18.6

16.9-20.4

2,387

81.4

79.6-83.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

8,023

2,324

24.5

23.3-25.7

5,699

75.5

74.3-76.7

Less than $15,000

1,016

593

49.2

44.6-53.7

423

50.8

46.3-55.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,594

603

32.2

29.0-35.5

991

67.8

64.5-71.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,113

323

27.6

24.2-31.3

790

72.4

68.7-75.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,237

294

20.8

18.2-23.7

943

79.2

76.3-81.8

$50,000-74,999

1,291

264

18.3

16.0-21.0

1,027

81.7

79.0-84.0

$75,000+

1,772

247

12.8

11.0-14.8

1,525

87.2

85.2-89.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,126

427

31.6

28.4-35.0

699

68.4

65.0-71.6

Non-Veteran

8,288

2,418

25.0

23.8-26.2

5,870

75.0

73.8-76.2

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Derived from 4 questions: 1) self-reported disability, 2) trouble learning or remembering, 3) activity limitation or 4) need for special equipment

^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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