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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	9,658	1,919	16.1	15.2-17.0	7,739	83.9	83.0-84.8
GENDER
Male	3,519	644	13.9	12.6-15.3	2,875	86.1	84.7-87.4
Female	6,139	1,275	18.3	17.1-19.5	4,864	81.7	80.5-82.9
RACE
White	7,508	1,566	16.9	15.9-18.0	5,942	83.1	82.0-84.1
African American	1,565	283	16.2	14.1-18.7	1,282	83.8	81.3-85.9
Other Minorities	544	61	9.6	6.9-13.1	483	90.4	86.9-93.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	553	40	6.1	4.1- 8.8	513	93.9	91.2-95.9
Non-Hispanic	9,099	1,876	17.2	16.2-18.2	7,223	82.8	81.8-83.8
AGE
18-24	438	31	7.0	4.6-10.4	407	93.0	89.6-95.4
25-34	1,356	121	9.5	7.6-11.8	1,235	90.5	88.2-92.4
35-44	1,889	230	11.2	9.6-13.0	1,659	88.8	87.0-90.4
45-54	1,839	364	18.7	16.6-21.0	1,475	81.3	79.0-83.4
55-64	1,727	478	27.0	24.6-29.7	1,249	73.0	70.3-75.4
65-74	1,296	335	24.3	21.7-27.1	961	75.7	72.9-78.3
75+	1,065	352	30.2	27.1-33.5	713	69.8	66.5-72.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,504	441	22.2	19.5-25.2	1,063	77.8	74.8-80.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,751	547	16.4	14.7-18.1	2,204	83.6	81.9-85.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,300	469	16.1	14.4-17.9	1,831	83.9	82.1-85.6
College Graduate	3,085	455	12.7	11.3-14.3	2,630	87.3	85.7-88.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,040	402	29.9	26.3-33.8	638	70.1	66.2-73.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,639	410	20.6	18.1-23.3	1,229	79.4	76.7-81.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,138	207	17.1	14.3-20.3	931	82.9	79.7-85.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,263	202	13.7	11.6-16.1	1,061	86.3	83.9-88.4
$50,000-74,999	1,313	187	12.0	10.2-14.2	1,126	88.0	85.8-89.8
$75,000+	1,809	174	8.3	7.0- 9.9	1,635	91.7	90.1-93.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,839	1,919	64.6	62.0-67.1	920	35.4	32.9-38.0
No	6,572	0	0.0	. - .	6,572	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,148	291	20.9	18.2-23.9	857	79.1	76.1-81.8
Non-Veteran	8,505	1,628	15.5	14.6-16.5	6,877	84.5	83.5-85.4

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

-Piedmont NC

9,658

1,919

16.1

15.2-17.0

7,739

83.9

83.0-84.8

GENDER

Male

3,519

644

13.9

12.6-15.3

2,875

86.1

84.7-87.4

Female

6,139

1,275

18.3

17.1-19.5

4,864

81.7

80.5-82.9

RACE

White

7,508

1,566

16.9

15.9-18.0

5,942

83.1

82.0-84.1

African American

1,565

283

16.2

14.1-18.7

1,282

83.8

81.3-85.9

Other Minorities

544

9.6

6.9-13.1

483

90.4

86.9-93.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

553

6.1

4.1- 8.8

513

93.9

91.2-95.9

Non-Hispanic

9,099

1,876

17.2

16.2-18.2

7,223

82.8

81.8-83.8

AGE

18-24

438

7.0

4.6-10.4

407

93.0

89.6-95.4

25-34

1,356

121

9.5

7.6-11.8

1,235

90.5

88.2-92.4

35-44

1,889

230

11.2

9.6-13.0

1,659

88.8

87.0-90.4

45-54

1,839

364

18.7

16.6-21.0

1,475

81.3

79.0-83.4

55-64

1,727

478

27.0

24.6-29.7

1,249

73.0

70.3-75.4

65-74

1,296

335

24.3

21.7-27.1

961

75.7

72.9-78.3

75+

1,065

352

30.2

27.1-33.5

713

69.8

66.5-72.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,504

441

22.2

19.5-25.2

1,063

77.8

74.8-80.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,751

547

16.4

14.7-18.1

2,204

83.6

81.9-85.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,300

469

16.1

14.4-17.9

1,831

83.9

82.1-85.6

College Graduate

3,085

455

12.7

11.3-14.3

2,630

87.3

85.7-88.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,040

402

29.9

26.3-33.8

638

70.1

66.2-73.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,639

410

20.6

18.1-23.3

1,229

79.4

76.7-81.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,138

207

17.1

14.3-20.3

931

82.9

79.7-85.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,263

202

13.7

11.6-16.1

1,061

86.3

83.9-88.4

$50,000-74,999

1,313

187

12.0

10.2-14.2

1,126

88.0

85.8-89.8

$75,000+

1,809

174

8.3

7.0- 9.9

1,635

91.7

90.1-93.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,839

1,919

64.6

62.0-67.1

920

35.4

32.9-38.0

6,572

0.0

. - .

6,572

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,148

291

20.9

18.2-23.9

857

79.1

76.1-81.8

Non-Veteran

8,505

1,628

15.5

14.6-16.5

6,877

84.5

83.5-85.4

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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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