BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	9,673	772	5.5	5.0- 6.0	8,901	94.5	94.0-95.0
GENDER
Male	3,528	235	4.1	3.5- 4.8	3,293	95.9	95.2-96.5
Female	6,145	537	6.9	6.2- 7.6	5,608	93.1	92.4-93.8
RACE
White	7,518	590	5.2	4.7- 5.8	6,928	94.8	94.2-95.3
African American	1,570	172	9.1	7.6-11.0	1,398	90.9	89.0-92.4
Other Minorities	544	8	0.9	0.4- 2.0	536	99.1	98.0-99.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	556	5	0.8	0.3- 2.3	551	99.2	97.7-99.7
Non-Hispanic	9,111	767	6.0	5.5- 6.6	8,344	94.0	93.4-94.5
AGE
18-24	439	6	1.0	0.4- 2.5	433	99.0	97.5-99.6
25-34	1,357	13	0.8	0.4- 1.6	1,344	99.2	98.4-99.6
35-44	1,891	53	2.3	1.7- 3.2	1,838	97.7	96.8-98.3
45-54	1,840	116	5.4	4.3- 6.8	1,724	94.6	93.2-95.7
55-64	1,730	170	9.3	7.8-11.0	1,560	90.7	89.0-92.2
65-74	1,301	147	11.3	9.3-13.6	1,154	88.7	86.4-90.7
75+	1,067	263	22.8	20.0-25.9	804	77.2	74.1-80.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,513	230	9.7	8.2-11.5	1,283	90.3	88.5-91.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,752	234	6.4	5.4- 7.5	2,518	93.6	92.5-94.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,300	157	4.6	3.8- 5.5	2,143	95.4	94.5-96.2
College Graduate	3,090	146	3.2	2.6- 3.9	2,944	96.8	96.1-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,044	204	13.7	11.5-16.2	840	86.3	83.8-88.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,639	175	7.3	6.1- 8.8	1,464	92.7	91.2-93.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,139	72	5.5	4.0- 7.4	1,067	94.5	92.6-96.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,264	69	4.7	3.5- 6.2	1,195	95.3	93.8-96.5
$50,000-74,999	1,314	37	1.9	1.3- 2.8	1,277	98.1	97.2-98.7
$75,000+	1,811	42	1.9	1.3- 2.6	1,769	98.1	97.4-98.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,845	772	22.1	20.3-24.0	2,073	77.9	76.0-79.7
No	6,572	0	0.0	. - .	6,572	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,152	125	8.4	6.8-10.3	1,027	91.6	89.7-93.2
Non-Veteran	8,516	647	5.1	4.7- 5.7	7,869	94.9	94.3-95.3

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

-Piedmont NC

9,673

772

5.5

5.0- 6.0

8,901

94.5

94.0-95.0

GENDER

Male

3,528

235

4.1

3.5- 4.8

3,293

95.9

95.2-96.5

Female

6,145

537

6.9

6.2- 7.6

5,608

93.1

92.4-93.8

RACE

White

7,518

590

5.2

4.7- 5.8

6,928

94.8

94.2-95.3

African American

1,570

172

9.1

7.6-11.0

1,398

90.9

89.0-92.4

Other Minorities

544

0.9

0.4- 2.0

536

99.1

98.0-99.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

556

0.8

0.3- 2.3

551

99.2

97.7-99.7

Non-Hispanic

9,111

767

6.0

5.5- 6.6

8,344

94.0

93.4-94.5

AGE

18-24

439

1.0

0.4- 2.5

433

99.0

97.5-99.6

25-34

1,357

0.8

0.4- 1.6

1,344

99.2

98.4-99.6

35-44

1,891

2.3

1.7- 3.2

1,838

97.7

96.8-98.3

45-54

1,840

116

5.4

4.3- 6.8

1,724

94.6

93.2-95.7

55-64

1,730

170

9.3

7.8-11.0

1,560

90.7

89.0-92.2

65-74

1,301

147

11.3

9.3-13.6

1,154

88.7

86.4-90.7

75+

1,067

263

22.8

20.0-25.9

804

77.2

74.1-80.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,513

230

9.7

8.2-11.5

1,283

90.3

88.5-91.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,752

234

6.4

5.4- 7.5

2,518

93.6

92.5-94.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,300

157

4.6

3.8- 5.5

2,143

95.4

94.5-96.2

College Graduate

3,090

146

3.2

2.6- 3.9

2,944

96.8

96.1-97.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,044

204

13.7

11.5-16.2

840

86.3

83.8-88.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,639

175

7.3

6.1- 8.8

1,464

92.7

91.2-93.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,139

5.5

4.0- 7.4

1,067

94.5

92.6-96.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,264

4.7

3.5- 6.2

1,195

95.3

93.8-96.5

$50,000-74,999

1,314

1.9

1.3- 2.8

1,277

98.1

97.2-98.7

$75,000+

1,811

1.9

1.3- 2.6

1,769

98.1

97.4-98.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,845

772

22.1

20.3-24.0

2,073

77.9

76.0-79.7

6,572

0.0

. - .

6,572

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,152

125

8.4

6.8-10.3

1,027

91.6

89.7-93.2

Non-Veteran

8,516

647

5.1

4.7- 5.7

7,869

94.9

94.3-95.3

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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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