BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
North Carolina	16,654	927	5.2	4.7- 5.6	980	4.7	4.3- 5.1	1,114	5.2	4.8- 5.6	13,633	85.0	84.3-85.6
-Western NC	1,944	116	5.9	4.6- 7.5	132	5.4	4.3- 6.7	132	5.9	4.8- 7.2	1,564	82.9	80.6-84.9
GENDER
Male	688	43	7.4	5.0-10.7	46	4.8	3.4- 6.7	60	6.8	5.1- 9.2	539	81.0	77.1-84.3
Female	1,256	73	4.6	3.5- 6.0	86	5.9	4.4- 7.9	72	5.0	3.8- 6.7	1,025	84.5	81.8-86.8
RACE
White	1,731	93	5.3	4.1- 6.9	120	5.5	4.3- 7.0	117	6.1	4.9- 7.6	1,401	83.0	80.7-85.1
African American	93	14	8.3	4.5-14.7	6	5.1	1.5-15.8	8	6.5	2.8-14.3	65	80.2	69.0-88.1
Other Minorities	119	9	10.6	4.2-24.1	6	4.1	1.6-10.2	7	2.9	1.2- 6.4	97	82.4	70.2-90.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	76	3	7.2	1.8-24.5	4	2.6	0.8- 8.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	68	89.7	74.8-96.2
Non-Hispanic	1,866	113	5.8	4.6- 7.3	128	5.6	4.4- 7.0	131	6.3	5.1- 7.7	1,494	82.3	80.0-84.3
AGE
18-24	102	1	2.3	0.3-14.6	1	2.4	0.3-15.0	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	99	94.0	82.5-98.1
25-34	258	14	5.7	3.2-10.0	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	10	4.1	2.1- 7.8	231	89.3	84.2-92.9
35-44	299	10	5.7	2.5-12.6	15	4.9	2.8- 8.5	16	6.9	4.0-11.5	258	82.6	75.7-87.8
45-54	339	19	6.1	3.6-10.2	31	9.4	6.1-14.3	28	8.1	5.2-12.4	261	76.4	70.3-81.5
55-64	371	30	7.0	4.6-10.5	40	9.9	6.9-14.0	41	9.2	6.4-13.1	260	73.9	68.4-78.7
65-74	297	18	6.2	3.6-10.5	19	5.0	2.9- 8.3	17	5.4	3.2- 8.8	243	83.5	78.2-87.7
75+	271	23	9.1	5.7-14.2	23	6.8	4.3-10.7	19	6.3	3.9-10.0	206	77.8	71.8-82.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	332	30	7.3	4.1-12.6	28	5.5	3.4- 8.6	51	12.2	8.5-17.2	223	75.0	68.4-80.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	587	35	5.6	3.7- 8.3	47	7.1	4.7-10.6	36	4.8	3.3- 7.0	469	82.5	78.2-86.0
Some Post-H.S.	471	21	5.0	2.7- 9.2	38	5.8	4.0- 8.4	25	4.8	3.1- 7.4	387	84.3	79.8-88.0
College Graduate	546	29	6.0	3.9- 9.2	18	2.7	1.4- 5.0	20	3.5	2.0- 6.0	479	87.8	83.9-90.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	270	30	11.6	6.7-19.5	44	10.8	7.7-15.0	44	13.1	9.2-18.5	152	64.4	56.4-71.7
$15,000- 24,999	402	30	7.6	4.5-12.7	32	5.4	3.4- 8.4	38	8.9	6.1-12.6	302	78.1	72.4-83.0
$25,000- 34,999	268	13	5.6	3.1-10.0	17	6.1	3.6-10.2	15	5.0	2.7- 9.0	223	83.3	77.4-87.9
$35,000- 49,999	288	14	5.4	2.8-10.2	7	3.1	1.3- 7.1	5	2.0	0.8- 5.2	262	89.5	83.9-93.3
$50,000-74,999	213	6	3.5	1.6- 7.8	6	2.3	1.0- 5.4	3	1.1	0.3- 3.6	198	93.0	88.3-95.9
$75,000+	223	5	2.0	0.8- 4.8	6	5.0	1.5-15.1	3	0.6	0.2- 2.1	209	92.4	83.8-96.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	659	116	19.9	15.8-24.7	132	18.1	14.6-22.3	132	19.7	16.2-23.9	279	42.3	37.3-47.5
No	1,278	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1,278	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	258	20	9.7	6.1-15.3	21	7.8	4.7-12.6	23	8.8	5.4-13.9	194	73.7	66.7-79.7
Non-Veteran	1,686	96	5.3	4.0- 7.1	111	5.0	3.9- 6.5	109	5.4	4.3- 6.8	1,370	84.2	81.8-86.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,654

927

5.2

4.7- 5.6

980

4.7

4.3- 5.1

1,114

5.2

4.8- 5.6

13,633

85.0

84.3-85.6

-Western NC

1,944

116

5.9

4.6- 7.5

132

5.4

4.3- 6.7

132

5.9

4.8- 7.2

1,564

82.9

80.6-84.9

GENDER

Male

688

7.4

5.0-10.7

4.8

3.4- 6.7

6.8

5.1- 9.2

539

81.0

77.1-84.3

Female

1,256

4.6

3.5- 6.0

5.9

4.4- 7.9

5.0

3.8- 6.7

1,025

84.5

81.8-86.8

RACE

White

1,731

5.3

4.1- 6.9

120

5.5

4.3- 7.0

117

6.1

4.9- 7.6

1,401

83.0

80.7-85.1

African American

8.3

4.5-14.7

5.1

1.5-15.8

6.5

2.8-14.3

80.2

69.0-88.1

Other Minorities

119

10.6

4.2-24.1

4.1

1.6-10.2

2.9

1.2- 6.4

82.4

70.2-90.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.2

1.8-24.5

2.6

0.8- 8.7

0.5

0.1- 3.4

89.7

74.8-96.2

Non-Hispanic

1,866

113

5.8

4.6- 7.3

128

5.6

4.4- 7.0

131

6.3

5.1- 7.7

1,494

82.3

80.0-84.3

AGE

18-24

102

2.3

0.3-14.6

2.4

0.3-15.0

1.3

0.2- 8.9

94.0

82.5-98.1

25-34

258

5.7

3.2-10.0

0.9

0.3- 2.9

4.1

2.1- 7.8

231

89.3

84.2-92.9

35-44

299

5.7

2.5-12.6

4.9

2.8- 8.5

6.9

4.0-11.5

258

82.6

75.7-87.8

45-54

339

6.1

3.6-10.2

9.4

6.1-14.3

8.1

5.2-12.4

261

76.4

70.3-81.5

55-64

371

7.0

4.6-10.5

9.9

6.9-14.0

9.2

6.4-13.1

260

73.9

68.4-78.7

65-74

297

6.2

3.6-10.5

5.0

2.9- 8.3

5.4

3.2- 8.8

243

83.5

78.2-87.7

75+

271

9.1

5.7-14.2

6.8

4.3-10.7

6.3

3.9-10.0

206

77.8

71.8-82.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

332

7.3

4.1-12.6

5.5

3.4- 8.6

12.2

8.5-17.2

223

75.0

68.4-80.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

587

5.6

3.7- 8.3

7.1

4.7-10.6

4.8

3.3- 7.0

469

82.5

78.2-86.0

Some Post-H.S.

471

5.0

2.7- 9.2

5.8

4.0- 8.4

4.8

3.1- 7.4

387

84.3

79.8-88.0

College Graduate

546

6.0

3.9- 9.2

2.7

1.4- 5.0

3.5

2.0- 6.0

479

87.8

83.9-90.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

270

11.6

6.7-19.5

10.8

7.7-15.0

13.1

9.2-18.5

152

64.4

56.4-71.7

$15,000- 24,999

402

7.6

4.5-12.7

5.4

3.4- 8.4

8.9

6.1-12.6

302

78.1

72.4-83.0

$25,000- 34,999

268

5.6

3.1-10.0

6.1

3.6-10.2

5.0

2.7- 9.0

223

83.3

77.4-87.9

$35,000- 49,999

288

5.4

2.8-10.2

3.1

1.3- 7.1

2.0

0.8- 5.2

262

89.5

83.9-93.3

$50,000-74,999

213

3.5

1.6- 7.8

2.3

1.0- 5.4

1.1

0.3- 3.6

198

93.0

88.3-95.9

$75,000+

223

2.0

0.8- 4.8

5.0

1.5-15.1

0.6

0.2- 2.1

209

92.4

83.8-96.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

659

116

19.9

15.8-24.7

132

18.1

14.6-22.3

132

19.7

16.2-23.9

279

42.3

37.3-47.5

1,278

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1,278

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

258

9.7

6.1-15.3

7.8

4.7-12.6

8.8

5.4-13.9

194

73.7

66.7-79.7

Non-Veteran

1,686

5.3

4.0- 7.1

111

5.0

3.9- 6.5

109

5.4

4.3- 6.8

1,370

84.2

81.8-86.3

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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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