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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Disability

Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 16,779 5,412 28.0 27.1-28.9 11,367 72.0 71.1-72.9
-Western NC 1,953 675 30.1 27.5-32.8 1,278 69.9 67.2-72.5
GENDER 1,953 675 30.1 27.5-32.8 1,278 69.9 67.2-72.5
Male 692 239 29.1 25.1-33.4 453 70.9 66.6-74.9
Female 1,261 436 31.0 27.7-34.4 825 69.0 65.6-72.3
RACE 1,952 674 30.0 27.4-32.7 1,278 70.0 67.3-72.6
White 1,740 595 30.3 27.6-33.1 1,145 69.7 66.9-72.4
African American 93 41 30.6 20.1-43.5 52 69.4 56.5-79.9
Other Minorities 119 38 26.8 17.0-39.6 81 73.2 60.4-83.0
HISPANIC 1,951 674 30.0 27.5-32.8 1,277 70.0 67.2-72.5
Hispanic 76 19 20.3 10.9-34.6 57 79.7 65.4-89.1
Non-Hispanic 1,875 655 30.8 28.2-33.6 1,220 69.2 66.4-71.8
AGE 1,946 674 30.2 27.6-32.9 1,272 69.8 67.1-72.4
18-24 102 17 19.5 11.3-31.5 85 80.5 68.5-88.7
25-34 260 51 17.9 13.1-24.0 209 82.1 76.0-86.9
35-44 299 77 28.4 22.3-35.5 222 71.6 64.5-77.7
45-54 338 109 31.5 25.9-37.7 229 68.5 62.3-74.1
55-64 373 159 40.5 34.8-46.5 214 59.5 53.5-65.2
65-74 301 111 32.8 27.2-39.1 190 67.2 60.9-72.8
75+ 273 150 51.0 44.2-57.8 123 49.0 42.2-55.8
EDUCATION 1,944 672 30.1 27.5-32.8 1,272 69.9 67.2-72.5
Less Than H.S. 336 179 41.7 34.5-49.3 157 58.3 50.7-65.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 586 198 28.8 24.3-33.7 388 71.2 66.3-75.7
Some Post-H.S. 475 159 29.3 24.1-35.0 316 70.7 65.0-75.9
College Graduate 547 136 23.9 19.7-28.6 411 76.1 71.4-80.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME 1,670 559 29.1 26.4-32.0 1,111 70.9 68.0-73.6
Less than $15,000 277 167 51.9 43.6-60.1 110 48.1 39.9-56.4
$15,000- 24,999 401 164 35.2 29.3-41.6 237 64.8 58.4-70.7
$25,000- 34,999 266 92 32.7 26.3-39.8 174 67.3 60.2-73.7
$35,000- 49,999 290 61 19.6 14.7-25.6 229 80.4 74.4-85.3
$50,000-74,999 213 46 17.9 12.6-25.0 167 82.1 75.0-87.4
$75,000+ 223 29 14.4 8.9-22.4 194 85.6 77.6-91.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 260 107 40.8 33.9-48.0 153 59.2 52.0-66.1
Non-Veteran 1,693 568 28.6 25.8-31.5 1,125 71.4 68.5-74.2

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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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