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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,998	475	19.7	17.6-21.9	1,523	80.3	78.1-82.4
GENDER
Male	714	156	17.7	14.7-21.1	558	82.3	78.9-85.3
Female	1,284	319	21.5	18.7-24.5	965	78.5	75.5-81.3
RACE
White	1,779	422	20.0	17.8-22.4	1,357	80.0	77.6-82.2
African American	94	26	21.1	12.7-32.8	68	78.9	67.2-87.3
Other Minorities	124	26	14.3	8.5-23.0	98	85.7	77.0-91.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	10	7.6	3.4-16.2	69	92.4	83.8-96.6
Non-Hispanic	1,917	465	20.7	18.5-23.0	1,452	79.3	77.0-81.5
AGE
18-24	102	7	7.6	2.9-18.5	95	92.4	81.5-97.1
25-34	267	39	13.3	9.2-18.8	228	86.7	81.2-90.8
35-44	311	50	15.3	11.2-20.6	261	84.7	79.4-88.8
45-54	347	94	27.5	22.2-33.5	253	72.5	66.5-77.8
55-64	379	112	26.4	21.6-31.8	267	73.6	68.2-78.4
65-74	308	79	21.8	17.2-27.2	229	78.2	72.8-82.8
75+	276	93	32.3	26.2-39.0	183	67.7	61.0-73.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	346	116	25.7	20.3-31.9	230	74.3	68.1-79.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	608	145	19.7	16.2-23.8	463	80.3	76.2-83.8
Some Post-H.S.	481	120	21.1	16.8-26.3	361	78.9	73.7-83.2
College Graduate	554	91	13.7	10.7-17.3	463	86.3	82.7-89.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	280	134	39.0	31.8-46.9	146	61.0	53.1-68.2
$15,000- 24,999	413	110	20.9	16.7-25.9	303	79.1	74.1-83.3
$25,000- 34,999	269	57	20.7	15.4-27.2	212	79.3	72.8-84.6
$35,000- 49,999	295	44	14.1	10.0-19.4	251	85.9	80.6-90.0
$50,000-74,999	215	31	11.6	7.5-17.7	184	88.4	82.3-92.5
$75,000+	226	20	8.0	5.0-12.6	206	92.0	87.4-95.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	674	475	67.0	61.8-71.9	199	33.0	28.1-38.2
No	1,278	0	0.0	. - .	1,278	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	266	73	27.3	21.4-34.1	193	72.7	65.9-78.6
Non-Veteran	1,732	402	18.6	16.4-21.0	1,330	81.4	79.0-83.6

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

-Western NC

1,998

475

19.7

17.6-21.9

1,523

80.3

78.1-82.4

GENDER

Male

714

156

17.7

14.7-21.1

558

82.3

78.9-85.3

Female

1,284

319

21.5

18.7-24.5

965

78.5

75.5-81.3

RACE

White

1,779

422

20.0

17.8-22.4

1,357

80.0

77.6-82.2

African American

21.1

12.7-32.8

78.9

67.2-87.3

Other Minorities

124

14.3

8.5-23.0

85.7

77.0-91.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.6

3.4-16.2

92.4

83.8-96.6

Non-Hispanic

1,917

465

20.7

18.5-23.0

1,452

79.3

77.0-81.5

AGE

18-24

102

7.6

2.9-18.5

92.4

81.5-97.1

25-34

267

13.3

9.2-18.8

228

86.7

81.2-90.8

35-44

311

15.3

11.2-20.6

261

84.7

79.4-88.8

45-54

347

27.5

22.2-33.5

253

72.5

66.5-77.8

55-64

379

112

26.4

21.6-31.8

267

73.6

68.2-78.4

65-74

308

21.8

17.2-27.2

229

78.2

72.8-82.8

75+

276

32.3

26.2-39.0

183

67.7

61.0-73.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

346

116

25.7

20.3-31.9

230

74.3

68.1-79.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

608

145

19.7

16.2-23.8

463

80.3

76.2-83.8

Some Post-H.S.

481

120

21.1

16.8-26.3

361

78.9

73.7-83.2

College Graduate

554

13.7

10.7-17.3

463

86.3

82.7-89.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

280

134

39.0

31.8-46.9

146

61.0

53.1-68.2

$15,000- 24,999

413

110

20.9

16.7-25.9

303

79.1

74.1-83.3

$25,000- 34,999

269

20.7

15.4-27.2

212

79.3

72.8-84.6

$35,000- 49,999

295

14.1

10.0-19.4

251

85.9

80.6-90.0

$50,000-74,999

215

11.6

7.5-17.7

184

88.4

82.3-92.5

$75,000+

226

8.0

5.0-12.6

206

92.0

87.4-95.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

674

475

67.0

61.8-71.9

199

33.0

28.1-38.2

1,278

0.0

. - .

1,278

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

266

27.3

21.4-34.1

193

72.7

65.9-78.6

Non-Veteran

1,732

402

18.6

16.4-21.0

1,330

81.4

79.0-83.6

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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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