BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	2,004	170	6.4	5.3- 7.7	1,834	93.6	92.3-94.7
GENDER
Male	715	63	6.8	5.0- 9.0	652	93.2	91.0-95.0
Female	1,289	107	6.0	4.7- 7.6	1,182	94.0	92.4-95.3
RACE
White	1,784	146	6.2	5.0- 7.6	1,638	93.8	92.4-95.0
African American	94	15	11.3	5.7-21.0	79	88.7	79.0-94.3
Other Minorities	125	9	4.9	2.3- 9.8	116	95.1	90.2-97.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	3	1.9	0.5- 7.5	76	98.1	92.5-99.5
Non-Hispanic	1,923	166	6.6	5.5- 8.0	1,757	93.4	92.0-94.5
AGE
18-24	102	1	1.6	0.2-10.4	101	98.4	89.6-99.8
25-34	267	4	1.1	0.4- 3.2	263	98.9	96.8-99.6
35-44	312	14	4.8	2.6- 8.7	298	95.2	91.3-97.4
45-54	349	21	6.6	3.9-10.9	328	93.4	89.1-96.1
55-64	380	33	6.7	4.4-10.0	347	93.3	90.0-95.6
65-74	309	34	9.2	6.3-13.3	275	90.8	86.7-93.7
75+	277	62	21.2	16.2-27.4	215	78.8	72.6-83.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	348	62	11.8	8.5-16.1	286	88.2	83.9-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	611	41	4.6	3.2- 6.6	570	95.4	93.4-96.8
Some Post-H.S.	481	38	5.9	4.0- 8.7	443	94.1	91.3-96.0
College Graduate	555	28	4.8	2.9- 7.9	527	95.2	92.1-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	281	55	13.6	10.0-18.3	226	86.4	81.7-90.0
$15,000- 24,999	416	43	9.1	6.1-13.2	373	90.9	86.8-93.9
$25,000- 34,999	270	19	5.8	3.4- 9.6	251	94.2	90.4-96.6
$35,000- 49,999	295	8	2.1	0.9- 4.6	287	97.9	95.4-99.1
$50,000-74,999	215	6	2.2	0.9- 5.3	209	97.8	94.7-99.1
$75,000+	226	3	0.9	0.3- 3.0	223	99.1	97.0-99.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	675	170	21.7	18.1-25.8	505	78.3	74.2-81.9
No	1,278	0	0.0	. - .	1,278	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	266	33	12.5	8.4-18.3	233	87.5	81.7-91.6
Non-Veteran	1,738	137	5.5	4.4- 6.7	1,601	94.5	93.3-95.6

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

-Western NC

2,004

170

6.4

5.3- 7.7

1,834

93.6

92.3-94.7

GENDER

Male

715

6.8

5.0- 9.0

652

93.2

91.0-95.0

Female

1,289

107

6.0

4.7- 7.6

1,182

94.0

92.4-95.3

RACE

White

1,784

146

6.2

5.0- 7.6

1,638

93.8

92.4-95.0

African American

11.3

5.7-21.0

88.7

79.0-94.3

Other Minorities

125

4.9

2.3- 9.8

116

95.1

90.2-97.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.9

0.5- 7.5

98.1

92.5-99.5

Non-Hispanic

1,923

166

6.6

5.5- 8.0

1,757

93.4

92.0-94.5

AGE

18-24

102

1.6

0.2-10.4

101

98.4

89.6-99.8

25-34

267

1.1

0.4- 3.2

263

98.9

96.8-99.6

35-44

312

4.8

2.6- 8.7

298

95.2

91.3-97.4

45-54

349

6.6

3.9-10.9

328

93.4

89.1-96.1

55-64

380

6.7

4.4-10.0

347

93.3

90.0-95.6

65-74

309

9.2

6.3-13.3

275

90.8

86.7-93.7

75+

277

21.2

16.2-27.4

215

78.8

72.6-83.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

348

11.8

8.5-16.1

286

88.2

83.9-91.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

611

4.6

3.2- 6.6

570

95.4

93.4-96.8

Some Post-H.S.

481

5.9

4.0- 8.7

443

94.1

91.3-96.0

College Graduate

555

4.8

2.9- 7.9

527

95.2

92.1-97.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

281

13.6

10.0-18.3

226

86.4

81.7-90.0

$15,000- 24,999

416

9.1

6.1-13.2

373

90.9

86.8-93.9

$25,000- 34,999

270

5.8

3.4- 9.6

251

94.2

90.4-96.6

$35,000- 49,999

295

2.1

0.9- 4.6

287

97.9

95.4-99.1

$50,000-74,999

215

2.2

0.9- 5.3

209

97.8

94.7-99.1

$75,000+

226

0.9

0.3- 3.0

223

99.1

97.0-99.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

675

170

21.7

18.1-25.8

505

78.3

74.2-81.9

1,278

0.0

. - .

1,278

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

266

12.5

8.4-18.3

233

87.5

81.7-91.6

Non-Veteran

1,738

137

5.5

4.4- 6.7

1,601

94.5

93.3-95.6

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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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