BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
TOTAL	1,683	112	5.4	4.3- 6.8	140	7.1	5.8- 8.7	166	7.6	6.3- 9.0	1,265	79.9	77.6-82.0
GENDER
Female	1,683	112	5.4	4.3- 6.8	140	7.1	5.8- 8.7	166	7.6	6.3- 9.0	1,265	79.9	77.6-82.0
RACE
African American	1,683	112	5.4	4.3- 6.8	140	7.1	5.8- 8.7	166	7.6	6.3- 9.0	1,265	79.9	77.6-82.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	1	4.1	0.5-26.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	95.9	73.4-99.5
-English Speaking	10	1	4.1	0.5-26.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	95.9	73.4-99.5
Non-Hispanic	1,669	109	5.4	4.2- 6.8	139	7.0	5.7- 8.5	166	7.7	6.4- 9.1	1,255	80.0	77.7-82.1
AGE
18-24	83	1	2.7	0.4-16.8	2	0.9	0.2- 3.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.2	79	95.6	85.3-98.8
25-34	239	11	4.1	1.9- 8.6	8	3.0	1.4- 6.3	8	2.5	1.2- 5.5	212	90.4	85.3-93.8
35-44	294	9	2.0	0.9- 4.1	14	4.0	2.3- 7.0	22	5.5	3.4- 8.7	249	88.5	84.3-91.8
45-54	350	26	7.3	4.7-11.2	38	10.3	6.8-15.3	38	9.7	6.6-14.0	248	72.7	66.7-78.0
55-64	321	29	8.7	5.8-12.9	40	12.8	9.0-17.9	58	17.7	13.2-23.2	194	60.8	54.3-66.9
65-74	237	20	8.7	5.2-14.1	21	7.6	4.7-12.0	26	10.3	6.6-15.7	170	73.5	66.3-79.6
75+	144	16	8.0	4.7-13.1	15	14.9	8.4-24.9	12	8.8	4.7-16.2	101	68.3	58.4-76.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	347	45	10.0	7.3-13.6	49	15.3	10.7-21.3	58	14.9	11.1-19.8	195	59.8	53.1-66.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	588	39	6.5	4.3- 9.7	38	5.3	3.7- 7.7	61	8.5	6.3-11.5	450	79.7	75.4-83.4
Some Post-H.S.	421	18	3.8	2.2- 6.6	30	5.7	3.8- 8.6	36	5.3	3.7- 7.7	337	85.1	81.1-88.4
College Graduate	325	9	1.3	0.7- 2.7	23	5.0	3.1- 8.1	11	2.2	1.1- 4.4	282	91.4	87.9-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	367	40	9.8	6.9-13.8	58	14.2	10.6-18.9	84	18.7	14.6-23.8	185	57.2	50.8-63.3
$15,000- 24,999	428	22	5.1	3.1- 8.5	34	8.0	5.3-12.1	40	8.0	5.6-11.4	332	78.8	73.6-83.2
$25,000- 34,999	226	12	2.7	1.4- 5.1	9	2.5	1.2- 5.3	4	1.1	0.3- 3.6	201	93.7	90.1-96.0
$35,000- 49,999	189	9	4.8	1.7-13.0	8	3.5	1.5- 7.8	11	6.8	3.5-13.0	161	84.9	76.7-90.5
$50,000-74,999	131	7	6.0	2.5-13.6	4	1.9	0.7- 5.1	3	2.4	0.7- 8.0	117	89.7	81.9-94.4
$75,000+	101	2	0.7	0.2- 2.6	1	1.1	0.1- 7.2	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	97	98.0	93.7-99.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	650	112	16.5	13.2-20.4	140	21.7	18.0-26.0	166	23.0	19.4-27.1	232	38.7	34.0-43.6
No	1,029	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1,029	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	58	9	12.8	5.7-26.2	7	8.5	3.5-19.1	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	41	77.9	63.8-87.6
Non-Veteran	1,623	103	5.1	4.0- 6.5	133	7.1	5.7- 8.7	165	7.9	6.6- 9.4	1,222	80.0	77.6-82.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,683

112

5.4

4.3- 6.8

140

7.1

5.8- 8.7

166

7.6

6.3- 9.0

1,265

79.9

77.6-82.0

GENDER

Female

1,683

112

5.4

4.3- 6.8

140

7.1

5.8- 8.7

166

7.6

6.3- 9.0

1,265

79.9

77.6-82.0

RACE

African American

1,683

112

5.4

4.3- 6.8

140

7.1

5.8- 8.7

166

7.6

6.3- 9.0

1,265

79.9

77.6-82.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.1

0.5-26.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

95.9

73.4-99.5

-English Speaking

4.1

0.5-26.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

95.9

73.4-99.5

Non-Hispanic

1,669

109

5.4

4.2- 6.8

139

7.0

5.7- 8.5

166

7.7

6.4- 9.1

1,255

80.0

77.7-82.1

AGE

18-24

2.7

0.4-16.8

0.9

0.2- 3.9

0.8

0.1- 5.2

95.6

85.3-98.8

25-34

239

4.1

1.9- 8.6

3.0

1.4- 6.3

2.5

1.2- 5.5

212

90.4

85.3-93.8

35-44

294

2.0

0.9- 4.1

4.0

2.3- 7.0

5.5

3.4- 8.7

249

88.5

84.3-91.8

45-54

350

7.3

4.7-11.2

10.3

6.8-15.3

9.7

6.6-14.0

248

72.7

66.7-78.0

55-64

321

8.7

5.8-12.9

12.8

9.0-17.9

17.7

13.2-23.2

194

60.8

54.3-66.9

65-74

237

8.7

5.2-14.1

7.6

4.7-12.0

10.3

6.6-15.7

170

73.5

66.3-79.6

75+

144

8.0

4.7-13.1

14.9

8.4-24.9

8.8

4.7-16.2

101

68.3

58.4-76.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

347

10.0

7.3-13.6

15.3

10.7-21.3

14.9

11.1-19.8

195

59.8

53.1-66.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

588

6.5

4.3- 9.7

5.3

3.7- 7.7

8.5

6.3-11.5

450

79.7

75.4-83.4

Some Post-H.S.

421

3.8

2.2- 6.6

5.7

3.8- 8.6

5.3

3.7- 7.7

337

85.1

81.1-88.4

College Graduate

325

1.3

0.7- 2.7

5.0

3.1- 8.1

2.2

1.1- 4.4

282

91.4

87.9-94.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

367

9.8

6.9-13.8

14.2

10.6-18.9

18.7

14.6-23.8

185

57.2

50.8-63.3

$15,000- 24,999

428

5.1

3.1- 8.5

8.0

5.3-12.1

8.0

5.6-11.4

332

78.8

73.6-83.2

$25,000- 34,999

226

2.7

1.4- 5.1

2.5

1.2- 5.3

1.1

0.3- 3.6

201

93.7

90.1-96.0

$35,000- 49,999

189

4.8

1.7-13.0

3.5

1.5- 7.8

6.8

3.5-13.0

161

84.9

76.7-90.5

$50,000-74,999

131

6.0

2.5-13.6

1.9

0.7- 5.1

2.4

0.7- 8.0

117

89.7

81.9-94.4

$75,000+

101

0.7

0.2- 2.6

1.1

0.1- 7.2

0.3

0.0- 1.8

98.0

93.7-99.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

650

112

16.5

13.2-20.4

140

21.7

18.0-26.0

166

23.0

19.4-27.1

232

38.7

34.0-43.6

1,029

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1,029

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

12.8

5.7-26.2

8.5

3.5-19.1

0.8

0.1- 5.3

77.9

63.8-87.6

Non-Veteran

1,623

103

5.1

4.0- 6.5

133

7.1

5.7- 8.7

165

7.9

6.6- 9.4

1,222

80.0

77.6-82.2

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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.

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