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

Disability-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
TOTAL	719	80	11.1	8.4-14.6	55	6.6	4.8- 9.0	79	9.6	7.3-12.5	505	72.6	68.3-76.6
GENDER
Male	719	80	11.1	8.4-14.6	55	6.6	4.8- 9.0	79	9.6	7.3-12.5	505	72.6	68.3-76.6
RACE
African American	719	80	11.1	8.4-14.6	55	6.6	4.8- 9.0	79	9.6	7.3-12.5	505	72.6	68.3-76.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	1	6.3	0.8-35.5	1	9.7	1.3-46.9	0	0.0	. - .	9	84.0	50.5-96.4
-English Speaking	10	1	7.0	0.9-38.8	1	10.8	1.4-50.6	0	0.0	. - .	8	82.1	46.3-96.1
-Spanish Speaking	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	706	78	11.1	8.3-14.6	54	6.6	4.8- 9.0	79	9.8	7.4-12.7	495	72.6	68.2-76.6
AGE
18-24	40	5	13.3	5.3-29.4	1	2.1	0.3-13.8	2	5.5	1.2-22.0	32	79.1	61.8-89.8
25-34	85	10	13.0	6.5-24.4	2	1.6	0.4- 6.1	2	3.4	0.8-12.6	71	82.1	70.4-89.8
35-44	134	6	6.8	2.3-18.7	7	5.8	2.4-13.2	7	4.5	2.1- 9.6	114	82.9	72.3-89.9
45-54	159	19	11.1	6.6-18.0	19	10.5	6.1-17.5	24	15.6	10.0-23.6	97	62.8	53.0-71.6
55-64	135	15	10.9	6.2-18.3	13	12.3	6.9-20.8	26	15.3	9.6-23.4	81	61.6	51.6-70.7
65-74	107	15	14.8	8.5-24.5	9	9.3	4.5-18.1	11	10.7	5.2-20.6	72	65.2	53.8-75.1
75+	57	10	12.8	6.4-24.0	4	3.8	1.3-10.5	7	19.5	8.9-37.7	36	63.9	47.9-77.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	157	29	20.6	12.9-31.0	12	5.7	2.8-11.1	32	18.3	12.0-27.1	84	55.4	44.8-65.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	265	29	11.1	6.6-17.9	19	7.6	4.5-12.5	19	5.2	3.1- 8.7	198	76.2	68.8-82.3
Some Post-H.S.	144	12	7.8	4.1-14.4	12	5.8	3.1-10.5	21	15.3	9.2-24.4	99	71.2	61.4-79.3
College Graduate	151	10	6.6	3.3-12.8	12	6.7	3.4-13.1	5	2.9	1.0- 8.1	124	83.8	75.7-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	99	17	19.2	9.2-35.9	15	14.7	7.7-26.1	25	23.0	14.2-35.0	42	43.2	30.5-56.8
$15,000- 24,999	140	17	11.8	6.5-20.5	13	7.9	4.1-14.6	17	11.9	6.3-21.2	93	68.4	57.5-77.6
$25,000- 34,999	106	11	9.6	5.0-17.5	7	7.4	3.3-15.7	9	8.2	4.0-16.2	79	74.7	63.6-83.3
$35,000- 49,999	114	11	11.0	5.8-19.7	7	4.0	1.8- 8.7	5	3.8	1.3-10.3	91	81.3	71.9-88.1
$50,000-74,999	82	6	5.5	2.1-13.7	4	4.5	1.4-13.7	6	6.6	2.8-14.7	66	83.4	72.7-90.4
$75,000+	82	3	3.5	0.8-13.7	2	2.8	0.5-13.0	6	7.0	2.8-16.2	71	86.8	75.4-93.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	282	80	31.7	24.8-39.4	55	18.8	13.9-24.9	79	27.3	21.2-34.3	68	22.3	17.0-28.7
No	436	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	436	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	218	24	9.0	5.6-14.1	25	12.0	7.7-18.4	31	13.6	9.1-19.9	138	65.4	57.2-72.7
Non-Veteran	497	56	12.0	8.6-16.5	30	4.7	3.0- 7.2	48	8.2	5.7-11.7	363	75.1	69.8-79.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

719

11.1

8.4-14.6

6.6

4.8- 9.0

9.6

7.3-12.5

505

72.6

68.3-76.6

GENDER

Male

719

11.1

8.4-14.6

6.6

4.8- 9.0

9.6

7.3-12.5

505

72.6

68.3-76.6

RACE

African American

719

11.1

8.4-14.6

6.6

4.8- 9.0

9.6

7.3-12.5

505

72.6

68.3-76.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

6.3

0.8-35.5

9.7

1.3-46.9

0.0

. - .

84.0

50.5-96.4

-English Speaking

7.0

0.9-38.8

10.8

1.4-50.6

0.0

. - .

82.1

46.3-96.1

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

706

11.1

8.3-14.6

6.6

4.8- 9.0

9.8

7.4-12.7

495

72.6

68.2-76.6

AGE

18-24

13.3

5.3-29.4

2.1

0.3-13.8

5.5

1.2-22.0

79.1

61.8-89.8

25-34

13.0

6.5-24.4

1.6

0.4- 6.1

3.4

0.8-12.6

82.1

70.4-89.8

35-44

134

6.8

2.3-18.7

5.8

2.4-13.2

4.5

2.1- 9.6

114

82.9

72.3-89.9

45-54

159

11.1

6.6-18.0

10.5

6.1-17.5

15.6

10.0-23.6

62.8

53.0-71.6

55-64

135

10.9

6.2-18.3

12.3

6.9-20.8

15.3

9.6-23.4

61.6

51.6-70.7

65-74

107

14.8

8.5-24.5

9.3

4.5-18.1

10.7

5.2-20.6

65.2

53.8-75.1

75+

12.8

6.4-24.0

3.8

1.3-10.5

19.5

8.9-37.7

63.9

47.9-77.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

157

20.6

12.9-31.0

5.7

2.8-11.1

18.3

12.0-27.1

55.4

44.8-65.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

265

11.1

6.6-17.9

7.6

4.5-12.5

5.2

3.1- 8.7

198

76.2

68.8-82.3

Some Post-H.S.

144

7.8

4.1-14.4

5.8

3.1-10.5

15.3

9.2-24.4

71.2

61.4-79.3

College Graduate

151

6.6

3.3-12.8

6.7

3.4-13.1

2.9

1.0- 8.1

124

83.8

75.7-89.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

19.2

9.2-35.9

14.7

7.7-26.1

23.0

14.2-35.0

43.2

30.5-56.8

$15,000- 24,999

140

11.8

6.5-20.5

7.9

4.1-14.6

11.9

6.3-21.2

68.4

57.5-77.6

$25,000- 34,999

106

9.6

5.0-17.5

7.4

3.3-15.7

8.2

4.0-16.2

74.7

63.6-83.3

$35,000- 49,999

114

11.0

5.8-19.7

4.0

1.8- 8.7

3.8

1.3-10.3

81.3

71.9-88.1

$50,000-74,999

5.5

2.1-13.7

4.5

1.4-13.7

6.6

2.8-14.7

83.4

72.7-90.4

$75,000+

3.5

0.8-13.7

2.8

0.5-13.0

7.0

2.8-16.2

86.8

75.4-93.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

282

31.7

24.8-39.4

18.8

13.9-24.9

27.3

21.2-34.3

22.3

17.0-28.7

436

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

436

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

218

9.0

5.6-14.1

12.0

7.7-18.4

13.6

9.1-19.9

138

65.4

57.2-72.7

Non-Veteran

497

12.0

8.6-16.5

4.7

3.0- 7.2

8.2

5.7-11.7

363

75.1

69.8-79.7

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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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