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	5,475	379	5.9	5.1- 6.9	359	5.1	4.4- 5.8	416	6.1	5.3- 6.9	4,321	83.0	81.6-84.2
RACE
White	4,224	267	5.3	4.3- 6.3	284	5.3	4.5- 6.2	308	5.9	5.0- 6.8	3,365	83.6	82.0-85.0
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
Asian	31	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.3	2	3.2	0.7-12.9	28	95.1	84.9-98.6
Native American	104	10	10.5	5.0-20.8	12	16.4	8.5-29.1	13	10.6	5.4-19.6	69	62.5	49.3-74.2
Other Minorities	374	20	3.6	2.1- 6.0	6	0.7	0.3- 1.6	13	2.9	1.4- 5.7	335	92.8	89.5-95.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	365	18	3.1	1.8- 5.3	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	9	1.9	0.8- 4.6	333	94.2	91.1-96.2
-English Speaking	100	9	6.6	3.1-13.7	4	3.9	1.3-10.8	5	4.1	1.2-12.9	82	85.4	75.6-91.7
-Spanish Speaking	265	9	2.4	1.1- 4.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	4	1.4	0.4- 4.9	251	96.1	92.8-98.0
Non-Hispanic	5,100	359	6.3	5.4- 7.3	353	5.7	4.9- 6.5	405	6.6	5.8- 7.5	3,983	81.4	80.0-82.8
AGE
18-24	226	13	5.5	2.8-10.4	7	2.4	0.9- 6.0	6	2.5	1.0- 6.0	200	89.6	84.0-93.4
25-34	615	25	4.1	2.6- 6.7	20	2.6	1.6- 4.3	13	2.3	1.1- 4.6	557	91.0	87.8-93.4
35-44	972	44	4.6	3.2- 6.6	30	2.8	1.8- 4.3	33	3.7	2.4- 5.6	865	88.9	86.2-91.1
45-54	1,102	64	6.2	4.5- 8.3	84	7.3	5.7- 9.3	90	7.1	5.6- 9.0	864	79.4	76.4-82.1
55-64	1,134	93	7.4	5.9- 9.4	98	8.8	7.0-11.1	158	13.3	11.1-15.8	785	70.5	67.2-73.5
65-74	852	83	9.8	7.6-12.4	74	8.7	6.7-11.1	72	9.2	7.0-11.9	623	72.4	68.7-75.8
75+	554	56	8.2	6.0-10.9	46	7.0	5.1- 9.6	43	11.0	7.8-15.3	409	73.8	69.1-78.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	876	98	9.2	6.6-12.7	75	6.4	4.5- 9.0	141	13.0	10.2-16.4	562	71.3	66.8-75.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,632	113	6.4	4.8- 8.4	107	5.0	3.9- 6.2	119	5.4	4.3- 6.7	1,293	83.3	80.8-85.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,210	91	5.7	4.4- 7.4	100	6.0	4.7- 7.6	96	6.3	4.9- 8.1	923	82.0	79.3-84.4
College Graduate	1,746	77	3.7	2.9- 4.8	76	3.6	2.7- 4.8	58	2.5	1.8- 3.3	1,535	90.2	88.5-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	446	62	8.5	5.6-12.9	69	12.3	9.0-16.5	117	23.3	18.0-29.6	198	55.9	48.6-63.0
$15,000- 24,999	818	59	6.6	4.6- 9.2	80	7.1	5.1- 9.8	100	8.6	6.7-11.0	579	77.7	73.8-81.2
$25,000- 34,999	673	57	6.9	5.0- 9.5	46	6.1	4.4- 8.5	48	5.9	4.3- 8.2	522	81.0	77.3-84.3
$35,000- 49,999	837	48	5.0	3.5- 6.9	45	4.3	3.1- 6.1	41	3.2	2.2- 4.6	703	87.5	84.7-89.8
$50,000-74,999	811	55	5.2	3.8- 7.2	40	4.3	2.9- 6.2	26	3.0	1.9- 4.9	690	87.5	84.5-89.9
$75,000+	1,264	44	3.1	2.2- 4.3	34	2.2	1.4- 3.3	26	1.8	1.1- 2.7	1,160	93.0	91.2-94.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,935	379	19.9	17.4-22.7	359	17.1	15.0-19.3	416	20.4	18.1-22.9	781	42.6	39.5-45.8
No	3,521	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3,521	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,987	172	7.9	6.6- 9.4	187	8.8	7.4-10.5	175	8.7	7.3-10.4	1,453	74.6	72.1-76.9
Non-Veteran	3,481	207	5.2	4.3- 6.4	172	3.7	3.1- 4.6	240	5.1	4.3- 6.1	2,862	85.9	84.3-87.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,475

379

5.9

5.1- 6.9

359

5.1

4.4- 5.8

416

6.1

5.3- 6.9

4,321

83.0

81.6-84.2

RACE

White

4,224

267

5.3

4.3- 6.3

284

5.3

4.5- 6.2

308

5.9

5.0- 6.8

3,365

83.6

82.0-85.0

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

Asian

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.3

3.2

0.7-12.9

95.1

84.9-98.6

Native American

104

10.5

5.0-20.8

16.4

8.5-29.1

10.6

5.4-19.6

62.5

49.3-74.2

Other Minorities

374

3.6

2.1- 6.0

0.7

0.3- 1.6

2.9

1.4- 5.7

335

92.8

89.5-95.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

365

3.1

1.8- 5.3

0.8

0.3- 2.1

1.9

0.8- 4.6

333

94.2

91.1-96.2

-English Speaking

100

6.6

3.1-13.7

3.9

1.3-10.8

4.1

1.2-12.9

85.4

75.6-91.7

-Spanish Speaking

265

2.4

1.1- 4.9

0.1

0.0- 0.6

1.4

0.4- 4.9

251

96.1

92.8-98.0

Non-Hispanic

5,100

359

6.3

5.4- 7.3

353

5.7

4.9- 6.5

405

6.6

5.8- 7.5

3,983

81.4

80.0-82.8

AGE

18-24

226

5.5

2.8-10.4

2.4

0.9- 6.0

2.5

1.0- 6.0

200

89.6

84.0-93.4

25-34

615

4.1

2.6- 6.7

2.6

1.6- 4.3

2.3

1.1- 4.6

557

91.0

87.8-93.4

35-44

972

4.6

3.2- 6.6

2.8

1.8- 4.3

3.7

2.4- 5.6

865

88.9

86.2-91.1

45-54

1,102

6.2

4.5- 8.3

7.3

5.7- 9.3

7.1

5.6- 9.0

864

79.4

76.4-82.1

55-64

1,134

7.4

5.9- 9.4

8.8

7.0-11.1

158

13.3

11.1-15.8

785

70.5

67.2-73.5

65-74

852

9.8

7.6-12.4

8.7

6.7-11.1

9.2

7.0-11.9

623

72.4

68.7-75.8

75+

554

8.2

6.0-10.9

7.0

5.1- 9.6

11.0

7.8-15.3

409

73.8

69.1-78.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

876

9.2

6.6-12.7

6.4

4.5- 9.0

141

13.0

10.2-16.4

562

71.3

66.8-75.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,632

113

6.4

4.8- 8.4

107

5.0

3.9- 6.2

119

5.4

4.3- 6.7

1,293

83.3

80.8-85.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,210

5.7

4.4- 7.4

100

6.0

4.7- 7.6

6.3

4.9- 8.1

923

82.0

79.3-84.4

College Graduate

1,746

3.7

2.9- 4.8

3.6

2.7- 4.8

2.5

1.8- 3.3

1,535

90.2

88.5-91.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

446

8.5

5.6-12.9

12.3

9.0-16.5

117

23.3

18.0-29.6

198

55.9

48.6-63.0

$15,000- 24,999

818

6.6

4.6- 9.2

7.1

5.1- 9.8

100

8.6

6.7-11.0

579

77.7

73.8-81.2

$25,000- 34,999

673

6.9

5.0- 9.5

6.1

4.4- 8.5

5.9

4.3- 8.2

522

81.0

77.3-84.3

$35,000- 49,999

837

5.0

3.5- 6.9

4.3

3.1- 6.1

3.2

2.2- 4.6

703

87.5

84.7-89.8

$50,000-74,999

811

5.2

3.8- 7.2

4.3

2.9- 6.2

3.0

1.9- 4.9

690

87.5

84.5-89.9

$75,000+

1,264

3.1

2.2- 4.3

2.2

1.4- 3.3

1.8

1.1- 2.7

1,160

93.0

91.2-94.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,935

379

19.9

17.4-22.7

359

17.1

15.0-19.3

416

20.4

18.1-22.9

781

42.6

39.5-45.8

3,521

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3,521

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,987

172

7.9

6.6- 9.4

187

8.8

7.4-10.5

175

8.7

7.3-10.4

1,453

74.6

72.1-76.9

Non-Veteran

3,481

207

5.2

4.3- 6.4

172

3.7

3.1- 4.6

240

5.1

4.3- 6.1

2,862

85.9

84.3-87.4

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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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