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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
North Carolina	14,992	865	5.0	4.5- 5.5	1,072	5.6	5.2- 6.0	1,075	5.7	5.3- 6.2	11,980	83.7	82.9-84.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	376	19	3.4	2.1- 5.7	21	3.8	2.4- 6.1	29	6.5	4.3- 9.9	307	86.2	82.1-89.5
Buncombe	348	20	4.4	2.7- 7.0	24	5.7	3.6- 8.8	21	4.1	2.6- 6.5	283	85.8	81.7-89.1
Cabarrus	379	17	3.2	1.9- 5.3	27	5.9	3.8- 9.0	19	3.9	2.3- 6.6	316	87.1	83.0-90.3
Catawba	395	17	3.2	1.9- 5.5	22	3.6	2.2- 5.8	23	3.9	2.5- 6.2	333	89.3	85.8-92.0
Cumberland	431	31	6.4	4.2- 9.6	40	7.4	5.2-10.4	36	6.4	4.2- 9.5	324	79.9	75.2-83.9
Davidson	413	25	5.5	3.3- 9.0	24	4.2	2.6- 6.7	37	7.5	5.2-10.6	327	82.9	78.3-86.6
Durham	387	15	3.9	2.2- 6.9	26	5.9	3.5- 9.6	19	5.0	2.6- 9.4	327	85.2	79.9-89.3
Forsyth	400	21	4.7	2.8- 7.5	20	5.7	2.8-11.4	23	4.5	2.8- 7.0	336	85.2	79.7-89.3
Gaston	376	23	5.1	3.0- 8.4	37	8.2	5.5-11.9	28	5.7	3.7- 8.7	288	81.1	76.1-85.2
Guilford	430	23	5.9	3.7- 9.4	31	5.3	3.4- 8.0	21	4.2	2.6- 6.9	355	84.6	80.1-88.1
Iredell	424	17	3.5	1.9- 6.4	30	5.1	3.4- 7.4	33	5.7	3.9- 8.3	344	85.7	81.7-88.9
Johnston	432	27	3.8	2.4- 6.0	34	4.7	3.1- 7.1	30	6.0	3.4-10.4	341	85.6	80.9-89.2
Mecklenburg	795	31	4.7	2.9- 7.5	34	3.7	2.4- 5.5	33	3.6	2.3- 5.5	697	88.0	84.7-90.7
New Hanover	382	22	4.7	2.7- 8.0	21	5.1	3.0- 8.5	26	5.2	3.4- 7.8	313	85.0	80.4-88.7
Onslow	374	23	4.7	3.0- 7.4	30	9.0	5.5-14.3	32	6.2	4.2- 9.0	289	80.1	74.5-84.7
Orange	358	21	5.7	3.2-10.0	25	4.6	2.9- 7.4	12	2.6	1.3- 5.2	300	87.1	82.2-90.8
Pitt	382	22	4.4	2.7- 7.0	33	7.9	5.2-11.7	19	4.3	2.6- 7.2	308	83.4	78.8-87.3
Randolph	378	24	5.6	3.5- 8.8	23	4.4	2.4- 8.0	38	8.8	5.9-13.0	293	81.2	75.8-85.7
Robeson	366	30	7.1	4.6-10.9	26	5.9	3.7- 9.2	39	7.6	5.3-10.9	271	79.4	74.1-83.8
Rowan	424	35	7.4	5.0-10.9	44	7.8	5.5-10.8	37	6.4	4.3- 9.2	308	78.4	73.7-82.5
Union	379	13	4.2	1.4-11.8	22	4.1	2.6- 6.3	21	4.6	2.8- 7.7	323	87.1	81.2-91.4
Wake	627	23	2.6	1.6- 4.2	24	2.4	1.5- 3.9	19	2.6	1.5- 4.5	561	92.3	89.8-94.2
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	405	20	6.2	3.2-11.9	35	6.7	4.5- 9.8	23	4.6	2.8- 7.2	327	82.6	76.9-87.1
Northeast Partnership II***	487	42	7.5	5.2-10.7	35	6.4	4.3- 9.4	39	6.7	4.7- 9.5	371	79.4	74.9-83.3
Northeast Partnership I***	414	41	8.1	5.8-11.2	40	9.3	6.3-13.4	34	7.3	4.9-10.9	299	75.3	69.9-79.9
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	420	31	6.1	3.5-10.2	31	5.2	3.5- 7.7	35	6.7	4.5- 9.9	323	82.0	77.2-86.0
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	442	19	3.7	2.2- 6.2	29	5.1	3.3- 7.9	43	7.2	5.0-10.2	351	84.0	79.7-87.4
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	414	19	5.6	3.4- 9.0	44	9.1	6.5-12.5	28	5.6	3.7- 8.3	323	79.8	75.0-83.9
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	376	20	4.3	2.5- 7.3	29	8.9	5.6-13.9	31	8.6	4.6-15.5	296	78.2	71.1-83.9
Chatham/Lee/Moore	444	22	4.0	2.4- 6.5	21	3.5	2.1- 5.6	32	5.8	3.8- 8.7	369	86.8	82.9-89.9
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	544	35	6.0	4.0- 8.9	42	6.7	4.2-10.5	61	11.3	8.2-15.5	406	76.0	70.8-80.6
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	407	31	6.2	4.1- 9.3	29	6.5	4.3- 9.8	36	7.4	4.4-12.1	311	79.9	74.6-84.3
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	405	33	5.2	3.5- 7.7	38	7.6	5.1-11.2	23	5.6	3.3- 9.2	311	81.6	76.6-85.7
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	431	27	5.6	3.2- 9.7	42	7.0	4.8- 9.9	39	7.9	5.5-11.2	323	79.5	74.5-83.7
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	547	26	5.1	2.6- 9.8	39	5.1	3.5- 7.4	56	7.5	5.4-10.4	426	82.3	77.5-86.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	1,029	87	7.8	5.7-10.7	86	7.7	5.9- 9.9	82	6.9	5.3- 8.8	774	77.6	74.0-80.8
No	13,963	778	4.8	4.3- 5.3	986	5.5	5.0- 5.9	993	5.7	5.2- 6.2	11,206	84.1	83.3-84.9
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	4,993	328	5.6	4.8- 6.5	397	6.5	5.8- 7.4	384	6.2	5.5- 7.0	3,884	81.7	80.3-83.0
Piedmont	8,400	443	4.7	4.1- 5.3	547	5.0	4.4- 5.6	566	5.3	4.7- 5.9	6,844	85.1	84.1-86.1
Western NC	1,599	94	4.9	3.5- 6.8	128	6.2	5.0- 7.6	125	6.7	5.3- 8.5	1,252	82.3	79.6-84.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	895	46	4.9	2.9- 8.0	63	5.3	3.9- 7.1	77	6.5	4.9- 8.5	709	83.4	79.9-86.4
Northwest	2,995	177	4.7	3.9- 5.7	226	6.2	5.1- 7.5	222	5.9	4.9- 7.1	2,370	83.2	81.4-84.9
Charlotte	2,300	113	5.2	3.9- 6.9	152	4.9	4.0- 6.0	142	5.3	4.3- 6.6	1,893	84.5	82.4-86.4
Greensboro	1,944	115	5.6	4.4- 7.1	131	5.1	4.1- 6.4	134	5.5	4.4- 6.8	1,564	83.8	81.6-85.8
Southern Regional	1,516	96	4.9	3.8- 6.3	114	6.7	5.3- 8.5	144	7.8	6.3- 9.6	1,162	80.6	77.9-83.0
Coastal	786	40	4.9	3.4- 7.2	61	6.9	5.2- 9.0	54	5.7	4.2- 7.9	631	82.5	79.2-85.4
Wake	2,010	98	3.5	2.7- 4.5	122	4.3	3.3- 5.4	118	4.6	3.5- 6.1	1,672	87.7	85.8-89.4
Area L	641	56	7.1	5.0-10.1	54	7.1	5.2- 9.8	54	7.5	5.4-10.3	477	78.3	74.2-82.0
Eastern	1,905	124	5.9	4.6- 7.7	149	6.3	5.1- 7.6	130	5.0	4.1- 6.1	1,502	82.8	80.6-84.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,992

865

5.0

4.5- 5.5

1,072

5.6

5.2- 6.0

1,075

5.7

5.3- 6.2

11,980

83.7

82.9-84.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

376

3.4

2.1- 5.7

3.8

2.4- 6.1

6.5

4.3- 9.9

307

86.2

82.1-89.5

Buncombe

348

4.4

2.7- 7.0

5.7

3.6- 8.8

4.1

2.6- 6.5

283

85.8

81.7-89.1

Cabarrus

379

3.2

1.9- 5.3

5.9

3.8- 9.0

3.9

2.3- 6.6

316

87.1

83.0-90.3

Catawba

395

3.2

1.9- 5.5

3.6

2.2- 5.8

3.9

2.5- 6.2

333

89.3

85.8-92.0

Cumberland

431

6.4

4.2- 9.6

7.4

5.2-10.4

6.4

4.2- 9.5

324

79.9

75.2-83.9

Davidson

413

5.5

3.3- 9.0

4.2

2.6- 6.7

7.5

5.2-10.6

327

82.9

78.3-86.6

Durham

387

3.9

2.2- 6.9

5.9

3.5- 9.6

5.0

2.6- 9.4

327

85.2

79.9-89.3

Forsyth

400

4.7

2.8- 7.5

5.7

2.8-11.4

4.5

2.8- 7.0

336

85.2

79.7-89.3

Gaston

376

5.1

3.0- 8.4

8.2

5.5-11.9

5.7

3.7- 8.7

288

81.1

76.1-85.2

Guilford

430

5.9

3.7- 9.4

5.3

3.4- 8.0

4.2

2.6- 6.9

355

84.6

80.1-88.1

Iredell

424

3.5

1.9- 6.4

5.1

3.4- 7.4

5.7

3.9- 8.3

344

85.7

81.7-88.9

Johnston

432

3.8

2.4- 6.0

4.7

3.1- 7.1

6.0

3.4-10.4

341

85.6

80.9-89.2

Mecklenburg

795

4.7

2.9- 7.5

3.7

2.4- 5.5

3.6

2.3- 5.5

697

88.0

84.7-90.7

New Hanover

382

4.7

2.7- 8.0

5.1

3.0- 8.5

5.2

3.4- 7.8

313

85.0

80.4-88.7

Onslow

374

4.7

3.0- 7.4

9.0

5.5-14.3

6.2

4.2- 9.0

289

80.1

74.5-84.7

Orange

358

5.7

3.2-10.0

4.6

2.9- 7.4

2.6

1.3- 5.2

300

87.1

82.2-90.8

Pitt

382

4.4

2.7- 7.0

7.9

5.2-11.7

4.3

2.6- 7.2

308

83.4

78.8-87.3

Randolph

378

5.6

3.5- 8.8

4.4

2.4- 8.0

8.8

5.9-13.0

293

81.2

75.8-85.7

Robeson

366

7.1

4.6-10.9

5.9

3.7- 9.2

7.6

5.3-10.9

271

79.4

74.1-83.8

Rowan

424

7.4

5.0-10.9

7.8

5.5-10.8

6.4

4.3- 9.2

308

78.4

73.7-82.5

Union

379

4.2

1.4-11.8

4.1

2.6- 6.3

4.6

2.8- 7.7

323

87.1

81.2-91.4

Wake

627

2.6

1.6- 4.2

2.4

1.5- 3.9

2.6

1.5- 4.5

561

92.3

89.8-94.2

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

405

6.2

3.2-11.9

6.7

4.5- 9.8

4.6

2.8- 7.2

327

82.6

76.9-87.1

Northeast Partnership II***

487

7.5

5.2-10.7

6.4

4.3- 9.4

6.7

4.7- 9.5

371

79.4

74.9-83.3

Northeast Partnership I***

414

8.1

5.8-11.2

9.3

6.3-13.4

7.3

4.9-10.9

299

75.3

69.9-79.9

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

420

6.1

3.5-10.2

5.2

3.5- 7.7

6.7

4.5- 9.9

323

82.0

77.2-86.0

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

442

3.7

2.2- 6.2

5.1

3.3- 7.9

7.2

5.0-10.2

351

84.0

79.7-87.4

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

414

5.6

3.4- 9.0

9.1

6.5-12.5

5.6

3.7- 8.3

323

79.8

75.0-83.9

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

376

4.3

2.5- 7.3

8.9

5.6-13.9

8.6

4.6-15.5

296

78.2

71.1-83.9

Chatham/Lee/Moore

444

4.0

2.4- 6.5

3.5

2.1- 5.6

5.8

3.8- 8.7

369

86.8

82.9-89.9

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

544

6.0

4.0- 8.9

6.7

4.2-10.5

11.3

8.2-15.5

406

76.0

70.8-80.6

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

407

6.2

4.1- 9.3

6.5

4.3- 9.8

7.4

4.4-12.1

311

79.9

74.6-84.3

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

405

5.2

3.5- 7.7

7.6

5.1-11.2

5.6

3.3- 9.2

311

81.6

76.6-85.7

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

431

5.6

3.2- 9.7

7.0

4.8- 9.9

7.9

5.5-11.2

323

79.5

74.5-83.7

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

547

5.1

2.6- 9.8

5.1

3.5- 7.4

7.5

5.4-10.4

426

82.3

77.5-86.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

1,029

7.8

5.7-10.7

7.7

5.9- 9.9

6.9

5.3- 8.8

774

77.6

74.0-80.8

13,963

778

4.8

4.3- 5.3

986

5.5

5.0- 5.9

993

5.7

5.2- 6.2

11,206

84.1

83.3-84.9

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

4,993

328

5.6

4.8- 6.5

397

6.5

5.8- 7.4

384

6.2

5.5- 7.0

3,884

81.7

80.3-83.0

Piedmont

8,400

443

4.7

4.1- 5.3

547

5.0

4.4- 5.6

566

5.3

4.7- 5.9

6,844

85.1

84.1-86.1

Western NC

1,599

4.9

3.5- 6.8

128

6.2

5.0- 7.6

125

6.7

5.3- 8.5

1,252

82.3

79.6-84.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

895

4.9

2.9- 8.0

5.3

3.9- 7.1

6.5

4.9- 8.5

709

83.4

79.9-86.4

Northwest

2,995

177

4.7

3.9- 5.7

226

6.2

5.1- 7.5

222

5.9

4.9- 7.1

2,370

83.2

81.4-84.9

Charlotte

2,300

113

5.2

3.9- 6.9

152

4.9

4.0- 6.0

142

5.3

4.3- 6.6

1,893

84.5

82.4-86.4

Greensboro

1,944

115

5.6

4.4- 7.1

131

5.1

4.1- 6.4

134

5.5

4.4- 6.8

1,564

83.8

81.6-85.8

Southern Regional

1,516

4.9

3.8- 6.3

114

6.7

5.3- 8.5

144

7.8

6.3- 9.6

1,162

80.6

77.9-83.0

Coastal

786

4.9

3.4- 7.2

6.9

5.2- 9.0

5.7

4.2- 7.9

631

82.5

79.2-85.4

Wake

2,010

3.5

2.7- 4.5

122

4.3

3.3- 5.4

118

4.6

3.5- 6.1

1,672

87.7

85.8-89.4

Area L

641

7.1

5.0-10.1

7.1

5.2- 9.8

7.5

5.4-10.3

477

78.3

74.2-82.0

Eastern

1,905

124

5.9

4.6- 7.7

149

6.3

5.1- 7.6

130

5.0

4.1- 6.1

1,502

82.8

80.6-84.9

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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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, 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.

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