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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Disability

A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, mild Yes, moderate Yes, severe No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-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
GENDER
Male 149 14 6.9 3.9-11.8 18 12.2 7.0-20.3 12 7.4 3.6-14.5 105 73.6 64.0-81.3
Female 265 27 9.2 6.2-13.5 22 6.8 4.2-10.9 22 7.3 4.6-11.4 194 76.7 70.7-81.8
RACE
White 199 15 6.1 3.5-10.3 17 8.6 4.5-15.8 13 8.0 4.0-15.3 154 77.3 68.9-84.0
Other 214 26 9.7 6.4-14.5 23 9.9 6.2-15.5 21 6.8 4.3-10.8 144 73.5 66.1-79.8
AGE
18-44 101 2 1.4 0.3- 6.4 4 4.3 1.2-14.1 5 4.5 1.7-11.3 90 89.8 80.4-95.0
45+ 308 39 12.7 9.3-17.3 36 12.8 8.9-18.0 29 9.3 6.0-14.2 204 65.2 58.8-71.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 242 33 10.8 7.4-15.5 22 8.5 4.9-14.2 23 8.8 5.3-14.3 164 71.9 64.3-78.4
Some College + 171 7 2.9 1.3- 6.3 18 10.7 6.3-17.4 11 5.0 2.7- 9.2 135 81.4 74.1-86.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 271 29 10.0 6.8-14.4 34 12.6 8.3-18.6 26 9.5 6.0-14.7 182 67.9 60.8-74.2
$50,000+ 75 2 2.1 0.5- 8.1 4 5.1 1.7-14.3 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5 68 92.3 83.4-96.7

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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