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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 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
GENDER
Male 175 16 7.8 4.3-13.6 13 5.8 3.0-10.7 22 8.7 5.4-13.7 124 77.7 70.1-83.8
Female 312 26 7.2 4.8-10.9 22 7.0 4.2-11.4 17 4.7 2.8- 7.9 247 81.0 75.6-85.5
RACE
White 329 26 7.9 5.0-12.2 24 5.6 3.6- 8.7 26 6.8 4.4-10.4 253 79.7 74.2-84.3
Other 156 16 6.9 3.9-11.9 11 7.8 3.8-15.3 13 6.6 3.6-11.7 116 78.7 70.2-85.2
AGE
18-44 123 5 3.6 1.2- 9.9 11 6.0 3.0-11.6 4 2.2 0.8- 5.9 103 88.2 80.9-92.9
45+ 361 37 10.7 7.6-15.0 24 6.7 4.1-10.7 35 10.4 7.2-14.6 265 72.2 66.5-77.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 269 37 11.7 7.9-16.9 16 4.9 2.6- 8.9 27 8.3 5.4-12.5 189 75.2 68.5-80.8
Some College + 218 5 2.1 0.8- 5.2 19 8.4 4.9-13.8 12 4.7 2.5- 8.5 182 84.9 78.7-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 284 26 8.2 5.1-12.9 24 7.6 4.7-12.2 29 8.3 5.5-12.5 205 75.8 69.3-81.4
$50,000+ 130 7 5.2 2.4-10.8 3 2.6 0.7- 8.6 2 1.4 0.3- 5.4 118 90.9 84.1-94.9

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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.


*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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