BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	368	34	9.2	5.4-15.2	37	8.8	6.0-12.7	39	8.0	5.6-11.4	258	74.0	67.6-79.4
Female	661	53	6.6	4.9- 8.8	49	6.6	4.6- 9.4	43	5.9	4.1- 8.3	516	80.9	77.2-84.1
RACE
White	643	44	7.7	4.8-12.3	51	7.0	4.9- 9.8	48	7.3	5.2-10.0	500	78.0	73.2-82.2
African American	332	43	10.8	7.8-14.9	32	9.9	6.6-14.6	32	7.7	5.2-11.1	225	71.6	65.6-77.0
Other Minorities	51	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.6	1.5-18.7	2	2.5	0.6-10.4	46	91.9	79.4-97.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	2	3.2	0.6-14.8	2	5.2	0.9-24.2	0	0.0	. - .	27	91.6	74.8-97.6
Non-Hispanic	995	84	8.1	5.9-11.2	84	7.9	6.1-10.2	82	7.4	5.8- 9.5	745	76.5	72.9-79.8
AGE
18-24	39	1	6.6	1.0-34.3	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	0	0.0	. - .	37	91.3	67.8-98.1
25-34	87	3	4.8	1.3-15.6	6	6.0	2.6-13.3	3	4.0	1.2-12.3	75	85.2	74.6-91.9
35-44	137	4	2.4	0.7- 8.0	11	9.1	4.6-17.3	7	5.1	2.3-10.8	115	83.3	74.6-89.5
45-54	226	17	7.3	4.3-12.1	22	11.4	7.0-18.0	26	11.5	7.5-17.2	161	69.8	62.3-76.4
55-64	230	22	9.9	6.3-15.3	20	8.5	5.2-13.6	25	10.0	6.6-14.9	163	71.5	64.6-77.6
65-74	175	17	12.1	7.3-19.2	16	8.8	5.1-14.8	14	8.0	4.5-14.0	128	71.1	62.7-78.2
75+	127	23	17.4	11.4-25.6	10	5.7	2.9-10.8	7	8.9	3.7-19.9	87	68.1	58.0-76.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	217	39	12.4	8.6-17.6	20	8.4	4.8-14.2	32	12.7	8.5-18.6	126	66.5	58.1-74.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	355	34	11.4	6.7-18.8	24	5.1	3.1- 8.4	23	5.5	3.3- 8.9	274	78.0	70.9-83.8
Some Post-H.S.	229	7	2.0	0.8- 4.7	27	12.8	8.2-19.5	18	6.5	3.8-11.0	177	78.7	71.5-84.5
College Graduate	227	6	2.4	1.0- 5.5	15	6.1	3.2-11.3	9	3.7	1.8- 7.7	197	87.7	81.9-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	157	24	13.0	8.5-19.4	29	17.9	11.4-26.9	29	18.4	12.2-26.8	75	50.7	40.6-60.6
$15,000- 24,999	195	18	7.8	4.7-12.8	21	9.8	6.1-15.5	16	7.6	4.2-13.3	140	74.8	66.9-81.4
$25,000- 34,999	132	7	6.0	2.6-13.4	9	7.3	3.2-16.0	9	8.3	4.0-16.2	107	78.4	68.0-86.1
$35,000- 49,999	145	8	6.5	2.7-14.7	7	6.3	2.5-15.0	8	3.7	1.8- 7.6	122	83.5	74.0-90.0
$50,000-74,999	122	8	6.2	3.0-12.2	4	3.0	1.0- 8.2	2	1.5	0.4- 5.9	108	89.4	82.3-93.8
$75,000+	125	2	1.3	0.3- 5.6	4	4.3	1.3-13.1	2	0.6	0.1- 2.5	117	93.8	85.7-97.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	420	87	21.4	16.0-28.1	86	21.0	16.4-26.4	82	18.8	14.7-23.8	165	38.8	32.9-45.0
No	605	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	605	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	145	13	8.5	4.8-14.7	22	15.8	9.7-24.6	14	9.9	5.4-17.5	96	65.9	55.9-74.6
Non-Veteran	883	74	7.7	5.4-11.0	64	6.3	4.6- 8.5	68	6.4	4.8- 8.4	677	79.5	75.7-82.9

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

-Northeastern Partnership

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

GENDER

Male

368

9.2

5.4-15.2

8.8

6.0-12.7

8.0

5.6-11.4

258

74.0

67.6-79.4

Female

661

6.6

4.9- 8.8

6.6

4.6- 9.4

5.9

4.1- 8.3

516

80.9

77.2-84.1

RACE

White

643

7.7

4.8-12.3

7.0

4.9- 9.8

7.3

5.2-10.0

500

78.0

73.2-82.2

African American

332

10.8

7.8-14.9

9.9

6.6-14.6

7.7

5.2-11.1

225

71.6

65.6-77.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

5.6

1.5-18.7

2.5

0.6-10.4

91.9

79.4-97.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.2

0.6-14.8

5.2

0.9-24.2

0.0

. - .

91.6

74.8-97.6

Non-Hispanic

995

8.1

5.9-11.2

7.9

6.1-10.2

7.4

5.8- 9.5

745

76.5

72.9-79.8

AGE

18-24

6.6

1.0-34.3

2.1

0.3-13.7

0.0

. - .

91.3

67.8-98.1

25-34

4.8

1.3-15.6

6.0

2.6-13.3

4.0

1.2-12.3

85.2

74.6-91.9

35-44

137

2.4

0.7- 8.0

9.1

4.6-17.3

5.1

2.3-10.8

115

83.3

74.6-89.5

45-54

226

7.3

4.3-12.1

11.4

7.0-18.0

11.5

7.5-17.2

161

69.8

62.3-76.4

55-64

230

9.9

6.3-15.3

8.5

5.2-13.6

10.0

6.6-14.9

163

71.5

64.6-77.6

65-74

175

12.1

7.3-19.2

8.8

5.1-14.8

8.0

4.5-14.0

128

71.1

62.7-78.2

75+

127

17.4

11.4-25.6

5.7

2.9-10.8

8.9

3.7-19.9

68.1

58.0-76.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

217

12.4

8.6-17.6

8.4

4.8-14.2

12.7

8.5-18.6

126

66.5

58.1-74.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

355

11.4

6.7-18.8

5.1

3.1- 8.4

5.5

3.3- 8.9

274

78.0

70.9-83.8

Some Post-H.S.

229

2.0

0.8- 4.7

12.8

8.2-19.5

6.5

3.8-11.0

177

78.7

71.5-84.5

College Graduate

227

2.4

1.0- 5.5

6.1

3.2-11.3

3.7

1.8- 7.7

197

87.7

81.9-91.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

157

13.0

8.5-19.4

17.9

11.4-26.9

18.4

12.2-26.8

50.7

40.6-60.6

$15,000- 24,999

195

7.8

4.7-12.8

9.8

6.1-15.5

7.6

4.2-13.3

140

74.8

66.9-81.4

$25,000- 34,999

132

6.0

2.6-13.4

7.3

3.2-16.0

8.3

4.0-16.2

107

78.4

68.0-86.1

$35,000- 49,999

145

6.5

2.7-14.7

6.3

2.5-15.0

3.7

1.8- 7.6

122

83.5

74.0-90.0

$50,000-74,999

122

6.2

3.0-12.2

3.0

1.0- 8.2

1.5

0.4- 5.9

108

89.4

82.3-93.8

$75,000+

125

1.3

0.3- 5.6

4.3

1.3-13.1

0.6

0.1- 2.5

117

93.8

85.7-97.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

420

21.4

16.0-28.1

21.0

16.4-26.4

18.8

14.7-23.8

165

38.8

32.9-45.0

605

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

605

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

145

8.5

4.8-14.7

15.8

9.7-24.6

9.9

5.4-17.5

65.9

55.9-74.6

Non-Veteran

883

7.7

5.4-11.0

6.3

4.6- 8.5

6.4

4.8- 8.4

677

79.5

75.7-82.9

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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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