BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,598	3,889	20.1	19.3-20.9	11,709	79.9	79.1-80.7
-Northeastern Partnership	1,074	310	25.2	22.2-28.5	764	74.8	71.5-77.8
GENDER
Male	385	116	25.3	20.5-30.8	269	74.7	69.2-79.5
Female	689	194	25.1	21.5-29.1	495	74.9	70.9-78.5
RACE
White	668	212	28.1	24.1-32.5	456	71.9	67.5-75.9
African American	350	92	24.3	19.3-30.1	258	75.7	69.9-80.7
Other Minorities	52	6	9.5	3.7-22.1	46	90.5	77.9-96.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	34	3	7.1	1.9-23.8	31	92.9	76.2-98.1
Non-Hispanic	1,037	305	26.5	23.4-29.9	732	73.5	70.1-76.6
AGE
18-24	39	4	6.3	2.2-16.7	35	93.7	83.3-97.8
25-34	93	14	15.3	8.7-25.5	79	84.7	74.5-91.3
35-44	144	28	21.4	14.6-30.3	116	78.6	69.7-85.4
45-54	232	68	30.1	23.6-37.5	164	69.9	62.5-76.4
55-64	239	84	33.6	27.3-40.5	155	66.4	59.5-72.7
65-74	184	55	32.0	24.7-40.4	129	68.0	59.6-75.3
75+	137	56	42.8	33.6-52.5	81	57.2	47.5-66.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	233	92	32.0	24.9-39.9	141	68.0	60.1-75.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	370	112	26.1	21.0-32.1	258	73.9	67.9-79.0
Some Post-H.S.	235	65	25.7	19.5-33.1	170	74.3	66.9-80.5
College Graduate	233	40	15.5	10.9-21.6	193	84.5	78.4-89.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	165	80	48.4	38.8-58.2	85	51.6	41.8-61.2
$15,000- 24,999	208	66	28.4	21.6-36.4	142	71.6	63.6-78.4
$25,000- 34,999	138	35	26.6	18.3-37.0	103	73.4	63.0-81.7
$35,000- 49,999	147	31	20.4	13.4-29.8	116	79.6	70.2-86.6
$50,000-74,999	122	20	15.6	10.0-23.5	102	84.4	76.5-90.0
$75,000+	128	15	11.8	6.5-20.6	113	88.2	79.4-93.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	441	310	68.2	61.5-74.2	131	31.8	25.8-38.5
No	605	0	0.0	. - .	605	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	153	55	36.6	27.8-46.4	98	63.4	53.6-72.2
Non-Veteran	918	255	23.3	20.2-26.7	663	76.7	73.3-79.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,598

3,889

20.1

19.3-20.9

11,709

79.9

79.1-80.7

-Northeastern Partnership

1,074

310

25.2

22.2-28.5

764

74.8

71.5-77.8

GENDER

Male

385

116

25.3

20.5-30.8

269

74.7

69.2-79.5

Female

689

194

25.1

21.5-29.1

495

74.9

70.9-78.5

RACE

White

668

212

28.1

24.1-32.5

456

71.9

67.5-75.9

African American

350

24.3

19.3-30.1

258

75.7

69.9-80.7

Other Minorities

9.5

3.7-22.1

90.5

77.9-96.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.1

1.9-23.8

92.9

76.2-98.1

Non-Hispanic

1,037

305

26.5

23.4-29.9

732

73.5

70.1-76.6

AGE

18-24

6.3

2.2-16.7

93.7

83.3-97.8

25-34

15.3

8.7-25.5

84.7

74.5-91.3

35-44

144

21.4

14.6-30.3

116

78.6

69.7-85.4

45-54

232

30.1

23.6-37.5

164

69.9

62.5-76.4

55-64

239

33.6

27.3-40.5

155

66.4

59.5-72.7

65-74

184

32.0

24.7-40.4

129

68.0

59.6-75.3

75+

137

42.8

33.6-52.5

57.2

47.5-66.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

233

32.0

24.9-39.9

141

68.0

60.1-75.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

370

112

26.1

21.0-32.1

258

73.9

67.9-79.0

Some Post-H.S.

235

25.7

19.5-33.1

170

74.3

66.9-80.5

College Graduate

233

15.5

10.9-21.6

193

84.5

78.4-89.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

165

48.4

38.8-58.2

51.6

41.8-61.2

$15,000- 24,999

208

28.4

21.6-36.4

142

71.6

63.6-78.4

$25,000- 34,999

138

26.6

18.3-37.0

103

73.4

63.0-81.7

$35,000- 49,999

147

20.4

13.4-29.8

116

79.6

70.2-86.6

$50,000-74,999

122

15.6

10.0-23.5

102

84.4

76.5-90.0

$75,000+

128

11.8

6.5-20.6

113

88.2

79.4-93.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

441

310

68.2

61.5-74.2

131

31.8

25.8-38.5

605

0.0

. - .

605

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

153

36.6

27.8-46.4

63.4

53.6-72.2

Non-Veteran

918

255

23.3

20.2-26.7

663

76.7

73.3-79.8

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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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