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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,718	2,080	19.0	18.0-20.1	6,638	81.0	79.9-82.0
GENDER
Male	3,233	715	17.1	15.5-18.9	2,518	82.9	81.1-84.5
Female	5,485	1,365	20.9	19.5-22.2	4,120	79.1	77.8-80.5
RACE
White	6,755	1,714	20.7	19.5-22.0	5,041	79.3	78.0-80.5
African American	1,332	283	18.5	16.0-21.3	1,049	81.5	78.7-84.0
Other Minorities	589	78	10.4	7.8-13.7	511	89.6	86.3-92.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	487	40	6.8	4.6-10.0	447	93.2	90.0-95.4
Non-Hispanic	8,213	2,038	20.4	19.3-21.6	6,175	79.6	78.4-80.7
AGE
18-24	339	34	10.9	7.4-15.8	305	89.1	84.2-92.6
25-34	1,058	111	10.5	8.5-13.0	947	89.5	87.0-91.5
35-44	1,570	226	13.0	11.0-15.3	1,344	87.0	84.7-89.0
45-54	1,726	406	21.9	19.6-24.3	1,320	78.1	75.7-80.4
55-64	1,693	546	32.1	29.4-35.0	1,147	67.9	65.0-70.6
65-74	1,275	374	27.6	24.8-30.6	901	72.4	69.4-75.2
75+	986	369	34.5	31.0-38.1	617	65.5	61.9-69.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,266	432	26.5	23.2-30.2	834	73.5	69.8-76.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,525	628	19.4	17.5-21.4	1,897	80.6	78.6-82.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,110	516	19.2	17.1-21.5	1,594	80.8	78.5-82.9
College Graduate	2,792	500	15.3	13.7-17.1	2,292	84.7	82.9-86.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	890	442	41.1	36.1-46.4	448	58.9	53.6-63.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,368	398	24.0	20.9-27.3	970	76.0	72.7-79.1
$25,000- 34,999	963	232	20.8	17.4-24.7	731	79.2	75.3-82.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,193	242	17.0	14.6-19.8	951	83.0	80.2-85.4
$50,000-74,999	1,119	187	15.3	12.7-18.3	932	84.7	81.7-87.3
$75,000+	1,884	268	12.1	10.5-14.0	1,616	87.9	86.0-89.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,971	2,080	65.4	62.7-68.0	891	34.6	32.0-37.3
No	5,484	0	0.0	. - .	5,484	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,142	347	27.0	24.0-30.4	795	73.0	69.6-76.0
Non-Veteran	7,558	1,730	17.9	16.8-19.1	5,828	82.1	80.9-83.2

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

-Piedmont NC

8,718

2,080

19.0

18.0-20.1

6,638

81.0

79.9-82.0

GENDER

Male

3,233

715

17.1

15.5-18.9

2,518

82.9

81.1-84.5

Female

5,485

1,365

20.9

19.5-22.2

4,120

79.1

77.8-80.5

RACE

White

6,755

1,714

20.7

19.5-22.0

5,041

79.3

78.0-80.5

African American

1,332

283

18.5

16.0-21.3

1,049

81.5

78.7-84.0

Other Minorities

589

10.4

7.8-13.7

511

89.6

86.3-92.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

487

6.8

4.6-10.0

447

93.2

90.0-95.4

Non-Hispanic

8,213

2,038

20.4

19.3-21.6

6,175

79.6

78.4-80.7

AGE

18-24

339

10.9

7.4-15.8

305

89.1

84.2-92.6

25-34

1,058

111

10.5

8.5-13.0

947

89.5

87.0-91.5

35-44

1,570

226

13.0

11.0-15.3

1,344

87.0

84.7-89.0

45-54

1,726

406

21.9

19.6-24.3

1,320

78.1

75.7-80.4

55-64

1,693

546

32.1

29.4-35.0

1,147

67.9

65.0-70.6

65-74

1,275

374

27.6

24.8-30.6

901

72.4

69.4-75.2

75+

986

369

34.5

31.0-38.1

617

65.5

61.9-69.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,266

432

26.5

23.2-30.2

834

73.5

69.8-76.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,525

628

19.4

17.5-21.4

1,897

80.6

78.6-82.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,110

516

19.2

17.1-21.5

1,594

80.8

78.5-82.9

College Graduate

2,792

500

15.3

13.7-17.1

2,292

84.7

82.9-86.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

890

442

41.1

36.1-46.4

448

58.9

53.6-63.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,368

398

24.0

20.9-27.3

970

76.0

72.7-79.1

$25,000- 34,999

963

232

20.8

17.4-24.7

731

79.2

75.3-82.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,193

242

17.0

14.6-19.8

951

83.0

80.2-85.4

$50,000-74,999

1,119

187

15.3

12.7-18.3

932

84.7

81.7-87.3

$75,000+

1,884

268

12.1

10.5-14.0

1,616

87.9

86.0-89.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,971

2,080

65.4

62.7-68.0

891

34.6

32.0-37.3

5,484

0.0

. - .

5,484

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,142

347

27.0

24.0-30.4

795

73.0

69.6-76.0

Non-Veteran

7,558

1,730

17.9

16.8-19.1

5,828

82.1

80.9-83.2

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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