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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,661	469	23.3	20.8-25.9	1,192	76.7	74.1-79.2
GENDER
Male	614	153	21.8	17.9-26.2	461	78.2	73.8-82.1
Female	1,047	316	24.6	21.5-27.9	731	75.4	72.1-78.5
RACE
White	1,501	433	24.3	21.6-27.2	1,068	75.7	72.8-78.4
African American	47	13	19.5	10.1-34.1	34	80.5	65.9-89.9
Other Minorities	104	21	12.2	6.9-20.6	83	87.8	79.4-93.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	66	8	5.0	2.0-11.8	58	95.0	88.2-98.0
Non-Hispanic	1,591	460	24.5	21.9-27.3	1,131	75.5	72.7-78.1
AGE
18-24	53	5	5.4	1.9-14.8	48	94.6	85.2-98.1
25-34	172	29	16.4	10.2-25.2	143	83.6	74.8-89.8
35-44	245	50	18.7	13.7-25.0	195	81.3	75.0-86.3
45-54	318	88	28.1	22.2-34.9	230	71.9	65.1-77.8
55-64	354	126	32.3	26.9-38.2	228	67.7	61.8-73.1
65-74	293	89	30.4	24.6-37.0	204	69.6	63.0-75.4
75+	219	82	33.3	26.5-40.8	137	66.7	59.2-73.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	267	95	25.9	19.2-34.0	172	74.1	66.0-80.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	514	148	23.9	19.6-28.8	366	76.1	71.2-80.4
Some Post-H.S.	414	116	23.8	19.1-29.3	298	76.2	70.7-80.9
College Graduate	458	109	20.5	16.4-25.3	349	79.5	74.7-83.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	222	112	46.2	36.9-55.8	110	53.8	44.2-63.1
$15,000- 24,999	306	93	25.2	19.4-32.0	213	74.8	68.0-80.6
$25,000- 34,999	240	71	28.5	21.6-36.7	169	71.5	63.3-78.4
$35,000- 49,999	260	60	19.8	14.4-26.6	200	80.2	73.4-85.6
$50,000-74,999	193	37	17.0	11.9-23.6	156	83.0	76.4-88.1
$75,000+	196	29	13.8	8.9-20.7	167	86.2	79.3-91.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	661	469	70.3	64.9-75.1	192	29.7	24.9-35.1
No	952	0	0.0	. - .	952	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	242	76	30.1	23.6-37.5	166	69.9	62.5-76.4
Non-Veteran	1,417	393	22.3	19.6-25.2	1,024	77.7	74.8-80.4

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

-Western NC

1,661

469

23.3

20.8-25.9

1,192

76.7

74.1-79.2

GENDER

Male

614

153

21.8

17.9-26.2

461

78.2

73.8-82.1

Female

1,047

316

24.6

21.5-27.9

731

75.4

72.1-78.5

RACE

White

1,501

433

24.3

21.6-27.2

1,068

75.7

72.8-78.4

African American

19.5

10.1-34.1

80.5

65.9-89.9

Other Minorities

104

12.2

6.9-20.6

87.8

79.4-93.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.0

2.0-11.8

95.0

88.2-98.0

Non-Hispanic

1,591

460

24.5

21.9-27.3

1,131

75.5

72.7-78.1

AGE

18-24

5.4

1.9-14.8

94.6

85.2-98.1

25-34

172

16.4

10.2-25.2

143

83.6

74.8-89.8

35-44

245

18.7

13.7-25.0

195

81.3

75.0-86.3

45-54

318

28.1

22.2-34.9

230

71.9

65.1-77.8

55-64

354

126

32.3

26.9-38.2

228

67.7

61.8-73.1

65-74

293

30.4

24.6-37.0

204

69.6

63.0-75.4

75+

219

33.3

26.5-40.8

137

66.7

59.2-73.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

267

25.9

19.2-34.0

172

74.1

66.0-80.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

514

148

23.9

19.6-28.8

366

76.1

71.2-80.4

Some Post-H.S.

414

116

23.8

19.1-29.3

298

76.2

70.7-80.9

College Graduate

458

109

20.5

16.4-25.3

349

79.5

74.7-83.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

222

112

46.2

36.9-55.8

110

53.8

44.2-63.1

$15,000- 24,999

306

25.2

19.4-32.0

213

74.8

68.0-80.6

$25,000- 34,999

240

28.5

21.6-36.7

169

71.5

63.3-78.4

$35,000- 49,999

260

19.8

14.4-26.6

200

80.2

73.4-85.6

$50,000-74,999

193

17.0

11.9-23.6

156

83.0

76.4-88.1

$75,000+

196

13.8

8.9-20.7

167

86.2

79.3-91.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

661

469

70.3

64.9-75.1

192

29.7

24.9-35.1

952

0.0

. - .

952

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

242

30.1

23.6-37.5

166

69.9

62.5-76.4

Non-Veteran

1,417

393

22.3

19.6-25.2

1,024

77.7

74.8-80.4

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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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