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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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 13,947 752 4.6 4.0- 5.2 1,071 5.7 5.3- 6.2 1,031 5.8 5.4- 6.4 11,093 83.8 82.9-84.7
-Eastern NC 4,502 288 5.4 4.6- 6.4 365 6.6 5.7- 7.5 378 6.8 5.9- 7.7 3,471 81.3 79.7-82.7
GENDER
Male 1,560 113 6.2 4.8- 8.0 139 6.8 5.4- 8.4 154 7.4 6.0- 9.0 1,154 79.6 77.0-82.1
Female 2,942 175 4.7 3.9- 5.6 226 6.3 5.4- 7.4 224 6.1 5.2- 7.3 2,317 82.8 81.2-84.4
RACE
White 3,082 185 5.0 4.0- 6.1 238 6.4 5.4- 7.5 213 6.1 5.1- 7.3 2,446 82.6 80.7-84.3
African American 1,002 86 8.2 6.1-11.0 93 7.6 5.8- 9.9 116 8.1 6.4-10.1 707 76.1 72.5-79.4
Other Minorities 402 16 2.3 1.2- 4.6 33 5.4 3.4- 8.7 49 7.9 5.4-11.4 304 84.3 79.7-88.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 199 8 3.0 1.3- 6.8 9 5.0 2.0-11.7 8 2.8 1.1- 7.0 174 89.2 82.3-93.6
Non-Hispanic 4,290 278 5.6 4.7- 6.6 356 6.7 5.9- 7.7 368 7.1 6.2- 8.1 3,288 80.6 79.0-82.2
AGE
18-24 159 5 2.8 1.1- 7.2 7 3.8 1.6- 8.7 4 2.3 0.8- 6.4 143 91.0 85.0-94.8
25-34 515 16 4.0 2.0- 7.8 11 2.1 1.0- 4.2 13 3.0 1.5- 5.9 475 90.9 86.7-93.9
35-44 718 26 4.1 2.5- 6.7 40 4.6 3.1- 6.7 33 4.6 3.0- 6.9 619 86.7 83.3-89.5
45-54 884 40 4.7 3.3- 6.6 87 10.3 8.1-13.1 84 9.7 7.5-12.4 673 75.3 71.7-78.6
55-64 954 74 6.5 5.0- 8.4 98 9.9 7.9-12.4 129 13.1 10.8-16.0 653 70.4 66.9-73.7
65-74 739 69 9.1 6.8-12.1 74 9.7 7.5-12.5 73 9.3 7.1-12.0 523 71.9 67.9-75.6
75+ 509 57 12.4 9.2-16.6 48 8.5 6.2-11.6 39 7.0 4.8-10.1 365 72.1 67.1-76.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 664 83 10.5 7.4-14.5 63 6.4 4.6- 8.8 117 11.9 9.4-15.0 401 71.2 66.0-76.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,451 92 5.2 3.9- 6.9 140 8.7 6.9-10.7 124 7.1 5.6- 8.9 1,095 79.1 76.2-81.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,199 72 5.0 3.6- 7.0 99 6.1 4.6- 8.0 92 6.2 4.6- 8.3 936 82.7 79.6-85.4
College Graduate 1,184 40 3.0 2.1- 4.3 63 4.3 3.3- 5.7 44 3.6 2.5- 5.2 1,037 89.1 86.9-91.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 501 64 12.4 8.9-16.9 79 12.4 9.4-16.3 120 19.6 15.7-24.3 238 55.6 49.1-61.9
$15,000- 24,999 793 66 8.2 5.8-11.4 91 9.4 7.2-12.1 104 9.9 7.7-12.5 532 72.6 68.1-76.7
$25,000- 34,999 564 33 5.2 3.3- 8.1 54 9.7 6.8-13.8 41 8.1 5.3-12.3 436 76.9 71.5-81.6
$35,000- 49,999 638 37 5.8 3.7- 9.0 37 5.1 3.2- 8.1 23 4.1 2.5- 6.8 541 85.0 80.7-88.5
$50,000-74,999 634 19 2.2 1.3- 3.6 31 3.6 2.4- 5.5 17 2.5 1.3- 4.6 567 91.7 89.0-93.8
$75,000+ 774 17 2.0 1.1- 3.6 28 3.2 2.1- 4.9 19 2.3 1.3- 4.2 710 92.4 89.9-94.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,706 288 16.6 14.1-19.4 365 20.0 17.5-22.7 378 20.6 18.1-23.4 675 42.8 39.0-46.7
No 2,782 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2,782 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 756 70 8.0 5.9-10.8 79 9.3 6.9-12.5 73 7.6 5.8- 9.9 534 75.0 70.9-78.7
Non-Veteran 3,745 218 4.9 4.0- 5.9 286 5.9 5.1- 6.9 305 6.6 5.6- 7.7 2,936 82.6 80.9-84.2

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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.

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