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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 2,727 149 4.4 3.6- 5.3 240 6.6 5.6- 7.8 221 6.6 5.6- 7.8 2,117 82.4 80.6-84.1
GENDER
Male 1,011 57 4.5 3.3- 6.2 82 5.0 3.8- 6.5 82 5.9 4.6- 7.6 790 84.5 82.0-86.8
Female 1,716 92 4.2 3.3- 5.3 158 8.1 6.5- 9.9 139 7.3 5.8- 9.0 1,327 80.5 78.0-82.7
RACE
White 2,527 139 4.4 3.6- 5.3 224 6.8 5.8- 8.1 213 7.0 5.9- 8.3 1,951 81.8 79.9-83.5
African American 86 5 2.5 0.9- 6.3 10 7.6 3.8-14.7 3 2.9 0.8- 9.4 68 87.1 78.4-92.6
Other Minorities 108 5 5.1 1.3-18.2 4 1.0 0.4- 3.0 5 3.0 1.2- 7.7 94 90.8 80.2-96.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 64 3 6.8 1.6-25.2 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.8 0.4- 7.6 59 91.4 74.9-97.4
Non-Hispanic 2,659 144 4.2 3.5- 5.1 240 6.9 5.8- 8.1 219 6.8 5.8- 8.1 2,056 82.1 80.3-83.7
AGE
18-24 73 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.5 0.3- 6.8 1 1.9 0.3-12.3 70 96.6 88.4-99.1
25-34 224 2 1.1 0.2- 6.5 13 4.3 2.0- 9.2 3 0.5 0.1- 1.4 206 94.1 88.8-97.0
35-44 358 17 4.5 2.7- 7.2 21 5.1 3.1- 8.3 17 5.7 3.2-10.0 303 84.8 79.8-88.7
45-54 494 30 5.2 3.5- 7.5 28 5.2 3.4- 8.0 59 11.3 8.4-15.1 377 78.3 73.8-82.3
55-64 615 34 6.1 4.1- 8.9 73 9.9 7.7-12.6 70 10.4 8.1-13.3 438 73.7 69.6-77.4
65-74 542 32 5.9 4.0- 8.5 56 10.4 7.8-13.7 41 8.7 6.1-12.3 413 75.1 70.5-79.1
75+ 410 34 8.5 5.9-12.1 47 10.4 7.7-14.0 29 7.0 4.7-10.4 300 74.0 69.0-78.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 419 36 8.6 5.5-13.1 61 11.3 8.3-15.3 67 13.1 9.9-17.3 255 66.9 60.8-72.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 840 31 2.4 1.6- 3.6 79 7.2 5.1- 9.9 81 8.3 6.2-10.9 649 82.1 78.5-85.2
Some Post-H.S. 714 49 4.9 3.5- 6.6 54 5.3 3.9- 7.2 44 4.4 3.0- 6.6 567 85.4 82.3-88.0
College Graduate 749 33 3.9 2.7- 5.7 46 4.6 3.3- 6.4 29 3.3 2.2- 5.1 641 88.1 85.4-90.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 323 30 10.3 6.0-17.1 58 16.5 12.0-22.2 82 25.3 19.6-32.0 153 47.9 40.6-55.4
$15,000- 24,999 528 35 5.2 3.5- 7.6 62 10.7 7.4-15.2 63 11.3 8.4-15.2 368 72.8 67.4-77.6
$25,000- 34,999 304 16 3.7 2.2- 6.3 20 4.0 2.5- 6.5 13 2.7 1.5- 4.8 255 89.5 85.8-92.4
$35,000- 49,999 430 17 2.8 1.7- 4.8 28 5.2 3.3- 7.9 22 4.0 2.5- 6.4 363 88.0 84.4-90.9
$50,000-74,999 382 17 3.4 2.0- 5.7 17 3.4 2.0- 5.9 12 2.6 1.4- 5.1 336 90.5 87.0-93.2
$75,000+ 421 17 3.9 2.3- 6.5 12 1.8 1.0- 3.2 4 1.3 0.3- 4.8 388 93.0 89.6-95.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,065 149 13.5 11.2-16.2 240 20.3 17.4-23.7 221 20.5 17.5-23.8 455 45.7 41.5-49.9
No 1,646 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1,646 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 420 29 6.9 4.7-10.1 53 9.6 7.0-13.0 30 6.0 4.0- 8.8 308 77.5 72.7-81.7
Non-Veteran 2,307 120 4.0 3.2- 4.9 187 6.1 5.0- 7.4 191 6.7 5.6- 8.1 1,809 83.2 81.3-85.0

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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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