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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

Disability

A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a 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 15,238 826 4.6 4.1- 5.1 1,050 5.4 5.0- 6.0 1,093 5.3 4.9- 5.8 12,269 84.7 83.9-85.4
-Iredell County 415 30 6.4 3.9-10.3 18 3.0 1.7- 5.2 14 1.7 0.9- 2.9 353 88.9 84.8-92.0
GENDER
Male 141 11 7.4 3.4-15.2 6 2.2 0.9- 5.3 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0 123 90.0 82.4-94.5
Female 274 19 5.6 2.9-10.5 12 3.7 1.8- 7.1 13 2.6 1.4- 4.6 230 88.2 82.8-92.0
RACE
White 363 27 6.0 3.6- 9.6 13 2.4 1.2- 4.8 12 1.8 1.0- 3.3 311 89.8 85.8-92.8
Other 50 3 8.8 2.0-31.1 4 5.0 1.7-13.6 2 1.0 0.2- 4.0 41 85.2 67.2-94.2
AGE
18-44 124 2 3.4 0.8-12.9 3 1.9 0.6- 6.6 0 0.0 . - . 119 94.6 86.3-98.0
45+ 289 28 9.4 6.0-14.4 15 4.2 2.4- 7.1 14 3.4 1.9- 5.9 232 83.1 77.6-87.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 185 16 5.9 3.4-10.1 12 4.1 2.2- 7.8 8 2.0 0.9- 4.1 149 88.0 82.8-91.8
Some College + 228 14 6.7 3.2-13.6 5 1.9 0.6- 5.4 6 1.5 0.6- 3.4 203 89.9 83.3-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 196 18 8.5 4.6-15.1 14 5.2 2.7- 9.7 8 1.9 0.9- 4.0 156 84.4 77.4-89.5
$50,000+ 156 7 4.8 1.7-12.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.4 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 147 94.3 86.6-97.7

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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