BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Disability Status*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

Disability Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,384	5,889	31.7	30.6-32.8	9,495	68.3	67.2-69.4
GENDER
Male	5,807	2,172	30.8	29.1-32.6	3,635	69.2	67.4-70.9
Female	9,577	3,717	32.4	31.1-33.8	5,860	67.6	66.2-68.9
RACE
White	12,013	4,562	31.8	30.6-33.0	7,451	68.2	67.0-69.4
African American	2,284	951	36.0	33.1-38.9	1,333	64.0	61.1-66.9
Asian	97	15	15.8	7.0-31.9	82	84.2	68.1-93.0
Native American	310	163	43.2	35.7-51.1	147	56.8	48.9-64.3
Other Minorities	625	173	21.1	16.9-26.0	452	78.9	74.0-83.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	608	174	21.3	17.2-26.0	434	78.7	74.0-82.8
-English Speaking	227	91	28.9	20.7-38.8	136	71.1	61.2-79.3
-Spanish Speaking	381	83	18.7	14.1-24.3	298	81.3	75.7-85.9
Non-Hispanic	14,736	5,688	32.5	31.4-33.6	9,048	67.5	66.4-68.6
AGE
18-24	462	114	24.0	19.3-29.5	348	76.0	70.5-80.7
25-34	1,458	285	18.8	16.4-21.4	1,173	81.2	78.6-83.6
35-44	2,366	574	23.1	21.0-25.3	1,792	76.9	74.7-79.0
45-54	2,991	1,027	32.4	30.2-34.6	1,964	67.6	65.4-69.8
55-64	3,310	1,449	42.5	40.4-44.7	1,861	57.5	55.3-59.6
65-74	2,686	1,218	44.6	42.2-46.9	1,468	55.4	53.1-57.8
75+	2,012	1,191	59.0	56.2-61.7	821	41.0	38.3-43.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,178	1,285	46.3	42.9-49.9	893	53.7	50.1-57.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,494	1,822	34.6	32.3-37.0	2,672	65.4	63.0-67.7
Some Post-H.S.	4,024	1,521	32.3	30.2-34.4	2,503	67.7	65.6-69.8
College Graduate	4,655	1,248	21.1	19.7-22.6	3,407	78.9	77.4-80.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,736	1,154	56.2	51.8-60.5	582	43.8	39.5-48.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,471	1,235	40.0	36.8-43.3	1,236	60.0	56.7-63.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,630	658	37.3	33.7-41.1	972	62.7	58.9-66.3
$35,000- 49,999	2,143	701	29.3	26.7-32.0	1,442	70.7	68.0-73.3
$50,000-74,999	2,196	584	22.9	20.7-25.3	1,612	77.1	74.7-79.3
$75,000+	3,168	655	18.1	16.3-20.1	2,513	81.9	79.9-83.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,323	1,009	38.9	36.1-41.9	1,314	61.1	58.1-63.9
Non-Veteran	13,054	4,877	30.4	29.3-31.6	8,177	69.6	68.4-70.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,384

5,889

31.7

30.6-32.8

9,495

68.3

67.2-69.4

GENDER

Male

5,807

2,172

30.8

29.1-32.6

3,635

69.2

67.4-70.9

Female

9,577

3,717

32.4

31.1-33.8

5,860

67.6

66.2-68.9

RACE

White

12,013

4,562

31.8

30.6-33.0

7,451

68.2

67.0-69.4

African American

2,284

951

36.0

33.1-38.9

1,333

64.0

61.1-66.9

Asian

15.8

7.0-31.9

84.2

68.1-93.0

Native American

310

163

43.2

35.7-51.1

147

56.8

48.9-64.3

Other Minorities

625

173

21.1

16.9-26.0

452

78.9

74.0-83.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

608

174

21.3

17.2-26.0

434

78.7

74.0-82.8

-English Speaking

227

28.9

20.7-38.8

136

71.1

61.2-79.3

-Spanish Speaking

381

18.7

14.1-24.3

298

81.3

75.7-85.9

Non-Hispanic

14,736

5,688

32.5

31.4-33.6

9,048

67.5

66.4-68.6

AGE

18-24

462

114

24.0

19.3-29.5

348

76.0

70.5-80.7

25-34

1,458

285

18.8

16.4-21.4

1,173

81.2

78.6-83.6

35-44

2,366

574

23.1

21.0-25.3

1,792

76.9

74.7-79.0

45-54

2,991

1,027

32.4

30.2-34.6

1,964

67.6

65.4-69.8

55-64

3,310

1,449

42.5

40.4-44.7

1,861

57.5

55.3-59.6

65-74

2,686

1,218

44.6

42.2-46.9

1,468

55.4

53.1-57.8

75+

2,012

1,191

59.0

56.2-61.7

821

41.0

38.3-43.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,178

1,285

46.3

42.9-49.9

893

53.7

50.1-57.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,494

1,822

34.6

32.3-37.0

2,672

65.4

63.0-67.7

Some Post-H.S.

4,024

1,521

32.3

30.2-34.4

2,503

67.7

65.6-69.8

College Graduate

4,655

1,248

21.1

19.7-22.6

3,407

78.9

77.4-80.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,736

1,154

56.2

51.8-60.5

582

43.8

39.5-48.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,471

1,235

40.0

36.8-43.3

1,236

60.0

56.7-63.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,630

658

37.3

33.7-41.1

972

62.7

58.9-66.3

$35,000- 49,999

2,143

701

29.3

26.7-32.0

1,442

70.7

68.0-73.3

$50,000-74,999

2,196

584

22.9

20.7-25.3

1,612

77.1

74.7-79.3

$75,000+

3,168

655

18.1

16.3-20.1

2,513

81.9

79.9-83.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,323

1,009

38.9

36.1-41.9

1,314

61.1

58.1-63.9

Non-Veteran

13,054

4,877

30.4

29.3-31.6

8,177

69.6

68.4-70.7

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*Data for this table were derived from 2 CDC Core questions and 2 North Carolina questions
in the State-Added Section.

^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.

This page was generated on 21MAY09.