BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,777	4,264	21.3	20.4-22.2	11,513	78.7	77.8-79.6
GENDER
Male	5,971	1,539	19.9	18.6-21.3	4,432	80.1	78.7-81.4
Female	9,806	2,725	22.6	21.4-23.8	7,081	77.4	76.2-78.6
RACE
White	12,246	3,443	22.8	21.8-23.9	8,803	77.2	76.1-78.2
African American	2,383	586	21.0	18.8-23.3	1,797	79.0	76.7-81.2
Asian	106	6	3.5	1.3- 8.7	100	96.5	91.3-98.7
Native American	320	114	29.1	23.0-36.1	206	70.9	63.9-77.0
Other Minorities	658	99	10.5	7.6-14.2	559	89.5	85.8-92.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	637	88	8.3	6.2-11.1	549	91.7	88.9-93.8
-English Speaking	238	55	14.7	9.9-21.1	183	85.3	78.9-90.1
-Spanish Speaking	399	33	6.1	3.9- 9.4	366	93.9	90.6-96.1
Non-Hispanic	15,092	4,159	22.4	21.5-23.3	10,933	77.6	76.7-78.5
AGE
18-24	472	57	11.3	8.2-15.5	415	88.7	84.5-91.8
25-34	1,508	170	10.7	8.9-12.9	1,338	89.3	87.1-91.1
35-44	2,450	412	15.4	13.7-17.3	2,038	84.6	82.7-86.3
45-54	3,073	785	23.9	22.0-25.9	2,288	76.1	74.1-78.0
55-64	3,375	1,168	33.3	31.3-35.4	2,207	66.7	64.6-68.7
65-74	2,729	870	30.9	28.8-33.0	1,859	69.1	67.0-71.2
75+	2,057	779	37.4	34.7-40.1	1,278	62.6	59.9-65.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,246	833	27.1	24.5-29.8	1,413	72.9	70.2-75.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,641	1,280	22.2	20.4-24.1	3,361	77.8	75.9-79.6
Some Post-H.S.	4,102	1,183	23.5	21.8-25.4	2,919	76.5	74.6-78.2
College Graduate	4,751	958	15.6	14.4-17.0	3,793	84.4	83.0-85.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,777	858	38.5	34.8-42.3	919	61.5	57.7-65.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,521	889	26.6	24.1-29.3	1,632	73.4	70.7-75.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,677	476	23.7	20.9-26.8	1,201	76.3	73.2-79.1
$35,000- 49,999	2,197	516	20.4	18.2-22.7	1,681	79.6	77.3-81.8
$50,000-74,999	2,236	444	16.6	14.7-18.6	1,792	83.4	81.4-85.3
$75,000+	3,228	482	12.4	11.1-13.9	2,746	87.6	86.1-88.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,377	737	26.7	24.4-29.1	1,640	73.3	70.9-75.6
Non-Veteran	13,393	3,525	20.4	19.5-21.4	9,868	79.6	78.6-80.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,777

4,264

21.3

20.4-22.2

11,513

78.7

77.8-79.6

GENDER

Male

5,971

1,539

19.9

18.6-21.3

4,432

80.1

78.7-81.4

Female

9,806

2,725

22.6

21.4-23.8

7,081

77.4

76.2-78.6

RACE

White

12,246

3,443

22.8

21.8-23.9

8,803

77.2

76.1-78.2

African American

2,383

586

21.0

18.8-23.3

1,797

79.0

76.7-81.2

Asian

106

3.5

1.3- 8.7

100

96.5

91.3-98.7

Native American

320

114

29.1

23.0-36.1

206

70.9

63.9-77.0

Other Minorities

658

10.5

7.6-14.2

559

89.5

85.8-92.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

637

8.3

6.2-11.1

549

91.7

88.9-93.8

-English Speaking

238

14.7

9.9-21.1

183

85.3

78.9-90.1

-Spanish Speaking

399

6.1

3.9- 9.4

366

93.9

90.6-96.1

Non-Hispanic

15,092

4,159

22.4

21.5-23.3

10,933

77.6

76.7-78.5

AGE

18-24

472

11.3

8.2-15.5

415

88.7

84.5-91.8

25-34

1,508

170

10.7

8.9-12.9

1,338

89.3

87.1-91.1

35-44

2,450

412

15.4

13.7-17.3

2,038

84.6

82.7-86.3

45-54

3,073

785

23.9

22.0-25.9

2,288

76.1

74.1-78.0

55-64

3,375

1,168

33.3

31.3-35.4

2,207

66.7

64.6-68.7

65-74

2,729

870

30.9

28.8-33.0

1,859

69.1

67.0-71.2

75+

2,057

779

37.4

34.7-40.1

1,278

62.6

59.9-65.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,246

833

27.1

24.5-29.8

1,413

72.9

70.2-75.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,641

1,280

22.2

20.4-24.1

3,361

77.8

75.9-79.6

Some Post-H.S.

4,102

1,183

23.5

21.8-25.4

2,919

76.5

74.6-78.2

College Graduate

4,751

958

15.6

14.4-17.0

3,793

84.4

83.0-85.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,777

858

38.5

34.8-42.3

919

61.5

57.7-65.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,521

889

26.6

24.1-29.3

1,632

73.4

70.7-75.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,677

476

23.7

20.9-26.8

1,201

76.3

73.2-79.1

$35,000- 49,999

2,197

516

20.4

18.2-22.7

1,681

79.6

77.3-81.8

$50,000-74,999

2,236

444

16.6

14.7-18.6

1,792

83.4

81.4-85.3

$75,000+

3,228

482

12.4

11.1-13.9

2,746

87.6

86.1-88.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,377

737

26.7

24.4-29.1

1,640

73.3

70.9-75.6

Non-Veteran

13,393

3,525

20.4

19.5-21.4

9,868

79.6

78.6-80.5

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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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