BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, <br>a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane,
a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,825	1,784	7.8	7.3- 8.3	14,041	92.2	91.7-92.7
GENDER
Male	5,990	603	6.9	6.2- 7.7	5,387	93.1	92.3-93.8
Female	9,835	1,181	8.6	7.9- 9.3	8,654	91.4	90.7-92.1
RACE
White	12,285	1,326	7.6	7.1- 8.2	10,959	92.4	91.8-92.9
African American	2,392	373	11.5	10.0-13.3	2,019	88.5	86.7-90.0
Asian	107	3	1.8	0.5- 6.3	104	98.2	93.7-99.5
Native American	318	51	10.2	6.9-14.8	267	89.8	85.2-93.1
Other Minorities	659	25	1.3	0.8- 2.1	634	98.7	97.9-99.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	637	22	1.4	0.8- 2.3	615	98.6	97.7-99.2
-English Speaking	238	19	3.8	2.1- 6.9	219	96.2	93.1-97.9
-Spanish Speaking	399	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	396	99.5	98.3-99.8
Non-Hispanic	15,138	1,751	8.3	7.8- 8.8	13,387	91.7	91.2-92.2
AGE
18-24	474	6	0.7	0.3- 1.5	468	99.3	98.5-99.7
25-34	1,512	25	1.6	1.1- 2.6	1,487	98.4	97.4-98.9
35-44	2,452	102	3.9	3.1- 4.9	2,350	96.1	95.1-96.9
45-54	3,082	263	8.1	6.9- 9.5	2,819	91.9	90.5-93.1
55-64	3,385	409	11.6	10.2-13.1	2,976	88.4	86.9-89.8
65-74	2,735	382	13.8	12.3-15.5	2,353	86.2	84.5-87.7
75+	2,070	584	28.9	26.4-31.7	1,486	71.1	68.3-73.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,263	484	13.3	11.7-15.1	1,779	86.7	84.9-88.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,658	535	8.0	7.1- 9.1	4,123	92.0	90.9-92.9
Some Post-H.S.	4,109	429	7.7	6.7- 8.7	3,680	92.3	91.3-93.3
College Graduate	4,757	329	4.8	4.1- 5.5	4,428	95.2	94.5-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,783	477	19.6	17.1-22.3	1,306	80.4	77.7-82.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,531	386	10.4	9.0-12.1	2,145	89.6	87.9-91.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,679	183	8.0	6.7- 9.6	1,496	92.0	90.4-93.3
$35,000- 49,999	2,197	168	6.3	5.1- 7.6	2,029	93.7	92.4-94.9
$50,000-74,999	2,243	122	4.2	3.3- 5.3	2,121	95.8	94.7-96.7
$75,000+	3,232	128	3.2	2.5- 4.0	3,104	96.8	96.0-97.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,386	321	11.6	10.0-13.4	2,065	88.4	86.6-90.0
Non-Veteran	13,432	1,463	7.1	6.6- 7.7	11,969	92.9	92.3-93.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,825

1,784

7.8

7.3- 8.3

14,041

92.2

91.7-92.7

GENDER

Male

5,990

603

6.9

6.2- 7.7

5,387

93.1

92.3-93.8

Female

9,835

1,181

8.6

7.9- 9.3

8,654

91.4

90.7-92.1

RACE

White

12,285

1,326

7.6

7.1- 8.2

10,959

92.4

91.8-92.9

African American

2,392

373

11.5

10.0-13.3

2,019

88.5

86.7-90.0

Asian

107

1.8

0.5- 6.3

104

98.2

93.7-99.5

Native American

318

10.2

6.9-14.8

267

89.8

85.2-93.1

Other Minorities

659

1.3

0.8- 2.1

634

98.7

97.9-99.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

637

1.4

0.8- 2.3

615

98.6

97.7-99.2

-English Speaking

238

3.8

2.1- 6.9

219

96.2

93.1-97.9

-Spanish Speaking

399

0.5

0.2- 1.7

396

99.5

98.3-99.8

Non-Hispanic

15,138

1,751

8.3

7.8- 8.8

13,387

91.7

91.2-92.2

AGE

18-24

474

0.7

0.3- 1.5

468

99.3

98.5-99.7

25-34

1,512

1.6

1.1- 2.6

1,487

98.4

97.4-98.9

35-44

2,452

102

3.9

3.1- 4.9

2,350

96.1

95.1-96.9

45-54

3,082

263

8.1

6.9- 9.5

2,819

91.9

90.5-93.1

55-64

3,385

409

11.6

10.2-13.1

2,976

88.4

86.9-89.8

65-74

2,735

382

13.8

12.3-15.5

2,353

86.2

84.5-87.7

75+

2,070

584

28.9

26.4-31.7

1,486

71.1

68.3-73.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,263

484

13.3

11.7-15.1

1,779

86.7

84.9-88.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,658

535

8.0

7.1- 9.1

4,123

92.0

90.9-92.9

Some Post-H.S.

4,109

429

7.7

6.7- 8.7

3,680

92.3

91.3-93.3

College Graduate

4,757

329

4.8

4.1- 5.5

4,428

95.2

94.5-95.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,783

477

19.6

17.1-22.3

1,306

80.4

77.7-82.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,531

386

10.4

9.0-12.1

2,145

89.6

87.9-91.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,679

183

8.0

6.7- 9.6

1,496

92.0

90.4-93.3

$35,000- 49,999

2,197

168

6.3

5.1- 7.6

2,029

93.7

92.4-94.9

$50,000-74,999

2,243

122

4.2

3.3- 5.3

2,121

95.8

94.7-96.7

$75,000+

3,232

128

3.2

2.5- 4.0

3,104

96.8

96.0-97.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,386

321

11.6

10.0-13.4

2,065

88.4

86.6-90.0

Non-Veteran

13,432

1,463

7.1

6.6- 7.7

11,969

92.9

92.3-93.4

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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.

This page was generated on 21MAY09.

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?

Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane,
a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?