BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	370	22	4.5	2.7- 7.2	29	7.7	3.9-14.9	25	4.3	2.7- 6.8	294	83.5	76.9-88.5
Buncombe	341	16	4.3	2.3- 8.2	27	7.6	4.7-11.9	30	6.5	4.3- 9.8	268	81.6	76.1-86.0
Cabarrus	356	20	7.6	3.9-14.1	18	3.2	1.8- 5.8	31	7.8	5.0-11.9	287	81.4	74.9-86.6
Catawba	435	21	4.2	2.6- 6.8	25	5.2	3.0- 8.6	18	4.5	2.2- 8.9	371	86.1	81.1-89.9
Cumberland	458	38	9.1	5.8-13.9	36	6.4	4.2- 9.6	52	9.4	6.9-12.8	332	75.0	69.5-79.9
Davidson	390	14	2.2	1.2- 3.9	20	3.5	2.2- 5.8	32	5.8	3.8- 8.6	324	88.5	84.9-91.3
Durham	382	16	3.4	1.7- 6.6	27	5.9	3.7- 9.2	19	2.5	1.5- 4.1	320	88.2	84.0-91.5
Forsyth	397	15	2.4	1.3- 4.3	21	4.1	2.5- 6.5	22	4.0	2.5- 6.4	339	89.6	86.1-92.2
Gaston	395	19	3.9	2.3- 6.6	26	7.4	3.8-13.9	35	6.6	4.4- 9.7	315	82.1	76.0-87.0
Guilford	409	20	5.0	2.9- 8.6	23	4.6	2.6- 7.8	15	2.3	1.3- 4.1	351	88.1	83.7-91.5
Iredell	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
Johnston	452	28	5.1	3.2- 8.1	29	4.0	2.7- 6.0	33	6.4	3.3-12.1	362	84.4	78.9-88.7
Mecklenburg	653	25	3.7	2.3- 5.7	40	4.4	3.0- 6.3	22	2.3	1.3- 3.8	566	89.7	86.9-92.0
New Hanover	360	16	5.0	2.5- 9.5	21	6.0	3.5-10.0	20	4.3	2.5- 7.3	303	84.8	79.2-89.0
Onslow	395	15	4.2	1.9- 8.9	32	5.7	3.7- 8.7	28	5.0	3.2- 7.5	320	85.1	80.3-89.0
Orange	366	20	6.2	3.2-11.6	20	4.9	2.9- 8.2	10	2.9	1.2- 6.7	316	85.9	80.0-90.3
Pitt	383	25	4.4	2.7- 6.9	35	9.9	6.1-15.7	18	4.4	2.3- 8.4	305	81.3	75.1-86.2
Randolph	392	25	5.2	3.0- 8.8	33	6.0	4.0- 8.9	26	5.3	3.4- 8.1	308	83.5	78.8-87.4
Robeson	369	32	6.9	4.4-10.9	32	5.6	3.7- 8.4	49	9.1	6.5-12.8	256	78.3	72.6-83.1
Rowan	425	30	6.5	3.5-11.9	31	6.4	4.1- 9.8	40	7.6	5.1-11.2	324	79.5	73.6-84.4
Union	402	11	3.5	1.3- 9.5	18	3.0	1.7- 5.1	27	5.2	3.2- 8.3	346	88.3	83.0-92.0
Wake	569	20	2.8	1.7- 4.7	16	2.0	1.1- 3.8	16	3.0	1.5- 5.6	517	92.2	89.1-94.5
Wayne	436	23	3.0	1.8- 4.9	29	3.9	2.5- 6.1	35	8.3	4.9-13.7	349	84.8	79.4-89.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,081	325	5.6	4.8- 6.6	397	6.5	5.7- 7.4	428	7.0	6.2- 7.9	3,931	80.9	79.4-82.3
Piedmont	7,343	355	4.1	3.5- 4.8	427	4.6	3.9- 5.3	426	4.3	3.7- 5.0	6,135	87.0	85.9-88.1
Western NC	2,814	146	4.4	3.5- 5.4	226	7.2	6.0- 8.5	239	6.4	5.4- 7.5	2,203	82.1	80.2-83.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,852	101	4.7	3.6- 6.1	142	6.9	5.5- 8.6	151	6.3	5.2- 7.8	1,458	82.1	79.7-84.2
Northwest	3,186	163	4.0	3.2- 4.9	210	5.5	4.6- 6.7	227	5.3	4.4- 6.3	2,586	85.2	83.5-86.7
Charlotte	2,033	90	4.5	3.5- 5.9	117	4.7	3.7- 6.1	130	4.9	3.9- 6.1	1,696	85.9	83.8-87.7
Greensboro	1,743	95	4.8	3.5- 6.4	122	5.8	4.4- 7.7	92	3.3	2.6- 4.3	1,434	86.1	83.7-88.2
Southern Regional	1,474	107	6.2	4.6- 8.3	119	5.8	4.6- 7.4	166	8.7	7.0-10.7	1,082	79.2	76.3-81.9
Coastal	746	41	5.1	3.4- 7.5	55	7.2	5.0-10.2	50	5.2	3.7- 7.2	600	82.5	78.8-85.8
Wake	1,660	78	3.7	2.7- 5.2	87	3.7	2.6- 5.3	83	3.7	2.6- 5.4	1,412	88.8	86.4-90.9
Area L	446	31	6.3	3.8-10.4	34	5.6	3.6- 8.7	43	8.0	5.6-11.2	338	80.1	75.1-84.3
Eastern	2,098	120	4.5	3.5- 5.8	164	6.7	5.4- 8.2	151	6.4	5.2- 7.8	1,663	82.5	80.2-84.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

370

4.5

2.7- 7.2

7.7

3.9-14.9

4.3

2.7- 6.8

294

83.5

76.9-88.5

Buncombe

341

4.3

2.3- 8.2

7.6

4.7-11.9

6.5

4.3- 9.8

268

81.6

76.1-86.0

Cabarrus

356

7.6

3.9-14.1

3.2

1.8- 5.8

7.8

5.0-11.9

287

81.4

74.9-86.6

Catawba

435

4.2

2.6- 6.8

5.2

3.0- 8.6

4.5

2.2- 8.9

371

86.1

81.1-89.9

Cumberland

458

9.1

5.8-13.9

6.4

4.2- 9.6

9.4

6.9-12.8

332

75.0

69.5-79.9

Davidson

390

2.2

1.2- 3.9

3.5

2.2- 5.8

5.8

3.8- 8.6

324

88.5

84.9-91.3

Durham

382

3.4

1.7- 6.6

5.9

3.7- 9.2

2.5

1.5- 4.1

320

88.2

84.0-91.5

Forsyth

397

2.4

1.3- 4.3

4.1

2.5- 6.5

4.0

2.5- 6.4

339

89.6

86.1-92.2

Gaston

395

3.9

2.3- 6.6

7.4

3.8-13.9

6.6

4.4- 9.7

315

82.1

76.0-87.0

Guilford

409

5.0

2.9- 8.6

4.6

2.6- 7.8

2.3

1.3- 4.1

351

88.1

83.7-91.5

Iredell

415

6.4

3.9-10.3

3.0

1.7- 5.2

1.7

0.9- 2.9

353

88.9

84.8-92.0

Johnston

452

5.1

3.2- 8.1

4.0

2.7- 6.0

6.4

3.3-12.1

362

84.4

78.9-88.7

Mecklenburg

653

3.7

2.3- 5.7

4.4

3.0- 6.3

2.3

1.3- 3.8

566

89.7

86.9-92.0

New Hanover

360

5.0

2.5- 9.5

6.0

3.5-10.0

4.3

2.5- 7.3

303

84.8

79.2-89.0

Onslow

395

4.2

1.9- 8.9

5.7

3.7- 8.7

5.0

3.2- 7.5

320

85.1

80.3-89.0

Orange

366

6.2

3.2-11.6

4.9

2.9- 8.2

2.9

1.2- 6.7

316

85.9

80.0-90.3

Pitt

383

4.4

2.7- 6.9

9.9

6.1-15.7

4.4

2.3- 8.4

305

81.3

75.1-86.2

Randolph

392

5.2

3.0- 8.8

6.0

4.0- 8.9

5.3

3.4- 8.1

308

83.5

78.8-87.4

Robeson

369

6.9

4.4-10.9

5.6

3.7- 8.4

9.1

6.5-12.8

256

78.3

72.6-83.1

Rowan

425

6.5

3.5-11.9

6.4

4.1- 9.8

7.6

5.1-11.2

324

79.5

73.6-84.4

Union

402

3.5

1.3- 9.5

3.0

1.7- 5.1

5.2

3.2- 8.3

346

88.3

83.0-92.0

Wake

569

2.8

1.7- 4.7

2.0

1.1- 3.8

3.0

1.5- 5.6

517

92.2

89.1-94.5

Wayne

436

3.0

1.8- 4.9

3.9

2.5- 6.1

8.3

4.9-13.7

349

84.8

79.4-89.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,081

325

5.6

4.8- 6.6

397

6.5

5.7- 7.4

428

7.0

6.2- 7.9

3,931

80.9

79.4-82.3

Piedmont

7,343

355

4.1

3.5- 4.8

427

4.6

3.9- 5.3

426

4.3

3.7- 5.0

6,135

87.0

85.9-88.1

Western NC

2,814

146

4.4

3.5- 5.4

226

7.2

6.0- 8.5

239

6.4

5.4- 7.5

2,203

82.1

80.2-83.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,852

101

4.7

3.6- 6.1

142

6.9

5.5- 8.6

151

6.3

5.2- 7.8

1,458

82.1

79.7-84.2

Northwest

3,186

163

4.0

3.2- 4.9

210

5.5

4.6- 6.7

227

5.3

4.4- 6.3

2,586

85.2

83.5-86.7

Charlotte

2,033

4.5

3.5- 5.9

117

4.7

3.7- 6.1

130

4.9

3.9- 6.1

1,696

85.9

83.8-87.7

Greensboro

1,743

4.8

3.5- 6.4

122

5.8

4.4- 7.7

3.3

2.6- 4.3

1,434

86.1

83.7-88.2

Southern Regional

1,474

107

6.2

4.6- 8.3

119

5.8

4.6- 7.4

166

8.7

7.0-10.7

1,082

79.2

76.3-81.9

Coastal

746

5.1

3.4- 7.5

7.2

5.0-10.2

5.2

3.7- 7.2

600

82.5

78.8-85.8

Wake

1,660

3.7

2.7- 5.2

3.7

2.6- 5.3

3.7

2.6- 5.4

1,412

88.8

86.4-90.9

Area L

446

6.3

3.8-10.4

5.6

3.6- 8.7

8.0

5.6-11.2

338

80.1

75.1-84.3

Eastern

2,098

120

4.5

3.5- 5.8

164

6.7

5.4- 8.2

151

6.4

5.2- 7.8

1,663

82.5

80.2-84.5

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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.

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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