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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,777	4,264	21.3	20.4-22.2	11,513	78.7	77.8-79.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	388	105	22.3	16.8-28.9	283	77.7	71.1-83.2
Buncombe	344	115	30.1	24.3-36.5	229	69.9	63.5-75.7
Cabarrus	367	93	19.5	15.2-24.8	274	80.5	75.2-84.8
Catawba	447	97	19.6	15.3-24.8	350	80.4	75.2-84.7
Cumberland	471	140	27.0	22.0-32.6	331	73.0	67.4-78.0
Davidson	407	114	20.8	16.6-25.8	293	79.2	74.2-83.4
Durham	394	100	18.2	14.1-23.2	294	81.8	76.8-85.9
Forsyth	409	100	18.6	14.8-23.1	309	81.4	76.9-85.2
Gaston	414	108	20.8	16.5-25.8	306	79.2	74.2-83.5
Guilford	421	86	15.7	11.2-21.5	335	84.3	78.5-88.8
Iredell	428	107	19.4	15.4-24.2	321	80.6	75.8-84.6
Johnston	469	112	17.8	13.5-23.1	357	82.2	76.9-86.5
Mecklenburg	676	143	17.8	14.6-21.5	533	82.2	78.5-85.4
New Hanover	370	100	22.1	17.3-27.7	270	77.9	72.3-82.7
Onslow	408	113	20.6	16.6-25.3	295	79.4	74.7-83.4
Orange	380	107	26.4	21.0-32.7	273	73.6	67.3-79.0
Pitt	391	102	22.0	17.0-27.9	289	78.0	72.1-83.0
Randolph	399	113	21.5	17.2-26.6	286	78.5	73.4-82.8
Robeson	397	132	29.9	21.5-39.9	265	70.1	60.1-78.5
Rowan	446	145	30.6	24.5-37.5	301	69.4	62.5-75.5
Union	407	83	15.2	11.2-20.2	324	84.8	79.8-88.8
Wake	586	107	14.5	11.5-18.1	479	85.5	81.9-88.5
Wayne	447	117	17.4	13.8-21.7	330	82.6	78.3-86.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,287	1,497	23.2	21.6-24.7	3,790	76.8	75.3-78.4
Piedmont	7,595	1,884	19.4	18.2-20.7	5,711	80.6	79.3-81.8
Western NC	2,895	883	25.8	23.8-27.9	2,012	74.2	72.1-76.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,897	581	26.1	23.5-28.8	1,316	73.9	71.2-76.5
Northwest	3,302	914	23.3	21.4-25.3	2,388	76.7	74.7-78.6
Charlotte	2,097	492	19.5	17.4-21.8	1,605	80.5	78.2-82.6
Greensboro	1,810	477	19.5	16.9-22.4	1,333	80.5	77.6-83.1
Southern Regional	1,537	468	25.0	22.0-28.2	1,069	75.0	71.8-78.0
Coastal	775	225	23.0	19.6-26.7	550	77.0	73.3-80.4
Wake	1,717	382	16.8	14.4-19.3	1,335	83.2	80.7-85.6
Area L	474	120	21.8	17.5-26.8	354	78.2	73.2-82.5
Eastern	2,168	605	22.8	20.5-25.3	1,563	77.2	74.7-79.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,777

4,264

21.3

20.4-22.2

11,513

78.7

77.8-79.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

388

105

22.3

16.8-28.9

283

77.7

71.1-83.2

Buncombe

344

115

30.1

24.3-36.5

229

69.9

63.5-75.7

Cabarrus

367

19.5

15.2-24.8

274

80.5

75.2-84.8

Catawba

447

19.6

15.3-24.8

350

80.4

75.2-84.7

Cumberland

471

140

27.0

22.0-32.6

331

73.0

67.4-78.0

Davidson

407

114

20.8

16.6-25.8

293

79.2

74.2-83.4

Durham

394

100

18.2

14.1-23.2

294

81.8

76.8-85.9

Forsyth

409

100

18.6

14.8-23.1

309

81.4

76.9-85.2

Gaston

414

108

20.8

16.5-25.8

306

79.2

74.2-83.5

Guilford

421

15.7

11.2-21.5

335

84.3

78.5-88.8

Iredell

428

107

19.4

15.4-24.2

321

80.6

75.8-84.6

Johnston

469

112

17.8

13.5-23.1

357

82.2

76.9-86.5

Mecklenburg

676

143

17.8

14.6-21.5

533

82.2

78.5-85.4

New Hanover

370

100

22.1

17.3-27.7

270

77.9

72.3-82.7

Onslow

408

113

20.6

16.6-25.3

295

79.4

74.7-83.4

Orange

380

107

26.4

21.0-32.7

273

73.6

67.3-79.0

Pitt

391

102

22.0

17.0-27.9

289

78.0

72.1-83.0

Randolph

399

113

21.5

17.2-26.6

286

78.5

73.4-82.8

Robeson

397

132

29.9

21.5-39.9

265

70.1

60.1-78.5

Rowan

446

145

30.6

24.5-37.5

301

69.4

62.5-75.5

Union

407

15.2

11.2-20.2

324

84.8

79.8-88.8

Wake

586

107

14.5

11.5-18.1

479

85.5

81.9-88.5

Wayne

447

117

17.4

13.8-21.7

330

82.6

78.3-86.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,287

1,497

23.2

21.6-24.7

3,790

76.8

75.3-78.4

Piedmont

7,595

1,884

19.4

18.2-20.7

5,711

80.6

79.3-81.8

Western NC

2,895

883

25.8

23.8-27.9

2,012

74.2

72.1-76.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,897

581

26.1

23.5-28.8

1,316

73.9

71.2-76.5

Northwest

3,302

914

23.3

21.4-25.3

2,388

76.7

74.7-78.6

Charlotte

2,097

492

19.5

17.4-21.8

1,605

80.5

78.2-82.6

Greensboro

1,810

477

19.5

16.9-22.4

1,333

80.5

77.6-83.1

Southern Regional

1,537

468

25.0

22.0-28.2

1,069

75.0

71.8-78.0

Coastal

775

225

23.0

19.6-26.7

550

77.0

73.3-80.4

Wake

1,717

382

16.8

14.4-19.3

1,335

83.2

80.7-85.6

Area L

474

120

21.8

17.5-26.8

354

78.2

73.2-82.5

Eastern

2,168

605

22.8

20.5-25.3

1,563

77.2

74.7-79.5

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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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