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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Disability

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, mild Yes, moderate Yes, severe No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,251 577 3.6 3.1- 4.2 857 5.5 4.9- 6.1 797 5.3 4.7- 6.0 10,020 85.5 84.5-86.5
-Eastern NC 3,334 190 4.3 3.3- 5.5 262 6.5 5.2- 8.0 251 5.7 4.6- 6.9 2,631 83.6 81.4-85.6
GENDER
Male 1,197 86 4.4 3.2- 6.0 88 5.7 3.8- 8.4 92 5.1 3.7- 7.0 931 84.8 81.4-87.7
Female 2,137 104 4.2 2.8- 6.1 174 7.3 5.7- 9.1 159 6.2 4.8- 7.9 1,700 82.4 79.6-84.9
RACE
White 2,260 102 2.8 2.1- 3.8 177 5.8 4.6- 7.4 146 4.9 3.8- 6.3 1,835 86.4 84.3-88.3
African American 746 72 7.9 5.1-12.1 64 8.4 5.4-12.7 66 7.3 4.9-10.7 544 76.4 70.6-81.4
Other Minorities 312 13 4.3 1.8- 9.8 20 6.4 2.4-16.0 38 6.7 4.0-11.0 241 82.5 73.2-89.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 130 6 3.0 0.7-11.6 4 5.9 1.2-25.6 5 2.0 0.7- 5.8 115 89.1 73.5-96.0
Non-Hispanic 3,197 184 4.4 3.4- 5.6 257 6.5 5.3- 8.0 246 5.9 4.8- 7.2 2,510 83.2 81.0-85.1
AGE
18-24 116 3 3.0 0.7-12.6 6 3.3 1.3- 8.1 0 0.0 . - . 107 93.7 85.6-97.4
25-34 351 11 3.0 1.4- 6.3 16 5.4 2.3-12.2 9 1.8 0.8- 3.9 315 89.8 83.4-94.0
35-44 498 12 2.0 0.9- 4.3 23 4.8 2.3- 9.6 28 5.3 3.0- 9.0 435 88.0 82.6-91.8
45-54 654 34 5.4 3.3- 8.8 44 7.4 4.8-11.3 72 8.2 5.5-12.0 504 79.0 73.8-83.4
55-64 695 50 5.2 3.4- 7.7 71 8.1 5.7-11.4 77 12.3 8.9-16.9 497 74.4 69.2-79.0
65+ 998 78 6.9 5.0- 9.5 101 9.5 6.9-13.0 64 5.5 3.8- 7.8 755 78.1 73.9-81.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 433 45 8.6 4.8-15.2 62 11.3 6.8-18.3 57 8.4 5.4-12.8 269 71.7 63.4-78.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,048 72 4.5 3.0- 6.7 84 6.6 4.5- 9.5 89 6.8 4.8- 9.6 803 82.1 77.9-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 945 36 2.6 1.7- 4.2 73 6.8 4.6- 9.9 73 5.4 3.9- 7.6 763 85.1 81.3-88.3
College Graduate 903 37 3.5 2.2- 5.6 43 3.3 2.2- 5.1 31 3.0 1.6- 5.2 792 90.2 87.1-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 419 46 6.1 3.8- 9.8 71 16.4 10.9-24.0 87 17.0 11.8-23.7 215 60.5 50.5-69.7
$15,000- 24,999 578 40 7.5 4.1-13.4 65 10.2 6.3-16.0 61 6.8 4.4-10.4 412 75.5 68.2-81.6
$25,000- 34,999 340 16 3.7 1.6- 8.4 24 4.6 2.5- 8.2 21 2.9 1.7- 4.9 279 88.8 83.5-92.6
$35,000- 49,999 455 15 1.8 0.9- 3.6 25 3.9 2.1- 6.9 19 4.6 2.2- 9.3 396 89.8 84.8-93.2
$50,000-74,999 459 18 3.0 1.5- 5.8 33 8.2 4.4-14.6 18 3.8 1.9- 7.2 390 85.1 78.6-89.8
$75,000+ 639 22 2.9 1.6- 5.2 13 0.9 0.5- 1.8 12 1.9 0.8- 4.2 592 94.3 91.4-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 526 39 5.5 3.4- 8.7 42 5.3 3.4- 8.0 38 5.9 3.7- 9.4 407 83.3 78.5-87.3
Non-Veteran 2,524 137 4.2 3.1- 5.6 188 6.8 5.2- 8.8 188 5.4 4.3- 6.8 2,011 83.6 81.0-86.0

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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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