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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Disability

Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,475 4,605 31.1 29.7-32.5 7,870 68.9 67.5-70.3
-Eastern NC 3,425 1,370 34.7 31.7-37.8 2,055 65.3 62.2-68.3
GENDER 3,425 1,370 34.7 31.7-37.8 2,055 65.3 62.2-68.3
Male 1,239 493 33.4 28.4-38.7 746 66.6 61.3-71.6
Female 2,186 877 35.9 32.5-39.4 1,309 64.1 60.6-67.5
RACE 3,406 1,360 34.6 31.6-37.7 2,046 65.4 62.3-68.4
White 2,318 888 32.9 29.3-36.6 1,430 67.1 63.4-70.7
African American 767 337 38.7 32.5-45.3 430 61.3 54.7-67.5
Other Minorities 321 135 35.9 25.3-48.1 186 64.1 51.9-74.7
HISPANIC 3,418 1,368 34.7 31.7-37.8 2,050 65.3 62.2-68.3
Hispanic 133 33 21.5 11.3-36.9 100 78.5 63.1-88.7
Non-Hispanic 3,285 1,335 35.7 32.6-38.8 1,950 64.3 61.2-67.4
AGE 3,401 1,361 34.7 31.6-37.8 2,040 65.3 62.2-68.4
18-24 117 25 24.8 13.6-40.8 92 75.2 59.2-86.4
25-34 355 88 23.8 17.3-31.7 267 76.2 68.3-82.7
35-44 504 118 25.4 19.5-32.4 386 74.6 67.6-80.5
45-54 673 256 36.4 30.9-42.3 417 63.6 57.7-69.1
55-64 716 318 43.3 37.8-49.0 398 56.7 51.0-62.2
65+ 1,036 556 52.6 47.6-57.5 480 47.4 42.5-52.4
EDUCATION 3,420 1,367 34.6 31.6-37.8 2,053 65.4 62.2-68.4
Less Than H.S. 461 289 51.2 42.3-60.0 172 48.8 40.0-57.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,087 459 36.3 30.9-42.0 628 63.7 58.0-69.1
Some Post-H.S. 960 359 33.2 27.3-39.8 601 66.8 60.2-72.7
College Graduate 912 260 24.5 20.3-29.3 652 75.5 70.7-79.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME 2,948 1,146 34.7 31.5-38.1 1,802 65.3 61.9-68.5
Less than $15,000 440 301 54.2 42.8-65.3 139 45.8 34.7-57.2
$15,000- 24,999 588 284 41.4 34.0-49.2 304 58.6 50.8-66.0
$25,000- 34,999 347 129 33.9 25.1-43.9 218 66.1 56.1-74.9
$35,000- 49,999 465 149 26.8 21.0-33.6 316 73.2 66.4-79.0
$50,000-74,999 464 159 34.8 28.0-42.3 305 65.2 57.7-72.0
$75,000+ 644 124 23.4 16.0-32.9 520 76.6 67.1-84.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 546 229 38.9 31.7-46.6 317 61.1 53.4-68.3
Non-Veteran 2,584 1,012 34.0 30.4-37.6 1,572 66.0 62.4-69.6

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*Data for this table were derived from 2 CDC Core questions and 2 North Carolina questions
in the State-Added Section.

^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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