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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Disability

A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a 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
-Mecklenburg County 574 16 1.5 0.9- 2.6 33 4.8 3.2- 7.0 25 2.8 1.5- 5.0 500 91.0 88.0-93.3
GENDER
Male 212 4 0.8 0.3- 2.4 14 5.5 3.1- 9.7 4 2.2 0.5- 8.6 190 91.5 86.0-95.0
Female 362 12 2.1 1.1- 4.0 19 4.1 2.4- 6.9 21 3.3 2.0- 5.4 310 90.5 86.9-93.1
RACE
White 405 9 1.2 0.6- 2.4 21 4.7 2.8- 7.8 18 3.3 1.5- 7.1 357 90.8 86.7-93.8
Other 160 7 2.1 0.9- 4.8 12 5.1 2.7- 9.4 7 2.2 1.0- 4.8 134 90.6 85.6-94.0
AGE
18-44 176 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 3 0.8 0.2- 2.7 3 1.8 0.4- 8.3 169 97.2 92.0-99.0
45+ 392 15 2.9 1.6- 5.0 30 9.1 6.1-13.4 22 3.9 2.5- 6.2 325 84.1 79.4-87.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 133 3 0.9 0.3- 2.8 17 10.0 5.6-17.4 9 5.1 1.7-14.5 104 84.0 74.5-90.4
Some College + 439 12 1.5 0.8- 2.7 16 2.9 1.7- 4.9 16 2.0 1.1- 3.4 395 93.7 91.2-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 210 9 2.1 1.0- 4.2 16 5.3 2.9- 9.4 18 4.1 2.4- 7.0 167 88.6 83.6-92.2
$50,000+ 272 4 1.0 0.4- 2.8 8 3.6 1.7- 7.4 5 1.3 0.5- 3.1 255 94.1 90.2-96.5

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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.

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