BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	13,137	3,277	20.2	19.1-21.4	9,860	79.8	78.6-80.9
GENDER
Male	4,938	1,120	17.8	16.1-19.5	3,818	82.2	80.5-83.9
Female	8,199	2,157	22.5	21.0-24.1	6,042	77.5	75.9-79.0
RACE
White	10,399	2,621	20.4	19.2-21.7	7,778	79.6	78.3-80.8
African American	1,834	478	24.0	20.8-27.6	1,356	76.0	72.4-79.2
Asian	101	11	5.8	2.6-12.2	90	94.2	87.8-97.4
Native American	310	104	29.1	21.7-37.8	206	70.9	62.2-78.3
Other Minorities	406	45	9.2	5.4-15.2	361	90.8	84.8-94.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	438	48	8.2	5.2-12.5	390	91.8	87.5-94.8
-English Speaking	230	29	10.1	6.0-16.4	201	89.9	83.6-94.0
-Spanish Speaking	208	19	7.1	3.6-13.6	189	92.9	86.4-96.4
Non-Hispanic	12,664	3,220	21.2	20.0-22.4	9,444	78.8	77.6-80.0
AGE
18-24	408	49	11.8	8.1-16.9	359	88.2	83.1-91.9
25-34	1,216	128	11.7	9.1-14.9	1,088	88.3	85.1-90.9
35-44	1,970	282	14.1	11.9-16.5	1,688	85.9	83.5-88.1
45-54	2,542	599	22.6	20.1-25.3	1,943	77.4	74.7-79.9
55-64	2,759	833	29.5	27.1-32.1	1,926	70.5	67.9-72.9
65-74	2,331	718	28.7	26.2-31.4	1,613	71.3	68.6-73.8
75+	1,795	650	35.0	31.4-38.7	1,145	65.0	61.3-68.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,714	615	26.3	22.7-30.4	1,099	73.7	69.6-77.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,905	1,051	23.1	20.8-25.7	2,854	76.9	74.3-79.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,325	853	20.4	18.2-22.7	2,472	79.6	77.3-81.8
College Graduate	4,172	752	14.6	13.1-16.2	3,420	85.4	83.8-86.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,436	702	36.3	31.5-41.3	734	63.7	58.7-68.5
$15,000- 24,999	2,080	651	26.3	23.1-29.7	1,429	73.7	70.3-76.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,353	361	23.3	19.5-27.6	992	76.7	72.4-80.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,691	352	17.7	14.9-20.8	1,339	82.3	79.2-85.1
$50,000-74,999	1,802	330	16.6	14.1-19.5	1,472	83.4	80.5-85.9
$75,000+	2,780	352	11.3	9.6-13.2	2,428	88.7	86.8-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,718	488	27.3	23.9-31.1	1,230	72.7	68.9-76.1
Non-Veteran	10,324	2,521	19.3	18.0-20.6	7,803	80.7	79.4-82.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

13,137

3,277

20.2

19.1-21.4

9,860

79.8

78.6-80.9

GENDER

Male

4,938

1,120

17.8

16.1-19.5

3,818

82.2

80.5-83.9

Female

8,199

2,157

22.5

21.0-24.1

6,042

77.5

75.9-79.0

RACE

White

10,399

2,621

20.4

19.2-21.7

7,778

79.6

78.3-80.8

African American

1,834

478

24.0

20.8-27.6

1,356

76.0

72.4-79.2

Asian

101

5.8

2.6-12.2

94.2

87.8-97.4

Native American

310

104

29.1

21.7-37.8

206

70.9

62.2-78.3

Other Minorities

406

9.2

5.4-15.2

361

90.8

84.8-94.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

438

8.2

5.2-12.5

390

91.8

87.5-94.8

-English Speaking

230

10.1

6.0-16.4

201

89.9

83.6-94.0

-Spanish Speaking

208

7.1

3.6-13.6

189

92.9

86.4-96.4

Non-Hispanic

12,664

3,220

21.2

20.0-22.4

9,444

78.8

77.6-80.0

AGE

18-24

408

11.8

8.1-16.9

359

88.2

83.1-91.9

25-34

1,216

128

11.7

9.1-14.9

1,088

88.3

85.1-90.9

35-44

1,970

282

14.1

11.9-16.5

1,688

85.9

83.5-88.1

45-54

2,542

599

22.6

20.1-25.3

1,943

77.4

74.7-79.9

55-64

2,759

833

29.5

27.1-32.1

1,926

70.5

67.9-72.9

65-74

2,331

718

28.7

26.2-31.4

1,613

71.3

68.6-73.8

75+

1,795

650

35.0

31.4-38.7

1,145

65.0

61.3-68.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,714

615

26.3

22.7-30.4

1,099

73.7

69.6-77.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,905

1,051

23.1

20.8-25.7

2,854

76.9

74.3-79.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,325

853

20.4

18.2-22.7

2,472

79.6

77.3-81.8

College Graduate

4,172

752

14.6

13.1-16.2

3,420

85.4

83.8-86.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,436

702

36.3

31.5-41.3

734

63.7

58.7-68.5

$15,000- 24,999

2,080

651

26.3

23.1-29.7

1,429

73.7

70.3-76.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,353

361

23.3

19.5-27.6

992

76.7

72.4-80.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,691

352

17.7

14.9-20.8

1,339

82.3

79.2-85.1

$50,000-74,999

1,802

330

16.6

14.1-19.5

1,472

83.4

80.5-85.9

$75,000+

2,780

352

11.3

9.6-13.2

2,428

88.7

86.8-90.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,718

488

27.3

23.9-31.1

1,230

72.7

68.9-76.1

Non-Veteran

10,324

2,521

19.3

18.0-20.6

7,803

80.7

79.4-82.0

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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.

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