BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	329	16	3.3	1.8- 5.9	23	4.6	2.8- 7.4	19	3.9	2.3- 6.5	271	88.2	83.9-91.5
Buncombe	371	17	4.2	2.2- 8.1	24	5.2	3.4- 7.9	16	3.6	2.0- 6.3	314	87.0	82.5-90.5
Cabarrus	319	17	4.7	2.3- 9.6	23	4.6	2.8- 7.5	17	3.6	2.1- 6.2	262	87.1	81.9-90.9
Catawba	348	21	6.0	3.3-10.7	24	5.0	3.1- 8.0	19	4.3	2.5- 7.3	284	84.6	79.3-88.7
Cumberland	351	21	4.4	2.5- 7.5	36	8.4	5.7-12.3	27	6.5	4.1-10.1	267	80.7	75.5-85.1
Davidson	386	17	2.6	1.5- 4.6	27	5.7	3.7- 8.6	27	4.7	3.1- 7.1	315	86.9	83.1-90.0
Durham	394	17	2.7	1.6- 4.7	26	5.6	2.9-10.5	9	1.5	0.7- 3.0	342	90.2	85.5-93.5
Forsyth	358	8	1.4	0.6- 3.1	23	5.6	3.5- 8.7	24	7.3	4.3-12.1	303	85.8	80.6-89.8
Gaston	318	21	5.6	3.2- 9.4	32	9.8	5.7-16.3	24	6.7	4.0-10.9	241	77.9	71.1-83.6
Guilford	397	23	4.6	2.5- 8.3	26	5.7	3.7- 8.7	23	6.4	3.8-10.7	325	83.3	78.0-87.5
Iredell	398	8	1.2	0.5- 2.8	24	4.4	2.7- 7.0	18	3.7	1.8- 7.3	348	90.7	86.7-93.6
Johnston	335	13	2.4	1.3- 4.5	29	6.2	3.9- 9.9	27	5.6	3.5- 8.9	266	85.7	81.0-89.4
Mecklenburg	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
New Hanover	382	18	4.4	2.5- 7.7	28	6.0	2.9-12.1	23	5.6	3.3- 9.4	313	84.0	77.6-88.8
Onslow	357	20	5.3	3.3- 8.4	32	8.4	5.5-12.8	19	4.6	2.7- 7.8	286	81.6	76.4-86.0
Orange	347	19	4.5	2.6- 7.4	14	3.6	2.0- 6.2	14	4.3	2.4- 7.5	300	87.7	83.4-91.0
Pitt	341	17	3.6	2.0- 6.2	25	4.7	3.0- 7.4	16	3.3	1.9- 5.7	283	88.4	84.4-91.4
Randolph	329	18	4.6	2.4- 8.7	26	7.7	4.6-12.6	16	4.1	2.3- 7.2	269	83.6	77.6-88.2
Robeson	337	21	4.1	2.5- 6.5	20	7.5	4.1-13.2	49	12.6	9.0-17.3	247	75.9	69.5-81.3
Rowan	405	14	3.4	1.8- 6.3	35	5.9	4.0- 8.6	31	8.0	5.1-12.3	325	82.8	77.7-86.9
Union	341	5	1.3	0.5- 3.2	19	4.9	2.5- 9.2	17	3.4	1.9- 5.9	300	90.5	86.0-93.7
Wake	561	25	3.2	1.9- 5.1	27	3.0	2.0- 4.6	20	2.9	1.6- 5.3	489	90.9	87.9-93.3
Wayne	355	28	7.4	4.1-13.1	28	6.3	3.9-10.0	25	5.3	3.4- 8.2	274	80.9	74.9-85.8
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	6,289	264	3.3	2.6- 4.1	414	5.2	4.5- 6.0	336	5.0	4.2- 6.1	5,275	86.5	85.1-87.7
Western NC	2,628	123	4.0	3.1- 5.1	181	4.8	4.0- 5.8	210	6.0	5.0- 7.2	2,114	85.3	83.5-86.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,796	91	4.6	3.4- 6.2	129	5.5	4.4- 6.8	141	5.8	4.6- 7.2	1,435	84.2	81.9-86.2
Northwest	2,798	102	2.5	2.0- 3.3	192	5.0	4.1- 6.1	189	5.5	4.5- 6.8	2,315	86.9	85.2-88.5
Charlotte	1,663	64	2.8	1.9- 4.1	117	6.0	4.6- 7.7	87	3.9	2.7- 5.6	1,395	87.3	84.9-89.4
Greensboro	1,530	79	4.5	2.6- 7.8	94	5.2	4.0- 6.8	78	5.6	3.8- 8.3	1,279	84.6	80.9-87.7
Southern Regional	1,074	67	4.1	2.8- 5.9	91	8.7	6.4-11.7	111	8.1	5.7-11.3	805	79.1	75.0-82.7
Coastal	524	24	3.6	2.1- 6.1	36	5.6	2.6-11.8	34	6.5	3.8-10.8	430	84.3	77.8-89.2
Wake	1,406	61	3.4	2.4- 5.0	87	4.0	2.9- 5.5	73	5.1	3.5- 7.2	1,185	87.5	84.7-89.7
Area L	124	10	7.5	3.3-16.4	6	5.0	1.7-13.7	7	4.8	2.1-10.6	101	82.7	72.2-89.8
Eastern	1,336	79	3.7	2.6- 5.3	105	5.8	4.1- 8.1	77	4.1	2.8- 6.0	1,075	86.3	83.2-89.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

329

3.3

1.8- 5.9

4.6

2.8- 7.4

3.9

2.3- 6.5

271

88.2

83.9-91.5

Buncombe

371

4.2

2.2- 8.1

5.2

3.4- 7.9

3.6

2.0- 6.3

314

87.0

82.5-90.5

Cabarrus

319

4.7

2.3- 9.6

4.6

2.8- 7.5

3.6

2.1- 6.2

262

87.1

81.9-90.9

Catawba

348

6.0

3.3-10.7

5.0

3.1- 8.0

4.3

2.5- 7.3

284

84.6

79.3-88.7

Cumberland

351

4.4

2.5- 7.5

8.4

5.7-12.3

6.5

4.1-10.1

267

80.7

75.5-85.1

Davidson

386

2.6

1.5- 4.6

5.7

3.7- 8.6

4.7

3.1- 7.1

315

86.9

83.1-90.0

Durham

394

2.7

1.6- 4.7

5.6

2.9-10.5

1.5

0.7- 3.0

342

90.2

85.5-93.5

Forsyth

358

1.4

0.6- 3.1

5.6

3.5- 8.7

7.3

4.3-12.1

303

85.8

80.6-89.8

Gaston

318

5.6

3.2- 9.4

9.8

5.7-16.3

6.7

4.0-10.9

241

77.9

71.1-83.6

Guilford

397

4.6

2.5- 8.3

5.7

3.7- 8.7

6.4

3.8-10.7

325

83.3

78.0-87.5

Iredell

398

1.2

0.5- 2.8

4.4

2.7- 7.0

3.7

1.8- 7.3

348

90.7

86.7-93.6

Johnston

335

2.4

1.3- 4.5

6.2

3.9- 9.9

5.6

3.5- 8.9

266

85.7

81.0-89.4

Mecklenburg

574

1.5

0.9- 2.6

4.8

3.2- 7.0

2.8

1.5- 5.0

500

91.0

88.0-93.3

New Hanover

382

4.4

2.5- 7.7

6.0

2.9-12.1

5.6

3.3- 9.4

313

84.0

77.6-88.8

Onslow

357

5.3

3.3- 8.4

8.4

5.5-12.8

4.6

2.7- 7.8

286

81.6

76.4-86.0

Orange

347

4.5

2.6- 7.4

3.6

2.0- 6.2

4.3

2.4- 7.5

300

87.7

83.4-91.0

Pitt

341

3.6

2.0- 6.2

4.7

3.0- 7.4

3.3

1.9- 5.7

283

88.4

84.4-91.4

Randolph

329

4.6

2.4- 8.7

7.7

4.6-12.6

4.1

2.3- 7.2

269

83.6

77.6-88.2

Robeson

337

4.1

2.5- 6.5

7.5

4.1-13.2

12.6

9.0-17.3

247

75.9

69.5-81.3

Rowan

405

3.4

1.8- 6.3

5.9

4.0- 8.6

8.0

5.1-12.3

325

82.8

77.7-86.9

Union

341

1.3

0.5- 3.2

4.9

2.5- 9.2

3.4

1.9- 5.9

300

90.5

86.0-93.7

Wake

561

3.2

1.9- 5.1

3.0

2.0- 4.6

2.9

1.6- 5.3

489

90.9

87.9-93.3

Wayne

355

7.4

4.1-13.1

6.3

3.9-10.0

5.3

3.4- 8.2

274

80.9

74.9-85.8

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

6,289

264

3.3

2.6- 4.1

414

5.2

4.5- 6.0

336

5.0

4.2- 6.1

5,275

86.5

85.1-87.7

Western NC

2,628

123

4.0

3.1- 5.1

181

4.8

4.0- 5.8

210

6.0

5.0- 7.2

2,114

85.3

83.5-86.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,796

4.6

3.4- 6.2

129

5.5

4.4- 6.8

141

5.8

4.6- 7.2

1,435

84.2

81.9-86.2

Northwest

2,798

102

2.5

2.0- 3.3

192

5.0

4.1- 6.1

189

5.5

4.5- 6.8

2,315

86.9

85.2-88.5

Charlotte

1,663

2.8

1.9- 4.1

117

6.0

4.6- 7.7

3.9

2.7- 5.6

1,395

87.3

84.9-89.4

Greensboro

1,530

4.5

2.6- 7.8

5.2

4.0- 6.8

5.6

3.8- 8.3

1,279

84.6

80.9-87.7

Southern Regional

1,074

4.1

2.8- 5.9

8.7

6.4-11.7

111

8.1

5.7-11.3

805

79.1

75.0-82.7

Coastal

524

3.6

2.1- 6.1

5.6

2.6-11.8

6.5

3.8-10.8

430

84.3

77.8-89.2

Wake

1,406

3.4

2.4- 5.0

4.0

2.9- 5.5

5.1

3.5- 7.2

1,185

87.5

84.7-89.7

Area L

124

7.5

3.3-16.4

5.0

1.7-13.7

4.8

2.1-10.6

101

82.7

72.2-89.8

Eastern

1,336

3.7

2.6- 5.3

105

5.8

4.1- 8.1

4.1

2.8- 6.0

1,075

86.3

83.2-89.0

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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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