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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 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
GENDER
Male 143 11 6.7 3.3-13.2 9 2.7 1.2- 5.7 7 5.5 2.1-13.4 116 85.1 76.3-91.0
Female 239 7 2.4 1.0- 5.6 19 9.0 3.7-20.4 16 5.6 3.2- 9.7 197 83.0 73.2-89.7
RACE
White 328 14 3.8 1.9- 7.3 23 6.3 2.8-13.8 17 4.6 2.5- 8.3 274 85.3 78.1-90.4
Other 52 4 7.7 2.7-20.3 4 3.4 1.1- 9.5 6 10.7 3.6-27.6 38 78.2 61.4-89.0
AGE
18-44 78 3 3.4 1.0-10.7 1 4.5 0.6-25.7 5 5.2 1.9-13.5 69 86.9 72.8-94.3
45+ 297 15 5.5 3.2- 9.5 26 7.3 4.8-10.9 18 6.1 3.6-10.1 238 81.1 75.6-85.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 116 5 5.4 1.8-15.0 12 11.3 3.6-30.0 9 7.2 3.0-16.2 90 76.1 60.1-87.1
Some College + 266 13 4.0 2.1- 7.2 16 3.5 2.0- 6.0 14 4.8 2.4- 9.3 223 87.8 82.5-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 158 8 3.5 1.6- 7.4 16 12.2 4.6-28.3 17 11.2 5.8-20.6 117 73.1 59.4-83.5
$50,000+ 168 6 3.5 1.4- 8.3 7 2.2 1.0- 4.8 5 3.1 1.2- 7.7 150 91.2 85.5-94.8

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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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