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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 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
GENDER
Male 133 9 5.5 2.6-10.9 4 1.9 0.7- 5.1 6 4.6 2.0-10.4 114 88.1 81.2-92.7
Female 214 10 3.7 1.7- 7.8 10 4.8 2.4- 9.3 8 4.1 1.9- 8.6 186 87.4 81.3-91.7
RACE
White 280 14 4.3 2.3- 7.9 12 4.2 2.3- 7.6 6 2.8 1.1- 6.6 248 88.7 83.7-92.3
Other 62 5 5.1 1.9-12.8 2 2.0 0.4- 9.4 6 5.9 2.5-13.4 49 87.0 77.1-93.0
AGE
18-44 90 2 2.0 0.5- 7.5 1 0.9 0.1- 6.4 2 2.5 0.6- 9.5 85 94.6 87.5-97.8
45+ 251 17 6.5 3.8-11.0 13 5.7 3.1-10.0 12 5.8 3.2-10.3 209 82.0 75.9-86.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 76 10 11.0 5.5-21.0 2 3.0 0.7-11.9 6 6.9 2.9-15.4 58 79.1 67.1-87.6
Some College + 269 8 2.2 0.9- 5.2 12 3.8 2.0- 6.9 8 3.5 1.7- 7.4 241 90.5 85.8-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 5 4.3 1.6-10.8 6 5.6 2.3-13.0 9 8.8 4.3-17.3 78 81.3 71.3-88.4
$50,000+ 200 6 3.0 1.2- 7.3 7 2.8 1.3- 6.1 3 2.1 0.6- 6.8 184 92.1 86.7-95.4

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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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