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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson County

Disability

Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane,
a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,165 1,519 7.8 7.1- 8.5 11,646 92.2 91.5-92.9
-Robeson County 373 51 11.0 7.8-15.3 322 89.0 84.7-92.2
GENDER
Male 140 16 8.4 4.7-14.5 124 91.6 85.5-95.3
Female 233 35 13.9 9.2-20.5 198 86.1 79.5-90.8
RACE
White 133 16 10.5 5.6-18.9 117 89.5 81.1-94.4
Other 237 35 11.5 7.7-17.0 202 88.5 83.0-92.3
AGE
18-44 113 7 6.1 2.8-13.1 106 93.9 86.9-97.2
45+ 258 43 16.1 11.4-22.2 215 83.9 77.8-88.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 227 30 11.4 7.4-17.2 197 88.6 82.8-92.6
Some College + 145 20 10.3 5.8-17.6 125 89.7 82.4-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 269 45 13.2 9.2-18.7 224 86.8 81.3-90.8
$50,000+ 55 1 1.7 0.2-11.4 54 98.3 88.6-99.8

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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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