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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 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
GENDER
Male 143 5 3.9 1.4-10.6 10 4.6 2.2- 9.1 14 7.5 4.1-13.5 114 84.0 76.0-89.7
Female 262 9 3.0 1.4- 6.2 25 6.9 4.4-10.7 17 8.3 4.4-15.0 211 81.9 75.0-87.2
RACE
White 356 12 3.5 1.8- 6.8 31 6.5 4.3- 9.6 28 7.6 4.8-11.8 285 82.4 77.3-86.6
Other 47 2 2.9 0.5-14.6 4 3.6 1.2-10.4 3 9.6 2.9-27.3 38 83.9 67.0-93.0
AGE
18-44 97 3 2.4 0.6- 8.6 5 2.9 1.1- 7.4 5 6.8 2.6-16.6 84 87.9 78.2-93.6
45+ 305 11 4.3 2.1- 8.4 30 8.5 5.8-12.4 26 9.1 6.0-13.5 238 78.1 72.5-82.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 196 9 4.5 2.0- 9.9 20 7.4 4.4-12.3 23 12.7 7.5-20.8 144 75.3 66.4-82.5
Some College + 209 5 2.3 0.8- 6.1 15 4.3 2.4- 7.4 8 3.1 1.5- 6.6 181 90.3 85.5-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 209 8 5.3 2.4-11.4 25 9.4 5.9-14.5 23 14.0 8.4-22.3 153 71.4 62.5-78.9
$50,000+ 125 1 0.6 0.1- 4.5 5 3.0 1.2- 7.4 3 1.4 0.4- 4.6 116 94.9 90.1-97.4

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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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