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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 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
GENDER
Male 108 2 1.5 0.3- 6.6 3 2.7 0.7- 9.1 6 2.2 0.9- 5.3 97 93.6 87.3-96.8
Female 233 3 1.1 0.3- 3.6 16 6.2 2.9-12.7 11 4.0 2.0- 8.0 203 88.7 82.0-93.1
RACE
White 297 5 1.5 0.6- 3.9 17 5.4 2.7-10.7 16 3.5 2.0- 6.2 259 89.6 84.3-93.2
Other 44 0 0.0 . - . 2 2.4 0.6- 9.4 1 2.7 0.4-17.1 41 94.9 83.6-98.5
AGE
18-44 130 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 2 2.8 0.5-13.8 2 1.3 0.3- 5.3 125 95.3 86.7-98.4
45+ 208 4 2.1 0.7- 6.0 17 7.6 4.4-12.8 15 6.0 3.3-10.7 172 84.4 77.8-89.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 115 3 2.3 0.7- 7.8 9 4.1 2.0- 8.0 6 3.8 1.5- 9.6 97 89.8 83.0-94.0
Some College + 226 2 0.7 0.2- 3.2 10 5.2 2.2-11.9 11 3.1 1.5- 6.3 203 90.9 84.5-94.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 131 4 2.8 0.9- 7.9 10 5.2 2.6-10.2 11 6.1 2.9-12.3 106 86.0 78.4-91.2
$50,000+ 170 1 0.6 0.1- 4.4 4 2.4 0.8- 6.8 2 1.1 0.3- 4.6 163 95.9 91.1-98.1

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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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