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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 363 22 4.6 2.8- 7.6 341 95.4 92.4-97.2
GENDER
Male 117 9 6.1 2.9-12.4 108 93.9 87.6-97.1
Female 246 13 3.7 1.9- 7.1 233 96.3 92.9-98.1
RACE
White 313 19 4.8 2.8- 8.2 294 95.2 91.8-97.2
Other 49 3 4.2 1.2-14.0 46 95.8 86.0-98.8
AGE
18-44 144 3 2.0 0.6- 6.1 141 98.0 93.9-99.4
45+ 216 19 8.4 4.9-14.0 197 91.6 86.0-95.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 132 11 5.6 2.8-11.1 121 94.4 88.9-97.2
Some College + 231 11 4.1 2.0- 8.1 220 95.9 91.9-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 140 14 8.1 4.3-14.6 126 91.9 85.4-95.7
$50,000+ 178 5 3.0 1.1- 7.7 173 97.0 92.3-98.9

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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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