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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 561 25 3.2 1.9- 5.1 27 3.0 2.0- 4.6 20 2.9 1.6- 5.3 489 90.9 87.9-93.3
GENDER
Male 211 5 1.2 0.4- 3.3 10 2.1 1.1- 4.2 7 2.6 0.8- 7.9 189 94.1 89.5-96.8
Female 350 20 5.2 3.0- 8.8 17 4.0 2.3- 6.6 13 3.2 1.7- 5.9 300 87.7 83.2-91.1
RACE
White 435 16 2.5 1.4- 4.4 19 3.0 1.9- 4.9 16 3.4 1.7- 6.7 384 91.1 87.5-93.7
Other 121 8 4.2 1.6-10.6 8 3.1 1.4- 7.0 4 1.8 0.5- 6.3 101 90.8 83.8-95.0
AGE
18-44 202 5 2.3 0.9- 6.0 2 0.7 0.2- 2.9 6 2.7 0.9- 7.4 189 94.3 89.3-97.0
45+ 351 20 4.4 2.8- 6.9 25 6.3 4.1- 9.6 14 3.3 1.8- 5.7 292 86.0 81.9-89.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 112 8 3.4 1.6- 7.3 12 4.8 2.4- 9.2 9 4.9 2.2-10.5 83 87.0 79.3-92.1
Some College + 449 17 3.1 1.7- 5.6 15 2.5 1.4- 4.3 11 2.3 0.9- 5.5 406 92.1 88.5-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 161 11 5.3 2.6-10.4 15 7.0 3.9-12.3 14 7.8 3.5-16.5 121 79.9 70.6-86.8
$50,000+ 323 9 2.3 1.0- 5.3 10 1.9 0.9- 3.7 5 1.0 0.4- 2.4 299 94.9 91.7-96.9

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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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