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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 355 28 7.4 4.1-13.1 28 6.3 3.9-10.0 25 5.3 3.4- 8.2 274 80.9 74.9-85.8
GENDER
Male 117 9 9.4 3.7-21.9 9 6.8 3.1-14.3 8 5.2 2.4-10.8 91 78.7 67.0-87.0
Female 238 19 5.7 3.5- 9.2 19 5.9 3.5- 9.8 17 5.4 3.2- 9.0 183 82.9 77.4-87.4
RACE
White 218 15 7.9 3.4-17.6 13 4.0 2.1- 7.5 17 5.1 3.0- 8.5 173 83.0 74.5-89.1
Other 136 13 6.7 3.7-12.0 15 9.9 5.2-18.0 8 5.7 2.6-11.9 100 77.6 68.5-84.7
AGE
18-44 101 5 7.3 2.4-20.5 5 4.3 1.5-11.9 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 90 88.1 75.9-94.5
45+ 251 22 7.5 4.8-11.6 23 8.4 5.4-13.1 24 10.3 6.7-15.7 182 73.7 67.0-79.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 178 19 9.5 4.4-19.6 17 7.4 3.9-13.8 17 7.0 4.0-11.9 125 76.1 66.2-83.7
Some College + 177 9 5.2 2.3-11.4 11 5.1 2.6- 9.7 8 3.5 1.7- 7.3 149 86.2 79.2-91.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 202 17 5.9 3.5- 9.9 20 9.8 5.6-16.6 17 7.7 4.4-13.0 148 76.6 68.7-83.0
$50,000+ 92 6 9.3 2.8-27.0 2 1.6 0.4- 6.6 2 1.2 0.3- 5.7 82 87.9 72.1-95.3

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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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