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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 384 58 9.5 6.9-13.0 326 90.5 87.0-93.1
GENDER
Male 124 14 8.5 4.6-15.3 110 91.5 84.7-95.4
Female 260 44 10.3 7.3-14.4 216 89.7 85.6-92.7
RACE
White 237 33 7.9 5.0-12.4 204 92.1 87.6-95.0
Other 146 25 11.9 7.5-18.4 121 88.1 81.6-92.5
AGE
18-44 111 2 2.2 0.5- 9.0 109 97.8 91.0-99.5
45+ 270 56 17.3 12.9-22.8 214 82.7 77.2-87.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 194 37 10.3 6.8-15.2 157 89.7 84.8-93.2
Some College + 190 21 8.6 5.0-14.4 169 91.4 85.6-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 216 36 11.5 7.7-16.9 180 88.5 83.1-92.3
$50,000+ 97 5 3.2 1.3- 7.9 92 96.8 92.1-98.7

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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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