BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina: (Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, <br>a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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
TOTAL	12,132	1,576	8.6	8.0- 9.3	10,556	91.4	90.7-92.0
GENDER
Male	4,489	513	7.6	6.7- 8.7	3,976	92.4	91.3-93.3
Female	7,643	1,063	9.5	8.7-10.4	6,580	90.5	89.6-91.3
RACE
White	9,454	1,173	8.4	7.7- 9.1	8,281	91.6	90.9-92.3
African American	1,881	328	12.2	10.3-14.4	1,553	87.8	85.6-89.7
Asian	105	4	3.3	1.1- 9.4	101	96.7	90.6-98.9
Native American	268	44	8.7	5.5-13.4	224	91.3	86.6-94.5
Other Minorities	351	18	2.2	1.2- 4.0	333	97.8	96.0-98.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	418	24	2.2	1.2- 4.1	394	97.8	95.9-98.8
-English Speaking	239	22	4.0	2.1- 7.6	217	96.0	92.4-97.9
-Spanish Speaking	179	2	0.6	0.1- 2.2	177	99.4	97.8-99.9
Non-Hispanic	11,682	1,546	9.1	8.4- 9.8	10,136	90.9	90.2-91.6
AGE
18-24	353	3	0.4	0.1- 1.1	350	99.6	98.9-99.9
25-34	976	23	2.0	1.2- 3.2	953	98.0	96.8-98.8
35-44	1,714	87	4.6	3.5- 6.1	1,627	95.4	93.9-96.5
45-54	2,290	230	9.8	8.2-11.7	2,060	90.2	88.3-91.8
55-64	2,691	351	12.0	10.4-13.9	2,340	88.0	86.1-89.6
65-74	2,262	345	14.4	12.6-16.4	1,917	85.6	83.6-87.4
75+	1,721	522	29.8	26.7-33.2	1,199	70.2	66.8-73.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,543	387	16.6	14.2-19.4	1,156	83.4	80.6-85.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,501	481	8.4	7.3- 9.6	3,020	91.6	90.4-92.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,028	384	8.6	7.3-10.0	2,644	91.4	90.0-92.7
College Graduate	4,041	322	5.8	5.0- 6.8	3,719	94.2	93.2-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,331	397	22.8	19.7-26.3	934	77.2	73.7-80.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,912	366	13.6	11.6-15.8	1,546	86.4	84.2-88.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,294	155	8.7	6.7-11.1	1,139	91.3	88.9-93.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,507	130	6.5	5.1- 8.1	1,377	93.5	91.9-94.9
$50,000-74,999	1,596	98	5.0	3.8- 6.5	1,498	95.0	93.5-96.2
$75,000+	2,535	126	3.7	2.9- 4.6	2,409	96.3	95.4-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,679	242	11.6	9.7-13.8	1,437	88.4	86.2-90.3
Non-Veteran	10,448	1,334	8.2	7.6- 8.9	9,114	91.8	91.1-92.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,132

1,576

8.6

8.0- 9.3

10,556

91.4

90.7-92.0

GENDER

Male

4,489

513

7.6

6.7- 8.7

3,976

92.4

91.3-93.3

Female

7,643

1,063

9.5

8.7-10.4

6,580

90.5

89.6-91.3

RACE

White

9,454

1,173

8.4

7.7- 9.1

8,281

91.6

90.9-92.3

African American

1,881

328

12.2

10.3-14.4

1,553

87.8

85.6-89.7

Asian

105

3.3

1.1- 9.4

101

96.7

90.6-98.9

Native American

268

8.7

5.5-13.4

224

91.3

86.6-94.5

Other Minorities

351

2.2

1.2- 4.0

333

97.8

96.0-98.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

418

2.2

1.2- 4.1

394

97.8

95.9-98.8

-English Speaking

239

4.0

2.1- 7.6

217

96.0

92.4-97.9

-Spanish Speaking

179

0.6

0.1- 2.2

177

99.4

97.8-99.9

Non-Hispanic

11,682

1,546

9.1

8.4- 9.8

10,136

90.9

90.2-91.6

AGE

18-24

353

0.4

0.1- 1.1

350

99.6

98.9-99.9

25-34

976

2.0

1.2- 3.2

953

98.0

96.8-98.8

35-44

1,714

4.6

3.5- 6.1

1,627

95.4

93.9-96.5

45-54

2,290

230

9.8

8.2-11.7

2,060

90.2

88.3-91.8

55-64

2,691

351

12.0

10.4-13.9

2,340

88.0

86.1-89.6

65-74

2,262

345

14.4

12.6-16.4

1,917

85.6

83.6-87.4

75+

1,721

522

29.8

26.7-33.2

1,199

70.2

66.8-73.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,543

387

16.6

14.2-19.4

1,156

83.4

80.6-85.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,501

481

8.4

7.3- 9.6

3,020

91.6

90.4-92.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,028

384

8.6

7.3-10.0

2,644

91.4

90.0-92.7

College Graduate

4,041

322

5.8

5.0- 6.8

3,719

94.2

93.2-95.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,331

397

22.8

19.7-26.3

934

77.2

73.7-80.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,912

366

13.6

11.6-15.8

1,546

86.4

84.2-88.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,294

155

8.7

6.7-11.1

1,139

91.3

88.9-93.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,507

130

6.5

5.1- 8.1

1,377

93.5

91.9-94.9

$50,000-74,999

1,596

5.0

3.8- 6.5

1,498

95.0

93.5-96.2

$75,000+

2,535

126

3.7

2.9- 4.6

2,409

96.3

95.4-97.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,679

242

11.6

9.7-13.8

1,437

88.4

86.2-90.3

Non-Veteran

10,448

1,334

8.2

7.6- 8.9

9,114

91.8

91.1-92.4

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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.

This page was generated on 18MAY11.

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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?

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?