BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, mild	Yes, moderate	Yes, severe	No
North Carolina	11,450	665	4.7	4.1- 5.2	927	6.3	5.6- 7.0	836	6.1	5.5- 6.8	9,022	83.0	81.9-84.0
-Western NC	1,861	110	5.9	4.5- 7.8	188	8.0	6.6- 9.7	155	7.2	5.8- 8.9	1,408	78.9	76.2-81.3
GENDER
Male	721	46	6.2	3.9- 9.7	74	9.3	7.0-12.3	52	6.6	4.6- 9.5	549	77.9	73.4-81.8
Female	1,140	64	5.7	4.2- 7.7	114	6.8	5.4- 8.6	103	7.7	6.0-10.0	859	79.7	76.6-82.5
RACE
White	1,717	106	5.7	4.5- 7.3	175	8.3	6.9-10.1	136	6.4	5.1- 8.0	1,300	79.5	77.0-81.8
African American	42	1	0.4	0.1- 3.3	5	6.4	1.9-19.5	11	29.3	13.4-52.5	25	63.8	40.9-81.9
Other Minorities	89	3	14.8	3.0-49.5	7	4.2	1.5-11.3	8	11.0	3.0-33.3	71	70.0	44.8-87.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	1	0.6	0.1- 4.6	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	3	3.3	0.9-12.0	32	95.8	87.6-98.6
Non-Hispanic	1,821	109	6.1	4.6- 8.0	187	8.3	6.9-10.0	151	7.3	5.9- 9.1	1,374	78.3	75.6-80.8
AGE
18-24	42	2	10.0	2.0-37.2	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	0	0.0	. - .	39	88.0	63.2-96.9
25-34	119	5	3.4	1.3- 8.9	8	6.8	3.0-14.7	3	4.7	1.2-16.3	103	85.1	74.7-91.6
35-44	228	6	3.1	1.3- 7.2	17	6.4	3.6-11.2	20	8.6	5.2-13.8	185	81.9	75.4-87.0
45-54	297	12	5.9	3.1-11.0	34	8.7	5.8-12.8	30	8.7	5.7-13.1	221	76.7	70.4-81.9
55-64	440	30	8.3	5.5-12.2	49	11.1	8.1-15.0	51	9.8	7.2-13.2	310	70.8	65.6-75.5
65+	718	55	7.6	5.6-10.1	78	9.6	7.5-12.4	51	6.4	4.6- 8.7	534	76.4	72.7-79.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	268	32	10.2	6.5-15.6	36	12.5	8.3-18.5	47	13.0	8.9-18.4	153	64.3	56.6-71.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	565	18	5.2	2.5-10.4	60	10.0	7.2-13.8	54	9.4	6.5-13.5	433	75.4	69.6-80.4
Some Post-H.S.	489	35	6.3	4.3- 9.2	49	5.6	3.8- 8.0	34	6.2	3.9- 9.7	371	82.0	77.5-85.7
College Graduate	535	25	4.3	2.6- 7.2	42	5.6	3.9- 8.1	20	2.8	1.6- 4.6	448	87.3	83.6-90.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	251	23	9.5	5.6-15.8	49	17.6	11.9-25.2	46	17.1	12.0-23.7	133	55.7	47.3-63.8
$15,000- 24,999	352	20	5.8	3.3- 9.8	51	15.2	10.6-21.3	39	11.1	7.2-16.6	242	68.0	60.8-74.4
$25,000- 34,999	232	13	4.6	2.4- 8.5	22	7.1	4.4-11.4	19	9.7	5.4-16.8	178	78.6	71.1-84.6
$35,000- 49,999	246	15	6.4	3.3-12.2	29	8.1	5.2-12.4	7	4.3	1.3-13.7	195	81.1	73.2-87.1
$50,000-74,999	242	12	6.4	3.2-12.2	6	1.7	0.6- 4.7	9	2.4	1.1- 5.3	215	89.5	83.5-93.5
$75,000+	240	7	1.7	0.8- 3.6	12	2.6	1.3- 5.2	4	0.8	0.3- 2.5	217	94.8	91.8-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	263	21	7.9	4.8-12.5	31	8.7	5.7-13.0	21	8.2	4.0-16.0	190	75.2	67.7-81.5
Non-Veteran	1,598	89	5.6	4.1- 7.7	157	7.9	6.4- 9.7	134	7.1	5.6- 8.8	1,218	79.4	76.5-82.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes, mild

Yes, moderate

Yes, severe

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,450

665

4.7

4.1- 5.2

927

6.3

5.6- 7.0

836

6.1

5.5- 6.8

9,022

83.0

81.9-84.0

-Western NC

1,861

110

5.9

4.5- 7.8

188

8.0

6.6- 9.7

155

7.2

5.8- 8.9

1,408

78.9

76.2-81.3

GENDER

Male

721

6.2

3.9- 9.7

9.3

7.0-12.3

6.6

4.6- 9.5

549

77.9

73.4-81.8

Female

1,140

5.7

4.2- 7.7

114

6.8

5.4- 8.6

103

7.7

6.0-10.0

859

79.7

76.6-82.5

RACE

White

1,717

106

5.7

4.5- 7.3

175

8.3

6.9-10.1

136

6.4

5.1- 8.0

1,300

79.5

77.0-81.8

African American

0.4

0.1- 3.3

6.4

1.9-19.5

29.3

13.4-52.5

63.8

40.9-81.9

Other Minorities

14.8

3.0-49.5

4.2

1.5-11.3

11.0

3.0-33.3

70.0

44.8-87.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.6

0.1- 4.6

0.2

0.0- 1.7

3.3

0.9-12.0

95.8

87.6-98.6

Non-Hispanic

1,821

109

6.1

4.6- 8.0

187

8.3

6.9-10.0

151

7.3

5.9- 9.1

1,374

78.3

75.6-80.8

AGE

18-24

10.0

2.0-37.2

2.0

0.3-13.0

0.0

. - .

88.0

63.2-96.9

25-34

119

3.4

1.3- 8.9

6.8

3.0-14.7

4.7

1.2-16.3

103

85.1

74.7-91.6

35-44

228

3.1

1.3- 7.2

6.4

3.6-11.2

8.6

5.2-13.8

185

81.9

75.4-87.0

45-54

297

5.9

3.1-11.0

8.7

5.8-12.8

8.7

5.7-13.1

221

76.7

70.4-81.9

55-64

440

8.3

5.5-12.2

11.1

8.1-15.0

9.8

7.2-13.2

310

70.8

65.6-75.5

65+

718

7.6

5.6-10.1

9.6

7.5-12.4

6.4

4.6- 8.7

534

76.4

72.7-79.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

268

10.2

6.5-15.6

12.5

8.3-18.5

13.0

8.9-18.4

153

64.3

56.6-71.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

565

5.2

2.5-10.4

10.0

7.2-13.8

9.4

6.5-13.5

433

75.4

69.6-80.4

Some Post-H.S.

489

6.3

4.3- 9.2

5.6

3.8- 8.0

6.2

3.9- 9.7

371

82.0

77.5-85.7

College Graduate

535

4.3

2.6- 7.2

5.6

3.9- 8.1

2.8

1.6- 4.6

448

87.3

83.6-90.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

251

9.5

5.6-15.8

17.6

11.9-25.2

17.1

12.0-23.7

133

55.7

47.3-63.8

$15,000- 24,999

352

5.8

3.3- 9.8

15.2

10.6-21.3

11.1

7.2-16.6

242

68.0

60.8-74.4

$25,000- 34,999

232

4.6

2.4- 8.5

7.1

4.4-11.4

9.7

5.4-16.8

178

78.6

71.1-84.6

$35,000- 49,999

246

6.4

3.3-12.2

8.1

5.2-12.4

4.3

1.3-13.7

195

81.1

73.2-87.1

$50,000-74,999

242

6.4

3.2-12.2

1.7

0.6- 4.7

2.4

1.1- 5.3

215

89.5

83.5-93.5

$75,000+

240

1.7

0.8- 3.6

2.6

1.3- 5.2

0.8

0.3- 2.5

217

94.8

91.8-96.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

263

7.9

4.8-12.5

8.7

5.7-13.0

8.2

4.0-16.0

190

75.2

67.7-81.5

Non-Veteran

1,598

5.6

4.1- 7.7

157

7.9

6.4- 9.7

134

7.1

5.6- 8.8

1,218

79.4

76.5-82.0

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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