BRFSS 2011 - 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?)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability-FEMALES

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
North Carolina	11,031	1,351	8.1	7.5- 8.8	9,680	91.9	91.2-92.5
-FEMALES	6,917	896	8.8	8.0- 9.7	6,021	91.2	90.3-92.0
RACE
White	5,229	657	8.7	7.8- 9.8	4,572	91.3	90.2-92.2
African American	1,175	190	10.2	8.1-12.6	985	89.8	87.4-91.9
Other Minorities	467	46	5.8	3.9- 8.5	421	94.2	91.5-96.1
AGE
18-34	797	16	1.3	0.7- 2.4	781	98.7	97.6-99.3
35-44	919	40	4.3	2.7- 6.8	879	95.7	93.2-97.3
45-54	1,255	126	8.2	6.5-10.4	1,129	91.8	89.6-93.5
55-64	1,482	175	11.8	9.6-14.5	1,307	88.2	85.5-90.4
65-74	1,273	205	16.1	13.4-19.2	1,068	83.9	80.8-86.6
75+	1,100	328	28.4	24.6-32.6	772	71.6	67.4-75.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	845	245	21.6	17.9-25.8	600	78.4	74.2-82.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,965	271	8.1	6.8- 9.7	1,694	91.9	90.3-93.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,841	221	6.7	5.6- 8.0	1,620	93.3	92.0-94.4
College Graduate	2,255	156	4.8	3.8- 6.1	2,099	95.2	93.9-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	920	263	20.3	16.8-24.3	657	79.7	75.7-83.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,200	201	9.8	8.1-11.9	999	90.2	88.1-91.9
$25,000- 34,999	662	72	7.2	5.2-10.0	590	92.8	90.0-94.8
$35,000- 49,999	803	61	5.4	3.8- 7.6	742	94.6	92.4-96.2
$50,000- 74,999	734	39	4.1	2.4- 6.7	695	95.9	93.3-97.6
$75,000+	1,207	47	2.5	1.7- 3.8	1,160	97.5	96.2-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	26	10.1	6.1-16.3	116	89.9	83.7-93.9
Non-Veteran	6,774	870	8.8	7.9- 9.7	5,904	91.2	90.3-92.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,031

1,351

8.1

7.5- 8.8

9,680

91.9

91.2-92.5

-FEMALES

6,917

896

8.8

8.0- 9.7

6,021

91.2

90.3-92.0

RACE

White

5,229

657

8.7

7.8- 9.8

4,572

91.3

90.2-92.2

African American

1,175

190

10.2

8.1-12.6

985

89.8

87.4-91.9

Other Minorities

467

5.8

3.9- 8.5

421

94.2

91.5-96.1

AGE

18-34

797

1.3

0.7- 2.4

781

98.7

97.6-99.3

35-44

919

4.3

2.7- 6.8

879

95.7

93.2-97.3

45-54

1,255

126

8.2

6.5-10.4

1,129

91.8

89.6-93.5

55-64

1,482

175

11.8

9.6-14.5

1,307

88.2

85.5-90.4

65-74

1,273

205

16.1

13.4-19.2

1,068

83.9

80.8-86.6

75+

1,100

328

28.4

24.6-32.6

772

71.6

67.4-75.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

845

245

21.6

17.9-25.8

600

78.4

74.2-82.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,965

271

8.1

6.8- 9.7

1,694

91.9

90.3-93.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,841

221

6.7

5.6- 8.0

1,620

93.3

92.0-94.4

College Graduate

2,255

156

4.8

3.8- 6.1

2,099

95.2

93.9-96.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

920

263

20.3

16.8-24.3

657

79.7

75.7-83.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,200

201

9.8

8.1-11.9

999

90.2

88.1-91.9

$25,000- 34,999

662

7.2

5.2-10.0

590

92.8

90.0-94.8

$35,000- 49,999

803

5.4

3.8- 7.6

742

94.6

92.4-96.2

$50,000- 74,999

734

4.1

2.4- 6.7

695

95.9

93.3-97.6

$75,000+

1,207

2.5

1.7- 3.8

1,160

97.5

96.2-98.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

10.1

6.1-16.3

116

89.9

83.7-93.9

Non-Veteran

6,774

870

8.8

7.9- 9.7

5,904

91.2

90.3-92.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability-FEMALES

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?