BRFSS 2012 - 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?)

2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,815	1,381	8.0	7.5- 8.6	10,434	92.0	91.4-92.5
GENDER
Male	4,609	489	7.5	6.7- 8.4	4,120	92.5	91.6-93.3
Female	7,206	892	8.5	7.8- 9.2	6,314	91.5	90.8-92.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	8,154	936	8.2	7.6- 8.9	7,218	91.8	91.1-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black	2,141	313	9.7	8.4-11.2	1,828	90.3	88.8-91.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	450	73	15.1	10.7-20.9	377	84.9	79.1-89.3
Non-Hispanic Other	299	26	4.4	2.7- 7.2	273	95.6	92.8-97.3
Hispanic	687	23	2.0	1.3- 3.2	664	98.0	96.8-98.7
AGE
18-34	2,018	35	1.3	0.9- 1.9	1,983	98.7	98.1-99.1
35-44	1,617	69	3.5	2.7- 4.7	1,548	96.5	95.3-97.3
45-54	2,038	201	9.3	7.9-11.1	1,837	90.7	88.9-92.1
55-64	2,361	301	11.7	10.3-13.4	2,060	88.3	86.6-89.7
65-74	2,103	302	12.8	11.2-14.6	1,801	87.2	85.4-88.8
75+	1,555	461	26.5	23.9-29.3	1,094	73.5	70.7-76.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,490	302	12.9	11.1-14.8	1,188	87.1	85.2-88.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,418	458	8.8	7.8- 9.8	2,960	91.2	90.2-92.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,197	353	7.4	6.5- 8.4	2,844	92.6	91.6-93.5
College Graduate	3,670	262	4.7	4.0- 5.5	3,408	95.3	94.5-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,444	346	16.7	14.5-19.1	1,098	83.3	80.9-85.5
$15,000- 24,999	2,041	336	10.9	9.6-12.5	1,705	89.1	87.5-90.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,271	144	8.0	6.5- 9.7	1,127	92.0	90.3-93.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,427	113	7.0	5.6- 8.8	1,314	93.0	91.2-94.4
$50,000-74,999	1,382	52	2.8	2.0- 3.8	1,330	97.2	96.2-98.0
$75,000+	2,192	81	2.8	2.1- 3.6	2,111	97.2	96.4-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,538	233	12.4	10.6-14.5	1,305	87.6	85.5-89.4
Non-Veteran	10,272	1,147	7.4	6.9- 8.0	9,125	92.6	92.0-93.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,815

1,381

8.0

7.5- 8.6

10,434

92.0

91.4-92.5

GENDER

Male

4,609

489

7.5

6.7- 8.4

4,120

92.5

91.6-93.3

Female

7,206

892

8.5

7.8- 9.2

6,314

91.5

90.8-92.2

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

8,154

936

8.2

7.6- 8.9

7,218

91.8

91.1-92.4

Non-Hispanic Black

2,141

313

9.7

8.4-11.2

1,828

90.3

88.8-91.6

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

450

15.1

10.7-20.9

377

84.9

79.1-89.3

Non-Hispanic Other

299

4.4

2.7- 7.2

273

95.6

92.8-97.3

Hispanic

687

2.0

1.3- 3.2

664

98.0

96.8-98.7

AGE

18-34

2,018

1.3

0.9- 1.9

1,983

98.7

98.1-99.1

35-44

1,617

3.5

2.7- 4.7

1,548

96.5

95.3-97.3

45-54

2,038

201

9.3

7.9-11.1

1,837

90.7

88.9-92.1

55-64

2,361

301

11.7

10.3-13.4

2,060

88.3

86.6-89.7

65-74

2,103

302

12.8

11.2-14.6

1,801

87.2

85.4-88.8

75+

1,555

461

26.5

23.9-29.3

1,094

73.5

70.7-76.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,490

302

12.9

11.1-14.8

1,188

87.1

85.2-88.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,418

458

8.8

7.8- 9.8

2,960

91.2

90.2-92.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,197

353

7.4

6.5- 8.4

2,844

92.6

91.6-93.5

College Graduate

3,670

262

4.7

4.0- 5.5

3,408

95.3

94.5-96.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,444

346

16.7

14.5-19.1

1,098

83.3

80.9-85.5

$15,000- 24,999

2,041

336

10.9

9.6-12.5

1,705

89.1

87.5-90.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,271

144

8.0

6.5- 9.7

1,127

92.0

90.3-93.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,427

113

7.0

5.6- 8.8

1,314

93.0

91.2-94.4

$50,000-74,999

1,382

2.8

2.0- 3.8

1,330

97.2

96.2-98.0

$75,000+

2,192

2.8

2.1- 3.6

2,111

97.2

96.4-97.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,538

233

12.4

10.6-14.5

1,305

87.6

85.5-89.4

Non-Veteran

10,272

1,147

7.4

6.9- 8.0

9,125

92.6

92.0-93.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 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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2012 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?