BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone<br> such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,534	581	8.3	7.6- 9.2	5,953	91.7	90.8-92.4
-Piedmont	3,287	257	7.6	6.6- 8.7	3,030	92.4	91.3-93.4
GENDER
Male	1,399	84	6.1	4.7- 7.8	1,315	93.9	92.2-95.3
Female	1,888	173	9.0	7.6-10.6	1,715	91.0	89.4-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	2,123	166	8.1	6.8- 9.6	1,957	91.9	90.4-93.2
Non-Hispanic Black	674	65	8.7	6.6-11.5	609	91.3	88.5-93.4
Other	443	20	3.1	1.9- 5.1	423	96.9	94.9-98.1
AGE
18-34	668	23	3.1	2.0- 4.8	645	96.9	95.2-98.0
35-44	506	25	5.1	3.2- 7.8	481	94.9	92.2-96.8
45-54	619	53	9.2	6.9-12.2	566	90.8	87.8-93.1
55-64	603	70	13.3	10.1-17.2	533	86.7	82.8-89.9
65-74	509	28	5.5	3.6- 8.2	481	94.5	91.8-96.4
75+	334	54	18.7	13.8-24.8	280	81.3	75.2-86.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	61	17.4	13.2-22.6	277	82.6	77.4-86.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	816	82	8.9	7.0-11.2	734	91.1	88.8-93.0
Some Post-H.S.	859	78	7.1	5.5- 9.0	781	92.9	91.0-94.5
College Graduate	1,255	35	2.2	1.5- 3.2	1,220	97.8	96.8-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	58	21.3	15.9-27.8	214	78.7	72.2-84.1
$15,000- 24,999	499	73	14.7	11.4-18.9	426	85.3	81.1-88.6
$25,000- 34,999	277	15	5.8	3.3-10.2	262	94.2	89.8-96.7
$35,000- 49,999	351	16	3.5	2.1- 5.8	335	96.5	94.2-97.9
$50,000- 74,999	388	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	828	***	***	***	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	742	232	32.9	29.0-37.0	510	67.1	63.0-71.0
No	2,534	23	0.9	0.5- 1.4	2,511	99.1	98.6-99.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	367	28	7.8	5.0-12.1	339	92.2	87.9-95.0
Non-Veteran	2,908	229	7.6	6.5- 8.8	2,679	92.4	91.2-93.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,764	117	6.5	5.3- 8.1	1,647	93.5	91.9-94.7
Regional City or Suburban	874	71	8.3	6.4-10.7	803	91.7	89.3-93.6
Rural	649	69	9.4	7.2-12.3	580	90.6	87.7-92.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,534

581

8.3

7.6- 9.2

5,953

91.7

90.8-92.4

-Piedmont

3,287

257

7.6

6.6- 8.7

3,030

92.4

91.3-93.4

GENDER

Male

1,399

6.1

4.7- 7.8

1,315

93.9

92.2-95.3

Female

1,888

173

9.0

7.6-10.6

1,715

91.0

89.4-92.4

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

2,123

166

8.1

6.8- 9.6

1,957

91.9

90.4-93.2

Non-Hispanic Black

674

8.7

6.6-11.5

609

91.3

88.5-93.4

Other

443

3.1

1.9- 5.1

423

96.9

94.9-98.1

AGE

18-34

668

3.1

2.0- 4.8

645

96.9

95.2-98.0

35-44

506

5.1

3.2- 7.8

481

94.9

92.2-96.8

45-54

619

9.2

6.9-12.2

566

90.8

87.8-93.1

55-64

603

13.3

10.1-17.2

533

86.7

82.8-89.9

65-74

509

5.5

3.6- 8.2

481

94.5

91.8-96.4

75+

334

18.7

13.8-24.8

280

81.3

75.2-86.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

17.4

13.2-22.6

277

82.6

77.4-86.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

816

8.9

7.0-11.2

734

91.1

88.8-93.0

Some Post-H.S.

859

7.1

5.5- 9.0

781

92.9

91.0-94.5

College Graduate

1,255

2.2

1.5- 3.2

1,220

97.8

96.8-98.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

21.3

15.9-27.8

214

78.7

72.2-84.1

$15,000- 24,999

499

14.7

11.4-18.9

426

85.3

81.1-88.6

$25,000- 34,999

277

5.8

3.3-10.2

262

94.2

89.8-96.7

$35,000- 49,999

351

3.5

2.1- 5.8

335

96.5

94.2-97.9

$50,000- 74,999

388

***

$75,000+

828

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

742

232

32.9

29.0-37.0

510

67.1

63.0-71.0

2,534

0.9

0.5- 1.4

2,511

99.1

98.6-99.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

367

7.8

5.0-12.1

339

92.2

87.9-95.0

Non-Veteran

2,908

229

7.6

6.5- 8.8

2,679

92.4

91.2-93.5

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,764

117

6.5

5.3- 8.1

1,647

93.5

91.9-94.7

Regional City or Suburban

874

8.3

6.4-10.7

803

91.7

89.3-93.6

Rural

649

9.4

7.2-12.3

580

90.6

87.7-92.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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.

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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2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Disability

Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping?

Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone
such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping?