BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,548	1,258	16.5	15.5-17.6	5,290	83.5	82.4-84.5
-Piedmont	3,293	530	14.6	13.2-16.0	2,763	85.4	84.0-86.8
GENDER
Male	1,404	170	11.8	9.9-13.9	1,234	88.2	86.1-90.1
Female	1,889	360	17.1	15.3-19.1	1,529	82.9	80.9-84.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	2,127	336	14.8	13.1-16.6	1,791	85.2	83.4-86.9
Non-Hispanic Black	675	142	17.6	14.6-21.0	533	82.4	79.0-85.4
Other	443	46	9.1	6.6-12.4	397	90.9	87.6-93.4
AGE
18-34	671	18	3.1	1.8- 5.1	653	96.9	94.9-98.2
35-44	509	40	8.0	5.7-11.0	469	92.0	89.0-94.3
45-54	619	96	16.8	13.7-20.5	523	83.2	79.5-86.3
55-64	602	149	25.1	21.2-29.5	453	74.9	70.5-78.8
65-74	507	121	25.8	21.3-31.0	386	74.2	69.0-78.7
75+	336	101	32.2	26.4-38.6	235	67.8	61.4-73.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	102	29.3	24.0-35.3	236	70.7	64.7-76.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	818	178	17.0	14.5-19.9	640	83.0	80.1-85.5
Some Post-H.S.	861	169	15.0	12.7-17.7	692	85.0	82.3-87.3
College Graduate	1,256	80	4.8	3.7- 6.1	1,176	95.2	93.9-96.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	106	38.1	31.4-45.2	165	61.9	54.8-68.6
$15,000- 24,999	500	143	26.4	22.1-31.1	357	73.6	68.9-77.9
$25,000- 34,999	277	44	16.0	11.2-22.1	233	84.0	77.9-88.8
$35,000- 49,999	351	43	9.8	7.0-13.6	308	90.2	86.4-93.0
$50,000- 74,999	389	38	8.7	6.0-12.3	351	91.3	87.7-94.0
$75,000+	828	50	4.5	3.3- 6.1	778	95.5	93.9-96.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	741	426	56.8	52.6-61.0	315	43.2	39.0-47.4
No	2,540	101	3.3	2.7- 4.1	2,439	96.7	95.9-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	367	67	16.9	12.8-22.0	300	83.1	78.0-87.2
Non-Veteran	2,914	463	14.3	13.0-15.9	2,451	85.7	84.1-87.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,767	235	12.3	10.6-14.1	1,532	87.7	85.9-89.4
Regional City or Suburban	874	170	17.4	14.7-20.4	704	82.6	79.6-85.3
Rural	652	125	16.8	13.7-20.5	527	83.2	79.5-86.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,548

1,258

16.5

15.5-17.6

5,290

83.5

82.4-84.5

-Piedmont

3,293

530

14.6

13.2-16.0

2,763

85.4

84.0-86.8

GENDER

Male

1,404

170

11.8

9.9-13.9

1,234

88.2

86.1-90.1

Female

1,889

360

17.1

15.3-19.1

1,529

82.9

80.9-84.7

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

2,127

336

14.8

13.1-16.6

1,791

85.2

83.4-86.9

Non-Hispanic Black

675

142

17.6

14.6-21.0

533

82.4

79.0-85.4

Other

443

9.1

6.6-12.4

397

90.9

87.6-93.4

AGE

18-34

671

3.1

1.8- 5.1

653

96.9

94.9-98.2

35-44

509

8.0

5.7-11.0

469

92.0

89.0-94.3

45-54

619

16.8

13.7-20.5

523

83.2

79.5-86.3

55-64

602

149

25.1

21.2-29.5

453

74.9

70.5-78.8

65-74

507

121

25.8

21.3-31.0

386

74.2

69.0-78.7

75+

336

101

32.2

26.4-38.6

235

67.8

61.4-73.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

102

29.3

24.0-35.3

236

70.7

64.7-76.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

818

178

17.0

14.5-19.9

640

83.0

80.1-85.5

Some Post-H.S.

861

169

15.0

12.7-17.7

692

85.0

82.3-87.3

College Graduate

1,256

4.8

3.7- 6.1

1,176

95.2

93.9-96.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

106

38.1

31.4-45.2

165

61.9

54.8-68.6

$15,000- 24,999

500

143

26.4

22.1-31.1

357

73.6

68.9-77.9

$25,000- 34,999

277

16.0

11.2-22.1

233

84.0

77.9-88.8

$35,000- 49,999

351

9.8

7.0-13.6

308

90.2

86.4-93.0

$50,000- 74,999

389

8.7

6.0-12.3

351

91.3

87.7-94.0

$75,000+

828

4.5

3.3- 6.1

778

95.5

93.9-96.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

741

426

56.8

52.6-61.0

315

43.2

39.0-47.4

2,540

101

3.3

2.7- 4.1

2,439

96.7

95.9-97.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

367

16.9

12.8-22.0

300

83.1

78.0-87.2

Non-Veteran

2,914

463

14.3

13.0-15.9

2,451

85.7

84.1-87.0

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,767

235

12.3

10.6-14.1

1,532

87.7

85.9-89.4

Regional City or Suburban

874

170

17.4

14.7-20.4

704

82.6

79.6-85.3

Rural

652

125

16.8

13.7-20.5

527

83.2

79.5-86.3

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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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