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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston County

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?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,165 1,519 7.8 7.1- 8.5 11,646 92.2 91.5-92.9
-Johnston County 368 47 8.9 6.1-12.7 321 91.1 87.3-93.9
GENDER
Male 137 18 9.1 5.1-15.7 119 90.9 84.3-94.9
Female 231 29 8.7 5.3-13.8 202 91.3 86.2-94.7
RACE
White 296 36 8.5 5.4-12.9 260 91.5 87.1-94.6
Other 70 11 10.4 5.1-20.0 59 89.6 80.0-94.9
AGE
18-44 130 3 1.9 0.4- 7.4 127 98.1 92.6-99.6
45+ 235 44 18.0 12.7-24.9 191 82.0 75.1-87.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 182 30 13.8 8.7-21.2 152 86.2 78.8-91.3
Some College + 185 17 4.7 2.7- 8.3 168 95.3 91.7-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 167 28 12.2 7.4-19.4 139 87.8 80.6-92.6
$50,000+ 155 13 6.4 3.2-12.2 142 93.6 87.8-96.8

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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.

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