BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,602	511	31.9	28.4-35.5	1,091	68.1	64.5-71.6
GENDER
Male	581	146	24.8	19.8-30.6	435	75.2	69.4-80.2
Female	1,021	365	37.5	33.0-42.1	656	62.5	57.9-67.0
RACE
White	1,225	378	31.5	27.6-35.6	847	68.5	64.4-72.4
African American	266	85	35.6	27.3-44.8	181	64.4	55.2-72.7
Asian	7	3	44.9	9.0-87.0	4	55.1	13.0-91.0
Native American	61	30	26.7	15.2-42.5	31	73.3	57.5-84.8
Other Minorities	33	10	17.9	7.6-36.6	23	82.1	63.4-92.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	29	8	32.6	12.5-62.0	21	67.4	38.0-87.5
-English Speaking	15	6	68.5	31.4-91.2	9	31.5	8.8-68.6
-Spanish Speaking	14	2	15.6	3.6-47.8	12	84.4	52.2-96.4
Non-Hispanic	1,570	502	31.8	28.4-35.4	1,068	68.2	64.6-71.6
AGE
18-24	40	10	38.3	19.0-62.1	30	61.7	37.9-81.0
25-34	136	43	31.9	21.4-44.7	93	68.1	55.3-78.6
35-44	220	70	31.7	23.3-41.6	150	68.3	58.4-76.7
45-54	349	134	37.1	29.7-45.3	215	62.9	54.7-70.3
55-64	303	100	32.9	26.1-40.6	203	67.1	59.4-73.9
65-74	271	71	27.3	20.3-35.7	200	72.7	64.3-79.7
75+	273	81	26.0	18.9-34.7	192	74.0	65.3-81.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	411	164	42.1	34.9-49.6	247	57.9	50.4-65.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	466	159	32.9	26.8-39.6	307	67.1	60.4-73.2
Some Post-H.S.	376	110	27.3	21.0-34.7	266	72.7	65.3-79.0
College Graduate	343	77	21.1	15.6-27.9	266	78.9	72.1-84.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	337	158	43.5	35.3-52.1	179	56.5	47.9-64.7
$15,000- 24,999	311	110	42.5	33.7-51.9	201	57.5	48.1-66.3
$25,000- 34,999	158	43	26.3	17.5-37.4	115	73.7	62.6-82.5
$35,000- 49,999	153	36	18.8	12.1-28.1	117	81.2	71.9-87.9
$50,000-74,999	128	24	24.6	15.5-36.8	104	75.4	63.2-84.5
$75,000+	94	10	12.8	5.9-25.6	84	87.2	74.4-94.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	112	34	28.2	19.9-38.4	78	71.8	61.6-80.1
Forsyth	109	33	28.9	20.4-39.2	76	71.1	60.8-79.6
Guilford	92	22	21.3	13.6-31.7	70	78.7	68.3-86.4
Henderson/Transylvania	126	40	32.8	24.2-42.7	86	67.2	57.3-75.8
Mecklenburg	88	22	24.9	16.3-36.1	66	75.1	63.9-83.7
Orange	67	16	22.2	12.9-35.4	51	77.8	64.6-87.1
Pitt	99	31	30.2	20.9-41.4	68	69.8	58.6-79.1
Randolph	120	30	29.6	20.1-41.3	90	70.4	58.7-79.9
Robeson	121	51	38.1	28.8-48.3	70	61.9	51.7-71.2
Wake	56	15	18.1	9.9-30.8	41	81.9	69.2-90.1
Western NC	179	74	41.4	33.4-50.0	105	58.6	50.0-66.6
Piedmont NC	217	60	25.6	19.3-33.1	157	74.4	66.9-80.7
Eastern NC	216	83	40.4	32.8-48.5	133	59.6	51.5-67.2

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,602

511

31.9

28.4-35.5

1,091

68.1

64.5-71.6

GENDER

Male

581

146

24.8

19.8-30.6

435

75.2

69.4-80.2

Female

1,021

365

37.5

33.0-42.1

656

62.5

57.9-67.0

RACE

White

1,225

378

31.5

27.6-35.6

847

68.5

64.4-72.4

African American

266

35.6

27.3-44.8

181

64.4

55.2-72.7

Asian

44.9

9.0-87.0

55.1

13.0-91.0

Native American

26.7

15.2-42.5

73.3

57.5-84.8

Other Minorities

17.9

7.6-36.6

82.1

63.4-92.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.6

12.5-62.0

67.4

38.0-87.5

-English Speaking

68.5

31.4-91.2

31.5

8.8-68.6

-Spanish Speaking

15.6

3.6-47.8

84.4

52.2-96.4

Non-Hispanic

1,570

502

31.8

28.4-35.4

1,068

68.2

64.6-71.6

AGE

18-24

38.3

19.0-62.1

61.7

37.9-81.0

25-34

136

31.9

21.4-44.7

68.1

55.3-78.6

35-44

220

31.7

23.3-41.6

150

68.3

58.4-76.7

45-54

349

134

37.1

29.7-45.3

215

62.9

54.7-70.3

55-64

303

100

32.9

26.1-40.6

203

67.1

59.4-73.9

65-74

271

27.3

20.3-35.7

200

72.7

64.3-79.7

75+

273

26.0

18.9-34.7

192

74.0

65.3-81.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

411

164

42.1

34.9-49.6

247

57.9

50.4-65.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

466

159

32.9

26.8-39.6

307

67.1

60.4-73.2

Some Post-H.S.

376

110

27.3

21.0-34.7

266

72.7

65.3-79.0

College Graduate

343

21.1

15.6-27.9

266

78.9

72.1-84.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

337

158

43.5

35.3-52.1

179

56.5

47.9-64.7

$15,000- 24,999

311

110

42.5

33.7-51.9

201

57.5

48.1-66.3

$25,000- 34,999

158

26.3

17.5-37.4

115

73.7

62.6-82.5

$35,000- 49,999

153

18.8

12.1-28.1

117

81.2

71.9-87.9

$50,000-74,999

128

24.6

15.5-36.8

104

75.4

63.2-84.5

$75,000+

12.8

5.9-25.6

87.2

74.4-94.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

112

28.2

19.9-38.4

71.8

61.6-80.1

Forsyth

109

28.9

20.4-39.2

71.1

60.8-79.6

Guilford

21.3

13.6-31.7

78.7

68.3-86.4

Henderson/Transylvania

126

32.8

24.2-42.7

67.2

57.3-75.8

Mecklenburg

24.9

16.3-36.1

75.1

63.9-83.7

Orange

22.2

12.9-35.4

77.8

64.6-87.1

Pitt

30.2

20.9-41.4

69.8

58.6-79.1

Randolph

120

29.6

20.1-41.3

70.4

58.7-79.9

Robeson

121

38.1

28.8-48.3

61.9

51.7-71.2

Wake

18.1

9.9-30.8

81.9

69.2-90.1

Western NC

179

41.4

33.4-50.0

105

58.6

50.0-66.6

Piedmont NC

217

25.6

19.3-33.1

157

74.4

66.9-80.7

Eastern NC

216

40.4

32.8-48.5

133

59.6

51.5-67.2

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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