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--FEMALE Respondents Only

Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,021	365	37.5	33.0-42.1	656	62.5	57.9-67.0
RACE
White	780	268	36.4	31.4-41.7	512	63.6	58.3-68.6
African American	169	61	42.1	31.5-53.4	108	57.9	46.6-68.5
Asian	5	3	84.0	36.4-98.0	2	16.0	2.0-63.6
Native American	41	23	32.5	16.6-53.9	18	67.5	46.1-83.4
Other Minorities	19	6	28.5	10.4-58.0	13	71.5	42.0-89.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	6	50.4	16.9-83.5	8	49.6	16.5-83.1
-English Speaking	7	4	87.4	42.9-98.5	3	12.6	1.5-57.1
-Spanish Speaking	7	2	27.9	5.4-72.5	5	72.1	27.5-94.6
Non-Hispanic	1,004	358	37.0	32.6-41.7	646	63.0	58.3-67.4
AGE
18-24	23	6	35.5	14.3-64.5	17	64.5	35.5-85.7
25-34	76	29	35.5	21.5-52.6	47	64.5	47.4-78.5
35-44	130	50	43.2	30.4-57.0	80	56.8	43.0-69.6
45-54	231	96	40.2	30.9-50.3	135	59.8	49.7-69.1
55-64	184	72	40.8	31.5-50.9	112	59.2	49.1-68.5
65-74	171	46	31.8	22.3-43.0	125	68.2	57.0-77.7
75+	198	64	32.7	23.9-42.9	134	67.3	57.1-76.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	264	115	47.8	38.6-57.2	149	52.2	42.8-61.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	309	113	34.4	27.1-42.6	196	65.6	57.4-72.9
Some Post-H.S.	241	85	38.7	30.1-48.2	156	61.3	51.8-69.9
College Graduate	204	51	25.9	18.2-35.4	153	74.1	64.6-81.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	229	114	49.9	39.9-59.8	115	50.1	40.2-60.1
$15,000- 24,999	198	79	43.8	32.7-55.5	119	56.2	44.5-67.3
$25,000- 34,999	107	29	26.7	16.2-40.6	78	73.3	59.4-83.8
$35,000- 49,999	83	24	31.4	19.5-46.5	59	68.6	53.5-80.5
$50,000-74,999	71	14	28.9	16.0-46.5	57	71.1	53.5-84.0
$75,000+	44	8	24.1	10.7-45.7	36	75.9	54.3-89.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	63	21	34.9	22.9-49.1	42	65.1	50.9-77.1
Forsyth	75	26	35.0	23.9-48.0	49	65.0	52.0-76.1
Guilford	63	16	27.0	16.3-41.3	47	73.0	58.7-83.7
Henderson/Transylvania	85	27	31.1	21.1-43.3	58	68.9	56.7-78.9
Mecklenburg	61	18	29.8	19.1-43.2	43	70.2	56.8-80.9
Orange	36	8	18.5	9.1-34.0	28	81.5	66.0-90.9
Pitt	61	22	40.1	27.0-54.7	39	59.9	45.3-73.0
Randolph	69	20	34.4	21.5-50.2	49	65.6	49.8-78.5
Robeson	77	38	49.2	37.0-61.5	39	50.8	38.5-63.0
Wake	33	13	37.3	21.0-57.2	20	62.7	42.8-79.0
Western NC	112	50	45.9	36.1-56.1	62	54.1	43.9-63.9
Piedmont NC	136	45	34.3	25.2-44.7	91	65.7	55.3-74.8
Eastern NC	150	61	40.8	32.0-50.3	89	59.2	49.7-68.0

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,021

365

37.5

33.0-42.1

656

62.5

57.9-67.0

RACE

White

780

268

36.4

31.4-41.7

512

63.6

58.3-68.6

African American

169

42.1

31.5-53.4

108

57.9

46.6-68.5

Asian

84.0

36.4-98.0

16.0

2.0-63.6

Native American

32.5

16.6-53.9

67.5

46.1-83.4

Other Minorities

28.5

10.4-58.0

71.5

42.0-89.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

50.4

16.9-83.5

49.6

16.5-83.1

-English Speaking

87.4

42.9-98.5

12.6

1.5-57.1

-Spanish Speaking

27.9

5.4-72.5

72.1

27.5-94.6

Non-Hispanic

1,004

358

37.0

32.6-41.7

646

63.0

58.3-67.4

AGE

18-24

35.5

14.3-64.5

64.5

35.5-85.7

25-34

35.5

21.5-52.6

64.5

47.4-78.5

35-44

130

43.2

30.4-57.0

56.8

43.0-69.6

45-54

231

40.2

30.9-50.3

135

59.8

49.7-69.1

55-64

184

40.8

31.5-50.9

112

59.2

49.1-68.5

65-74

171

31.8

22.3-43.0

125

68.2

57.0-77.7

75+

198

32.7

23.9-42.9

134

67.3

57.1-76.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

264

115

47.8

38.6-57.2

149

52.2

42.8-61.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

309

113

34.4

27.1-42.6

196

65.6

57.4-72.9

Some Post-H.S.

241

38.7

30.1-48.2

156

61.3

51.8-69.9

College Graduate

204

25.9

18.2-35.4

153

74.1

64.6-81.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

229

114

49.9

39.9-59.8

115

50.1

40.2-60.1

$15,000- 24,999

198

43.8

32.7-55.5

119

56.2

44.5-67.3

$25,000- 34,999

107

26.7

16.2-40.6

73.3

59.4-83.8

$35,000- 49,999

31.4

19.5-46.5

68.6

53.5-80.5

$50,000-74,999

28.9

16.0-46.5

71.1

53.5-84.0

$75,000+

24.1

10.7-45.7

75.9

54.3-89.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

34.9

22.9-49.1

65.1

50.9-77.1

Forsyth

35.0

23.9-48.0

65.0

52.0-76.1

Guilford

27.0

16.3-41.3

73.0

58.7-83.7

Henderson/Transylvania

31.1

21.1-43.3

68.9

56.7-78.9

Mecklenburg

29.8

19.1-43.2

70.2

56.8-80.9

Orange

18.5

9.1-34.0

81.5

66.0-90.9

Pitt

40.1

27.0-54.7

59.9

45.3-73.0

Randolph

34.4

21.5-50.2

65.6

49.8-78.5

Robeson

49.2

37.0-61.5

50.8

38.5-63.0

Wake

37.3

21.0-57.2

62.7

42.8-79.0

Western NC

112

45.9

36.1-56.1

54.1

43.9-63.9

Piedmont NC

136

34.3

25.2-44.7

65.7

55.3-74.8

Eastern NC

150

40.8

32.0-50.3

59.2

49.7-68.0

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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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