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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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 Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	1,602	511	31.9	28.4-35.5	1,091	68.1	64.5-71.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,388	423	30.4	26.8-34.2	965	69.6	65.8-73.2
No	213	87	40.7	30.8-51.5	126	59.3	48.5-69.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight	32	12	47.9	22.2-74.8	20	52.1	25.2-77.8
Recommended Range	486	154	33.9	27.7-40.8	332	66.1	59.2-72.3
Overweight	528	159	30.3	24.5-36.7	369	69.7	63.3-75.5
Obese	459	162	32.9	26.8-39.5	297	67.1	60.5-73.2
Current Smoker
No	1,171	336	30.2	26.3-34.4	835	69.8	65.6-73.7
Yes	429	175	35.4	28.9-42.6	254	64.6	57.4-71.1
Binge Drinker
No	1,499	483	31.9	28.4-35.6	1,016	68.1	64.4-71.6
Yes	88	25	32.5	18.7-50.2	63	67.5	49.8-81.3
Heavy Drinker
No	1,545	495	31.6	28.2-35.2	1,050	68.4	64.8-71.8
Yes	42	12	41.4	17.0-71.0	30	58.6	29.0-83.0
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	439	113	26.1	20.0-33.2	326	73.9	66.8-80.0
Some Physical Activity	574	185	32.8	27.3-38.8	389	67.2	61.2-72.7
Physically Inactive	521	192	36.1	30.1-42.5	329	63.9	57.5-69.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	850	349	41.0	36.0-46.1	501	59.0	53.9-64.0
No	744	158	20.3	16.2-25.1	586	79.7	74.9-83.8
Disability Status
Yes	1,594	511	32.0	28.6-35.6	1,083	68.0	64.4-71.4
No	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
Current Asthma
Yes	200	87	43.1	32.0-55.0	113	56.9	45.0-68.0
No	1,395	422	30.2	26.8-33.9	973	69.8	66.1-73.2
Diabetes
Yes	271	90	32.2	24.7-40.8	181	67.8	59.2-75.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	12	4	21.6	4.2-63.1	8	78.4	36.9-95.8
No	1,317	415	31.8	28.0-35.9	902	68.2	64.1-72.0
Arthritis
Yes	979	340	35.1	30.6-39.9	639	64.9	60.1-69.4
No	614	169	26.9	21.9-32.6	445	73.1	67.4-78.1

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.