BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,255	1,237	12.0	11.0-13.1	8,018	88.0	86.9-89.0
-Eastern NC	3,235	503	13.8	12.1-15.8	2,732	86.2	84.2-87.9
GENDER
Male	1,126	152	11.8	9.2-15.0	974	88.2	85.0-90.8
Female	2,109	351	15.7	13.4-18.3	1,758	84.3	81.7-86.6
RACE
White	2,025	283	12.7	10.6-15.1	1,742	87.3	84.9-89.4
African American	954	170	16.9	13.3-21.1	784	83.1	78.9-86.7
Other Minorities	241	48	14.9	9.0-23.7	193	85.1	76.3-91.0
AGE
18-24	196	17	5.5	2.6-11.3	179	94.5	88.7-97.4
25-34	482	40	9.3	5.8-14.7	442	90.7	85.3-94.2
35-44	583	77	12.2	8.7-16.9	506	87.8	83.1-91.3
45-54	634	103	15.5	11.5-20.6	531	84.5	79.4-88.5
55-64	550	97	18.9	13.7-25.4	453	81.1	74.6-86.3
65-74	449	82	19.4	14.2-26.0	367	80.6	74.0-85.8
75+	324	83	25.5	19.1-33.2	241	74.5	66.8-80.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	648	184	28.2	22.6-34.5	464	71.8	65.5-77.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,077	164	13.2	10.5-16.5	913	86.8	83.5-89.5
Some Post-H.S.	830	96	10.4	7.4-14.4	734	89.6	85.6-92.6
College Graduate	677	58	6.9	4.7-10.2	619	93.1	89.8-95.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	457	140	31.3	24.3-39.4	317	68.7	60.6-75.7
$15,000- 24,999	646	105	14.3	10.8-18.7	541	85.7	81.3-89.2
$25,000- 34,999	371	39	11.0	7.0-16.8	332	89.0	83.2-93.0
$35,000- 49,999	416	36	9.1	5.7-14.3	380	90.9	85.7-94.3
$50,000-74,999	330	27	5.8	3.1-10.6	303	94.2	89.4-96.9
$75,000+	288	13	3.0	1.4- 6.3	275	97.0	93.7-98.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	446	49	9.6	7.0-12.9	397	90.4	87.1-93.0
Guilford	443	53	12.3	9.0-16.7	390	87.7	83.3-91.0
Mecklenburg	442	48	8.3	6.0-11.3	394	91.7	88.7-94.0
Orange	450	35	5.6	3.8- 8.2	415	94.4	91.8-96.2
Wake	444	39	8.3	5.6-12.1	405	91.7	87.9-94.4
Chatham/Lee	391	34	7.4	5.0-10.7	357	92.6	89.3-95.0
Nash/Wilson	369	51	12.6	9.3-16.8	318	87.4	83.2-90.7
Craven/Pamlico	446	63	12.2	9.2-16.0	383	87.8	84.0-90.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	423	55	10.9	8.2-14.5	368	89.1	85.5-91.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	449	59	10.5	7.9-13.9	390	89.5	86.1-92.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	470	79	13.3	9.7-18.1	391	86.7	81.9-90.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	421	62	11.6	8.3-16.0	359	88.4	84.0-91.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	463	83	16.1	12.7-20.2	380	83.9	79.8-87.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	409	70	13.9	10.7-17.8	339	86.1	82.2-89.3
Northeast NC I	445	71	14.2	10.8-18.5	374	85.8	81.5-89.2
Northeast NC II	500	82	16.4	12.8-20.9	418	83.6	79.1-87.2
Northeastern Partnership	945	153	15.6	12.9-18.8	792	84.4	81.2-87.1
Mountain AHEC	1,286	172	14.6	10.8-19.5	1,114	85.4	80.5-89.2
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,977	460	10.4	9.1-11.8	3,517	89.6	88.2-90.9
Western NC	2,043	274	14.5	11.5-18.1	1,769	85.5	81.9-88.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,255

1,237

12.0

11.0-13.1

8,018

88.0

86.9-89.0

-Eastern NC

3,235

503

13.8

12.1-15.8

2,732

86.2

84.2-87.9

GENDER

Male

1,126

152

11.8

9.2-15.0

974

88.2

85.0-90.8

Female

2,109

351

15.7

13.4-18.3

1,758

84.3

81.7-86.6

RACE

White

2,025

283

12.7

10.6-15.1

1,742

87.3

84.9-89.4

African American

954

170

16.9

13.3-21.1

784

83.1

78.9-86.7

Other Minorities

241

14.9

9.0-23.7

193

85.1

76.3-91.0

AGE

18-24

196

5.5

2.6-11.3

179

94.5

88.7-97.4

25-34

482

9.3

5.8-14.7

442

90.7

85.3-94.2

35-44

583

12.2

8.7-16.9

506

87.8

83.1-91.3

45-54

634

103

15.5

11.5-20.6

531

84.5

79.4-88.5

55-64

550

18.9

13.7-25.4

453

81.1

74.6-86.3

65-74

449

19.4

14.2-26.0

367

80.6

74.0-85.8

75+

324

25.5

19.1-33.2

241

74.5

66.8-80.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

648

184

28.2

22.6-34.5

464

71.8

65.5-77.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,077

164

13.2

10.5-16.5

913

86.8

83.5-89.5

Some Post-H.S.

830

10.4

7.4-14.4

734

89.6

85.6-92.6

College Graduate

677

6.9

4.7-10.2

619

93.1

89.8-95.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

457

140

31.3

24.3-39.4

317

68.7

60.6-75.7

$15,000- 24,999

646

105

14.3

10.8-18.7

541

85.7

81.3-89.2

$25,000- 34,999

371

11.0

7.0-16.8

332

89.0

83.2-93.0

$35,000- 49,999

416

9.1

5.7-14.3

380

90.9

85.7-94.3

$50,000-74,999

330

5.8

3.1-10.6

303

94.2

89.4-96.9

$75,000+

288

3.0

1.4- 6.3

275

97.0

93.7-98.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

446

9.6

7.0-12.9

397

90.4

87.1-93.0

Guilford

443

12.3

9.0-16.7

390

87.7

83.3-91.0

Mecklenburg

442

8.3

6.0-11.3

394

91.7

88.7-94.0

Orange

450

5.6

3.8- 8.2

415

94.4

91.8-96.2

Wake

444

8.3

5.6-12.1

405

91.7

87.9-94.4

Chatham/Lee

391

7.4

5.0-10.7

357

92.6

89.3-95.0

Nash/Wilson

369

12.6

9.3-16.8

318

87.4

83.2-90.7

Craven/Pamlico

446

12.2

9.2-16.0

383

87.8

84.0-90.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

423

10.9

8.2-14.5

368

89.1

85.5-91.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

449

10.5

7.9-13.9

390

89.5

86.1-92.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

470

13.3

9.7-18.1

391

86.7

81.9-90.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

421

11.6

8.3-16.0

359

88.4

84.0-91.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

463

16.1

12.7-20.2

380

83.9

79.8-87.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

409

13.9

10.7-17.8

339

86.1

82.2-89.3

Northeast NC I

445

14.2

10.8-18.5

374

85.8

81.5-89.2

Northeast NC II

500

16.4

12.8-20.9

418

83.6

79.1-87.2

Northeastern Partnership

945

153

15.6

12.9-18.8

792

84.4

81.2-87.1

Mountain AHEC

1,286

172

14.6

10.8-19.5

1,114

85.4

80.5-89.2

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,977

460

10.4

9.1-11.8

3,517

89.6

88.2-90.9

Western NC

2,043

274

14.5

11.5-18.1

1,769

85.5

81.9-88.5

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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