BRFSS 2003 - Mountain Area Health Education Center**: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mountain Area Health Education Center**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	1,286	172	14.6	10.8-19.5	1,114	85.4	80.5-89.2
GENDER
Male	486	65	15.8	9.3-25.4	421	84.2	74.6-90.7
Female	800	107	13.5	10.4-17.3	693	86.5	82.7-89.6
RACE
White	1,151	146	14.2	10.1-19.6	1,005	85.8	80.4-89.9
Other	131	24	15.6	8.7-26.4	107	84.4	73.6-91.3
AGE
18-44	435	33	11.2	4.8-23.8	402	88.8	76.2-95.2
45+	843	137	17.1	13.7-21.2	706	82.9	78.8-86.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	577	104	21.1	14.1-30.2	473	78.9	69.8-85.9
Some College +	706	67	8.5	6.2-11.5	639	91.5	88.5-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	742	103	14.2	10.9-18.4	639	85.8	81.6-89.1
$50,000+	261	14	4.7	2.0-10.6	247	95.3	89.4-98.0
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
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,235	503	13.8	12.1-15.8	2,732	86.2	84.2-87.9
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

-Mountain AHEC

1,286

172

14.6

10.8-19.5

1,114

85.4

80.5-89.2

GENDER

Male

486

15.8

9.3-25.4

421

84.2

74.6-90.7

Female

800

107

13.5

10.4-17.3

693

86.5

82.7-89.6

RACE

White

1,151

146

14.2

10.1-19.6

1,005

85.8

80.4-89.9

Other

131

15.6

8.7-26.4

107

84.4

73.6-91.3

AGE

18-44

435

11.2

4.8-23.8

402

88.8

76.2-95.2

45+

843

137

17.1

13.7-21.2

706

82.9

78.8-86.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

577

104

21.1

14.1-30.2

473

78.9

69.8-85.9

Some College +

706

8.5

6.2-11.5

639

91.5

88.5-93.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

742

103

14.2

10.9-18.4

639

85.8

81.6-89.1

$50,000+

261

4.7

2.0-10.6

247

95.3

89.4-98.0

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

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,235

503

13.8

12.1-15.8

2,732

86.2

84.2-87.9

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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