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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,821	307	16.4	13.7-19.4	1,514	83.6	80.6-86.3
GENDER
Male	583	88	17.8	13.0-23.8	495	82.2	76.2-87.0
Female	1,238	219	15.3	12.7-18.4	1,019	84.7	81.6-87.3
AGE
18-24	138	15	10.7	4.6-23.2	123	89.3	76.8-95.4
25-34	279	23	9.8	4.8-19.1	256	90.2	80.9-95.2
35-44	362	43	14.7	9.7-21.8	319	85.3	78.2-90.3
45-54	408	71	19.7	14.1-26.8	337	80.3	73.2-85.9
55-64	280	67	22.6	16.2-30.6	213	77.4	69.4-83.8
65-74	202	43	20.5	13.3-30.2	159	79.5	69.8-86.7
75+	140	44	30.3	20.7-42.0	96	69.7	58.0-79.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	435	134	30.0	23.8-37.1	301	70.0	62.9-76.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	633	105	15.6	11.5-20.8	528	84.4	79.2-88.5
Some Post-H.S.	423	44	15.0	9.4-23.2	379	85.0	76.8-90.6
College Graduate	326	24	5.3	3.1- 8.8	302	94.7	91.2-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	343	101	28.4	21.2-36.8	242	71.6	63.2-78.8
$15,000- 24,999	426	62	13.6	9.4-19.1	364	86.4	80.9-90.6
$25,000- 34,999	220	17	13.9	7.5-24.3	203	86.1	75.7-92.5
$35,000- 49,999	195	17	10.0	4.7-20.2	178	90.0	79.8-95.3
$50,000-74,999	116	7	5.8	2.4-13.5	109	94.2	86.5-97.6
$75,000+	93	5	2.7	1.1- 6.8	88	97.3	93.2-98.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	28	4	17.9	6.4-41.0	24	82.1	59.0-93.6
Guilford	115	13	7.7	3.9-14.9	102	92.3	85.1-96.1
Mecklenburg	118	19	13.1	8.0-20.6	99	86.9	79.4-92.0
Orange	48	6	10.4	4.5-22.2	42	89.6	77.8-95.5
Wake	84	10	11.7	5.4-23.3	74	88.3	76.7-94.6
Chatham/Lee	70	7	8.0	3.5-17.5	63	92.0	82.5-96.5
Nash/Wilson	119	25	20.3	13.4-29.6	94	79.7	70.4-86.6
Craven/Pamlico	88	15	13.7	7.7-23.1	73	86.3	76.9-92.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	2	5.6	1.2-22.4	14	94.4	77.6-98.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	3	44.4	15.7-77.3	6	55.6	22.7-84.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	160	28	12.3	7.1-20.3	132	87.7	79.7-92.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	23	15.5	9.8-23.8	119	84.5	76.2-90.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	23	16.9	10.5-26.1	103	83.1	73.9-89.5
Northeast NC I	233	41	15.4	11.0-21.2	192	84.6	78.8-89.0
Northeast NC II	143	28	21.1	13.3-31.9	115	78.9	68.1-86.7
Northeastern Partnership	376	69	18.3	13.5-24.4	307	81.7	75.6-86.5
Mountain AHEC	48	8	23.0	11.0-42.0	40	77.0	58.0-89.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	954	170	16.9	13.3-21.1	784	83.1	78.9-86.7
Piedmont	797	123	15.3	11.7-19.8	674	84.7	80.2-88.3
Western NC	70	14	30.5	13.2-55.8	56	69.5	44.2-86.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,821

307

16.4

13.7-19.4

1,514

83.6

80.6-86.3

GENDER

Male

583

17.8

13.0-23.8

495

82.2

76.2-87.0

Female

1,238

219

15.3

12.7-18.4

1,019

84.7

81.6-87.3

AGE

18-24

138

10.7

4.6-23.2

123

89.3

76.8-95.4

25-34

279

9.8

4.8-19.1

256

90.2

80.9-95.2

35-44

362

14.7

9.7-21.8

319

85.3

78.2-90.3

45-54

408

19.7

14.1-26.8

337

80.3

73.2-85.9

55-64

280

22.6

16.2-30.6

213

77.4

69.4-83.8

65-74

202

20.5

13.3-30.2

159

79.5

69.8-86.7

75+

140

30.3

20.7-42.0

69.7

58.0-79.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

435

134

30.0

23.8-37.1

301

70.0

62.9-76.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

633

105

15.6

11.5-20.8

528

84.4

79.2-88.5

Some Post-H.S.

423

15.0

9.4-23.2

379

85.0

76.8-90.6

College Graduate

326

5.3

3.1- 8.8

302

94.7

91.2-96.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

343

101

28.4

21.2-36.8

242

71.6

63.2-78.8

$15,000- 24,999

426

13.6

9.4-19.1

364

86.4

80.9-90.6

$25,000- 34,999

220

13.9

7.5-24.3

203

86.1

75.7-92.5

$35,000- 49,999

195

10.0

4.7-20.2

178

90.0

79.8-95.3

$50,000-74,999

116

5.8

2.4-13.5

109

94.2

86.5-97.6

$75,000+

2.7

1.1- 6.8

97.3

93.2-98.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

17.9

6.4-41.0

82.1

59.0-93.6

Guilford

115

7.7

3.9-14.9

102

92.3

85.1-96.1

Mecklenburg

118

13.1

8.0-20.6

86.9

79.4-92.0

Orange

10.4

4.5-22.2

89.6

77.8-95.5

Wake

11.7

5.4-23.3

88.3

76.7-94.6

Chatham/Lee

8.0

3.5-17.5

92.0

82.5-96.5

Nash/Wilson

119

20.3

13.4-29.6

79.7

70.4-86.6

Craven/Pamlico

13.7

7.7-23.1

86.3

76.9-92.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

5.6

1.2-22.4

94.4

77.6-98.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

44.4

15.7-77.3

55.6

22.7-84.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

160

12.3

7.1-20.3

132

87.7

79.7-92.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

15.5

9.8-23.8

119

84.5

76.2-90.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

16.9

10.5-26.1

103

83.1

73.9-89.5

Northeast NC I

233

15.4

11.0-21.2

192

84.6

78.8-89.0

Northeast NC II

143

21.1

13.3-31.9

115

78.9

68.1-86.7

Northeastern Partnership

376

18.3

13.5-24.4

307

81.7

75.6-86.5

Mountain AHEC

23.0

11.0-42.0

77.0

58.0-89.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

954

170

16.9

13.3-21.1

784

83.1

78.9-86.7

Piedmont

797

123

15.3

11.7-19.8

674

84.7

80.2-88.3

Western NC

30.5

13.2-55.8

69.5

44.2-86.8

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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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