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	1,238	219	15.3	12.7-18.4	1,019	84.7	81.6-87.3
GENDER
Female	1,238	219	15.3	12.7-18.4	1,019	84.7	81.6-87.3
RACE
African American	1,238	219	15.3	12.7-18.4	1,019	84.7	81.6-87.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	2	14.5	3.0-48.4	11	85.5	51.6-97.0
-English Speaking	13	2	14.5	3.0-48.4	11	85.5	51.6-97.0
Non-Hispanic	1,225	217	15.3	12.7-18.4	1,008	84.7	81.6-87.3
AGE
18-24	90	9	4.5	2.1- 9.3	81	95.5	90.7-97.9
25-34	196	18	8.3	4.0-16.2	178	91.7	83.8-96.0
35-44	259	34	16.7	10.5-25.3	225	83.3	74.7-89.5
45-54	255	43	17.7	11.8-25.8	212	82.3	74.2-88.2
55-64	178	46	23.5	16.3-32.6	132	76.5	67.4-83.7
65-74	146	36	20.3	12.8-30.7	110	79.7	69.3-87.2
75+	103	32	27.4	17.4-40.5	71	72.6	59.5-82.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	287	95	34.1	26.2-43.1	192	65.9	56.9-73.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	418	72	14.0	10.1-19.2	346	86.0	80.8-89.9
Some Post-H.S.	296	32	9.4	5.6-15.6	264	90.6	84.4-94.4
College Graduate	235	20	7.1	4.0-12.5	215	92.9	87.5-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	268	80	28.8	21.9-36.9	188	71.2	63.1-78.1
$15,000- 24,999	281	39	14.3	9.1-21.8	242	85.7	78.2-90.9
$25,000- 34,999	158	10	12.2	5.7-24.2	148	87.8	75.8-94.3
$35,000- 49,999	113	11	4.6	2.1- 9.8	102	95.4	90.2-97.9
$50,000-74,999	64	4	7.4	2.2-21.6	60	92.6	78.4-97.8
$75,000+	53	3	3.9	1.2-12.0	50	96.1	88.0-98.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	15	3	27.8	8.6-61.1	12	72.2	38.9-91.4
Guilford	71	8	6.1	2.9-12.5	63	93.9	87.5-97.1
Mecklenburg	81	13	13.8	7.8-23.5	68	86.2	76.5-92.2
Orange	31	5	15.4	6.3-33.3	26	84.6	66.7-93.7
Wake	55	6	10.7	4.0-25.6	49	89.3	74.4-96.0
Chatham/Lee	53	7	13.2	6.0-26.7	46	86.8	73.3-94.0
Nash/Wilson	77	16	23.7	14.2-36.7	61	76.3	63.3-85.8
Craven/Pamlico	56	10	13.7	6.8-25.6	46	86.3	74.4-93.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	2	9.6	1.7-39.4	7	90.4	60.6-98.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	102	21	19.1	11.8-29.3	81	80.9	70.7-88.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	17	19.0	11.1-30.5	77	81.0	69.5-88.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	20	21.1	13.3-31.7	81	78.9	68.3-86.7
Northeast NC I	168	32	17.8	12.1-25.4	136	82.2	74.6-87.9
Northeast NC II	96	20	19.8	11.9-30.9	76	80.2	69.1-88.1
Northeastern Partnership	264	52	18.7	13.7-25.0	212	81.3	75.0-86.3
Mountain AHEC	30	5	22.2	8.5-46.5	25	77.8	53.5-91.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	655	125	17.6	13.7-22.3	530	82.4	77.7-86.3
Piedmont	539	87	13.7	10.2-18.1	452	86.3	81.9-89.8
Western NC	44	7	14.2	5.4-32.8	37	85.8	67.2-94.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,238

219

15.3

12.7-18.4

1,019

84.7

81.6-87.3

GENDER

Female

1,238

219

15.3

12.7-18.4

1,019

84.7

81.6-87.3

RACE

African American

1,238

219

15.3

12.7-18.4

1,019

84.7

81.6-87.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.5

3.0-48.4

85.5

51.6-97.0

-English Speaking

14.5

3.0-48.4

85.5

51.6-97.0

Non-Hispanic

1,225

217

15.3

12.7-18.4

1,008

84.7

81.6-87.3

AGE

18-24

4.5

2.1- 9.3

95.5

90.7-97.9

25-34

196

8.3

4.0-16.2

178

91.7

83.8-96.0

35-44

259

16.7

10.5-25.3

225

83.3

74.7-89.5

45-54

255

17.7

11.8-25.8

212

82.3

74.2-88.2

55-64

178

23.5

16.3-32.6

132

76.5

67.4-83.7

65-74

146

20.3

12.8-30.7

110

79.7

69.3-87.2

75+

103

27.4

17.4-40.5

72.6

59.5-82.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

287

34.1

26.2-43.1

192

65.9

56.9-73.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

418

14.0

10.1-19.2

346

86.0

80.8-89.9

Some Post-H.S.

296

9.4

5.6-15.6

264

90.6

84.4-94.4

College Graduate

235

7.1

4.0-12.5

215

92.9

87.5-96.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

268

28.8

21.9-36.9

188

71.2

63.1-78.1

$15,000- 24,999

281

14.3

9.1-21.8

242

85.7

78.2-90.9

$25,000- 34,999

158

12.2

5.7-24.2

148

87.8

75.8-94.3

$35,000- 49,999

113

4.6

2.1- 9.8

102

95.4

90.2-97.9

$50,000-74,999

7.4

2.2-21.6

92.6

78.4-97.8

$75,000+

3.9

1.2-12.0

96.1

88.0-98.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

27.8

8.6-61.1

72.2

38.9-91.4

Guilford

6.1

2.9-12.5

93.9

87.5-97.1

Mecklenburg

13.8

7.8-23.5

86.2

76.5-92.2

Orange

15.4

6.3-33.3

84.6

66.7-93.7

Wake

10.7

4.0-25.6

89.3

74.4-96.0

Chatham/Lee

13.2

6.0-26.7

86.8

73.3-94.0

Nash/Wilson

23.7

14.2-36.7

76.3

63.3-85.8

Craven/Pamlico

13.7

6.8-25.6

86.3

74.4-93.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

9.6

1.7-39.4

90.4

60.6-98.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

102

19.1

11.8-29.3

80.9

70.7-88.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

19.0

11.1-30.5

81.0

69.5-88.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

21.1

13.3-31.7

78.9

68.3-86.7

Northeast NC I

168

17.8

12.1-25.4

136

82.2

74.6-87.9

Northeast NC II

19.8

11.9-30.9

80.2

69.1-88.1

Northeastern Partnership

264

18.7

13.7-25.0

212

81.3

75.0-86.3

Mountain AHEC

22.2

8.5-46.5

77.8

53.5-91.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

655

125

17.6

13.7-22.3

530

82.4

77.7-86.3

Piedmont

539

13.7

10.2-18.1

452

86.3

81.9-89.8

Western NC

14.2

5.4-32.8

85.8

67.2-94.6

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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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