BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Did that person have a problem with memory loss or confusion or a disorder like Alzheimer's Disease?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Aging

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,456	1,084	42.8	39.7-46.1	1,372	57.2	53.9-60.3
GENDER
Male	826	326	38.4	33.1-43.9	500	61.6	56.1-66.9
Female	1,630	758	46.6	42.9-50.3	872	53.4	49.7-57.1
RACE
White	1,832	787	41.4	37.8-45.1	1,045	58.6	54.9-62.2
African American	510	245	45.9	39.1-52.8	265	54.1	47.2-60.9
Asian	4	1	15.1	1.8-63.2	3	84.9	36.8-98.2
Native American	64	31	55.1	31.9-76.2	33	44.9	23.8-68.1
Other Minorities	40	17	54.7	31.2-76.2	23	45.3	23.8-68.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	17	44.4	19.2-72.8	25	55.6	27.2-80.8
-English Speaking	32	15	47.6	19.7-77.0	17	52.4	23.0-80.3
-Spanish Speaking	10	2	41.8	9.0-83.8	8	58.2	16.2-91.0
Non-Hispanic	2,411	1,065	42.7	39.5-46.0	1,346	57.3	54.0-60.5
AGE
18-24	130	58	42.5	29.6-56.5	72	57.5	43.5-70.4
25-34	298	138	40.1	31.4-49.4	160	59.9	50.6-68.6
35-44	464	206	42.7	36.2-49.4	258	57.3	50.6-63.8
45-54	590	245	38.6	33.0-44.6	345	61.4	55.4-67.0
55-64	493	240	51.4	44.7-58.1	253	48.6	41.9-55.3
65-74	307	123	41.3	33.4-49.6	184	58.7	50.4-66.6
75+	159	68	46.3	35.9-57.1	91	53.7	42.9-64.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	293	129	47.0	36.8-57.5	164	53.0	42.5-63.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	753	320	36.2	31.2-41.5	433	63.8	58.5-68.8
Some Post-H.S.	718	326	45.8	39.4-52.4	392	54.2	47.6-60.6
College Graduate	688	308	45.9	40.3-51.7	380	54.1	48.3-59.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	244	114	39.8	30.5-50.0	130	60.2	50.0-69.5
$15,000- 24,999	437	186	39.3	32.0-47.0	251	60.7	53.0-68.0
$25,000- 34,999	288	119	46.4	36.9-56.1	169	53.6	43.9-63.1
$35,000- 49,999	349	161	41.5	34.3-49.2	188	58.5	50.8-65.7
$50,000-74,999	310	127	44.9	36.0-54.2	183	55.1	45.8-64.0
$75,000+	304	142	48.2	39.6-56.9	162	51.8	43.1-60.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	120	44	31.5	23.3-41.0	76	68.5	59.0-76.7
Guilford	115	58	45.8	35.3-56.7	57	54.2	43.3-64.7
Mecklenburg	89	40	41.4	29.9-54.0	49	58.6	46.0-70.1
Orange	96	49	56.9	41.1-71.4	47	43.1	28.6-58.9
Wake	97	44	47.3	35.1-59.8	53	52.7	40.2-64.9
Chatham/Lee	97	47	53.1	42.0-64.0	50	46.9	36.0-58.0
Nash/Wilson	97	37	38.0	27.7-49.4	60	62.0	50.6-72.3
Craven/Pamlico	108	42	40.3	29.7-51.8	66	59.7	48.2-70.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	124	51	41.8	32.4-51.8	73	58.2	48.2-67.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	132	60	47.4	37.0-58.0	72	52.6	42.0-63.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	140	58	43.6	32.8-55.0	82	56.4	45.0-67.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	119	48	41.8	31.9-52.4	71	58.2	47.6-68.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	134	66	51.9	42.0-61.6	68	48.1	38.4-58.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	130	61	47.3	37.5-57.2	69	52.7	42.8-62.5
Northeast NC I	131	61	48.6	38.8-58.5	70	51.4	41.5-61.2
Northeast NC II	133	54	40.9	31.0-51.5	79	59.1	48.5-69.0
Northeastern Partnership	264	115	43.5	36.0-51.2	149	56.5	48.8-64.0
Mountain AHEC	359	143	34.7	27.1-43.1	216	65.3	56.9-72.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	861	376	43.9	38.0-49.8	485	56.1	50.2-62.0
Piedmont	1,016	466	43.4	39.0-48.0	550	56.6	52.0-61.0
Western NC	579	242	39.0	32.7-45.8	337	61.0	54.2-67.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,456

1,084

42.8

39.7-46.1

1,372

57.2

53.9-60.3

GENDER

Male

826

326

38.4

33.1-43.9

500

61.6

56.1-66.9

Female

1,630

758

46.6

42.9-50.3

872

53.4

49.7-57.1

RACE

White

1,832

787

41.4

37.8-45.1

1,045

58.6

54.9-62.2

African American

510

245

45.9

39.1-52.8

265

54.1

47.2-60.9

Asian

15.1

1.8-63.2

84.9

36.8-98.2

Native American

55.1

31.9-76.2

44.9

23.8-68.1

Other Minorities

54.7

31.2-76.2

45.3

23.8-68.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

44.4

19.2-72.8

55.6

27.2-80.8

-English Speaking

47.6

19.7-77.0

52.4

23.0-80.3

-Spanish Speaking

41.8

9.0-83.8

58.2

16.2-91.0

Non-Hispanic

2,411

1,065

42.7

39.5-46.0

1,346

57.3

54.0-60.5

AGE

18-24

130

42.5

29.6-56.5

57.5

43.5-70.4

25-34

298

138

40.1

31.4-49.4

160

59.9

50.6-68.6

35-44

464

206

42.7

36.2-49.4

258

57.3

50.6-63.8

45-54

590

245

38.6

33.0-44.6

345

61.4

55.4-67.0

55-64

493

240

51.4

44.7-58.1

253

48.6

41.9-55.3

65-74

307

123

41.3

33.4-49.6

184

58.7

50.4-66.6

75+

159

46.3

35.9-57.1

53.7

42.9-64.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

293

129

47.0

36.8-57.5

164

53.0

42.5-63.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

753

320

36.2

31.2-41.5

433

63.8

58.5-68.8

Some Post-H.S.

718

326

45.8

39.4-52.4

392

54.2

47.6-60.6

College Graduate

688

308

45.9

40.3-51.7

380

54.1

48.3-59.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

244

114

39.8

30.5-50.0

130

60.2

50.0-69.5

$15,000- 24,999

437

186

39.3

32.0-47.0

251

60.7

53.0-68.0

$25,000- 34,999

288

119

46.4

36.9-56.1

169

53.6

43.9-63.1

$35,000- 49,999

349

161

41.5

34.3-49.2

188

58.5

50.8-65.7

$50,000-74,999

310

127

44.9

36.0-54.2

183

55.1

45.8-64.0

$75,000+

304

142

48.2

39.6-56.9

162

51.8

43.1-60.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

120

31.5

23.3-41.0

68.5

59.0-76.7

Guilford

115

45.8

35.3-56.7

54.2

43.3-64.7

Mecklenburg

41.4

29.9-54.0

58.6

46.0-70.1

Orange

56.9

41.1-71.4

43.1

28.6-58.9

Wake

47.3

35.1-59.8

52.7

40.2-64.9

Chatham/Lee

53.1

42.0-64.0

46.9

36.0-58.0

Nash/Wilson

38.0

27.7-49.4

62.0

50.6-72.3

Craven/Pamlico

108

40.3

29.7-51.8

59.7

48.2-70.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

124

41.8

32.4-51.8

58.2

48.2-67.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

132

47.4

37.0-58.0

52.6

42.0-63.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

140

43.6

32.8-55.0

56.4

45.0-67.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

119

41.8

31.9-52.4

58.2

47.6-68.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

134

51.9

42.0-61.6

48.1

38.4-58.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

130

47.3

37.5-57.2

52.7

42.8-62.5

Northeast NC I

131

48.6

38.8-58.5

51.4

41.5-61.2

Northeast NC II

133

40.9

31.0-51.5

59.1

48.5-69.0

Northeastern Partnership

264

115

43.5

36.0-51.2

149

56.5

48.8-64.0

Mountain AHEC

359

143

34.7

27.1-43.1

216

65.3

56.9-72.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

861

376

43.9

38.0-49.8

485

56.1

50.2-62.0

Piedmont

1,016

466

43.4

39.0-48.0

550

56.6

52.0-61.0

Western NC

579

242

39.0

32.7-45.8

337

61.0

54.2-67.3

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*Asked only of those who provided care or assistance to family/friend age 60+ (past month)

^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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