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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,630	758	46.6	42.9-50.3	872	53.4	49.7-57.1
RACE
White	1,195	542	45.6	41.3-49.9	653	54.4	50.1-58.7
African American	359	182	51.0	43.3-58.5	177	49.0	41.5-56.7
Asian	4	1	15.1	1.8-63.2	3	84.9	36.8-98.2
Native American	47	23	44.8	23.7-67.9	24	55.2	32.1-76.3
Other Minorities	21	9	44.0	17.8-74.0	12	56.0	26.0-82.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	28	12	35.1	11.1-70.0	16	64.9	30.0-88.9
-English Speaking	25	12	55.9	22.7-84.5	13	44.1	15.5-77.3
-Spanish Speaking	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,600	745	46.7	43.0-50.4	855	53.3	49.6-57.0
AGE
18-24	81	40	51.5	36.0-66.8	41	48.5	33.2-64.0
25-34	190	91	41.0	31.5-51.3	99	59.0	48.7-68.5
35-44	311	149	50.1	41.8-58.3	162	49.9	41.7-58.2
45-54	397	175	40.9	34.2-48.1	222	59.1	51.9-65.8
55-64	314	157	53.4	44.9-61.7	157	46.6	38.3-55.1
65-74	216	92	43.1	33.7-53.0	124	56.9	47.0-66.3
75+	109	50	48.6	35.6-61.8	59	51.4	38.2-64.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	182	79	45.2	34.2-56.8	103	54.8	43.2-65.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	488	224	43.0	36.6-49.7	264	57.0	50.3-63.4
Some Post-H.S.	493	238	49.3	42.6-56.0	255	50.7	44.0-57.4
College Graduate	463	216	48.5	41.8-55.2	247	51.5	44.8-58.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	178	82	36.2	26.8-46.8	96	63.8	53.2-73.2
$15,000- 24,999	311	143	47.3	38.9-55.9	168	52.7	44.1-61.1
$25,000- 34,999	192	82	44.4	33.4-55.9	110	55.6	44.1-66.6
$35,000- 49,999	216	112	49.2	38.9-59.6	104	50.8	40.4-61.1
$50,000-74,999	181	80	46.4	36.5-56.7	101	53.6	43.3-63.5
$75,000+	190	86	46.2	36.7-56.0	104	53.8	44.0-63.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	81	34	35.4	25.2-47.0	47	64.6	53.0-74.8
Guilford	74	43	60.6	47.2-72.6	31	39.4	27.4-52.8
Mecklenburg	62	32	51.5	37.5-65.3	30	48.5	34.7-62.5
Orange	59	34	69.4	49.7-83.9	25	30.6	16.1-50.3
Wake	71	37	47.7	34.6-61.2	34	52.3	38.8-65.4
Chatham/Lee	58	30	56.6	42.9-69.4	28	43.4	30.6-57.1
Nash/Wilson	65	25	36.1	24.5-49.6	40	63.9	50.4-75.5
Craven/Pamlico	73	30	41.7	30.1-54.4	43	58.3	45.6-69.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	81	36	44.5	32.7-57.0	45	55.5	43.0-67.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	84	39	49.4	35.5-63.4	45	50.6	36.6-64.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	97	39	41.1	28.5-54.9	58	58.9	45.1-71.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	81	37	48.2	36.2-60.5	44	51.8	39.5-63.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	89	44	52.3	40.5-63.9	45	47.7	36.1-59.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	92	41	41.0	30.6-52.4	51	59.0	47.6-69.4
Northeast NC I	96	44	46.3	35.4-57.6	52	53.7	42.4-64.6
Northeast NC II	85	36	40.9	29.3-53.6	49	59.1	46.4-70.7
Northeastern Partnership	181	80	43.0	34.6-51.9	101	57.0	48.1-65.4
Mountain AHEC	240	106	40.1	31.9-48.9	134	59.9	51.1-68.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	588	259	44.2	38.1-50.6	329	55.8	49.4-61.9
Piedmont	661	327	48.3	42.9-53.7	334	51.7	46.3-57.1
Western NC	381	172	44.9	37.9-52.2	209	55.1	47.8-62.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,630

758

46.6

42.9-50.3

872

53.4

49.7-57.1

RACE

White

1,195

542

45.6

41.3-49.9

653

54.4

50.1-58.7

African American

359

182

51.0

43.3-58.5

177

49.0

41.5-56.7

Asian

15.1

1.8-63.2

84.9

36.8-98.2

Native American

44.8

23.7-67.9

55.2

32.1-76.3

Other Minorities

44.0

17.8-74.0

56.0

26.0-82.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

35.1

11.1-70.0

64.9

30.0-88.9

-English Speaking

55.9

22.7-84.5

44.1

15.5-77.3

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,600

745

46.7

43.0-50.4

855

53.3

49.6-57.0

AGE

18-24

51.5

36.0-66.8

48.5

33.2-64.0

25-34

190

41.0

31.5-51.3

59.0

48.7-68.5

35-44

311

149

50.1

41.8-58.3

162

49.9

41.7-58.2

45-54

397

175

40.9

34.2-48.1

222

59.1

51.9-65.8

55-64

314

157

53.4

44.9-61.7

157

46.6

38.3-55.1

65-74

216

43.1

33.7-53.0

124

56.9

47.0-66.3

75+

109

48.6

35.6-61.8

51.4

38.2-64.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

182

45.2

34.2-56.8

103

54.8

43.2-65.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

488

224

43.0

36.6-49.7

264

57.0

50.3-63.4

Some Post-H.S.

493

238

49.3

42.6-56.0

255

50.7

44.0-57.4

College Graduate

463

216

48.5

41.8-55.2

247

51.5

44.8-58.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

178

36.2

26.8-46.8

63.8

53.2-73.2

$15,000- 24,999

311

143

47.3

38.9-55.9

168

52.7

44.1-61.1

$25,000- 34,999

192

44.4

33.4-55.9

110

55.6

44.1-66.6

$35,000- 49,999

216

112

49.2

38.9-59.6

104

50.8

40.4-61.1

$50,000-74,999

181

46.4

36.5-56.7

101

53.6

43.3-63.5

$75,000+

190

46.2

36.7-56.0

104

53.8

44.0-63.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

35.4

25.2-47.0

64.6

53.0-74.8

Guilford

60.6

47.2-72.6

39.4

27.4-52.8

Mecklenburg

51.5

37.5-65.3

48.5

34.7-62.5

Orange

69.4

49.7-83.9

30.6

16.1-50.3

Wake

47.7

34.6-61.2

52.3

38.8-65.4

Chatham/Lee

56.6

42.9-69.4

43.4

30.6-57.1

Nash/Wilson

36.1

24.5-49.6

63.9

50.4-75.5

Craven/Pamlico

41.7

30.1-54.4

58.3

45.6-69.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

44.5

32.7-57.0

55.5

43.0-67.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

49.4

35.5-63.4

50.6

36.6-64.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

41.1

28.5-54.9

58.9

45.1-71.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

48.2

36.2-60.5

51.8

39.5-63.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

52.3

40.5-63.9

47.7

36.1-59.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

41.0

30.6-52.4

59.0

47.6-69.4

Northeast NC I

46.3

35.4-57.6

53.7

42.4-64.6

Northeast NC II

40.9

29.3-53.6

59.1

46.4-70.7

Northeastern Partnership

181

43.0

34.6-51.9

101

57.0

48.1-65.4

Mountain AHEC

240

106

40.1

31.9-48.9

134

59.9

51.1-68.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

588

259

44.2

38.1-50.6

329

55.8

49.4-61.9

Piedmont

661

327

48.3

42.9-53.7

334

51.7

46.3-57.1

Western NC

381

172

44.9

37.9-52.2

209

55.1

47.8-62.1

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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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