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	5,874	841	13.5	12.2-14.9	5,033	86.5	85.1-87.8
RACE
White	4,291	560	12.7	11.3-14.3	3,731	87.3	85.7-88.7
African American	1,238	219	15.3	12.7-18.4	1,019	84.7	81.6-87.3
Asian	23	1	0.6	0.1- 4.7	22	99.4	95.3-99.9
Native American	145	41	25.5	15.6-38.9	104	74.5	61.1-84.4
Other Minorities	160	18	16.1	8.7-27.7	142	83.9	72.3-91.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	165	16	14.3	7.0-26.7	149	85.7	73.3-93.0
-English Speaking	81	11	27.5	12.2-50.8	70	72.5	49.2-87.8
-Spanish Speaking	84	5	8.5	2.6-24.2	79	91.5	75.8-97.4
Non-Hispanic	5,702	824	13.4	12.1-14.7	4,878	86.6	85.3-87.9
AGE
18-24	357	25	6.9	3.8-12.1	332	93.1	87.9-96.2
25-34	870	75	9.1	6.5-12.6	795	90.9	87.4-93.5
35-44	1,083	132	12.3	9.7-15.5	951	87.7	84.5-90.3
45-54	1,145	183	17.3	14.1-20.9	962	82.7	79.1-85.9
55-64	930	149	15.4	12.0-19.5	781	84.6	80.5-88.0
65-74	796	135	16.5	13.1-20.6	661	83.5	79.4-86.9
75+	649	138	20.3	16.3-24.9	511	79.7	75.1-83.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	973	265	26.9	22.6-31.7	708	73.1	68.3-77.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,764	276	16.7	14.2-19.6	1,488	83.3	80.4-85.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,519	168	8.6	6.8-10.7	1,351	91.4	89.3-93.2
College Graduate	1,603	129	6.5	5.1- 8.3	1,474	93.5	91.7-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	792	218	27.8	23.1-33.1	574	72.2	66.9-76.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,102	161	15.2	12.0-19.0	941	84.8	81.0-88.0
$25,000- 34,999	659	61	12.2	8.5-17.2	598	87.8	82.8-91.5
$35,000- 49,999	711	69	10.4	7.6-14.1	642	89.6	85.9-92.4
$50,000-74,999	570	43	6.4	4.1-10.0	527	93.6	90.0-95.9
$75,000+	648	34	4.6	2.9- 7.2	614	95.4	92.8-97.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	270	32	11.7	8.0-16.8	238	88.3	83.2-92.0
Guilford	279	35	14.0	9.6-20.1	244	86.0	79.9-90.4
Mecklenburg	276	35	11.4	8.0-16.0	241	88.6	84.0-92.0
Orange	281	25	6.5	4.1-10.1	256	93.5	89.9-95.9
Wake	276	28	10.6	6.7-16.5	248	89.4	83.5-93.3
Chatham/Lee	244	23	8.3	5.3-12.8	221	91.7	87.2-94.7
Nash/Wilson	235	36	16.4	11.5-22.7	199	83.6	77.3-88.5
Craven/Pamlico	281	43	13.3	9.7-18.0	238	86.7	82.0-90.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	267	37	12.4	8.8-17.2	230	87.6	82.8-91.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	285	32	8.7	5.9-12.8	253	91.3	87.2-94.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	297	55	14.8	10.9-19.9	242	85.2	80.1-89.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	261	40	13.9	10.0-19.1	221	86.1	80.9-90.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	292	56	17.3	13.1-22.5	236	82.7	77.5-86.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	287	52	16.1	12.1-21.2	235	83.9	78.8-87.9
Northeast NC I	309	50	14.5	10.7-19.3	259	85.5	80.7-89.3
Northeast NC II	323	57	18.3	13.8-23.9	266	81.7	76.1-86.2
Northeastern Partnership	632	107	16.9	13.6-20.7	525	83.1	79.3-86.4
Mountain AHEC	800	107	13.5	10.4-17.3	693	86.5	82.7-89.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,109	351	15.7	13.4-18.3	1,758	84.3	81.7-86.6
Piedmont	2,486	322	12.5	10.8-14.5	2,164	87.5	85.5-89.2
Western NC	1,279	168	12.5	10.1-15.4	1,111	87.5	84.6-89.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,874

841

13.5

12.2-14.9

5,033

86.5

85.1-87.8

RACE

White

4,291

560

12.7

11.3-14.3

3,731

87.3

85.7-88.7

African American

1,238

219

15.3

12.7-18.4

1,019

84.7

81.6-87.3

Asian

0.6

0.1- 4.7

99.4

95.3-99.9

Native American

145

25.5

15.6-38.9

104

74.5

61.1-84.4

Other Minorities

160

16.1

8.7-27.7

142

83.9

72.3-91.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

165

14.3

7.0-26.7

149

85.7

73.3-93.0

-English Speaking

27.5

12.2-50.8

72.5

49.2-87.8

-Spanish Speaking

8.5

2.6-24.2

91.5

75.8-97.4

Non-Hispanic

5,702

824

13.4

12.1-14.7

4,878

86.6

85.3-87.9

AGE

18-24

357

6.9

3.8-12.1

332

93.1

87.9-96.2

25-34

870

9.1

6.5-12.6

795

90.9

87.4-93.5

35-44

1,083

132

12.3

9.7-15.5

951

87.7

84.5-90.3

45-54

1,145

183

17.3

14.1-20.9

962

82.7

79.1-85.9

55-64

930

149

15.4

12.0-19.5

781

84.6

80.5-88.0

65-74

796

135

16.5

13.1-20.6

661

83.5

79.4-86.9

75+

649

138

20.3

16.3-24.9

511

79.7

75.1-83.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

973

265

26.9

22.6-31.7

708

73.1

68.3-77.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,764

276

16.7

14.2-19.6

1,488

83.3

80.4-85.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,519

168

8.6

6.8-10.7

1,351

91.4

89.3-93.2

College Graduate

1,603

129

6.5

5.1- 8.3

1,474

93.5

91.7-94.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

792

218

27.8

23.1-33.1

574

72.2

66.9-76.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,102

161

15.2

12.0-19.0

941

84.8

81.0-88.0

$25,000- 34,999

659

12.2

8.5-17.2

598

87.8

82.8-91.5

$35,000- 49,999

711

10.4

7.6-14.1

642

89.6

85.9-92.4

$50,000-74,999

570

6.4

4.1-10.0

527

93.6

90.0-95.9

$75,000+

648

4.6

2.9- 7.2

614

95.4

92.8-97.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

270

11.7

8.0-16.8

238

88.3

83.2-92.0

Guilford

279

14.0

9.6-20.1

244

86.0

79.9-90.4

Mecklenburg

276

11.4

8.0-16.0

241

88.6

84.0-92.0

Orange

281

6.5

4.1-10.1

256

93.5

89.9-95.9

Wake

276

10.6

6.7-16.5

248

89.4

83.5-93.3

Chatham/Lee

244

8.3

5.3-12.8

221

91.7

87.2-94.7

Nash/Wilson

235

16.4

11.5-22.7

199

83.6

77.3-88.5

Craven/Pamlico

281

13.3

9.7-18.0

238

86.7

82.0-90.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

267

12.4

8.8-17.2

230

87.6

82.8-91.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

285

8.7

5.9-12.8

253

91.3

87.2-94.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

297

14.8

10.9-19.9

242

85.2

80.1-89.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

261

13.9

10.0-19.1

221

86.1

80.9-90.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

292

17.3

13.1-22.5

236

82.7

77.5-86.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

287

16.1

12.1-21.2

235

83.9

78.8-87.9

Northeast NC I

309

14.5

10.7-19.3

259

85.5

80.7-89.3

Northeast NC II

323

18.3

13.8-23.9

266

81.7

76.1-86.2

Northeastern Partnership

632

107

16.9

13.6-20.7

525

83.1

79.3-86.4

Mountain AHEC

800

107

13.5

10.4-17.3

693

86.5

82.7-89.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,109

351

15.7

13.4-18.3

1,758

84.3

81.7-86.6

Piedmont

2,486

322

12.5

10.8-14.5

2,164

87.5

85.5-89.2

Western NC

1,279

168

12.5

10.1-15.4

1,111

87.5

84.6-89.9

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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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