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	826	326	38.4	33.1-43.9	500	61.6	56.1-66.9
RACE
White	637	245	36.5	30.7-42.7	392	63.5	57.3-69.3
African American	151	63	38.6	27.4-51.2	88	61.4	48.8-72.6
Native American	17	8	69.7	31.3-92.0	9	30.3	8.0-68.7
Other Minorities	19	8	66.2	33.4-88.4	11	33.8	11.6-66.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	5	55.1	16.8-88.1	9	44.9	11.9-83.2
-English Speaking	7	3	23.2	4.3-67.1	4	76.8	32.9-95.7
-Spanish Speaking	7	2	65.6	19.5-93.8	5	34.4	6.2-80.5
Non-Hispanic	811	320	38.0	32.8-43.6	491	62.0	56.4-67.2
AGE
18-24	49	18	36.2	19.2-57.5	31	63.8	42.5-80.8
25-34	108	47	39.2	26.1-54.1	61	60.8	45.9-73.9
35-44	153	57	32.4	23.0-43.6	96	67.6	56.4-77.0
45-54	193	70	35.5	26.4-45.8	123	64.5	54.2-73.6
55-64	179	83	48.9	38.4-59.6	96	51.1	40.4-61.6
65-74	91	31	38.5	25.4-53.5	60	61.5	46.5-74.6
75+	50	18	42.3	25.9-60.7	32	57.7	39.3-74.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	111	50	49.0	31.5-66.8	61	51.0	33.2-68.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	265	96	28.7	21.5-37.1	169	71.3	62.9-78.5
Some Post-H.S.	225	88	41.9	31.0-53.7	137	58.1	46.3-69.0
College Graduate	225	92	42.3	33.0-52.2	133	57.7	47.8-67.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	66	32	45.7	27.3-65.4	34	54.3	34.6-72.7
$15,000- 24,999	126	43	25.1	14.1-40.6	83	74.9	59.4-85.9
$25,000- 34,999	96	37	48.5	33.3-64.0	59	51.5	36.0-66.7
$35,000- 49,999	133	49	33.8	24.0-45.1	84	66.2	54.9-76.0
$50,000-74,999	129	47	43.6	29.8-58.5	82	56.4	41.5-70.2
$75,000+	114	56	50.3	36.1-64.5	58	49.7	35.5-63.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	39	10	26.3	14.2-43.4	29	73.7	56.6-85.8
Guilford	41	15	28.1	15.7-45.2	26	71.9	54.8-84.3
Mecklenburg	27	8	26.0	11.9-47.6	19	74.0	52.4-88.1
Orange	37	15	36.2	22.0-53.4	22	63.8	46.6-78.0
Wake	26	7	46.5	23.4-71.1	19	53.5	28.9-76.6
Chatham/Lee	39	17	49.0	31.5-66.8	22	51.0	33.2-68.5
Nash/Wilson	32	12	40.5	23.3-60.3	20	59.5	39.7-76.7
Craven/Pamlico	35	12	38.4	21.0-59.4	23	61.6	40.6-79.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	43	15	38.1	23.9-54.7	28	61.9	45.3-76.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	48	21	44.8	29.9-60.6	27	55.2	39.4-70.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	43	19	47.3	29.3-65.9	24	52.7	34.1-70.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	38	11	32.5	17.6-51.9	27	67.5	48.1-82.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	45	22	51.2	34.9-67.2	23	48.8	32.8-65.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	38	20	55.6	38.5-71.5	18	44.4	28.5-61.5
Northeast NC I	35	17	53.1	34.2-71.1	18	46.9	28.9-65.8
Northeast NC II	48	18	40.9	25.7-58.1	30	59.1	41.9-74.3
Northeastern Partnership	83	35	44.0	31.3-57.6	48	56.0	42.4-68.7
Mountain AHEC	119	37	28.3	17.3-42.7	82	71.7	57.3-82.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	273	117	43.4	33.2-54.2	156	56.6	45.8-66.8
Piedmont	355	139	37.5	30.4-45.2	216	62.5	54.8-69.6
Western NC	198	70	32.1	22.5-43.5	128	67.9	56.5-77.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

826

326

38.4

33.1-43.9

500

61.6

56.1-66.9

RACE

White

637

245

36.5

30.7-42.7

392

63.5

57.3-69.3

African American

151

38.6

27.4-51.2

61.4

48.8-72.6

Native American

69.7

31.3-92.0

30.3

8.0-68.7

Other Minorities

66.2

33.4-88.4

33.8

11.6-66.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

55.1

16.8-88.1

44.9

11.9-83.2

-English Speaking

23.2

4.3-67.1

76.8

32.9-95.7

-Spanish Speaking

65.6

19.5-93.8

34.4

6.2-80.5

Non-Hispanic

811

320

38.0

32.8-43.6

491

62.0

56.4-67.2

AGE

18-24

36.2

19.2-57.5

63.8

42.5-80.8

25-34

108

39.2

26.1-54.1

60.8

45.9-73.9

35-44

153

32.4

23.0-43.6

67.6

56.4-77.0

45-54

193

35.5

26.4-45.8

123

64.5

54.2-73.6

55-64

179

48.9

38.4-59.6

51.1

40.4-61.6

65-74

38.5

25.4-53.5

61.5

46.5-74.6

75+

42.3

25.9-60.7

57.7

39.3-74.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

111

49.0

31.5-66.8

51.0

33.2-68.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

265

28.7

21.5-37.1

169

71.3

62.9-78.5

Some Post-H.S.

225

41.9

31.0-53.7

137

58.1

46.3-69.0

College Graduate

225

42.3

33.0-52.2

133

57.7

47.8-67.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

45.7

27.3-65.4

54.3

34.6-72.7

$15,000- 24,999

126

25.1

14.1-40.6

74.9

59.4-85.9

$25,000- 34,999

48.5

33.3-64.0

51.5

36.0-66.7

$35,000- 49,999

133

33.8

24.0-45.1

66.2

54.9-76.0

$50,000-74,999

129

43.6

29.8-58.5

56.4

41.5-70.2

$75,000+

114

50.3

36.1-64.5

49.7

35.5-63.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

26.3

14.2-43.4

73.7

56.6-85.8

Guilford

28.1

15.7-45.2

71.9

54.8-84.3

Mecklenburg

26.0

11.9-47.6

74.0

52.4-88.1

Orange

36.2

22.0-53.4

63.8

46.6-78.0

Wake

46.5

23.4-71.1

53.5

28.9-76.6

Chatham/Lee

49.0

31.5-66.8

51.0

33.2-68.5

Nash/Wilson

40.5

23.3-60.3

59.5

39.7-76.7

Craven/Pamlico

38.4

21.0-59.4

61.6

40.6-79.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

38.1

23.9-54.7

61.9

45.3-76.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

44.8

29.9-60.6

55.2

39.4-70.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

47.3

29.3-65.9

52.7

34.1-70.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

32.5

17.6-51.9

67.5

48.1-82.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

51.2

34.9-67.2

48.8

32.8-65.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

55.6

38.5-71.5

44.4

28.5-61.5

Northeast NC I

53.1

34.2-71.1

46.9

28.9-65.8

Northeast NC II

40.9

25.7-58.1

59.1

41.9-74.3

Northeastern Partnership

44.0

31.3-57.6

56.0

42.4-68.7

Mountain AHEC

119

28.3

17.3-42.7

71.7

57.3-82.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

273

117

43.4

33.2-54.2

156

56.6

45.8-66.8

Piedmont

355

139

37.5

30.4-45.2

216

62.5

54.8-69.6

Western NC

198

32.1

22.5-43.5

128

67.9

56.5-77.5

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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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