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	3,381	396	10.3	8.8-12.1	2,985	89.7	87.9-91.2
RACE
White	2,521	277	9.1	7.5-11.1	2,244	90.9	88.9-92.5
African American	583	88	17.8	13.0-23.8	495	82.2	76.2-87.0
Asian	23	0	0.0	. - .	23	100	. - .
Native American	79	17	23.4	9.9-46.0	62	76.6	54.0-90.1
Other Minorities	159	12	4.5	2.1- 9.4	147	95.5	90.6-97.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	167	12	4.9	2.3-10.3	155	95.1	89.7-97.7
-English Speaking	53	5	8.4	2.2-27.0	48	91.6	73.0-97.8
-Spanish Speaking	114	7	3.9	1.5- 9.7	107	96.1	90.3-98.5
Non-Hispanic	3,211	384	10.8	9.2-12.7	2,827	89.2	87.3-90.8
AGE
18-24	210	18	7.1	3.6-13.3	192	92.9	86.7-96.4
25-34	521	36	8.5	4.7-14.8	485	91.5	85.2-95.3
35-44	671	46	6.3	4.1- 9.4	625	93.7	90.6-95.9
45-54	677	92	12.6	9.2-17.1	585	87.4	82.9-90.8
55-64	570	72	12.1	8.6-16.9	498	87.9	83.1-91.4
65-74	448	67	13.2	9.4-18.3	381	86.8	81.7-90.6
75+	269	63	24.4	18.0-32.2	206	75.6	67.8-82.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	587	140	22.5	17.1-29.1	447	77.5	70.9-82.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	998	120	10.5	7.9-13.8	878	89.5	86.2-92.1
Some Post-H.S.	791	75	7.9	5.4-11.4	716	92.1	88.6-94.6
College Graduate	996	60	4.7	3.3- 6.6	936	95.3	93.4-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	291	85	22.7	16.0-31.2	206	77.3	68.8-84.0
$15,000- 24,999	601	96	12.8	9.3-17.3	505	87.2	82.7-90.7
$25,000- 34,999	360	37	10.2	6.3-15.9	323	89.8	84.1-93.7
$35,000- 49,999	513	28	6.7	4.0-11.1	485	93.3	88.9-96.0
$50,000-74,999	430	30	5.3	3.2- 8.5	400	94.7	91.5-96.8
$75,000+	495	17	1.9	1.0- 3.7	478	98.1	96.3-99.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	176	17	7.5	4.5-12.3	159	92.5	87.7-95.5
Guilford	164	18	10.4	6.1-17.3	146	89.6	82.7-93.9
Mecklenburg	166	13	5.3	2.8- 9.8	153	94.7	90.2-97.2
Orange	169	10	4.5	2.2- 9.1	159	95.5	90.9-97.8
Wake	168	11	5.6	2.7-11.1	157	94.4	88.9-97.3
Chatham/Lee	147	11	6.3	3.2-12.2	136	93.7	87.8-96.8
Nash/Wilson	134	15	8.5	4.9-14.4	119	91.5	85.6-95.1
Craven/Pamlico	165	20	10.9	6.5-17.8	145	89.1	82.2-93.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	156	18	9.2	5.4-15.1	138	90.8	84.9-94.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	164	27	12.8	8.4-19.1	137	87.2	80.9-91.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	173	24	11.8	6.5-20.7	149	88.2	79.3-93.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	160	22	9.8	5.5-16.7	138	90.2	83.3-94.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	171	27	14.8	9.8-21.6	144	85.2	78.4-90.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	122	18	11.0	6.6-17.7	104	89.0	82.3-93.4
Northeast NC I	136	21	13.8	8.2-22.4	115	86.2	77.6-91.8
Northeast NC II	177	25	14.4	9.1-22.0	152	85.6	78.0-90.9
Northeastern Partnership	313	46	14.2	10.0-19.8	267	85.8	80.2-90.0
Mountain AHEC	486	65	15.8	9.3-25.4	421	84.2	74.6-90.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,126	152	11.8	9.2-15.0	974	88.2	85.0-90.8
Piedmont	1,491	138	8.0	6.3-10.2	1,353	92.0	89.8-93.7
Western NC	764	106	16.5	11.3-23.5	658	83.5	76.5-88.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,381

396

10.3

8.8-12.1

2,985

89.7

87.9-91.2

RACE

White

2,521

277

9.1

7.5-11.1

2,244

90.9

88.9-92.5

African American

583

17.8

13.0-23.8

495

82.2

76.2-87.0

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

23.4

9.9-46.0

76.6

54.0-90.1

Other Minorities

159

4.5

2.1- 9.4

147

95.5

90.6-97.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

167

4.9

2.3-10.3

155

95.1

89.7-97.7

-English Speaking

8.4

2.2-27.0

91.6

73.0-97.8

-Spanish Speaking

114

3.9

1.5- 9.7

107

96.1

90.3-98.5

Non-Hispanic

3,211

384

10.8

9.2-12.7

2,827

89.2

87.3-90.8

AGE

18-24

210

7.1

3.6-13.3

192

92.9

86.7-96.4

25-34

521

8.5

4.7-14.8

485

91.5

85.2-95.3

35-44

671

6.3

4.1- 9.4

625

93.7

90.6-95.9

45-54

677

12.6

9.2-17.1

585

87.4

82.9-90.8

55-64

570

12.1

8.6-16.9

498

87.9

83.1-91.4

65-74

448

13.2

9.4-18.3

381

86.8

81.7-90.6

75+

269

24.4

18.0-32.2

206

75.6

67.8-82.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

587

140

22.5

17.1-29.1

447

77.5

70.9-82.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

998

120

10.5

7.9-13.8

878

89.5

86.2-92.1

Some Post-H.S.

791

7.9

5.4-11.4

716

92.1

88.6-94.6

College Graduate

996

4.7

3.3- 6.6

936

95.3

93.4-96.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

291

22.7

16.0-31.2

206

77.3

68.8-84.0

$15,000- 24,999

601

12.8

9.3-17.3

505

87.2

82.7-90.7

$25,000- 34,999

360

10.2

6.3-15.9

323

89.8

84.1-93.7

$35,000- 49,999

513

6.7

4.0-11.1

485

93.3

88.9-96.0

$50,000-74,999

430

5.3

3.2- 8.5

400

94.7

91.5-96.8

$75,000+

495

1.9

1.0- 3.7

478

98.1

96.3-99.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

176

7.5

4.5-12.3

159

92.5

87.7-95.5

Guilford

164

10.4

6.1-17.3

146

89.6

82.7-93.9

Mecklenburg

166

5.3

2.8- 9.8

153

94.7

90.2-97.2

Orange

169

4.5

2.2- 9.1

159

95.5

90.9-97.8

Wake

168

5.6

2.7-11.1

157

94.4

88.9-97.3

Chatham/Lee

147

6.3

3.2-12.2

136

93.7

87.8-96.8

Nash/Wilson

134

8.5

4.9-14.4

119

91.5

85.6-95.1

Craven/Pamlico

165

10.9

6.5-17.8

145

89.1

82.2-93.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

156

9.2

5.4-15.1

138

90.8

84.9-94.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

164

12.8

8.4-19.1

137

87.2

80.9-91.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

173

11.8

6.5-20.7

149

88.2

79.3-93.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

160

9.8

5.5-16.7

138

90.2

83.3-94.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

171

14.8

9.8-21.6

144

85.2

78.4-90.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

122

11.0

6.6-17.7

104

89.0

82.3-93.4

Northeast NC I

136

13.8

8.2-22.4

115

86.2

77.6-91.8

Northeast NC II

177

14.4

9.1-22.0

152

85.6

78.0-90.9

Northeastern Partnership

313

14.2

10.0-19.8

267

85.8

80.2-90.0

Mountain AHEC

486

15.8

9.3-25.4

421

84.2

74.6-90.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,126

152

11.8

9.2-15.0

974

88.2

85.0-90.8

Piedmont

1,491

138

8.0

6.3-10.2

1,353

92.0

89.8-93.7

Western NC

764

106

16.5

11.3-23.5

658

83.5

76.5-88.7

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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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