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-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,195	542	45.6	41.3-49.9	653	54.4	50.1-58.7
AGE
18-24	54	26	50.5	31.5-69.3	28	49.5	30.7-68.5
25-34	122	54	31.6	21.7-43.5	68	68.4	56.5-78.3
35-44	215	98	49.5	39.7-59.4	117	50.5	40.6-60.3
45-54	290	122	38.2	30.6-46.5	168	61.8	53.5-69.4
55-64	245	122	57.3	48.0-66.1	123	42.7	33.9-52.0
65-74	169	75	44.9	34.4-55.8	94	55.1	44.2-65.6
75+	91	41	48.7	34.8-62.9	50	51.3	37.1-65.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	121	52	46.1	32.7-60.2	69	53.9	39.8-67.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	352	153	40.2	32.9-47.9	199	59.8	52.1-67.1
Some Post-H.S.	362	171	47.9	40.2-55.8	191	52.1	44.2-59.8
College Graduate	358	165	48.8	41.1-56.4	193	51.2	43.6-58.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	101	48	43.9	30.8-57.9	53	56.1	42.1-69.2
$15,000- 24,999	209	90	41.8	32.0-52.2	119	58.2	47.8-68.0
$25,000- 34,999	140	56	46.6	33.3-60.4	84	53.4	39.6-66.7
$35,000- 49,999	163	81	44.8	33.2-57.0	82	55.2	43.0-66.8
$50,000-74,999	145	64	47.0	36.0-58.4	81	53.0	41.6-64.0
$75,000+	168	77	48.5	38.2-58.9	91	51.5	41.1-61.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	74	31	36.0	25.4-48.3	43	64.0	51.7-74.6
Guilford	47	29	67.9	51.5-80.9	18	32.1	19.1-48.5
Mecklenburg	48	24	46.6	31.4-62.5	24	53.4	37.5-68.6
Orange	47	25	68.7	45.8-85.1	22	31.3	14.9-54.2
Wake	50	27	52.5	37.0-67.5	23	47.5	32.5-63.0
Chatham/Lee	43	21	52.3	36.9-67.3	22	47.7	32.7-63.1
Nash/Wilson	43	15	32.7	19.5-49.5	28	67.3	50.5-80.5
Craven/Pamlico	59	24	41.5	28.6-55.6	35	58.5	44.4-71.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	77	34	44.0	31.9-56.8	43	56.0	43.2-68.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	82	38	49.3	35.3-63.5	44	50.7	36.5-64.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	59	25	43.7	26.5-62.6	34	56.3	37.4-73.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	74	34	49.3	36.7-61.9	40	50.7	38.1-63.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	35	16	48.9	31.6-66.4	19	51.1	33.6-68.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	60	26	40.8	28.0-55.0	34	59.2	45.0-72.0
Northeast NC I	35	13	32.7	18.5-51.1	22	67.3	48.9-81.5
Northeast NC II	57	21	39.6	25.7-55.4	36	60.4	44.6-74.3
Northeastern Partnership	92	34	37.9	26.6-50.8	58	62.1	49.2-73.4
Mountain AHEC	222	99	40.8	32.3-49.9	123	59.2	50.1-67.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	358	143	42.0	34.3-50.0	215	58.0	50.0-65.7
Piedmont	481	238	47.2	41.0-53.6	243	52.8	46.4-59.0
Western NC	356	161	45.3	38.0-52.9	195	54.7	47.1-62.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,195

542

45.6

41.3-49.9

653

54.4

50.1-58.7

AGE

18-24

50.5

31.5-69.3

49.5

30.7-68.5

25-34

122

31.6

21.7-43.5

68.4

56.5-78.3

35-44

215

49.5

39.7-59.4

117

50.5

40.6-60.3

45-54

290

122

38.2

30.6-46.5

168

61.8

53.5-69.4

55-64

245

122

57.3

48.0-66.1

123

42.7

33.9-52.0

65-74

169

44.9

34.4-55.8

55.1

44.2-65.6

75+

48.7

34.8-62.9

51.3

37.1-65.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

121

46.1

32.7-60.2

53.9

39.8-67.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

352

153

40.2

32.9-47.9

199

59.8

52.1-67.1

Some Post-H.S.

362

171

47.9

40.2-55.8

191

52.1

44.2-59.8

College Graduate

358

165

48.8

41.1-56.4

193

51.2

43.6-58.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

101

43.9

30.8-57.9

56.1

42.1-69.2

$15,000- 24,999

209

41.8

32.0-52.2

119

58.2

47.8-68.0

$25,000- 34,999

140

46.6

33.3-60.4

53.4

39.6-66.7

$35,000- 49,999

163

44.8

33.2-57.0

55.2

43.0-66.8

$50,000-74,999

145

47.0

36.0-58.4

53.0

41.6-64.0

$75,000+

168

48.5

38.2-58.9

51.5

41.1-61.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

36.0

25.4-48.3

64.0

51.7-74.6

Guilford

67.9

51.5-80.9

32.1

19.1-48.5

Mecklenburg

46.6

31.4-62.5

53.4

37.5-68.6

Orange

68.7

45.8-85.1

31.3

14.9-54.2

Wake

52.5

37.0-67.5

47.5

32.5-63.0

Chatham/Lee

52.3

36.9-67.3

47.7

32.7-63.1

Nash/Wilson

32.7

19.5-49.5

67.3

50.5-80.5

Craven/Pamlico

41.5

28.6-55.6

58.5

44.4-71.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

44.0

31.9-56.8

56.0

43.2-68.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

49.3

35.3-63.5

50.7

36.5-64.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

43.7

26.5-62.6

56.3

37.4-73.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

49.3

36.7-61.9

50.7

38.1-63.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

48.9

31.6-66.4

51.1

33.6-68.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

40.8

28.0-55.0

59.2

45.0-72.0

Northeast NC I

32.7

18.5-51.1

67.3

48.9-81.5

Northeast NC II

39.6

25.7-55.4

60.4

44.6-74.3

Northeastern Partnership

37.9

26.6-50.8

62.1

49.2-73.4

Mountain AHEC

222

40.8

32.3-49.9

123

59.2

50.1-67.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

358

143

42.0

34.3-50.0

215

58.0

50.0-65.7

Piedmont

481

238

47.2

41.0-53.6

243

52.8

46.4-59.0

Western NC

356

161

45.3

38.0-52.9

195

54.7

47.1-62.0

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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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