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	4,291	560	12.7	11.3-14.3	3,731	87.3	85.7-88.7
AGE
18-24	228	12	4.9	2.1-10.9	216	95.1	89.1-97.9
25-34	583	51	9.4	6.4-13.6	532	90.6	86.4-93.6
35-44	753	84	11.6	8.7-15.3	669	88.4	84.7-91.3
45-54	834	123	16.3	12.7-20.6	711	83.7	79.4-87.3
55-64	715	92	12.6	9.1-17.3	623	87.4	82.7-90.9
65-74	625	93	15.5	11.7-20.2	532	84.5	79.8-88.3
75+	524	102	18.9	14.6-24.0	422	81.1	76.0-85.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	567	150	28.4	22.9-34.6	417	71.6	65.4-77.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,265	181	16.7	13.7-20.2	1,084	83.3	79.8-86.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,149	125	7.9	6.1-10.2	1,024	92.1	89.8-93.9
College Graduate	1,301	102	6.4	4.9- 8.4	1,199	93.6	91.6-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	454	120	30.0	23.5-37.5	334	70.0	62.5-76.5
$15,000- 24,999	728	105	14.0	10.6-18.4	623	86.0	81.6-89.4
$25,000- 34,999	470	46	11.5	7.7-17.0	424	88.5	83.0-92.3
$35,000- 49,999	570	55	10.9	7.7-15.2	515	89.1	84.8-92.3
$50,000-74,999	483	36	6.4	3.8-10.4	447	93.6	89.6-96.2
$75,000+	575	29	4.8	2.9- 7.7	546	95.2	92.3-97.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	242	27	10.4	6.9-15.4	215	89.6	84.6-93.1
Guilford	199	24	15.8	10.1-23.8	175	84.2	76.2-89.9
Mecklenburg	180	21	11.1	7.0-17.3	159	88.9	82.7-93.0
Orange	236	20	6.0	3.5-10.0	216	94.0	90.0-96.5
Wake	196	19	8.1	5.1-12.8	177	91.9	87.2-94.9
Chatham/Lee	172	16	8.3	4.9-13.8	156	91.7	86.2-95.1
Nash/Wilson	150	20	13.1	8.1-20.6	130	86.9	79.4-91.9
Craven/Pamlico	218	32	13.2	9.2-18.6	186	86.8	81.4-90.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	249	35	13.1	9.2-18.2	214	86.9	81.8-90.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	272	32	9.0	6.0-13.2	240	91.0	86.8-94.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	184	32	13.1	8.6-19.5	152	86.9	80.5-91.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	226	32	12.4	8.5-17.8	194	87.6	82.2-91.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	115	16	13.2	8.0-21.0	99	86.8	79.0-92.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	173	30	14.2	9.8-20.1	143	85.8	79.9-90.2
Northeast NC I	133	18	11.9	7.3-18.7	115	88.1	81.3-92.7
Northeast NC II	220	36	17.7	12.4-24.6	184	82.3	75.4-87.6
Northeastern Partnership	353	54	16.1	11.9-21.4	299	83.9	78.6-88.1
Mountain AHEC	725	90	12.6	9.5-16.6	635	87.4	83.4-90.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,303	192	14.9	12.0-18.3	1,111	85.1	81.7-88.0
Piedmont	1,811	219	11.8	9.9-14.0	1,592	88.2	86.0-90.1
Western NC	1,177	149	12.2	9.7-15.2	1,028	87.8	84.8-90.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,291

560

12.7

11.3-14.3

3,731

87.3

85.7-88.7

AGE

18-24

228

4.9

2.1-10.9

216

95.1

89.1-97.9

25-34

583

9.4

6.4-13.6

532

90.6

86.4-93.6

35-44

753

11.6

8.7-15.3

669

88.4

84.7-91.3

45-54

834

123

16.3

12.7-20.6

711

83.7

79.4-87.3

55-64

715

12.6

9.1-17.3

623

87.4

82.7-90.9

65-74

625

15.5

11.7-20.2

532

84.5

79.8-88.3

75+

524

102

18.9

14.6-24.0

422

81.1

76.0-85.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

567

150

28.4

22.9-34.6

417

71.6

65.4-77.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,265

181

16.7

13.7-20.2

1,084

83.3

79.8-86.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,149

125

7.9

6.1-10.2

1,024

92.1

89.8-93.9

College Graduate

1,301

102

6.4

4.9- 8.4

1,199

93.6

91.6-95.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

454

120

30.0

23.5-37.5

334

70.0

62.5-76.5

$15,000- 24,999

728

105

14.0

10.6-18.4

623

86.0

81.6-89.4

$25,000- 34,999

470

11.5

7.7-17.0

424

88.5

83.0-92.3

$35,000- 49,999

570

10.9

7.7-15.2

515

89.1

84.8-92.3

$50,000-74,999

483

6.4

3.8-10.4

447

93.6

89.6-96.2

$75,000+

575

4.8

2.9- 7.7

546

95.2

92.3-97.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

242

10.4

6.9-15.4

215

89.6

84.6-93.1

Guilford

199

15.8

10.1-23.8

175

84.2

76.2-89.9

Mecklenburg

180

11.1

7.0-17.3

159

88.9

82.7-93.0

Orange

236

6.0

3.5-10.0

216

94.0

90.0-96.5

Wake

196

8.1

5.1-12.8

177

91.9

87.2-94.9

Chatham/Lee

172

8.3

4.9-13.8

156

91.7

86.2-95.1

Nash/Wilson

150

13.1

8.1-20.6

130

86.9

79.4-91.9

Craven/Pamlico

218

13.2

9.2-18.6

186

86.8

81.4-90.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

249

13.1

9.2-18.2

214

86.9

81.8-90.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

272

9.0

6.0-13.2

240

91.0

86.8-94.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

184

13.1

8.6-19.5

152

86.9

80.5-91.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

226

12.4

8.5-17.8

194

87.6

82.2-91.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

115

13.2

8.0-21.0

86.8

79.0-92.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

173

14.2

9.8-20.1

143

85.8

79.9-90.2

Northeast NC I

133

11.9

7.3-18.7

115

88.1

81.3-92.7

Northeast NC II

220

17.7

12.4-24.6

184

82.3

75.4-87.6

Northeastern Partnership

353

16.1

11.9-21.4

299

83.9

78.6-88.1

Mountain AHEC

725

12.6

9.5-16.6

635

87.4

83.4-90.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,303

192

14.9

12.0-18.3

1,111

85.1

81.7-88.0

Piedmont

1,811

219

11.8

9.9-14.0

1,592

88.2

86.0-90.1

Western NC

1,177

149

12.2

9.7-15.2

1,028

87.8

84.8-90.3

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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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