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	1,832	787	41.4	37.8-45.1	1,045	58.6	54.9-62.2
GENDER
Male	637	245	36.5	30.7-42.7	392	63.5	57.3-69.3
Female	1,195	542	45.6	41.3-49.9	653	54.4	50.1-58.7
AGE
18-24	88	37	38.4	23.6-55.8	51	61.6	44.2-76.4
25-34	199	93	39.4	29.1-50.7	106	60.6	49.3-70.9
35-44	329	142	41.3	34.0-49.1	187	58.7	50.9-66.0
45-54	435	166	34.6	28.4-41.3	269	65.4	58.7-71.6
55-64	385	183	52.3	44.8-59.6	202	47.7	40.4-55.2
65-74	251	103	42.3	33.7-51.2	148	57.7	48.8-66.3
75+	134	57	45.6	34.5-57.2	77	54.4	42.8-65.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	193	84	44.1	31.5-57.6	109	55.9	42.4-68.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	532	216	34.4	28.9-40.3	316	65.6	59.7-71.1
Some Post-H.S.	549	242	43.1	35.9-50.7	307	56.9	49.3-64.1
College Graduate	556	244	45.8	39.6-52.2	312	54.2	47.8-60.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	142	67	43.3	32.3-55.1	75	56.7	44.9-67.7
$15,000- 24,999	293	119	36.6	27.8-46.3	174	63.4	53.7-72.2
$25,000- 34,999	215	82	43.8	33.3-54.9	133	56.2	45.1-66.7
$35,000- 49,999	271	120	37.7	29.9-46.2	151	62.3	53.8-70.1
$50,000-74,999	252	103	44.2	34.4-54.4	149	55.8	45.6-65.6
$75,000+	271	128	48.3	39.5-57.3	143	51.7	42.7-60.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	106	41	34.7	25.5-45.0	65	65.3	55.0-74.5
Guilford	77	39	48.9	35.9-62.0	38	51.1	38.0-64.1
Mecklenburg	67	29	38.0	25.2-52.6	38	62.0	47.4-74.8
Orange	77	37	55.8	37.7-72.5	40	44.2	27.5-62.3
Wake	67	30	45.0	32.1-58.5	37	55.0	41.5-67.9
Chatham/Lee	74	35	53.0	40.4-65.1	39	47.0	34.9-59.6
Nash/Wilson	62	24	40.9	28.0-55.2	38	59.1	44.8-72.0
Craven/Pamlico	84	31	38.0	26.0-51.7	53	62.0	48.3-74.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	118	48	40.6	31.1-50.9	70	59.4	49.1-68.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	129	58	47.1	36.6-57.8	71	52.9	42.2-63.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	87	37	46.6	32.4-61.5	50	53.4	38.5-67.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	108	45	43.6	33.2-54.7	63	56.4	45.3-66.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	56	25	46.1	32.3-60.4	31	53.9	39.6-67.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	86	41	49.6	37.6-61.7	45	50.4	38.3-62.4
Northeast NC I	58	25	43.3	29.3-58.4	33	56.7	41.6-70.7
Northeast NC II	91	32	38.7	27.2-51.6	59	61.3	48.4-72.8
Northeastern Partnership	149	57	39.8	30.3-50.1	92	60.2	49.9-69.7
Mountain AHEC	326	133	34.8	26.9-43.7	193	65.2	56.3-73.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	532	215	41.8	34.3-49.7	317	58.2	50.3-65.7
Piedmont	765	347	42.1	37.1-47.2	418	57.9	52.8-62.9
Western NC	535	225	38.8	32.2-45.9	310	61.2	54.1-67.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,832

787

41.4

37.8-45.1

1,045

58.6

54.9-62.2

GENDER

Male

637

245

36.5

30.7-42.7

392

63.5

57.3-69.3

Female

1,195

542

45.6

41.3-49.9

653

54.4

50.1-58.7

AGE

18-24

38.4

23.6-55.8

61.6

44.2-76.4

25-34

199

39.4

29.1-50.7

106

60.6

49.3-70.9

35-44

329

142

41.3

34.0-49.1

187

58.7

50.9-66.0

45-54

435

166

34.6

28.4-41.3

269

65.4

58.7-71.6

55-64

385

183

52.3

44.8-59.6

202

47.7

40.4-55.2

65-74

251

103

42.3

33.7-51.2

148

57.7

48.8-66.3

75+

134

45.6

34.5-57.2

54.4

42.8-65.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

193

44.1

31.5-57.6

109

55.9

42.4-68.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

532

216

34.4

28.9-40.3

316

65.6

59.7-71.1

Some Post-H.S.

549

242

43.1

35.9-50.7

307

56.9

49.3-64.1

College Graduate

556

244

45.8

39.6-52.2

312

54.2

47.8-60.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

142

43.3

32.3-55.1

56.7

44.9-67.7

$15,000- 24,999

293

119

36.6

27.8-46.3

174

63.4

53.7-72.2

$25,000- 34,999

215

43.8

33.3-54.9

133

56.2

45.1-66.7

$35,000- 49,999

271

120

37.7

29.9-46.2

151

62.3

53.8-70.1

$50,000-74,999

252

103

44.2

34.4-54.4

149

55.8

45.6-65.6

$75,000+

271

128

48.3

39.5-57.3

143

51.7

42.7-60.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

106

34.7

25.5-45.0

65.3

55.0-74.5

Guilford

48.9

35.9-62.0

51.1

38.0-64.1

Mecklenburg

38.0

25.2-52.6

62.0

47.4-74.8

Orange

55.8

37.7-72.5

44.2

27.5-62.3

Wake

45.0

32.1-58.5

55.0

41.5-67.9

Chatham/Lee

53.0

40.4-65.1

47.0

34.9-59.6

Nash/Wilson

40.9

28.0-55.2

59.1

44.8-72.0

Craven/Pamlico

38.0

26.0-51.7

62.0

48.3-74.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

118

40.6

31.1-50.9

59.4

49.1-68.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

129

47.1

36.6-57.8

52.9

42.2-63.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

46.6

32.4-61.5

53.4

38.5-67.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

108

43.6

33.2-54.7

56.4

45.3-66.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

46.1

32.3-60.4

53.9

39.6-67.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

49.6

37.6-61.7

50.4

38.3-62.4

Northeast NC I

43.3

29.3-58.4

56.7

41.6-70.7

Northeast NC II

38.7

27.2-51.6

61.3

48.4-72.8

Northeastern Partnership

149

39.8

30.3-50.1

60.2

49.9-69.7

Mountain AHEC

326

133

34.8

26.9-43.7

193

65.2

56.3-73.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

532

215

41.8

34.3-49.7

317

58.2

50.3-65.7

Piedmont

765

347

42.1

37.1-47.2

418

57.9

52.8-62.9

Western NC

535

225

38.8

32.2-45.9

310

61.2

54.1-67.8

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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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