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	6,812	837	11.0	9.9-12.2	5,975	89.0	87.8-90.1
GENDER
Male	2,521	277	9.1	7.5-11.1	2,244	90.9	88.9-92.5
Female	4,291	560	12.7	11.3-14.3	3,731	87.3	85.7-88.7
AGE
18-24	362	22	4.2	2.3- 7.5	340	95.8	92.5-97.7
25-34	936	75	8.9	5.9-13.3	861	91.1	86.7-94.1
35-44	1,252	113	8.3	6.5-10.7	1,139	91.7	89.3-93.5
45-54	1,316	182	13.6	11.0-16.9	1,134	86.4	83.1-89.0
55-64	1,157	139	11.6	9.0-15.0	1,018	88.4	85.0-91.0
65-74	1,001	149	13.7	10.9-17.0	852	86.3	83.0-89.1
75+	750	152	20.3	16.5-24.6	598	79.7	75.4-83.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	894	237	29.6	24.4-35.3	657	70.4	64.7-75.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,972	258	13.0	10.8-15.4	1,714	87.0	84.6-89.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,771	184	6.6	5.3- 8.1	1,587	93.4	91.9-94.7
College Graduate	2,160	155	5.6	4.5- 7.0	2,005	94.4	93.0-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	636	176	28.0	22.7-34.1	460	72.0	65.9-77.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,084	170	15.1	11.9-19.0	914	84.9	81.0-88.1
$25,000- 34,999	738	73	10.8	7.8-14.8	665	89.2	85.2-92.2
$35,000- 49,999	981	75	7.9	5.9-10.7	906	92.1	89.3-94.1
$50,000-74,999	838	62	6.0	4.2- 8.6	776	94.0	91.4-95.8
$75,000+	1,017	44	3.3	2.2- 4.9	973	96.7	95.1-97.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	396	43	9.1	6.6-12.5	353	90.9	87.5-93.4
Guilford	311	37	13.9	9.7-19.6	274	86.1	80.4-90.3
Mecklenburg	288	27	7.2	4.7-10.8	261	92.8	89.2-95.3
Orange	370	29	5.9	3.8- 9.0	341	94.1	91.0-96.2
Wake	321	25	6.4	4.1- 9.8	296	93.6	90.2-95.9
Chatham/Lee	286	26	7.7	5.0-11.6	260	92.3	88.4-95.0
Nash/Wilson	231	25	9.1	5.9-13.9	206	90.9	86.1-94.1
Craven/Pamlico	347	46	11.0	8.0-14.9	301	89.0	85.1-92.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	393	52	11.2	8.3-14.9	341	88.8	85.1-91.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	428	55	10.2	7.5-13.6	373	89.8	86.4-92.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	287	47	14.1	9.3-21.0	240	85.9	79.0-90.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	364	50	12.5	9.1-16.8	314	87.5	83.2-90.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	196	29	13.9	9.5-19.8	167	86.1	80.2-90.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	255	43	13.8	10.0-18.7	212	86.2	81.3-90.0
Northeast NC I	201	30	15.3	10.0-22.7	171	84.7	77.3-90.0
Northeast NC II	342	52	14.5	10.7-19.2	290	85.5	80.8-89.3
Northeastern Partnership	543	82	14.7	11.5-18.6	461	85.3	81.4-88.5
Mountain AHEC	1,151	146	14.2	10.1-19.6	1,005	85.8	80.4-89.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,025	283	12.7	10.6-15.1	1,742	87.3	84.9-89.4
Piedmont	2,923	313	9.2	7.9-10.7	2,610	90.8	89.3-92.1
Western NC	1,864	241	14.0	10.9-17.8	1,623	86.0	82.2-89.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,812

837

11.0

9.9-12.2

5,975

89.0

87.8-90.1

GENDER

Male

2,521

277

9.1

7.5-11.1

2,244

90.9

88.9-92.5

Female

4,291

560

12.7

11.3-14.3

3,731

87.3

85.7-88.7

AGE

18-24

362

4.2

2.3- 7.5

340

95.8

92.5-97.7

25-34

936

8.9

5.9-13.3

861

91.1

86.7-94.1

35-44

1,252

113

8.3

6.5-10.7

1,139

91.7

89.3-93.5

45-54

1,316

182

13.6

11.0-16.9

1,134

86.4

83.1-89.0

55-64

1,157

139

11.6

9.0-15.0

1,018

88.4

85.0-91.0

65-74

1,001

149

13.7

10.9-17.0

852

86.3

83.0-89.1

75+

750

152

20.3

16.5-24.6

598

79.7

75.4-83.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

894

237

29.6

24.4-35.3

657

70.4

64.7-75.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,972

258

13.0

10.8-15.4

1,714

87.0

84.6-89.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,771

184

6.6

5.3- 8.1

1,587

93.4

91.9-94.7

College Graduate

2,160

155

5.6

4.5- 7.0

2,005

94.4

93.0-95.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

636

176

28.0

22.7-34.1

460

72.0

65.9-77.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,084

170

15.1

11.9-19.0

914

84.9

81.0-88.1

$25,000- 34,999

738

10.8

7.8-14.8

665

89.2

85.2-92.2

$35,000- 49,999

981

7.9

5.9-10.7

906

92.1

89.3-94.1

$50,000-74,999

838

6.0

4.2- 8.6

776

94.0

91.4-95.8

$75,000+

1,017

3.3

2.2- 4.9

973

96.7

95.1-97.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

396

9.1

6.6-12.5

353

90.9

87.5-93.4

Guilford

311

13.9

9.7-19.6

274

86.1

80.4-90.3

Mecklenburg

288

7.2

4.7-10.8

261

92.8

89.2-95.3

Orange

370

5.9

3.8- 9.0

341

94.1

91.0-96.2

Wake

321

6.4

4.1- 9.8

296

93.6

90.2-95.9

Chatham/Lee

286

7.7

5.0-11.6

260

92.3

88.4-95.0

Nash/Wilson

231

9.1

5.9-13.9

206

90.9

86.1-94.1

Craven/Pamlico

347

11.0

8.0-14.9

301

89.0

85.1-92.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

393

11.2

8.3-14.9

341

88.8

85.1-91.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

428

10.2

7.5-13.6

373

89.8

86.4-92.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

287

14.1

9.3-21.0

240

85.9

79.0-90.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

364

12.5

9.1-16.8

314

87.5

83.2-90.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

196

13.9

9.5-19.8

167

86.1

80.2-90.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

255

13.8

10.0-18.7

212

86.2

81.3-90.0

Northeast NC I

201

15.3

10.0-22.7

171

84.7

77.3-90.0

Northeast NC II

342

14.5

10.7-19.2

290

85.5

80.8-89.3

Northeastern Partnership

543

14.7

11.5-18.6

461

85.3

81.4-88.5

Mountain AHEC

1,151

146

14.2

10.1-19.6

1,005

85.8

80.4-89.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,025

283

12.7

10.6-15.1

1,742

87.3

84.9-89.4

Piedmont

2,923

313

9.2

7.9-10.7

2,610

90.8

89.3-92.1

Western NC

1,864

241

14.0

10.9-17.8

1,623

86.0

82.2-89.1

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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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