BRFSS 2003 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,255	1,237	12.0	11.0-13.1	8,018	88.0	86.9-89.0
-Northeastern Partnership	945	153	15.6	12.9-18.8	792	84.4	81.2-87.1
GENDER
Male	313	46	14.2	10.0-19.8	267	85.8	80.2-90.0
Female	632	107	16.9	13.6-20.7	525	83.1	79.3-86.4
RACE
White	543	82	14.7	11.5-18.6	461	85.3	81.4-88.5
Other	400	71	17.1	12.6-22.8	329	82.9	77.2-87.4
AGE
18-44	341	33	9.9	6.6-14.7	308	90.1	85.3-93.4
45+	600	119	20.4	16.5-24.8	481	79.6	75.2-83.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	518	109	20.0	15.8-25.0	409	80.0	75.0-84.2
Some College +	425	43	10.0	7.1-13.8	382	90.0	86.2-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	570	100	17.2	13.7-21.5	470	82.8	78.5-86.3
$50,000+	160	14	7.4	4.2-12.6	146	92.6	87.4-95.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	446	49	9.6	7.0-12.9	397	90.4	87.1-93.0
Guilford	443	53	12.3	9.0-16.7	390	87.7	83.3-91.0
Mecklenburg	442	48	8.3	6.0-11.3	394	91.7	88.7-94.0
Orange	450	35	5.6	3.8- 8.2	415	94.4	91.8-96.2
Wake	444	39	8.3	5.6-12.1	405	91.7	87.9-94.4
Chatham/Lee	391	34	7.4	5.0-10.7	357	92.6	89.3-95.0
Nash/Wilson	369	51	12.6	9.3-16.8	318	87.4	83.2-90.7
Craven/Pamlico	446	63	12.2	9.2-16.0	383	87.8	84.0-90.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	423	55	10.9	8.2-14.5	368	89.1	85.5-91.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	449	59	10.5	7.9-13.9	390	89.5	86.1-92.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	470	79	13.3	9.7-18.1	391	86.7	81.9-90.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	421	62	11.6	8.3-16.0	359	88.4	84.0-91.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	463	83	16.1	12.7-20.2	380	83.9	79.8-87.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	409	70	13.9	10.7-17.8	339	86.1	82.2-89.3
Northeast NC I	445	71	14.2	10.8-18.5	374	85.8	81.5-89.2
Northeast NC II	500	82	16.4	12.8-20.9	418	83.6	79.1-87.2
Mountain AHEC	1,286	172	14.6	10.8-19.5	1,114	85.4	80.5-89.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,235	503	13.8	12.1-15.8	2,732	86.2	84.2-87.9
Piedmont	3,977	460	10.4	9.1-11.8	3,517	89.6	88.2-90.9
Western NC	2,043	274	14.5	11.5-18.1	1,769	85.5	81.9-88.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,255

1,237

12.0

11.0-13.1

8,018

88.0

86.9-89.0

-Northeastern Partnership

945

153

15.6

12.9-18.8

792

84.4

81.2-87.1

GENDER

Male

313

14.2

10.0-19.8

267

85.8

80.2-90.0

Female

632

107

16.9

13.6-20.7

525

83.1

79.3-86.4

RACE

White

543

14.7

11.5-18.6

461

85.3

81.4-88.5

Other

400

17.1

12.6-22.8

329

82.9

77.2-87.4

AGE

18-44

341

9.9

6.6-14.7

308

90.1

85.3-93.4

45+

600

119

20.4

16.5-24.8

481

79.6

75.2-83.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

518

109

20.0

15.8-25.0

409

80.0

75.0-84.2

Some College +

425

10.0

7.1-13.8

382

90.0

86.2-92.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

570

100

17.2

13.7-21.5

470

82.8

78.5-86.3

$50,000+

160

7.4

4.2-12.6

146

92.6

87.4-95.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

446

9.6

7.0-12.9

397

90.4

87.1-93.0

Guilford

443

12.3

9.0-16.7

390

87.7

83.3-91.0

Mecklenburg

442

8.3

6.0-11.3

394

91.7

88.7-94.0

Orange

450

5.6

3.8- 8.2

415

94.4

91.8-96.2

Wake

444

8.3

5.6-12.1

405

91.7

87.9-94.4

Chatham/Lee

391

7.4

5.0-10.7

357

92.6

89.3-95.0

Nash/Wilson

369

12.6

9.3-16.8

318

87.4

83.2-90.7

Craven/Pamlico

446

12.2

9.2-16.0

383

87.8

84.0-90.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

423

10.9

8.2-14.5

368

89.1

85.5-91.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

449

10.5

7.9-13.9

390

89.5

86.1-92.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

470

13.3

9.7-18.1

391

86.7

81.9-90.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

421

11.6

8.3-16.0

359

88.4

84.0-91.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

463

16.1

12.7-20.2

380

83.9

79.8-87.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

409

13.9

10.7-17.8

339

86.1

82.2-89.3

Northeast NC I

445

14.2

10.8-18.5

374

85.8

81.5-89.2

Northeast NC II

500

16.4

12.8-20.9

418

83.6

79.1-87.2

Mountain AHEC

1,286

172

14.6

10.8-19.5

1,114

85.4

80.5-89.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,235

503

13.8

12.1-15.8

2,732

86.2

84.2-87.9

Piedmont

3,977

460

10.4

9.1-11.8

3,517

89.6

88.2-90.9

Western NC

2,043

274

14.5

11.5-18.1

1,769

85.5

81.9-88.5

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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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