BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Did that person have a problem with memory loss or confusion or a disorder like Alzheimer's Disease?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Aging

Did that person have a problem with memory loss or confusion or a disorder like Alzheimer's Disease?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,456	1,084	42.8	39.7-46.1	1,372	57.2	53.9-60.3
-Piedmont NC	1,016	466	43.4	39.0-48.0	550	56.6	52.0-61.0
GENDER
Male	355	139	37.5	30.4-45.2	216	62.5	54.8-69.6
Female	661	327	48.3	42.9-53.7	334	51.7	46.3-57.1
RACE
White	765	347	42.1	37.1-47.2	418	57.9	52.8-62.9
African American	214	103	44.8	35.1-54.9	111	55.2	45.1-64.9
Other Minorities	30	13	61.0	34.8-82.1	17	39.0	17.9-65.2
AGE
18-24	54	27	45.3	27.8-64.1	27	54.7	35.9-72.2
25-34	110	57	48.4	35.4-61.6	53	51.6	38.4-64.6
35-44	193	86	41.0	32.2-50.5	107	59.0	49.5-67.8
45-54	260	110	36.5	29.0-44.6	150	63.5	55.4-71.0
55-64	198	100	49.8	39.7-60.0	98	50.2	40.0-60.3
65-74	119	51	46.3	34.4-58.6	68	53.7	41.4-65.6
75+	75	33	45.4	31.7-59.9	42	54.6	40.1-68.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	117	55	48.3	34.5-62.4	62	51.7	37.6-65.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	288	120	33.2	26.1-41.1	168	66.8	58.9-73.9
Some Post-H.S.	274	131	47.6	38.6-56.7	143	52.4	43.3-61.4
College Graduate	336	160	49.2	41.7-56.7	176	50.8	43.3-58.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	82	40	38.1	23.3-55.4	42	61.9	44.6-76.7
$15,000- 24,999	164	69	38.5	27.4-51.0	95	61.5	49.0-72.6
$25,000- 34,999	113	53	53.4	39.5-66.8	60	46.6	33.2-60.5
$35,000- 49,999	148	67	38.1	28.5-48.6	81	61.9	51.4-71.5
$50,000-74,999	134	62	45.8	33.9-58.3	72	54.2	41.7-66.1
$75,000+	155	70	47.0	36.1-58.1	85	53.0	41.9-63.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	120	44	31.5	23.3-41.0	76	68.5	59.0-76.7
Guilford	115	58	45.8	35.3-56.7	57	54.2	43.3-64.7
Mecklenburg	89	40	41.4	29.9-54.0	49	58.6	46.0-70.1
Orange	96	49	56.9	41.1-71.4	47	43.1	28.6-58.9
Wake	97	44	47.3	35.1-59.8	53	52.7	40.2-64.9
Chatham/Lee	97	47	53.1	42.0-64.0	50	46.9	36.0-58.0
Nash/Wilson	97	37	38.0	27.7-49.4	60	62.0	50.6-72.3
Craven/Pamlico	108	42	40.3	29.7-51.8	66	59.7	48.2-70.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	124	51	41.8	32.4-51.8	73	58.2	48.2-67.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	132	60	47.4	37.0-58.0	72	52.6	42.0-63.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	140	58	43.6	32.8-55.0	82	56.4	45.0-67.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	119	48	41.8	31.9-52.4	71	58.2	47.6-68.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	134	66	51.9	42.0-61.6	68	48.1	38.4-58.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	130	61	47.3	37.5-57.2	69	52.7	42.8-62.5
Northeast NC I	131	61	48.6	38.8-58.5	70	51.4	41.5-61.2
Northeast NC II	133	54	40.9	31.0-51.5	79	59.1	48.5-69.0
Northeastern Partnership	264	115	43.5	36.0-51.2	149	56.5	48.8-64.0
Mountain AHEC	359	143	34.7	27.1-43.1	216	65.3	56.9-72.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	861	376	43.9	38.0-49.8	485	56.1	50.2-62.0
Piedmont	1,016	466	43.4	39.0-48.0	550	56.6	52.0-61.0
Western NC	579	242	39.0	32.7-45.8	337	61.0	54.2-67.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,456

1,084

42.8

39.7-46.1

1,372

57.2

53.9-60.3

-Piedmont NC

1,016

466

43.4

39.0-48.0

550

56.6

52.0-61.0

GENDER

Male

355

139

37.5

30.4-45.2

216

62.5

54.8-69.6

Female

661

327

48.3

42.9-53.7

334

51.7

46.3-57.1

RACE

White

765

347

42.1

37.1-47.2

418

57.9

52.8-62.9

African American

214

103

44.8

35.1-54.9

111

55.2

45.1-64.9

Other Minorities

61.0

34.8-82.1

39.0

17.9-65.2

AGE

18-24

45.3

27.8-64.1

54.7

35.9-72.2

25-34

110

48.4

35.4-61.6

51.6

38.4-64.6

35-44

193

41.0

32.2-50.5

107

59.0

49.5-67.8

45-54

260

110

36.5

29.0-44.6

150

63.5

55.4-71.0

55-64

198

100

49.8

39.7-60.0

50.2

40.0-60.3

65-74

119

46.3

34.4-58.6

53.7

41.4-65.6

75+

45.4

31.7-59.9

54.6

40.1-68.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

117

48.3

34.5-62.4

51.7

37.6-65.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

288

120

33.2

26.1-41.1

168

66.8

58.9-73.9

Some Post-H.S.

274

131

47.6

38.6-56.7

143

52.4

43.3-61.4

College Graduate

336

160

49.2

41.7-56.7

176

50.8

43.3-58.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

38.1

23.3-55.4

61.9

44.6-76.7

$15,000- 24,999

164

38.5

27.4-51.0

61.5

49.0-72.6

$25,000- 34,999

113

53.4

39.5-66.8

46.6

33.2-60.5

$35,000- 49,999

148

38.1

28.5-48.6

61.9

51.4-71.5

$50,000-74,999

134

45.8

33.9-58.3

54.2

41.7-66.1

$75,000+

155

47.0

36.1-58.1

53.0

41.9-63.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

120

31.5

23.3-41.0

68.5

59.0-76.7

Guilford

115

45.8

35.3-56.7

54.2

43.3-64.7

Mecklenburg

41.4

29.9-54.0

58.6

46.0-70.1

Orange

56.9

41.1-71.4

43.1

28.6-58.9

Wake

47.3

35.1-59.8

52.7

40.2-64.9

Chatham/Lee

53.1

42.0-64.0

46.9

36.0-58.0

Nash/Wilson

38.0

27.7-49.4

62.0

50.6-72.3

Craven/Pamlico

108

40.3

29.7-51.8

59.7

48.2-70.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

124

41.8

32.4-51.8

58.2

48.2-67.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

132

47.4

37.0-58.0

52.6

42.0-63.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

140

43.6

32.8-55.0

56.4

45.0-67.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

119

41.8

31.9-52.4

58.2

47.6-68.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

134

51.9

42.0-61.6

48.1

38.4-58.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

130

47.3

37.5-57.2

52.7

42.8-62.5

Northeast NC I

131

48.6

38.8-58.5

51.4

41.5-61.2

Northeast NC II

133

40.9

31.0-51.5

59.1

48.5-69.0

Northeastern Partnership

264

115

43.5

36.0-51.2

149

56.5

48.8-64.0

Mountain AHEC

359

143

34.7

27.1-43.1

216

65.3

56.9-72.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

861

376

43.9

38.0-49.8

485

56.1

50.2-62.0

Piedmont

1,016

466

43.4

39.0-48.0

550

56.6

52.0-61.0

Western NC

579

242

39.0

32.7-45.8

337

61.0

54.2-67.3

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Piedmont North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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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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