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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	3,977	460	10.4	9.1-11.8	3,517	89.6	88.2-90.9
GENDER
Male	1,491	138	8.0	6.3-10.2	1,353	92.0	89.8-93.7
Female	2,486	322	12.5	10.8-14.5	2,164	87.5	85.5-89.2
RACE
White	2,923	313	9.2	7.9-10.7	2,610	90.8	89.3-92.1
African American	797	123	15.3	11.7-19.8	674	84.7	80.2-88.3
Other Minorities	201	23	11.3	6.4-19.0	178	88.7	81.0-93.6
AGE
18-24	236	18	8.4	4.6-15.0	218	91.6	85.0-95.4
25-34	629	43	7.7	5.0-11.6	586	92.3	88.4-95.0
35-44	830	76	8.3	6.1-11.2	754	91.7	88.8-93.9
45-54	810	108	12.7	9.8-16.2	702	87.3	83.8-90.2
55-64	604	79	10.8	7.9-14.6	525	89.2	85.4-92.1
65-74	459	60	11.4	8.1-15.8	399	88.6	84.2-91.9
75+	379	76	19.4	14.9-24.9	303	80.6	75.1-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	574	131	20.8	16.4-26.1	443	79.2	73.9-83.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,049	149	14.0	11.2-17.3	900	86.0	82.7-88.8
Some Post-H.S.	942	88	7.0	5.0- 9.6	854	93.0	90.4-95.0
College Graduate	1,397	90	4.6	3.5- 6.0	1,307	95.4	94.0-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	360	93	23.0	17.2-30.2	267	77.0	69.8-82.8
$15,000- 24,999	654	95	12.5	9.2-16.7	559	87.5	83.3-90.8
$25,000- 34,999	396	40	12.7	8.5-18.6	356	87.3	81.4-91.5
$35,000- 49,999	541	43	8.1	5.6-11.7	498	91.9	88.3-94.4
$50,000-74,999	467	33	5.8	3.6- 9.0	434	94.2	91.0-96.4
$75,000+	650	26	3.1	1.9- 5.1	624	96.9	94.9-98.1
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
Northeastern Partnership	945	153	15.6	12.9-18.8	792	84.4	81.2-87.1
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

-Piedmont NC

3,977

460

10.4

9.1-11.8

3,517

89.6

88.2-90.9

GENDER

Male

1,491

138

8.0

6.3-10.2

1,353

92.0

89.8-93.7

Female

2,486

322

12.5

10.8-14.5

2,164

87.5

85.5-89.2

RACE

White

2,923

313

9.2

7.9-10.7

2,610

90.8

89.3-92.1

African American

797

123

15.3

11.7-19.8

674

84.7

80.2-88.3

Other Minorities

201

11.3

6.4-19.0

178

88.7

81.0-93.6

AGE

18-24

236

8.4

4.6-15.0

218

91.6

85.0-95.4

25-34

629

7.7

5.0-11.6

586

92.3

88.4-95.0

35-44

830

8.3

6.1-11.2

754

91.7

88.8-93.9

45-54

810

108

12.7

9.8-16.2

702

87.3

83.8-90.2

55-64

604

10.8

7.9-14.6

525

89.2

85.4-92.1

65-74

459

11.4

8.1-15.8

399

88.6

84.2-91.9

75+

379

19.4

14.9-24.9

303

80.6

75.1-85.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

574

131

20.8

16.4-26.1

443

79.2

73.9-83.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,049

149

14.0

11.2-17.3

900

86.0

82.7-88.8

Some Post-H.S.

942

7.0

5.0- 9.6

854

93.0

90.4-95.0

College Graduate

1,397

4.6

3.5- 6.0

1,307

95.4

94.0-96.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

360

23.0

17.2-30.2

267

77.0

69.8-82.8

$15,000- 24,999

654

12.5

9.2-16.7

559

87.5

83.3-90.8

$25,000- 34,999

396

12.7

8.5-18.6

356

87.3

81.4-91.5

$35,000- 49,999

541

8.1

5.6-11.7

498

91.9

88.3-94.4

$50,000-74,999

467

5.8

3.6- 9.0

434

94.2

91.0-96.4

$75,000+

650

3.1

1.9- 5.1

624

96.9

94.9-98.1

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

Northeastern Partnership

945

153

15.6

12.9-18.8

792

84.4

81.2-87.1

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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