BRFSS 2003 - Western 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 Western North Carolina**

Aging

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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
-Western NC	579	242	39.0	32.7-45.8	337	61.0	54.2-67.3
GENDER
Male	198	70	32.1	22.5-43.5	128	67.9	56.5-77.5
Female	381	172	44.9	37.9-52.2	209	55.1	47.8-62.1
RACE
White	535	225	38.8	32.2-45.9	310	61.2	54.1-67.8
African American	20	8	46.0	23.3-70.5	12	54.0	29.5-76.7
Other Minorities	23	9	40.7	17.9-68.3	14	59.3	31.7-82.1
AGE
18-24	31	11	23.2	11.2-41.9	20	76.8	58.1-88.8
25-34	77	35	30.1	14.7-51.7	42	69.9	48.3-85.3
35-44	94	40	47.0	34.0-60.5	54	53.0	39.5-66.0
45-54	138	54	37.3	26.4-49.5	84	62.7	50.5-73.6
55-64	121	57	50.8	38.1-63.4	64	49.2	36.6-61.9
65-74	84	32	39.6	26.5-54.4	52	60.4	45.6-73.5
75+	31	11	32.4	16.1-54.5	20	67.6	45.5-83.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	60	22	33.5	13.8-61.3	38	66.5	38.7-86.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	193	78	35.3	26.7-45.0	115	64.7	55.0-73.3
Some Post-H.S.	176	77	45.3	34.3-56.8	99	54.7	43.2-65.7
College Graduate	148	64	40.4	30.0-51.7	84	59.6	48.3-70.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	60	30	50.2	33.3-67.2	30	49.8	32.8-66.7
$15,000- 24,999	112	48	35.6	23.9-49.2	64	64.4	50.8-76.1
$25,000- 34,999	76	23	35.5	19.3-55.9	53	64.5	44.1-80.7
$35,000- 49,999	83	38	46.5	31.9-61.7	45	53.5	38.3-68.1
$50,000-74,999	75	26	35.5	22.7-50.7	49	64.5	49.3-77.3
$75,000+	64	34	55.5	38.2-71.5	30	44.5	28.5-61.8
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

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

-Western NC

579

242

39.0

32.7-45.8

337

61.0

54.2-67.3

GENDER

Male

198

32.1

22.5-43.5

128

67.9

56.5-77.5

Female

381

172

44.9

37.9-52.2

209

55.1

47.8-62.1

RACE

White

535

225

38.8

32.2-45.9

310

61.2

54.1-67.8

African American

46.0

23.3-70.5

54.0

29.5-76.7

Other Minorities

40.7

17.9-68.3

59.3

31.7-82.1

AGE

18-24

23.2

11.2-41.9

76.8

58.1-88.8

25-34

30.1

14.7-51.7

69.9

48.3-85.3

35-44

47.0

34.0-60.5

53.0

39.5-66.0

45-54

138

37.3

26.4-49.5

62.7

50.5-73.6

55-64

121

50.8

38.1-63.4

49.2

36.6-61.9

65-74

39.6

26.5-54.4

60.4

45.6-73.5

75+

32.4

16.1-54.5

67.6

45.5-83.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

33.5

13.8-61.3

66.5

38.7-86.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

193

35.3

26.7-45.0

115

64.7

55.0-73.3

Some Post-H.S.

176

45.3

34.3-56.8

54.7

43.2-65.7

College Graduate

148

40.4

30.0-51.7

59.6

48.3-70.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

50.2

33.3-67.2

49.8

32.8-66.7

$15,000- 24,999

112

35.6

23.9-49.2

64.4

50.8-76.1

$25,000- 34,999

35.5

19.3-55.9

64.5

44.1-80.7

$35,000- 49,999

46.5

31.9-61.7

53.5

38.3-68.1

$50,000-74,999

35.5

22.7-50.7

64.5

49.3-77.3

$75,000+

55.5

38.2-71.5

44.5

28.5-61.8

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

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Western 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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