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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	2,043	274	14.5	11.5-18.1	1,769	85.5	81.9-88.5
GENDER
Male	764	106	16.5	11.3-23.5	658	83.5	76.5-88.7
Female	1,279	168	12.5	10.1-15.4	1,111	87.5	84.6-89.9
RACE
White	1,864	241	14.0	10.9-17.8	1,623	86.0	82.2-89.1
African American	70	14	30.5	13.2-55.8	56	69.5	44.2-86.8
Other Minorities	101	17	9.4	4.0-20.5	84	90.6	79.5-96.0
AGE
18-24	135	8	4.7	2.0-10.8	127	95.3	89.2-98.0
25-34	280	28	13.0	4.2-33.4	252	87.0	66.6-95.8
35-44	341	25	7.9	4.8-12.7	316	92.1	87.3-95.2
45-54	378	64	23.1	15.4-33.2	314	76.9	66.8-84.6
55-64	346	45	14.3	8.8-22.6	301	85.7	77.4-91.2
65-74	336	60	17.5	12.7-23.6	276	82.5	76.4-87.3
75+	215	42	24.0	16.4-33.7	173	76.0	66.3-83.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	90	31.8	21.1-44.8	248	68.2	55.2-78.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	636	83	13.6	9.3-19.4	553	86.4	80.6-90.7
Some Post-H.S.	538	59	8.7	5.5-13.5	479	91.3	86.5-94.5
College Graduate	525	41	9.0	5.9-13.5	484	91.0	86.5-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	266	70	23.4	17.3-30.7	196	76.6	69.3-82.7
$15,000- 24,999	403	57	18.2	11.8-27.0	346	81.8	73.0-88.2
$25,000- 34,999	252	19	6.6	3.2-13.0	233	93.4	87.0-96.8
$35,000- 49,999	267	18	8.8	3.7-19.7	249	91.2	80.3-96.3
$50,000-74,999	203	13	6.2	2.8-13.1	190	93.8	86.9-97.2
$75,000+	205	12	3.6	1.6- 7.9	193	96.4	92.1-98.4
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

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

-Western NC

2,043

274

14.5

11.5-18.1

1,769

85.5

81.9-88.5

GENDER

Male

764

106

16.5

11.3-23.5

658

83.5

76.5-88.7

Female

1,279

168

12.5

10.1-15.4

1,111

87.5

84.6-89.9

RACE

White

1,864

241

14.0

10.9-17.8

1,623

86.0

82.2-89.1

African American

30.5

13.2-55.8

69.5

44.2-86.8

Other Minorities

101

9.4

4.0-20.5

90.6

79.5-96.0

AGE

18-24

135

4.7

2.0-10.8

127

95.3

89.2-98.0

25-34

280

13.0

4.2-33.4

252

87.0

66.6-95.8

35-44

341

7.9

4.8-12.7

316

92.1

87.3-95.2

45-54

378

23.1

15.4-33.2

314

76.9

66.8-84.6

55-64

346

14.3

8.8-22.6

301

85.7

77.4-91.2

65-74

336

17.5

12.7-23.6

276

82.5

76.4-87.3

75+

215

24.0

16.4-33.7

173

76.0

66.3-83.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

31.8

21.1-44.8

248

68.2

55.2-78.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

636

13.6

9.3-19.4

553

86.4

80.6-90.7

Some Post-H.S.

538

8.7

5.5-13.5

479

91.3

86.5-94.5

College Graduate

525

9.0

5.9-13.5

484

91.0

86.5-94.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

266

23.4

17.3-30.7

196

76.6

69.3-82.7

$15,000- 24,999

403

18.2

11.8-27.0

346

81.8

73.0-88.2

$25,000- 34,999

252

6.6

3.2-13.0

233

93.4

87.0-96.8

$35,000- 49,999

267

8.8

3.7-19.7

249

91.2

80.3-96.3

$50,000-74,999

203

6.2

2.8-13.1

190

93.8

86.9-97.2

$75,000+

205

3.6

1.6- 7.9

193

96.4

92.1-98.4

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

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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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