BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,558	2,077	13.3	12.6-14.0	12,481	86.7	86.0-87.4
-Eastern NC	4,861	780	15.0	13.9-16.3	4,081	85.0	83.7-86.1
GENDER
Male	1,744	262	14.1	12.3-16.1	1,482	85.9	83.9-87.7
Female	3,117	518	15.8	14.4-17.4	2,599	84.2	82.6-85.6
RACE
White	3,215	471	13.9	12.5-15.3	2,744	86.1	84.7-87.5
African American	1,220	224	17.2	14.9-19.9	996	82.8	80.1-85.1
Other Minorities	13	3	15.8	4.3-43.6	10	84.2	56.4-95.7
AGE
18-24	318	33	10.2	6.8-15.1	285	89.8	84.9-93.2
25-34	795	80	9.6	7.4-12.2	715	90.4	87.8-92.6
35-44	857	104	11.4	9.3-14.1	753	88.6	85.9-90.7
45-54	894	154	16.4	13.7-19.5	740	83.6	80.5-86.3
55-64	848	160	18.8	15.8-22.3	688	81.2	77.7-84.2
65-74	657	135	19.1	15.8-22.9	522	80.9	77.1-84.2
75+	474	112	24.6	20.2-29.6	362	75.4	70.4-79.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	826	272	31.1	27.2-35.4	554	68.9	64.6-72.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,548	253	14.4	12.5-16.5	1,295	85.6	83.5-87.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,278	162	12.0	10.1-14.3	1,116	88.0	85.7-89.9
College Graduate	1,200	89	6.6	5.2- 8.4	1,111	93.4	91.6-94.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	647	223	35.2	30.5-40.2	424	64.8	59.8-69.5
$15,000- 24,999	906	167	19.0	15.9-22.5	739	81.0	77.5-84.1
$25,000- 34,999	579	65	11.8	9.0-15.4	514	88.2	84.6-91.0
$35,000- 49,999	646	66	9.0	6.9-11.6	580	91.0	88.4-93.1
$50,000-74,999	527	35	6.3	4.3- 9.0	492	93.7	91.0-95.7
$75,000+	540	26	4.9	3.1- 7.8	514	95.1	92.2-96.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,711	780	45.5	42.6-48.4	931	54.5	51.6-57.4
No	3,124	0	0.0	. - .	3,124	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	691	104	13.3	10.7-16.4	587	86.7	83.6-89.3
Non-Veteran	4,038	671	15.9	14.6-17.3	3,367	84.1	82.7-85.4
Currently Serving	132	5	2.9	1.2- 7.0	127	97.1	93.0-98.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,558

2,077

13.3

12.6-14.0

12,481

86.7

86.0-87.4

-Eastern NC

4,861

780

15.0

13.9-16.3

4,081

85.0

83.7-86.1

GENDER

Male

1,744

262

14.1

12.3-16.1

1,482

85.9

83.9-87.7

Female

3,117

518

15.8

14.4-17.4

2,599

84.2

82.6-85.6

RACE

White

3,215

471

13.9

12.5-15.3

2,744

86.1

84.7-87.5

African American

1,220

224

17.2

14.9-19.9

996

82.8

80.1-85.1

Other Minorities

15.8

4.3-43.6

84.2

56.4-95.7

AGE

18-24

318

10.2

6.8-15.1

285

89.8

84.9-93.2

25-34

795

9.6

7.4-12.2

715

90.4

87.8-92.6

35-44

857

104

11.4

9.3-14.1

753

88.6

85.9-90.7

45-54

894

154

16.4

13.7-19.5

740

83.6

80.5-86.3

55-64

848

160

18.8

15.8-22.3

688

81.2

77.7-84.2

65-74

657

135

19.1

15.8-22.9

522

80.9

77.1-84.2

75+

474

112

24.6

20.2-29.6

362

75.4

70.4-79.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

826

272

31.1

27.2-35.4

554

68.9

64.6-72.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,548

253

14.4

12.5-16.5

1,295

85.6

83.5-87.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,278

162

12.0

10.1-14.3

1,116

88.0

85.7-89.9

College Graduate

1,200

6.6

5.2- 8.4

1,111

93.4

91.6-94.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

647

223

35.2

30.5-40.2

424

64.8

59.8-69.5

$15,000- 24,999

906

167

19.0

15.9-22.5

739

81.0

77.5-84.1

$25,000- 34,999

579

11.8

9.0-15.4

514

88.2

84.6-91.0

$35,000- 49,999

646

9.0

6.9-11.6

580

91.0

88.4-93.1

$50,000-74,999

527

6.3

4.3- 9.0

492

93.7

91.0-95.7

$75,000+

540

4.9

3.1- 7.8

514

95.1

92.2-96.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,711

780

45.5

42.6-48.4

931

54.5

51.6-57.4

3,124

0.0

. - .

3,124

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

691

104

13.3

10.7-16.4

587

86.7

83.6-89.3

Non-Veteran

4,038

671

15.9

14.6-17.3

3,367

84.1

82.7-85.4

Currently Serving

132

2.9

1.2- 7.0

127

97.1

93.0-98.8

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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 (MAHEC): 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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