BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Did that person have a problem with memory loss or confusion or a disorder like Alzheimer's Disease?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,067	1,699	42.5	40.6-44.4	2,368	57.5	55.6-59.4
-Eastern NC	1,363	556	40.4	37.3-43.6	807	59.6	56.4-62.7
GENDER
Male	469	183	38.0	33.1-43.1	286	62.0	56.9-66.9
Female	894	373	42.5	38.6-46.4	521	57.5	53.6-61.4
RACE
White	919	362	39.6	35.9-43.4	557	60.4	56.6-64.1
African American	341	155	45.1	38.7-51.7	186	54.9	48.3-61.3
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	58	20	32.6	20.0-48.4	38	67.4	51.6-80.0
25-34	168	65	35.7	27.8-44.3	103	64.3	55.7-72.2
35-44	248	97	36.5	29.9-43.7	151	63.5	56.3-70.1
45-54	320	143	44.0	37.6-50.6	177	56.0	49.4-62.4
55-64	295	129	47.4	40.5-54.3	166	52.6	45.7-59.5
65-74	160	59	38.8	30.3-48.1	101	61.2	51.9-69.7
75+	108	39	32.4	23.5-42.9	69	67.6	57.1-76.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	186	69	35.9	28.1-44.4	117	64.1	55.6-71.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	433	170	39.0	33.6-44.7	263	61.0	55.3-66.4
Some Post-H.S.	385	159	41.5	35.7-47.6	226	58.5	52.4-64.3
College Graduate	357	157	43.4	37.6-49.5	200	56.6	50.5-62.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	174	71	40.7	32.4-49.6	103	59.3	50.4-67.6
$15,000- 24,999	251	104	39.1	32.1-46.7	147	60.9	53.3-67.9
$25,000- 34,999	152	60	41.1	32.4-50.5	92	58.9	49.5-67.6
$35,000- 49,999	198	87	42.8	34.9-51.1	111	57.2	48.9-65.1
$50,000-74,999	154	55	36.9	28.5-46.1	99	63.1	53.9-71.5
$75,000+	175	79	43.9	35.7-52.4	96	56.1	47.6-64.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	494	216	42.3	37.2-47.5	278	57.7	52.5-62.8
No	862	336	39.3	35.4-43.3	526	60.7	56.7-64.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	199	75	37.7	30.3-45.8	124	62.3	54.2-69.7
Non-Veteran	1,142	473	41.3	37.9-44.7	669	58.7	55.3-62.1
Currently Serving	22	8	31.5	15.4-53.8	14	68.5	46.2-84.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,067

1,699

42.5

40.6-44.4

2,368

57.5

55.6-59.4

-Eastern NC

1,363

556

40.4

37.3-43.6

807

59.6

56.4-62.7

GENDER

Male

469

183

38.0

33.1-43.1

286

62.0

56.9-66.9

Female

894

373

42.5

38.6-46.4

521

57.5

53.6-61.4

RACE

White

919

362

39.6

35.9-43.4

557

60.4

56.6-64.1

African American

341

155

45.1

38.7-51.7

186

54.9

48.3-61.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

32.6

20.0-48.4

67.4

51.6-80.0

25-34

168

35.7

27.8-44.3

103

64.3

55.7-72.2

35-44

248

36.5

29.9-43.7

151

63.5

56.3-70.1

45-54

320

143

44.0

37.6-50.6

177

56.0

49.4-62.4

55-64

295

129

47.4

40.5-54.3

166

52.6

45.7-59.5

65-74

160

38.8

30.3-48.1

101

61.2

51.9-69.7

75+

108

32.4

23.5-42.9

67.6

57.1-76.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

186

35.9

28.1-44.4

117

64.1

55.6-71.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

433

170

39.0

33.6-44.7

263

61.0

55.3-66.4

Some Post-H.S.

385

159

41.5

35.7-47.6

226

58.5

52.4-64.3

College Graduate

357

157

43.4

37.6-49.5

200

56.6

50.5-62.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

174

40.7

32.4-49.6

103

59.3

50.4-67.6

$15,000- 24,999

251

104

39.1

32.1-46.7

147

60.9

53.3-67.9

$25,000- 34,999

152

41.1

32.4-50.5

58.9

49.5-67.6

$35,000- 49,999

198

42.8

34.9-51.1

111

57.2

48.9-65.1

$50,000-74,999

154

36.9

28.5-46.1

63.1

53.9-71.5

$75,000+

175

43.9

35.7-52.4

56.1

47.6-64.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

494

216

42.3

37.2-47.5

278

57.7

52.5-62.8

862

336

39.3

35.4-43.3

526

60.7

56.7-64.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

199

37.7

30.3-45.8

124

62.3

54.2-69.7

Non-Veteran

1,142

473

41.3

37.9-44.7

669

58.7

55.3-62.1

Currently Serving

31.5

15.4-53.8

68.5

46.2-84.6

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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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