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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,067	1,699	42.5	40.6-44.4	2,368	57.5	55.6-59.4
-Gaston County	105	48	47.8	37.5-58.4	57	52.2	41.6-62.5
GENDER
Male	35	13	36.6	21.8-54.6	22	63.4	45.4-78.2
Female	70	35	55.3	42.5-67.6	35	44.7	32.4-57.5
RACE
White	88	38	46.6	35.3-58.2	50	53.4	41.8-64.7
Other	17	10	54.0	29.4-76.8	7	46.0	23.2-70.6
AGE
18-44	39	21	58.0	40.8-73.5	18	42.0	26.5-59.2
45+	66	27	40.2	28.3-53.4	39	59.8	46.6-71.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	56	26	49.9	35.6-64.1	30	50.1	35.9-64.4
Some College +	49	22	45.2	30.9-60.4	27	54.8	39.6-69.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	63	31	49.7	36.4-63.1	32	50.3	36.9-63.6
$50,000+	18	7	42.3	21.1-66.8	11	57.7	33.2-78.9

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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 (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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	4,067	1,699	42.5	40.6-44.4	2,368	57.5	55.6-59.4
-Gaston County	105	48	47.8	37.5-58.4	57	52.2	41.6-62.5
GENDER
Male	35	13	36.6	21.8-54.6	22	63.4	45.4-78.2
Female	70	35	55.3	42.5-67.6	35	44.7	32.4-57.5
RACE
White	88	38	46.6	35.3-58.2	50	53.4	41.8-64.7
Other	17	10	54.0	29.4-76.8	7	46.0	23.2-70.6
AGE
18-44	39	21	58.0	40.8-73.5	18	42.0	26.5-59.2
45+	66	27	40.2	28.3-53.4	39	59.8	46.6-71.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	56	26	49.9	35.6-64.1	30	50.1	35.9-64.4
Some College +	49	22	45.2	30.9-60.4	27	54.8	39.6-69.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	63	31	49.7	36.4-63.1	32	50.3	36.9-63.6
$50,000+	18	7	42.3	21.1-66.8	11	57.7	33.2-78.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Aging and Caregiving

Did that person have a problem with memory loss or confusion or a disorder like Alzheimer's Disease?