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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	916	141	14.2	11.6-17.2	775	85.8	82.8-88.4
GENDER
Male	327	34	9.8	6.5-14.4	293	90.2	85.6-93.5
Female	589	107	17.9	14.3-22.3	482	82.1	77.7-85.7
RACE
White	784	113	13.5	10.9-16.6	671	86.5	83.4-89.1
African American	50	9	22.3	11.3-39.2	41	77.7	60.8-88.7
Other Minorities	3	1	31.6	3.9-84.1	2	68.4	15.9-96.1
AGE
18-24	48	5	9.2	3.3-23.2	43	90.8	76.8-96.7
25-34	123	14	9.7	4.3-20.4	109	90.3	79.6-95.7
35-44	150	16	9.0	5.2-15.0	134	91.0	85.0-94.8
45-54	175	34	22.6	15.2-32.1	141	77.4	67.9-84.8
55-64	154	22	11.8	7.1-18.8	132	88.2	81.2-92.9
65-74	140	23	13.7	8.5-21.2	117	86.3	78.8-91.5
75+	121	27	22.7	14.6-33.3	94	77.3	66.7-85.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	131	29	19.9	12.4-30.2	102	80.1	69.8-87.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	258	41	14.6	9.9-21.0	217	85.4	79.0-90.1
Some Post-H.S.	248	36	13.9	9.4-20.2	212	86.1	79.8-90.6
College Graduate	275	34	10.4	7.0-15.2	241	89.6	84.8-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	34	24.8	16.4-35.7	82	75.2	64.3-83.6
$15,000- 24,999	161	28	16.7	10.3-26.1	133	83.3	73.9-89.7
$25,000- 34,999	123	18	13.8	7.7-23.4	105	86.2	76.6-92.3
$35,000- 49,999	127	15	13.0	7.3-22.1	112	87.0	77.9-92.7
$50,000-74,999	112	11	8.0	4.1-15.2	101	92.0	84.8-95.9
$75,000+	92	4	2.8	0.9- 8.1	88	97.2	91.9-99.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	316	141	44.9	38.0-52.0	175	55.1	48.0-62.0
No	596	0	0.0	. - .	596	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	137	18	12.5	6.9-21.6	119	87.5	78.4-93.1
Non-Veteran	775	123	14.6	11.8-17.9	652	85.4	82.1-88.2
Currently Serving	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

916

141

14.2

11.6-17.2

775

85.8

82.8-88.4

GENDER

Male

327

9.8

6.5-14.4

293

90.2

85.6-93.5

Female

589

107

17.9

14.3-22.3

482

82.1

77.7-85.7

RACE

White

784

113

13.5

10.9-16.6

671

86.5

83.4-89.1

African American

22.3

11.3-39.2

77.7

60.8-88.7

Other Minorities

31.6

3.9-84.1

68.4

15.9-96.1

AGE

18-24

9.2

3.3-23.2

90.8

76.8-96.7

25-34

123

9.7

4.3-20.4

109

90.3

79.6-95.7

35-44

150

9.0

5.2-15.0

134

91.0

85.0-94.8

45-54

175

22.6

15.2-32.1

141

77.4

67.9-84.8

55-64

154

11.8

7.1-18.8

132

88.2

81.2-92.9

65-74

140

13.7

8.5-21.2

117

86.3

78.8-91.5

75+

121

22.7

14.6-33.3

77.3

66.7-85.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

131

19.9

12.4-30.2

102

80.1

69.8-87.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

258

14.6

9.9-21.0

217

85.4

79.0-90.1

Some Post-H.S.

248

13.9

9.4-20.2

212

86.1

79.8-90.6

College Graduate

275

10.4

7.0-15.2

241

89.6

84.8-93.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

24.8

16.4-35.7

75.2

64.3-83.6

$15,000- 24,999

161

16.7

10.3-26.1

133

83.3

73.9-89.7

$25,000- 34,999

123

13.8

7.7-23.4

105

86.2

76.6-92.3

$35,000- 49,999

127

13.0

7.3-22.1

112

87.0

77.9-92.7

$50,000-74,999

112

8.0

4.1-15.2

101

92.0

84.8-95.9

$75,000+

2.8

0.9- 8.1

97.2

91.9-99.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

316

141

44.9

38.0-52.0

175

55.1

48.0-62.0

596

0.0

. - .

596

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

137

12.5

6.9-21.6

119

87.5

78.4-93.1

Non-Veteran

775

123

14.6

11.8-17.9

652

85.4

82.1-88.2

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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