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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	264	126	48.3	41.0-55.7	138	51.7	44.3-59.0
GENDER
Male	86	39	46.7	35.0-58.7	47	53.3	41.3-65.0
Female	178	87	49.5	40.4-58.7	91	50.5	41.3-59.6
RACE
White	230	110	48.5	40.8-56.3	120	51.5	43.7-59.2
African American	15	6	36.2	15.3-64.0	9	63.8	36.0-84.7
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	11	5	58.7	27.2-84.4	6	41.3	15.6-72.8
25-34	33	17	53.8	32.4-73.9	16	46.2	26.1-67.6
35-44	46	20	43.2	27.8-60.0	26	56.8	40.0-72.2
45-54	60	29	51.4	35.6-66.9	31	48.6	33.1-64.4
55-64	54	27	49.8	34.0-65.6	27	50.2	34.4-66.0
65-74	36	16	45.0	27.4-63.8	20	55.0	36.2-72.6
75+	23	11	38.8	18.8-63.5	12	61.2	36.5-81.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	23	8	30.6	13.8-55.0	15	69.4	45.0-86.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	73	37	55.0	40.6-68.6	36	45.0	31.4-59.4
Some Post-H.S.	76	38	46.2	33.0-60.0	38	53.8	40.0-67.0
College Graduate	90	43	50.9	39.2-62.6	47	49.1	37.4-60.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	25	16	65.6	40.7-84.2	9	34.4	15.8-59.3
$15,000- 24,999	35	17	47.6	28.0-68.0	18	52.4	32.0-72.0
$25,000- 34,999	37	15	39.7	22.9-59.3	22	60.3	40.7-77.1
$35,000- 49,999	41	21	48.7	31.1-66.5	20	51.3	33.5-68.9
$50,000-74,999	34	13	35.9	19.8-56.0	21	64.1	44.0-80.2
$75,000+	31	17	66.6	47.0-81.8	14	33.4	18.2-53.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	87	44	48.8	36.0-61.8	43	51.2	38.2-64.0
No	175	81	48.3	39.4-57.2	94	51.7	42.8-60.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	31	16	51.7	31.9-71.0	15	48.3	29.0-68.1
Non-Veteran	232	109	47.7	39.9-55.6	123	52.3	44.4-60.1
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

264

126

48.3

41.0-55.7

138

51.7

44.3-59.0

GENDER

Male

46.7

35.0-58.7

53.3

41.3-65.0

Female

178

49.5

40.4-58.7

50.5

41.3-59.6

RACE

White

230

110

48.5

40.8-56.3

120

51.5

43.7-59.2

African American

36.2

15.3-64.0

63.8

36.0-84.7

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

58.7

27.2-84.4

41.3

15.6-72.8

25-34

53.8

32.4-73.9

46.2

26.1-67.6

35-44

43.2

27.8-60.0

56.8

40.0-72.2

45-54

51.4

35.6-66.9

48.6

33.1-64.4

55-64

49.8

34.0-65.6

50.2

34.4-66.0

65-74

45.0

27.4-63.8

55.0

36.2-72.6

75+

38.8

18.8-63.5

61.2

36.5-81.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

30.6

13.8-55.0

69.4

45.0-86.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

55.0

40.6-68.6

45.0

31.4-59.4

Some Post-H.S.

46.2

33.0-60.0

53.8

40.0-67.0

College Graduate

50.9

39.2-62.6

49.1

37.4-60.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

65.6

40.7-84.2

34.4

15.8-59.3

$15,000- 24,999

47.6

28.0-68.0

52.4

32.0-72.0

$25,000- 34,999

39.7

22.9-59.3

60.3

40.7-77.1

$35,000- 49,999

48.7

31.1-66.5

51.3

33.5-68.9

$50,000-74,999

35.9

19.8-56.0

64.1

44.0-80.2

$75,000+

66.6

47.0-81.8

33.4

18.2-53.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

48.8

36.0-61.8

51.2

38.2-64.0

175

48.3

39.4-57.2

51.7

42.8-60.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

51.7

31.9-71.0

48.3

29.0-68.1

Non-Veteran

232

109

47.7

39.9-55.6

123

52.3

44.4-60.1

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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