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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,558	2,077	13.3	12.6-14.0	12,481	86.7	86.0-87.4
GENDER
Male	5,336	665	12.1	11.0-13.2	4,671	87.9	86.8-89.0
Female	9,222	1,412	14.4	13.5-15.3	7,810	85.6	84.7-86.5
RACE
White	10,921	1,454	12.5	11.8-13.3	9,467	87.5	86.7-88.2
African American	2,583	440	15.0	13.5-16.7	2,143	85.0	83.3-86.5
Asian	86	8	6.0	2.8-12.6	78	94.0	87.4-97.2
Native American	285	79	21.9	16.8-28.0	206	78.1	72.0-83.2
Other Minorities	603	86	16.2	12.1-21.2	517	83.8	78.8-87.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	644	96	15.8	12.0-20.6	548	84.2	79.4-88.0
-English Speaking	264	38	12.1	8.2-17.3	226	87.9	82.7-91.8
-Spanish Speaking	380	58	17.5	12.4-24.1	322	82.5	75.9-87.6
Non-Hispanic	13,898	1,978	13.1	12.4-13.8	11,920	86.9	86.2-87.6
AGE
18-24	813	93	12.4	9.7-15.8	720	87.6	84.2-90.3
25-34	2,330	204	8.5	7.1-10.2	2,126	91.5	89.8-92.9
35-44	2,736	299	10.3	9.0-11.8	2,437	89.7	88.2-91.0
45-54	2,711	429	15.4	13.8-17.3	2,282	84.6	82.7-86.2
55-64	2,493	415	15.8	14.1-17.7	2,078	84.2	82.3-85.9
65-74	1,935	324	15.0	13.2-17.0	1,611	85.0	83.0-86.8
75+	1,471	308	20.1	17.7-22.8	1,163	79.9	77.2-82.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,378	673	25.9	23.7-28.2	1,705	74.1	71.8-76.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,244	645	14.4	13.1-15.8	3,599	85.6	84.2-86.9
Some Post-H.S.	3,668	438	11.5	10.2-12.8	3,230	88.5	87.2-89.8
College Graduate	4,242	314	6.6	5.8- 7.5	3,928	93.4	92.5-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,675	546	31.8	28.8-34.9	1,129	68.2	65.1-71.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,457	458	18.9	16.9-21.1	1,999	81.1	78.9-83.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,685	183	11.1	9.4-13.2	1,502	88.9	86.8-90.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,926	196	10.4	8.9-12.2	1,730	89.6	87.8-91.1
$50,000-74,999	1,761	110	6.0	4.8- 7.4	1,651	94.0	92.6-95.2
$75,000+	1,984	87	3.9	3.0- 5.0	1,897	96.1	95.0-97.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,709	2,077	44.8	43.0-46.6	2,632	55.2	53.4-57.0
No	9,793	0	0.0	. - .	9,793	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,869	247	12.5	10.7-14.5	1,622	87.5	85.5-89.3
Non-Veteran	12,524	1,821	13.5	12.8-14.3	10,703	86.5	85.7-87.2
Currently Serving	163	9	4.9	2.4-10.0	154	95.1	90.0-97.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,558

2,077

13.3

12.6-14.0

12,481

86.7

86.0-87.4

GENDER

Male

5,336

665

12.1

11.0-13.2

4,671

87.9

86.8-89.0

Female

9,222

1,412

14.4

13.5-15.3

7,810

85.6

84.7-86.5

RACE

White

10,921

1,454

12.5

11.8-13.3

9,467

87.5

86.7-88.2

African American

2,583

440

15.0

13.5-16.7

2,143

85.0

83.3-86.5

Asian

6.0

2.8-12.6

94.0

87.4-97.2

Native American

285

21.9

16.8-28.0

206

78.1

72.0-83.2

Other Minorities

603

16.2

12.1-21.2

517

83.8

78.8-87.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

644

15.8

12.0-20.6

548

84.2

79.4-88.0

-English Speaking

264

12.1

8.2-17.3

226

87.9

82.7-91.8

-Spanish Speaking

380

17.5

12.4-24.1

322

82.5

75.9-87.6

Non-Hispanic

13,898

1,978

13.1

12.4-13.8

11,920

86.9

86.2-87.6

AGE

18-24

813

12.4

9.7-15.8

720

87.6

84.2-90.3

25-34

2,330

204

8.5

7.1-10.2

2,126

91.5

89.8-92.9

35-44

2,736

299

10.3

9.0-11.8

2,437

89.7

88.2-91.0

45-54

2,711

429

15.4

13.8-17.3

2,282

84.6

82.7-86.2

55-64

2,493

415

15.8

14.1-17.7

2,078

84.2

82.3-85.9

65-74

1,935

324

15.0

13.2-17.0

1,611

85.0

83.0-86.8

75+

1,471

308

20.1

17.7-22.8

1,163

79.9

77.2-82.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,378

673

25.9

23.7-28.2

1,705

74.1

71.8-76.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,244

645

14.4

13.1-15.8

3,599

85.6

84.2-86.9

Some Post-H.S.

3,668

438

11.5

10.2-12.8

3,230

88.5

87.2-89.8

College Graduate

4,242

314

6.6

5.8- 7.5

3,928

93.4

92.5-94.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,675

546

31.8

28.8-34.9

1,129

68.2

65.1-71.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,457

458

18.9

16.9-21.1

1,999

81.1

78.9-83.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,685

183

11.1

9.4-13.2

1,502

88.9

86.8-90.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,926

196

10.4

8.9-12.2

1,730

89.6

87.8-91.1

$50,000-74,999

1,761

110

6.0

4.8- 7.4

1,651

94.0

92.6-95.2

$75,000+

1,984

3.9

3.0- 5.0

1,897

96.1

95.0-97.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,709

2,077

44.8

43.0-46.6

2,632

55.2

53.4-57.0

9,793

0.0

. - .

9,793

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,869

247

12.5

10.7-14.5

1,622

87.5

85.5-89.3

Non-Veteran

12,524

1,821

13.5

12.8-14.3

10,703

86.5

85.7-87.2

Currently Serving

163

4.9

2.4-10.0

154

95.1

90.0-97.6

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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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