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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,222	1,412	14.4	13.5-15.3	7,810	85.6	84.7-86.5
RACE
White	6,879	990	13.9	13.0-15.0	5,889	86.1	85.0-87.0
African American	1,737	302	15.6	13.7-17.7	1,435	84.4	82.3-86.3
Asian	47	6	7.8	3.1-18.0	41	92.2	82.0-96.9
Native American	195	59	25.7	18.9-34.1	136	74.3	65.9-81.1
Other Minorities	311	46	13.5	9.3-19.1	265	86.5	80.9-90.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	352	58	15.7	11.4-21.3	294	84.3	78.7-88.6
-English Speaking	170	30	16.9	11.1-24.9	140	83.1	75.1-88.9
-Spanish Speaking	182	28	14.9	9.3-23.1	154	85.1	76.9-90.7
Non-Hispanic	8,860	1,352	14.3	13.4-15.2	7,508	85.7	84.8-86.6
AGE
18-24	489	46	9.2	6.5-12.8	443	90.8	87.2-93.5
25-34	1,459	125	8.1	6.6-10.0	1,334	91.9	90.0-93.4
35-44	1,680	201	11.2	9.5-13.1	1,479	88.8	86.9-90.5
45-54	1,699	306	17.9	15.6-20.3	1,393	82.1	79.7-84.4
55-64	1,524	272	17.6	15.4-20.1	1,252	82.4	79.9-84.6
65-74	1,267	223	16.7	14.4-19.3	1,044	83.3	80.7-85.6
75+	1,051	235	22.6	19.6-25.9	816	77.4	74.1-80.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,464	445	29.1	26.3-32.0	1,019	70.9	68.0-73.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,737	461	16.0	14.4-17.8	2,276	84.0	82.2-85.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,409	304	12.1	10.6-13.9	2,105	87.9	86.1-89.4
College Graduate	2,598	199	7.3	6.1- 8.6	2,399	92.7	91.4-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,191	389	32.9	29.6-36.3	802	67.1	63.7-70.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,657	305	18.6	16.4-21.1	1,352	81.4	78.9-83.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,039	112	11.7	9.3-14.6	927	88.3	85.4-90.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,124	124	10.9	8.9-13.2	1,000	89.1	86.8-91.1
$50,000-74,999	995	67	7.0	5.3- 9.2	928	93.0	90.8-94.7
$75,000+	1,104	49	4.0	2.8- 5.6	1,055	96.0	94.4-97.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,087	1,412	46.8	44.6-49.0	1,675	53.2	51.0-55.4
No	6,100	0	0.0	. - .	6,100	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	164	31	17.3	11.4-25.4	133	82.7	74.6-88.6
Non-Veteran	9,024	1,378	14.3	13.5-15.2	7,646	85.7	84.8-86.5
Currently Serving	34	3	8.0	2.5-23.2	31	92.0	76.8-97.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,222

1,412

14.4

13.5-15.3

7,810

85.6

84.7-86.5

RACE

White

6,879

990

13.9

13.0-15.0

5,889

86.1

85.0-87.0

African American

1,737

302

15.6

13.7-17.7

1,435

84.4

82.3-86.3

Asian

7.8

3.1-18.0

92.2

82.0-96.9

Native American

195

25.7

18.9-34.1

136

74.3

65.9-81.1

Other Minorities

311

13.5

9.3-19.1

265

86.5

80.9-90.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

352

15.7

11.4-21.3

294

84.3

78.7-88.6

-English Speaking

170

16.9

11.1-24.9

140

83.1

75.1-88.9

-Spanish Speaking

182

14.9

9.3-23.1

154

85.1

76.9-90.7

Non-Hispanic

8,860

1,352

14.3

13.4-15.2

7,508

85.7

84.8-86.6

AGE

18-24

489

9.2

6.5-12.8

443

90.8

87.2-93.5

25-34

1,459

125

8.1

6.6-10.0

1,334

91.9

90.0-93.4

35-44

1,680

201

11.2

9.5-13.1

1,479

88.8

86.9-90.5

45-54

1,699

306

17.9

15.6-20.3

1,393

82.1

79.7-84.4

55-64

1,524

272

17.6

15.4-20.1

1,252

82.4

79.9-84.6

65-74

1,267

223

16.7

14.4-19.3

1,044

83.3

80.7-85.6

75+

1,051

235

22.6

19.6-25.9

816

77.4

74.1-80.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,464

445

29.1

26.3-32.0

1,019

70.9

68.0-73.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,737

461

16.0

14.4-17.8

2,276

84.0

82.2-85.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,409

304

12.1

10.6-13.9

2,105

87.9

86.1-89.4

College Graduate

2,598

199

7.3

6.1- 8.6

2,399

92.7

91.4-93.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,191

389

32.9

29.6-36.3

802

67.1

63.7-70.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,657

305

18.6

16.4-21.1

1,352

81.4

78.9-83.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,039

112

11.7

9.3-14.6

927

88.3

85.4-90.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,124

124

10.9

8.9-13.2

1,000

89.1

86.8-91.1

$50,000-74,999

995

7.0

5.3- 9.2

928

93.0

90.8-94.7

$75,000+

1,104

4.0

2.8- 5.6

1,055

96.0

94.4-97.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,087

1,412

46.8

44.6-49.0

1,675

53.2

51.0-55.4

6,100

0.0

. - .

6,100

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

164

17.3

11.4-25.4

133

82.7

74.6-88.6

Non-Veteran

9,024

1,378

14.3

13.5-15.2

7,646

85.7

84.8-86.5

Currently Serving

8.0

2.5-23.2

92.0

76.8-97.5

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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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