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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,640	1,122	43.9	41.5-46.3	1,518	56.1	53.7-58.5
RACE
White	2,005	822	43.1	40.5-45.9	1,183	56.9	54.1-59.5
African American	517	252	48.6	43.2-54.0	265	51.4	46.0-56.8
Asian	7	1	7.1	0.8-41.3	6	92.9	58.7-99.2
Native American	62	28	45.0	30.6-60.3	34	55.0	39.7-69.4
Other Minorities	37	13	29.4	16.2-47.3	24	70.6	52.7-83.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	44	17	35.0	21.0-52.3	27	65.0	47.7-79.0
-English Speaking	29	16	51.0	31.4-70.3	13	49.0	29.7-68.6
-Spanish Speaking	15	1	7.0	0.9-37.2	14	93.0	62.8-99.1
Non-Hispanic	2,594	1,104	44.1	41.7-46.5	1,490	55.9	53.5-58.3
AGE
18-24	115	50	44.8	33.4-56.7	65	55.2	43.3-66.6
25-34	301	129	44.5	37.8-51.4	172	55.5	48.6-62.2
35-44	478	191	39.0	33.8-44.5	287	61.0	55.5-66.2
45-54	629	284	47.7	42.8-52.6	345	52.3	47.4-57.2
55-64	576	240	43.8	39.0-48.8	336	56.2	51.2-61.0
65-74	321	142	47.9	41.2-54.5	179	52.1	45.5-58.8
75+	207	80	34.8	27.4-43.0	127	65.2	57.0-72.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	332	130	40.3	34.1-46.9	202	59.7	53.1-65.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	772	307	42.4	38.1-47.0	465	57.6	53.0-61.9
Some Post-H.S.	746	352	50.0	45.5-54.6	394	50.0	45.4-54.5
College Graduate	787	332	41.0	36.8-45.3	455	59.0	54.7-63.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	282	118	42.4	35.4-49.7	164	57.6	50.3-64.6
$15,000- 24,999	485	220	45.2	39.7-50.7	265	54.8	49.3-60.3
$25,000- 34,999	317	136	46.1	39.3-53.0	181	53.9	47.0-60.7
$35,000- 49,999	345	163	48.7	42.5-55.0	182	51.3	45.0-57.5
$50,000-74,999	289	117	42.0	35.3-49.1	172	58.0	50.9-64.7
$75,000+	363	155	43.8	37.7-50.1	208	56.2	49.9-62.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	884	424	48.9	44.8-53.1	460	51.1	46.9-55.2
No	1,742	694	41.7	38.9-44.7	1,048	58.3	55.3-61.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	38	13	21.8	11.5-37.3	25	78.2	62.7-88.5
Non-Veteran	2,593	1,105	44.2	41.8-46.6	1,488	55.8	53.4-58.2
Currently Serving	9	4	33.8	10.7-68.4	5	66.2	31.6-89.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,640

1,122

43.9

41.5-46.3

1,518

56.1

53.7-58.5

RACE

White

2,005

822

43.1

40.5-45.9

1,183

56.9

54.1-59.5

African American

517

252

48.6

43.2-54.0

265

51.4

46.0-56.8

Asian

7.1

0.8-41.3

92.9

58.7-99.2

Native American

45.0

30.6-60.3

55.0

39.7-69.4

Other Minorities

29.4

16.2-47.3

70.6

52.7-83.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

35.0

21.0-52.3

65.0

47.7-79.0

-English Speaking

51.0

31.4-70.3

49.0

29.7-68.6

-Spanish Speaking

7.0

0.9-37.2

93.0

62.8-99.1

Non-Hispanic

2,594

1,104

44.1

41.7-46.5

1,490

55.9

53.5-58.3

AGE

18-24

115

44.8

33.4-56.7

55.2

43.3-66.6

25-34

301

129

44.5

37.8-51.4

172

55.5

48.6-62.2

35-44

478

191

39.0

33.8-44.5

287

61.0

55.5-66.2

45-54

629

284

47.7

42.8-52.6

345

52.3

47.4-57.2

55-64

576

240

43.8

39.0-48.8

336

56.2

51.2-61.0

65-74

321

142

47.9

41.2-54.5

179

52.1

45.5-58.8

75+

207

34.8

27.4-43.0

127

65.2

57.0-72.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

332

130

40.3

34.1-46.9

202

59.7

53.1-65.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

772

307

42.4

38.1-47.0

465

57.6

53.0-61.9

Some Post-H.S.

746

352

50.0

45.5-54.6

394

50.0

45.4-54.5

College Graduate

787

332

41.0

36.8-45.3

455

59.0

54.7-63.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

282

118

42.4

35.4-49.7

164

57.6

50.3-64.6

$15,000- 24,999

485

220

45.2

39.7-50.7

265

54.8

49.3-60.3

$25,000- 34,999

317

136

46.1

39.3-53.0

181

53.9

47.0-60.7

$35,000- 49,999

345

163

48.7

42.5-55.0

182

51.3

45.0-57.5

$50,000-74,999

289

117

42.0

35.3-49.1

172

58.0

50.9-64.7

$75,000+

363

155

43.8

37.7-50.1

208

56.2

49.9-62.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

884

424

48.9

44.8-53.1

460

51.1

46.9-55.2

1,742

694

41.7

38.9-44.7

1,048

58.3

55.3-61.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

21.8

11.5-37.3

78.2

62.7-88.5

Non-Veteran

2,593

1,105

44.2

41.8-46.6

1,488

55.8

53.4-58.2

Currently Serving

33.8

10.7-68.4

66.2

31.6-89.3

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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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