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-MALES

Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,336	665	12.1	11.0-13.2	4,671	87.9	86.8-89.0
RACE
White	4,042	464	11.0	9.9-12.2	3,578	89.0	87.8-90.1
African American	846	138	14.3	11.8-17.1	708	85.7	82.9-88.2
Asian	39	2	4.5	1.1-16.6	37	95.5	83.4-98.9
Native American	90	20	16.7	10.3-26.1	70	83.3	73.9-89.7
Other Minorities	292	40	17.7	12.1-25.1	252	82.3	74.9-87.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	292	38	15.9	10.6-23.0	254	84.1	77.0-89.4
-English Speaking	94	8	7.3	3.4-15.2	86	92.7	84.8-96.6
-Spanish Speaking	198	30	18.8	12.1-27.9	168	81.2	72.1-87.9
Non-Hispanic	5,038	626	11.7	10.7-12.8	4,412	88.3	87.2-89.3
AGE
18-24	324	47	15.3	10.9-21.1	277	84.7	78.9-89.1
25-34	871	79	8.9	6.7-11.8	792	91.1	88.2-93.3
35-44	1,056	98	9.4	7.5-11.9	958	90.6	88.1-92.5
45-54	1,012	123	12.7	10.2-15.6	889	87.3	84.4-89.8
55-64	969	143	14.2	11.7-17.1	826	85.8	82.9-88.3
65-74	668	101	13.1	10.5-16.3	567	86.9	83.7-89.5
75+	420	73	16.6	12.9-21.1	347	83.4	78.9-87.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	914	228	23.2	19.9-26.8	686	76.8	73.2-80.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,507	184	12.5	10.5-15.0	1,323	87.5	85.0-89.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,259	134	10.6	8.7-12.9	1,125	89.4	87.1-91.3
College Graduate	1,644	115	5.8	4.7- 7.2	1,529	94.2	92.8-95.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	484	157	30.3	25.0-36.1	327	69.7	63.9-75.0
$15,000- 24,999	800	153	19.3	16.0-23.1	647	80.7	76.9-84.0
$25,000- 34,999	646	71	10.5	8.1-13.6	575	89.5	86.4-91.9
$35,000- 49,999	802	72	10.0	7.7-12.9	730	90.0	87.1-92.3
$50,000-74,999	766	43	5.0	3.6- 7.0	723	95.0	93.0-96.4
$75,000+	880	38	3.8	2.6- 5.4	842	96.2	94.6-97.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,622	665	42.4	39.4-45.5	957	57.6	54.5-60.6
No	3,693	0	0.0	. - .	3,693	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,705	216	12.2	10.3-14.3	1,489	87.8	85.7-89.7
Non-Veteran	3,500	443	12.2	10.9-13.7	3,057	87.8	86.3-89.1
Currently Serving	129	6	4.5	1.9-10.3	123	95.5	89.7-98.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,336

665

12.1

11.0-13.2

4,671

87.9

86.8-89.0

RACE

White

4,042

464

11.0

9.9-12.2

3,578

89.0

87.8-90.1

African American

846

138

14.3

11.8-17.1

708

85.7

82.9-88.2

Asian

4.5

1.1-16.6

95.5

83.4-98.9

Native American

16.7

10.3-26.1

83.3

73.9-89.7

Other Minorities

292

17.7

12.1-25.1

252

82.3

74.9-87.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

292

15.9

10.6-23.0

254

84.1

77.0-89.4

-English Speaking

7.3

3.4-15.2

92.7

84.8-96.6

-Spanish Speaking

198

18.8

12.1-27.9

168

81.2

72.1-87.9

Non-Hispanic

5,038

626

11.7

10.7-12.8

4,412

88.3

87.2-89.3

AGE

18-24

324

15.3

10.9-21.1

277

84.7

78.9-89.1

25-34

871

8.9

6.7-11.8

792

91.1

88.2-93.3

35-44

1,056

9.4

7.5-11.9

958

90.6

88.1-92.5

45-54

1,012

123

12.7

10.2-15.6

889

87.3

84.4-89.8

55-64

969

143

14.2

11.7-17.1

826

85.8

82.9-88.3

65-74

668

101

13.1

10.5-16.3

567

86.9

83.7-89.5

75+

420

16.6

12.9-21.1

347

83.4

78.9-87.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

914

228

23.2

19.9-26.8

686

76.8

73.2-80.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,507

184

12.5

10.5-15.0

1,323

87.5

85.0-89.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,259

134

10.6

8.7-12.9

1,125

89.4

87.1-91.3

College Graduate

1,644

115

5.8

4.7- 7.2

1,529

94.2

92.8-95.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

484

157

30.3

25.0-36.1

327

69.7

63.9-75.0

$15,000- 24,999

800

153

19.3

16.0-23.1

647

80.7

76.9-84.0

$25,000- 34,999

646

10.5

8.1-13.6

575

89.5

86.4-91.9

$35,000- 49,999

802

10.0

7.7-12.9

730

90.0

87.1-92.3

$50,000-74,999

766

5.0

3.6- 7.0

723

95.0

93.0-96.4

$75,000+

880

3.8

2.6- 5.4

842

96.2

94.6-97.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,622

665

42.4

39.4-45.5

957

57.6

54.5-60.6

3,693

0.0

. - .

3,693

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,705

216

12.2

10.3-14.3

1,489

87.8

85.7-89.7

Non-Veteran

3,500

443

12.2

10.9-13.7

3,057

87.8

86.3-89.1

Currently Serving

129

4.5

1.9-10.3

123

95.5

89.7-98.1

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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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