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	1,427	577	40.8	37.7-43.9	850	59.2	56.1-62.3
RACE
White	1,102	464	42.5	39.0-46.0	638	57.5	54.0-61.0
African American	241	90	37.9	30.7-45.6	151	62.1	54.4-69.3
Asian	7	1	32.2	5.2-80.5	6	67.8	19.5-94.8
Native American	32	12	39.8	19.9-63.7	20	60.2	36.3-80.1
Other Minorities	34	8	22.6	8.9-46.6	26	77.4	53.4-91.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	36	10	25.1	10.7-48.6	26	74.9	51.4-89.3
-English Speaking	18	7	30.0	12.2-56.8	11	70.0	43.2-87.8
-Spanish Speaking	18	3	21.9	4.8-60.8	15	78.1	39.2-95.2
Non-Hispanic	1,389	565	41.2	38.1-44.3	824	58.8	55.7-61.9
AGE
18-24	69	36	48.4	34.8-62.3	33	51.6	37.7-65.2
25-34	175	65	34.5	26.7-43.3	110	65.5	56.7-73.3
35-44	277	96	36.7	30.1-43.8	181	63.3	56.2-69.9
45-54	329	126	36.7	30.6-43.2	203	63.3	56.8-69.4
55-64	297	143	51.9	45.0-58.7	154	48.1	41.3-55.0
65-74	177	68	39.6	31.7-48.2	109	60.4	51.8-68.3
75+	99	41	38.5	28.1-50.1	58	61.5	49.9-71.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	208	76	35.9	28.5-44.0	132	64.1	56.0-71.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	426	173	42.0	36.5-47.6	253	58.0	52.4-63.5
Some Post-H.S.	369	151	37.8	32.0-43.8	218	62.2	56.2-68.0
College Graduate	420	176	45.0	39.3-50.9	244	55.0	49.1-60.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	131	53	38.5	29.2-48.6	78	61.5	51.4-70.8
$15,000- 24,999	178	69	40.8	32.3-50.0	109	59.2	50.0-67.7
$25,000- 34,999	171	61	34.3	26.6-43.0	110	65.7	57.0-73.4
$35,000- 49,999	225	93	40.6	33.3-48.4	132	59.4	51.6-66.7
$50,000-74,999	223	83	40.4	32.9-48.3	140	59.6	51.7-67.1
$75,000+	247	106	43.5	36.3-51.0	141	56.5	49.0-63.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	473	200	41.6	36.5-46.9	273	58.4	53.1-63.5
No	949	376	40.5	36.8-44.4	573	59.5	55.6-63.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	478	202	42.8	37.6-48.1	276	57.2	51.9-62.4
Non-Veteran	929	368	39.9	36.1-43.8	561	60.1	56.2-63.9
Currently Serving	20	7	31.0	14.4-54.5	13	69.0	45.5-85.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,427

577

40.8

37.7-43.9

850

59.2

56.1-62.3

RACE

White

1,102

464

42.5

39.0-46.0

638

57.5

54.0-61.0

African American

241

37.9

30.7-45.6

151

62.1

54.4-69.3

Asian

32.2

5.2-80.5

67.8

19.5-94.8

Native American

39.8

19.9-63.7

60.2

36.3-80.1

Other Minorities

22.6

8.9-46.6

77.4

53.4-91.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

25.1

10.7-48.6

74.9

51.4-89.3

-English Speaking

30.0

12.2-56.8

70.0

43.2-87.8

-Spanish Speaking

21.9

4.8-60.8

78.1

39.2-95.2

Non-Hispanic

1,389

565

41.2

38.1-44.3

824

58.8

55.7-61.9

AGE

18-24

48.4

34.8-62.3

51.6

37.7-65.2

25-34

175

34.5

26.7-43.3

110

65.5

56.7-73.3

35-44

277

36.7

30.1-43.8

181

63.3

56.2-69.9

45-54

329

126

36.7

30.6-43.2

203

63.3

56.8-69.4

55-64

297

143

51.9

45.0-58.7

154

48.1

41.3-55.0

65-74

177

39.6

31.7-48.2

109

60.4

51.8-68.3

75+

38.5

28.1-50.1

61.5

49.9-71.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

208

35.9

28.5-44.0

132

64.1

56.0-71.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

426

173

42.0

36.5-47.6

253

58.0

52.4-63.5

Some Post-H.S.

369

151

37.8

32.0-43.8

218

62.2

56.2-68.0

College Graduate

420

176

45.0

39.3-50.9

244

55.0

49.1-60.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

131

38.5

29.2-48.6

61.5

51.4-70.8

$15,000- 24,999

178

40.8

32.3-50.0

109

59.2

50.0-67.7

$25,000- 34,999

171

34.3

26.6-43.0

110

65.7

57.0-73.4

$35,000- 49,999

225

40.6

33.3-48.4

132

59.4

51.6-66.7

$50,000-74,999

223

40.4

32.9-48.3

140

59.6

51.7-67.1

$75,000+

247

106

43.5

36.3-51.0

141

56.5

49.0-63.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

473

200

41.6

36.5-46.9

273

58.4

53.1-63.5

949

376

40.5

36.8-44.4

573

59.5

55.6-63.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

478

202

42.8

37.6-48.1

276

57.2

51.9-62.4

Non-Veteran

929

368

39.9

36.1-43.8

561

60.1

56.2-63.9

Currently Serving

31.0

14.4-54.5

69.0

45.5-85.6

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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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