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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,558	2,077	13.3	12.6-14.0	12,481	86.7	86.0-87.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,393	1,688	12.3	11.6-13.0	10,705	87.7	87.0-88.4
No	2,145	386	17.8	15.6-20.1	1,759	82.2	79.9-84.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	233	40	14.3	9.8-20.4	193	85.7	79.6-90.2
Recommended Range	4,947	596	11.5	10.5-12.7	4,351	88.5	87.3-89.5
Overweight	5,028	676	12.4	11.3-13.6	4,352	87.6	86.4-88.7
Obese	3,578	640	16.2	14.7-17.7	2,938	83.8	82.3-85.3
Current Smoker
No	11,317	1,458	11.8	11.1-12.6	9,859	88.2	87.4-88.9
Yes	3,195	608	18.2	16.5-20.0	2,587	81.8	80.0-83.5
Binge Drinker
No	13,345	1,927	13.4	12.7-14.2	11,418	86.6	85.8-87.3
Yes	1,033	122	11.5	9.3-14.2	911	88.5	85.8-90.7
Heavy Drinker
No	13,984	1,984	13.1	12.4-13.9	12,000	86.9	86.1-87.6
Yes	456	65	15.6	11.5-20.7	391	84.4	79.3-88.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	3,073	1,075	35.1	32.9-37.3	1,998	64.9	62.7-67.1
No	11,436	988	8.0	7.4- 8.7	10,448	92.0	91.3-92.6
Current Asthma
Yes	1,148	308	25.2	22.2-28.5	840	74.8	71.5-77.8
No	13,329	1,748	12.2	11.5-12.9	11,581	87.8	87.1-88.5
Diabetes
Yes	1,505	414	25.5	22.9-28.3	1,091	74.5	71.7-77.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	133	17	12.8	7.5-20.9	116	87.2	79.1-92.5
No	12,741	1,600	11.8	11.1-12.5	11,141	88.2	87.5-88.9
No, Bordeline Diabetes	174	44	24.8	17.7-33.6	130	75.2	66.4-82.3

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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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	14,558	2,077	13.3	12.6-14.0	12,481	86.7	86.0-87.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,393	1,688	12.3	11.6-13.0	10,705	87.7	87.0-88.4
No	2,145	386	17.8	15.6-20.1	1,759	82.2	79.9-84.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	233	40	14.3	9.8-20.4	193	85.7	79.6-90.2
Recommended Range	4,947	596	11.5	10.5-12.7	4,351	88.5	87.3-89.5
Overweight	5,028	676	12.4	11.3-13.6	4,352	87.6	86.4-88.7
Obese	3,578	640	16.2	14.7-17.7	2,938	83.8	82.3-85.3
Current Smoker
No	11,317	1,458	11.8	11.1-12.6	9,859	88.2	87.4-88.9
Yes	3,195	608	18.2	16.5-20.0	2,587	81.8	80.0-83.5
Binge Drinker
No	13,345	1,927	13.4	12.7-14.2	11,418	86.6	85.8-87.3
Yes	1,033	122	11.5	9.3-14.2	911	88.5	85.8-90.7
Heavy Drinker
No	13,984	1,984	13.1	12.4-13.9	12,000	86.9	86.1-87.6
Yes	456	65	15.6	11.5-20.7	391	84.4	79.3-88.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	3,073	1,075	35.1	32.9-37.3	1,998	64.9	62.7-67.1
No	11,436	988	8.0	7.4- 8.7	10,448	92.0	91.3-92.6
Current Asthma
Yes	1,148	308	25.2	22.2-28.5	840	74.8	71.5-77.8
No	13,329	1,748	12.2	11.5-12.9	11,581	87.8	87.1-88.5
Diabetes
Yes	1,505	414	25.5	22.9-28.3	1,091	74.5	71.7-77.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	133	17	12.8	7.5-20.9	116	87.2	79.1-92.5
No	12,741	1,600	11.8	11.1-12.5	11,141	88.2	87.5-88.9
No, Bordeline Diabetes	174	44	24.8	17.7-33.6	130	75.2	66.4-82.3