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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,067	1,699	42.5	40.6-44.4	2,368	57.5	55.6-59.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	3,482	1,447	42.1	40.1-44.2	2,035	57.9	55.8-59.9
No	577	250	44.6	39.6-49.7	327	55.4	50.3-60.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	58	28	43.9	28.0-61.2	30	56.1	38.8-72.0
Recommended Range	1,316	538	42.9	39.6-46.3	778	57.1	53.7-60.4
Overweight	1,513	620	41.9	38.8-45.1	893	58.1	54.9-61.2
Obese	1,022	455	44.0	40.4-47.8	567	56.0	52.2-59.6
Current Smoker
No	3,075	1,285	42.7	40.5-44.9	1,790	57.3	55.1-59.5
Yes	981	413	42.4	38.5-46.3	568	57.6	53.7-61.5
Binge Drinker
No	3,740	1,556	42.5	40.5-44.5	2,184	57.5	55.5-59.5
Yes	274	122	43.1	36.1-50.4	152	56.9	49.6-63.9
Heavy Drinker
No	3,904	1,635	42.7	40.8-44.7	2,269	57.3	55.3-59.2
Yes	128	48	35.0	25.8-45.4	80	65.0	54.6-74.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	799	356	44.0	39.9-48.3	443	56.0	51.7-60.1
No	3,262	1,340	42.1	40.0-44.3	1,922	57.9	55.7-60.0
Current Asthma
Yes	342	169	50.3	43.8-56.9	173	49.7	43.1-56.2
No	3,701	1,522	41.9	39.9-43.9	2,179	58.1	56.1-60.1
Diabetes
Yes	402	175	43.2	37.2-49.3	227	56.8	50.7-62.8
Yes, During Pregnancy	37	16	41.4	24.9-60.2	21	58.6	39.8-75.1
No	3,585	1,491	42.4	40.4-44.4	2,094	57.6	55.6-59.6
No, Bordeline Diabetes	43	17	44.5	27.6-62.7	26	55.5	37.3-72.4

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Asked only of respondents who provided regular care or assistance to an older adult who has a long-term illness or disability.

^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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	4,067	1,699	42.5	40.6-44.4	2,368	57.5	55.6-59.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	3,482	1,447	42.1	40.1-44.2	2,035	57.9	55.8-59.9
No	577	250	44.6	39.6-49.7	327	55.4	50.3-60.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	58	28	43.9	28.0-61.2	30	56.1	38.8-72.0
Recommended Range	1,316	538	42.9	39.6-46.3	778	57.1	53.7-60.4
Overweight	1,513	620	41.9	38.8-45.1	893	58.1	54.9-61.2
Obese	1,022	455	44.0	40.4-47.8	567	56.0	52.2-59.6
Current Smoker
No	3,075	1,285	42.7	40.5-44.9	1,790	57.3	55.1-59.5
Yes	981	413	42.4	38.5-46.3	568	57.6	53.7-61.5
Binge Drinker
No	3,740	1,556	42.5	40.5-44.5	2,184	57.5	55.5-59.5
Yes	274	122	43.1	36.1-50.4	152	56.9	49.6-63.9
Heavy Drinker
No	3,904	1,635	42.7	40.8-44.7	2,269	57.3	55.3-59.2
Yes	128	48	35.0	25.8-45.4	80	65.0	54.6-74.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	799	356	44.0	39.9-48.3	443	56.0	51.7-60.1
No	3,262	1,340	42.1	40.0-44.3	1,922	57.9	55.7-60.0
Current Asthma
Yes	342	169	50.3	43.8-56.9	173	49.7	43.1-56.2
No	3,701	1,522	41.9	39.9-43.9	2,179	58.1	56.1-60.1
Diabetes
Yes	402	175	43.2	37.2-49.3	227	56.8	50.7-62.8
Yes, During Pregnancy	37	16	41.4	24.9-60.2	21	58.6	39.8-75.1
No	3,585	1,491	42.4	40.4-44.4	2,094	57.6	55.6-59.6
No, Bordeline Diabetes	43	17	44.5	27.6-62.7	26	55.5	37.3-72.4