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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	10,921	1,454	12.5	11.8-13.3	9,467	87.5	86.7-88.2
GENDER
Male	4,042	464	11.0	9.9-12.2	3,578	89.0	87.8-90.1
Female	6,879	990	13.9	13.0-15.0	5,889	86.1	85.0-87.0
AGE
18-24	504	58	12.6	9.4-16.7	446	87.4	83.3-90.6
25-34	1,547	133	8.2	6.7- 9.9	1,414	91.8	90.1-93.3
35-44	1,993	199	9.8	8.3-11.6	1,794	90.2	88.4-91.7
45-54	2,068	296	14.3	12.5-16.3	1,772	85.7	83.7-87.5
55-64	1,985	296	13.9	12.2-15.9	1,689	86.1	84.1-87.8
65-74	1,561	232	13.4	11.5-15.5	1,329	86.6	84.5-88.5
75+	1,224	238	18.9	16.3-21.7	986	81.1	78.3-83.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,377	391	27.3	24.5-30.4	986	72.7	69.6-75.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,123	448	13.8	12.4-15.5	2,675	86.2	84.5-87.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,834	335	11.9	10.5-13.5	2,499	88.1	86.5-89.5
College Graduate	3,573	275	6.8	5.9- 7.8	3,298	93.2	92.2-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,003	332	32.6	29.0-36.4	671	67.4	63.6-71.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,545	297	20.4	17.8-23.2	1,248	79.6	76.8-82.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,255	143	12.6	10.4-15.2	1,112	87.4	84.8-89.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,538	161	10.7	9.0-12.8	1,377	89.3	87.2-91.0
$50,000-74,999	1,509	90	5.8	4.6- 7.3	1,419	94.2	92.7-95.4
$75,000+	1,778	76	3.9	2.9- 5.1	1,702	96.1	94.9-97.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,486	1,454	42.2	40.1-44.3	2,032	57.8	55.7-59.9
No	7,400	0	0.0	. - .	7,400	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,505	194	12.1	10.3-14.1	1,311	87.9	85.9-89.7
Non-Veteran	9,309	1,255	12.7	11.9-13.6	8,054	87.3	86.4-88.1
Currently Serving	105	5	4.7	1.8-11.7	100	95.3	88.3-98.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,921

1,454

12.5

11.8-13.3

9,467

87.5

86.7-88.2

GENDER

Male

4,042

464

11.0

9.9-12.2

3,578

89.0

87.8-90.1

Female

6,879

990

13.9

13.0-15.0

5,889

86.1

85.0-87.0

AGE

18-24

504

12.6

9.4-16.7

446

87.4

83.3-90.6

25-34

1,547

133

8.2

6.7- 9.9

1,414

91.8

90.1-93.3

35-44

1,993

199

9.8

8.3-11.6

1,794

90.2

88.4-91.7

45-54

2,068

296

14.3

12.5-16.3

1,772

85.7

83.7-87.5

55-64

1,985

296

13.9

12.2-15.9

1,689

86.1

84.1-87.8

65-74

1,561

232

13.4

11.5-15.5

1,329

86.6

84.5-88.5

75+

1,224

238

18.9

16.3-21.7

986

81.1

78.3-83.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,377

391

27.3

24.5-30.4

986

72.7

69.6-75.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,123

448

13.8

12.4-15.5

2,675

86.2

84.5-87.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,834

335

11.9

10.5-13.5

2,499

88.1

86.5-89.5

College Graduate

3,573

275

6.8

5.9- 7.8

3,298

93.2

92.2-94.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,003

332

32.6

29.0-36.4

671

67.4

63.6-71.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,545

297

20.4

17.8-23.2

1,248

79.6

76.8-82.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,255

143

12.6

10.4-15.2

1,112

87.4

84.8-89.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,538

161

10.7

9.0-12.8

1,377

89.3

87.2-91.0

$50,000-74,999

1,509

5.8

4.6- 7.3

1,419

94.2

92.7-95.4

$75,000+

1,778

3.9

2.9- 5.1

1,702

96.1

94.9-97.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,486

1,454

42.2

40.1-44.3

2,032

57.8

55.7-59.9

7,400

0.0

. - .

7,400

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,505

194

12.1

10.3-14.1

1,311

87.9

85.9-89.7

Non-Veteran

9,309

1,255

12.7

11.9-13.6

8,054

87.3

86.4-88.1

Currently Serving

105

4.7

1.8-11.7

100

95.3

88.3-98.2

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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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