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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,558	2,077	13.3	12.6-14.0	12,481	86.7	86.0-87.4
-Northeastern Partnership	962	183	17.3	14.8-20.1	779	82.7	79.9-85.2
GENDER
Male	332	61	17.1	13.2-21.9	271	82.9	78.1-86.8
Female	630	122	17.4	14.4-20.8	508	82.6	79.2-85.6
RACE
White	561	98	16.7	13.5-20.5	463	83.3	79.5-86.5
African American	362	79	20.0	15.8-25.0	283	80.0	75.0-84.2
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	35	6	13.5	5.4-29.6	29	86.5	70.4-94.6
25-34	119	13	10.0	5.3-18.2	106	90.0	81.8-94.7
35-44	152	21	12.9	8.1-19.9	131	87.1	80.1-91.9
45-54	192	34	16.4	11.3-23.3	158	83.6	76.7-88.7
55-64	191	48	25.4	19.1-32.8	143	74.6	67.2-80.9
65-74	161	34	19.6	13.7-27.2	127	80.4	72.8-86.3
75+	111	26	22.8	15.3-32.5	85	77.2	67.5-84.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	210	75	31.2	24.5-38.9	135	68.8	61.1-75.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	336	63	16.3	12.4-21.0	273	83.7	79.0-87.6
Some Post-H.S.	223	29	13.8	9.2-20.3	194	86.2	79.7-90.8
College Graduate	193	16	7.7	4.6-12.8	177	92.3	87.2-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	65	41.8	33.4-50.8	103	58.2	49.2-66.6
$15,000- 24,999	189	28	13.1	8.7-19.2	161	86.9	80.8-91.3
$25,000- 34,999	98	14	15.9	9.0-26.5	84	84.1	73.5-91.0
$35,000- 49,999	126	17	14.4	8.8-22.8	109	85.6	77.2-91.2
$50,000-74,999	87	8	8.0	3.8-16.0	79	92.0	84.0-96.2
$75,000+	80	5	7.4	2.7-18.4	75	92.6	81.6-97.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	374	183	48.7	42.5-54.9	191	51.3	45.1-57.5
No	581	0	0.0	. - .	581	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	111	19	18.1	11.4-27.5	92	81.9	72.5-88.6
Non-Veteran	844	163	17.2	14.6-20.2	681	82.8	79.8-85.4
Currently Serving	7	1	9.3	1.2-47.2	6	90.7	52.8-98.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,558

2,077

13.3

12.6-14.0

12,481

86.7

86.0-87.4

-Northeastern Partnership

962

183

17.3

14.8-20.1

779

82.7

79.9-85.2

GENDER

Male

332

17.1

13.2-21.9

271

82.9

78.1-86.8

Female

630

122

17.4

14.4-20.8

508

82.6

79.2-85.6

RACE

White

561

16.7

13.5-20.5

463

83.3

79.5-86.5

African American

362

20.0

15.8-25.0

283

80.0

75.0-84.2

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

13.5

5.4-29.6

86.5

70.4-94.6

25-34

119

10.0

5.3-18.2

106

90.0

81.8-94.7

35-44

152

12.9

8.1-19.9

131

87.1

80.1-91.9

45-54

192

16.4

11.3-23.3

158

83.6

76.7-88.7

55-64

191

25.4

19.1-32.8

143

74.6

67.2-80.9

65-74

161

19.6

13.7-27.2

127

80.4

72.8-86.3

75+

111

22.8

15.3-32.5

77.2

67.5-84.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

210

31.2

24.5-38.9

135

68.8

61.1-75.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

336

16.3

12.4-21.0

273

83.7

79.0-87.6

Some Post-H.S.

223

13.8

9.2-20.3

194

86.2

79.7-90.8

College Graduate

193

7.7

4.6-12.8

177

92.3

87.2-95.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

41.8

33.4-50.8

103

58.2

49.2-66.6

$15,000- 24,999

189

13.1

8.7-19.2

161

86.9

80.8-91.3

$25,000- 34,999

15.9

9.0-26.5

84.1

73.5-91.0

$35,000- 49,999

126

14.4

8.8-22.8

109

85.6

77.2-91.2

$50,000-74,999

8.0

3.8-16.0

92.0

84.0-96.2

$75,000+

7.4

2.7-18.4

92.6

81.6-97.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

374

183

48.7

42.5-54.9

191

51.3

45.1-57.5

581

0.0

. - .

581

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

111

18.1

11.4-27.5

81.9

72.5-88.6

Non-Veteran

844

163

17.2

14.6-20.2

681

82.8

79.8-85.4

Currently Serving

9.3

1.2-47.2

90.7

52.8-98.8

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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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