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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Disability

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,108	1,037	11.5	10.6-12.4	7,071	88.5	87.6-89.4
GENDER
Male	3,004	315	10.1	8.8-11.6	2,689	89.9	88.4-91.2
Female	5,104	722	12.7	11.7-13.9	4,382	87.3	86.1-88.3
RACE
White	6,295	764	10.9	10.0-11.9	5,531	89.1	88.1-90.0
African American	1,291	202	12.8	10.9-15.0	1,089	87.2	85.0-89.1
Other Minorities	70	4	4.4	1.6-11.7	66	95.6	88.3-98.4
AGE
18-24	407	46	12.7	8.8-18.1	361	87.3	81.9-91.2
25-34	1,330	105	7.9	6.1-10.2	1,225	92.1	89.8-93.9
35-44	1,589	151	8.7	7.0-10.6	1,438	91.3	89.4-93.0
45-54	1,519	221	13.0	11.1-15.1	1,298	87.0	84.9-88.9
55-64	1,375	208	14.0	11.9-16.4	1,167	86.0	83.6-88.1
65-74	1,033	153	13.5	11.2-16.2	880	86.5	83.8-88.8
75+	810	150	16.5	13.8-19.7	660	83.5	80.3-86.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,264	334	23.8	20.9-27.0	930	76.2	73.0-79.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,225	311	13.1	11.4-15.1	1,914	86.9	84.9-88.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,974	214	10.2	8.6-12.0	1,760	89.8	88.0-91.4
College Graduate	2,632	176	5.8	4.8- 6.9	2,456	94.2	93.1-95.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	824	268	31.4	27.2-35.9	556	68.6	64.1-72.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,254	234	18.4	15.6-21.5	1,020	81.6	78.5-84.4
$25,000- 34,999	885	87	9.2	7.1-11.8	798	90.8	88.2-92.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,061	100	9.9	7.9-12.4	961	90.1	87.6-92.1
$50,000-74,999	1,054	60	5.5	4.1- 7.3	994	94.5	92.7-95.9
$75,000+	1,301	52	3.3	2.4- 4.5	1,249	96.7	95.5-97.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,431	1,037	43.1	40.5-45.7	1,394	56.9	54.3-59.5
No	5,651	0	0.0	. - .	5,651	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	960	108	10.4	8.3-12.8	852	89.6	87.2-91.7
Non-Veteran	7,120	925	11.6	10.7-12.6	6,195	88.4	87.4-89.3
Currently Serving	26	4	14.6	4.8-36.6	22	85.4	63.4-95.2

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

-Piedmont NC

8,108

1,037

11.5

10.6-12.4

7,071

88.5

87.6-89.4

GENDER

Male

3,004

315

10.1

8.8-11.6

2,689

89.9

88.4-91.2

Female

5,104

722

12.7

11.7-13.9

4,382

87.3

86.1-88.3

RACE

White

6,295

764

10.9

10.0-11.9

5,531

89.1

88.1-90.0

African American

1,291

202

12.8

10.9-15.0

1,089

87.2

85.0-89.1

Other Minorities

4.4

1.6-11.7

95.6

88.3-98.4

AGE

18-24

407

12.7

8.8-18.1

361

87.3

81.9-91.2

25-34

1,330

105

7.9

6.1-10.2

1,225

92.1

89.8-93.9

35-44

1,589

151

8.7

7.0-10.6

1,438

91.3

89.4-93.0

45-54

1,519

221

13.0

11.1-15.1

1,298

87.0

84.9-88.9

55-64

1,375

208

14.0

11.9-16.4

1,167

86.0

83.6-88.1

65-74

1,033

153

13.5

11.2-16.2

880

86.5

83.8-88.8

75+

810

150

16.5

13.8-19.7

660

83.5

80.3-86.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,264

334

23.8

20.9-27.0

930

76.2

73.0-79.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,225

311

13.1

11.4-15.1

1,914

86.9

84.9-88.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,974

214

10.2

8.6-12.0

1,760

89.8

88.0-91.4

College Graduate

2,632

176

5.8

4.8- 6.9

2,456

94.2

93.1-95.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

824

268

31.4

27.2-35.9

556

68.6

64.1-72.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,254

234

18.4

15.6-21.5

1,020

81.6

78.5-84.4

$25,000- 34,999

885

9.2

7.1-11.8

798

90.8

88.2-92.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,061

100

9.9

7.9-12.4

961

90.1

87.6-92.1

$50,000-74,999

1,054

5.5

4.1- 7.3

994

94.5

92.7-95.9

$75,000+

1,301

3.3

2.4- 4.5

1,249

96.7

95.5-97.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,431

1,037

43.1

40.5-45.7

1,394

56.9

54.3-59.5

5,651

0.0

. - .

5,651

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

960

108

10.4

8.3-12.8

852

89.6

87.2-91.7

Non-Veteran

7,120

925

11.6

10.7-12.6

6,195

88.4

87.4-89.3

Currently Serving

14.6

4.8-36.6

85.4

63.4-95.2

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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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