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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	1,589	260	16.4	14.2-18.8	1,329	83.6	81.2-85.8
GENDER
Male	588	88	15.3	12.0-19.2	500	84.7	80.8-88.0
Female	1,001	172	17.4	14.6-20.6	829	82.6	79.4-85.4
RACE
White	1,411	219	15.5	13.3-18.0	1,192	84.5	82.0-86.7
African American	72	14	22.6	13.1-36.3	58	77.4	63.7-86.9
Other Minorities	3	1	31.6	3.9-84.1	2	68.4	15.9-96.1
AGE
18-24	88	14	16.5	9.3-27.5	74	83.5	72.5-90.7
25-34	205	19	9.1	4.9-16.3	186	90.9	83.7-95.1
35-44	290	44	15.3	11.0-20.8	246	84.7	79.2-89.0
45-54	298	54	22.5	16.4-30.0	244	77.5	70.0-83.6
55-64	270	47	16.4	11.8-22.3	223	83.6	77.7-88.2
65-74	245	36	12.5	8.6-17.9	209	87.5	82.1-91.4
75+	187	46	23.7	17.0-32.0	141	76.3	68.0-83.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	288	67	22.1	16.7-28.6	221	77.9	71.4-83.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	471	81	18.5	14.2-23.8	390	81.5	76.2-85.8
Some Post-H.S.	416	62	14.6	10.9-19.4	354	85.4	80.6-89.1
College Graduate	410	49	10.8	7.8-14.7	361	89.2	85.3-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	204	55	26.1	18.5-35.6	149	73.9	64.4-81.5
$15,000- 24,999	297	57	20.7	15.2-27.4	240	79.3	72.6-84.8
$25,000- 34,999	221	31	15.3	10.2-22.3	190	84.7	77.7-89.8
$35,000- 49,999	219	30	15.2	10.3-22.1	189	84.8	77.9-89.7
$50,000-74,999	180	15	7.5	4.2-12.9	165	92.5	87.1-95.8
$75,000+	143	9	6.0	2.9-11.8	134	94.0	88.2-97.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	567	260	48.3	43.1-53.5	307	51.7	46.5-56.9
No	1,018	0	0.0	. - .	1,018	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	218	35	17.7	11.5-26.1	183	82.3	73.9-88.5
Non-Veteran	1,366	225	16.2	13.9-18.7	1,141	83.8	81.3-86.1
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,589

260

16.4

14.2-18.8

1,329

83.6

81.2-85.8

GENDER

Male

588

15.3

12.0-19.2

500

84.7

80.8-88.0

Female

1,001

172

17.4

14.6-20.6

829

82.6

79.4-85.4

RACE

White

1,411

219

15.5

13.3-18.0

1,192

84.5

82.0-86.7

African American

22.6

13.1-36.3

77.4

63.7-86.9

Other Minorities

31.6

3.9-84.1

68.4

15.9-96.1

AGE

18-24

16.5

9.3-27.5

83.5

72.5-90.7

25-34

205

9.1

4.9-16.3

186

90.9

83.7-95.1

35-44

290

15.3

11.0-20.8

246

84.7

79.2-89.0

45-54

298

22.5

16.4-30.0

244

77.5

70.0-83.6

55-64

270

16.4

11.8-22.3

223

83.6

77.7-88.2

65-74

245

12.5

8.6-17.9

209

87.5

82.1-91.4

75+

187

23.7

17.0-32.0

141

76.3

68.0-83.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

288

22.1

16.7-28.6

221

77.9

71.4-83.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

471

18.5

14.2-23.8

390

81.5

76.2-85.8

Some Post-H.S.

416

14.6

10.9-19.4

354

85.4

80.6-89.1

College Graduate

410

10.8

7.8-14.7

361

89.2

85.3-92.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

204

26.1

18.5-35.6

149

73.9

64.4-81.5

$15,000- 24,999

297

20.7

15.2-27.4

240

79.3

72.6-84.8

$25,000- 34,999

221

15.3

10.2-22.3

190

84.7

77.7-89.8

$35,000- 49,999

219

15.2

10.3-22.1

189

84.8

77.9-89.7

$50,000-74,999

180

7.5

4.2-12.9

165

92.5

87.1-95.8

$75,000+

143

6.0

2.9-11.8

134

94.0

88.2-97.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

567

260

48.3

43.1-53.5

307

51.7

46.5-56.9

1,018

0.0

. - .

1,018

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

218

17.7

11.5-26.1

183

82.3

73.9-88.5

Non-Veteran

1,366

225

16.2

13.9-18.7

1,141

83.8

81.3-86.1

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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