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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,067	1,699	42.5	40.6-44.4	2,368	57.5	55.6-59.4
-Western NC	482	212	45.2	39.9-50.6	270	54.8	49.4-60.1
GENDER
Male	172	76	44.9	36.6-53.5	96	55.1	46.5-63.4
Female	310	136	45.5	38.7-52.4	174	54.5	47.6-61.3
RACE
White	439	193	45.4	39.9-51.1	246	54.6	48.9-60.1
African American	21	8	35.5	16.8-60.2	13	64.5	39.8-83.2
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	25	14	57.4	35.3-76.9	11	42.6	23.1-64.7
25-34	47	24	52.5	34.9-69.6	23	47.5	30.4-65.1
35-44	93	36	39.8	28.7-52.0	57	60.2	48.0-71.3
45-54	108	47	47.3	36.0-58.9	61	52.7	41.1-64.0
55-64	100	44	45.2	34.0-56.9	56	54.8	43.1-66.0
65-74	69	28	41.0	28.2-55.1	41	59.0	44.9-71.8
75+	39	18	38.3	22.1-57.6	21	61.7	42.4-77.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	71	22	34.3	22.6-48.3	49	65.7	51.7-77.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	135	64	51.7	41.4-62.0	71	48.3	38.0-58.6
Some Post-H.S.	136	62	41.9	32.3-52.2	74	58.1	47.8-67.7
College Graduate	138	64	49.1	39.5-58.8	74	50.9	41.2-60.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	49	24	53.8	37.4-69.4	25	46.2	30.6-62.6
$15,000- 24,999	81	37	46.0	33.2-59.4	44	54.0	40.6-66.8
$25,000- 34,999	72	30	41.3	28.8-55.0	42	58.7	45.0-71.2
$35,000- 49,999	72	33	46.0	33.0-59.6	39	54.0	40.4-67.0
$50,000-74,999	63	23	34.4	22.2-49.1	40	65.6	50.9-77.8
$75,000+	47	22	55.3	39.1-70.4	25	44.7	29.6-60.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	169	78	44.6	35.7-53.8	91	55.4	46.2-64.3
No	310	133	45.9	39.3-52.7	177	54.1	47.3-60.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	59	24	39.8	26.2-55.0	35	60.2	45.0-73.8
Non-Veteran	422	187	46.1	40.4-51.9	235	53.9	48.1-59.6
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,067

1,699

42.5

40.6-44.4

2,368

57.5

55.6-59.4

-Western NC

482

212

45.2

39.9-50.6

270

54.8

49.4-60.1

GENDER

Male

172

44.9

36.6-53.5

55.1

46.5-63.4

Female

310

136

45.5

38.7-52.4

174

54.5

47.6-61.3

RACE

White

439

193

45.4

39.9-51.1

246

54.6

48.9-60.1

African American

35.5

16.8-60.2

64.5

39.8-83.2

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

57.4

35.3-76.9

42.6

23.1-64.7

25-34

52.5

34.9-69.6

47.5

30.4-65.1

35-44

39.8

28.7-52.0

60.2

48.0-71.3

45-54

108

47.3

36.0-58.9

52.7

41.1-64.0

55-64

100

45.2

34.0-56.9

54.8

43.1-66.0

65-74

41.0

28.2-55.1

59.0

44.9-71.8

75+

38.3

22.1-57.6

61.7

42.4-77.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

34.3

22.6-48.3

65.7

51.7-77.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

135

51.7

41.4-62.0

48.3

38.0-58.6

Some Post-H.S.

136

41.9

32.3-52.2

58.1

47.8-67.7

College Graduate

138

49.1

39.5-58.8

50.9

41.2-60.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

53.8

37.4-69.4

46.2

30.6-62.6

$15,000- 24,999

46.0

33.2-59.4

54.0

40.6-66.8

$25,000- 34,999

41.3

28.8-55.0

58.7

45.0-71.2

$35,000- 49,999

46.0

33.0-59.6

54.0

40.4-67.0

$50,000-74,999

34.4

22.2-49.1

65.6

50.9-77.8

$75,000+

55.3

39.1-70.4

44.7

29.6-60.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

169

44.6

35.7-53.8

55.4

46.2-64.3

310

133

45.9

39.3-52.7

177

54.1

47.3-60.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

39.8

26.2-55.0

60.2

45.0-73.8

Non-Veteran

422

187

46.1

40.4-51.9

235

53.9

48.1-59.6

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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