BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	16,732	2,277	12.3	11.7-13.0	14,455	87.7	87.0-88.3
-Eastern NC	5,381	815	14.6	13.2-16.1	4,566	85.4	83.9-86.8
GENDER
Male	1,860	254	13.5	11.2-16.2	1,606	86.5	83.8-88.8
Female	3,521	561	15.5	14.1-17.1	2,960	84.5	82.9-85.9
RACE
White	3,631	476	12.0	10.7-13.5	3,155	88.0	86.5-89.3
African American	1,290	244	18.9	16.1-22.1	1,046	81.1	77.9-83.9
Other Minorities	445	89	21.5	14.8-30.1	356	78.5	69.9-85.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	238	30	10.3	6.5-15.8	208	89.7	84.2-93.5
Non-Hispanic	5,137	783	14.9	13.5-16.5	4,354	85.1	83.5-86.5
AGE
18-24	266	32	17.1	10.9-25.7	234	82.9	74.3-89.1
25-34	749	81	11.1	8.4-14.5	668	88.9	85.5-91.6
35-44	960	95	9.7	7.6-12.3	865	90.3	87.7-92.4
45-54	1,102	194	15.6	13.3-18.3	908	84.4	81.7-86.7
55-64	1,013	168	15.6	13.0-18.5	845	84.4	81.5-87.0
65-74	747	125	17.1	14.1-20.6	622	82.9	79.4-85.9
75+	520	117	23.0	18.8-27.7	403	77.0	72.3-81.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	828	244	27.7	23.5-32.3	584	72.3	67.7-76.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,764	282	15.3	12.6-18.4	1,482	84.7	81.6-87.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,381	161	11.0	9.0-13.4	1,220	89.0	86.6-91.0
College Graduate	1,402	127	8.1	6.6- 9.9	1,275	91.9	90.1-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	730	247	32.5	28.2-37.0	483	67.5	63.0-71.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,005	186	17.1	14.2-20.3	819	82.9	79.7-85.8
$25,000- 34,999	679	71	14.6	9.6-21.6	608	85.4	78.4-90.4
$35,000- 49,999	769	79	9.7	7.4-12.7	690	90.3	87.3-92.6
$50,000-74,999	706	53	7.2	4.9-10.4	653	92.8	89.6-95.1
$75,000+	744	35	4.9	3.3- 7.1	709	95.1	92.9-96.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,839	815	47.7	44.4-51.0	1,024	52.3	49.0-55.6
No	3,517	0	0.0	. - .	3,517	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	875	112	11.4	8.9-14.4	763	88.6	85.6-91.1
Non-Veteran	4,501	701	15.3	13.7-17.0	3,800	84.7	83.0-86.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,732

2,277

12.3

11.7-13.0

14,455

87.7

87.0-88.3

-Eastern NC

5,381

815

14.6

13.2-16.1

4,566

85.4

83.9-86.8

GENDER

Male

1,860

254

13.5

11.2-16.2

1,606

86.5

83.8-88.8

Female

3,521

561

15.5

14.1-17.1

2,960

84.5

82.9-85.9

RACE

White

3,631

476

12.0

10.7-13.5

3,155

88.0

86.5-89.3

African American

1,290

244

18.9

16.1-22.1

1,046

81.1

77.9-83.9

Other Minorities

445

21.5

14.8-30.1

356

78.5

69.9-85.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

238

10.3

6.5-15.8

208

89.7

84.2-93.5

Non-Hispanic

5,137

783

14.9

13.5-16.5

4,354

85.1

83.5-86.5

AGE

18-24

266

17.1

10.9-25.7

234

82.9

74.3-89.1

25-34

749

11.1

8.4-14.5

668

88.9

85.5-91.6

35-44

960

9.7

7.6-12.3

865

90.3

87.7-92.4

45-54

1,102

194

15.6

13.3-18.3

908

84.4

81.7-86.7

55-64

1,013

168

15.6

13.0-18.5

845

84.4

81.5-87.0

65-74

747

125

17.1

14.1-20.6

622

82.9

79.4-85.9

75+

520

117

23.0

18.8-27.7

403

77.0

72.3-81.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

828

244

27.7

23.5-32.3

584

72.3

67.7-76.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,764

282

15.3

12.6-18.4

1,482

84.7

81.6-87.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,381

161

11.0

9.0-13.4

1,220

89.0

86.6-91.0

College Graduate

1,402

127

8.1

6.6- 9.9

1,275

91.9

90.1-93.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

730

247

32.5

28.2-37.0

483

67.5

63.0-71.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,005

186

17.1

14.2-20.3

819

82.9

79.7-85.8

$25,000- 34,999

679

14.6

9.6-21.6

608

85.4

78.4-90.4

$35,000- 49,999

769

9.7

7.4-12.7

690

90.3

87.3-92.6

$50,000-74,999

706

7.2

4.9-10.4

653

92.8

89.6-95.1

$75,000+

744

4.9

3.3- 7.1

709

95.1

92.9-96.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,839

815

47.7

44.4-51.0

1,024

52.3

49.0-55.6

3,517

0.0

. - .

3,517

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

875

112

11.4

8.9-14.4

763

88.6

85.6-91.1

Non-Veteran

4,501

701

15.3

13.7-17.0

3,800

84.7

83.0-86.3

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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