BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Did that person have a problem with memory loss or confusion or a disorder like Alzheimer's Disease?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,356	967	41.5	38.8-44.3	1,389	58.5	55.7-61.2
-Eastern NC	743	294	40.0	35.4-44.6	449	60.0	55.4-64.6
GENDER
Male	199	79	40.7	32.1-49.9	120	59.3	50.1-67.9
Female	544	215	39.5	34.5-44.7	329	60.5	55.3-65.5
RACE
White	530	195	39.4	34.0-45.1	335	60.6	54.9-66.0
African American	168	76	38.9	30.0-48.6	92	61.1	51.4-70.0
Other Minorities	43	22	50.1	32.9-67.2	21	49.9	32.8-67.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	5	31.2	11.0-62.5	7	68.8	37.5-89.0
Non-Hispanic	730	288	40.1	35.6-44.9	442	59.9	55.1-64.4
AGE
18-24	23	9	53.9	30.6-75.6	14	46.1	24.4-69.4
25-34	56	21	45.7	29.7-62.6	35	54.3	37.4-70.3
35-44	118	35	28.9	20.1-39.5	83	71.1	60.5-79.9
45-54	149	55	36.8	27.8-46.9	94	63.2	53.1-72.2
55-64	203	94	44.4	35.9-53.3	109	55.6	46.7-64.1
65-74	132	53	40.7	31.3-50.8	79	59.3	49.2-68.7
75+	61	27	41.1	27.2-56.5	34	58.9	43.5-72.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	79	37	47.3	32.6-62.4	42	52.7	37.6-67.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	230	82	33.4	25.8-42.1	148	66.6	57.9-74.2
Some Post-H.S.	204	79	43.2	34.5-52.3	125	56.8	47.7-65.5
College Graduate	230	96	40.9	33.8-48.4	134	59.1	51.6-66.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	72	28	38.1	26.2-51.6	44	61.9	48.4-73.8
$15,000- 24,999	151	67	47.2	37.4-57.2	84	52.8	42.8-62.6
$25,000- 34,999	111	44	43.5	30.8-57.1	67	56.5	42.9-69.2
$35,000- 49,999	116	45	39.1	29.1-50.1	71	60.9	49.9-70.9
$50,000-74,999	97	36	36.1	25.9-47.8	61	63.9	52.2-74.1
$75,000+	117	47	38.7	27.7-51.0	70	61.3	49.0-72.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	275	120	48.3	40.4-56.2	155	51.7	43.8-59.6
No	462	172	35.2	29.9-40.9	290	64.8	59.1-70.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	94	29	30.5	21.0-42.0	65	69.5	58.0-79.0
Non-Veteran	649	265	41.5	36.6-46.7	384	58.5	53.3-63.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,356

967

41.5

38.8-44.3

1,389

58.5

55.7-61.2

-Eastern NC

743

294

40.0

35.4-44.6

449

60.0

55.4-64.6

GENDER

Male

199

40.7

32.1-49.9

120

59.3

50.1-67.9

Female

544

215

39.5

34.5-44.7

329

60.5

55.3-65.5

RACE

White

530

195

39.4

34.0-45.1

335

60.6

54.9-66.0

African American

168

38.9

30.0-48.6

61.1

51.4-70.0

Other Minorities

50.1

32.9-67.2

49.9

32.8-67.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

31.2

11.0-62.5

68.8

37.5-89.0

Non-Hispanic

730

288

40.1

35.6-44.9

442

59.9

55.1-64.4

AGE

18-24

53.9

30.6-75.6

46.1

24.4-69.4

25-34

45.7

29.7-62.6

54.3

37.4-70.3

35-44

118

28.9

20.1-39.5

71.1

60.5-79.9

45-54

149

36.8

27.8-46.9

63.2

53.1-72.2

55-64

203

44.4

35.9-53.3

109

55.6

46.7-64.1

65-74

132

40.7

31.3-50.8

59.3

49.2-68.7

75+

41.1

27.2-56.5

58.9

43.5-72.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

47.3

32.6-62.4

52.7

37.6-67.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

230

33.4

25.8-42.1

148

66.6

57.9-74.2

Some Post-H.S.

204

43.2

34.5-52.3

125

56.8

47.7-65.5

College Graduate

230

40.9

33.8-48.4

134

59.1

51.6-66.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

38.1

26.2-51.6

61.9

48.4-73.8

$15,000- 24,999

151

47.2

37.4-57.2

52.8

42.8-62.6

$25,000- 34,999

111

43.5

30.8-57.1

56.5

42.9-69.2

$35,000- 49,999

116

39.1

29.1-50.1

60.9

49.9-70.9

$50,000-74,999

36.1

25.9-47.8

63.9

52.2-74.1

$75,000+

117

38.7

27.7-51.0

61.3

49.0-72.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

275

120

48.3

40.4-56.2

155

51.7

43.8-59.6

462

172

35.2

29.9-40.9

290

64.8

59.1-70.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

30.5

21.0-42.0

69.5

58.0-79.0

Non-Veteran

649

265

41.5

36.6-46.7

384

58.5

53.3-63.4

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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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