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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	1,163	167	12.5	10.4-15.1	996	87.5	84.9-89.6
GENDER
Male	406	61	12.6	9.3-16.8	345	87.4	83.2-90.7
Female	757	106	12.5	9.8-15.9	651	87.5	84.1-90.2
RACE
White	1,015	145	12.9	10.5-15.6	870	87.1	84.4-89.5
African American	65	10	12.0	5.1-25.6	55	88.0	74.4-94.9
Other Minorities	83	12	9.6	3.9-21.5	71	90.4	78.5-96.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	6	5.5	1.7-15.9	37	94.5	84.1-98.3
Non-Hispanic	1,118	161	13.1	10.8-15.8	957	86.9	84.2-89.2
AGE
18-24	59	5	6.9	2.5-17.5	54	93.1	82.5-97.5
25-34	170	16	9.1	5.0-15.9	154	90.9	84.1-95.0
35-44	176	21	12.7	7.9-19.9	155	87.3	80.1-92.1
45-54	196	33	18.4	12.3-26.6	163	81.6	73.4-87.7
55-64	211	36	15.8	10.9-22.5	175	84.2	77.5-89.1
65-74	178	20	8.7	5.2-14.4	158	91.3	85.6-94.8
75+	169	36	18.2	12.4-25.8	133	81.8	74.2-87.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	52	22.6	15.4-31.8	122	77.4	68.2-84.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	340	43	8.9	6.2-12.6	297	91.1	87.4-93.8
Some Post-H.S.	299	38	11.4	7.9-16.3	261	88.6	83.7-92.1
College Graduate	347	34	11.3	7.4-16.9	313	88.7	83.1-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	149	42	21.4	13.7-31.8	107	78.6	68.2-86.3
$15,000- 24,999	235	40	14.3	9.8-20.5	195	85.7	79.5-90.2
$25,000- 34,999	164	22	12.0	7.4-19.0	142	88.0	81.0-92.6
$35,000- 49,999	163	13	7.4	3.6-14.6	150	92.6	85.4-96.4
$50,000-74,999	142	11	7.2	3.5-14.4	131	92.8	85.6-96.5
$75,000+	132	8	6.7	3.2-13.7	124	93.3	86.3-96.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	392	167	42.0	35.6-48.8	225	58.0	51.2-64.4
No	765	0	0.0	. - .	765	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	155	29	18.1	12.1-26.1	126	81.9	73.9-87.9
Non-Veteran	1,008	138	11.7	9.4-14.4	870	88.3	85.6-90.6

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,163

167

12.5

10.4-15.1

996

87.5

84.9-89.6

GENDER

Male

406

12.6

9.3-16.8

345

87.4

83.2-90.7

Female

757

106

12.5

9.8-15.9

651

87.5

84.1-90.2

RACE

White

1,015

145

12.9

10.5-15.6

870

87.1

84.4-89.5

African American

12.0

5.1-25.6

88.0

74.4-94.9

Other Minorities

9.6

3.9-21.5

90.4

78.5-96.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.5

1.7-15.9

94.5

84.1-98.3

Non-Hispanic

1,118

161

13.1

10.8-15.8

957

86.9

84.2-89.2

AGE

18-24

6.9

2.5-17.5

93.1

82.5-97.5

25-34

170

9.1

5.0-15.9

154

90.9

84.1-95.0

35-44

176

12.7

7.9-19.9

155

87.3

80.1-92.1

45-54

196

18.4

12.3-26.6

163

81.6

73.4-87.7

55-64

211

15.8

10.9-22.5

175

84.2

77.5-89.1

65-74

178

8.7

5.2-14.4

158

91.3

85.6-94.8

75+

169

18.2

12.4-25.8

133

81.8

74.2-87.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

22.6

15.4-31.8

122

77.4

68.2-84.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

340

8.9

6.2-12.6

297

91.1

87.4-93.8

Some Post-H.S.

299

11.4

7.9-16.3

261

88.6

83.7-92.1

College Graduate

347

11.3

7.4-16.9

313

88.7

83.1-92.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

149

21.4

13.7-31.8

107

78.6

68.2-86.3

$15,000- 24,999

235

14.3

9.8-20.5

195

85.7

79.5-90.2

$25,000- 34,999

164

12.0

7.4-19.0

142

88.0

81.0-92.6

$35,000- 49,999

163

7.4

3.6-14.6

150

92.6

85.4-96.4

$50,000-74,999

142

7.2

3.5-14.4

131

92.8

85.6-96.5

$75,000+

132

6.7

3.2-13.7

124

93.3

86.3-96.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

392

167

42.0

35.6-48.8

225

58.0

51.2-64.4

765

0.0

. - .

765

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

155

18.1

12.1-26.1

126

81.9

73.9-87.9

Non-Veteran

1,008

138

11.7

9.4-14.4

870

88.3

85.6-90.6

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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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