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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	190	90	44.6	35.8-53.8	100	55.4	46.2-64.2
GENDER
Male	48	25	53.0	35.8-69.6	23	47.0	30.4-64.2
Female	142	65	41.1	31.2-51.7	77	58.9	48.3-68.8
RACE
White	174	79	42.5	33.6-51.9	95	57.5	48.1-66.4
African American	8	5	65.0	22.2-92.3	3	35.0	7.7-77.8
Other Minorities	8	6	89.8	51.6-98.6	2	10.2	1.4-48.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	189	90	44.9	36.0-54.2	99	55.1	45.8-64.0
AGE
18-24	10	3	15.3	2.6-55.0	7	84.7	45.0-97.4
25-34	18	9	37.8	16.8-64.7	9	62.2	35.3-83.2
35-44	23	12	59.9	35.6-80.1	11	40.1	19.9-64.4
45-54	40	22	61.2	42.1-77.4	18	38.8	22.6-57.9
55-64	51	26	43.2	28.3-59.5	25	56.8	40.5-71.7
65-74	27	11	46.0	26.2-67.1	16	54.0	32.9-73.8
75+	20	7	35.8	16.3-61.4	13	64.2	38.6-83.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	13	8	63.0	27.9-88.3	5	37.0	11.7-72.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	26	30.7	18.4-46.4	34	69.3	53.6-81.6
Some Post-H.S.	58	25	51.3	35.5-66.9	33	48.7	33.1-64.5
College Graduate	59	31	49.4	34.1-64.7	28	50.6	35.3-65.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	16	10	51.9	23.8-78.9	6	48.1	21.1-76.2
$15,000- 24,999	36	15	46.9	27.2-67.6	21	53.1	32.4-72.8
$25,000- 34,999	28	13	39.2	21.1-60.8	15	60.8	39.2-78.9
$35,000- 49,999	28	12	34.7	17.5-57.1	16	65.3	42.9-82.5
$50,000-74,999	30	17	51.5	29.9-72.5	13	48.5	27.5-70.1
$75,000+	26	14	53.2	26.7-78.1	12	46.8	21.9-73.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	61	26	32.0	19.7-47.3	35	68.0	52.7-80.3
No	128	63	50.6	39.8-61.3	65	49.4	38.7-60.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	22	11	44.7	23.3-68.3	11	55.3	31.7-76.7
Non-Veteran	168	79	44.6	35.1-54.5	89	55.4	45.5-64.9

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

-Mountain AHEC

190

44.6

35.8-53.8

100

55.4

46.2-64.2

GENDER

Male

53.0

35.8-69.6

47.0

30.4-64.2

Female

142

41.1

31.2-51.7

58.9

48.3-68.8

RACE

White

174

42.5

33.6-51.9

57.5

48.1-66.4

African American

65.0

22.2-92.3

35.0

7.7-77.8

Other Minorities

89.8

51.6-98.6

10.2

1.4-48.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

189

44.9

36.0-54.2

55.1

45.8-64.0

AGE

18-24

15.3

2.6-55.0

84.7

45.0-97.4

25-34

37.8

16.8-64.7

62.2

35.3-83.2

35-44

59.9

35.6-80.1

40.1

19.9-64.4

45-54

61.2

42.1-77.4

38.8

22.6-57.9

55-64

43.2

28.3-59.5

56.8

40.5-71.7

65-74

46.0

26.2-67.1

54.0

32.9-73.8

75+

35.8

16.3-61.4

64.2

38.6-83.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

63.0

27.9-88.3

37.0

11.7-72.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

30.7

18.4-46.4

69.3

53.6-81.6

Some Post-H.S.

51.3

35.5-66.9

48.7

33.1-64.5

College Graduate

49.4

34.1-64.7

50.6

35.3-65.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

51.9

23.8-78.9

48.1

21.1-76.2

$15,000- 24,999

46.9

27.2-67.6

53.1

32.4-72.8

$25,000- 34,999

39.2

21.1-60.8

60.8

39.2-78.9

$35,000- 49,999

34.7

17.5-57.1

65.3

42.9-82.5

$50,000-74,999

51.5

29.9-72.5

48.5

27.5-70.1

$75,000+

53.2

26.7-78.1

46.8

21.9-73.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

32.0

19.7-47.3

68.0

52.7-80.3

128

50.6

39.8-61.3

49.4

38.7-60.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

44.7

23.3-68.3

55.3

31.7-76.7

Non-Veteran

168

44.6

35.1-54.5

55.4

45.5-64.9

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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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