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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,009 337 15.8 14.0-17.9 1,672 84.2 82.1-86.0
GENDER
Female 2,009 337 15.8 14.0-17.9 1,672 84.2 82.1-86.0
RACE
African American 2,009 337 15.8 14.0-17.9 1,672 84.2 82.1-86.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 40 3 5.1 1.3-17.3 37 94.9 82.7-98.7
-English Speaking 10 0 0.0 . - . 10 100 . - .
-Spanish Speaking 30 3 5.9 1.5-20.3 27 94.1 79.7-98.5
Non-Hispanic 1,969 334 16.3 14.3-18.4 1,635 83.7 81.6-85.7
AGE
18-24 118 15 13.4 7.6-22.6 103 86.6 77.4-92.4
25-34 323 33 8.8 5.9-12.9 290 91.2 87.1-94.1
35-44 420 41 10.0 6.8-14.4 379 90.0 85.6-93.2
45-54 408 70 18.4 14.2-23.4 338 81.6 76.6-85.8
55-64 346 80 20.8 16.1-26.4 266 79.2 73.6-83.9
65-74 227 55 25.0 18.8-32.4 172 75.0 67.6-81.2
75+ 154 42 27.3 20.1-36.0 112 72.7 64.0-79.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 391 133 32.5 26.9-38.7 258 67.5 61.3-73.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 681 101 12.9 10.2-16.2 580 87.1 83.8-89.8
Some Post-H.S. 511 63 11.6 8.7-15.2 448 88.4 84.8-91.3
College Graduate 423 39 10.2 7.0-14.6 384 89.8 85.4-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 439 134 27.3 22.8-32.5 305 72.7 67.5-77.2
$15,000- 24,999 482 71 14.1 10.8-18.2 411 85.9 81.8-89.2
$25,000- 34,999 304 38 15.1 10.3-21.5 266 84.9 78.5-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 206 14 6.0 3.3-10.6 192 94.0 89.4-96.7
$50,000-74,999 152 8 6.1 2.8-13.0 144 93.9 87.0-97.2
$75,000+ 129 6 4.0 1.4-10.7 123 96.0 89.3-98.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 730 337 47.4 42.9-51.9 393 52.6 48.1-57.1
No 1,269 0 0.0 . - . 1,269 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 6 13.7 4.5-35.1 61 86.3 64.9-95.5
Non-Veteran 1,941 331 15.9 14.0-18.0 1,610 84.1 82.0-86.0

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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.

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