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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	16,732	2,277	12.3	11.7-13.0	14,455	87.7	87.0-88.3
GENDER
Male	5,982	750	11.3	10.2-12.5	5,232	88.7	87.5-89.8
Female	10,750	1,527	13.3	12.5-14.1	9,223	86.7	85.9-87.5
RACE
White	12,707	1,621	11.5	10.8-12.2	11,086	88.5	87.8-89.2
African American	2,875	483	15.4	13.8-17.3	2,392	84.6	82.7-86.2
Asian	109	6	6.5	2.7-14.8	103	93.5	85.2-97.3
Native American	281	71	24.1	18.3-31.0	210	75.9	69.0-81.7
Other Minorities	703	84	12.4	8.8-17.0	619	87.6	83.0-91.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	856	96	8.4	6.4-11.0	760	91.6	89.0-93.6
-English Speaking	258	34	9.4	6.2-14.0	224	90.6	86.0-93.8
-Spanish Speaking	598	62	8.1	5.8-11.3	536	91.9	88.7-94.2
Non-Hispanic	15,862	2,179	12.7	12.0-13.5	13,683	87.3	86.5-88.0
AGE
18-24	788	90	13.4	10.4-17.0	698	86.6	83.0-89.6
25-34	2,315	205	8.2	6.9- 9.7	2,110	91.8	90.3-93.1
35-44	3,090	285	8.8	7.6-10.1	2,805	91.2	89.9-92.4
45-54	3,239	477	13.7	12.3-15.2	2,762	86.3	84.8-87.7
55-64	3,082	489	14.8	13.3-16.3	2,593	85.2	83.7-86.7
65-74	2,312	344	14.4	12.8-16.2	1,968	85.6	83.8-87.2
75+	1,828	378	20.1	18.0-22.4	1,450	79.9	77.6-82.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,618	709	23.5	21.2-26.0	1,909	76.5	74.0-78.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,014	700	12.4	11.1-13.8	4,314	87.6	86.2-88.9
Some Post-H.S.	4,101	487	10.7	9.6-12.0	3,614	89.3	88.0-90.4
College Graduate	4,970	375	7.0	6.2- 8.0	4,595	93.0	92.0-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,011	604	26.7	24.1-29.5	1,407	73.3	70.5-75.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,995	511	15.0	13.4-16.8	2,484	85.0	83.2-86.6
$25,000- 34,999	2,058	247	12.7	10.5-15.3	1,811	87.3	84.7-89.5
$35,000- 49,999	2,294	202	8.1	6.9- 9.6	2,092	91.9	90.4-93.1
$50,000-74,999	2,208	160	6.7	5.5- 8.1	2,048	93.3	91.9-94.5
$75,000+	2,742	117	4.4	3.5- 5.5	2,625	95.6	94.5-96.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,299	2,277	44.9	43.0-46.8	3,022	55.1	53.2-57.0
No	11,366	0	0.0	. - .	11,366	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,256	315	12.3	10.8-14.0	1,941	87.7	86.0-89.2
Non-Veteran	14,467	1,960	12.3	11.6-13.1	12,507	87.7	86.9-88.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

16,732

2,277

12.3

11.7-13.0

14,455

87.7

87.0-88.3

GENDER

Male

5,982

750

11.3

10.2-12.5

5,232

88.7

87.5-89.8

Female

10,750

1,527

13.3

12.5-14.1

9,223

86.7

85.9-87.5

RACE

White

12,707

1,621

11.5

10.8-12.2

11,086

88.5

87.8-89.2

African American

2,875

483

15.4

13.8-17.3

2,392

84.6

82.7-86.2

Asian

109

6.5

2.7-14.8

103

93.5

85.2-97.3

Native American

281

24.1

18.3-31.0

210

75.9

69.0-81.7

Other Minorities

703

12.4

8.8-17.0

619

87.6

83.0-91.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

856

8.4

6.4-11.0

760

91.6

89.0-93.6

-English Speaking

258

9.4

6.2-14.0

224

90.6

86.0-93.8

-Spanish Speaking

598

8.1

5.8-11.3

536

91.9

88.7-94.2

Non-Hispanic

15,862

2,179

12.7

12.0-13.5

13,683

87.3

86.5-88.0

AGE

18-24

788

13.4

10.4-17.0

698

86.6

83.0-89.6

25-34

2,315

205

8.2

6.9- 9.7

2,110

91.8

90.3-93.1

35-44

3,090

285

8.8

7.6-10.1

2,805

91.2

89.9-92.4

45-54

3,239

477

13.7

12.3-15.2

2,762

86.3

84.8-87.7

55-64

3,082

489

14.8

13.3-16.3

2,593

85.2

83.7-86.7

65-74

2,312

344

14.4

12.8-16.2

1,968

85.6

83.8-87.2

75+

1,828

378

20.1

18.0-22.4

1,450

79.9

77.6-82.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,618

709

23.5

21.2-26.0

1,909

76.5

74.0-78.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,014

700

12.4

11.1-13.8

4,314

87.6

86.2-88.9

Some Post-H.S.

4,101

487

10.7

9.6-12.0

3,614

89.3

88.0-90.4

College Graduate

4,970

375

7.0

6.2- 8.0

4,595

93.0

92.0-93.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,011

604

26.7

24.1-29.5

1,407

73.3

70.5-75.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,995

511

15.0

13.4-16.8

2,484

85.0

83.2-86.6

$25,000- 34,999

2,058

247

12.7

10.5-15.3

1,811

87.3

84.7-89.5

$35,000- 49,999

2,294

202

8.1

6.9- 9.6

2,092

91.9

90.4-93.1

$50,000-74,999

2,208

160

6.7

5.5- 8.1

2,048

93.3

91.9-94.5

$75,000+

2,742

117

4.4

3.5- 5.5

2,625

95.6

94.5-96.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,299

2,277

44.9

43.0-46.8

3,022

55.1

53.2-57.0

11,366

0.0

. - .

11,366

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,256

315

12.3

10.8-14.0

1,941

87.7

86.0-89.2

Non-Veteran

14,467

1,960

12.3

11.6-13.1

12,507

87.7

86.9-88.4

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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.

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