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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,150	204	15.1	12.7-17.8	946	84.9	82.2-87.3
GENDER
Male	406	69	13.9	10.2-18.7	337	86.1	81.3-89.8
Female	744	135	16.2	13.4-19.5	609	83.8	80.5-86.6
RACE
White	682	94	11.8	8.8-15.5	588	88.2	84.5-91.2
African American	412	99	21.1	16.8-26.2	313	78.9	73.8-83.2
Other Minorities	50	8	12.2	5.6-24.4	42	87.8	75.6-94.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	2	2.7	0.6-11.0	33	97.3	89.0-99.4
Non-Hispanic	1,115	202	15.8	13.3-18.7	913	84.2	81.3-86.7
AGE
18-24	37	2	4.0	0.9-15.7	35	96.0	84.3-99.1
25-34	124	14	13.1	6.1-26.0	110	86.9	74.0-93.9
35-44	172	19	9.5	5.6-15.6	153	90.5	84.4-94.4
45-54	257	45	14.4	10.4-19.7	212	85.6	80.3-89.6
55-64	242	49	18.5	13.4-25.1	193	81.5	74.9-86.6
65-74	174	34	21.9	15.1-30.7	140	78.1	69.3-84.9
75+	138	40	29.8	21.9-39.1	98	70.2	60.9-78.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	235	75	27.1	20.9-34.5	160	72.9	65.5-79.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	427	69	14.8	10.5-20.4	358	85.2	79.6-89.5
Some Post-H.S.	250	30	9.4	6.2-13.8	220	90.6	86.2-93.8
College Graduate	236	29	9.9	6.7-14.5	207	90.1	85.5-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	193	70	31.0	23.6-39.4	123	69.0	60.6-76.4
$15,000- 24,999	226	40	15.5	10.8-21.9	186	84.5	78.1-89.2
$25,000- 34,999	150	21	16.4	8.6-29.1	129	83.6	70.9-91.4
$35,000- 49,999	132	11	7.5	4.0-13.5	121	92.5	86.5-96.0
$50,000-74,999	130	13	9.0	5.0-15.9	117	91.0	84.1-95.0
$75,000+	129	4	2.9	1.0- 8.1	125	97.1	91.9-99.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	467	204	44.2	38.3-50.2	263	55.8	49.8-61.7
No	679	0	0.0	. - .	679	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	159	25	15.9	8.7-27.3	134	84.1	72.7-91.3
Non-Veteran	987	178	14.9	12.5-17.7	809	85.1	82.3-87.5

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,150

204

15.1

12.7-17.8

946

84.9

82.2-87.3

GENDER

Male

406

13.9

10.2-18.7

337

86.1

81.3-89.8

Female

744

135

16.2

13.4-19.5

609

83.8

80.5-86.6

RACE

White

682

11.8

8.8-15.5

588

88.2

84.5-91.2

African American

412

21.1

16.8-26.2

313

78.9

73.8-83.2

Other Minorities

12.2

5.6-24.4

87.8

75.6-94.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.7

0.6-11.0

97.3

89.0-99.4

Non-Hispanic

1,115

202

15.8

13.3-18.7

913

84.2

81.3-86.7

AGE

18-24

4.0

0.9-15.7

96.0

84.3-99.1

25-34

124

13.1

6.1-26.0

110

86.9

74.0-93.9

35-44

172

9.5

5.6-15.6

153

90.5

84.4-94.4

45-54

257

14.4

10.4-19.7

212

85.6

80.3-89.6

55-64

242

18.5

13.4-25.1

193

81.5

74.9-86.6

65-74

174

21.9

15.1-30.7

140

78.1

69.3-84.9

75+

138

29.8

21.9-39.1

70.2

60.9-78.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

235

27.1

20.9-34.5

160

72.9

65.5-79.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

427

14.8

10.5-20.4

358

85.2

79.6-89.5

Some Post-H.S.

250

9.4

6.2-13.8

220

90.6

86.2-93.8

College Graduate

236

9.9

6.7-14.5

207

90.1

85.5-93.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

193

31.0

23.6-39.4

123

69.0

60.6-76.4

$15,000- 24,999

226

15.5

10.8-21.9

186

84.5

78.1-89.2

$25,000- 34,999

150

16.4

8.6-29.1

129

83.6

70.9-91.4

$35,000- 49,999

132

7.5

4.0-13.5

121

92.5

86.5-96.0

$50,000-74,999

130

9.0

5.0-15.9

117

91.0

84.1-95.0

$75,000+

129

2.9

1.0- 8.1

125

97.1

91.9-99.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

467

204

44.2

38.3-50.2

263

55.8

49.8-61.7

679

0.0

. - .

679

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

159

15.9

8.7-27.3

134

84.1

72.7-91.3

Non-Veteran

987

178

14.9

12.5-17.7

809

85.1

82.3-87.5

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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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