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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	146	58	43.6	34.1-53.5	88	56.4	46.5-65.9
GENDER
Male	42	21	52.3	34.2-69.8	21	47.7	30.2-65.8
Female	104	37	38.2	28.0-49.5	67	61.8	50.5-72.0
RACE
White	93	37	44.1	32.8-55.9	56	55.9	44.1-67.2
African American	51	20	42.5	26.8-59.9	31	57.5	40.1-73.2
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	144	56	42.7	33.2-52.7	88	57.3	47.3-66.8
AGE
18-24	4	2	42.5	8.8-85.0	2	57.5	15.0-91.2
25-34	11	3	28.8	8.9-62.6	8	71.2	37.4-91.1
35-44	15	2	15.7	3.4-50.0	13	84.3	50.0-96.6
45-54	34	14	46.0	27.6-65.6	20	54.0	34.4-72.4
55-64	39	14	40.4	24.7-58.4	25	59.6	41.6-75.3
65-74	24	12	59.1	34.9-79.6	12	40.9	20.4-65.1
75+	18	11	68.4	43.4-86.0	7	31.6	14.0-56.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	22	11	62.8	39.1-81.6	11	37.2	18.4-60.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	51	18	33.4	20.2-49.7	33	66.6	50.3-79.8
Some Post-H.S.	32	10	41.1	21.8-63.5	22	58.9	36.5-78.2
College Graduate	41	19	48.8	32.4-65.5	22	51.2	34.5-67.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	21	11	58.2	34.9-78.3	10	41.8	21.7-65.1
$15,000- 24,999	38	13	45.4	26.7-65.4	25	54.6	34.6-73.3
$25,000- 34,999	20	8	45.0	21.0-71.5	12	55.0	28.5-79.0
$35,000- 49,999	19	3	18.9	6.2-45.0	16	81.1	55.0-93.8
$50,000-74,999	20	8	35.4	16.2-60.9	12	64.6	39.1-83.8
$75,000+	13	8	67.1	38.9-86.7	5	32.9	13.3-61.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	60	26	50.7	36.1-65.3	34	49.3	34.7-63.9
No	85	32	39.1	27.5-52.1	53	60.9	47.9-72.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	8	42.4	19.7-69.0	12	57.6	31.0-80.3
Non-Veteran	126	50	43.8	33.8-54.3	76	56.2	45.7-66.2

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

-Northeastern Partnership

146

43.6

34.1-53.5

56.4

46.5-65.9

GENDER

Male

52.3

34.2-69.8

47.7

30.2-65.8

Female

104

38.2

28.0-49.5

61.8

50.5-72.0

RACE

White

44.1

32.8-55.9

55.9

44.1-67.2

African American

42.5

26.8-59.9

57.5

40.1-73.2

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

144

42.7

33.2-52.7

57.3

47.3-66.8

AGE

18-24

42.5

8.8-85.0

57.5

15.0-91.2

25-34

28.8

8.9-62.6

71.2

37.4-91.1

35-44

15.7

3.4-50.0

84.3

50.0-96.6

45-54

46.0

27.6-65.6

54.0

34.4-72.4

55-64

40.4

24.7-58.4

59.6

41.6-75.3

65-74

59.1

34.9-79.6

40.9

20.4-65.1

75+

68.4

43.4-86.0

31.6

14.0-56.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

62.8

39.1-81.6

37.2

18.4-60.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

33.4

20.2-49.7

66.6

50.3-79.8

Some Post-H.S.

41.1

21.8-63.5

58.9

36.5-78.2

College Graduate

48.8

32.4-65.5

51.2

34.5-67.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

58.2

34.9-78.3

41.8

21.7-65.1

$15,000- 24,999

45.4

26.7-65.4

54.6

34.6-73.3

$25,000- 34,999

45.0

21.0-71.5

55.0

28.5-79.0

$35,000- 49,999

18.9

6.2-45.0

81.1

55.0-93.8

$50,000-74,999

35.4

16.2-60.9

64.6

39.1-83.8

$75,000+

67.1

38.9-86.7

32.9

13.3-61.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

50.7

36.1-65.3

49.3

34.7-63.9

39.1

27.5-52.1

60.9

47.9-72.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

42.4

19.7-69.0

57.6

31.0-80.3

Non-Veteran

126

43.8

33.8-54.3

56.2

45.7-66.2

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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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