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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Disability

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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
-Piedmont NC	9,400	1,173	11.0	10.2-11.9	8,227	89.0	88.1-89.8
GENDER
Male	3,432	393	9.9	8.6-11.3	3,039	90.1	88.7-91.4
Female	5,968	780	12.1	11.1-13.2	5,188	87.9	86.8-88.9
RACE
White	7,338	889	10.7	9.8-11.7	6,449	89.3	88.3-90.2
African American	1,492	223	13.2	11.2-15.6	1,269	86.8	84.4-88.8
Other Minorities	529	55	9.2	6.4-13.0	474	90.8	87.0-93.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	542	57	7.9	5.4-11.2	485	92.1	88.8-94.6
Non-Hispanic	8,852	1,116	11.4	10.5-12.3	7,736	88.6	87.7-89.5
AGE
18-24	420	48	12.9	9.2-17.7	372	87.1	82.3-90.8
25-34	1,306	99	6.8	5.3- 8.6	1,207	93.2	91.4-94.7
35-44	1,831	153	7.3	6.1- 8.8	1,678	92.7	91.2-93.9
45-54	1,799	233	12.2	10.5-14.2	1,566	87.8	85.8-89.5
55-64	1,697	254	13.5	11.7-15.6	1,443	86.5	84.4-88.3
65-74	1,266	180	14.2	12.0-16.7	1,086	85.8	83.3-88.0
75+	1,034	200	19.4	16.6-22.4	834	80.6	77.6-83.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,455	367	21.4	18.4-24.8	1,088	78.6	75.2-81.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,660	342	11.4	10.0-13.1	2,318	88.6	86.9-90.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,247	264	10.4	8.9-12.2	1,983	89.6	87.8-91.1
College Graduate	3,023	196	5.8	4.9- 7.0	2,827	94.2	93.0-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,009	285	24.5	20.9-28.5	724	75.5	71.5-79.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,586	253	13.7	11.5-16.2	1,333	86.3	83.8-88.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,112	135	11.4	9.3-14.0	977	88.6	86.0-90.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,237	100	7.2	5.8- 9.1	1,137	92.8	90.9-94.2
$50,000-74,999	1,289	93	6.6	5.2- 8.3	1,196	93.4	91.7-94.8
$75,000+	1,775	69	4.0	2.9- 5.5	1,706	96.0	94.5-97.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,796	1,173	43.7	41.1-46.3	1,623	56.3	53.7-58.9
No	6,571	0	0.0	. - .	6,571	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,124	162	12.2	10.2-14.6	962	87.8	85.4-89.8
Non-Veteran	8,272	1,011	10.9	10.0-11.9	7,261	89.1	88.1-90.0

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

-Piedmont NC

9,400

1,173

11.0

10.2-11.9

8,227

89.0

88.1-89.8

GENDER

Male

3,432

393

9.9

8.6-11.3

3,039

90.1

88.7-91.4

Female

5,968

780

12.1

11.1-13.2

5,188

87.9

86.8-88.9

RACE

White

7,338

889

10.7

9.8-11.7

6,449

89.3

88.3-90.2

African American

1,492

223

13.2

11.2-15.6

1,269

86.8

84.4-88.8

Other Minorities

529

9.2

6.4-13.0

474

90.8

87.0-93.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

542

7.9

5.4-11.2

485

92.1

88.8-94.6

Non-Hispanic

8,852

1,116

11.4

10.5-12.3

7,736

88.6

87.7-89.5

AGE

18-24

420

12.9

9.2-17.7

372

87.1

82.3-90.8

25-34

1,306

6.8

5.3- 8.6

1,207

93.2

91.4-94.7

35-44

1,831

153

7.3

6.1- 8.8

1,678

92.7

91.2-93.9

45-54

1,799

233

12.2

10.5-14.2

1,566

87.8

85.8-89.5

55-64

1,697

254

13.5

11.7-15.6

1,443

86.5

84.4-88.3

65-74

1,266

180

14.2

12.0-16.7

1,086

85.8

83.3-88.0

75+

1,034

200

19.4

16.6-22.4

834

80.6

77.6-83.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,455

367

21.4

18.4-24.8

1,088

78.6

75.2-81.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,660

342

11.4

10.0-13.1

2,318

88.6

86.9-90.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,247

264

10.4

8.9-12.2

1,983

89.6

87.8-91.1

College Graduate

3,023

196

5.8

4.9- 7.0

2,827

94.2

93.0-95.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,009

285

24.5

20.9-28.5

724

75.5

71.5-79.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,586

253

13.7

11.5-16.2

1,333

86.3

83.8-88.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,112

135

11.4

9.3-14.0

977

88.6

86.0-90.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,237

100

7.2

5.8- 9.1

1,137

92.8

90.9-94.2

$50,000-74,999

1,289

6.6

5.2- 8.3

1,196

93.4

91.7-94.8

$75,000+

1,775

4.0

2.9- 5.5

1,706

96.0

94.5-97.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,796

1,173

43.7

41.1-46.3

1,623

56.3

53.7-58.9

6,571

0.0

. - .

6,571

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,124

162

12.2

10.2-14.6

962

87.8

85.4-89.8

Non-Veteran

8,272

1,011

10.9

10.0-11.9

7,261

89.1

88.1-90.0

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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.

** 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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