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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	1,319	544	42.0	38.2-45.8	775	58.0	54.2-61.8
GENDER
Male	420	175	42.9	36.2-49.8	245	57.1	50.2-63.8
Female	899	369	41.2	37.4-45.1	530	58.8	54.9-62.6
RACE
White	1,085	450	44.1	40.1-48.1	635	55.9	51.9-59.9
African American	207	86	35.7	27.0-45.5	121	64.3	54.5-73.0
Other Minorities	18	6	27.6	10.5-55.3	12	72.4	44.7-89.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	3	30.7	10.0-63.7	8	69.3	36.3-90.0
Non-Hispanic	1,308	541	42.1	38.4-45.9	767	57.9	54.1-61.6
AGE
18-24	33	15	47.5	24.4-71.7	18	52.5	28.3-75.6
25-34	90	44	36.9	25.6-49.9	46	63.1	50.1-74.4
35-44	213	82	40.1	32.3-48.4	131	59.9	51.6-67.7
45-54	321	130	43.1	36.6-49.9	191	56.9	50.1-63.4
55-64	302	131	46.6	39.9-53.3	171	53.4	46.7-60.1
65-74	219	85	37.4	30.3-45.2	134	62.6	54.8-69.7
75+	135	55	39.4	29.8-49.8	80	60.6	50.2-70.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	134	53	36.8	22.7-53.6	81	63.2	46.4-77.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	379	147	39.9	33.6-46.5	232	60.1	53.5-66.4
Some Post-H.S.	391	168	42.9	36.3-49.7	223	57.1	50.3-63.7
College Graduate	413	175	44.7	39.0-50.6	238	55.3	49.4-61.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	100	42	41.5	29.8-54.3	58	58.5	45.7-70.2
$15,000- 24,999	212	92	44.4	35.5-53.6	120	55.6	46.4-64.5
$25,000- 34,999	171	61	35.8	27.4-45.1	110	64.2	54.9-72.6
$35,000- 49,999	186	77	39.3	28.5-51.2	109	60.7	48.8-71.5
$50,000-74,999	200	80	41.6	33.5-50.1	120	58.4	49.9-66.5
$75,000+	268	113	41.2	34.2-48.6	155	58.8	51.4-65.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	402	170	44.3	37.4-51.5	232	55.7	48.5-62.6
No	911	370	40.7	36.4-45.2	541	59.3	54.8-63.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	178	86	47.6	38.8-56.6	92	52.4	43.4-61.2
Non-Veteran	1,141	458	40.9	36.9-45.1	683	59.1	54.9-63.1

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

-Piedmont NC

1,319

544

42.0

38.2-45.8

775

58.0

54.2-61.8

GENDER

Male

420

175

42.9

36.2-49.8

245

57.1

50.2-63.8

Female

899

369

41.2

37.4-45.1

530

58.8

54.9-62.6

RACE

White

1,085

450

44.1

40.1-48.1

635

55.9

51.9-59.9

African American

207

35.7

27.0-45.5

121

64.3

54.5-73.0

Other Minorities

27.6

10.5-55.3

72.4

44.7-89.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

30.7

10.0-63.7

69.3

36.3-90.0

Non-Hispanic

1,308

541

42.1

38.4-45.9

767

57.9

54.1-61.6

AGE

18-24

47.5

24.4-71.7

52.5

28.3-75.6

25-34

36.9

25.6-49.9

63.1

50.1-74.4

35-44

213

40.1

32.3-48.4

131

59.9

51.6-67.7

45-54

321

130

43.1

36.6-49.9

191

56.9

50.1-63.4

55-64

302

131

46.6

39.9-53.3

171

53.4

46.7-60.1

65-74

219

37.4

30.3-45.2

134

62.6

54.8-69.7

75+

135

39.4

29.8-49.8

60.6

50.2-70.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

134

36.8

22.7-53.6

63.2

46.4-77.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

379

147

39.9

33.6-46.5

232

60.1

53.5-66.4

Some Post-H.S.

391

168

42.9

36.3-49.7

223

57.1

50.3-63.7

College Graduate

413

175

44.7

39.0-50.6

238

55.3

49.4-61.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

100

41.5

29.8-54.3

58.5

45.7-70.2

$15,000- 24,999

212

44.4

35.5-53.6

120

55.6

46.4-64.5

$25,000- 34,999

171

35.8

27.4-45.1

110

64.2

54.9-72.6

$35,000- 49,999

186

39.3

28.5-51.2

109

60.7

48.8-71.5

$50,000-74,999

200

41.6

33.5-50.1

120

58.4

49.9-66.5

$75,000+

268

113

41.2

34.2-48.6

155

58.8

51.4-65.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

402

170

44.3

37.4-51.5

232

55.7

48.5-62.6

911

370

40.7

36.4-45.2

541

59.3

54.8-63.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

178

47.6

38.8-56.6

52.4

43.4-61.2

Non-Veteran

1,141

458

40.9

36.9-45.1

683

59.1

54.9-63.1

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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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