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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	1,951	289	12.9	11.2-14.8	1,662	87.1	85.2-88.8
GENDER
Male	690	103	12.5	10.0-15.6	587	87.5	84.4-90.0
Female	1,261	186	13.2	11.0-15.7	1,075	86.8	84.3-89.0
RACE
White	1,738	256	13.0	11.2-15.0	1,482	87.0	85.0-88.8
African American	93	16	13.5	7.0-24.5	77	86.5	75.5-93.0
Other Minorities	119	17	11.8	5.9-22.1	102	88.2	77.9-94.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	76	9	7.7	3.1-18.1	67	92.3	81.9-96.9
Non-Hispanic	1,873	280	13.3	11.6-15.3	1,593	86.7	84.7-88.4
AGE
18-24	102	10	8.2	4.1-15.7	92	91.8	84.3-95.9
25-34	260	25	8.9	5.6-13.9	235	91.1	86.1-94.4
35-44	299	37	13.4	9.4-18.7	262	86.6	81.3-90.6
45-54	338	50	15.5	11.2-21.0	288	84.5	79.0-88.8
55-64	372	67	17.3	13.2-22.2	305	82.7	77.8-86.8
65-74	299	39	10.9	7.6-15.3	260	89.1	84.7-92.4
75+	274	61	18.2	13.7-23.7	213	81.8	76.3-86.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	335	98	23.4	18.1-29.7	237	76.6	70.3-81.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	590	76	9.6	7.3-12.5	514	90.4	87.5-92.7
Some Post-H.S.	473	62	11.2	8.4-15.0	411	88.8	85.0-91.6
College Graduate	545	52	10.6	7.6-14.6	493	89.4	85.4-92.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	72	23.0	17.0-30.4	200	77.0	69.6-83.0
$15,000- 24,999	404	72	15.4	11.6-20.1	332	84.6	79.9-88.4
$25,000- 34,999	267	41	13.0	9.1-18.3	226	87.0	81.7-90.9
$35,000- 49,999	288	23	7.7	4.6-12.4	265	92.3	87.6-95.4
$50,000-74,999	213	14	6.0	3.2-11.2	199	94.0	88.8-96.8
$75,000+	223	13	6.1	3.4-10.7	210	93.9	89.3-96.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	664	289	43.4	38.4-48.4	375	56.6	51.6-61.6
No	1,278	0	0.0	. - .	1,278	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	257	41	15.0	10.7-20.7	216	85.0	79.3-89.3
Non-Veteran	1,694	248	12.6	10.8-14.7	1,446	87.4	85.3-89.2

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

-Western NC

1,951

289

12.9

11.2-14.8

1,662

87.1

85.2-88.8

GENDER

Male

690

103

12.5

10.0-15.6

587

87.5

84.4-90.0

Female

1,261

186

13.2

11.0-15.7

1,075

86.8

84.3-89.0

RACE

White

1,738

256

13.0

11.2-15.0

1,482

87.0

85.0-88.8

African American

13.5

7.0-24.5

86.5

75.5-93.0

Other Minorities

119

11.8

5.9-22.1

102

88.2

77.9-94.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.7

3.1-18.1

92.3

81.9-96.9

Non-Hispanic

1,873

280

13.3

11.6-15.3

1,593

86.7

84.7-88.4

AGE

18-24

102

8.2

4.1-15.7

91.8

84.3-95.9

25-34

260

8.9

5.6-13.9

235

91.1

86.1-94.4

35-44

299

13.4

9.4-18.7

262

86.6

81.3-90.6

45-54

338

15.5

11.2-21.0

288

84.5

79.0-88.8

55-64

372

17.3

13.2-22.2

305

82.7

77.8-86.8

65-74

299

10.9

7.6-15.3

260

89.1

84.7-92.4

75+

274

18.2

13.7-23.7

213

81.8

76.3-86.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

335

23.4

18.1-29.7

237

76.6

70.3-81.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

590

9.6

7.3-12.5

514

90.4

87.5-92.7

Some Post-H.S.

473

11.2

8.4-15.0

411

88.8

85.0-91.6

College Graduate

545

10.6

7.6-14.6

493

89.4

85.4-92.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

23.0

17.0-30.4

200

77.0

69.6-83.0

$15,000- 24,999

404

15.4

11.6-20.1

332

84.6

79.9-88.4

$25,000- 34,999

267

13.0

9.1-18.3

226

87.0

81.7-90.9

$35,000- 49,999

288

7.7

4.6-12.4

265

92.3

87.6-95.4

$50,000-74,999

213

6.0

3.2-11.2

199

94.0

88.8-96.8

$75,000+

223

6.1

3.4-10.7

210

93.9

89.3-96.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

664

289

43.4

38.4-48.4

375

56.6

51.6-61.6

1,278

0.0

. - .

1,278

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

257

15.0

10.7-20.7

216

85.0

79.3-89.3

Non-Veteran

1,694

248

12.6

10.8-14.7

1,446

87.4

85.3-89.2

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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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