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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	294	129	42.7	35.7-50.0	165	57.3	50.0-64.3
GENDER
Male	74	34	50.3	36.5-64.0	40	49.7	36.0-63.5
Female	220	95	39.5	31.7-47.8	125	60.5	52.2-68.3
RACE
White	271	116	41.2	34.1-48.7	155	58.8	51.3-65.9
African American	13	6	55.3	22.6-84.1	7	44.7	15.9-77.4
Other Minorities	10	7	78.6	36.0-96.0	3	21.4	4.0-64.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	1	41.5	4.2-91.9	1	58.5	8.1-95.8
Non-Hispanic	292	128	42.7	35.7-50.1	164	57.3	49.9-64.3
AGE
18-24	14	5	23.5	7.0-55.7	9	76.5	44.3-93.0
25-34	23	13	45.3	24.0-68.4	10	54.7	31.6-76.0
35-44	35	17	56.9	37.1-74.8	18	43.1	25.2-62.9
45-54	68	36	56.1	41.5-69.7	32	43.9	30.3-58.5
55-64	76	33	36.9	25.2-50.3	43	63.1	49.7-74.8
65-74	48	14	33.0	19.4-50.1	34	67.0	49.9-80.6
75+	29	11	41.8	23.6-62.6	18	58.2	37.4-76.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	30	11	40.6	22.4-61.9	19	59.4	38.1-77.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	94	40	33.5	22.9-46.1	54	66.5	53.9-77.1
Some Post-H.S.	87	36	46.6	33.8-60.0	51	53.4	40.0-66.2
College Graduate	80	40	49.0	35.7-62.4	40	51.0	37.6-64.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	37	18	46.6	29.0-65.0	19	53.4	35.0-71.0
$15,000- 24,999	56	24	44.3	28.8-61.1	32	55.7	38.9-71.2
$25,000- 34,999	41	14	30.0	16.6-48.1	27	70.0	51.9-83.4
$35,000- 49,999	38	16	35.5	19.8-55.1	22	64.5	44.9-80.2
$50,000-74,999	46	23	51.3	33.3-69.0	23	48.7	31.0-66.7
$75,000+	38	19	49.6	28.3-71.0	19	50.4	29.0-71.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	94	43	35.6	24.9-48.1	51	64.4	51.9-75.1
No	199	85	46.0	37.4-54.8	114	54.0	45.2-62.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	29	13	40.6	22.4-61.9	16	59.4	38.1-77.6
Non-Veteran	265	116	43.0	35.5-50.8	149	57.0	49.2-64.5

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

-Western NC

294

129

42.7

35.7-50.0

165

57.3

50.0-64.3

GENDER

Male

50.3

36.5-64.0

49.7

36.0-63.5

Female

220

39.5

31.7-47.8

125

60.5

52.2-68.3

RACE

White

271

116

41.2

34.1-48.7

155

58.8

51.3-65.9

African American

55.3

22.6-84.1

44.7

15.9-77.4

Other Minorities

78.6

36.0-96.0

21.4

4.0-64.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

41.5

4.2-91.9

58.5

8.1-95.8

Non-Hispanic

292

128

42.7

35.7-50.1

164

57.3

49.9-64.3

AGE

18-24

23.5

7.0-55.7

76.5

44.3-93.0

25-34

45.3

24.0-68.4

54.7

31.6-76.0

35-44

56.9

37.1-74.8

43.1

25.2-62.9

45-54

56.1

41.5-69.7

43.9

30.3-58.5

55-64

36.9

25.2-50.3

63.1

49.7-74.8

65-74

33.0

19.4-50.1

67.0

49.9-80.6

75+

41.8

23.6-62.6

58.2

37.4-76.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

40.6

22.4-61.9

59.4

38.1-77.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

33.5

22.9-46.1

66.5

53.9-77.1

Some Post-H.S.

46.6

33.8-60.0

53.4

40.0-66.2

College Graduate

49.0

35.7-62.4

51.0

37.6-64.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

46.6

29.0-65.0

53.4

35.0-71.0

$15,000- 24,999

44.3

28.8-61.1

55.7

38.9-71.2

$25,000- 34,999

30.0

16.6-48.1

70.0

51.9-83.4

$35,000- 49,999

35.5

19.8-55.1

64.5

44.9-80.2

$50,000-74,999

51.3

33.3-69.0

48.7

31.0-66.7

$75,000+

49.6

28.3-71.0

50.4

29.0-71.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

35.6

24.9-48.1

64.4

51.9-75.1

199

46.0

37.4-54.8

114

54.0

45.2-62.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

40.6

22.4-61.9

59.4

38.1-77.6

Non-Veteran

265

116

43.0

35.5-50.8

149

57.0

49.2-64.5

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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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