BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,024	2,300	13.6	12.9-14.4	12,724	86.4	85.6-87.1
GENDER
Male	5,485	747	12.6	11.4-13.9	4,738	87.4	86.1-88.6
Female	9,539	1,553	14.6	13.7-15.6	7,986	85.4	84.4-86.3
RACE
White	11,410	1,663	13.1	12.2-14.0	9,747	86.9	86.0-87.8
African American	2,426	454	15.6	13.9-17.5	1,972	84.4	82.5-86.1
Asian	99	11	14.9	7.6-27.3	88	85.1	72.7-92.4
Native American	287	55	20.2	14.3-27.7	232	79.8	72.3-85.7
Other Minorities	747	110	13.5	10.7-16.8	637	86.5	83.2-89.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	778	110	12.5	10.0-15.7	668	87.5	84.3-90.0
-English Speaking	296	43	14.5	10.1-20.4	253	85.5	79.6-89.9
-Spanish Speaking	481	67	11.9	8.9-15.7	414	88.1	84.3-91.1
Non-Hispanic	14,220	2,183	13.7	12.9-14.6	12,037	86.3	85.4-87.1
AGE
18-24	595	74	12.8	9.7-16.7	521	87.2	83.3-90.3
25-34	1,768	162	9.5	7.8-11.6	1,606	90.5	88.4-92.2
35-44	2,574	292	10.4	9.0-12.0	2,282	89.6	88.0-91.0
45-54	2,978	476	14.9	13.4-16.6	2,502	85.1	83.4-86.6
55-64	3,009	552	17.9	16.2-19.6	2,457	82.1	80.4-83.8
65-74	2,290	374	16.5	14.7-18.4	1,916	83.5	81.6-85.3
75+	1,710	361	19.9	17.8-22.2	1,349	80.1	77.8-82.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,255	681	27.3	24.5-30.2	1,574	72.7	69.8-75.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,510	728	14.3	12.9-15.8	3,782	85.7	84.2-87.1
Some Post-H.S.	3,741	516	12.0	10.7-13.5	3,225	88.0	86.5-89.3
College Graduate	4,486	372	7.3	6.4- 8.3	4,114	92.7	91.7-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,698	581	32.5	29.1-36.0	1,117	67.5	64.0-70.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,476	535	20.6	18.4-23.1	1,941	79.4	76.9-81.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,809	231	11.8	10.0-13.8	1,578	88.2	86.2-90.0
$35,000- 49,999	2,131	227	9.8	8.4-11.5	1,904	90.2	88.5-91.6
$50,000-74,999	1,976	169	7.9	6.3- 9.8	1,807	92.1	90.2-93.7
$75,000+	2,776	156	5.2	4.2- 6.3	2,620	94.8	93.7-95.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,472	2,300	44.0	42.1-45.9	3,172	56.0	54.1-57.9
No	9,513	0	0.0	. - .	9,513	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,213	347	14.6	12.9-16.5	1,866	85.4	83.5-87.1
Non-Veteran	12,801	1,952	13.5	12.6-14.4	10,849	86.5	85.6-87.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,024

2,300

13.6

12.9-14.4

12,724

86.4

85.6-87.1

GENDER

Male

5,485

747

12.6

11.4-13.9

4,738

87.4

86.1-88.6

Female

9,539

1,553

14.6

13.7-15.6

7,986

85.4

84.4-86.3

RACE

White

11,410

1,663

13.1

12.2-14.0

9,747

86.9

86.0-87.8

African American

2,426

454

15.6

13.9-17.5

1,972

84.4

82.5-86.1

Asian

14.9

7.6-27.3

85.1

72.7-92.4

Native American

287

20.2

14.3-27.7

232

79.8

72.3-85.7

Other Minorities

747

110

13.5

10.7-16.8

637

86.5

83.2-89.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

778

110

12.5

10.0-15.7

668

87.5

84.3-90.0

-English Speaking

296

14.5

10.1-20.4

253

85.5

79.6-89.9

-Spanish Speaking

481

11.9

8.9-15.7

414

88.1

84.3-91.1

Non-Hispanic

14,220

2,183

13.7

12.9-14.6

12,037

86.3

85.4-87.1

AGE

18-24

595

12.8

9.7-16.7

521

87.2

83.3-90.3

25-34

1,768

162

9.5

7.8-11.6

1,606

90.5

88.4-92.2

35-44

2,574

292

10.4

9.0-12.0

2,282

89.6

88.0-91.0

45-54

2,978

476

14.9

13.4-16.6

2,502

85.1

83.4-86.6

55-64

3,009

552

17.9

16.2-19.6

2,457

82.1

80.4-83.8

65-74

2,290

374

16.5

14.7-18.4

1,916

83.5

81.6-85.3

75+

1,710

361

19.9

17.8-22.2

1,349

80.1

77.8-82.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,255

681

27.3

24.5-30.2

1,574

72.7

69.8-75.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,510

728

14.3

12.9-15.8

3,782

85.7

84.2-87.1

Some Post-H.S.

3,741

516

12.0

10.7-13.5

3,225

88.0

86.5-89.3

College Graduate

4,486

372

7.3

6.4- 8.3

4,114

92.7

91.7-93.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,698

581

32.5

29.1-36.0

1,117

67.5

64.0-70.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,476

535

20.6

18.4-23.1

1,941

79.4

76.9-81.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,809

231

11.8

10.0-13.8

1,578

88.2

86.2-90.0

$35,000- 49,999

2,131

227

9.8

8.4-11.5

1,904

90.2

88.5-91.6

$50,000-74,999

1,976

169

7.9

6.3- 9.8

1,807

92.1

90.2-93.7

$75,000+

2,776

156

5.2

4.2- 6.3

2,620

94.8

93.7-95.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,472

2,300

44.0

42.1-45.9

3,172

56.0

54.1-57.9

9,513

0.0

. - .

9,513

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,213

347

14.6

12.9-16.5

1,866

85.4

83.5-87.1

Non-Veteran

12,801

1,952

13.5

12.6-14.4

10,849

86.5

85.6-87.4

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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.

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