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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,024	2,300	13.6	12.9-14.4	12,724	86.4	85.6-87.1
-Northeastern Partnership	1,040	186	18.4	15.3-22.0	854	81.6	78.0-84.7
GENDER
Male	373	71	18.1	13.1-24.5	302	81.9	75.5-86.9
Female	667	115	18.7	15.2-22.8	552	81.3	77.2-84.8
RACE
White	649	104	18.3	14.1-23.4	545	81.7	76.6-85.9
African American	339	75	20.8	16.2-26.4	264	79.2	73.6-83.8
Other Minorities	49	6	12.1	4.9-27.0	43	87.9	73.0-95.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	4	12.9	4.3-32.4	26	87.1	67.6-95.7
Non-Hispanic	1,007	181	18.8	15.6-22.5	826	81.2	77.5-84.4
AGE
18-24	39	7	19.8	8.6-39.3	32	80.2	60.7-91.4
25-34	88	11	17.5	9.7-29.4	77	82.5	70.6-90.3
35-44	136	23	16.3	10.4-24.5	113	83.7	75.5-89.6
45-54	228	39	16.6	11.8-22.7	189	83.4	77.3-88.2
55-64	235	37	16.5	11.8-22.5	198	83.5	77.5-88.2
65-74	175	33	17.4	11.9-24.7	142	82.6	75.3-88.1
75+	131	36	31.2	22.5-41.5	95	68.8	58.5-77.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	222	71	28.1	21.2-36.3	151	71.9	63.7-78.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	359	67	20.6	14.7-28.2	292	79.4	71.8-85.3
Some Post-H.S.	231	28	13.0	8.3-19.8	203	87.0	80.2-91.7
College Graduate	227	19	9.4	5.6-15.4	208	90.6	84.6-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	162	57	37.4	28.4-47.4	105	62.6	52.6-71.6
$15,000- 24,999	197	35	23.2	15.6-33.3	162	76.8	66.7-84.4
$25,000- 34,999	133	15	11.2	6.2-19.3	118	88.8	80.7-93.8
$35,000- 49,999	145	16	12.6	7.0-21.5	129	87.4	78.5-93.0
$50,000-74,999	122	13	11.0	6.3-18.4	109	89.0	81.6-93.7
$75,000+	125	3	1.7	0.5- 5.7	122	98.3	94.3-99.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	430	186	49.6	43.4-55.8	244	50.4	44.2-56.6
No	604	0	0.0	. - .	604	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	148	27	18.0	11.6-26.7	121	82.0	73.3-88.4
Non-Veteran	891	159	18.5	15.1-22.5	732	81.5	77.5-84.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,024

2,300

13.6

12.9-14.4

12,724

86.4

85.6-87.1

-Northeastern Partnership

1,040

186

18.4

15.3-22.0

854

81.6

78.0-84.7

GENDER

Male

373

18.1

13.1-24.5

302

81.9

75.5-86.9

Female

667

115

18.7

15.2-22.8

552

81.3

77.2-84.8

RACE

White

649

104

18.3

14.1-23.4

545

81.7

76.6-85.9

African American

339

20.8

16.2-26.4

264

79.2

73.6-83.8

Other Minorities

12.1

4.9-27.0

87.9

73.0-95.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.9

4.3-32.4

87.1

67.6-95.7

Non-Hispanic

1,007

181

18.8

15.6-22.5

826

81.2

77.5-84.4

AGE

18-24

19.8

8.6-39.3

80.2

60.7-91.4

25-34

17.5

9.7-29.4

82.5

70.6-90.3

35-44

136

16.3

10.4-24.5

113

83.7

75.5-89.6

45-54

228

16.6

11.8-22.7

189

83.4

77.3-88.2

55-64

235

16.5

11.8-22.5

198

83.5

77.5-88.2

65-74

175

17.4

11.9-24.7

142

82.6

75.3-88.1

75+

131

31.2

22.5-41.5

68.8

58.5-77.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

222

28.1

21.2-36.3

151

71.9

63.7-78.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

359

20.6

14.7-28.2

292

79.4

71.8-85.3

Some Post-H.S.

231

13.0

8.3-19.8

203

87.0

80.2-91.7

College Graduate

227

9.4

5.6-15.4

208

90.6

84.6-94.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

162

37.4

28.4-47.4

105

62.6

52.6-71.6

$15,000- 24,999

197

23.2

15.6-33.3

162

76.8

66.7-84.4

$25,000- 34,999

133

11.2

6.2-19.3

118

88.8

80.7-93.8

$35,000- 49,999

145

12.6

7.0-21.5

129

87.4

78.5-93.0

$50,000-74,999

122

11.0

6.3-18.4

109

89.0

81.6-93.7

$75,000+

125

1.7

0.5- 5.7

122

98.3

94.3-99.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

430

186

49.6

43.4-55.8

244

50.4

44.2-56.6

604

0.0

. - .

604

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

148

18.0

11.6-26.7

121

82.0

73.3-88.4

Non-Veteran

891

159

18.5

15.1-22.5

732

81.5

77.5-84.9

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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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, 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.

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