BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Does this person you care for have a problem with memory loss or confusion or a disorder like Alzheimer's disease?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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Does this person you care for have a problem with memory loss or confusion or a disorder like Alzheimer's disease?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,744	1,130	28.6	26.6-30.8	2,614	71.4	69.2-73.4
-Northeastern Partnership	263	72	23.8	18.1-30.5	191	76.2	69.5-81.9
GENDER
Male	82	20	21.4	12.7-33.9	62	78.6	66.1-87.3
Female	181	52	25.5	18.9-33.5	129	74.5	66.5-81.1
RACE
White	173	46	24.6	17.5-33.3	127	75.4	66.7-82.5
African American	83	23	21.1	13.0-32.4	60	78.9	67.6-87.0
Other Minorities	7	3	37.7	11.4-74.0	4	62.3	26.0-88.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	262	72	23.9	18.3-30.7	190	76.1	69.3-81.7
AGE
18-24	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
25-34	17	2	17.0	3.7-52.3	15	83.0	47.7-96.3
35-44	41	13	25.5	14.2-41.5	28	74.5	58.5-85.8
45-54	60	18	32.5	20.7-47.0	42	67.5	53.0-79.3
55-64	69	18	30.8	20.1-43.9	51	69.2	56.1-79.9
65-74	43	13	28.6	16.4-45.0	30	71.4	55.0-83.6
75+	25	8	34.1	17.2-56.4	17	65.9	43.6-82.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	45	14	24.9	13.0-42.3	31	75.1	57.7-87.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	96	30	27.0	17.1-39.7	66	73.0	60.3-82.9
Some Post-H.S.	66	14	18.6	10.4-31.0	52	81.4	69.0-89.6
College Graduate	56	14	22.5	12.6-37.0	42	77.5	63.0-87.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	32	12	32.8	16.8-54.3	20	67.2	45.7-83.2
$15,000- 24,999	50	14	25.7	14.1-42.2	36	74.3	57.8-85.9
$25,000- 34,999	39	14	30.8	14.7-53.5	25	69.2	46.5-85.3
$35,000- 49,999	44	9	20.7	9.0-40.7	35	79.3	59.3-91.0
$50,000-74,999	29	7	20.0	9.2-38.0	22	80.0	62.0-90.8
$75,000+	30	6	17.0	6.7-36.9	24	83.0	63.1-93.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	114	35	32.3	22.5-43.9	79	67.7	56.1-77.5
No	148	37	18.4	12.5-26.2	111	81.6	73.8-87.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	44	12	24.6	13.1-41.5	32	75.4	58.5-86.9
Non-Veteran	219	60	23.6	17.4-31.1	159	76.4	68.9-82.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,744

1,130

28.6

26.6-30.8

2,614

71.4

69.2-73.4

-Northeastern Partnership

263

23.8

18.1-30.5

191

76.2

69.5-81.9

GENDER

Male

21.4

12.7-33.9

78.6

66.1-87.3

Female

181

25.5

18.9-33.5

129

74.5

66.5-81.1

RACE

White

173

24.6

17.5-33.3

127

75.4

66.7-82.5

African American

21.1

13.0-32.4

78.9

67.6-87.0

Other Minorities

37.7

11.4-74.0

62.3

26.0-88.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

262

23.9

18.3-30.7

190

76.1

69.3-81.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

17.0

3.7-52.3

83.0

47.7-96.3

35-44

25.5

14.2-41.5

74.5

58.5-85.8

45-54

32.5

20.7-47.0

67.5

53.0-79.3

55-64

30.8

20.1-43.9

69.2

56.1-79.9

65-74

28.6

16.4-45.0

71.4

55.0-83.6

75+

34.1

17.2-56.4

65.9

43.6-82.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

24.9

13.0-42.3

75.1

57.7-87.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

27.0

17.1-39.7

73.0

60.3-82.9

Some Post-H.S.

18.6

10.4-31.0

81.4

69.0-89.6

College Graduate

22.5

12.6-37.0

77.5

63.0-87.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

32.8

16.8-54.3

67.2

45.7-83.2

$15,000- 24,999

25.7

14.1-42.2

74.3

57.8-85.9

$25,000- 34,999

30.8

14.7-53.5

69.2

46.5-85.3

$35,000- 49,999

20.7

9.0-40.7

79.3

59.3-91.0

$50,000-74,999

20.0

9.2-38.0

80.0

62.0-90.8

$75,000+

17.0

6.7-36.9

83.0

63.1-93.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

114

32.3

22.5-43.9

67.7

56.1-77.5

148

18.4

12.5-26.2

111

81.6

73.8-87.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

24.6

13.1-41.5

75.4

58.5-86.9

Non-Veteran

219

23.6

17.4-31.1

159

76.4

68.9-82.6

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*Asked only of care givers.

^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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