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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,401	1,222	12.9	11.9-14.0	7,179	87.1	86.0-88.1
GENDER
Male	3,109	389	12.0	10.4-13.8	2,720	88.0	86.2-89.6
Female	5,292	833	13.9	12.7-15.1	4,459	86.1	84.9-87.3
RACE
White	6,539	904	12.3	11.2-13.5	5,635	87.7	86.5-88.8
African American	1,257	223	14.5	12.2-17.2	1,034	85.5	82.8-87.8
Other Minorities	572	93	14.6	11.3-18.7	479	85.4	81.3-88.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	470	64	12.1	8.9-16.3	406	87.9	83.7-91.1
Non-Hispanic	7,918	1,155	13.0	12.0-14.1	6,763	87.0	85.9-88.0
AGE
18-24	324	38	12.4	8.5-17.9	286	87.6	82.1-91.5
25-34	1,004	92	9.4	7.3-12.1	912	90.6	87.9-92.7
35-44	1,528	153	9.0	7.2-11.1	1,375	91.0	88.9-92.8
45-54	1,667	266	14.9	12.9-17.1	1,401	85.1	82.9-87.1
55-64	1,645	284	17.1	14.9-19.5	1,361	82.9	80.5-85.1
65-74	1,241	190	16.1	13.7-18.7	1,051	83.9	81.3-86.3
75+	932	192	19.5	16.7-22.6	740	80.5	77.4-83.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,196	356	27.7	24.0-31.7	840	72.3	68.3-76.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,413	371	13.5	11.6-15.6	2,042	86.5	84.4-88.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,047	278	12.1	10.2-14.3	1,769	87.9	85.7-89.8
College Graduate	2,725	215	6.9	5.8- 8.2	2,510	93.1	91.8-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	847	292	32.9	28.0-38.3	555	67.1	61.7-72.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,314	286	20.4	17.3-23.9	1,028	79.6	76.1-82.7
$25,000- 34,999	935	121	12.7	10.2-15.9	814	87.3	84.1-89.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,156	126	9.9	8.0-12.4	1,030	90.1	87.6-92.0
$50,000-74,999	1,099	92	8.0	5.7-11.0	1,007	92.0	89.0-94.3
$75,000+	1,843	100	5.3	4.1- 6.8	1,743	94.7	93.2-95.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,902	1,222	43.7	41.1-46.4	1,680	56.3	53.6-58.9
No	5,479	0	0.0	. - .	5,479	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,109	176	15.2	12.8-18.0	933	84.8	82.0-87.2
Non-Veteran	7,286	1,046	12.6	11.6-13.8	6,240	87.4	86.2-88.4

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

-Piedmont NC

8,401

1,222

12.9

11.9-14.0

7,179

87.1

86.0-88.1

GENDER

Male

3,109

389

12.0

10.4-13.8

2,720

88.0

86.2-89.6

Female

5,292

833

13.9

12.7-15.1

4,459

86.1

84.9-87.3

RACE

White

6,539

904

12.3

11.2-13.5

5,635

87.7

86.5-88.8

African American

1,257

223

14.5

12.2-17.2

1,034

85.5

82.8-87.8

Other Minorities

572

14.6

11.3-18.7

479

85.4

81.3-88.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

470

12.1

8.9-16.3

406

87.9

83.7-91.1

Non-Hispanic

7,918

1,155

13.0

12.0-14.1

6,763

87.0

85.9-88.0

AGE

18-24

324

12.4

8.5-17.9

286

87.6

82.1-91.5

25-34

1,004

9.4

7.3-12.1

912

90.6

87.9-92.7

35-44

1,528

153

9.0

7.2-11.1

1,375

91.0

88.9-92.8

45-54

1,667

266

14.9

12.9-17.1

1,401

85.1

82.9-87.1

55-64

1,645

284

17.1

14.9-19.5

1,361

82.9

80.5-85.1

65-74

1,241

190

16.1

13.7-18.7

1,051

83.9

81.3-86.3

75+

932

192

19.5

16.7-22.6

740

80.5

77.4-83.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,196

356

27.7

24.0-31.7

840

72.3

68.3-76.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,413

371

13.5

11.6-15.6

2,042

86.5

84.4-88.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,047

278

12.1

10.2-14.3

1,769

87.9

85.7-89.8

College Graduate

2,725

215

6.9

5.8- 8.2

2,510

93.1

91.8-94.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

847

292

32.9

28.0-38.3

555

67.1

61.7-72.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,314

286

20.4

17.3-23.9

1,028

79.6

76.1-82.7

$25,000- 34,999

935

121

12.7

10.2-15.9

814

87.3

84.1-89.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,156

126

9.9

8.0-12.4

1,030

90.1

87.6-92.0

$50,000-74,999

1,099

8.0

5.7-11.0

1,007

92.0

89.0-94.3

$75,000+

1,843

100

5.3

4.1- 6.8

1,743

94.7

93.2-95.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,902

1,222

43.7

41.1-46.4

1,680

56.3

53.6-58.9

5,479

0.0

. - .

5,479

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,109

176

15.2

12.8-18.0

933

84.8

82.0-87.2

Non-Veteran

7,286

1,046

12.6

11.6-13.8

6,240

87.4

86.2-88.4

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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.

** 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, 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.

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