BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (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: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	390	123	35.4	28.1-43.4	267	64.6	56.6-71.9
GENDER
Male	132	36	30.8	20.0-44.1	96	69.2	55.9-80.0
Female	258	87	38.9	29.8-49.0	171	61.1	51.0-70.2
RACE
White	356	110	35.5	27.9-43.8	246	64.5	56.2-72.1
African American	14	6	22.9	8.6-48.5	8	77.1	51.5-91.4
Other Minorities	18	7	47.2	16.1-80.7	11	52.8	19.3-83.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	22.6	2.5-76.8	2	77.4	23.2-97.5
Non-Hispanic	384	122	35.7	28.3-43.7	262	64.3	56.3-71.7
AGE
18-24	12	6	69.5	38.2-89.3	6	30.5	10.7-61.8
25-34	21	6	22.0	7.4-49.7	15	78.0	50.3-92.6
35-44	62	18	30.3	18.5-45.5	44	69.7	54.5-81.5
45-54	84	23	27.4	17.1-40.8	61	72.6	59.2-82.9
55-64	98	34	36.3	25.7-48.4	64	63.7	51.6-74.3
65-74	74	24	30.9	20.2-44.1	50	69.1	55.9-79.8
75+	39	12	34.1	18.8-53.5	27	65.9	46.5-81.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	56	18	44.9	24.0-67.8	38	55.1	32.2-76.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	120	44	41.9	28.3-56.9	76	58.1	43.1-71.7
Some Post-H.S.	111	29	24.3	15.5-36.1	82	75.7	63.9-84.5
College Graduate	102	32	34.1	23.8-46.0	70	65.9	54.0-76.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	9	19.3	9.0-36.5	36	80.7	63.5-91.0
$15,000- 24,999	77	28	34.6	22.3-49.4	49	65.4	50.6-77.7
$25,000- 34,999	63	20	39.0	21.1-60.4	43	61.0	39.6-78.9
$35,000- 49,999	60	19	26.2	15.5-40.9	41	73.8	59.1-84.5
$50,000-74,999	45	14	22.3	12.2-37.4	31	77.7	62.6-87.8
$75,000+	56	16	41.1	25.4-58.8	40	58.9	41.2-74.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	164	47	32.3	21.5-45.5	117	67.7	54.5-78.5
No	226	76	37.3	28.1-47.5	150	62.7	52.5-71.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	61	20	35.7	22.9-51.0	41	64.3	49.0-77.1
Non-Veteran	329	103	35.3	27.3-44.3	226	64.7	55.7-72.7

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

-Western NC

390

123

35.4

28.1-43.4

267

64.6

56.6-71.9

GENDER

Male

132

30.8

20.0-44.1

69.2

55.9-80.0

Female

258

38.9

29.8-49.0

171

61.1

51.0-70.2

RACE

White

356

110

35.5

27.9-43.8

246

64.5

56.2-72.1

African American

22.9

8.6-48.5

77.1

51.5-91.4

Other Minorities

47.2

16.1-80.7

52.8

19.3-83.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

22.6

2.5-76.8

77.4

23.2-97.5

Non-Hispanic

384

122

35.7

28.3-43.7

262

64.3

56.3-71.7

AGE

18-24

69.5

38.2-89.3

30.5

10.7-61.8

25-34

22.0

7.4-49.7

78.0

50.3-92.6

35-44

30.3

18.5-45.5

69.7

54.5-81.5

45-54

27.4

17.1-40.8

72.6

59.2-82.9

55-64

36.3

25.7-48.4

63.7

51.6-74.3

65-74

30.9

20.2-44.1

69.1

55.9-79.8

75+

34.1

18.8-53.5

65.9

46.5-81.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

44.9

24.0-67.8

55.1

32.2-76.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

120

41.9

28.3-56.9

58.1

43.1-71.7

Some Post-H.S.

111

24.3

15.5-36.1

75.7

63.9-84.5

College Graduate

102

34.1

23.8-46.0

65.9

54.0-76.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

19.3

9.0-36.5

80.7

63.5-91.0

$15,000- 24,999

34.6

22.3-49.4

65.4

50.6-77.7

$25,000- 34,999

39.0

21.1-60.4

61.0

39.6-78.9

$35,000- 49,999

26.2

15.5-40.9

73.8

59.1-84.5

$50,000-74,999

22.3

12.2-37.4

77.7

62.6-87.8

$75,000+

41.1

25.4-58.8

58.9

41.2-74.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

164

32.3

21.5-45.5

117

67.7

54.5-78.5

226

37.3

28.1-47.5

150

62.7

52.5-71.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

35.7

22.9-51.0

64.3

49.0-77.1

Non-Veteran

329

103

35.3

27.3-44.3

226

64.7

55.7-72.7

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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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