BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,024	2,194	14.4	13.5-15.3	11,830	85.6	84.7-86.5
GENDER
Male	5,068	753	14.1	12.6-15.7	4,315	85.9	84.3-87.4
Female	8,956	1,441	14.6	13.6-15.7	7,515	85.4	84.3-86.4
RACE
White	11,065	1,664	14.2	13.2-15.3	9,401	85.8	84.7-86.8
African American	2,018	363	14.2	12.3-16.4	1,655	85.8	83.6-87.7
Asian	89	9	6.6	3.2-13.1	80	93.4	86.9-96.8
Native American	264	72	32.1	23.9-41.6	192	67.9	58.4-76.1
Other Minorities	542	80	13.9	9.9-19.3	462	86.1	80.7-90.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	551	82	11.5	8.5-15.3	469	88.5	84.7-91.5
-English Speaking	228	40	11.0	7.3-16.3	188	89.0	83.7-92.7
-Spanish Speaking	323	42	11.6	8.0-16.7	281	88.4	83.3-92.0
Non-Hispanic	13,439	2,104	14.6	13.7-15.6	11,335	85.4	84.4-86.3
AGE
18-24	451	73	16.7	12.5-22.0	378	83.3	78.0-87.5
25-34	1,415	145	10.6	8.6-13.0	1,270	89.4	87.0-91.4
35-44	2,218	244	10.8	9.3-12.7	1,974	89.2	87.3-90.7
45-54	2,785	459	16.2	14.6-18.0	2,326	83.8	82.0-85.4
55-64	2,957	520	16.4	14.8-18.2	2,437	83.6	81.8-85.2
65-74	2,352	363	14.6	12.9-16.4	1,989	85.4	83.6-87.1
75+	1,770	382	20.9	18.6-23.4	1,388	79.1	76.6-81.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,974	632	29.1	25.8-32.5	1,342	70.9	67.5-74.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,179	729	16.1	14.4-17.8	3,450	83.9	82.2-85.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,636	526	13.0	11.5-14.8	3,110	87.0	85.2-88.5
College Graduate	4,220	306	6.8	5.6- 8.2	3,914	93.2	91.8-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,442	537	35.8	31.9-39.8	905	64.2	60.2-68.1
$15,000- 24,999	2,278	502	21.5	18.8-24.4	1,776	78.5	75.6-81.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,550	235	14.0	11.8-16.7	1,315	86.0	83.3-88.2
$35,000- 49,999	2,007	216	10.8	9.1-12.7	1,791	89.2	87.3-90.9
$50,000-74,999	2,016	170	8.3	6.7-10.1	1,846	91.7	89.9-93.3
$75,000+	2,840	155	6.9	5.3- 8.9	2,685	93.1	91.1-94.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,114	2,194	47.5	45.3-49.7	2,920	52.5	50.3-54.7
No	8,848	0	0.0	. - .	8,848	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,086	337	14.5	12.7-16.6	1,749	85.5	83.4-87.3
Non-Veteran	11,935	1,857	14.3	13.4-15.4	10,078	85.7	84.6-86.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,024

2,194

14.4

13.5-15.3

11,830

85.6

84.7-86.5

GENDER

Male

5,068

753

14.1

12.6-15.7

4,315

85.9

84.3-87.4

Female

8,956

1,441

14.6

13.6-15.7

7,515

85.4

84.3-86.4

RACE

White

11,065

1,664

14.2

13.2-15.3

9,401

85.8

84.7-86.8

African American

2,018

363

14.2

12.3-16.4

1,655

85.8

83.6-87.7

Asian

6.6

3.2-13.1

93.4

86.9-96.8

Native American

264

32.1

23.9-41.6

192

67.9

58.4-76.1

Other Minorities

542

13.9

9.9-19.3

462

86.1

80.7-90.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

551

11.5

8.5-15.3

469

88.5

84.7-91.5

-English Speaking

228

11.0

7.3-16.3

188

89.0

83.7-92.7

-Spanish Speaking

323

11.6

8.0-16.7

281

88.4

83.3-92.0

Non-Hispanic

13,439

2,104

14.6

13.7-15.6

11,335

85.4

84.4-86.3

AGE

18-24

451

16.7

12.5-22.0

378

83.3

78.0-87.5

25-34

1,415

145

10.6

8.6-13.0

1,270

89.4

87.0-91.4

35-44

2,218

244

10.8

9.3-12.7

1,974

89.2

87.3-90.7

45-54

2,785

459

16.2

14.6-18.0

2,326

83.8

82.0-85.4

55-64

2,957

520

16.4

14.8-18.2

2,437

83.6

81.8-85.2

65-74

2,352

363

14.6

12.9-16.4

1,989

85.4

83.6-87.1

75+

1,770

382

20.9

18.6-23.4

1,388

79.1

76.6-81.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,974

632

29.1

25.8-32.5

1,342

70.9

67.5-74.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,179

729

16.1

14.4-17.8

3,450

83.9

82.2-85.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,636

526

13.0

11.5-14.8

3,110

87.0

85.2-88.5

College Graduate

4,220

306

6.8

5.6- 8.2

3,914

93.2

91.8-94.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,442

537

35.8

31.9-39.8

905

64.2

60.2-68.1

$15,000- 24,999

2,278

502

21.5

18.8-24.4

1,776

78.5

75.6-81.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,550

235

14.0

11.8-16.7

1,315

86.0

83.3-88.2

$35,000- 49,999

2,007

216

10.8

9.1-12.7

1,791

89.2

87.3-90.9

$50,000-74,999

2,016

170

8.3

6.7-10.1

1,846

91.7

89.9-93.3

$75,000+

2,840

155

6.9

5.3- 8.9

2,685

93.1

91.1-94.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,114

2,194

47.5

45.3-49.7

2,920

52.5

50.3-54.7

8,848

0.0

. - .

8,848

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,086

337

14.5

12.7-16.6

1,749

85.5

83.4-87.3

Non-Veteran

11,935

1,857

14.3

13.4-15.4

10,078

85.7

84.6-86.6

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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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