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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,024	2,194	14.4	13.5-15.3	11,830	85.6	84.7-86.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	333	44	13.1	9.2-18.4	289	86.9	81.6-90.8
Buncombe	339	60	17.4	12.3-24.0	279	82.6	76.0-87.7
Cabarrus	346	44	11.1	7.5-16.2	302	88.9	83.8-92.5
Catawba	382	59	15.0	10.8-20.4	323	85.0	79.6-89.2
Cumberland	352	69	18.0	13.1-24.4	283	82.0	75.6-86.9
Davidson	346	70	19.2	14.0-25.8	276	80.8	74.2-86.0
Durham	312	39	10.3	7.0-14.9	273	89.7	85.1-93.0
Forsyth	362	48	13.4	9.1-19.4	314	86.6	80.6-90.9
Gaston	369	68	17.1	12.6-22.8	301	82.9	77.2-87.4
Guilford	362	50	9.2	6.4-12.9	312	90.8	87.1-93.6
Iredell	369	53	10.1	7.3-13.9	316	89.9	86.1-92.7
Johnston	414	74	14.4	10.5-19.5	340	85.6	80.5-89.5
Mecklenburg	643	70	12.7	9.4-17.0	573	87.3	83.0-90.6
New Hanover	372	49	15.0	8.0-26.3	323	85.0	73.7-92.0
Onslow	360	54	15.1	10.8-20.7	306	84.9	79.3-89.2
Orange	335	36	13.1	7.7-21.3	299	86.9	78.7-92.3
Pitt	361	58	14.1	10.3-19.0	303	85.9	81.0-89.7
Randolph	358	48	9.0	6.4-12.5	310	91.0	87.5-93.6
Robeson	393	94	20.8	16.1-26.6	299	79.2	73.4-83.9
Rowan	423	65	14.2	10.4-19.2	358	85.8	80.8-89.6
Union	356	43	12.5	8.1-18.7	313	87.5	81.3-91.9
Wake	580	60	10.8	7.6-15.3	520	89.2	84.7-92.4
Wayne	342	70	16.1	12.0-21.2	272	83.9	78.8-88.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,542	775	16.0	14.4-17.8	3,767	84.0	82.2-85.6
Piedmont	6,739	947	13.1	11.9-14.4	5,792	86.9	85.6-88.1
Western NC	2,743	472	16.4	14.5-18.5	2,271	83.6	81.5-85.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,809	295	16.2	13.8-19.0	1,514	83.8	81.0-86.2
Northwest	2,937	497	16.4	14.4-18.8	2,440	83.6	81.2-85.6
Charlotte	1,928	266	13.6	11.5-16.1	1,662	86.4	83.9-88.5
Greensboro	1,588	208	11.7	9.7-14.0	1,380	88.3	86.0-90.3
Southern Regional	1,293	238	15.6	13.0-18.5	1,055	84.4	81.5-87.0
Coastal	724	111	18.1	12.8-25.0	613	81.9	75.0-87.2
Wake	1,506	206	11.6	9.3-14.2	1,300	88.4	85.8-90.7
Area L	384	75	20.8	15.5-27.3	309	79.2	72.7-84.5
Eastern	1,855	298	13.3	11.4-15.5	1,557	86.7	84.5-88.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,024

2,194

14.4

13.5-15.3

11,830

85.6

84.7-86.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

333

13.1

9.2-18.4

289

86.9

81.6-90.8

Buncombe

339

17.4

12.3-24.0

279

82.6

76.0-87.7

Cabarrus

346

11.1

7.5-16.2

302

88.9

83.8-92.5

Catawba

382

15.0

10.8-20.4

323

85.0

79.6-89.2

Cumberland

352

18.0

13.1-24.4

283

82.0

75.6-86.9

Davidson

346

19.2

14.0-25.8

276

80.8

74.2-86.0

Durham

312

10.3

7.0-14.9

273

89.7

85.1-93.0

Forsyth

362

13.4

9.1-19.4

314

86.6

80.6-90.9

Gaston

369

17.1

12.6-22.8

301

82.9

77.2-87.4

Guilford

362

9.2

6.4-12.9

312

90.8

87.1-93.6

Iredell

369

10.1

7.3-13.9

316

89.9

86.1-92.7

Johnston

414

14.4

10.5-19.5

340

85.6

80.5-89.5

Mecklenburg

643

12.7

9.4-17.0

573

87.3

83.0-90.6

New Hanover

372

15.0

8.0-26.3

323

85.0

73.7-92.0

Onslow

360

15.1

10.8-20.7

306

84.9

79.3-89.2

Orange

335

13.1

7.7-21.3

299

86.9

78.7-92.3

Pitt

361

14.1

10.3-19.0

303

85.9

81.0-89.7

Randolph

358

9.0

6.4-12.5

310

91.0

87.5-93.6

Robeson

393

20.8

16.1-26.6

299

79.2

73.4-83.9

Rowan

423

14.2

10.4-19.2

358

85.8

80.8-89.6

Union

356

12.5

8.1-18.7

313

87.5

81.3-91.9

Wake

580

10.8

7.6-15.3

520

89.2

84.7-92.4

Wayne

342

16.1

12.0-21.2

272

83.9

78.8-88.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,542

775

16.0

14.4-17.8

3,767

84.0

82.2-85.6

Piedmont

6,739

947

13.1

11.9-14.4

5,792

86.9

85.6-88.1

Western NC

2,743

472

16.4

14.5-18.5

2,271

83.6

81.5-85.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,809

295

16.2

13.8-19.0

1,514

83.8

81.0-86.2

Northwest

2,937

497

16.4

14.4-18.8

2,440

83.6

81.2-85.6

Charlotte

1,928

266

13.6

11.5-16.1

1,662

86.4

83.9-88.5

Greensboro

1,588

208

11.7

9.7-14.0

1,380

88.3

86.0-90.3

Southern Regional

1,293

238

15.6

13.0-18.5

1,055

84.4

81.5-87.0

Coastal

724

111

18.1

12.8-25.0

613

81.9

75.0-87.2

Wake

1,506

206

11.6

9.3-14.2

1,300

88.4

85.8-90.7

Area L

384

20.8

15.5-27.3

309

79.2

72.7-84.5

Eastern

1,855

298

13.3

11.4-15.5

1,557

86.7

84.5-88.6

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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.

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.

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