BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Did that person have a problem with memory loss or confusion or a disorder like Alzheimer's Disease?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,976	920	46.4	43.4-49.6	1,056	53.6	50.4-56.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	48	25	50.8	34.0-67.4	23	49.2	32.6-66.0
Buncombe	41	25	50.8	33.2-68.2	16	49.2	31.8-66.8
Cabarrus	51	27	45.7	30.2-62.1	24	54.3	37.9-69.8
Catawba	61	32	47.0	27.1-67.8	29	53.0	32.2-72.9
Cumberland	42	13	27.5	15.2-44.6	29	72.5	55.4-84.8
Davidson	62	27	46.0	31.6-61.0	35	54.0	39.0-68.4
Durham	46	22	42.5	26.3-60.5	24	57.5	39.5-73.7
Forsyth	56	27	48.6	31.9-65.7	29	51.4	34.3-68.1
Gaston	49	25	47.8	28.2-68.2	24	52.2	31.8-71.8
Guilford	52	24	42.9	28.3-58.8	28	57.1	41.2-71.7
Iredell	46	29	67.1	50.0-80.7	17	32.9	19.3-50.0
Johnston	49	19	34.9	21.3-51.5	30	65.1	48.5-78.7
Mecklenburg	67	36	53.0	38.4-67.1	31	47.0	32.9-61.6
New Hanover	66	30	44.0	29.5-59.7	36	56.0	40.3-70.5
Onslow	30	9	29.8	13.9-52.7	21	70.2	47.3-86.1
Orange	46	25	64.0	41.4-81.8	21	36.0	18.2-58.6
Pitt	62	30	53.3	38.7-67.3	32	46.7	32.7-61.3
Randolph	52	25	52.0	36.3-67.3	27	48.0	32.7-63.7
Robeson	48	18	31.6	18.4-48.6	30	68.4	51.4-81.6
Rowan	59	25	47.7	30.1-65.8	34	52.3	34.2-69.9
Union	50	21	35.2	22.7-50.2	29	64.8	49.8-77.3
Wake	69	30	45.2	32.2-58.9	39	54.8	41.1-67.8
Wayne	56	30	51.4	36.5-66.1	26	48.6	33.9-63.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	601	261	42.2	37.1-47.5	340	57.8	52.5-62.9
Piedmont	946	459	47.9	43.4-52.3	487	52.1	47.7-56.6
Western NC	429	200	48.2	42.2-54.4	229	51.8	45.6-57.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	285	139	50.9	43.4-58.3	146	49.1	41.7-56.6
Northwest	443	208	48.5	41.7-55.3	235	51.5	44.7-58.3
Charlotte	247	124	51.5	42.6-60.3	123	48.5	39.7-57.4
Greensboro	225	114	50.5	41.7-59.4	111	49.5	40.6-58.3
Southern Regional	142	50	31.0	21.7-42.1	92	69.0	57.9-78.3
Coastal	111	53	42.0	30.6-54.3	58	58.0	45.7-69.4
Wake	204	86	41.3	32.9-50.3	118	58.7	49.7-67.1
Area L	53	22	40.8	26.6-56.8	31	59.2	43.2-73.4
Eastern	266	124	49.5	41.5-57.6	142	50.5	42.4-58.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,976

920

46.4

43.4-49.6

1,056

53.6

50.4-56.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

50.8

34.0-67.4

49.2

32.6-66.0

Buncombe

50.8

33.2-68.2

49.2

31.8-66.8

Cabarrus

45.7

30.2-62.1

54.3

37.9-69.8

Catawba

47.0

27.1-67.8

53.0

32.2-72.9

Cumberland

27.5

15.2-44.6

72.5

55.4-84.8

Davidson

46.0

31.6-61.0

54.0

39.0-68.4

Durham

42.5

26.3-60.5

57.5

39.5-73.7

Forsyth

48.6

31.9-65.7

51.4

34.3-68.1

Gaston

47.8

28.2-68.2

52.2

31.8-71.8

Guilford

42.9

28.3-58.8

57.1

41.2-71.7

Iredell

67.1

50.0-80.7

32.9

19.3-50.0

Johnston

34.9

21.3-51.5

65.1

48.5-78.7

Mecklenburg

53.0

38.4-67.1

47.0

32.9-61.6

New Hanover

44.0

29.5-59.7

56.0

40.3-70.5

Onslow

29.8

13.9-52.7

70.2

47.3-86.1

Orange

64.0

41.4-81.8

36.0

18.2-58.6

Pitt

53.3

38.7-67.3

46.7

32.7-61.3

Randolph

52.0

36.3-67.3

48.0

32.7-63.7

Robeson

31.6

18.4-48.6

68.4

51.4-81.6

Rowan

47.7

30.1-65.8

52.3

34.2-69.9

Union

35.2

22.7-50.2

64.8

49.8-77.3

Wake

45.2

32.2-58.9

54.8

41.1-67.8

Wayne

51.4

36.5-66.1

48.6

33.9-63.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

601

261

42.2

37.1-47.5

340

57.8

52.5-62.9

Piedmont

946

459

47.9

43.4-52.3

487

52.1

47.7-56.6

Western NC

429

200

48.2

42.2-54.4

229

51.8

45.6-57.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

285

139

50.9

43.4-58.3

146

49.1

41.7-56.6

Northwest

443

208

48.5

41.7-55.3

235

51.5

44.7-58.3

Charlotte

247

124

51.5

42.6-60.3

123

48.5

39.7-57.4

Greensboro

225

114

50.5

41.7-59.4

111

49.5

40.6-58.3

Southern Regional

142

31.0

21.7-42.1

69.0

57.9-78.3

Coastal

111

42.0

30.6-54.3

58.0

45.7-69.4

Wake

204

41.3

32.9-50.3

118

58.7

49.7-67.1

Area L

40.8

26.6-56.8

59.2

43.2-73.4

Eastern

266

124

49.5

41.5-57.6

142

50.5

42.4-58.5

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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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