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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	6,739	947	13.1	11.9-14.4	5,792	86.9	85.6-88.1
GENDER
Male	2,481	323	12.4	10.6-14.6	2,158	87.6	85.4-89.4
Female	4,258	624	13.7	12.3-15.3	3,634	86.3	84.7-87.7
RACE
White	5,433	745	13.2	11.9-14.6	4,688	86.8	85.4-88.1
African American	908	148	12.7	10.2-15.7	760	87.3	84.3-89.8
Other Minorities	378	52	13.6	8.9-20.2	326	86.4	79.8-91.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	289	37	9.4	6.1-14.1	252	90.6	85.9-93.9
Non-Hispanic	6,438	908	13.4	12.2-14.8	5,530	86.6	85.2-87.8
AGE
18-24	218	36	16.3	10.9-23.6	182	83.7	76.4-89.1
25-34	670	66	9.1	6.7-12.2	604	90.9	87.8-93.3
35-44	1,139	109	9.9	7.8-12.4	1,030	90.1	87.6-92.2
45-54	1,396	205	15.0	12.7-17.5	1,191	85.0	82.5-87.3
55-64	1,377	224	15.3	13.1-17.9	1,153	84.7	82.1-86.9
65-74	1,064	146	13.8	11.3-16.8	918	86.2	83.2-88.7
75+	835	158	18.4	15.2-22.0	677	81.6	78.0-84.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	868	250	25.4	21.2-30.0	618	74.6	70.0-78.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,871	304	15.1	12.7-17.9	1,567	84.9	82.1-87.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,711	241	12.9	10.8-15.3	1,470	87.1	84.7-89.2
College Graduate	2,284	151	6.6	5.0- 8.7	2,133	93.4	91.3-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	605	222	36.1	30.2-42.5	383	63.9	57.5-69.8
$15,000- 24,999	951	192	18.5	15.1-22.5	759	81.5	77.5-84.9
$25,000- 34,999	678	86	11.6	8.5-15.6	592	88.4	84.4-91.5
$35,000- 49,999	939	93	9.8	7.5-12.6	846	90.2	87.4-92.5
$50,000-74,999	1,001	97	9.7	7.4-12.6	904	90.3	87.4-92.6
$75,000+	1,643	92	7.2	5.1- 9.9	1,551	92.8	90.1-94.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,290	947	46.4	43.2-49.7	1,343	53.6	50.3-56.8
No	4,422	0	0.0	. - .	4,422	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	906	146	15.0	12.1-18.4	760	85.0	81.6-87.9
Non-Veteran	5,831	801	12.9	11.6-14.3	5,030	87.1	85.7-88.4

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

-Piedmont NC

6,739

947

13.1

11.9-14.4

5,792

86.9

85.6-88.1

GENDER

Male

2,481

323

12.4

10.6-14.6

2,158

87.6

85.4-89.4

Female

4,258

624

13.7

12.3-15.3

3,634

86.3

84.7-87.7

RACE

White

5,433

745

13.2

11.9-14.6

4,688

86.8

85.4-88.1

African American

908

148

12.7

10.2-15.7

760

87.3

84.3-89.8

Other Minorities

378

13.6

8.9-20.2

326

86.4

79.8-91.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

289

9.4

6.1-14.1

252

90.6

85.9-93.9

Non-Hispanic

6,438

908

13.4

12.2-14.8

5,530

86.6

85.2-87.8

AGE

18-24

218

16.3

10.9-23.6

182

83.7

76.4-89.1

25-34

670

9.1

6.7-12.2

604

90.9

87.8-93.3

35-44

1,139

109

9.9

7.8-12.4

1,030

90.1

87.6-92.2

45-54

1,396

205

15.0

12.7-17.5

1,191

85.0

82.5-87.3

55-64

1,377

224

15.3

13.1-17.9

1,153

84.7

82.1-86.9

65-74

1,064

146

13.8

11.3-16.8

918

86.2

83.2-88.7

75+

835

158

18.4

15.2-22.0

677

81.6

78.0-84.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

868

250

25.4

21.2-30.0

618

74.6

70.0-78.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,871

304

15.1

12.7-17.9

1,567

84.9

82.1-87.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,711

241

12.9

10.8-15.3

1,470

87.1

84.7-89.2

College Graduate

2,284

151

6.6

5.0- 8.7

2,133

93.4

91.3-95.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

605

222

36.1

30.2-42.5

383

63.9

57.5-69.8

$15,000- 24,999

951

192

18.5

15.1-22.5

759

81.5

77.5-84.9

$25,000- 34,999

678

11.6

8.5-15.6

592

88.4

84.4-91.5

$35,000- 49,999

939

9.8

7.5-12.6

846

90.2

87.4-92.5

$50,000-74,999

1,001

9.7

7.4-12.6

904

90.3

87.4-92.6

$75,000+

1,643

7.2

5.1- 9.9

1,551

92.8

90.1-94.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,290

947

46.4

43.2-49.7

1,343

53.6

50.3-56.8

4,422

0.0

. - .

4,422

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

906

146

15.0

12.1-18.4

760

85.0

81.6-87.9

Non-Veteran

5,831

801

12.9

11.6-14.3

5,030

87.1

85.7-88.4

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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.

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