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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	2,743	472	16.4	14.5-18.5	2,271	83.6	81.5-85.5
GENDER
Male	1,013	178	16.3	13.3-19.7	835	83.7	80.3-86.7
Female	1,730	294	16.5	14.2-19.0	1,436	83.5	81.0-85.8
RACE
White	2,543	442	16.4	14.4-18.5	2,101	83.6	81.5-85.6
African American	85	8	6.1	2.7-13.1	77	93.9	86.9-97.3
Other Minorities	108	20	21.9	12.6-35.5	88	78.1	64.5-87.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	64	16	25.2	13.4-42.3	48	74.8	57.7-86.6
Non-Hispanic	2,674	453	16.0	14.1-18.1	2,221	84.0	81.9-85.9
AGE
18-24	74	8	15.2	6.4-32.0	66	84.8	68.0-93.6
25-34	226	26	12.2	7.7-18.6	200	87.8	81.4-92.3
35-44	357	48	14.8	10.8-20.0	309	85.2	80.0-89.2
45-54	500	99	19.3	15.5-23.8	401	80.7	76.2-84.5
55-64	619	101	15.9	12.9-19.5	518	84.1	80.5-87.1
65-74	541	93	17.7	14.2-21.8	448	82.3	78.2-85.8
75+	416	97	23.2	18.9-28.2	319	76.8	71.8-81.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	427	153	37.8	31.3-44.8	274	62.2	55.2-68.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	843	152	17.2	13.7-21.5	691	82.8	78.5-86.3
Some Post-H.S.	720	107	12.6	10.0-15.7	613	87.4	84.3-90.0
College Graduate	748	60	7.4	5.5-10.0	688	92.6	90.0-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	326	128	42.4	35.2-50.1	198	57.6	49.9-64.8
$15,000- 24,999	534	123	24.7	19.4-30.9	411	75.3	69.1-80.6
$25,000- 34,999	306	49	16.0	11.0-22.6	257	84.0	77.4-89.0
$35,000- 49,999	429	45	10.1	7.3-13.9	384	89.9	86.1-92.7
$50,000-74,999	381	29	7.4	4.9-11.0	352	92.6	89.0-95.1
$75,000+	420	16	4.1	2.3- 7.4	404	95.9	92.6-97.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,086	472	49.7	45.6-53.8	614	50.3	46.2-54.4
No	1,645	0	0.0	. - .	1,645	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	419	70	14.3	11.0-18.4	349	85.7	81.6-89.0
Non-Veteran	2,324	402	16.7	14.6-19.0	1,922	83.3	81.0-85.4

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

-Western NC

2,743

472

16.4

14.5-18.5

2,271

83.6

81.5-85.5

GENDER

Male

1,013

178

16.3

13.3-19.7

835

83.7

80.3-86.7

Female

1,730

294

16.5

14.2-19.0

1,436

83.5

81.0-85.8

RACE

White

2,543

442

16.4

14.4-18.5

2,101

83.6

81.5-85.6

African American

6.1

2.7-13.1

93.9

86.9-97.3

Other Minorities

108

21.9

12.6-35.5

78.1

64.5-87.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

25.2

13.4-42.3

74.8

57.7-86.6

Non-Hispanic

2,674

453

16.0

14.1-18.1

2,221

84.0

81.9-85.9

AGE

18-24

15.2

6.4-32.0

84.8

68.0-93.6

25-34

226

12.2

7.7-18.6

200

87.8

81.4-92.3

35-44

357

14.8

10.8-20.0

309

85.2

80.0-89.2

45-54

500

19.3

15.5-23.8

401

80.7

76.2-84.5

55-64

619

101

15.9

12.9-19.5

518

84.1

80.5-87.1

65-74

541

17.7

14.2-21.8

448

82.3

78.2-85.8

75+

416

23.2

18.9-28.2

319

76.8

71.8-81.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

427

153

37.8

31.3-44.8

274

62.2

55.2-68.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

843

152

17.2

13.7-21.5

691

82.8

78.5-86.3

Some Post-H.S.

720

107

12.6

10.0-15.7

613

87.4

84.3-90.0

College Graduate

748

7.4

5.5-10.0

688

92.6

90.0-94.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

326

128

42.4

35.2-50.1

198

57.6

49.9-64.8

$15,000- 24,999

534

123

24.7

19.4-30.9

411

75.3

69.1-80.6

$25,000- 34,999

306

16.0

11.0-22.6

257

84.0

77.4-89.0

$35,000- 49,999

429

10.1

7.3-13.9

384

89.9

86.1-92.7

$50,000-74,999

381

7.4

4.9-11.0

352

92.6

89.0-95.1

$75,000+

420

4.1

2.3- 7.4

404

95.9

92.6-97.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,086

472

49.7

45.6-53.8

614

50.3

46.2-54.4

1,645

0.0

. - .

1,645

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

419

14.3

11.0-18.4

349

85.7

81.6-89.0

Non-Veteran

2,324

402

16.7

14.6-19.0

1,922

83.3

81.0-85.4

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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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