BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,276	2,269	13.0	12.2-13.9	13,007	87.0	86.1-87.8
GENDER
Male	5,781	808	12.8	11.5-14.2	4,973	87.2	85.8-88.5
Female	9,495	1,461	13.2	12.2-14.3	8,034	86.8	85.7-87.8
RACE
White	11,928	1,657	12.1	11.3-13.0	10,271	87.9	87.0-88.7
African American	2,255	423	15.8	13.7-18.2	1,832	84.2	81.8-86.3
Asian	98	7	9.6	2.7-28.8	91	90.4	71.2-97.3
Native American	310	82	21.8	16.7-28.0	228	78.2	72.0-83.3
Other Minorities	629	88	12.9	9.4-17.5	541	87.1	82.5-90.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	609	92	13.0	9.7-17.3	517	87.0	82.7-90.3
-English Speaking	228	38	14.1	8.6-22.1	190	85.9	77.9-91.4
-Spanish Speaking	381	54	12.6	8.7-18.0	327	87.4	82.0-91.3
Non-Hispanic	14,624	2,157	13.0	12.1-13.8	12,467	87.0	86.2-87.9
AGE
18-24	461	63	14.0	10.2-19.0	398	86.0	81.0-89.8
25-34	1,455	134	8.9	7.1-10.9	1,321	91.1	89.1-92.9
35-44	2,356	232	9.8	8.4-11.5	2,124	90.2	88.5-91.6
45-54	2,976	438	13.4	11.9-15.0	2,538	86.6	85.0-88.1
55-64	3,287	536	15.0	13.5-16.6	2,751	85.0	83.4-86.5
65-74	2,670	403	15.1	13.5-16.9	2,267	84.9	83.1-86.5
75+	1,972	450	22.6	20.3-25.2	1,522	77.4	74.8-79.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,147	668	26.6	23.7-29.7	1,479	73.4	70.3-76.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,444	754	15.5	13.8-17.5	3,690	84.5	82.5-86.2
Some Post-H.S.	4,008	506	11.3	9.9-12.9	3,502	88.7	87.1-90.1
College Graduate	4,645	337	5.6	4.8- 6.4	4,308	94.4	93.6-95.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,712	566	31.1	27.4-35.1	1,146	68.9	64.9-72.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,446	541	19.2	17.0-21.7	1,905	80.8	78.3-83.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,616	245	16.1	13.1-19.6	1,371	83.9	80.4-86.9
$35,000- 49,999	2,135	226	9.6	8.1-11.4	1,909	90.4	88.6-91.9
$50,000-74,999	2,198	162	6.4	5.3- 7.7	2,036	93.6	92.3-94.7
$75,000+	3,166	144	4.7	3.5- 6.2	3,022	95.3	93.8-96.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,312	324	13.3	11.1-15.8	1,988	86.7	84.2-88.9
Non-Veteran	12,957	1,944	12.9	12.1-13.9	11,013	87.1	86.1-87.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,276

2,269

13.0

12.2-13.9

13,007

87.0

86.1-87.8

GENDER

Male

5,781

808

12.8

11.5-14.2

4,973

87.2

85.8-88.5

Female

9,495

1,461

13.2

12.2-14.3

8,034

86.8

85.7-87.8

RACE

White

11,928

1,657

12.1

11.3-13.0

10,271

87.9

87.0-88.7

African American

2,255

423

15.8

13.7-18.2

1,832

84.2

81.8-86.3

Asian

9.6

2.7-28.8

90.4

71.2-97.3

Native American

310

21.8

16.7-28.0

228

78.2

72.0-83.3

Other Minorities

629

12.9

9.4-17.5

541

87.1

82.5-90.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

609

13.0

9.7-17.3

517

87.0

82.7-90.3

-English Speaking

228

14.1

8.6-22.1

190

85.9

77.9-91.4

-Spanish Speaking

381

12.6

8.7-18.0

327

87.4

82.0-91.3

Non-Hispanic

14,624

2,157

13.0

12.1-13.8

12,467

87.0

86.2-87.9

AGE

18-24

461

14.0

10.2-19.0

398

86.0

81.0-89.8

25-34

1,455

134

8.9

7.1-10.9

1,321

91.1

89.1-92.9

35-44

2,356

232

9.8

8.4-11.5

2,124

90.2

88.5-91.6

45-54

2,976

438

13.4

11.9-15.0

2,538

86.6

85.0-88.1

55-64

3,287

536

15.0

13.5-16.6

2,751

85.0

83.4-86.5

65-74

2,670

403

15.1

13.5-16.9

2,267

84.9

83.1-86.5

75+

1,972

450

22.6

20.3-25.2

1,522

77.4

74.8-79.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,147

668

26.6

23.7-29.7

1,479

73.4

70.3-76.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,444

754

15.5

13.8-17.5

3,690

84.5

82.5-86.2

Some Post-H.S.

4,008

506

11.3

9.9-12.9

3,502

88.7

87.1-90.1

College Graduate

4,645

337

5.6

4.8- 6.4

4,308

94.4

93.6-95.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,712

566

31.1

27.4-35.1

1,146

68.9

64.9-72.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,446

541

19.2

17.0-21.7

1,905

80.8

78.3-83.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,616

245

16.1

13.1-19.6

1,371

83.9

80.4-86.9

$35,000- 49,999

2,135

226

9.6

8.1-11.4

1,909

90.4

88.6-91.9

$50,000-74,999

2,198

162

6.4

5.3- 7.7

2,036

93.6

92.3-94.7

$75,000+

3,166

144

4.7

3.5- 6.2

3,022

95.3

93.8-96.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,312

324

13.3

11.1-15.8

1,988

86.7

84.2-88.9

Non-Veteran

12,957

1,944

12.9

12.1-13.9

11,013

87.1

86.1-87.9

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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