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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,276	2,269	13.0	12.2-13.9	13,007	87.0	86.1-87.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	371	64	13.6	10.1-18.1	307	86.4	81.9-89.9
Buncombe	340	52	13.0	9.4-17.8	288	87.0	82.2-90.6
Cabarrus	357	51	14.3	9.6-20.6	306	85.7	79.4-90.4
Catawba	439	53	10.6	7.6-14.8	386	89.4	85.2-92.4
Cumberland	458	76	14.9	11.4-19.3	382	85.1	80.7-88.6
Davidson	390	68	15.6	11.7-20.3	322	84.4	79.7-88.3
Durham	384	48	15.4	9.4-24.0	336	84.6	76.0-90.6
Forsyth	394	50	10.7	7.4-15.2	344	89.3	84.8-92.6
Gaston	395	67	16.9	11.9-23.4	328	83.1	76.6-88.1
Guilford	413	59	14.7	9.9-21.2	354	85.3	78.8-90.1
Iredell	417	43	8.8	6.0-12.7	374	91.2	87.3-94.0
Johnston	455	56	12.3	8.2-18.0	399	87.7	82.0-91.8
Mecklenburg	654	64	9.4	6.8-12.9	590	90.6	87.1-93.2
New Hanover	364	47	12.5	8.4-18.0	317	87.5	82.0-91.6
Onslow	397	54	12.7	8.7-18.1	343	87.3	81.9-91.3
Orange	368	53	13.5	9.7-18.6	315	86.5	81.4-90.3
Pitt	382	54	16.3	11.1-23.1	328	83.7	76.9-88.9
Randolph	389	65	14.6	10.2-20.4	324	85.4	79.6-89.8
Robeson	371	86	19.1	14.3-25.0	285	80.9	75.0-85.7
Rowan	429	70	15.8	11.4-21.4	359	84.2	78.6-88.6
Union	400	47	8.9	6.2-12.7	353	91.1	87.3-93.8
Wake	569	42	7.6	5.2-11.0	527	92.4	89.0-94.8
Wayne	439	71	14.9	10.0-21.8	368	85.1	78.2-90.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,106	824	14.8	13.4-16.3	4,282	85.2	83.7-86.6
Piedmont	7,354	987	11.9	10.8-13.1	6,367	88.1	86.9-89.2
Western NC	2,816	458	14.2	12.6-16.0	2,358	85.8	84.0-87.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,855	303	14.7	12.7-17.0	1,552	85.3	83.0-87.3
Northwest	3,192	460	12.3	10.8-13.9	2,732	87.7	86.1-89.2
Charlotte	2,029	259	11.4	9.6-13.5	1,770	88.6	86.5-90.4
Greensboro	1,750	271	13.1	10.7-15.9	1,479	86.9	84.1-89.3
Southern Regional	1,480	274	15.7	13.4-18.3	1,206	84.3	81.7-86.6
Coastal	751	120	14.5	11.6-18.0	631	85.5	82.0-88.4
Wake	1,665	184	11.0	8.7-13.7	1,481	89.0	86.3-91.3
Area L	450	68	12.7	9.5-16.7	382	87.3	83.3-90.5
Eastern	2,104	330	15.5	12.9-18.5	1,774	84.5	81.5-87.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,276

2,269

13.0

12.2-13.9

13,007

87.0

86.1-87.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

371

13.6

10.1-18.1

307

86.4

81.9-89.9

Buncombe

340

13.0

9.4-17.8

288

87.0

82.2-90.6

Cabarrus

357

14.3

9.6-20.6

306

85.7

79.4-90.4

Catawba

439

10.6

7.6-14.8

386

89.4

85.2-92.4

Cumberland

458

14.9

11.4-19.3

382

85.1

80.7-88.6

Davidson

390

15.6

11.7-20.3

322

84.4

79.7-88.3

Durham

384

15.4

9.4-24.0

336

84.6

76.0-90.6

Forsyth

394

10.7

7.4-15.2

344

89.3

84.8-92.6

Gaston

395

16.9

11.9-23.4

328

83.1

76.6-88.1

Guilford

413

14.7

9.9-21.2

354

85.3

78.8-90.1

Iredell

417

8.8

6.0-12.7

374

91.2

87.3-94.0

Johnston

455

12.3

8.2-18.0

399

87.7

82.0-91.8

Mecklenburg

654

9.4

6.8-12.9

590

90.6

87.1-93.2

New Hanover

364

12.5

8.4-18.0

317

87.5

82.0-91.6

Onslow

397

12.7

8.7-18.1

343

87.3

81.9-91.3

Orange

368

13.5

9.7-18.6

315

86.5

81.4-90.3

Pitt

382

16.3

11.1-23.1

328

83.7

76.9-88.9

Randolph

389

14.6

10.2-20.4

324

85.4

79.6-89.8

Robeson

371

19.1

14.3-25.0

285

80.9

75.0-85.7

Rowan

429

15.8

11.4-21.4

359

84.2

78.6-88.6

Union

400

8.9

6.2-12.7

353

91.1

87.3-93.8

Wake

569

7.6

5.2-11.0

527

92.4

89.0-94.8

Wayne

439

14.9

10.0-21.8

368

85.1

78.2-90.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,106

824

14.8

13.4-16.3

4,282

85.2

83.7-86.6

Piedmont

7,354

987

11.9

10.8-13.1

6,367

88.1

86.9-89.2

Western NC

2,816

458

14.2

12.6-16.0

2,358

85.8

84.0-87.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,855

303

14.7

12.7-17.0

1,552

85.3

83.0-87.3

Northwest

3,192

460

12.3

10.8-13.9

2,732

87.7

86.1-89.2

Charlotte

2,029

259

11.4

9.6-13.5

1,770

88.6

86.5-90.4

Greensboro

1,750

271

13.1

10.7-15.9

1,479

86.9

84.1-89.3

Southern Regional

1,480

274

15.7

13.4-18.3

1,206

84.3

81.7-86.6

Coastal

751

120

14.5

11.6-18.0

631

85.5

82.0-88.4

Wake

1,665

184

11.0

8.7-13.7

1,481

89.0

86.3-91.3

Area L

450

12.7

9.5-16.7

382

87.3

83.3-90.5

Eastern

2,104

330

15.5

12.9-18.5

1,774

84.5

81.5-87.1

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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.

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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