BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Did that person have a problem with memory loss or confusion or a disorder like Alzheimer's Disease?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,089	1,273	40.1	37.4-42.9	1,816	59.9	57.1-62.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	76	31	45.8	26.7-66.2	45	54.2	33.8-73.3
Buncombe	74	32	48.1	33.3-63.2	42	51.9	36.8-66.7
Cabarrus	69	27	28.2	17.9-41.4	42	71.8	58.6-82.1
Catawba	91	40	42.5	31.0-54.8	51	57.5	45.2-69.0
Cumberland	86	41	39.1	23.8-56.8	45	60.9	43.2-76.2
Davidson	90	40	33.2	21.7-47.0	50	66.8	53.0-78.3
Durham	64	30	44.3	30.2-59.5	34	55.7	40.5-69.8
Forsyth	68	36	50.2	35.5-64.8	32	49.8	35.2-64.5
Gaston	97	36	37.5	26.6-49.8	61	62.5	50.2-73.4
Guilford	96	40	47.9	33.0-63.1	56	52.1	36.9-67.0
Iredell	79	36	44.9	32.1-58.5	43	55.1	41.5-67.9
Johnston	92	37	37.5	27.1-49.2	55	62.5	50.8-72.9
Mecklenburg	109	35	24.6	16.5-35.1	74	75.4	64.9-83.5
New Hanover	68	24	30.6	19.1-45.1	44	69.4	54.9-80.9
Onslow	74	29	33.6	22.8-46.5	45	66.4	53.5-77.2
Orange	60	20	31.2	18.4-47.7	40	68.8	52.3-81.6
Pitt	67	23	42.5	25.0-62.2	44	57.5	37.8-75.0
Randolph	84	29	27.5	18.6-38.7	55	72.5	61.3-81.4
Robeson	74	27	32.6	21.9-45.6	47	67.4	54.4-78.1
Rowan	97	36	31.3	19.9-45.5	61	68.7	54.5-80.1
Union	68	35	41.9	25.8-59.8	33	58.1	40.2-74.2
Wake	95	40	39.2	27.8-51.9	55	60.8	48.1-72.2
Wayne	88	42	42.2	28.6-57.1	46	57.8	42.9-71.4
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,014	431	43.4	38.3-48.6	583	56.6	51.4-61.7
Piedmont	1,465	603	37.9	34.3-41.8	862	62.1	58.2-65.7
Western NC	610	239	42.2	37.0-47.6	371	57.8	52.4-63.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	394	159	44.7	37.9-51.7	235	55.3	48.3-62.1
Northwest	683	290	40.2	35.2-45.3	393	59.8	54.7-64.8
Charlotte	399	155	32.4	26.6-38.8	244	67.6	61.2-73.4
Greensboro	364	141	43.1	34.7-51.9	223	56.9	48.1-65.3
Southern Regional	275	119	42.1	33.1-51.7	156	57.9	48.3-66.9
Coastal	136	57	43.3	30.5-57.1	79	56.7	42.9-69.5
Wake	306	128	36.6	29.4-44.5	178	63.4	55.5-70.6
Area L	97	44	46.5	34.6-58.8	53	53.5	41.2-65.4
Eastern	435	180	42.9	34.6-51.7	255	57.1	48.3-65.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,089

1,273

40.1

37.4-42.9

1,816

59.9

57.1-62.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

45.8

26.7-66.2

54.2

33.8-73.3

Buncombe

48.1

33.3-63.2

51.9

36.8-66.7

Cabarrus

28.2

17.9-41.4

71.8

58.6-82.1

Catawba

42.5

31.0-54.8

57.5

45.2-69.0

Cumberland

39.1

23.8-56.8

60.9

43.2-76.2

Davidson

33.2

21.7-47.0

66.8

53.0-78.3

Durham

44.3

30.2-59.5

55.7

40.5-69.8

Forsyth

50.2

35.5-64.8

49.8

35.2-64.5

Gaston

37.5

26.6-49.8

62.5

50.2-73.4

Guilford

47.9

33.0-63.1

52.1

36.9-67.0

Iredell

44.9

32.1-58.5

55.1

41.5-67.9

Johnston

37.5

27.1-49.2

62.5

50.8-72.9

Mecklenburg

109

24.6

16.5-35.1

75.4

64.9-83.5

New Hanover

30.6

19.1-45.1

69.4

54.9-80.9

Onslow

33.6

22.8-46.5

66.4

53.5-77.2

Orange

31.2

18.4-47.7

68.8

52.3-81.6

Pitt

42.5

25.0-62.2

57.5

37.8-75.0

Randolph

27.5

18.6-38.7

72.5

61.3-81.4

Robeson

32.6

21.9-45.6

67.4

54.4-78.1

Rowan

31.3

19.9-45.5

68.7

54.5-80.1

Union

41.9

25.8-59.8

58.1

40.2-74.2

Wake

39.2

27.8-51.9

60.8

48.1-72.2

Wayne

42.2

28.6-57.1

57.8

42.9-71.4

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,014

431

43.4

38.3-48.6

583

56.6

51.4-61.7

Piedmont

1,465

603

37.9

34.3-41.8

862

62.1

58.2-65.7

Western NC

610

239

42.2

37.0-47.6

371

57.8

52.4-63.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

394

159

44.7

37.9-51.7

235

55.3

48.3-62.1

Northwest

683

290

40.2

35.2-45.3

393

59.8

54.7-64.8

Charlotte

399

155

32.4

26.6-38.8

244

67.6

61.2-73.4

Greensboro

364

141

43.1

34.7-51.9

223

56.9

48.1-65.3

Southern Regional

275

119

42.1

33.1-51.7

156

57.9

48.3-66.9

Coastal

136

43.3

30.5-57.1

56.7

42.9-69.5

Wake

306

128

36.6

29.4-44.5

178

63.4

55.5-70.6

Area L

46.5

34.6-58.8

53.5

41.2-65.4

Eastern

435

180

42.9

34.6-51.7

255

57.1

48.3-65.4

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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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