BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?)

2009 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	12,291	1,785	13.4	12.4-14.6	10,506	86.6	85.4-87.6
GENDER
Male	4,571	622	13.1	11.3-15.1	3,949	86.9	84.9-88.7
Female	7,720	1,163	13.7	12.5-15.1	6,557	86.3	84.9-87.5
RACE
White	9,810	1,333	12.7	11.5-13.9	8,477	87.3	86.1-88.5
African American	1,670	304	15.8	13.1-19.0	1,366	84.2	81.0-86.9
Asian	92	12	9.2	4.5-17.9	80	90.8	82.1-95.5
Native American	281	75	23.9	17.0-32.5	206	76.1	67.5-83.0
Other Minorities	362	50	13.8	8.6-21.4	312	86.2	78.6-91.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	395	49	13.4	8.5-20.6	346	86.6	79.4-91.5
-English Speaking	212	15	6.7	3.4-12.9	197	93.3	87.1-96.6
-Spanish Speaking	183	34	17.3	10.0-28.3	149	82.7	71.7-90.0
Non-Hispanic	11,863	1,730	13.4	12.4-14.6	10,133	86.6	85.4-87.6
AGE
18-24	356	50	14.6	9.7-21.4	306	85.4	78.6-90.3
25-34	1,108	107	9.9	7.5-12.8	1,001	90.1	87.2-92.5
35-44	1,824	188	11.1	9.1-13.5	1,636	88.9	86.5-90.9
45-54	2,396	363	14.2	12.0-16.7	2,033	85.8	83.3-88.0
55-64	2,609	387	14.3	12.4-16.4	2,222	85.7	83.6-87.6
65-74	2,222	316	12.6	10.9-14.7	1,906	87.4	85.3-89.1
75+	1,677	362	23.0	19.9-26.5	1,315	77.0	73.5-80.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,536	488	30.1	25.7-34.9	1,048	69.9	65.1-74.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,601	564	14.1	12.2-16.2	3,037	85.9	83.8-87.8
Some Post-H.S.	3,150	409	12.6	10.4-15.2	2,741	87.4	84.8-89.6
College Graduate	3,988	320	6.7	5.7- 7.9	3,668	93.3	92.1-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,322	411	27.0	22.5-32.0	911	73.0	68.0-77.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,933	383	18.9	16.0-22.2	1,550	81.1	77.8-84.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,266	188	17.0	13.0-21.9	1,078	83.0	78.1-87.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,599	155	11.1	8.5-14.3	1,444	88.9	85.7-91.5
$50,000-74,999	1,723	140	7.4	5.8- 9.5	1,583	92.6	90.5-94.2
$75,000+	2,653	140	5.4	3.7- 7.9	2,513	94.6	92.1-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,607	230	13.1	10.8-15.7	1,377	86.9	84.3-89.2
Non-Veteran	9,658	1,413	13.6	12.4-15.0	8,245	86.4	85.0-87.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,291

1,785

13.4

12.4-14.6

10,506

86.6

85.4-87.6

GENDER

Male

4,571

622

13.1

11.3-15.1

3,949

86.9

84.9-88.7

Female

7,720

1,163

13.7

12.5-15.1

6,557

86.3

84.9-87.5

RACE

White

9,810

1,333

12.7

11.5-13.9

8,477

87.3

86.1-88.5

African American

1,670

304

15.8

13.1-19.0

1,366

84.2

81.0-86.9

Asian

9.2

4.5-17.9

90.8

82.1-95.5

Native American

281

23.9

17.0-32.5

206

76.1

67.5-83.0

Other Minorities

362

13.8

8.6-21.4

312

86.2

78.6-91.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

395

13.4

8.5-20.6

346

86.6

79.4-91.5

-English Speaking

212

6.7

3.4-12.9

197

93.3

87.1-96.6

-Spanish Speaking

183

17.3

10.0-28.3

149

82.7

71.7-90.0

Non-Hispanic

11,863

1,730

13.4

12.4-14.6

10,133

86.6

85.4-87.6

AGE

18-24

356

14.6

9.7-21.4

306

85.4

78.6-90.3

25-34

1,108

107

9.9

7.5-12.8

1,001

90.1

87.2-92.5

35-44

1,824

188

11.1

9.1-13.5

1,636

88.9

86.5-90.9

45-54

2,396

363

14.2

12.0-16.7

2,033

85.8

83.3-88.0

55-64

2,609

387

14.3

12.4-16.4

2,222

85.7

83.6-87.6

65-74

2,222

316

12.6

10.9-14.7

1,906

87.4

85.3-89.1

75+

1,677

362

23.0

19.9-26.5

1,315

77.0

73.5-80.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,536

488

30.1

25.7-34.9

1,048

69.9

65.1-74.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,601

564

14.1

12.2-16.2

3,037

85.9

83.8-87.8

Some Post-H.S.

3,150

409

12.6

10.4-15.2

2,741

87.4

84.8-89.6

College Graduate

3,988

320

6.7

5.7- 7.9

3,668

93.3

92.1-94.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,322

411

27.0

22.5-32.0

911

73.0

68.0-77.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,933

383

18.9

16.0-22.2

1,550

81.1

77.8-84.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,266

188

17.0

13.0-21.9

1,078

83.0

78.1-87.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,599

155

11.1

8.5-14.3

1,444

88.9

85.7-91.5

$50,000-74,999

1,723

140

7.4

5.8- 9.5

1,583

92.6

90.5-94.2

$75,000+

2,653

140

5.4

3.7- 7.9

2,513

94.6

92.1-96.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,607

230

13.1

10.8-15.7

1,377

86.9

84.3-89.2

Non-Veteran

9,658

1,413

13.6

12.4-15.0

8,245

86.4

85.0-87.6

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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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