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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,291	1,785	13.4	12.4-14.6	10,506	86.6	85.4-87.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	331	37	11.3	6.5-18.7	294	88.7	81.3-93.5
Buncombe	375	54	11.7	8.5-15.9	321	88.3	84.1-91.5
Cabarrus	319	42	15.5	9.6-24.1	277	84.5	75.9-90.4
Catawba	343	48	13.7	9.4-19.6	295	86.3	80.4-90.6
Cumberland	351	48	11.6	8.3-16.0	303	88.4	84.0-91.7
Davidson	389	48	9.7	6.7-14.0	341	90.3	86.0-93.3
Durham	394	39	8.9	5.7-13.7	355	91.1	86.3-94.3
Forsyth	357	45	12.1	8.3-17.2	312	87.9	82.8-91.7
Gaston	319	55	16.1	11.2-22.6	264	83.9	77.4-88.8
Guilford	395	51	14.4	10.0-20.2	344	85.6	79.8-90.0
Iredell	403	56	14.1	8.4-22.6	347	85.9	77.4-91.6
Johnston	337	47	14.7	10.4-20.5	290	85.3	79.5-89.6
Mecklenburg	575	65	10.5	7.5-14.4	510	89.5	85.6-92.5
New Hanover	388	48	10.5	6.8-16.1	340	89.5	83.9-93.2
Onslow	359	49	12.8	9.3-17.4	310	87.2	82.6-90.7
Orange	350	42	11.4	8.2-15.8	308	88.6	84.2-91.8
Pitt	342	49	13.1	9.2-18.5	293	86.9	81.5-90.8
Randolph	329	46	11.0	7.6-15.7	283	89.0	84.3-92.4
Robeson	342	76	20.0	15.0-26.1	266	80.0	73.9-85.0
Rowan	407	64	15.3	11.4-20.3	343	84.7	79.7-88.6
Union	341	47	12.1	8.3-17.3	294	87.9	82.7-91.7
Wake	557	75	12.0	8.4-16.9	482	88.0	83.1-91.6
Wayne	358	63	18.0	12.7-24.9	295	82.0	75.1-87.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,360	530	14.9	12.6-17.5	2,830	85.1	82.5-87.4
Piedmont	6,294	830	12.7	11.3-14.2	5,464	87.3	85.8-88.7
Western NC	2,637	425	13.7	12.0-15.5	2,212	86.3	84.5-88.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,802	298	14.2	12.3-16.4	1,504	85.8	83.6-87.7
Northwest	2,805	406	13.3	11.5-15.4	2,399	86.7	84.6-88.5
Charlotte	1,667	220	11.9	9.8-14.5	1,447	88.1	85.5-90.2
Greensboro	1,533	193	13.1	10.1-16.7	1,340	86.9	83.3-89.9
Southern Regional	1,083	198	15.1	11.9-18.8	885	84.9	81.2-88.1
Coastal	532	64	11.6	7.3-18.0	468	88.4	82.0-92.7
Wake	1,402	180	12.9	10.2-16.1	1,222	87.1	83.9-89.8
Area L	124	22	24.9	13.3-41.6	102	75.1	58.4-86.7
Eastern	1,343	204	12.5	10.0-15.6	1,139	87.5	84.4-90.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,291

1,785

13.4

12.4-14.6

10,506

86.6

85.4-87.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

331

11.3

6.5-18.7

294

88.7

81.3-93.5

Buncombe

375

11.7

8.5-15.9

321

88.3

84.1-91.5

Cabarrus

319

15.5

9.6-24.1

277

84.5

75.9-90.4

Catawba

343

13.7

9.4-19.6

295

86.3

80.4-90.6

Cumberland

351

11.6

8.3-16.0

303

88.4

84.0-91.7

Davidson

389

9.7

6.7-14.0

341

90.3

86.0-93.3

Durham

394

8.9

5.7-13.7

355

91.1

86.3-94.3

Forsyth

357

12.1

8.3-17.2

312

87.9

82.8-91.7

Gaston

319

16.1

11.2-22.6

264

83.9

77.4-88.8

Guilford

395

14.4

10.0-20.2

344

85.6

79.8-90.0

Iredell

403

14.1

8.4-22.6

347

85.9

77.4-91.6

Johnston

337

14.7

10.4-20.5

290

85.3

79.5-89.6

Mecklenburg

575

10.5

7.5-14.4

510

89.5

85.6-92.5

New Hanover

388

10.5

6.8-16.1

340

89.5

83.9-93.2

Onslow

359

12.8

9.3-17.4

310

87.2

82.6-90.7

Orange

350

11.4

8.2-15.8

308

88.6

84.2-91.8

Pitt

342

13.1

9.2-18.5

293

86.9

81.5-90.8

Randolph

329

11.0

7.6-15.7

283

89.0

84.3-92.4

Robeson

342

20.0

15.0-26.1

266

80.0

73.9-85.0

Rowan

407

15.3

11.4-20.3

343

84.7

79.7-88.6

Union

341

12.1

8.3-17.3

294

87.9

82.7-91.7

Wake

557

12.0

8.4-16.9

482

88.0

83.1-91.6

Wayne

358

18.0

12.7-24.9

295

82.0

75.1-87.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,360

530

14.9

12.6-17.5

2,830

85.1

82.5-87.4

Piedmont

6,294

830

12.7

11.3-14.2

5,464

87.3

85.8-88.7

Western NC

2,637

425

13.7

12.0-15.5

2,212

86.3

84.5-88.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,802

298

14.2

12.3-16.4

1,504

85.8

83.6-87.7

Northwest

2,805

406

13.3

11.5-15.4

2,399

86.7

84.6-88.5

Charlotte

1,667

220

11.9

9.8-14.5

1,447

88.1

85.5-90.2

Greensboro

1,533

193

13.1

10.1-16.7

1,340

86.9

83.3-89.9

Southern Regional

1,083

198

15.1

11.9-18.8

885

84.9

81.2-88.1

Coastal

532

11.6

7.3-18.0

468

88.4

82.0-92.7

Wake

1,402

180

12.9

10.2-16.1

1,222

87.1

83.9-89.8

Area L

124

24.9

13.3-41.6

102

75.1

58.4-86.7

Eastern

1,343

204

12.5

10.0-15.6

1,139

87.5

84.4-90.0

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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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