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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	2,637	425	13.7	12.0-15.5	2,212	86.3	84.5-88.0
GENDER
Male	1,012	159	13.8	11.3-16.7	853	86.2	83.3-88.7
Female	1,625	266	13.6	11.5-16.0	1,359	86.4	84.0-88.5
RACE
White	2,434	384	13.5	11.8-15.4	2,050	86.5	84.6-88.2
African American	71	17	18.9	9.6-34.0	54	81.1	66.0-90.4
Other Minorities	121	23	13.2	7.2-23.1	98	86.8	76.9-92.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	49	4	8.0	2.8-20.9	45	92.0	79.1-97.2
Non-Hispanic	2,583	421	13.9	12.2-15.8	2,162	86.1	84.2-87.8
AGE
18-24	80	13	12.8	6.6-23.2	67	87.2	76.8-93.4
25-34	179	14	6.2	3.2-11.8	165	93.8	88.2-96.8
35-44	324	42	13.0	9.0-18.3	282	87.0	81.7-91.0
45-54	469	81	16.5	12.7-21.0	388	83.5	79.0-87.3
55-64	613	104	16.9	13.5-20.8	509	83.1	79.2-86.5
65+	953	171	15.6	13.2-18.3	782	84.4	81.7-86.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	350	119	31.7	24.6-39.7	231	68.3	60.3-75.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	851	150	13.8	11.3-16.7	701	86.2	83.3-88.7
Some Post-H.S.	661	92	11.7	8.7-15.4	569	88.3	84.6-91.3
College Graduate	771	64	7.5	5.6-10.1	707	92.5	89.9-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	337	103	25.8	19.3-33.5	234	74.2	66.5-80.7
$15,000- 24,999	485	95	19.7	15.3-24.9	390	80.3	75.1-84.7
$25,000- 34,999	330	51	14.2	10.4-19.0	279	85.8	81.0-89.6
$35,000- 49,999	351	40	11.5	7.6-17.0	311	88.5	83.0-92.4
$50,000-74,999	346	27	7.4	4.7-11.6	319	92.6	88.4-95.3
$75,000+	391	20	3.9	2.2- 6.6	371	96.1	93.4-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	331	60	17.3	13.0-22.7	271	82.7	77.3-87.0
Non-Veteran	2,087	333	13.3	11.5-15.4	1,754	86.7	84.6-88.5

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

-Western NC

2,637

425

13.7

12.0-15.5

2,212

86.3

84.5-88.0

GENDER

Male

1,012

159

13.8

11.3-16.7

853

86.2

83.3-88.7

Female

1,625

266

13.6

11.5-16.0

1,359

86.4

84.0-88.5

RACE

White

2,434

384

13.5

11.8-15.4

2,050

86.5

84.6-88.2

African American

18.9

9.6-34.0

81.1

66.0-90.4

Other Minorities

121

13.2

7.2-23.1

86.8

76.9-92.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.0

2.8-20.9

92.0

79.1-97.2

Non-Hispanic

2,583

421

13.9

12.2-15.8

2,162

86.1

84.2-87.8

AGE

18-24

12.8

6.6-23.2

87.2

76.8-93.4

25-34

179

6.2

3.2-11.8

165

93.8

88.2-96.8

35-44

324

13.0

9.0-18.3

282

87.0

81.7-91.0

45-54

469

16.5

12.7-21.0

388

83.5

79.0-87.3

55-64

613

104

16.9

13.5-20.8

509

83.1

79.2-86.5

65+

953

171

15.6

13.2-18.3

782

84.4

81.7-86.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

350

119

31.7

24.6-39.7

231

68.3

60.3-75.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

851

150

13.8

11.3-16.7

701

86.2

83.3-88.7

Some Post-H.S.

661

11.7

8.7-15.4

569

88.3

84.6-91.3

College Graduate

771

7.5

5.6-10.1

707

92.5

89.9-94.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

337

103

25.8

19.3-33.5

234

74.2

66.5-80.7

$15,000- 24,999

485

19.7

15.3-24.9

390

80.3

75.1-84.7

$25,000- 34,999

330

14.2

10.4-19.0

279

85.8

81.0-89.6

$35,000- 49,999

351

11.5

7.6-17.0

311

88.5

83.0-92.4

$50,000-74,999

346

7.4

4.7-11.6

319

92.6

88.4-95.3

$75,000+

391

3.9

2.2- 6.6

371

96.1

93.4-97.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

331

17.3

13.0-22.7

271

82.7

77.3-87.0

Non-Veteran

2,087

333

13.3

11.5-15.4

1,754

86.7

84.6-88.5

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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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