BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,499	1,583	13.0	11.9-14.1	9,916	87.0	85.9-88.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	294	49	20.1	14.0-28.1	245	79.9	71.9-86.0
Buncombe	253	47	19.4	13.6-26.8	206	80.6	73.2-86.4
Cabarrus	292	39	10.6	7.2-15.3	253	89.4	84.7-92.8
Catawba	284	30	13.9	8.5-22.1	254	86.1	77.9-91.5
Cumberland	281	37	10.9	7.3-15.9	244	89.1	84.1-92.7
Davidson	343	61	18.6	13.0-25.8	282	81.4	74.2-87.0
Durham	592	56	7.9	4.7-13.2	536	92.1	86.8-95.3
Forsyth	261	28	11.9	7.2-19.2	233	88.1	80.8-92.8
Gaston	257	42	19.4	12.0-29.9	215	80.6	70.1-88.0
Guilford	666	85	10.1	7.5-13.4	581	89.9	86.6-92.5
Iredell	316	41	12.6	7.9-19.6	275	87.4	80.4-92.1
Johnston	261	27	6.0	3.8- 9.4	234	94.0	90.6-96.2
Mecklenburg	572	64	9.5	6.9-13.0	508	90.5	87.0-93.1
New Hanover	315	43	14.4	10.0-20.2	272	85.6	79.8-90.0
Onslow	284	38	17.4	10.9-26.6	246	82.6	73.4-89.1
Orange	290	27	9.1	5.0-16.3	263	90.9	83.7-95.0
Pitt	320	45	10.6	7.0-15.7	275	89.4	84.3-93.0
Randolph	380	70	23.2	16.4-31.7	310	76.8	68.3-83.6
Robeson	292	57	16.7	11.7-23.2	235	83.3	76.8-88.3
Rowan	357	44	12.5	8.2-18.5	313	87.5	81.5-91.8
Union	329	40	10.3	6.8-15.2	289	89.7	84.8-93.2
Wake	673	55	7.8	5.4-11.1	618	92.2	88.9-94.6
Wayne	350	58	21.2	14.0-30.9	292	78.8	69.1-86.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,964	436	13.6	11.5-15.9	2,528	86.4	84.1-88.5
Piedmont	6,663	840	12.3	11.0-13.8	5,823	87.7	86.2-89.0
Western NC	1,872	307	14.6	12.6-16.9	1,565	85.4	83.1-87.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,282	203	14.6	12.1-17.6	1,079	85.4	82.4-87.9
Northwest	2,268	331	15.2	12.6-18.2	1,937	84.8	81.8-87.4
Charlotte	1,626	219	13.1	10.6-16.1	1,407	86.9	83.9-89.4
Greensboro	1,825	256	13.1	11.0-15.5	1,569	86.9	84.5-89.0
Southern Regional	997	159	11.7	8.8-15.3	838	88.3	84.7-91.2
Coastal	468	62	14.4	9.9-20.3	406	85.6	79.7-90.1
Wake	1,700	153	7.8	6.1-10.0	1,547	92.2	90.0-93.9
Area L	118	17	15.0	8.5-25.2	101	85.0	74.8-91.5
Eastern	1,215	183	16.9	12.8-22.0	1,032	83.1	78.0-87.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,499

1,583

13.0

11.9-14.1

9,916

87.0

85.9-88.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

294

20.1

14.0-28.1

245

79.9

71.9-86.0

Buncombe

253

19.4

13.6-26.8

206

80.6

73.2-86.4

Cabarrus

292

10.6

7.2-15.3

253

89.4

84.7-92.8

Catawba

284

13.9

8.5-22.1

254

86.1

77.9-91.5

Cumberland

281

10.9

7.3-15.9

244

89.1

84.1-92.7

Davidson

343

18.6

13.0-25.8

282

81.4

74.2-87.0

Durham

592

7.9

4.7-13.2

536

92.1

86.8-95.3

Forsyth

261

11.9

7.2-19.2

233

88.1

80.8-92.8

Gaston

257

19.4

12.0-29.9

215

80.6

70.1-88.0

Guilford

666

10.1

7.5-13.4

581

89.9

86.6-92.5

Iredell

316

12.6

7.9-19.6

275

87.4

80.4-92.1

Johnston

261

6.0

3.8- 9.4

234

94.0

90.6-96.2

Mecklenburg

572

9.5

6.9-13.0

508

90.5

87.0-93.1

New Hanover

315

14.4

10.0-20.2

272

85.6

79.8-90.0

Onslow

284

17.4

10.9-26.6

246

82.6

73.4-89.1

Orange

290

9.1

5.0-16.3

263

90.9

83.7-95.0

Pitt

320

10.6

7.0-15.7

275

89.4

84.3-93.0

Randolph

380

23.2

16.4-31.7

310

76.8

68.3-83.6

Robeson

292

16.7

11.7-23.2

235

83.3

76.8-88.3

Rowan

357

12.5

8.2-18.5

313

87.5

81.5-91.8

Union

329

10.3

6.8-15.2

289

89.7

84.8-93.2

Wake

673

7.8

5.4-11.1

618

92.2

88.9-94.6

Wayne

350

21.2

14.0-30.9

292

78.8

69.1-86.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,964

436

13.6

11.5-15.9

2,528

86.4

84.1-88.5

Piedmont

6,663

840

12.3

11.0-13.8

5,823

87.7

86.2-89.0

Western NC

1,872

307

14.6

12.6-16.9

1,565

85.4

83.1-87.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,282

203

14.6

12.1-17.6

1,079

85.4

82.4-87.9

Northwest

2,268

331

15.2

12.6-18.2

1,937

84.8

81.8-87.4

Charlotte

1,626

219

13.1

10.6-16.1

1,407

86.9

83.9-89.4

Greensboro

1,825

256

13.1

11.0-15.5

1,569

86.9

84.5-89.0

Southern Regional

997

159

11.7

8.8-15.3

838

88.3

84.7-91.2

Coastal

468

14.4

9.9-20.3

406

85.6

79.7-90.1

Wake

1,700

153

7.8

6.1-10.0

1,547

92.2

90.0-93.9

Area L

118

15.0

8.5-25.2

101

85.0

74.8-91.5

Eastern

1,215

183

16.9

12.8-22.0

1,032

83.1

78.0-87.2

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NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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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