BRFSS 2016 - North Carolina Regions: (During the past 12 months, have you experienced confusion or memory loss that is happening more often or is getting worse?*)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

Cognitive Decline

During the past 12 months, have you experienced confusion or memory loss that is happening more often or is getting worse?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,828	422	10.7	9.5-11.9	3,406	89.3	88.1-90.5
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Regions 1 & 2	711	85	11.9	9.0-15.6	626	88.1	84.4-91.0
Region 3	356	39	12.4	8.9-17.2	317	87.6	82.8-91.1
Region 4	544	52	9.9	7.3-13.3	492	90.1	86.7-92.7
Region 5	382	34	8.6	5.9-12.2	348	91.4	87.8-94.1
Region 6	316	42	14.4	10.2-19.9	274	85.6	80.1-89.8
Region 7	448	42	8.3	5.9-11.5	406	91.7	88.5-94.1
Region 8	354	38	10.2	7.2-14.3	316	89.8	85.7-92.8
Region 9	336	41	11.5	8.0-16.4	295	88.5	83.6-92.0
Region 10	383	49	15.1	11.1-20.2	334	84.9	79.8-88.9
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,417	171	11.9	10.0-14.2	1,246	88.1	85.8-90.0
Piedmont	1,602	154	9.7	8.1-11.5	1,448	90.3	88.5-91.9
Western NC	811	97	12.1	9.4-15.5	714	87.9	84.5-90.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	632	78	11.3	8.4-14.9	554	88.7	85.1-91.6
Northwest	578	64	12.7	9.7-16.4	514	87.3	83.6-90.3
Charlotte	412	36	9.1	6.3-13.0	376	90.9	87.0-93.7
Greensboro	324	31	9.2	6.3-13.4	293	90.8	86.6-93.7
Southern Regional	354	46	12.6	9.0-17.3	308	87.4	82.7-91.0
Southeast	228	26	11.7	7.7-17.4	202	88.3	82.6-92.3
Wake	459	38	7.9	5.5-11.0	421	92.1	89.0-94.5
Area L & Eastern	843	103	12.4	9.8-15.5	740	87.6	84.5-90.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,828

422

10.7

9.5-11.9

3,406

89.3

88.1-90.5

NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS

Regions 1 & 2

711

11.9

9.0-15.6

626

88.1

84.4-91.0

Region 3

356

12.4

8.9-17.2

317

87.6

82.8-91.1

Region 4

544

9.9

7.3-13.3

492

90.1

86.7-92.7

Region 5

382

8.6

5.9-12.2

348

91.4

87.8-94.1

Region 6

316

14.4

10.2-19.9

274

85.6

80.1-89.8

Region 7

448

8.3

5.9-11.5

406

91.7

88.5-94.1

Region 8

354

10.2

7.2-14.3

316

89.8

85.7-92.8

Region 9

336

11.5

8.0-16.4

295

88.5

83.6-92.0

Region 10

383

15.1

11.1-20.2

334

84.9

79.8-88.9

STATE REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,417

171

11.9

10.0-14.2

1,246

88.1

85.8-90.0

Piedmont

1,602

154

9.7

8.1-11.5

1,448

90.3

88.5-91.9

Western NC

811

12.1

9.4-15.5

714

87.9

84.5-90.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

632

11.3

8.4-14.9

554

88.7

85.1-91.6

Northwest

578

12.7

9.7-16.4

514

87.3

83.6-90.3

Charlotte

412

9.1

6.3-13.0

376

90.9

87.0-93.7

Greensboro

324

9.2

6.3-13.4

293

90.8

86.6-93.7

Southern Regional

354

12.6

9.0-17.3

308

87.4

82.7-91.0

Southeast

228

11.7

7.7-17.4

202

88.3

82.6-92.3

Wake

459

7.9

5.5-11.0

421

92.1

89.0-94.5

Area L & Eastern

843

103

12.4

9.8-15.5

740

87.6

84.5-90.2

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*Asked only of Respondents aged 45 or older.

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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