Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) by Demographics (Ages 45+) & other variables, by Division of Aging Area Agency on Aging Regions, BRFSS Data, Georgia, 2013-2021*

Area Agency on Aging

Total

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

Other Race

45-54

55-64 yrs

65+ yrs

% (95% CI)

Georgia

6.2 (5.7, 6.6)

6.0 (5.3, 6.8)

6.3 (5.7, 6.9)

5.4 (4.9, 5.9)

7.8 (6.8, 8.9)

3.9 (2.4, 6.3)

9.8 (6.9, 13.7)

6.2 (5.3, 7.2)

7.3 (6.5, 8.3)

5.2 (4.6, 5.8)

1 Northwest Georgia

7.4 (6.1, 9.1)

6.1 (4.4, 8.4)

8.7 (6.6, 11.2)

7.0 (5.6, 8.8)

**

9.0 (6.1, 13.1)

9.1 (6.6, 12.3)

4.9 (3.5, 6.7)

2 Legacy Link

5.4 (3.9, 7.4)

**

6.6 (4.6, 9.4)

4.9 (3.4, 7.0)

**

6.5 (3.6, 11.3)

5.2 (3.4, 7.8)

3 Atlanta Region

4.3 (3.6, 5.1)

4.4 (3.3, 5.8)

4.2 (3.4, 5.2)

3.4 (2.7, 4.3)

5.6 (4.3, 7.3)

**

4.4 (3.3, 6.0)

4.1 (3.0, 5.7)

4.3 (3.3, 5.5)

4 Three Rivers

9.8 (7.5, 12.9)

10.3 (6.9, 15.1)

9.5 (6.4, 13.8)

8.4 (5.9, 11.8)

13.0 (7.8, 20.7)

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

29.2 (10.8, 58.4)

9.0 (5.1, 15.5)

12.1 (7.9, 18.2)

8.5 (5.3, 13.4)

5 Northeast Georgia

6.4 (4.7, 8.7)

4.6 (2.9, 7.3)

7.8 (5.2, 11.6)

5.3 (3.7, 7.5)

**

7.8 (4.4, 13.2)

9.1 (5.5, 14.7)

3.3 (2.1, 5.3)

6 River Valley

6.7 (5.2, 8.5)

5.6 (3.7, 8.4)

7.6 (5.5, 10.3)

5.1 (3.5, 7.4)

8.3 (5.9, 11.6)

**

7.3 (4.3, 12.1)

8.4 (5.6, 12.2)

4.9 (3.3, 7.1)

7 Middle Georgia

7.3 (5.7, 9.4)

8.3 (5.8, 11.9)

6.4 (4.5, 8.9)

6.7 (4.7, 9.3)

8.2 (5.4, 12.2)

**

4.8 (2.7, 8.4)

10.6 (7.2, 15.2)

6.4 (4.2, 9.6)

8 Central Savannah River

7.1 (5.2, 9.6)

8.2 (5.1, 13.0)

6.0 (4.1, 8.7)

5.4 (3.5, 8.2)

9.6 (5.9, 15.2)

**

6.9 (4.0, 11.6)

6.7 (4.3, 10.3)

9 Heart of Georgia Altamaha

8.3 (6.2, 11.1)

9.3 (5.9, 14.5)

7.5 (5.2, 10.8)

7.3 (5.1, 10.4)

12.8 (7.6, 20.7)

**

11.2 (7.1, 17.3)

6.5 (4.1, 10.2)

10 Southwest Georgia

8.0 (5.8, 10.9)

5.5 (3.3, 9.1)

10.0 (6.7, 14.7)

5.2 (3.5, 7.6)

11.3 (6.8, 18.1)

**

9.5 (6.1, 14.5)

5.5 (3.7, 8.0)

11 Southern Georgia

9.8 (7.5, 12.7)

12.1 (8.0, 17.9)

7.9 (5.9, 10.4)

9.3 (6.7, 12.9)

10.7 (6.6, 16.8)

**

14.0 (9.9, 19.5)

5.6 (4.0, 7.8)

12 Coastal Georgia

5.5 (4.2, 7.3)

6.1 (4.0, 9.3)

5.1 (3.5, 7.3)

4.8 (3.4, 6.9)

7.1 (4.3, 11.7)

**

7.0 (4.4, 11.0)

5.5 (3.5, 8.5)

Less than $15,000

$15,000-$24,999

$25,000-$34,999

$35,000-$49,999

$50,000-$74,999

$75,000 or More

Less than High School

High School Graduate

Some College

College Graduate

% (95% CI)

Georgia

18.8 (16.3, 21.5)

10.1 (8.6, 11.7)

7.1 (5.7, 8.9)

3.1 (2.2, 4.5)

3.0 (2.2, 4.0)

1.5 (1.1, 2.1)

13.4 (11.5, 15.4)

6.8 (6.0, 7.7)

5.8 (5.0, 6.7)

2.0 (1.7, 2.5)

1 Northwest Georgia

24.6 (17.4, 33.5)

9.2 (5.6, 14.7)

6.4 (3.9, 10.4)

**

13.9 (10.0, 19.2)

7.4 (5.1, 10.5)

6.3 (4.2, 9.3)

**

2 Legacy Link

**

10.6 (5.7, 18.8)

6.5 (3.9, 10.6)

**

3 Atlanta Region

12.1 (8.4, 17.2)

8.6 (6.1, 11.9)

8.2 (5.1, 12.9)

**

2.0 (1.1, 3.6)

1.3 (0.8, 2.1)

11.9 (7.8, 17.8)

4.4 (3.2, 6.1)

5.4 (4.0, 7.1)

1.9 (1.4, 2.7)

4 Three Rivers

24.0 (14.0, 38.0)

14.8 (8.3, 24.8)

**

14.0 (8.0, 23.4)

11.6 (7.7, 17.1)

**

5 Northeast Georgia

17.8 (8.9, 32.6)

12.2 (6.8, 20.7)

6.3 (2.1, 17.1)

**

17.7 (11.1, 26.9)

5.0 (2.8, 8.8)

**

6 River Valley

12.7 (7.8, 20.1)

9.4 (5.7, 15.2)

**

9.0 (5.3, 15.1)

6.9 (4.5, 10.4)

8.6 (5.4, 13.3)

**

7 Middle Georgia

24.7 (16.5, 35.2)

10.4 (6.1, 17.0)

**

16.5 (9.9, 26.4)

6.6 (4.3, 10.2)

7.0 (4.4, 11.0)

3.2 (1.8, 5.8)

8 Central Savannah River

**

10.5 (6.0, 17.8)

**

12.6 (7.2, 21.2)

9.4 (5.7, 15.3)

**

9 Heart of Georgia Altamaha

27.4 (18.0, 39.2)

6.1 (3.5, 10.5)

**

13.8 (8.9, 20.9)

9.1 (5.4, 15.0)

**

10 Southwest Georgia

26.9 (16.3, 41.0)

7.5 (4.2, 13.1)

**

19.5 (11.9, 30.1)

6.2 (3.9, 9.8)

**

11 Southern Georgia

18.7 (12.2, 27.4)

18.1 (10.7, 28.9)

**

15.2 (8.5, 25.6)

11.1 (7.7, 15.6)

6.6 (4.3, 9.9)

**

12 Coastal Georgia

12.1 (6.9, 20.3)

9.6 (5.8, 15.6)

**

5.9 (3.7, 9.4)

7.5 (4.5, 12.3)

2.1 (1.3, 3.4)

Has Health Insurance

No Health Insurance

Currently Employed

Currently Unemployed

Currently Retired

% (95% CI)

Georgia

5.6 (5.1, 6.1)

10.2 (8.4, 12.4)

1.7 (1.4, 2.2)

18.7 (16.9, 20.6)

4.8 (4.2, 5.5)

1 Northwest Georgia

6.7 (5.4, 8.4)

12.1 (7.2, 19.5)

2.2 (1.3, 3.8)

23.3 (18.2, 29.3)

4.2 (2.9, 6.1)

2 Legacy Link

5.6 (4.0, 7.8)

**

16.9 (11.3, 24.4)

3.4 (1.9, 6.1)

3 Atlanta Region

3.8 (3.1, 4.5)

8.5 (5.5, 12.8)

1.6 (1.1, 2.3)

14.1 (10.9, 18.1)

4.2 (3.2, 5.6)

4 Three Rivers

9.2 (6.8, 12.4)

**

25.2 (18.1, 33.9)

8.2 (4.8, 13.6)

5 Northeast Georgia

5.3 (3.7, 7.5)

**

21.0 (14.4, 29.6)

3.4 (2.0, 5.6)

6 River Valley

5.8 (4.4, 7.8)

13.7 (7.6, 23.5)

**

17.2 (12.2, 23.6)

6.0 (4.0, 8.9)

7 Middle Georgia

7.5 (5.7, 9.7)

**

16.3 (11.7, 22.2)

7.1 (4.7, 10.5)

8 Central Savannah River

5.9 (4.2, 8.2)

**

17.8 (12.0, 25.7)

5.7 (3.5, 9.3)

9 Heart of Georgia Altamaha

7.7 (5.5, 10.7)

**

21.9 (15.6, 29.8)

3.7 (2.2, 6.1)

10 Southwest Georgia

6.9 (4.7, 10.0)

**

23.0 (16.0, 32.0)

**

11 Southern Georgia

9.6 (7.2, 12.7)

11.6 (5.8, 22.1)

3.4 (1.6, 7.1)

24.3 (17.4, 32.7)

6.1 (4.2, 8.7)

12 Coastal Georgia

5.4 (3.9, 7.4)

6.5 (3.6, 11.5)

**

16.4 (11.3, 23.2)

5.3 (3.3, 8.4)

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*2013-2021 reflects surveys from years 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021.

** unreliable estimates (coefficient of variance (CV) greater than 30%).

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