Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) by Demographics (Ages 45+) & other variables, BRFSS Data, Georgia, 2013-2021
  2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2013-2021
Demographic Characteristics % Lower CI Upper CI % Lower CI Upper CI % Lower CI Upper CI % Lower CI Upper CI % Lower CI Upper CI % Lower CI Upper CI
State totals: Experienced SCD 6.3 5.4 7.3 7.5 6.3 8.9 5.1 4.3 6.2 5.8 4.8 6.9 6.1 5.2 7.1 6.2 5.7 6.6
Sex                                    
Male 6.1 4.7 7.8 8.1 6.2 10.6 5.0 3.8 6.5 4.9 3.6 6.6 6.1 4.7 7.9 6.0 5.3 6.8
Female 6.5 5.4 7.7 7.0 5.5 8.8 5.3 4.1 6.8 6.5 5.2 8.2 6.1 5.0 7.4 6.3 5.7 6.9
Age                                    
45-54 years old 7.5 5.8 9.7 6.7 4.5 9.9 4.7 3.2 6.9 5.7 3.8 8.5 5.8 4.2 8.0 6.2 5.3 7.2
55-64 years old 7.0 5.6 8.8 9.2 7.1 12.0 5.9 4.3 8.1 7.4 5.6 9.7 7.0 5.2 9.4 7.3 6.5 8.3
 65+ years old 4.1 3.0 5.5 6.7 5.2 8.7 4.9 3.7 6.3 4.5 3.4 5.9 5.5 4.4 6.8 5.2 4.6 5.8
Race/Ethnicity                                    
 White Non-Hispanic 5.6 4.6 6.8 6.1 4.9 7.7 4.8 3.8 6.0 5.2 4.1 6.4 5.3 4.4 6.5 5.4 4.9 5.9
Black Non-Hispanic 7.9 6.0 10.2 9.8 7.2 13.2 6.5 4.6 9.1 7.0 4.8 10.1 7.7 5.7 10.2 7.8 6.8 8.9
Hispanic ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 3.9 2.4 6.3
Other & Multiracial Non-Hispanic ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 9.8 6.9 13.7
Income                                     
Less than $15,000 19.7 15.6 24.5 23.8 17.4 31.8 14.6 10.2 20.3 16.7 12.0 22.7 18.2 12.7 25.4 18.8 16.3 21.5
$15,000-$24,999 9.5 6.9 12.9 13.6 9.8 18.5 8.6 6.0 12.2 7.1 5.2 9.6 11.3 7.8 16.1 10.1 8.6 11.7
$25,000-$34,999 ** ** ** ** ** ** 5.2 3.1 8.6 6.9 4.4 10.6 10.0 6.8 14.6 7.1 5.7 8.9
$35,000-$49,999 2.6 1.6 4.3 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 3.1 3.0 4.5
$50,000-$74,999 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 2.4 1.5 3.8 3.0 2.2 4.0
$75,000 or More ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 2.2 1.3 3.9 1.5 1.1 2.1
Education                                    
Less than High School 12.6 9.4 16.7 18.8 14.0 24.8 9.3 6.3 13.6 13.2 9.3 18.4 12.1 8.5 16.8 13.4 11.5 15.4
High School Graduate 5.6 4.4 7.2 8.0 5.9 10.6 6.1 4.6 8.2 7.0 5.1 9.5 7.2 5.5 9.4 6.8 6.0 7.7
Some College 6.3 4.6 8.6 6.0 4.3 8.3 5.3 3.7 7.5 5.3 3.8 7.4 6.0 4.4 8.0 5.8 5.0 6.7
College Graduate 2.9 2.1 4.1 ** ** ** 1.9 1.2 2.9 1.8 1.0 3.1 2.5 1.7 3.7 2.0 1.7 2.5
Health Insurance                                    
Has Health Insurance 5.6 4.7 6.6 7.3 6.0 8.7 4.8 3.9 5.9 5.3 4.3 6.5 5.1 4.3 6.1 5.6 5.1 6.1
No Health Insurance 10.5 7.5 14.5 9.8 5.5 16.9 7.8 4.8 12.5 10.0 6.5 14.9 13.6 8.5 21.2 10.2 8.4 12.4
Employment                                    
Currently Employed  2.3 1.6 3.3 1.4 0.8 2.6 1.7 1.0 2.9 0.9 0.5 1.4 2.3 1.5 3.5 1.7 1.4 2.2
Currently Unemployed 17.8 14.8 21.3 22.1 17.8 27.0 14.4 11.2 18.2 20.4 16.3 25.3 18.4 14.7 22.7 18.7 16.9 20.6
Currently Retired  4.6 3.3 6.3 5.8 4.3 7.7 4.5 3.3 6.1 4.5 3.3 6.0 4.8 3.7 6.2 4.8 4.2 5.5
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