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) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (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) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (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) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (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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