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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide +

Heart Attack or Stroke

Which of the following do you think is a symptom of a stroke. For each, tell me yes, no, or you're not sure
Do you think sudden confusion or trouble speaking are symptoms of a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No Don't know/Not sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 64,124 56,496 88.2 87.8-88.6 2,089 3.6 3.4- 3.9 5,539 8.2 7.9- 8.5
Alabama 2,773 2,510 90.2 88.8-91.4 102 4.0 3.2- 5.0 161 5.8 4.9- 6.9
Arkansas 2,834 2,460 86.2 84.6-87.6 84 3.3 2.6- 4.2 290 10.5 9.3-11.9
Colorado 2,009 1,749 85.9 84.0-87.6 62 3.5 2.6- 4.5 198 10.7 9.2-12.4
Connecticut 7,535 6,555 85.2 84.1-86.2 276 4.1 3.5- 4.7 704 10.8 9.9-11.7
Hawaii 4,495 3,914 84.9 83.3-86.3 173 5.2 4.3- 6.3 408 10.0 8.8-11.3
Louisiana 4,809 4,099 84.4 83.2-85.6 230 5.1 4.4- 5.9 480 10.5 9.5-11.5
Maine 2,376 2,117 88.6 87.0-90.0 66 2.8 2.2- 3.8 193 8.6 7.4-10.0
Minnesota 3,931 3,581 90.8 89.7-91.8 88 2.4 1.9- 3.0 262 6.8 6.0- 7.8
Montana 3,334 3,016 91.1 89.5-92.4 79 2.3 1.7- 3.2 239 6.6 5.5- 8.0
North Carolina 2,941 2,657 90.6 88.9-92.1 83 2.7 2.0- 3.6 201 6.7 5.4- 8.3
Ohio 3,325 2,969 88.4 86.9-89.8 109 3.8 2.9- 5.0 247 7.8 6.7- 9.0
South Carolina 3,031 2,640 85.7 84.1-87.2 112 4.2 3.4- 5.2 279 10.1 8.8-11.4
Tennessee 2,725 2,432 88.5 86.9-89.9 105 4.3 3.4- 5.5 188 7.2 6.1- 8.5
Utah 3,598 3,148 86.4 84.8-87.9 86 2.8 2.2- 3.6 364 10.8 9.4-12.3
Virginia 2,862 2,560 87.3 85.6-88.9 88 4.5 3.4- 6.0 214 8.1 6.9- 9.5
West Virginia 3,039 2,814 92.6 91.4-93.6 50 1.6 1.1- 2.3 175 5.8 4.9- 6.8
Wisconsin 3,345 3,003 89.9 88.6-91.1 99 3.1 2.5- 3.9 243 7.0 5.9- 8.2
Wyoming 2,998 2,645 87.6 86.2-88.9 80 2.8 2.2- 3.5 273 9.6 8.5-10.9
Virgin Islands 2,164 1,627 72.1 69.6-74.5 117 6.0 4.8- 7.4 420 21.9 19.7-24.3

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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