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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 numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side, 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 64,126 60,082 94.0 93.6-94.3 1,184 1.9 1.7- 2.1 2,860 4.1 3.9- 4.4
Alabama 2,772 2,645 95.4 94.3-96.3 57 2.2 1.6- 3.1 70 2.4 1.8- 3.1
Arkansas 2,834 2,625 92.6 91.4-93.6 72 2.8 2.1- 3.6 137 4.7 3.9- 5.6
Colorado 2,009 1,858 91.9 90.3-93.2 50 2.9 2.1- 3.9 101 5.3 4.3- 6.6
Connecticut 7,535 7,016 92.0 91.1-92.8 146 2.2 1.8- 2.6 373 5.9 5.1- 6.7
Hawaii 4,495 4,152 91.7 90.5-92.8 72 1.8 1.3- 2.4 271 6.5 5.6- 7.6
Louisiana 4,811 4,400 91.3 90.3-92.1 136 3.1 2.6- 3.8 275 5.6 4.9- 6.4
Maine 2,376 2,251 94.7 93.5-95.6 41 1.9 1.3- 2.7 84 3.5 2.7- 4.4
Minnesota 3,931 3,787 96.3 95.5-96.9 32 0.9 0.6- 1.4 112 2.8 2.2- 3.4
Montana 3,334 3,116 94.7 93.7-95.6 57 1.2 0.9- 1.7 161 4.1 3.3- 5.0
North Carolina 2,942 2,742 93.3 91.8-94.6 73 2.6 1.9- 3.6 127 4.1 3.1- 5.4
Ohio 3,325 3,133 93.8 92.6-94.9 65 2.1 1.4- 3.1 127 4.1 3.3- 5.0
South Carolina 3,032 2,882 94.6 93.5-95.5 47 1.7 1.2- 2.4 103 3.7 3.0- 4.6
Tennessee 2,726 2,558 93.8 92.7-94.8 48 1.8 1.3- 2.4 120 4.4 3.6- 5.4
Utah 3,596 3,390 94.0 92.9-95.0 53 1.5 1.1- 2.1 153 4.5 3.6- 5.5
Virginia 2,861 2,715 94.6 93.4-95.5 42 1.5 1.0- 2.0 104 4.0 3.1- 5.1
West Virginia 3,040 2,904 95.5 94.5-96.3 34 1.0 0.7- 1.5 102 3.6 2.9- 4.4
Wisconsin 3,346 3,224 96.5 95.6-97.2 26 0.7 0.5- 1.1 96 2.8 2.2- 3.6
Wyoming 2,998 2,802 93.2 92.1-94.2 56 2.2 1.6- 3.0 140 4.6 3.9- 5.5
Virgin Islands 2,163 1,882 85.7 83.6-87.5 77 4.1 3.2- 5.3 204 10.2 8.7-12.0

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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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