BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Knew all stroke symptoms*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,431	1,740	16.9	15.8-18.1	7,691	83.1	81.9-84.2
-Eastern NC	3,313	534	14.6	12.7-16.6	2,779	85.4	83.4-87.3
GENDER
Male	1,165	181	12.5	9.9-15.7	984	87.5	84.3-90.1
Female	2,148	353	16.4	14.0-19.2	1,795	83.6	80.8-86.0
RACE
White	2,067	409	17.9	15.4-20.8	1,658	82.1	79.2-84.6
African American	979	102	9.7	7.2-12.9	877	90.3	87.1-92.8
Other Minorities	248	19	4.0	1.8- 8.6	229	96.0	91.4-98.2
AGE
18-24	201	24	10.8	5.3-20.5	177	89.2	79.5-94.7
25-34	494	75	15.2	11.1-20.5	419	84.8	79.5-88.9
35-44	597	121	18.5	14.2-23.7	476	81.5	76.3-85.8
45-54	644	125	16.3	12.5-21.0	519	83.7	79.0-87.5
55-64	568	84	13.8	10.2-18.3	484	86.2	81.7-89.8
65-74	462	71	14.6	10.5-20.0	391	85.4	80.0-89.5
75+	326	30	6.7	3.9-11.3	296	93.3	88.7-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	660	51	5.3	3.5- 8.2	609	94.7	91.8-96.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,111	138	11.3	8.8-14.5	973	88.7	85.5-91.2
Some Post-H.S.	847	169	18.5	14.2-23.6	678	81.5	76.4-85.8
College Graduate	689	176	22.5	18.3-27.3	513	77.5	72.7-81.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	471	47	8.0	5.1-12.5	424	92.0	87.5-94.9
$15,000- 24,999	658	80	13.6	9.4-19.3	578	86.4	80.7-90.6
$25,000- 34,999	381	63	14.9	9.9-21.8	318	85.1	78.2-90.1
$35,000- 49,999	424	88	18.7	13.8-24.8	336	81.3	75.2-86.2
$50,000-74,999	333	84	22.5	16.5-29.9	249	77.5	70.1-83.5
$75,000+	291	83	22.7	16.6-30.3	208	77.3	69.7-83.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	99	19.3	15.6-23.7	353	80.7	76.3-84.4
Guilford	444	97	20.7	16.8-25.3	347	79.3	74.7-83.2
Mecklenburg	447	92	17.5	13.5-22.3	355	82.5	77.7-86.5
Orange	451	132	24.9	19.6-31.0	319	75.1	69.0-80.4
Wake	451	103	22.4	18.1-27.4	348	77.6	72.6-81.9
Chatham/Lee	400	60	11.6	8.8-15.3	340	88.4	84.7-91.2
Nash/Wilson	378	69	15.3	11.8-19.6	309	84.7	80.4-88.2
Craven/Pamlico	454	83	17.2	13.6-21.6	371	82.8	78.4-86.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	76	21.0	15.7-27.5	361	79.0	72.5-84.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	75	13.8	10.7-17.6	381	86.2	82.4-89.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	89	14.9	11.3-19.5	390	85.1	80.5-88.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	77	17.9	13.3-23.7	348	82.1	76.3-86.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	62	11.6	8.7-15.3	414	88.4	84.7-91.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	59	12.5	9.5-16.4	360	87.5	83.6-90.5
Northeast NC I	459	74	15.3	11.9-19.4	385	84.7	80.6-88.1
Northeast NC II	514	91	16.7	13.4-20.5	423	83.3	79.5-86.6
Northeastern Partnership	973	165	16.2	13.7-19.0	808	83.8	81.0-86.3
Mountain AHEC	1,303	258	18.2	15.7-21.2	1,045	81.8	78.8-84.3
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	4,044	817	18.2	16.6-19.9	3,227	81.8	80.1-83.4
Western NC	2,074	389	16.8	14.7-19.2	1,685	83.2	80.8-85.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,431

1,740

16.9

15.8-18.1

7,691

83.1

81.9-84.2

-Eastern NC

3,313

534

14.6

12.7-16.6

2,779

85.4

83.4-87.3

GENDER

Male

1,165

181

12.5

9.9-15.7

984

87.5

84.3-90.1

Female

2,148

353

16.4

14.0-19.2

1,795

83.6

80.8-86.0

RACE

White

2,067

409

17.9

15.4-20.8

1,658

82.1

79.2-84.6

African American

979

102

9.7

7.2-12.9

877

90.3

87.1-92.8

Other Minorities

248

4.0

1.8- 8.6

229

96.0

91.4-98.2

AGE

18-24

201

10.8

5.3-20.5

177

89.2

79.5-94.7

25-34

494

15.2

11.1-20.5

419

84.8

79.5-88.9

35-44

597

121

18.5

14.2-23.7

476

81.5

76.3-85.8

45-54

644

125

16.3

12.5-21.0

519

83.7

79.0-87.5

55-64

568

13.8

10.2-18.3

484

86.2

81.7-89.8

65-74

462

14.6

10.5-20.0

391

85.4

80.0-89.5

75+

326

6.7

3.9-11.3

296

93.3

88.7-96.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

660

5.3

3.5- 8.2

609

94.7

91.8-96.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,111

138

11.3

8.8-14.5

973

88.7

85.5-91.2

Some Post-H.S.

847

169

18.5

14.2-23.6

678

81.5

76.4-85.8

College Graduate

689

176

22.5

18.3-27.3

513

77.5

72.7-81.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

471

8.0

5.1-12.5

424

92.0

87.5-94.9

$15,000- 24,999

658

13.6

9.4-19.3

578

86.4

80.7-90.6

$25,000- 34,999

381

14.9

9.9-21.8

318

85.1

78.2-90.1

$35,000- 49,999

424

18.7

13.8-24.8

336

81.3

75.2-86.2

$50,000-74,999

333

22.5

16.5-29.9

249

77.5

70.1-83.5

$75,000+

291

22.7

16.6-30.3

208

77.3

69.7-83.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

19.3

15.6-23.7

353

80.7

76.3-84.4

Guilford

444

20.7

16.8-25.3

347

79.3

74.7-83.2

Mecklenburg

447

17.5

13.5-22.3

355

82.5

77.7-86.5

Orange

451

132

24.9

19.6-31.0

319

75.1

69.0-80.4

Wake

451

103

22.4

18.1-27.4

348

77.6

72.6-81.9

Chatham/Lee

400

11.6

8.8-15.3

340

88.4

84.7-91.2

Nash/Wilson

378

15.3

11.8-19.6

309

84.7

80.4-88.2

Craven/Pamlico

454

17.2

13.6-21.6

371

82.8

78.4-86.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

21.0

15.7-27.5

361

79.0

72.5-84.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

13.8

10.7-17.6

381

86.2

82.4-89.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

14.9

11.3-19.5

390

85.1

80.5-88.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

17.9

13.3-23.7

348

82.1

76.3-86.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

11.6

8.7-15.3

414

88.4

84.7-91.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

12.5

9.5-16.4

360

87.5

83.6-90.5

Northeast NC I

459

15.3

11.9-19.4

385

84.7

80.6-88.1

Northeast NC II

514

16.7

13.4-20.5

423

83.3

79.5-86.6

Northeastern Partnership

973

165

16.2

13.7-19.0

808

83.8

81.0-86.3

Mountain AHEC

1,303

258

18.2

15.7-21.2

1,045

81.8

78.8-84.3

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

4,044

817

18.2

16.6-19.9

3,227

81.8

80.1-83.4

Western NC

2,074

389

16.8

14.7-19.2

1,685

83.2

80.8-85.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the all six stroke symptoms questions..

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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