BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Which of the following do you think is a symptom of a stroke. For each, tell me yes, no, or you are not sure.<br> Do you think sudden confusion or trouble speaking are symptoms of a stroke?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

Which of the following do you think is a symptom of a stroke. For each, tell me yes, no, or you are 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
North Carolina	9,311	8,330	86.5	85.2-87.7	245	3.1	2.5- 3.9	736	10.4	9.3-11.6
-Eastern NC	3,259	2,896	86.5	83.8-88.7	93	3.6	2.5- 5.1	270	10.0	8.0-12.4
GENDER
Male	1,137	968	82.0	77.2-86.0	40	3.8	2.3- 6.1	129	14.2	10.5-18.9
Female	2,122	1,928	90.5	87.9-92.5	53	3.4	2.0- 5.7	141	6.2	4.8- 7.8
RACE
White	2,039	1,879	91.6	89.0-93.7	41	2.3	1.4- 3.6	119	6.1	4.3- 8.7
African American	961	826	84.5	79.4-88.5	39	4.7	2.7- 8.1	96	10.8	7.4-15.5
Other Minorities	243	177	54.0	41.7-65.7	13	10.2	4.0-23.9	53	35.8	24.5-48.9
AGE
18-24	196	165	74.6	61.8-84.2	8	3.7	1.2-10.7	23	21.7	12.6-34.7
25-34	485	429	84.0	76.9-89.3	12	3.3	1.4- 7.5	44	12.7	7.9-19.6
35-44	592	550	90.9	84.7-94.8	12	4.8	1.8-12.0	30	4.3	2.6- 7.0
45-54	636	595	93.7	90.8-95.8	9	0.8	0.4- 1.8	32	5.4	3.5- 8.3
55-64	556	506	93.9	91.0-96.0	13	2.1	0.9- 4.8	37	4.0	2.6- 6.1
65-74	451	388	85.6	80.0-89.8	18	5.8	3.0-10.8	45	8.7	5.8-12.8
75+	325	245	71.3	62.9-78.5	21	8.0	4.5-13.8	59	20.7	14.4-28.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	652	480	68.1	61.0-74.4	35	8.4	4.6-14.9	137	23.5	18.1-29.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,089	974	88.8	84.4-92.1	35	2.8	1.6- 4.7	80	8.4	5.4-12.8
Some Post-H.S.	833	779	87.5	80.7-92.1	16	3.7	1.8- 7.5	38	8.8	4.8-15.6
College Graduate	681	660	97.0	94.4-98.4	7	0.5	0.2- 1.1	14	2.5	1.2- 5.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	463	387	78.6	69.6-85.5	15	3.0	1.4- 6.6	61	18.4	11.7-27.6
$15,000- 24,999	651	552	78.8	71.4-84.7	20	3.7	1.8- 7.3	79	17.5	12.0-24.9
$25,000- 34,999	375	341	92.5	87.7-95.5	10	2.9	1.0- 7.7	24	4.7	2.7- 7.9
$35,000- 49,999	418	392	90.9	83.1-95.3	4	1.9	0.5- 6.6	22	7.2	3.3-14.9
$50,000-74,999	331	319	93.3	77.9-98.2	4	0.9	0.3- 2.7	8	5.8	1.2-22.9
$75,000+	289	282	97.4	90.9-99.3	5	2.2	0.5- 9.5	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	409	88.0	83.1-91.6	13	2.8	1.6- 4.9	28	9.3	5.9-14.1
Guilford	443	410	91.9	87.8-94.8	9	1.5	0.7- 3.1	24	6.6	4.0-10.7
Mecklenburg	443	388	82.5	76.6-87.2	13	4.7	2.2-10.1	42	12.7	9.1-17.6
Orange	449	412	86.7	78.2-92.2	15	6.9	2.6-17.2	22	6.3	3.9-10.1
Wake	446	392	82.6	76.5-87.3	11	3.6	1.7- 7.7	43	13.8	9.6-19.5
Chatham/Lee	393	342	81.3	75.3-86.2	10	4.3	2.0- 9.0	41	14.4	10.3-19.8
Nash/Wilson	372	336	90.2	86.1-93.2	7	1.7	0.8- 3.6	29	8.1	5.4-12.1
Craven/Pamlico	446	406	89.1	84.2-92.6	13	3.3	1.8- 5.8	27	7.6	4.6-12.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	428	387	89.2	84.7-92.5	13	2.1	1.2- 3.6	28	8.7	5.7-13.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	414	91.2	87.5-93.8	9	2.0	1.0- 4.1	30	6.8	4.5-10.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	420	87.6	82.6-91.3	13	2.7	1.5- 4.8	38	9.8	6.4-14.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	385	83.5	69.3-91.9	9	2.5	1.1- 5.6	30	14.1	6.0-29.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	414	87.6	83.5-90.7	12	2.1	1.1- 4.0	43	10.3	7.4-14.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	360	85.7	80.3-89.7	12	3.8	1.7- 8.0	39	10.6	7.2-15.1
Northeast NC I	452	393	86.4	81.9-89.8	16	3.6	2.1- 6.2	43	10.0	7.0-14.1
Northeast NC II	506	458	89.2	84.6-92.6	14	3.9	1.9- 8.0	34	6.9	4.4-10.5
Northeastern Partnership	958	851	88.2	85.0-90.8	30	3.8	2.2- 6.4	77	8.0	6.0-10.6
Mountain AHEC	1,295	1,180	89.4	86.2-91.9	29	1.8	1.1- 2.7	86	8.9	6.5-12.0
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,994	3,563	86.2	84.4-87.9	105	3.0	2.3- 4.1	326	10.7	9.3-12.4
Western NC	2,058	1,871	87.8	84.8-90.2	47	2.6	1.6- 4.2	140	9.6	7.4-12.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,311

8,330

86.5

85.2-87.7

245

3.1

2.5- 3.9

736

10.4

9.3-11.6

-Eastern NC

3,259

2,896

86.5

83.8-88.7

3.6

2.5- 5.1

270

10.0

8.0-12.4

GENDER

Male

1,137

968

82.0

77.2-86.0

3.8

2.3- 6.1

129

14.2

10.5-18.9

Female

2,122

1,928

90.5

87.9-92.5

3.4

2.0- 5.7

141

6.2

4.8- 7.8

RACE

White

2,039

1,879

91.6

89.0-93.7

2.3

1.4- 3.6

119

6.1

4.3- 8.7

African American

961

826

84.5

79.4-88.5

4.7

2.7- 8.1

10.8

7.4-15.5

Other Minorities

243

177

54.0

41.7-65.7

10.2

4.0-23.9

35.8

24.5-48.9

AGE

18-24

196

165

74.6

61.8-84.2

3.7

1.2-10.7

21.7

12.6-34.7

25-34

485

429

84.0

76.9-89.3

3.3

1.4- 7.5

12.7

7.9-19.6

35-44

592

550

90.9

84.7-94.8

4.8

1.8-12.0

4.3

2.6- 7.0

45-54

636

595

93.7

90.8-95.8

0.8

0.4- 1.8

5.4

3.5- 8.3

55-64

556

506

93.9

91.0-96.0

2.1

0.9- 4.8

4.0

2.6- 6.1

65-74

451

388

85.6

80.0-89.8

5.8

3.0-10.8

8.7

5.8-12.8

75+

325

245

71.3

62.9-78.5

8.0

4.5-13.8

20.7

14.4-28.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

652

480

68.1

61.0-74.4

8.4

4.6-14.9

137

23.5

18.1-29.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,089

974

88.8

84.4-92.1

2.8

1.6- 4.7

8.4

5.4-12.8

Some Post-H.S.

833

779

87.5

80.7-92.1

3.7

1.8- 7.5

8.8

4.8-15.6

College Graduate

681

660

97.0

94.4-98.4

0.5

0.2- 1.1

2.5

1.2- 5.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

463

387

78.6

69.6-85.5

3.0

1.4- 6.6

18.4

11.7-27.6

$15,000- 24,999

651

552

78.8

71.4-84.7

3.7

1.8- 7.3

17.5

12.0-24.9

$25,000- 34,999

375

341

92.5

87.7-95.5

2.9

1.0- 7.7

4.7

2.7- 7.9

$35,000- 49,999

418

392

90.9

83.1-95.3

1.9

0.5- 6.6

7.2

3.3-14.9

$50,000-74,999

331

319

93.3

77.9-98.2

0.9

0.3- 2.7

5.8

1.2-22.9

$75,000+

289

282

97.4

90.9-99.3

2.2

0.5- 9.5

0.4

0.1- 1.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

409

88.0

83.1-91.6

2.8

1.6- 4.9

9.3

5.9-14.1

Guilford

443

410

91.9

87.8-94.8

1.5

0.7- 3.1

6.6

4.0-10.7

Mecklenburg

443

388

82.5

76.6-87.2

4.7

2.2-10.1

12.7

9.1-17.6

Orange

449

412

86.7

78.2-92.2

6.9

2.6-17.2

6.3

3.9-10.1

Wake

446

392

82.6

76.5-87.3

3.6

1.7- 7.7

13.8

9.6-19.5

Chatham/Lee

393

342

81.3

75.3-86.2

4.3

2.0- 9.0

14.4

10.3-19.8

Nash/Wilson

372

336

90.2

86.1-93.2

1.7

0.8- 3.6

8.1

5.4-12.1

Craven/Pamlico

446

406

89.1

84.2-92.6

3.3

1.8- 5.8

7.6

4.6-12.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

428

387

89.2

84.7-92.5

2.1

1.2- 3.6

8.7

5.7-13.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

414

91.2

87.5-93.8

2.0

1.0- 4.1

6.8

4.5-10.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

420

87.6

82.6-91.3

2.7

1.5- 4.8

9.8

6.4-14.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

385

83.5

69.3-91.9

2.5

1.1- 5.6

14.1

6.0-29.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

414

87.6

83.5-90.7

2.1

1.1- 4.0

10.3

7.4-14.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

360

85.7

80.3-89.7

3.8

1.7- 8.0

10.6

7.2-15.1

Northeast NC I

452

393

86.4

81.9-89.8

3.6

2.1- 6.2

10.0

7.0-14.1

Northeast NC II

506

458

89.2

84.6-92.6

3.9

1.9- 8.0

6.9

4.4-10.5

Northeastern Partnership

958

851

88.2

85.0-90.8

3.8

2.2- 6.4

8.0

6.0-10.6

Mountain AHEC

1,295

1,180

89.4

86.2-91.9

1.8

1.1- 2.7

8.9

6.5-12.0

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,994

3,563

86.2

84.4-87.9

105

3.0

2.3- 4.1

326

10.7

9.3-12.4

Western NC

2,058

1,871

87.8

84.8-90.2

2.6

1.6- 4.2

140

9.6

7.4-12.4

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^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.

This page was generated on 16JUN04.

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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

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