BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom of a stroke?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	9,310	6,650	70.8	69.2-72.3	687	7.4	6.5- 8.4	1,973	21.8	20.5-23.2
-Eastern NC	3,258	2,259	70.4	67.7-73.0	281	8.2	6.6-10.0	718	21.4	19.2-23.9
GENDER
Male	1,137	802	72.2	67.8-76.3	95	7.1	5.1- 9.6	240	20.7	17.1-24.9
Female	2,121	1,457	68.8	65.3-72.0	186	9.2	7.0-12.0	478	22.1	19.4-25.0
RACE
White	2,039	1,507	75.5	72.5-78.3	142	5.7	4.5- 7.4	390	18.7	16.2-21.5
African American	960	601	65.0	59.6-70.1	116	13.2	9.5-18.2	243	21.7	17.8-26.3
Other Minorities	243	140	48.2	36.7-59.9	22	10.8	4.7-22.9	81	41.0	29.8-53.2
AGE
18-24	196	122	64.0	52.8-73.8	33	13.6	7.9-22.4	41	22.4	14.6-32.8
25-34	485	340	70.5	63.7-76.5	39	7.0	4.3-11.1	106	22.6	17.1-29.1
35-44	592	425	72.9	66.5-78.4	48	8.4	4.7-14.5	119	18.8	14.6-23.8
45-54	636	478	76.0	70.2-80.9	37	4.5	2.8- 7.1	121	19.5	14.9-25.1
55-64	556	407	73.9	67.8-79.2	41	5.5	3.4- 8.7	108	20.6	15.7-26.5
65-74	451	293	68.7	62.2-74.6	35	7.5	4.5-12.3	123	23.8	18.7-29.7
75+	324	179	58.1	50.0-65.8	46	13.2	8.8-19.4	99	28.7	22.1-36.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	651	342	48.9	42.3-55.5	76	13.2	8.8-19.5	233	37.9	31.6-44.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,089	734	70.8	66.0-75.1	104	8.3	5.9-11.6	251	20.9	17.2-25.2
Some Post-H.S.	833	616	74.2	68.7-79.0	69	7.7	5.1-11.4	148	18.1	14.0-23.0
College Graduate	681	565	83.1	78.4-87.0	31	4.2	2.4- 7.3	85	12.7	9.3-16.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	462	270	54.0	45.9-62.0	57	14.4	9.7-20.8	135	31.6	24.2-40.0
$15,000- 24,999	651	415	62.2	55.5-68.6	60	7.6	5.1-11.2	176	30.1	24.1-36.9
$25,000- 34,999	375	266	73.5	65.8-80.0	32	6.8	4.0-11.5	77	19.7	14.0-26.9
$35,000- 49,999	418	328	74.2	66.9-80.3	24	6.8	3.8-12.1	66	19.0	13.7-25.7
$50,000-74,999	331	251	81.9	76.0-86.6	21	3.5	2.1- 5.8	59	14.6	10.4-20.2
$75,000+	289	249	86.7	79.2-91.8	14	3.7	1.4- 9.3	26	9.6	5.4-16.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	343	73.1	67.7-77.9	28	6.5	4.2- 9.8	79	20.4	16.0-25.6
Guilford	442	329	76.3	71.5-80.6	29	5.7	3.7- 8.8	84	18.0	14.3-22.4
Mecklenburg	443	331	69.4	63.3-74.9	24	6.8	3.8-11.8	88	23.8	18.9-29.4
Orange	450	333	67.9	59.7-75.1	28	5.4	3.6- 8.0	89	26.7	19.6-35.3
Wake	446	328	70.1	64.2-75.3	28	8.4	5.4-12.9	90	21.5	16.9-27.0
Chatham/Lee	393	273	65.8	58.9-72.1	35	11.3	6.7-18.6	85	22.9	18.0-28.5
Nash/Wilson	371	267	71.4	65.7-76.5	29	7.5	5.1-11.1	75	21.0	16.5-26.4
Craven/Pamlico	446	322	71.5	65.8-76.5	36	9.3	6.3-13.6	88	19.2	15.0-24.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	429	289	68.2	62.7-73.3	40	8.0	5.7-11.1	100	23.8	19.2-29.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	319	70.3	64.4-75.6	25	4.7	3.0- 7.3	109	25.0	20.1-30.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	332	70.5	63.7-76.4	38	7.5	5.2-10.8	101	22.0	16.8-28.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	319	71.4	60.4-80.4	20	4.2	2.4- 7.2	84	24.4	15.5-36.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	320	67.7	62.5-72.4	41	8.3	5.9-11.7	108	24.0	19.8-28.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	284	69.2	63.4-74.5	40	9.2	6.3-13.2	87	21.6	17.1-26.9
Northeast NC I	452	286	65.5	59.7-70.9	52	11.7	8.6-15.7	114	22.8	18.5-27.9
Northeast NC II	506	342	65.5	60.0-70.6	45	11.7	8.1-16.8	119	22.8	18.6-27.6
Northeastern Partnership	958	628	65.5	61.4-69.4	97	11.7	9.0-15.1	233	22.8	19.6-26.3
Mountain AHEC	1,294	971	74.1	70.4-77.6	72	5.0	3.7- 6.7	251	20.9	17.7-24.5
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,994	2,893	71.0	68.8-73.1	283	7.4	6.2- 8.8	818	21.7	19.8-23.7
Western NC	2,058	1,498	70.7	67.3-73.9	123	5.9	4.4- 7.8	437	23.4	20.4-26.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,310

6,650

70.8

69.2-72.3

687

7.4

6.5- 8.4

1,973

21.8

20.5-23.2

-Eastern NC

3,258

2,259

70.4

67.7-73.0

281

8.2

6.6-10.0

718

21.4

19.2-23.9

GENDER

Male

1,137

802

72.2

67.8-76.3

7.1

5.1- 9.6

240

20.7

17.1-24.9

Female

2,121

1,457

68.8

65.3-72.0

186

9.2

7.0-12.0

478

22.1

19.4-25.0

RACE

White

2,039

1,507

75.5

72.5-78.3

142

5.7

4.5- 7.4

390

18.7

16.2-21.5

African American

960

601

65.0

59.6-70.1

116

13.2

9.5-18.2

243

21.7

17.8-26.3

Other Minorities

243

140

48.2

36.7-59.9

10.8

4.7-22.9

41.0

29.8-53.2

AGE

18-24

196

122

64.0

52.8-73.8

13.6

7.9-22.4

22.4

14.6-32.8

25-34

485

340

70.5

63.7-76.5

7.0

4.3-11.1

106

22.6

17.1-29.1

35-44

592

425

72.9

66.5-78.4

8.4

4.7-14.5

119

18.8

14.6-23.8

45-54

636

478

76.0

70.2-80.9

4.5

2.8- 7.1

121

19.5

14.9-25.1

55-64

556

407

73.9

67.8-79.2

5.5

3.4- 8.7

108

20.6

15.7-26.5

65-74

451

293

68.7

62.2-74.6

7.5

4.5-12.3

123

23.8

18.7-29.7

75+

324

179

58.1

50.0-65.8

13.2

8.8-19.4

28.7

22.1-36.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

651

342

48.9

42.3-55.5

13.2

8.8-19.5

233

37.9

31.6-44.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,089

734

70.8

66.0-75.1

104

8.3

5.9-11.6

251

20.9

17.2-25.2

Some Post-H.S.

833

616

74.2

68.7-79.0

7.7

5.1-11.4

148

18.1

14.0-23.0

College Graduate

681

565

83.1

78.4-87.0

4.2

2.4- 7.3

12.7

9.3-16.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

462

270

54.0

45.9-62.0

14.4

9.7-20.8

135

31.6

24.2-40.0

$15,000- 24,999

651

415

62.2

55.5-68.6

7.6

5.1-11.2

176

30.1

24.1-36.9

$25,000- 34,999

375

266

73.5

65.8-80.0

6.8

4.0-11.5

19.7

14.0-26.9

$35,000- 49,999

418

328

74.2

66.9-80.3

6.8

3.8-12.1

19.0

13.7-25.7

$50,000-74,999

331

251

81.9

76.0-86.6

3.5

2.1- 5.8

14.6

10.4-20.2

$75,000+

289

249

86.7

79.2-91.8

3.7

1.4- 9.3

9.6

5.4-16.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

343

73.1

67.7-77.9

6.5

4.2- 9.8

20.4

16.0-25.6

Guilford

442

329

76.3

71.5-80.6

5.7

3.7- 8.8

18.0

14.3-22.4

Mecklenburg

443

331

69.4

63.3-74.9

6.8

3.8-11.8

23.8

18.9-29.4

Orange

450

333

67.9

59.7-75.1

5.4

3.6- 8.0

26.7

19.6-35.3

Wake

446

328

70.1

64.2-75.3

8.4

5.4-12.9

21.5

16.9-27.0

Chatham/Lee

393

273

65.8

58.9-72.1

11.3

6.7-18.6

22.9

18.0-28.5

Nash/Wilson

371

267

71.4

65.7-76.5

7.5

5.1-11.1

21.0

16.5-26.4

Craven/Pamlico

446

322

71.5

65.8-76.5

9.3

6.3-13.6

19.2

15.0-24.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

429

289

68.2

62.7-73.3

8.0

5.7-11.1

100

23.8

19.2-29.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

319

70.3

64.4-75.6

4.7

3.0- 7.3

109

25.0

20.1-30.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

332

70.5

63.7-76.4

7.5

5.2-10.8

101

22.0

16.8-28.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

319

71.4

60.4-80.4

4.2

2.4- 7.2

24.4

15.5-36.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

320

67.7

62.5-72.4

8.3

5.9-11.7

108

24.0

19.8-28.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

284

69.2

63.4-74.5

9.2

6.3-13.2

21.6

17.1-26.9

Northeast NC I

452

286

65.5

59.7-70.9

11.7

8.6-15.7

114

22.8

18.5-27.9

Northeast NC II

506

342

65.5

60.0-70.6

11.7

8.1-16.8

119

22.8

18.6-27.6

Northeastern Partnership

958

628

65.5

61.4-69.4

11.7

9.0-15.1

233

22.8

19.6-26.3

Mountain AHEC

1,294

971

74.1

70.4-77.6

5.0

3.7- 6.7

251

20.9

17.7-24.5

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,994

2,893

71.0

68.8-73.1

283

7.4

6.2- 8.8

818

21.7

19.8-23.7

Western NC

2,058

1,498

70.7

67.3-73.9

123

5.9

4.4- 7.8

437

23.4

20.4-26.7

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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.

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