BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you think sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance are symptoms 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	9,308	8,097	85.3	84.0-86.5	311	3.5	2.9- 4.2	900	11.3	10.2-12.4
-Eastern NC	3,257	2,808	85.6	83.1-87.7	126	3.7	2.6- 5.1	323	10.7	8.8-13.0
GENDER
Male	1,137	971	83.1	78.7-86.8	54	4.1	2.6- 6.4	112	12.8	9.4-17.1
Female	2,120	1,837	87.8	85.2-90.0	72	3.3	2.0- 5.5	211	8.9	7.2-10.9
RACE
White	2,039	1,818	90.5	88.2-92.4	64	2.3	1.5- 3.4	157	7.2	5.5- 9.4
African American	959	799	82.7	77.5-86.8	52	6.2	3.8- 9.9	108	11.2	7.8-15.7
Other Minorities	243	176	57.1	44.6-68.7	10	7.3	2.2-21.7	57	35.6	24.7-48.2
AGE
18-24	196	164	82.2	71.0-89.7	6	3.2	1.0-10.0	26	14.6	7.8-25.6
25-34	485	418	80.9	73.7-86.5	13	2.2	0.8- 5.7	54	16.9	11.6-24.0
35-44	592	534	89.0	83.0-93.0	16	6.0	2.7-12.8	42	5.0	3.3- 7.5
45-54	635	579	92.1	87.6-95.1	16	1.4	0.8- 2.4	40	6.5	3.7-11.1
55-64	556	491	89.9	85.2-93.2	18	2.6	1.2- 5.5	47	7.5	4.7-11.9
65-74	451	370	83.0	77.2-87.5	30	5.4	3.1- 9.3	51	11.6	7.8-16.7
75+	324	236	75.3	67.8-81.5	26	7.8	4.4-13.5	62	16.9	11.8-23.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	651	476	68.7	61.6-75.1	48	9.0	5.1-15.4	127	22.2	16.9-28.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,088	931	87.1	83.1-90.3	46	2.3	1.6- 3.3	111	10.5	7.5-14.6
Some Post-H.S.	833	744	86.6	81.0-90.7	25	4.0	2.0- 7.7	64	9.4	6.0-14.6
College Graduate	681	654	96.1	93.1-97.8	7	0.9	0.4- 2.4	20	3.0	1.4- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	462	371	74.6	65.7-81.9	29	4.4	2.7- 7.1	62	21.0	13.9-30.3
$15,000- 24,999	650	541	81.6	74.9-86.8	31	4.0	2.2- 7.2	78	14.4	9.6-21.1
$25,000- 34,999	375	333	91.0	86.3-94.2	10	1.7	0.7- 4.0	32	7.3	4.4-11.8
$35,000- 49,999	418	381	87.6	79.2-92.9	9	2.3	0.9- 5.7	28	10.1	5.2-18.8
$50,000-74,999	331	311	96.1	92.8-97.9	7	1.1	0.5- 2.5	13	2.7	1.2- 6.2
$75,000+	289	274	92.1	84.3-96.2	4	2.6	0.7- 9.8	11	5.2	2.2-12.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	449	401	88.1	83.5-91.6	18	3.7	2.3- 6.0	30	8.2	5.1-12.8
Guilford	443	400	90.5	86.8-93.2	15	2.7	1.5- 5.0	28	6.8	4.5-10.1
Mecklenburg	442	388	84.5	79.3-88.5	12	2.2	1.2- 4.2	42	13.3	9.5-18.4
Orange	450	400	82.4	73.0-89.0	9	1.7	0.7- 3.7	41	15.9	9.5-25.6
Wake	446	379	79.6	73.5-84.5	21	6.6	3.9-10.9	46	13.8	9.6-19.5
Chatham/Lee	393	337	82.0	76.4-86.5	7	1.7	0.7- 4.1	49	16.2	11.9-21.8
Nash/Wilson	371	324	86.1	81.3-89.9	9	1.9	1.0- 3.8	38	11.9	8.4-16.7
Craven/Pamlico	446	389	85.1	80.1-89.0	18	4.3	2.6- 6.9	39	10.6	7.2-15.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	429	385	89.7	85.8-92.6	11	2.3	1.2- 4.5	33	8.0	5.5-11.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	388	82.3	75.2-87.7	14	5.5	2.0-14.3	51	12.2	8.7-16.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	414	85.4	79.7-89.8	12	2.4	1.2- 4.7	45	12.1	8.1-17.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	371	80.7	67.5-89.4	14	3.8	1.9- 7.2	38	15.5	7.3-30.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	399	84.4	80.1-87.9	16	3.0	1.8- 5.2	54	12.5	9.3-16.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	338	81.5	76.3-85.8	20	5.2	3.0- 9.0	53	13.3	9.7-17.8
Northeast NC I	452	380	85.5	81.3-89.0	26	5.2	3.4- 8.0	46	9.2	6.5-12.9
Northeast NC II	505	449	89.2	85.2-92.2	19	4.1	2.3- 7.1	37	6.7	4.5-10.0
Northeastern Partnership	957	829	87.9	85.0-90.3	45	4.5	3.1- 6.5	83	7.6	5.8-10.0
Mountain AHEC	1,293	1,142	87.0	83.8-89.7	47	3.1	2.2- 4.3	104	9.9	7.4-13.1
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,994	3,494	85.3	83.6-87.0	112	3.3	2.5- 4.2	388	11.4	9.9-13.0
Western NC	2,057	1,795	84.2	81.1-86.9	73	4.0	2.7- 5.8	189	11.8	9.5-14.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,308

8,097

85.3

84.0-86.5

311

3.5

2.9- 4.2

900

11.3

10.2-12.4

-Eastern NC

3,257

2,808

85.6

83.1-87.7

126

3.7

2.6- 5.1

323

10.7

8.8-13.0

GENDER

Male

1,137

971

83.1

78.7-86.8

4.1

2.6- 6.4

112

12.8

9.4-17.1

Female

2,120

1,837

87.8

85.2-90.0

3.3

2.0- 5.5

211

8.9

7.2-10.9

RACE

White

2,039

1,818

90.5

88.2-92.4

2.3

1.5- 3.4

157

7.2

5.5- 9.4

African American

959

799

82.7

77.5-86.8

6.2

3.8- 9.9

108

11.2

7.8-15.7

Other Minorities

243

176

57.1

44.6-68.7

7.3

2.2-21.7

35.6

24.7-48.2

AGE

18-24

196

164

82.2

71.0-89.7

3.2

1.0-10.0

14.6

7.8-25.6

25-34

485

418

80.9

73.7-86.5

2.2

0.8- 5.7

16.9

11.6-24.0

35-44

592

534

89.0

83.0-93.0

6.0

2.7-12.8

5.0

3.3- 7.5

45-54

635

579

92.1

87.6-95.1

1.4

0.8- 2.4

6.5

3.7-11.1

55-64

556

491

89.9

85.2-93.2

2.6

1.2- 5.5

7.5

4.7-11.9

65-74

451

370

83.0

77.2-87.5

5.4

3.1- 9.3

11.6

7.8-16.7

75+

324

236

75.3

67.8-81.5

7.8

4.4-13.5

16.9

11.8-23.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

651

476

68.7

61.6-75.1

9.0

5.1-15.4

127

22.2

16.9-28.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,088

931

87.1

83.1-90.3

2.3

1.6- 3.3

111

10.5

7.5-14.6

Some Post-H.S.

833

744

86.6

81.0-90.7

4.0

2.0- 7.7

9.4

6.0-14.6

College Graduate

681

654

96.1

93.1-97.8

0.9

0.4- 2.4

3.0

1.4- 6.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

462

371

74.6

65.7-81.9

4.4

2.7- 7.1

21.0

13.9-30.3

$15,000- 24,999

650

541

81.6

74.9-86.8

4.0

2.2- 7.2

14.4

9.6-21.1

$25,000- 34,999

375

333

91.0

86.3-94.2

1.7

0.7- 4.0

7.3

4.4-11.8

$35,000- 49,999

418

381

87.6

79.2-92.9

2.3

0.9- 5.7

10.1

5.2-18.8

$50,000-74,999

331

311

96.1

92.8-97.9

1.1

0.5- 2.5

2.7

1.2- 6.2

$75,000+

289

274

92.1

84.3-96.2

2.6

0.7- 9.8

5.2

2.2-12.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

449

401

88.1

83.5-91.6

3.7

2.3- 6.0

8.2

5.1-12.8

Guilford

443

400

90.5

86.8-93.2

2.7

1.5- 5.0

6.8

4.5-10.1

Mecklenburg

442

388

84.5

79.3-88.5

2.2

1.2- 4.2

13.3

9.5-18.4

Orange

450

400

82.4

73.0-89.0

1.7

0.7- 3.7

15.9

9.5-25.6

Wake

446

379

79.6

73.5-84.5

6.6

3.9-10.9

13.8

9.6-19.5

Chatham/Lee

393

337

82.0

76.4-86.5

1.7

0.7- 4.1

16.2

11.9-21.8

Nash/Wilson

371

324

86.1

81.3-89.9

1.9

1.0- 3.8

11.9

8.4-16.7

Craven/Pamlico

446

389

85.1

80.1-89.0

4.3

2.6- 6.9

10.6

7.2-15.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

429

385

89.7

85.8-92.6

2.3

1.2- 4.5

8.0

5.5-11.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

388

82.3

75.2-87.7

5.5

2.0-14.3

12.2

8.7-16.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

414

85.4

79.7-89.8

2.4

1.2- 4.7

12.1

8.1-17.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

371

80.7

67.5-89.4

3.8

1.9- 7.2

15.5

7.3-30.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

399

84.4

80.1-87.9

3.0

1.8- 5.2

12.5

9.3-16.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

338

81.5

76.3-85.8

5.2

3.0- 9.0

13.3

9.7-17.8

Northeast NC I

452

380

85.5

81.3-89.0

5.2

3.4- 8.0

9.2

6.5-12.9

Northeast NC II

505

449

89.2

85.2-92.2

4.1

2.3- 7.1

6.7

4.5-10.0

Northeastern Partnership

957

829

87.9

85.0-90.3

4.5

3.1- 6.5

7.6

5.8-10.0

Mountain AHEC

1,293

1,142

87.0

83.8-89.7

3.1

2.2- 4.3

104

9.9

7.4-13.1

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,994

3,494

85.3

83.6-87.0

112

3.3

2.5- 4.2

388

11.4

9.9-13.0

Western NC

2,057

1,795

84.2

81.1-86.9

4.0

2.7- 5.8

189

11.8

9.5-14.7

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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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