BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side, are symptoms of a stroke?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	1,833	1,670	91.0	88.5-93.0	44	2.8	1.8- 4.4	119	6.2	4.6- 8.4
GENDER
Male	585	515	88.7	83.9-92.2	22	4.0	2.1- 7.5	48	7.3	4.5-11.5
Female	1,248	1,155	92.7	90.0-94.7	22	1.9	1.0- 3.4	71	5.4	3.7- 7.9
AGE
18-24	137	129	88.1	74.8-94.9	4	4.5	1.2-15.3	4	7.4	2.4-20.7
25-34	281	270	95.7	90.2-98.2	2	1.0	0.2- 5.8	9	3.3	1.2- 8.5
35-44	365	348	95.5	90.9-97.8	5	1.2	0.4- 3.8	12	3.3	1.3- 7.9
45-54	409	385	94.0	89.7-96.6	11	2.1	0.9- 4.6	13	3.9	1.8- 8.2
55-64	284	260	95.6	92.9-97.3	3	0.5	0.1- 1.6	21	4.0	2.4- 6.6
65-74	203	163	78.8	68.2-86.6	13	9.8	4.4-20.5	27	11.4	6.5-19.3
75+	141	103	64.9	51.9-76.0	6	9.0	3.6-20.5	32	26.1	16.3-39.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	437	346	78.2	71.3-83.9	18	6.0	3.2-11.2	73	15.7	11.0-22.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	639	595	94.1	91.0-96.3	18	2.0	1.1- 3.7	26	3.8	2.1- 6.9
Some Post-H.S.	424	404	91.4	83.7-95.6	6	3.4	1.1- 9.5	14	5.3	2.1-12.4
College Graduate	328	322	97.8	93.6-99.3	2	0.2	0.0- 1.0	4	2.0	0.6- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	346	304	87.9	81.2-92.4	13	3.3	1.4- 7.7	29	8.8	5.0-15.0
$15,000- 24,999	428	395	88.9	81.6-93.5	11	3.8	1.8- 7.8	22	7.3	3.5-14.7
$25,000- 34,999	223	210	92.5	83.9-96.7	4	0.9	0.3- 3.3	9	6.5	2.6-15.6
$35,000- 49,999	195	187	93.4	84.9-97.3	0	0.0	. - .	8	6.6	2.7-15.1
$50,000-74,999	117	116	99.7	97.8- 100	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	94	91	96.1	87.9-98.8	1	1.9	0.3-12.2	2	2.0	0.5- 8.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	26	87.5	60.7-96.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	12.5	3.1-39.3
Guilford	115	109	93.4	84.5-97.3	2	2.3	0.4-12.4	4	4.3	1.5-11.7
Mecklenburg	118	111	93.7	85.4-97.4	2	2.3	0.5-10.5	5	4.0	1.4-11.4
Orange	48	45	92.3	77.5-97.7	1	1.7	0.2-10.9	2	6.0	1.4-21.9
Wake	85	74	86.9	75.0-93.6	2	2.2	0.5- 9.1	9	10.9	4.8-22.9
Chatham/Lee	70	63	77.5	49.8-92.2	2	17.6	4.3-50.1	5	5.0	1.8-12.8
Nash/Wilson	122	115	95.4	90.0-98.0	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0	5	3.3	1.2- 8.6
Craven/Pamlico	89	83	94.1	86.3-97.6	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	5	5.0	1.9-12.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	14	93.5	74.5-98.6	1	3.9	0.5-24.7	1	2.6	0.3-17.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	150	94.2	88.2-97.2	4	1.9	0.7- 5.5	7	3.9	1.6- 9.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	10	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	128	92.1	86.2-95.6	1	1.2	0.2- 7.9	13	6.8	3.7-12.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	113	93.7	88.6-96.6	3	1.0	0.3- 3.2	10	5.3	2.7-10.2
Northeast NC I	233	203	88.5	83.1-92.3	9	3.5	1.7- 7.2	21	8.0	5.0-12.8
Northeast NC II	145	131	94.0	89.4-96.7	6	3.5	1.5- 8.2	8	2.5	1.2- 5.0
Northeastern Partnership	378	334	91.3	88.0-93.8	15	3.5	2.0- 6.2	29	5.2	3.4- 7.7
Mountain AHEC	50	46	91.5	73.5-97.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	8.5	2.4-26.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	961	869	91.5	87.1-94.4	25	3.1	1.5- 6.5	67	5.4	3.2- 9.1
Piedmont	800	735	90.5	87.1-93.1	18	2.7	1.5- 4.7	47	6.8	4.6- 9.9
Western NC	72	66	94.0	82.6-98.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	5	5.4	1.6-17.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,833

1,670

91.0

88.5-93.0

2.8

1.8- 4.4

119

6.2

4.6- 8.4

GENDER

Male

585

515

88.7

83.9-92.2

4.0

2.1- 7.5

7.3

4.5-11.5

Female

1,248

1,155

92.7

90.0-94.7

1.9

1.0- 3.4

5.4

3.7- 7.9

AGE

18-24

137

129

88.1

74.8-94.9

4.5

1.2-15.3

7.4

2.4-20.7

25-34

281

270

95.7

90.2-98.2

1.0

0.2- 5.8

3.3

1.2- 8.5

35-44

365

348

95.5

90.9-97.8

1.2

0.4- 3.8

3.3

1.3- 7.9

45-54

409

385

94.0

89.7-96.6

2.1

0.9- 4.6

3.9

1.8- 8.2

55-64

284

260

95.6

92.9-97.3

0.5

0.1- 1.6

4.0

2.4- 6.6

65-74

203

163

78.8

68.2-86.6

9.8

4.4-20.5

11.4

6.5-19.3

75+

141

103

64.9

51.9-76.0

9.0

3.6-20.5

26.1

16.3-39.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

437

346

78.2

71.3-83.9

6.0

3.2-11.2

15.7

11.0-22.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

639

595

94.1

91.0-96.3

2.0

1.1- 3.7

3.8

2.1- 6.9

Some Post-H.S.

424

404

91.4

83.7-95.6

3.4

1.1- 9.5

5.3

2.1-12.4

College Graduate

328

322

97.8

93.6-99.3

0.2

0.0- 1.0

2.0

0.6- 6.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

346

304

87.9

81.2-92.4

3.3

1.4- 7.7

8.8

5.0-15.0

$15,000- 24,999

428

395

88.9

81.6-93.5

3.8

1.8- 7.8

7.3

3.5-14.7

$25,000- 34,999

223

210

92.5

83.9-96.7

0.9

0.3- 3.3

6.5

2.6-15.6

$35,000- 49,999

195

187

93.4

84.9-97.3

0.0

. - .

6.6

2.7-15.1

$50,000-74,999

117

116

99.7

97.8- 100

0.3

0.0- 2.2

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

96.1

87.9-98.8

1.9

0.3-12.2

2.0

0.5- 8.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

87.5

60.7-96.9

0.0

. - .

12.5

3.1-39.3

Guilford

115

109

93.4

84.5-97.3

2.3

0.4-12.4

4.3

1.5-11.7

Mecklenburg

118

111

93.7

85.4-97.4

2.3

0.5-10.5

4.0

1.4-11.4

Orange

92.3

77.5-97.7

1.7

0.2-10.9

6.0

1.4-21.9

Wake

86.9

75.0-93.6

2.2

0.5- 9.1

10.9

4.8-22.9

Chatham/Lee

77.5

49.8-92.2

17.6

4.3-50.1

5.0

1.8-12.8

Nash/Wilson

122

115

95.4

90.0-98.0

1.3

0.3- 5.0

3.3

1.2- 8.6

Craven/Pamlico

94.1

86.3-97.6

0.9

0.1- 6.2

5.0

1.9-12.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

93.5

74.5-98.6

3.9

0.5-24.7

2.6

0.3-17.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

150

94.2

88.2-97.2

1.9

0.7- 5.5

3.9

1.6- 9.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

128

92.1

86.2-95.6

1.2

0.2- 7.9

6.8

3.7-12.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

113

93.7

88.6-96.6

1.0

0.3- 3.2

5.3

2.7-10.2

Northeast NC I

233

203

88.5

83.1-92.3

3.5

1.7- 7.2

8.0

5.0-12.8

Northeast NC II

145

131

94.0

89.4-96.7

3.5

1.5- 8.2

2.5

1.2- 5.0

Northeastern Partnership

378

334

91.3

88.0-93.8

3.5

2.0- 6.2

5.2

3.4- 7.7

Mountain AHEC

91.5

73.5-97.6

0.0

. - .

8.5

2.4-26.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

961

869

91.5

87.1-94.4

3.1

1.5- 6.5

5.4

3.2- 9.1

Piedmont

800

735

90.5

87.1-93.1

2.7

1.5- 4.7

6.8

4.6- 9.9

Western NC

94.0

82.6-98.1

0.6

0.1- 4.3

5.4

1.6-17.2

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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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