BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom 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	1,832	1,179	66.4	62.8-69.7	190	10.5	8.2-13.3	463	23.2	20.3-26.2
GENDER
Male	585	392	69.2	63.3-74.6	57	11.1	7.5-16.1	136	19.6	15.4-24.7
Female	1,247	787	64.1	59.8-68.2	133	10.0	7.4-13.4	327	25.9	22.3-29.8
AGE
18-24	137	88	68.1	55.1-78.7	19	14.4	6.9-27.5	30	17.6	10.3-28.4
25-34	281	196	70.1	61.5-77.6	29	10.0	5.4-18.0	56	19.8	14.0-27.3
35-44	365	246	66.8	59.0-73.7	34	8.7	5.2-14.2	85	24.5	18.4-31.9
45-54	409	293	75.5	68.8-81.1	28	5.8	3.3-10.2	88	18.7	13.8-24.8
55-64	284	189	67.5	58.7-75.2	31	10.4	5.8-17.9	64	22.1	15.7-30.3
65-74	203	103	53.3	42.8-63.6	25	14.8	8.2-25.1	75	31.9	23.3-41.8
75+	140	56	38.8	27.7-51.2	22	14.6	8.2-24.6	62	46.6	34.9-58.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	436	210	50.9	43.5-58.3	61	15.8	10.8-22.4	165	33.3	27.0-40.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	639	401	62.2	55.9-68.1	80	13.2	9.0-18.9	158	24.6	19.8-30.1
Some Post-H.S.	424	302	71.1	63.4-77.8	34	7.3	3.9-13.3	88	21.6	15.8-28.7
College Graduate	328	266	84.4	78.5-88.9	14	3.9	1.8- 8.2	48	11.7	8.0-16.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	345	195	55.9	47.3-64.2	45	13.2	7.5-22.4	105	30.9	23.9-38.8
$15,000- 24,999	428	273	66.1	58.3-73.2	49	10.6	6.8-16.2	106	23.2	17.2-30.6
$25,000- 34,999	223	141	60.7	50.6-70.0	21	7.9	4.1-14.8	61	31.4	22.6-41.6
$35,000- 49,999	195	146	72.6	62.4-80.9	14	8.7	4.1-17.7	35	18.7	12.0-27.8
$50,000-74,999	117	98	83.6	72.1-91.0	4	1.8	0.6- 4.8	15	14.6	7.6-26.4
$75,000+	94	72	75.7	62.9-85.1	6	6.4	2.4-16.0	16	17.9	9.9-30.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	18	50.0	30.1-70.0	3	6.1	1.8-18.7	8	43.8	24.4-65.3
Guilford	115	83	74.8	64.1-83.2	7	5.5	1.8-16.0	25	19.7	12.7-29.1
Mecklenburg	118	87	71.1	60.7-79.6	5	4.2	1.4-11.8	26	24.8	16.8-34.9
Orange	48	31	60.8	44.5-75.0	4	8.9	3.3-21.6	13	30.4	17.5-47.2
Wake	85	57	64.8	51.9-75.8	8	12.2	5.6-24.3	20	23.1	14.4-34.9
Chatham/Lee	70	45	63.4	43.3-79.7	6	17.5	4.6-48.5	19	19.1	11.0-31.1
Nash/Wilson	121	76	61.3	50.7-70.9	13	10.6	5.9-18.4	32	28.1	19.4-38.6
Craven/Pamlico	89	56	61.5	47.4-73.9	8	11.0	5.1-22.2	25	27.4	16.2-42.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	10	50.5	19.7-81.0	3	12.1	3.3-35.7	3	37.3	9.8-76.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	5	60.1	26.8-86.1	2	14.7	3.4-46.1	2	25.2	6.0-64.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	103	72.1	59.2-82.2	15	7.5	3.9-13.7	43	20.4	12.7-31.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	9	94.4	67.8-99.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.6	0.7-32.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	92	69.3	60.2-77.2	16	8.6	5.0-14.5	34	22.1	15.3-30.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	81	70.8	60.0-79.6	16	9.3	5.3-15.7	29	20.0	12.8-29.7
Northeast NC I	233	131	58.6	51.0-65.8	34	15.8	10.9-22.3	68	25.6	19.8-32.4
Northeast NC II	145	87	62.7	52.3-72.0	21	17.8	10.6-28.4	37	19.5	13.2-27.8
Northeastern Partnership	378	218	60.7	54.3-66.8	55	16.8	12.2-22.8	105	22.5	18.0-27.7
Mountain AHEC	50	32	47.3	30.5-64.8	4	5.9	2.0-16.0	14	46.7	29.4-64.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	960	601	65.0	59.6-70.1	116	13.2	9.5-18.2	243	21.7	17.8-26.3
Piedmont	800	531	67.5	62.6-72.0	67	8.8	6.1-12.4	202	23.8	19.9-28.2
Western NC	72	47	63.8	44.8-79.2	7	4.8	2.0-11.3	18	31.4	17.2-50.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,832

1,179

66.4

62.8-69.7

190

10.5

8.2-13.3

463

23.2

20.3-26.2

GENDER

Male

585

392

69.2

63.3-74.6

11.1

7.5-16.1

136

19.6

15.4-24.7

Female

1,247

787

64.1

59.8-68.2

133

10.0

7.4-13.4

327

25.9

22.3-29.8

AGE

18-24

137

68.1

55.1-78.7

14.4

6.9-27.5

17.6

10.3-28.4

25-34

281

196

70.1

61.5-77.6

10.0

5.4-18.0

19.8

14.0-27.3

35-44

365

246

66.8

59.0-73.7

8.7

5.2-14.2

24.5

18.4-31.9

45-54

409

293

75.5

68.8-81.1

5.8

3.3-10.2

18.7

13.8-24.8

55-64

284

189

67.5

58.7-75.2

10.4

5.8-17.9

22.1

15.7-30.3

65-74

203

103

53.3

42.8-63.6

14.8

8.2-25.1

31.9

23.3-41.8

75+

140

38.8

27.7-51.2

14.6

8.2-24.6

46.6

34.9-58.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

436

210

50.9

43.5-58.3

15.8

10.8-22.4

165

33.3

27.0-40.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

639

401

62.2

55.9-68.1

13.2

9.0-18.9

158

24.6

19.8-30.1

Some Post-H.S.

424

302

71.1

63.4-77.8

7.3

3.9-13.3

21.6

15.8-28.7

College Graduate

328

266

84.4

78.5-88.9

3.9

1.8- 8.2

11.7

8.0-16.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

345

195

55.9

47.3-64.2

13.2

7.5-22.4

105

30.9

23.9-38.8

$15,000- 24,999

428

273

66.1

58.3-73.2

10.6

6.8-16.2

106

23.2

17.2-30.6

$25,000- 34,999

223

141

60.7

50.6-70.0

7.9

4.1-14.8

31.4

22.6-41.6

$35,000- 49,999

195

146

72.6

62.4-80.9

8.7

4.1-17.7

18.7

12.0-27.8

$50,000-74,999

117

83.6

72.1-91.0

1.8

0.6- 4.8

14.6

7.6-26.4

$75,000+

75.7

62.9-85.1

6.4

2.4-16.0

17.9

9.9-30.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

50.0

30.1-70.0

6.1

1.8-18.7

43.8

24.4-65.3

Guilford

115

74.8

64.1-83.2

5.5

1.8-16.0

19.7

12.7-29.1

Mecklenburg

118

71.1

60.7-79.6

4.2

1.4-11.8

24.8

16.8-34.9

Orange

60.8

44.5-75.0

8.9

3.3-21.6

30.4

17.5-47.2

Wake

64.8

51.9-75.8

12.2

5.6-24.3

23.1

14.4-34.9

Chatham/Lee

63.4

43.3-79.7

17.5

4.6-48.5

19.1

11.0-31.1

Nash/Wilson

121

61.3

50.7-70.9

10.6

5.9-18.4

28.1

19.4-38.6

Craven/Pamlico

61.5

47.4-73.9

11.0

5.1-22.2

27.4

16.2-42.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

50.5

19.7-81.0

12.1

3.3-35.7

37.3

9.8-76.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

60.1

26.8-86.1

14.7

3.4-46.1

25.2

6.0-64.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

103

72.1

59.2-82.2

7.5

3.9-13.7

20.4

12.7-31.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

94.4

67.8-99.3

0.0

. - .

5.6

0.7-32.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

69.3

60.2-77.2

8.6

5.0-14.5

22.1

15.3-30.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

70.8

60.0-79.6

9.3

5.3-15.7

20.0

12.8-29.7

Northeast NC I

233

131

58.6

51.0-65.8

15.8

10.9-22.3

25.6

19.8-32.4

Northeast NC II

145

62.7

52.3-72.0

17.8

10.6-28.4

19.5

13.2-27.8

Northeastern Partnership

378

218

60.7

54.3-66.8

16.8

12.2-22.8

105

22.5

18.0-27.7

Mountain AHEC

47.3

30.5-64.8

5.9

2.0-16.0

46.7

29.4-64.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

960

601

65.0

59.6-70.1

116

13.2

9.5-18.2

243

21.7

17.8-26.3

Piedmont

800

531

67.5

62.6-72.0

8.8

6.1-12.4

202

23.8

19.9-28.2

Western NC

63.8

44.8-79.2

4.8

2.0-11.3

31.4

17.2-50.2

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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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