BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think severe headache with no known cause 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	1,830	1,239	66.4	62.8-69.9	183	10.3	8.1-12.9	408	23.3	20.3-26.6
GENDER
Male	585	373	63.5	57.2-69.3	68	12.9	9.0-18.3	144	23.6	18.8-29.2
Female	1,245	866	68.7	64.5-72.7	115	8.2	6.3-10.8	264	23.0	19.4-27.1
AGE
18-24	136	79	60.3	47.5-71.9	22	13.4	6.9-24.4	35	26.3	16.7-38.9
25-34	281	199	67.6	58.6-75.5	27	10.1	5.4-18.1	55	22.3	15.8-30.6
35-44	365	250	63.3	55.3-70.6	45	13.1	8.5-19.9	70	23.6	17.4-31.1
45-54	408	319	79.7	73.0-85.1	27	6.0	3.2-10.8	62	14.3	9.8-20.4
55-64	284	194	69.7	61.4-76.8	22	6.4	3.7-10.9	68	23.9	17.3-32.1
65-74	203	119	60.6	50.1-70.2	24	9.8	5.6-16.5	60	29.6	21.0-40.0
75+	140	71	51.0	39.0-62.8	14	11.2	5.8-20.6	55	37.8	26.9-50.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	435	243	55.2	47.7-62.5	48	11.5	7.4-17.4	144	33.3	26.7-40.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	638	422	62.9	56.6-68.8	81	13.6	9.6-18.9	135	23.5	18.6-29.2
Some Post-H.S.	424	310	69.4	61.4-76.4	36	9.0	5.2-15.2	78	21.6	15.6-29.2
College Graduate	328	262	81.1	74.4-86.3	18	4.4	2.2- 8.5	48	14.6	10.0-20.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	345	214	56.8	48.0-65.1	44	14.6	8.6-23.7	87	28.6	21.6-36.9
$15,000- 24,999	427	283	63.2	55.1-70.6	55	12.3	8.0-18.4	89	24.6	18.1-32.4
$25,000- 34,999	223	157	63.8	53.5-73.0	13	6.9	2.9-15.3	53	29.3	20.8-39.6
$35,000- 49,999	195	147	68.1	57.3-77.3	21	11.8	6.2-21.4	27	20.1	12.7-30.2
$50,000-74,999	117	97	83.2	71.6-90.6	2	0.7	0.2- 3.2	18	16.1	8.8-27.8
$75,000+	94	70	78.6	66.6-87.1	8	6.8	3.0-15.0	16	14.6	7.7-26.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	21	67.3	45.1-83.8	2	8.9	2.0-31.7	6	23.7	10.1-46.2
Guilford	115	82	74.2	62.9-83.1	14	9.3	4.4-18.5	19	16.5	9.4-27.1
Mecklenburg	117	79	64.3	53.7-73.6	9	8.6	4.2-17.0	29	27.1	18.8-37.4
Orange	48	33	65.4	48.8-79.0	7	15.8	6.7-32.6	8	18.8	9.3-34.5
Wake	85	55	62.7	49.5-74.3	6	11.1	4.3-25.5	24	26.2	16.8-38.4
Chatham/Lee	70	43	70.3	55.9-81.6	6	6.5	2.5-15.7	21	23.2	13.7-36.5
Nash/Wilson	121	88	70.4	59.8-79.2	11	7.9	4.1-14.7	22	21.7	13.9-32.3
Craven/Pamlico	89	58	63.9	49.6-76.1	11	10.3	5.3-19.2	20	25.7	14.6-41.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	9	73.9	46.1-90.4	3	12.4	3.4-36.2	4	13.7	4.1-36.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	3	22.9	6.6-55.5	2	35.3	10.0-73.0	4	41.8	14.9-74.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	114	71.6	57.4-82.5	16	10.1	5.2-18.6	31	18.3	10.3-30.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	9	86.7	44.8-98.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	13.3	1.9-55.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	97	69.7	60.3-77.6	12	7.2	3.8-13.4	33	23.1	16.1-32.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	96	77.5	66.7-85.5	10	6.9	3.2-14.1	20	15.6	9.1-25.6
Northeast NC I	233	144	63.2	55.7-70.2	31	13.6	9.2-19.7	58	23.1	17.5-29.9
Northeast NC II	144	101	74.3	65.2-81.7	13	8.5	4.5-15.4	30	17.2	11.3-25.3
Northeastern Partnership	377	245	68.9	63.0-74.2	44	11.0	7.8-15.3	88	20.1	15.8-25.2
Mountain AHEC	50	38	75.7	58.6-87.3	2	5.4	1.2-20.9	10	18.9	9.1-35.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	959	654	67.0	61.5-72.0	97	9.8	6.9-13.8	208	23.2	18.7-28.3
Piedmont	799	536	65.9	60.9-70.6	80	10.8	7.8-14.7	183	23.3	19.4-27.8
Western NC	72	49	69.2	47.5-84.8	6	6.0	2.3-15.1	17	24.8	10.5-48.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,830

1,239

66.4

62.8-69.9

183

10.3

8.1-12.9

408

23.3

20.3-26.6

GENDER

Male

585

373

63.5

57.2-69.3

12.9

9.0-18.3

144

23.6

18.8-29.2

Female

1,245

866

68.7

64.5-72.7

115

8.2

6.3-10.8

264

23.0

19.4-27.1

AGE

18-24

136

60.3

47.5-71.9

13.4

6.9-24.4

26.3

16.7-38.9

25-34

281

199

67.6

58.6-75.5

10.1

5.4-18.1

22.3

15.8-30.6

35-44

365

250

63.3

55.3-70.6

13.1

8.5-19.9

23.6

17.4-31.1

45-54

408

319

79.7

73.0-85.1

6.0

3.2-10.8

14.3

9.8-20.4

55-64

284

194

69.7

61.4-76.8

6.4

3.7-10.9

23.9

17.3-32.1

65-74

203

119

60.6

50.1-70.2

9.8

5.6-16.5

29.6

21.0-40.0

75+

140

51.0

39.0-62.8

11.2

5.8-20.6

37.8

26.9-50.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

435

243

55.2

47.7-62.5

11.5

7.4-17.4

144

33.3

26.7-40.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

638

422

62.9

56.6-68.8

13.6

9.6-18.9

135

23.5

18.6-29.2

Some Post-H.S.

424

310

69.4

61.4-76.4

9.0

5.2-15.2

21.6

15.6-29.2

College Graduate

328

262

81.1

74.4-86.3

4.4

2.2- 8.5

14.6

10.0-20.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

345

214

56.8

48.0-65.1

14.6

8.6-23.7

28.6

21.6-36.9

$15,000- 24,999

427

283

63.2

55.1-70.6

12.3

8.0-18.4

24.6

18.1-32.4

$25,000- 34,999

223

157

63.8

53.5-73.0

6.9

2.9-15.3

29.3

20.8-39.6

$35,000- 49,999

195

147

68.1

57.3-77.3

11.8

6.2-21.4

20.1

12.7-30.2

$50,000-74,999

117

83.2

71.6-90.6

0.7

0.2- 3.2

16.1

8.8-27.8

$75,000+

78.6

66.6-87.1

6.8

3.0-15.0

14.6

7.7-26.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

67.3

45.1-83.8

8.9

2.0-31.7

23.7

10.1-46.2

Guilford

115

74.2

62.9-83.1

9.3

4.4-18.5

16.5

9.4-27.1

Mecklenburg

117

64.3

53.7-73.6

8.6

4.2-17.0

27.1

18.8-37.4

Orange

65.4

48.8-79.0

15.8

6.7-32.6

18.8

9.3-34.5

Wake

62.7

49.5-74.3

11.1

4.3-25.5

26.2

16.8-38.4

Chatham/Lee

70.3

55.9-81.6

6.5

2.5-15.7

23.2

13.7-36.5

Nash/Wilson

121

70.4

59.8-79.2

7.9

4.1-14.7

21.7

13.9-32.3

Craven/Pamlico

63.9

49.6-76.1

10.3

5.3-19.2

25.7

14.6-41.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

73.9

46.1-90.4

12.4

3.4-36.2

13.7

4.1-36.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

22.9

6.6-55.5

35.3

10.0-73.0

41.8

14.9-74.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

114

71.6

57.4-82.5

10.1

5.2-18.6

18.3

10.3-30.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

86.7

44.8-98.1

0.0

. - .

13.3

1.9-55.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

69.7

60.3-77.6

7.2

3.8-13.4

23.1

16.1-32.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

77.5

66.7-85.5

6.9

3.2-14.1

15.6

9.1-25.6

Northeast NC I

233

144

63.2

55.7-70.2

13.6

9.2-19.7

23.1

17.5-29.9

Northeast NC II

144

101

74.3

65.2-81.7

8.5

4.5-15.4

17.2

11.3-25.3

Northeastern Partnership

377

245

68.9

63.0-74.2

11.0

7.8-15.3

20.1

15.8-25.2

Mountain AHEC

75.7

58.6-87.3

5.4

1.2-20.9

18.9

9.1-35.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

959

654

67.0

61.5-72.0

9.8

6.9-13.8

208

23.2

18.7-28.3

Piedmont

799

536

65.9

60.9-70.6

10.8

7.8-14.7

183

23.3

19.4-27.8

Western NC

69.2

47.5-84.8

6.0

2.3-15.1

24.8

10.5-48.0

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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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