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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	1,248	1,155	92.7	90.0-94.7	22	1.9	1.0- 3.4	71	5.4	3.7- 7.9
GENDER
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
RACE
African American	1,248	1,155	92.7	90.0-94.7	22	1.9	1.0- 3.4	71	5.4	3.7- 7.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	12	97.8	83.9-99.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.2	0.3-16.1
-English Speaking	13	12	97.8	83.9-99.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.2	0.3-16.1
Non-Hispanic	1,235	1,143	92.7	90.0-94.7	22	1.9	1.0- 3.4	70	5.4	3.7- 7.9
AGE
18-24	89	86	93.7	79.1-98.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.5	2	6.0	1.5-21.1
25-34	198	191	96.3	88.1-98.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	6	3.6	1.0-11.9
35-44	259	251	95.4	87.2-98.4	2	0.5	0.1- 2.5	6	4.2	1.3-12.8
45-54	257	243	94.2	88.6-97.1	7	3.2	1.3- 7.9	7	2.6	0.9- 7.5
55-64	182	170	96.8	93.8-98.3	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	11	3.0	1.5- 5.9
65-74	147	122	84.3	72.7-91.6	7	6.5	1.7-21.4	18	9.2	5.1-16.1
75+	104	81	75.4	61.3-85.6	3	8.0	2.5-22.6	20	16.6	8.9-28.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	288	237	81.3	72.5-87.8	7	4.4	1.5-11.8	44	14.3	8.8-22.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	423	394	92.8	87.6-95.9	10	2.0	0.9- 4.4	19	5.2	2.5-10.5
Some Post-H.S.	298	290	96.9	91.3-98.9	3	1.1	0.2- 5.4	5	2.0	0.5- 7.7
College Graduate	236	231	98.1	94.6-99.3	2	0.3	0.1- 1.6	3	1.5	0.4- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	270	247	92.9	87.5-96.0	8	2.0	0.8- 5.0	15	5.1	2.4-10.4
$15,000- 24,999	283	266	90.6	82.4-95.2	5	4.3	1.6-11.1	12	5.1	2.0-12.6
$25,000- 34,999	161	153	91.7	79.1-97.0	2	0.9	0.2- 5.0	6	7.4	2.4-20.6
$35,000- 49,999	113	110	94.3	77.5-98.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.7	1.3-22.5
$50,000-74,999	64	63	99.4	95.9-99.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	53	52	97.3	83.3-99.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.7	0.4-16.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	14	91.0	67.9-98.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.0	2.0-32.1
Guilford	71	69	95.6	81.9-99.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.4	1.0-18.1
Mecklenburg	81	78	97.6	92.4-99.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	2.4	0.7- 7.6
Orange	31	30	96.8	80.6-99.6	1	3.2	0.4-19.4	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	55	48	84.7	67.0-93.8	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	6	13.9	5.2-32.2
Chatham/Lee	53	49	93.8	82.6-98.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.2	2.0-17.4
Nash/Wilson	80	75	94.5	86.0-97.9	1	1.2	0.2- 7.9	4	4.3	1.4-12.8
Craven/Pamlico	56	52	93.3	81.3-97.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.0	3	5.2	1.4-17.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	8	95.6	69.5-99.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.4	0.5-30.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	97	93.4	85.6-97.2	3	3.4	1.1-10.1	3	3.2	0.9-10.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	88	94.5	87.1-97.8	0	0.0	. - .	6	5.5	2.2-12.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	93	94.6	89.1-97.4	2	1.0	0.3- 4.1	6	4.4	1.9- 9.8
Northeast NC I	168	150	89.9	83.2-94.1	4	2.9	0.9- 8.8	14	7.2	3.9-13.0
Northeast NC II	98	88	92.6	85.6-96.3	4	4.2	1.5-11.6	6	3.2	1.4- 7.1
Northeastern Partnership	266	238	91.2	86.7-94.3	8	3.5	1.6- 7.5	20	5.3	3.2- 8.6
Mountain AHEC	32	29	92.8	78.5-97.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.2	2.2-21.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	662	608	93.9	90.8-96.0	14	2.7	1.2- 6.0	40	3.4	2.3- 5.1
Piedmont	540	505	91.8	87.3-94.7	8	1.4	0.6- 3.3	27	6.8	4.1-11.2
Western NC	46	42	95.1	85.7-98.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	4.9	1.6-14.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,248

1,155

92.7

90.0-94.7

1.9

1.0- 3.4

5.4

3.7- 7.9

GENDER

Female

1,248

1,155

92.7

90.0-94.7

1.9

1.0- 3.4

5.4

3.7- 7.9

RACE

African American

1,248

1,155

92.7

90.0-94.7

1.9

1.0- 3.4

5.4

3.7- 7.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

97.8

83.9-99.7

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.3-16.1

-English Speaking

97.8

83.9-99.7

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.3-16.1

Non-Hispanic

1,235

1,143

92.7

90.0-94.7

1.9

1.0- 3.4

5.4

3.7- 7.9

AGE

18-24

93.7

79.1-98.3

0.3

0.0- 2.5

6.0

1.5-21.1

25-34

198

191

96.3

88.1-98.9

0.1

0.0- 0.8

3.6

1.0-11.9

35-44

259

251

95.4

87.2-98.4

0.5

0.1- 2.5

4.2

1.3-12.8

45-54

257

243

94.2

88.6-97.1

3.2

1.3- 7.9

2.6

0.9- 7.5

55-64

182

170

96.8

93.8-98.3

0.3

0.0- 1.8

3.0

1.5- 5.9

65-74

147

122

84.3

72.7-91.6

6.5

1.7-21.4

9.2

5.1-16.1

75+

104

75.4

61.3-85.6

8.0

2.5-22.6

16.6

8.9-28.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

288

237

81.3

72.5-87.8

4.4

1.5-11.8

14.3

8.8-22.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

423

394

92.8

87.6-95.9

2.0

0.9- 4.4

5.2

2.5-10.5

Some Post-H.S.

298

290

96.9

91.3-98.9

1.1

0.2- 5.4

2.0

0.5- 7.7

College Graduate

236

231

98.1

94.6-99.3

0.3

0.1- 1.6

1.5

0.4- 5.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

270

247

92.9

87.5-96.0

2.0

0.8- 5.0

5.1

2.4-10.4

$15,000- 24,999

283

266

90.6

82.4-95.2

4.3

1.6-11.1

5.1

2.0-12.6

$25,000- 34,999

161

153

91.7

79.1-97.0

0.9

0.2- 5.0

7.4

2.4-20.6

$35,000- 49,999

113

110

94.3

77.5-98.7

0.0

. - .

5.7

1.3-22.5

$50,000-74,999

99.4

95.9-99.9

0.6

0.1- 4.1

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

97.3

83.3-99.6

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.4-16.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

91.0

67.9-98.0

0.0

. - .

9.0

2.0-32.1

Guilford

95.6

81.9-99.0

0.0

. - .

4.4

1.0-18.1

Mecklenburg

97.6

92.4-99.3

0.0

. - .

2.4

0.7- 7.6

Orange

96.8

80.6-99.6

3.2

0.4-19.4

0.0

. - .

Wake

84.7

67.0-93.8

1.3

0.2- 9.0

13.9

5.2-32.2

Chatham/Lee

93.8

82.6-98.0

0.0

. - .

6.2

2.0-17.4

Nash/Wilson

94.5

86.0-97.9

1.2

0.2- 7.9

4.3

1.4-12.8

Craven/Pamlico

93.3

81.3-97.8

1.5

0.2-10.0

5.2

1.4-17.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

95.6

69.5-99.5

0.0

. - .

4.4

0.5-30.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

93.4

85.6-97.2

3.4

1.1-10.1

3.2

0.9-10.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

94.5

87.1-97.8

0.0

. - .

5.5

2.2-12.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

94.6

89.1-97.4

1.0

0.3- 4.1

4.4

1.9- 9.8

Northeast NC I

168

150

89.9

83.2-94.1

2.9

0.9- 8.8

7.2

3.9-13.0

Northeast NC II

92.6

85.6-96.3

4.2

1.5-11.6

3.2

1.4- 7.1

Northeastern Partnership

266

238

91.2

86.7-94.3

3.5

1.6- 7.5

5.3

3.2- 8.6

Mountain AHEC

92.8

78.5-97.8

0.0

. - .

7.2

2.2-21.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

662

608

93.9

90.8-96.0

2.7

1.2- 6.0

3.4

2.3- 5.1

Piedmont

540

505

91.8

87.3-94.7

1.4

0.6- 3.3

6.8

4.1-11.2

Western NC

95.1

85.7-98.4

0.0

. - .

4.9

1.6-14.3

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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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