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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	1,247	787	64.1	59.8-68.2	133	10.0	7.4-13.4	327	25.9	22.3-29.8
GENDER
Female	1,247	787	64.1	59.8-68.2	133	10.0	7.4-13.4	327	25.9	22.3-29.8
RACE
African American	1,247	787	64.1	59.8-68.2	133	10.0	7.4-13.4	327	25.9	22.3-29.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	10	90.7	64.9-98.1	2	7.1	1.1-34.7	1	2.2	0.3-16.1
-English Speaking	13	10	90.7	64.9-98.1	2	7.1	1.1-34.7	1	2.2	0.3-16.1
Non-Hispanic	1,234	777	64.0	59.7-68.1	131	10.0	7.4-13.5	326	26.0	22.4-29.9
AGE
18-24	89	50	62.2	45.7-76.3	14	17.4	6.9-37.5	25	20.4	12.0-32.5
25-34	198	138	69.5	59.3-78.1	21	9.0	4.7-16.7	39	21.4	14.0-31.4
35-44	259	172	64.2	54.9-72.5	23	8.2	4.6-14.3	64	27.6	19.9-36.9
45-54	257	182	71.9	62.7-79.6	19	4.8	2.7- 8.3	56	23.3	15.9-32.7
55-64	182	122	70.6	59.7-79.6	21	7.2	4.1-12.5	39	22.2	13.9-33.5
65-74	147	74	49.7	37.8-61.8	18	13.1	6.0-26.1	55	37.2	26.2-49.6
75+	103	42	47.5	33.7-61.7	15	12.2	6.0-23.3	46	40.4	27.9-54.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	287	136	50.7	41.9-59.4	41	14.4	9.2-22.0	110	34.9	27.1-43.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	423	253	56.1	48.3-63.6	55	13.1	8.0-20.9	115	30.8	24.2-38.3
Some Post-H.S.	298	211	70.7	61.7-78.2	25	7.2	3.5-14.2	62	22.2	15.6-30.5
College Graduate	236	187	83.5	76.6-88.6	11	3.7	1.5- 8.5	38	12.9	8.4-19.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	157	59.9	51.1-68.1	37	12.5	7.4-20.2	75	27.6	20.7-35.8
$15,000- 24,999	283	171	60.5	51.1-69.2	38	13.1	8.0-20.8	74	26.3	18.9-35.4
$25,000- 34,999	161	102	63.3	51.3-74.0	15	5.7	2.7-11.6	44	31.0	20.8-43.5
$35,000- 49,999	113	86	71.8	57.3-82.9	7	7.2	2.2-21.5	20	21.0	11.6-34.9
$50,000-74,999	64	56	87.7	71.4-95.4	2	1.6	0.4- 6.7	6	10.6	3.5-27.8
$75,000+	53	39	70.1	51.5-83.8	4	9.4	2.9-26.8	10	20.5	9.5-38.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	10	47.6	22.9-73.6	2	8.1	1.8-29.3	4	44.2	19.2-72.6
Guilford	71	53	78.0	65.5-86.9	5	4.0	1.6-10.0	13	18.0	9.8-30.5
Mecklenburg	81	59	72.8	60.5-82.3	2	1.1	0.2- 5.2	20	26.1	16.7-38.4
Orange	31	21	66.4	47.0-81.4	2	7.7	1.9-26.4	8	26.0	13.0-45.2
Wake	55	37	62.1	46.1-75.8	5	13.3	4.9-31.3	13	24.7	13.9-39.8
Chatham/Lee	53	37	77.7	64.0-87.2	3	2.8	0.8- 9.6	13	19.5	10.6-33.1
Nash/Wilson	79	48	58.6	45.9-70.4	8	10.0	4.7-19.9	23	31.4	20.7-44.5
Craven/Pamlico	56	31	53.7	35.7-70.8	5	10.2	3.7-25.1	20	36.0	19.9-56.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	6	36.5	8.7-77.6	1	8.2	0.9-46.5	2	55.3	14.8-89.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	3	58.1	20.9-87.9	2	26.4	6.0-67.1	1	15.5	2.0-61.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	61	60.7	49.6-70.7	12	12.2	6.7-21.2	30	27.1	18.6-37.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	8	93.8	65.3-99.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.2	0.8-34.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	57	57.8	45.9-68.9	11	9.9	5.2-18.2	26	32.3	22.0-44.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	66	67.8	57.4-76.8	15	13.4	7.8-21.9	20	18.8	12.0-28.2
Northeast NC I	168	90	55.6	46.6-64.2	25	17.1	11.2-25.4	53	27.3	20.3-35.6
Northeast NC II	98	53	53.2	41.7-64.3	17	23.9	14.8-36.3	28	22.9	15.3-32.8
Northeastern Partnership	266	143	54.5	47.2-61.5	42	20.3	14.7-27.5	81	25.2	19.8-31.5
Mountain AHEC	32	22	52.9	31.4-73.4	3	9.5	2.8-28.2	7	37.6	18.2-61.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	661	395	59.9	53.3-66.1	84	14.2	9.4-20.9	182	25.9	20.9-31.7
Piedmont	540	361	67.2	61.3-72.5	44	7.1	4.5-11.0	135	25.7	20.9-31.3
Western NC	46	31	65.4	41.5-83.5	5	6.9	2.3-19.1	10	27.7	12.1-51.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,247

787

64.1

59.8-68.2

133

10.0

7.4-13.4

327

25.9

22.3-29.8

GENDER

Female

1,247

787

64.1

59.8-68.2

133

10.0

7.4-13.4

327

25.9

22.3-29.8

RACE

African American

1,247

787

64.1

59.8-68.2

133

10.0

7.4-13.4

327

25.9

22.3-29.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

90.7

64.9-98.1

7.1

1.1-34.7

2.2

0.3-16.1

-English Speaking

90.7

64.9-98.1

7.1

1.1-34.7

2.2

0.3-16.1

Non-Hispanic

1,234

777

64.0

59.7-68.1

131

10.0

7.4-13.5

326

26.0

22.4-29.9

AGE

18-24

62.2

45.7-76.3

17.4

6.9-37.5

20.4

12.0-32.5

25-34

198

138

69.5

59.3-78.1

9.0

4.7-16.7

21.4

14.0-31.4

35-44

259

172

64.2

54.9-72.5

8.2

4.6-14.3

27.6

19.9-36.9

45-54

257

182

71.9

62.7-79.6

4.8

2.7- 8.3

23.3

15.9-32.7

55-64

182

122

70.6

59.7-79.6

7.2

4.1-12.5

22.2

13.9-33.5

65-74

147

49.7

37.8-61.8

13.1

6.0-26.1

37.2

26.2-49.6

75+

103

47.5

33.7-61.7

12.2

6.0-23.3

40.4

27.9-54.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

287

136

50.7

41.9-59.4

14.4

9.2-22.0

110

34.9

27.1-43.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

423

253

56.1

48.3-63.6

13.1

8.0-20.9

115

30.8

24.2-38.3

Some Post-H.S.

298

211

70.7

61.7-78.2

7.2

3.5-14.2

22.2

15.6-30.5

College Graduate

236

187

83.5

76.6-88.6

3.7

1.5- 8.5

12.9

8.4-19.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

157

59.9

51.1-68.1

12.5

7.4-20.2

27.6

20.7-35.8

$15,000- 24,999

283

171

60.5

51.1-69.2

13.1

8.0-20.8

26.3

18.9-35.4

$25,000- 34,999

161

102

63.3

51.3-74.0

5.7

2.7-11.6

31.0

20.8-43.5

$35,000- 49,999

113

71.8

57.3-82.9

7.2

2.2-21.5

21.0

11.6-34.9

$50,000-74,999

87.7

71.4-95.4

1.6

0.4- 6.7

10.6

3.5-27.8

$75,000+

70.1

51.5-83.8

9.4

2.9-26.8

20.5

9.5-38.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

47.6

22.9-73.6

8.1

1.8-29.3

44.2

19.2-72.6

Guilford

78.0

65.5-86.9

4.0

1.6-10.0

18.0

9.8-30.5

Mecklenburg

72.8

60.5-82.3

1.1

0.2- 5.2

26.1

16.7-38.4

Orange

66.4

47.0-81.4

7.7

1.9-26.4

26.0

13.0-45.2

Wake

62.1

46.1-75.8

13.3

4.9-31.3

24.7

13.9-39.8

Chatham/Lee

77.7

64.0-87.2

2.8

0.8- 9.6

19.5

10.6-33.1

Nash/Wilson

58.6

45.9-70.4

10.0

4.7-19.9

31.4

20.7-44.5

Craven/Pamlico

53.7

35.7-70.8

10.2

3.7-25.1

36.0

19.9-56.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

36.5

8.7-77.6

8.2

0.9-46.5

55.3

14.8-89.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

58.1

20.9-87.9

26.4

6.0-67.1

15.5

2.0-61.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

60.7

49.6-70.7

12.2

6.7-21.2

27.1

18.6-37.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

93.8

65.3-99.2

0.0

. - .

6.2

0.8-34.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

57.8

45.9-68.9

9.9

5.2-18.2

32.3

22.0-44.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

67.8

57.4-76.8

13.4

7.8-21.9

18.8

12.0-28.2

Northeast NC I

168

55.6

46.6-64.2

17.1

11.2-25.4

27.3

20.3-35.6

Northeast NC II

53.2

41.7-64.3

23.9

14.8-36.3

22.9

15.3-32.8

Northeastern Partnership

266

143

54.5

47.2-61.5

20.3

14.7-27.5

25.2

19.8-31.5

Mountain AHEC

52.9

31.4-73.4

9.5

2.8-28.2

37.6

18.2-61.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

661

395

59.9

53.3-66.1

14.2

9.4-20.9

182

25.9

20.9-31.7

Piedmont

540

361

67.2

61.3-72.5

7.1

4.5-11.0

135

25.7

20.9-31.3

Western NC

65.4

41.5-83.5

6.9

2.3-19.1

27.7

12.1-51.5

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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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