BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think sudden chest pain or discomfort are symptoms of a stroke?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	1,246	625	49.8	45.5-54.1	292	23.9	20.2-28.0	329	26.3	22.7-30.2
GENDER
Female	1,246	625	49.8	45.5-54.1	292	23.9	20.2-28.0	329	26.3	22.7-30.2
RACE
African American	1,246	625	49.8	45.5-54.1	292	23.9	20.2-28.0	329	26.3	22.7-30.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	5	50.2	16.1-84.1	6	18.7	5.5-47.6	2	31.1	5.6-77.4
-English Speaking	13	5	50.2	16.1-84.1	6	18.7	5.5-47.6	2	31.1	5.6-77.4
Non-Hispanic	1,233	620	49.8	45.5-54.1	286	24.0	20.2-28.1	327	26.2	22.7-30.1
AGE
18-24	89	53	57.4	40.6-72.6	16	25.0	12.0-44.9	20	17.6	9.2-31.0
25-34	198	103	49.0	39.3-58.9	46	23.1	15.8-32.5	49	27.9	19.3-38.4
35-44	259	134	50.1	41.2-59.0	71	26.7	19.7-35.2	54	23.2	16.5-31.6
45-54	256	125	50.2	41.4-58.9	67	25.2	18.4-33.4	64	24.6	17.8-33.0
55-64	182	94	50.4	40.2-60.6	33	16.0	10.5-23.6	55	33.6	24.0-44.8
65-74	147	68	55.6	43.7-66.9	29	16.1	10.0-24.8	50	28.3	19.3-39.5
75+	103	41	33.6	22.4-47.1	28	29.8	17.3-46.2	34	36.6	24.6-50.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	287	135	48.8	40.1-57.7	58	17.6	11.6-25.9	94	33.5	26.0-42.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	422	217	50.4	42.7-58.0	85	20.5	14.5-28.2	120	29.1	22.7-36.6
Some Post-H.S.	298	158	51.2	42.2-60.1	80	31.0	22.9-40.5	60	17.8	12.4-24.8
College Graduate	236	115	48.1	39.7-56.6	68	27.1	20.3-35.1	53	24.8	17.9-33.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	137	49.3	40.7-57.9	53	16.8	11.1-24.5	79	33.9	26.1-42.7
$15,000- 24,999	282	151	52.5	43.2-61.7	62	21.5	15.1-29.7	69	26.0	18.3-35.5
$25,000- 34,999	161	84	54.8	43.5-65.7	33	17.7	10.8-27.7	44	27.4	18.8-38.2
$35,000- 49,999	113	52	45.1	32.6-58.3	44	40.8	28.8-54.0	17	14.1	7.0-26.2
$50,000-74,999	64	36	59.4	42.8-74.2	17	19.9	10.7-33.9	11	20.7	10.1-37.5
$75,000+	53	19	40.5	24.9-58.2	20	35.4	20.9-53.2	14	24.1	11.7-43.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	9	51.4	25.3-76.8	1	4.7	0.6-27.6	6	43.9	19.8-71.3
Guilford	71	35	50.0	36.2-63.7	21	28.9	18.0-43.0	15	21.1	12.2-34.0
Mecklenburg	81	46	58.3	45.8-69.8	18	17.3	10.5-27.2	17	24.4	14.9-37.3
Orange	31	17	57.3	38.5-74.3	9	26.9	13.7-46.0	5	15.8	6.4-34.0
Wake	55	24	49.0	34.4-63.8	13	18.4	10.0-31.4	18	32.5	20.2-47.9
Chatham/Lee	53	31	62.8	47.3-76.0	9	16.4	7.8-31.3	13	20.9	11.4-35.1
Nash/Wilson	79	40	50.8	38.5-63.0	17	20.3	12.2-31.7	22	28.9	18.9-41.6
Craven/Pamlico	56	26	50.9	33.5-68.0	12	21.7	10.9-38.7	18	27.4	15.4-43.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	4	26.3	6.1-66.3	1	5.2	0.6-34.3	4	68.5	27.8-92.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	2	40.4	10.0-80.5	2	26.4	6.0-67.1	2	33.2	7.9-74.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	52	53.0	42.0-63.7	26	23.9	15.8-34.5	25	23.1	15.3-33.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	4	34.4	11.9-67.1	3	39.1	13.1-73.2	2	26.5	6.7-64.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	48	51.1	39.6-62.5	22	19.0	12.1-28.7	24	29.8	20.0-41.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	59	61.7	50.9-71.4	23	21.1	13.7-31.1	19	17.2	10.8-26.4
Northeast NC I	168	79	48.8	39.9-57.8	39	22.1	15.7-30.2	50	29.1	21.8-37.6
Northeast NC II	97	45	48.1	36.7-59.6	22	24.0	15.4-35.5	30	27.9	19.3-38.6
Northeastern Partnership	265	124	48.5	41.3-55.7	61	23.0	17.5-29.7	80	28.5	22.7-35.1
Mountain AHEC	32	16	46.8	26.7-67.9	6	14.1	5.5-31.9	10	39.1	20.2-62.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	660	329	49.4	43.1-55.7	154	26.8	20.9-33.6	177	23.8	19.4-29.0
Piedmont	540	274	50.6	44.7-56.5	130	22.5	17.8-27.9	136	26.9	22.0-32.6
Western NC	46	22	37.1	18.5-60.6	8	9.5	3.7-22.2	16	53.4	29.0-76.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,246

625

49.8

45.5-54.1

292

23.9

20.2-28.0

329

26.3

22.7-30.2

GENDER

Female

1,246

625

49.8

45.5-54.1

292

23.9

20.2-28.0

329

26.3

22.7-30.2

RACE

African American

1,246

625

49.8

45.5-54.1

292

23.9

20.2-28.0

329

26.3

22.7-30.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

50.2

16.1-84.1

18.7

5.5-47.6

31.1

5.6-77.4

-English Speaking

50.2

16.1-84.1

18.7

5.5-47.6

31.1

5.6-77.4

Non-Hispanic

1,233

620

49.8

45.5-54.1

286

24.0

20.2-28.1

327

26.2

22.7-30.1

AGE

18-24

57.4

40.6-72.6

25.0

12.0-44.9

17.6

9.2-31.0

25-34

198

103

49.0

39.3-58.9

23.1

15.8-32.5

27.9

19.3-38.4

35-44

259

134

50.1

41.2-59.0

26.7

19.7-35.2

23.2

16.5-31.6

45-54

256

125

50.2

41.4-58.9

25.2

18.4-33.4

24.6

17.8-33.0

55-64

182

50.4

40.2-60.6

16.0

10.5-23.6

33.6

24.0-44.8

65-74

147

55.6

43.7-66.9

16.1

10.0-24.8

28.3

19.3-39.5

75+

103

33.6

22.4-47.1

29.8

17.3-46.2

36.6

24.6-50.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

287

135

48.8

40.1-57.7

17.6

11.6-25.9

33.5

26.0-42.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

422

217

50.4

42.7-58.0

20.5

14.5-28.2

120

29.1

22.7-36.6

Some Post-H.S.

298

158

51.2

42.2-60.1

31.0

22.9-40.5

17.8

12.4-24.8

College Graduate

236

115

48.1

39.7-56.6

27.1

20.3-35.1

24.8

17.9-33.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

137

49.3

40.7-57.9

16.8

11.1-24.5

33.9

26.1-42.7

$15,000- 24,999

282

151

52.5

43.2-61.7

21.5

15.1-29.7

26.0

18.3-35.5

$25,000- 34,999

161

54.8

43.5-65.7

17.7

10.8-27.7

27.4

18.8-38.2

$35,000- 49,999

113

45.1

32.6-58.3

40.8

28.8-54.0

14.1

7.0-26.2

$50,000-74,999

59.4

42.8-74.2

19.9

10.7-33.9

20.7

10.1-37.5

$75,000+

40.5

24.9-58.2

35.4

20.9-53.2

24.1

11.7-43.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

51.4

25.3-76.8

4.7

0.6-27.6

43.9

19.8-71.3

Guilford

50.0

36.2-63.7

28.9

18.0-43.0

21.1

12.2-34.0

Mecklenburg

58.3

45.8-69.8

17.3

10.5-27.2

24.4

14.9-37.3

Orange

57.3

38.5-74.3

26.9

13.7-46.0

15.8

6.4-34.0

Wake

49.0

34.4-63.8

18.4

10.0-31.4

32.5

20.2-47.9

Chatham/Lee

62.8

47.3-76.0

16.4

7.8-31.3

20.9

11.4-35.1

Nash/Wilson

50.8

38.5-63.0

20.3

12.2-31.7

28.9

18.9-41.6

Craven/Pamlico

50.9

33.5-68.0

21.7

10.9-38.7

27.4

15.4-43.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

26.3

6.1-66.3

5.2

0.6-34.3

68.5

27.8-92.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

40.4

10.0-80.5

26.4

6.0-67.1

33.2

7.9-74.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

53.0

42.0-63.7

23.9

15.8-34.5

23.1

15.3-33.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

34.4

11.9-67.1

39.1

13.1-73.2

26.5

6.7-64.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

51.1

39.6-62.5

19.0

12.1-28.7

29.8

20.0-41.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

61.7

50.9-71.4

21.1

13.7-31.1

17.2

10.8-26.4

Northeast NC I

168

48.8

39.9-57.8

22.1

15.7-30.2

29.1

21.8-37.6

Northeast NC II

48.1

36.7-59.6

24.0

15.4-35.5

27.9

19.3-38.6

Northeastern Partnership

265

124

48.5

41.3-55.7

23.0

17.5-29.7

28.5

22.7-35.1

Mountain AHEC

46.8

26.7-67.9

14.1

5.5-31.9

39.1

20.2-62.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

660

329

49.4

43.1-55.7

154

26.8

20.9-33.6

177

23.8

19.4-29.0

Piedmont

540

274

50.6

44.7-56.5

130

22.5

17.8-27.9

136

26.9

22.0-32.6

Western NC

37.1

18.5-60.6

9.5

3.7-22.2

53.4

29.0-76.2

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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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