BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance 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	1,245	1,052	86.0	82.8-88.6	49	3.6	2.4- 5.4	144	10.5	8.1-13.3
GENDER
Female	1,245	1,052	86.0	82.8-88.6	49	3.6	2.4- 5.4	144	10.5	8.1-13.3
RACE
African American	1,245	1,052	86.0	82.8-88.6	49	3.6	2.4- 5.4	144	10.5	8.1-13.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	11	92.3	67.7-98.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.7	1.4-32.3
-English Speaking	13	11	92.3	67.7-98.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.7	1.4-32.3
Non-Hispanic	1,232	1,041	85.9	82.8-88.6	49	3.6	2.4- 5.4	142	10.5	8.1-13.4
AGE
18-24	88	74	90.6	81.0-95.6	3	1.3	0.4- 4.0	11	8.2	3.5-17.9
25-34	198	177	92.0	83.9-96.2	7	1.1	0.5- 2.7	14	6.9	2.9-15.3
35-44	259	234	87.2	79.0-92.6	7	5.8	2.4-13.4	18	7.0	3.4-13.6
45-54	256	227	91.3	86.1-94.7	8	2.8	1.2- 6.4	21	5.9	3.2-10.6
55-64	182	157	85.1	73.3-92.2	7	3.9	1.3-10.8	18	11.0	4.8-23.2
65-74	147	105	73.8	62.8-82.5	10	3.3	1.6- 6.7	32	22.9	14.7-34.0
75+	103	68	64.4	50.5-76.3	6	8.7	3.3-20.9	29	26.9	16.8-40.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	286	206	74.4	66.6-80.9	20	6.6	3.5-12.2	60	19.0	13.5-26.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	422	352	83.4	77.1-88.2	21	4.4	2.4- 7.9	49	12.3	8.1-18.2
Some Post-H.S.	298	266	89.7	82.2-94.3	7	2.8	0.9- 8.2	25	7.5	3.7-14.5
College Graduate	236	226	96.8	93.4-98.5	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	9	2.9	1.3- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	215	75.7	66.5-83.0	19	5.5	3.2- 9.3	35	18.9	12.0-28.4
$15,000- 24,999	282	236	83.8	75.6-89.7	15	5.9	2.8-11.9	31	10.3	5.7-17.8
$25,000- 34,999	161	144	89.1	79.3-94.6	3	2.0	0.5- 7.5	14	8.9	3.9-18.8
$35,000- 49,999	113	106	95.2	84.2-98.7	3	3.8	0.8-16.7	4	1.0	0.3- 2.7
$50,000-74,999	64	62	98.0	91.1-99.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.0	0.4- 8.9
$75,000+	53	49	92.4	76.5-97.8	1	4.1	0.6-23.8	3	3.6	0.8-14.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	13	86.1	62.2-95.9	1	4.9	0.7-28.7	2	9.0	2.0-32.1
Guilford	71	63	88.3	76.5-94.6	2	2.1	0.5- 8.3	6	9.6	4.0-21.6
Mecklenburg	80	71	89.2	77.7-95.2	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0	8	10.1	4.3-21.7
Orange	31	25	81.0	62.5-91.6	3	10.7	3.4-28.9	3	8.3	2.5-24.3
Wake	55	46	83.2	67.5-92.1	2	5.8	1.3-22.7	7	11.0	4.5-24.8
Chatham/Lee	53	44	81.4	65.5-91.0	0	0.0	. - .	9	18.6	9.0-34.5
Nash/Wilson	79	72	92.2	83.1-96.6	0	0.0	. - .	7	7.8	3.4-16.9
Craven/Pamlico	56	45	70.7	47.9-86.3	2	5.2	1.1-20.5	9	24.2	9.7-48.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	8	95.6	69.5-99.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.4	0.5-30.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	5	85.4	40.0-98.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.6	1.9-60.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	90	87.1	77.5-93.0	2	3.2	0.7-13.5	11	9.7	5.0-17.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	8	85.3	41.6-97.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.7	2.1-58.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	76	77.0	64.8-86.0	5	4.9	1.8-12.8	13	18.0	10.0-30.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	85	85.7	77.1-91.4	6	5.9	2.5-13.5	10	8.4	4.4-15.4
Northeast NC I	168	133	79.9	71.9-86.1	13	8.4	4.5-15.0	22	11.7	7.3-18.4
Northeast NC II	97	82	87.8	79.7-93.0	4	4.2	1.5-11.2	11	7.9	4.1-14.8
Northeastern Partnership	265	215	83.6	78.1-87.9	17	6.4	3.8-10.7	33	10.0	6.8-14.5
Mountain AHEC	32	26	86.9	71.6-94.6	1	2.8	0.4-17.6	5	10.3	3.9-24.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	660	551	84.9	79.9-88.8	33	4.9	2.9- 8.1	76	10.2	7.0-14.7
Piedmont	539	463	86.6	82.1-90.0	15	2.7	1.4- 5.2	61	10.7	7.6-14.9
Western NC	46	38	90.9	79.8-96.2	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	7	7.5	3.0-17.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,245

1,052

86.0

82.8-88.6

3.6

2.4- 5.4

144

10.5

8.1-13.3

GENDER

Female

1,245

1,052

86.0

82.8-88.6

3.6

2.4- 5.4

144

10.5

8.1-13.3

RACE

African American

1,245

1,052

86.0

82.8-88.6

3.6

2.4- 5.4

144

10.5

8.1-13.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

92.3

67.7-98.6

0.0

. - .

7.7

1.4-32.3

-English Speaking

92.3

67.7-98.6

0.0

. - .

7.7

1.4-32.3

Non-Hispanic

1,232

1,041

85.9

82.8-88.6

3.6

2.4- 5.4

142

10.5

8.1-13.4

AGE

18-24

90.6

81.0-95.6

1.3

0.4- 4.0

8.2

3.5-17.9

25-34

198

177

92.0

83.9-96.2

1.1

0.5- 2.7

6.9

2.9-15.3

35-44

259

234

87.2

79.0-92.6

5.8

2.4-13.4

7.0

3.4-13.6

45-54

256

227

91.3

86.1-94.7

2.8

1.2- 6.4

5.9

3.2-10.6

55-64

182

157

85.1

73.3-92.2

3.9

1.3-10.8

11.0

4.8-23.2

65-74

147

105

73.8

62.8-82.5

3.3

1.6- 6.7

22.9

14.7-34.0

75+

103

64.4

50.5-76.3

8.7

3.3-20.9

26.9

16.8-40.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

286

206

74.4

66.6-80.9

6.6

3.5-12.2

19.0

13.5-26.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

422

352

83.4

77.1-88.2

4.4

2.4- 7.9

12.3

8.1-18.2

Some Post-H.S.

298

266

89.7

82.2-94.3

2.8

0.9- 8.2

7.5

3.7-14.5

College Graduate

236

226

96.8

93.4-98.5

0.3

0.0- 1.9

2.9

1.3- 6.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

215

75.7

66.5-83.0

5.5

3.2- 9.3

18.9

12.0-28.4

$15,000- 24,999

282

236

83.8

75.6-89.7

5.9

2.8-11.9

10.3

5.7-17.8

$25,000- 34,999

161

144

89.1

79.3-94.6

2.0

0.5- 7.5

8.9

3.9-18.8

$35,000- 49,999

113

106

95.2

84.2-98.7

3.8

0.8-16.7

1.0

0.3- 2.7

$50,000-74,999

98.0

91.1-99.6

0.0

. - .

2.0

0.4- 8.9

$75,000+

92.4

76.5-97.8

4.1

0.6-23.8

3.6

0.8-14.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

86.1

62.2-95.9

4.9

0.7-28.7

9.0

2.0-32.1

Guilford

88.3

76.5-94.6

2.1

0.5- 8.3

9.6

4.0-21.6

Mecklenburg

89.2

77.7-95.2

0.7

0.1- 5.0

10.1

4.3-21.7

Orange

81.0

62.5-91.6

10.7

3.4-28.9

8.3

2.5-24.3

Wake

83.2

67.5-92.1

5.8

1.3-22.7

11.0

4.5-24.8

Chatham/Lee

81.4

65.5-91.0

0.0

. - .

18.6

9.0-34.5

Nash/Wilson

92.2

83.1-96.6

0.0

. - .

7.8

3.4-16.9

Craven/Pamlico

70.7

47.9-86.3

5.2

1.1-20.5

24.2

9.7-48.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

95.6

69.5-99.5

0.0

. - .

4.4

0.5-30.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

85.4

40.0-98.1

0.0

. - .

14.6

1.9-60.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

87.1

77.5-93.0

3.2

0.7-13.5

9.7

5.0-17.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

85.3

41.6-97.9

0.0

. - .

14.7

2.1-58.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

77.0

64.8-86.0

4.9

1.8-12.8

18.0

10.0-30.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

85.7

77.1-91.4

5.9

2.5-13.5

8.4

4.4-15.4

Northeast NC I

168

133

79.9

71.9-86.1

8.4

4.5-15.0

11.7

7.3-18.4

Northeast NC II

87.8

79.7-93.0

4.2

1.5-11.2

7.9

4.1-14.8

Northeastern Partnership

265

215

83.6

78.1-87.9

6.4

3.8-10.7

10.0

6.8-14.5

Mountain AHEC

86.9

71.6-94.6

2.8

0.4-17.6

10.3

3.9-24.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

660

551

84.9

79.9-88.8

4.9

2.9- 8.1

10.2

7.0-14.7

Piedmont

539

463

86.6

82.1-90.0

2.7

1.4- 5.2

10.7

7.6-14.9

Western NC

90.9

79.8-96.2

1.6

0.2-10.9

7.5

3.0-17.6

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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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