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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	1,245	866	68.7	64.5-72.7	115	8.2	6.3-10.8	264	23.0	19.4-27.1
GENDER
Female	1,245	866	68.7	64.5-72.7	115	8.2	6.3-10.8	264	23.0	19.4-27.1
RACE
African American	1,245	866	68.7	64.5-72.7	115	8.2	6.3-10.8	264	23.0	19.4-27.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	8	55.8	18.8-87.3	1	1.9	0.2-13.8	4	42.3	11.6-80.4
-English Speaking	13	8	55.8	18.8-87.3	1	1.9	0.2-13.8	4	42.3	11.6-80.4
Non-Hispanic	1,232	858	68.8	64.6-72.7	114	8.3	6.3-10.8	260	22.9	19.3-27.0
AGE
18-24	88	47	60.8	44.6-75.0	17	9.2	4.7-17.1	24	30.0	17.2-46.8
25-34	198	140	69.6	59.5-78.2	17	7.0	3.2-14.7	41	23.4	15.8-33.1
35-44	259	183	64.9	55.5-73.3	31	11.5	7.0-18.4	45	23.5	16.1-33.0
45-54	256	215	85.8	77.6-91.4	10	2.1	1.0- 4.4	31	12.1	6.8-20.5
55-64	182	132	71.3	60.2-80.3	14	7.6	3.6-15.0	36	21.1	13.0-32.4
65-74	147	88	61.4	49.4-72.2	15	6.4	3.3-12.0	44	32.2	22.1-44.3
75+	103	54	59.0	45.1-71.5	9	12.3	5.5-25.2	40	28.7	18.6-41.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	286	165	61.4	52.8-69.3	29	9.6	5.7-15.9	92	29.0	22.1-37.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	422	287	63.4	55.7-70.6	46	9.7	6.5-14.3	89	26.9	20.2-34.7
Some Post-H.S.	298	221	70.1	60.5-78.1	28	9.5	5.3-16.6	49	20.4	13.4-29.8
College Graduate	236	191	83.4	76.5-88.7	12	2.7	1.2- 6.1	33	13.8	9.0-20.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	175	60.6	51.6-68.9	31	12.3	7.1-20.3	63	27.2	20.1-35.7
$15,000- 24,999	282	193	63.9	54.4-72.5	36	12.1	7.5-18.8	53	24.0	16.5-33.6
$25,000- 34,999	161	118	68.3	55.9-78.6	10	4.8	1.9-11.7	33	26.8	17.0-39.6
$35,000- 49,999	113	91	72.5	57.7-83.6	7	2.5	1.0- 6.0	15	25.0	14.2-40.3
$50,000-74,999	64	55	78.1	59.1-89.8	0	0.0	. - .	9	21.9	10.2-40.9
$75,000+	53	41	85.5	71.7-93.2	5	7.2	2.4-20.1	7	7.3	2.6-18.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	12	69.8	38.4-89.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	30.2	10.5-61.6
Guilford	71	55	82.2	70.8-89.8	7	6.7	3.0-14.1	9	11.1	5.2-22.2
Mecklenburg	80	54	64.1	51.2-75.3	4	6.4	2.2-17.0	22	29.5	19.3-42.3
Orange	31	23	72.0	52.3-85.7	6	19.2	8.5-37.8	2	8.9	2.2-29.2
Wake	55	37	63.1	47.2-76.6	2	4.8	1.2-17.3	16	32.1	19.3-48.3
Chatham/Lee	53	33	66.7	51.3-79.2	6	10.6	4.3-24.0	14	22.6	12.5-37.4
Nash/Wilson	79	58	70.7	57.8-81.0	7	8.6	3.9-18.0	14	20.7	11.9-33.6
Craven/Pamlico	56	35	57.6	38.6-74.5	7	11.9	5.0-25.7	14	30.5	14.9-52.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	5	76.7	37.9-94.7	2	14.5	2.6-51.9	2	8.8	1.6-36.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	3	41.1	11.7-78.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	58.9	21.3-88.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	73	68.7	57.3-78.2	11	12.9	6.4-24.3	19	18.4	11.5-28.1
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	67	69.3	57.1-79.4	9	7.2	3.5-14.3	18	23.4	14.3-36.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	82	82.6	73.2-89.3	8	7.8	3.4-16.6	11	9.6	5.2-17.0
Northeast NC I	168	105	65.7	57.0-73.5	19	11.1	6.7-18.1	44	23.1	16.7-31.1
Northeast NC II	97	66	70.2	58.9-79.6	9	11.6	5.5-22.9	22	18.1	11.5-27.5
Northeastern Partnership	265	171	67.8	60.9-74.1	28	11.4	7.3-17.3	66	20.8	15.9-26.7
Mountain AHEC	32	24	72.8	50.1-87.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	27.2	12.3-49.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	660	463	71.3	65.2-76.7	63	8.8	6.0-12.8	134	19.9	15.2-25.6
Piedmont	539	372	67.4	61.5-72.8	51	8.1	5.5-11.8	116	24.5	19.5-30.3
Western NC	46	31	55.4	28.2-79.7	1	1.2	0.2- 8.5	14	43.4	19.1-71.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,245

866

68.7

64.5-72.7

115

8.2

6.3-10.8

264

23.0

19.4-27.1

GENDER

Female

1,245

866

68.7

64.5-72.7

115

8.2

6.3-10.8

264

23.0

19.4-27.1

RACE

African American

1,245

866

68.7

64.5-72.7

115

8.2

6.3-10.8

264

23.0

19.4-27.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

55.8

18.8-87.3

1.9

0.2-13.8

42.3

11.6-80.4

-English Speaking

55.8

18.8-87.3

1.9

0.2-13.8

42.3

11.6-80.4

Non-Hispanic

1,232

858

68.8

64.6-72.7

114

8.3

6.3-10.8

260

22.9

19.3-27.0

AGE

18-24

60.8

44.6-75.0

9.2

4.7-17.1

30.0

17.2-46.8

25-34

198

140

69.6

59.5-78.2

7.0

3.2-14.7

23.4

15.8-33.1

35-44

259

183

64.9

55.5-73.3

11.5

7.0-18.4

23.5

16.1-33.0

45-54

256

215

85.8

77.6-91.4

2.1

1.0- 4.4

12.1

6.8-20.5

55-64

182

132

71.3

60.2-80.3

7.6

3.6-15.0

21.1

13.0-32.4

65-74

147

61.4

49.4-72.2

6.4

3.3-12.0

32.2

22.1-44.3

75+

103

59.0

45.1-71.5

12.3

5.5-25.2

28.7

18.6-41.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

286

165

61.4

52.8-69.3

9.6

5.7-15.9

29.0

22.1-37.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

422

287

63.4

55.7-70.6

9.7

6.5-14.3

26.9

20.2-34.7

Some Post-H.S.

298

221

70.1

60.5-78.1

9.5

5.3-16.6

20.4

13.4-29.8

College Graduate

236

191

83.4

76.5-88.7

2.7

1.2- 6.1

13.8

9.0-20.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

175

60.6

51.6-68.9

12.3

7.1-20.3

27.2

20.1-35.7

$15,000- 24,999

282

193

63.9

54.4-72.5

12.1

7.5-18.8

24.0

16.5-33.6

$25,000- 34,999

161

118

68.3

55.9-78.6

4.8

1.9-11.7

26.8

17.0-39.6

$35,000- 49,999

113

72.5

57.7-83.6

2.5

1.0- 6.0

25.0

14.2-40.3

$50,000-74,999

78.1

59.1-89.8

0.0

. - .

21.9

10.2-40.9

$75,000+

85.5

71.7-93.2

7.2

2.4-20.1

7.3

2.6-18.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

69.8

38.4-89.5

0.0

. - .

30.2

10.5-61.6

Guilford

82.2

70.8-89.8

6.7

3.0-14.1

11.1

5.2-22.2

Mecklenburg

64.1

51.2-75.3

6.4

2.2-17.0

29.5

19.3-42.3

Orange

72.0

52.3-85.7

19.2

8.5-37.8

8.9

2.2-29.2

Wake

63.1

47.2-76.6

4.8

1.2-17.3

32.1

19.3-48.3

Chatham/Lee

66.7

51.3-79.2

10.6

4.3-24.0

22.6

12.5-37.4

Nash/Wilson

70.7

57.8-81.0

8.6

3.9-18.0

20.7

11.9-33.6

Craven/Pamlico

57.6

38.6-74.5

11.9

5.0-25.7

30.5

14.9-52.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

76.7

37.9-94.7

14.5

2.6-51.9

8.8

1.6-36.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

41.1

11.7-78.7

0.0

. - .

58.9

21.3-88.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

68.7

57.3-78.2

12.9

6.4-24.3

18.4

11.5-28.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

85.3

41.6-97.9

0.0

. - .

14.7

2.1-58.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

69.3

57.1-79.4

7.2

3.5-14.3

23.4

14.3-36.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

82.6

73.2-89.3

7.8

3.4-16.6

9.6

5.2-17.0

Northeast NC I

168

105

65.7

57.0-73.5

11.1

6.7-18.1

23.1

16.7-31.1

Northeast NC II

70.2

58.9-79.6

11.6

5.5-22.9

18.1

11.5-27.5

Northeastern Partnership

265

171

67.8

60.9-74.1

11.4

7.3-17.3

20.8

15.9-26.7

Mountain AHEC

72.8

50.1-87.7

0.0

. - .

27.2

12.3-49.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

660

463

71.3

65.2-76.7

8.8

6.0-12.8

134

19.9

15.2-25.6

Piedmont

539

372

67.4

61.5-72.8

8.1

5.5-11.8

116

24.5

19.5-30.3

Western NC

55.4

28.2-79.7

1.2

0.2- 8.5

43.4

19.1-71.3

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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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