BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Knew all stroke symptoms*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,431	1,740	16.9	15.8-18.1	7,691	83.1	81.9-84.2
GENDER
Male	3,468	627	16.0	14.3-17.9	2,841	84.0	82.1-85.7
Female	5,963	1,113	17.8	16.4-19.3	4,850	82.2	80.7-83.6
RACE
White	6,923	1,482	20.0	18.6-21.4	5,441	80.0	78.6-81.4
African American	1,868	193	9.8	7.9-12.1	1,675	90.2	87.9-92.1
Asian	51	10	17.8	6.2-41.2	41	82.2	58.8-93.8
Native American	230	27	7.9	3.9-15.3	203	92.1	84.7-96.1
Other Minorities	322	22	4.5	2.4- 8.1	300	95.5	91.9-97.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	335	32	4.7	2.7- 8.1	303	95.3	91.9-97.3
-English Speaking	137	24	9.8	5.3-17.5	113	90.2	82.5-94.7
-Spanish Speaking	198	8	2.9	1.1- 7.6	190	97.1	92.4-98.9
Non-Hispanic	9,086	1,702	17.7	16.5-18.9	7,384	82.3	81.1-83.5
AGE
18-24	579	74	12.6	8.9-17.5	505	87.4	82.5-91.1
25-34	1,415	239	14.0	11.7-16.7	1,176	86.0	83.3-88.3
35-44	1,787	383	20.0	17.5-22.7	1,404	80.0	77.3-82.5
45-54	1,842	410	20.5	17.9-23.4	1,432	79.5	76.6-82.1
55-64	1,535	310	20.1	17.4-23.2	1,225	79.9	76.8-82.6
65-74	1,273	216	17.5	14.6-20.7	1,057	82.5	79.3-85.4
75+	930	94	9.1	6.8-12.1	836	90.9	87.9-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,597	119	5.7	4.3- 7.6	1,478	94.3	92.4-95.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,829	365	11.9	10.3-13.8	2,464	88.1	86.2-89.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,347	473	18.5	16.1-21.2	1,874	81.5	78.8-83.9
College Graduate	2,630	781	27.8	25.4-30.3	1,849	72.2	69.7-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,104	114	8.1	6.2-10.5	990	91.9	89.5-93.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,728	220	12.1	9.9-14.8	1,508	87.9	85.2-90.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,039	191	14.5	11.7-17.8	848	85.5	82.2-88.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,241	283	20.2	17.1-23.7	958	79.8	76.3-82.9
$50,000-74,999	1,011	250	20.6	17.4-24.2	761	79.4	75.8-82.6
$75,000+	1,155	356	27.9	24.4-31.7	799	72.1	68.3-75.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	99	19.3	15.6-23.7	353	80.7	76.3-84.4
Guilford	444	97	20.7	16.8-25.3	347	79.3	74.7-83.2
Mecklenburg	447	92	17.5	13.5-22.3	355	82.5	77.7-86.5
Orange	451	132	24.9	19.6-31.0	319	75.1	69.0-80.4
Wake	451	103	22.4	18.1-27.4	348	77.6	72.6-81.9
Chatham/Lee	400	60	11.6	8.8-15.3	340	88.4	84.7-91.2
Nash/Wilson	378	69	15.3	11.8-19.6	309	84.7	80.4-88.2
Craven/Pamlico	454	83	17.2	13.6-21.6	371	82.8	78.4-86.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	76	21.0	15.7-27.5	361	79.0	72.5-84.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	75	13.8	10.7-17.6	381	86.2	82.4-89.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	89	14.9	11.3-19.5	390	85.1	80.5-88.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	77	17.9	13.3-23.7	348	82.1	76.3-86.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	62	11.6	8.7-15.3	414	88.4	84.7-91.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	59	12.5	9.5-16.4	360	87.5	83.6-90.5
Northeast NC I	459	74	15.3	11.9-19.4	385	84.7	80.6-88.1
Northeast NC II	514	91	16.7	13.4-20.5	423	83.3	79.5-86.6
Northeastern Partnership	973	165	16.2	13.7-19.0	808	83.8	81.0-86.3
Mountain AHEC	1,303	258	18.2	15.7-21.2	1,045	81.8	78.8-84.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,313	534	14.6	12.7-16.6	2,779	85.4	83.4-87.3
Piedmont	4,044	817	18.2	16.6-19.9	3,227	81.8	80.1-83.4
Western NC	2,074	389	16.8	14.7-19.2	1,685	83.2	80.8-85.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,431

1,740

16.9

15.8-18.1

7,691

83.1

81.9-84.2

GENDER

Male

3,468

627

16.0

14.3-17.9

2,841

84.0

82.1-85.7

Female

5,963

1,113

17.8

16.4-19.3

4,850

82.2

80.7-83.6

RACE

White

6,923

1,482

20.0

18.6-21.4

5,441

80.0

78.6-81.4

African American

1,868

193

9.8

7.9-12.1

1,675

90.2

87.9-92.1

Asian

17.8

6.2-41.2

82.2

58.8-93.8

Native American

230

7.9

3.9-15.3

203

92.1

84.7-96.1

Other Minorities

322

4.5

2.4- 8.1

300

95.5

91.9-97.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

335

4.7

2.7- 8.1

303

95.3

91.9-97.3

-English Speaking

137

9.8

5.3-17.5

113

90.2

82.5-94.7

-Spanish Speaking

198

2.9

1.1- 7.6

190

97.1

92.4-98.9

Non-Hispanic

9,086

1,702

17.7

16.5-18.9

7,384

82.3

81.1-83.5

AGE

18-24

579

12.6

8.9-17.5

505

87.4

82.5-91.1

25-34

1,415

239

14.0

11.7-16.7

1,176

86.0

83.3-88.3

35-44

1,787

383

20.0

17.5-22.7

1,404

80.0

77.3-82.5

45-54

1,842

410

20.5

17.9-23.4

1,432

79.5

76.6-82.1

55-64

1,535

310

20.1

17.4-23.2

1,225

79.9

76.8-82.6

65-74

1,273

216

17.5

14.6-20.7

1,057

82.5

79.3-85.4

75+

930

9.1

6.8-12.1

836

90.9

87.9-93.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,597

119

5.7

4.3- 7.6

1,478

94.3

92.4-95.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,829

365

11.9

10.3-13.8

2,464

88.1

86.2-89.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,347

473

18.5

16.1-21.2

1,874

81.5

78.8-83.9

College Graduate

2,630

781

27.8

25.4-30.3

1,849

72.2

69.7-74.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,104

114

8.1

6.2-10.5

990

91.9

89.5-93.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,728

220

12.1

9.9-14.8

1,508

87.9

85.2-90.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,039

191

14.5

11.7-17.8

848

85.5

82.2-88.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,241

283

20.2

17.1-23.7

958

79.8

76.3-82.9

$50,000-74,999

1,011

250

20.6

17.4-24.2

761

79.4

75.8-82.6

$75,000+

1,155

356

27.9

24.4-31.7

799

72.1

68.3-75.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

19.3

15.6-23.7

353

80.7

76.3-84.4

Guilford

444

20.7

16.8-25.3

347

79.3

74.7-83.2

Mecklenburg

447

17.5

13.5-22.3

355

82.5

77.7-86.5

Orange

451

132

24.9

19.6-31.0

319

75.1

69.0-80.4

Wake

451

103

22.4

18.1-27.4

348

77.6

72.6-81.9

Chatham/Lee

400

11.6

8.8-15.3

340

88.4

84.7-91.2

Nash/Wilson

378

15.3

11.8-19.6

309

84.7

80.4-88.2

Craven/Pamlico

454

17.2

13.6-21.6

371

82.8

78.4-86.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

21.0

15.7-27.5

361

79.0

72.5-84.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

13.8

10.7-17.6

381

86.2

82.4-89.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

14.9

11.3-19.5

390

85.1

80.5-88.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

17.9

13.3-23.7

348

82.1

76.3-86.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

11.6

8.7-15.3

414

88.4

84.7-91.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

12.5

9.5-16.4

360

87.5

83.6-90.5

Northeast NC I

459

15.3

11.9-19.4

385

84.7

80.6-88.1

Northeast NC II

514

16.7

13.4-20.5

423

83.3

79.5-86.6

Northeastern Partnership

973

165

16.2

13.7-19.0

808

83.8

81.0-86.3

Mountain AHEC

1,303

258

18.2

15.7-21.2

1,045

81.8

78.8-84.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,313

534

14.6

12.7-16.6

2,779

85.4

83.4-87.3

Piedmont

4,044

817

18.2

16.6-19.9

3,227

81.8

80.1-83.4

Western NC

2,074

389

16.8

14.7-19.2

1,685

83.2

80.8-85.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the all six stroke symptoms questions..

^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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