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	9,310	6,650	70.8	69.2-72.3	687	7.4	6.5- 8.4	1,973	21.8	20.5-23.2
GENDER
Male	3,408	2,399	69.5	67.0-72.0	284	8.1	6.8- 9.7	725	22.3	20.1-24.7
Female	5,902	4,251	71.9	70.1-73.7	403	6.7	5.7- 7.9	1,248	21.4	19.8-23.1
RACE
White	6,850	5,150	75.5	73.9-77.1	439	6.1	5.2- 7.1	1,261	18.4	17.0-19.9
African American	1,832	1,179	66.4	62.8-69.7	190	10.5	8.2-13.3	463	23.2	20.3-26.2
Asian	47	28	56.0	33.7-76.1	8	27.7	11.2-53.9	11	16.3	7.2-33.0
Native American	226	145	61.6	49.6-72.3	22	11.7	6.8-19.3	59	26.7	17.5-38.6
Other Minorities	321	128	33.1	25.9-41.1	25	9.1	4.9-16.2	168	57.9	49.4-65.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	333	136	30.3	23.4-38.2	28	9.5	5.3-16.6	169	60.2	51.7-68.1
-English Speaking	134	85	52.0	37.4-66.2	11	6.8	2.4-17.3	38	41.2	27.3-56.7
-Spanish Speaking	199	51	22.7	15.4-32.2	17	10.5	5.2-19.9	131	66.8	56.3-75.8
Non-Hispanic	8,967	6,507	73.4	71.9-74.9	658	7.3	6.4- 8.2	1,802	19.3	18.1-20.6
AGE
18-24	568	380	70.0	63.9-75.4	51	8.6	5.6-13.1	137	21.4	16.8-26.9
25-34	1,398	958	64.8	60.8-68.7	103	8.7	6.5-11.6	337	26.4	22.9-30.3
35-44	1,767	1,305	73.4	70.0-76.5	119	6.1	4.5- 8.2	343	20.5	17.8-23.6
45-54	1,828	1,405	75.9	72.6-78.9	109	6.0	4.6- 8.0	314	18.0	15.3-21.2
55-64	1,515	1,164	76.0	72.5-79.2	101	6.5	4.8- 8.9	250	17.4	14.6-20.7
65-74	1,255	871	71.1	67.3-74.6	97	7.7	5.7-10.2	287	21.2	18.2-24.7
75+	918	521	58.2	53.5-62.7	104	9.7	7.4-12.6	293	32.1	27.9-36.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,569	809	47.7	43.6-51.9	179	11.2	8.8-14.2	581	41.0	36.9-45.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,785	1,893	66.9	63.9-69.8	239	8.6	6.9-10.5	653	24.6	21.9-27.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,323	1,787	77.6	74.8-80.2	147	6.0	4.5- 7.9	389	16.4	14.2-18.8
College Graduate	2,608	2,150	82.5	80.1-84.6	119	5.1	3.9- 6.8	339	12.4	10.7-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,092	665	57.2	52.0-62.2	115	11.4	8.5-15.2	312	31.4	26.7-36.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,713	1,119	63.8	59.9-67.6	153	7.9	6.1-10.2	441	28.3	24.8-32.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,028	737	68.5	63.5-73.1	76	8.4	6.0-11.7	215	23.1	18.9-27.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,230	967	75.4	71.6-78.9	65	6.2	4.4- 8.7	198	18.3	15.3-21.9
$50,000-74,999	1,004	794	79.7	75.7-83.2	55	6.5	4.2- 9.9	155	13.8	11.2-16.9
$75,000+	1,147	956	81.1	77.0-84.6	58	5.5	3.4- 8.6	133	13.4	10.6-17.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	343	73.1	67.7-77.9	28	6.5	4.2- 9.8	79	20.4	16.0-25.6
Guilford	442	329	76.3	71.5-80.6	29	5.7	3.7- 8.8	84	18.0	14.3-22.4
Mecklenburg	443	331	69.4	63.3-74.9	24	6.8	3.8-11.8	88	23.8	18.9-29.4
Orange	450	333	67.9	59.7-75.1	28	5.4	3.6- 8.0	89	26.7	19.6-35.3
Wake	446	328	70.1	64.2-75.3	28	8.4	5.4-12.9	90	21.5	16.9-27.0
Chatham/Lee	393	273	65.8	58.9-72.1	35	11.3	6.7-18.6	85	22.9	18.0-28.5
Nash/Wilson	371	267	71.4	65.7-76.5	29	7.5	5.1-11.1	75	21.0	16.5-26.4
Craven/Pamlico	446	322	71.5	65.8-76.5	36	9.3	6.3-13.6	88	19.2	15.0-24.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	429	289	68.2	62.7-73.3	40	8.0	5.7-11.1	100	23.8	19.2-29.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	319	70.3	64.4-75.6	25	4.7	3.0- 7.3	109	25.0	20.1-30.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	332	70.5	63.7-76.4	38	7.5	5.2-10.8	101	22.0	16.8-28.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	319	71.4	60.4-80.4	20	4.2	2.4- 7.2	84	24.4	15.5-36.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	320	67.7	62.5-72.4	41	8.3	5.9-11.7	108	24.0	19.8-28.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	284	69.2	63.4-74.5	40	9.2	6.3-13.2	87	21.6	17.1-26.9
Northeast NC I	452	286	65.5	59.7-70.9	52	11.7	8.6-15.7	114	22.8	18.5-27.9
Northeast NC II	506	342	65.5	60.0-70.6	45	11.7	8.1-16.8	119	22.8	18.6-27.6
Northeastern Partnership	958	628	65.5	61.4-69.4	97	11.7	9.0-15.1	233	22.8	19.6-26.3
Mountain AHEC	1,294	971	74.1	70.4-77.6	72	5.0	3.7- 6.7	251	20.9	17.7-24.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,258	2,259	70.4	67.7-73.0	281	8.2	6.6-10.0	718	21.4	19.2-23.9
Piedmont	3,994	2,893	71.0	68.8-73.1	283	7.4	6.2- 8.8	818	21.7	19.8-23.7
Western NC	2,058	1,498	70.7	67.3-73.9	123	5.9	4.4- 7.8	437	23.4	20.4-26.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,310

6,650

70.8

69.2-72.3

687

7.4

6.5- 8.4

1,973

21.8

20.5-23.2

GENDER

Male

3,408

2,399

69.5

67.0-72.0

284

8.1

6.8- 9.7

725

22.3

20.1-24.7

Female

5,902

4,251

71.9

70.1-73.7

403

6.7

5.7- 7.9

1,248

21.4

19.8-23.1

RACE

White

6,850

5,150

75.5

73.9-77.1

439

6.1

5.2- 7.1

1,261

18.4

17.0-19.9

African American

1,832

1,179

66.4

62.8-69.7

190

10.5

8.2-13.3

463

23.2

20.3-26.2

Asian

56.0

33.7-76.1

27.7

11.2-53.9

16.3

7.2-33.0

Native American

226

145

61.6

49.6-72.3

11.7

6.8-19.3

26.7

17.5-38.6

Other Minorities

321

128

33.1

25.9-41.1

9.1

4.9-16.2

168

57.9

49.4-65.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

333

136

30.3

23.4-38.2

9.5

5.3-16.6

169

60.2

51.7-68.1

-English Speaking

134

52.0

37.4-66.2

6.8

2.4-17.3

41.2

27.3-56.7

-Spanish Speaking

199

22.7

15.4-32.2

10.5

5.2-19.9

131

66.8

56.3-75.8

Non-Hispanic

8,967

6,507

73.4

71.9-74.9

658

7.3

6.4- 8.2

1,802

19.3

18.1-20.6

AGE

18-24

568

380

70.0

63.9-75.4

8.6

5.6-13.1

137

21.4

16.8-26.9

25-34

1,398

958

64.8

60.8-68.7

103

8.7

6.5-11.6

337

26.4

22.9-30.3

35-44

1,767

1,305

73.4

70.0-76.5

119

6.1

4.5- 8.2

343

20.5

17.8-23.6

45-54

1,828

1,405

75.9

72.6-78.9

109

6.0

4.6- 8.0

314

18.0

15.3-21.2

55-64

1,515

1,164

76.0

72.5-79.2

101

6.5

4.8- 8.9

250

17.4

14.6-20.7

65-74

1,255

871

71.1

67.3-74.6

7.7

5.7-10.2

287

21.2

18.2-24.7

75+

918

521

58.2

53.5-62.7

104

9.7

7.4-12.6

293

32.1

27.9-36.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,569

809

47.7

43.6-51.9

179

11.2

8.8-14.2

581

41.0

36.9-45.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,785

1,893

66.9

63.9-69.8

239

8.6

6.9-10.5

653

24.6

21.9-27.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,323

1,787

77.6

74.8-80.2

147

6.0

4.5- 7.9

389

16.4

14.2-18.8

College Graduate

2,608

2,150

82.5

80.1-84.6

119

5.1

3.9- 6.8

339

12.4

10.7-14.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,092

665

57.2

52.0-62.2

115

11.4

8.5-15.2

312

31.4

26.7-36.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,713

1,119

63.8

59.9-67.6

153

7.9

6.1-10.2

441

28.3

24.8-32.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,028

737

68.5

63.5-73.1

8.4

6.0-11.7

215

23.1

18.9-27.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,230

967

75.4

71.6-78.9

6.2

4.4- 8.7

198

18.3

15.3-21.9

$50,000-74,999

1,004

794

79.7

75.7-83.2

6.5

4.2- 9.9

155

13.8

11.2-16.9

$75,000+

1,147

956

81.1

77.0-84.6

5.5

3.4- 8.6

133

13.4

10.6-17.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

343

73.1

67.7-77.9

6.5

4.2- 9.8

20.4

16.0-25.6

Guilford

442

329

76.3

71.5-80.6

5.7

3.7- 8.8

18.0

14.3-22.4

Mecklenburg

443

331

69.4

63.3-74.9

6.8

3.8-11.8

23.8

18.9-29.4

Orange

450

333

67.9

59.7-75.1

5.4

3.6- 8.0

26.7

19.6-35.3

Wake

446

328

70.1

64.2-75.3

8.4

5.4-12.9

21.5

16.9-27.0

Chatham/Lee

393

273

65.8

58.9-72.1

11.3

6.7-18.6

22.9

18.0-28.5

Nash/Wilson

371

267

71.4

65.7-76.5

7.5

5.1-11.1

21.0

16.5-26.4

Craven/Pamlico

446

322

71.5

65.8-76.5

9.3

6.3-13.6

19.2

15.0-24.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

429

289

68.2

62.7-73.3

8.0

5.7-11.1

100

23.8

19.2-29.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

319

70.3

64.4-75.6

4.7

3.0- 7.3

109

25.0

20.1-30.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

332

70.5

63.7-76.4

7.5

5.2-10.8

101

22.0

16.8-28.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

319

71.4

60.4-80.4

4.2

2.4- 7.2

24.4

15.5-36.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

320

67.7

62.5-72.4

8.3

5.9-11.7

108

24.0

19.8-28.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

284

69.2

63.4-74.5

9.2

6.3-13.2

21.6

17.1-26.9

Northeast NC I

452

286

65.5

59.7-70.9

11.7

8.6-15.7

114

22.8

18.5-27.9

Northeast NC II

506

342

65.5

60.0-70.6

11.7

8.1-16.8

119

22.8

18.6-27.6

Northeastern Partnership

958

628

65.5

61.4-69.4

11.7

9.0-15.1

233

22.8

19.6-26.3

Mountain AHEC

1,294

971

74.1

70.4-77.6

5.0

3.7- 6.7

251

20.9

17.7-24.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,258

2,259

70.4

67.7-73.0

281

8.2

6.6-10.0

718

21.4

19.2-23.9

Piedmont

3,994

2,893

71.0

68.8-73.1

283

7.4

6.2- 8.8

818

21.7

19.8-23.7

Western NC

2,058

1,498

70.7

67.3-73.9

123

5.9

4.4- 7.8

437

23.4

20.4-26.7

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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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