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	9,307	6,586	68.2	66.6-69.8	838	9.8	8.8-10.9	1,883	22.0	20.6-23.4
GENDER
Male	3,409	2,282	65.1	62.4-67.6	382	11.7	10.1-13.6	745	23.2	21.0-25.6
Female	5,898	4,304	71.2	69.3-73.0	456	8.0	7.0- 9.2	1,138	20.8	19.2-22.6
RACE
White	6,850	5,042	72.1	70.3-73.8	586	9.3	8.2-10.5	1,222	18.7	17.2-20.3
African American	1,830	1,239	66.4	62.8-69.9	183	10.3	8.1-12.9	408	23.3	20.3-26.6
Asian	47	26	56.2	34.0-76.2	10	27.4	11.1-53.3	11	16.4	7.2-33.1
Native American	226	139	57.5	45.3-68.8	26	17.5	10.2-28.4	61	24.9	16.1-36.5
Other Minorities	320	123	34.8	27.3-43.3	29	9.5	5.5-15.9	168	55.6	47.1-63.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	332	135	34.3	26.7-42.8	26	8.5	4.7-15.0	171	57.2	48.6-65.4
-English Speaking	134	78	53.1	38.6-67.2	13	10.6	4.3-23.8	43	36.2	23.4-51.3
-Spanish Speaking	198	57	27.7	19.4-38.0	13	7.7	3.5-16.1	128	64.5	54.0-73.8
Non-Hispanic	8,965	6,444	70.4	68.9-72.0	811	9.9	8.9-11.0	1,710	19.7	18.4-21.0
AGE
18-24	567	333	62.1	55.8-68.0	75	11.6	8.3-15.8	159	26.4	21.2-32.4
25-34	1,398	895	60.0	55.8-63.9	131	11.8	9.1-15.2	372	28.3	24.7-32.1
35-44	1,766	1,246	69.5	66.1-72.7	187	10.4	8.4-12.7	333	20.1	17.4-23.2
45-54	1,826	1,434	75.4	71.9-78.6	134	8.0	6.1-10.4	258	16.6	13.9-19.8
55-64	1,516	1,172	75.7	72.2-78.9	96	5.7	4.2- 7.5	248	18.7	15.7-22.0
65-74	1,255	915	74.4	70.7-77.7	111	8.6	6.6-11.1	229	17.0	14.2-20.3
75+	918	549	59.6	54.9-64.1	99	12.6	9.6-16.3	270	27.8	23.9-32.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,567	864	50.3	46.1-54.5	168	11.4	9.1-14.3	535	38.3	34.2-42.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,784	1,893	65.0	61.9-67.9	292	12.2	10.1-14.6	599	22.9	20.4-25.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,323	1,748	73.5	70.4-76.4	200	8.9	7.2-10.9	375	17.6	15.0-20.4
College Graduate	2,608	2,068	77.7	75.2-80.1	176	7.1	5.7- 8.9	364	15.1	13.2-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,092	680	56.0	50.8-61.0	117	12.0	9.0-15.7	295	32.1	27.3-37.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,712	1,102	60.4	56.4-64.3	198	13.2	10.6-16.1	412	26.4	23.0-30.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,028	746	65.1	59.9-70.0	79	10.7	7.7-14.7	203	24.2	19.8-29.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,230	928	71.6	67.5-75.4	106	9.2	6.9-12.1	196	19.2	16.0-22.9
$50,000-74,999	1,004	771	75.5	70.6-79.8	75	7.7	5.3-11.1	158	16.8	13.1-21.4
$75,000+	1,147	925	77.7	73.6-81.2	92	9.0	6.5-12.5	130	13.3	10.7-16.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	449	334	73.1	67.8-77.8	35	8.3	5.7-11.9	80	18.6	14.6-23.5
Guilford	443	327	73.2	67.8-78.1	46	11.2	7.7-15.8	70	15.6	12.0-20.1
Mecklenburg	442	311	65.1	59.0-70.8	32	6.9	4.7- 9.9	99	28.0	22.6-34.2
Orange	450	322	62.2	53.9-69.9	40	14.7	8.4-24.4	88	23.1	17.2-30.3
Wake	446	308	64.2	58.2-69.7	45	11.9	8.4-16.6	93	23.9	19.0-29.7
Chatham/Lee	393	268	65.4	59.0-71.3	35	9.0	5.8-13.7	90	25.6	20.5-31.5
Nash/Wilson	371	279	73.4	67.7-78.4	35	9.4	6.6-13.2	57	17.2	13.0-22.5
Craven/Pamlico	446	307	67.4	61.6-72.6	47	10.3	7.2-14.4	92	22.4	17.8-27.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	429	298	68.6	63.0-73.7	43	8.7	6.3-11.9	88	22.7	18.1-28.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	303	63.9	57.1-70.2	44	13.3	8.4-20.6	106	22.8	18.3-28.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	350	73.1	66.5-78.9	34	8.0	5.1-12.2	87	18.9	14.2-24.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	292	62.4	52.6-71.3	39	11.1	7.4-16.3	92	26.5	17.6-37.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	326	67.7	62.4-72.6	40	9.5	6.6-13.5	103	22.8	18.6-27.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	294	67.6	61.4-73.1	40	11.9	8.3-16.9	77	20.5	16.0-25.8
Northeast NC I	452	306	69.6	64.0-74.6	53	10.8	8.0-14.5	93	19.6	15.5-24.5
Northeast NC II	505	362	70.0	64.7-74.8	38	8.2	5.4-12.2	105	21.8	17.6-26.7
Northeastern Partnership	957	668	69.9	65.9-73.5	91	9.1	7.0-11.9	198	21.0	17.9-24.6
Mountain AHEC	1,293	936	71.8	68.0-75.4	111	9.1	7.1-11.6	246	19.0	16.0-22.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,256	2,312	70.6	67.8-73.2	293	8.1	6.7- 9.7	651	21.3	19.0-23.9
Piedmont	3,994	2,820	67.1	64.8-69.3	358	10.4	9.0-12.1	816	22.4	20.5-24.5
Western NC	2,057	1,454	67.8	64.3-71.1	187	10.8	8.6-13.4	416	21.5	18.6-24.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,307

6,586

68.2

66.6-69.8

838

9.8

8.8-10.9

1,883

22.0

20.6-23.4

GENDER

Male

3,409

2,282

65.1

62.4-67.6

382

11.7

10.1-13.6

745

23.2

21.0-25.6

Female

5,898

4,304

71.2

69.3-73.0

456

8.0

7.0- 9.2

1,138

20.8

19.2-22.6

RACE

White

6,850

5,042

72.1

70.3-73.8

586

9.3

8.2-10.5

1,222

18.7

17.2-20.3

African American

1,830

1,239

66.4

62.8-69.9

183

10.3

8.1-12.9

408

23.3

20.3-26.6

Asian

56.2

34.0-76.2

27.4

11.1-53.3

16.4

7.2-33.1

Native American

226

139

57.5

45.3-68.8

17.5

10.2-28.4

24.9

16.1-36.5

Other Minorities

320

123

34.8

27.3-43.3

9.5

5.5-15.9

168

55.6

47.1-63.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

332

135

34.3

26.7-42.8

8.5

4.7-15.0

171

57.2

48.6-65.4

-English Speaking

134

53.1

38.6-67.2

10.6

4.3-23.8

36.2

23.4-51.3

-Spanish Speaking

198

27.7

19.4-38.0

7.7

3.5-16.1

128

64.5

54.0-73.8

Non-Hispanic

8,965

6,444

70.4

68.9-72.0

811

9.9

8.9-11.0

1,710

19.7

18.4-21.0

AGE

18-24

567

333

62.1

55.8-68.0

11.6

8.3-15.8

159

26.4

21.2-32.4

25-34

1,398

895

60.0

55.8-63.9

131

11.8

9.1-15.2

372

28.3

24.7-32.1

35-44

1,766

1,246

69.5

66.1-72.7

187

10.4

8.4-12.7

333

20.1

17.4-23.2

45-54

1,826

1,434

75.4

71.9-78.6

134

8.0

6.1-10.4

258

16.6

13.9-19.8

55-64

1,516

1,172

75.7

72.2-78.9

5.7

4.2- 7.5

248

18.7

15.7-22.0

65-74

1,255

915

74.4

70.7-77.7

111

8.6

6.6-11.1

229

17.0

14.2-20.3

75+

918

549

59.6

54.9-64.1

12.6

9.6-16.3

270

27.8

23.9-32.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,567

864

50.3

46.1-54.5

168

11.4

9.1-14.3

535

38.3

34.2-42.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,784

1,893

65.0

61.9-67.9

292

12.2

10.1-14.6

599

22.9

20.4-25.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,323

1,748

73.5

70.4-76.4

200

8.9

7.2-10.9

375

17.6

15.0-20.4

College Graduate

2,608

2,068

77.7

75.2-80.1

176

7.1

5.7- 8.9

364

15.1

13.2-17.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,092

680

56.0

50.8-61.0

117

12.0

9.0-15.7

295

32.1

27.3-37.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,712

1,102

60.4

56.4-64.3

198

13.2

10.6-16.1

412

26.4

23.0-30.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,028

746

65.1

59.9-70.0

10.7

7.7-14.7

203

24.2

19.8-29.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,230

928

71.6

67.5-75.4

106

9.2

6.9-12.1

196

19.2

16.0-22.9

$50,000-74,999

1,004

771

75.5

70.6-79.8

7.7

5.3-11.1

158

16.8

13.1-21.4

$75,000+

1,147

925

77.7

73.6-81.2

9.0

6.5-12.5

130

13.3

10.7-16.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

449

334

73.1

67.8-77.8

8.3

5.7-11.9

18.6

14.6-23.5

Guilford

443

327

73.2

67.8-78.1

11.2

7.7-15.8

15.6

12.0-20.1

Mecklenburg

442

311

65.1

59.0-70.8

6.9

4.7- 9.9

28.0

22.6-34.2

Orange

450

322

62.2

53.9-69.9

14.7

8.4-24.4

23.1

17.2-30.3

Wake

446

308

64.2

58.2-69.7

11.9

8.4-16.6

23.9

19.0-29.7

Chatham/Lee

393

268

65.4

59.0-71.3

9.0

5.8-13.7

25.6

20.5-31.5

Nash/Wilson

371

279

73.4

67.7-78.4

9.4

6.6-13.2

17.2

13.0-22.5

Craven/Pamlico

446

307

67.4

61.6-72.6

10.3

7.2-14.4

22.4

17.8-27.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

429

298

68.6

63.0-73.7

8.7

6.3-11.9

22.7

18.1-28.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

303

63.9

57.1-70.2

13.3

8.4-20.6

106

22.8

18.3-28.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

350

73.1

66.5-78.9

8.0

5.1-12.2

18.9

14.2-24.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

292

62.4

52.6-71.3

11.1

7.4-16.3

26.5

17.6-37.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

326

67.7

62.4-72.6

9.5

6.6-13.5

103

22.8

18.6-27.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

294

67.6

61.4-73.1

11.9

8.3-16.9

20.5

16.0-25.8

Northeast NC I

452

306

69.6

64.0-74.6

10.8

8.0-14.5

19.6

15.5-24.5

Northeast NC II

505

362

70.0

64.7-74.8

8.2

5.4-12.2

105

21.8

17.6-26.7

Northeastern Partnership

957

668

69.9

65.9-73.5

9.1

7.0-11.9

198

21.0

17.9-24.6

Mountain AHEC

1,293

936

71.8

68.0-75.4

111

9.1

7.1-11.6

246

19.0

16.0-22.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,256

2,312

70.6

67.8-73.2

293

8.1

6.7- 9.7

651

21.3

19.0-23.9

Piedmont

3,994

2,820

67.1

64.8-69.3

358

10.4

9.0-12.1

816

22.4

20.5-24.5

Western NC

2,057

1,454

67.8

64.3-71.1

187

10.8

8.6-13.4

416

21.5

18.6-24.6

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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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