BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side, are symptoms of a stroke?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	5,903	5,533	92.4	91.1-93.6	92	2.0	1.4- 2.8	278	5.6	4.7- 6.7
RACE
White	4,308	4,118	95.4	94.3-96.2	62	1.6	1.1- 2.3	128	3.0	2.4- 3.9
African American	1,248	1,155	92.7	90.0-94.7	22	1.9	1.0- 3.4	71	5.4	3.7- 7.9
Asian	23	21	80.0	46.3-94.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	20.0	5.1-53.7
Native American	146	134	91.4	81.5-96.3	2	0.9	0.2- 5.0	10	7.6	3.1-17.7
Other Minorities	161	91	51.9	39.7-63.8	5	7.9	2.3-24.3	65	40.2	29.0-52.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	166	101	49.1	36.9-61.4	4	8.3	2.3-25.8	61	42.6	30.8-55.3
-English Speaking	81	75	94.2	82.2-98.3	0	0.0	. - .	6	5.8	1.7-17.8
-Spanish Speaking	85	26	29.4	17.6-44.8	4	12.0	3.4-34.6	55	58.6	42.0-73.5
Non-Hispanic	5,730	5,427	94.6	93.6-95.4	87	1.6	1.2- 2.3	216	3.8	3.1- 4.6
AGE
18-24	356	324	90.2	84.3-94.0	5	0.9	0.3- 2.5	27	8.9	5.3-14.8
25-34	875	820	91.0	87.3-93.8	5	0.6	0.2- 2.4	50	8.3	5.7-12.0
35-44	1,089	1,055	94.6	90.5-97.0	8	2.3	0.7- 6.8	26	3.1	1.7- 5.8
45-54	1,150	1,110	95.6	93.1-97.2	15	1.6	0.8- 3.2	25	2.8	1.5- 5.1
55-64	938	906	96.2	93.5-97.8	8	1.4	0.5- 4.3	24	2.4	1.3- 4.2
65-74	802	745	93.8	91.0-95.8	20	2.4	1.1- 5.1	37	3.8	2.5- 5.7
75+	648	531	80.9	76.0-85.0	30	6.2	3.7-10.2	87	12.9	9.7-16.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	977	803	75.0	69.5-79.8	27	5.9	3.2-10.6	147	19.1	15.0-24.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,777	1,679	94.8	93.1-96.1	30	1.4	0.9- 2.3	68	3.8	2.7- 5.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,525	1,467	95.7	93.8-97.1	23	1.2	0.6- 2.3	35	3.0	1.9- 4.8
College Graduate	1,608	1,573	97.8	96.4-98.6	11	0.7	0.3- 1.8	24	1.5	0.9- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	796	722	87.1	82.3-90.7	15	2.0	1.0- 3.9	59	10.9	7.5-15.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,108	1,029	89.9	86.3-92.7	18	2.1	1.2- 3.9	61	7.9	5.5-11.4
$25,000- 34,999	665	633	91.9	85.9-95.4	9	0.8	0.3- 2.1	23	7.3	3.9-13.4
$35,000- 49,999	713	694	96.2	92.8-98.0	4	0.9	0.2- 4.4	15	2.9	1.4- 5.8
$50,000-74,999	572	554	97.7	95.4-98.9	9	1.4	0.5- 3.9	9	0.9	0.4- 2.0
$75,000+	649	642	98.4	96.2-99.4	3	0.5	0.1- 2.1	4	1.1	0.4- 3.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	272	257	93.8	89.6-96.4	5	2.0	0.8- 4.8	10	4.2	2.2- 8.1
Guilford	279	268	95.9	92.0-97.9	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	8	3.6	1.7- 7.5
Mecklenburg	277	267	95.9	91.8-98.0	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2	8	3.3	1.5- 7.4
Orange	281	268	93.7	87.8-96.9	6	2.7	0.9- 8.3	7	3.6	1.5- 8.1
Wake	276	252	88.4	81.7-92.9	5	1.5	0.6- 3.8	19	10.1	5.9-16.9
Chatham/Lee	244	224	87.4	79.5-92.6	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	19	12.3	7.2-20.3
Nash/Wilson	237	223	93.9	89.3-96.6	3	1.6	0.5- 5.0	11	4.5	2.3- 8.7
Craven/Pamlico	280	267	95.9	92.7-97.8	6	2.0	0.8- 4.6	7	2.1	0.9- 4.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	271	257	94.5	90.0-97.1	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7	12	5.1	2.6- 9.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	274	95.6	92.0-97.7	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	12	3.9	2.0- 7.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	298	279	92.5	87.7-95.5	7	2.5	1.1- 5.8	12	5.0	2.6- 9.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	262	247	93.9	89.4-96.6	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	12	5.3	2.8- 9.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	296	275	92.3	87.7-95.3	5	1.7	0.6- 4.3	16	6.0	3.3-10.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	288	263	91.3	86.4-94.5	5	2.1	0.6- 7.2	20	6.6	4.1-10.5
Northeast NC I	313	291	93.5	89.5-96.0	5	1.8	0.6- 4.9	17	4.8	2.7- 8.2
Northeast NC II	325	300	92.8	88.6-95.6	9	3.4	1.5- 7.7	16	3.7	2.2- 6.5
Northeastern Partnership	638	591	93.1	90.2-95.1	14	2.8	1.4- 5.4	33	4.1	2.8- 6.1
Mountain AHEC	806	764	95.0	92.8-96.6	10	1.0	0.5- 2.1	32	3.9	2.5- 6.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,122	1,975	93.5	91.3-95.2	42	2.8	1.5- 5.1	105	3.7	2.8- 4.8
Piedmont	2,493	2,334	91.0	89.0-92.7	39	1.9	1.2- 2.9	120	7.1	5.6- 9.0
Western NC	1,288	1,224	95.7	94.2-96.8	11	0.7	0.3- 1.4	53	3.6	2.6- 5.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,903

5,533

92.4

91.1-93.6

2.0

1.4- 2.8

278

5.6

4.7- 6.7

RACE

White

4,308

4,118

95.4

94.3-96.2

1.6

1.1- 2.3

128

3.0

2.4- 3.9

African American

1,248

1,155

92.7

90.0-94.7

1.9

1.0- 3.4

5.4

3.7- 7.9

Asian

80.0

46.3-94.9

0.0

. - .

20.0

5.1-53.7

Native American

146

134

91.4

81.5-96.3

0.9

0.2- 5.0

7.6

3.1-17.7

Other Minorities

161

51.9

39.7-63.8

7.9

2.3-24.3

40.2

29.0-52.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

166

101

49.1

36.9-61.4

8.3

2.3-25.8

42.6

30.8-55.3

-English Speaking

94.2

82.2-98.3

0.0

. - .

5.8

1.7-17.8

-Spanish Speaking

29.4

17.6-44.8

12.0

3.4-34.6

58.6

42.0-73.5

Non-Hispanic

5,730

5,427

94.6

93.6-95.4

1.6

1.2- 2.3

216

3.8

3.1- 4.6

AGE

18-24

356

324

90.2

84.3-94.0

0.9

0.3- 2.5

8.9

5.3-14.8

25-34

875

820

91.0

87.3-93.8

0.6

0.2- 2.4

8.3

5.7-12.0

35-44

1,089

1,055

94.6

90.5-97.0

2.3

0.7- 6.8

3.1

1.7- 5.8

45-54

1,150

1,110

95.6

93.1-97.2

1.6

0.8- 3.2

2.8

1.5- 5.1

55-64

938

906

96.2

93.5-97.8

1.4

0.5- 4.3

2.4

1.3- 4.2

65-74

802

745

93.8

91.0-95.8

2.4

1.1- 5.1

3.8

2.5- 5.7

75+

648

531

80.9

76.0-85.0

6.2

3.7-10.2

12.9

9.7-16.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

977

803

75.0

69.5-79.8

5.9

3.2-10.6

147

19.1

15.0-24.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,777

1,679

94.8

93.1-96.1

1.4

0.9- 2.3

3.8

2.7- 5.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,525

1,467

95.7

93.8-97.1

1.2

0.6- 2.3

3.0

1.9- 4.8

College Graduate

1,608

1,573

97.8

96.4-98.6

0.7

0.3- 1.8

1.5

0.9- 2.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

796

722

87.1

82.3-90.7

2.0

1.0- 3.9

10.9

7.5-15.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,108

1,029

89.9

86.3-92.7

2.1

1.2- 3.9

7.9

5.5-11.4

$25,000- 34,999

665

633

91.9

85.9-95.4

0.8

0.3- 2.1

7.3

3.9-13.4

$35,000- 49,999

713

694

96.2

92.8-98.0

0.9

0.2- 4.4

2.9

1.4- 5.8

$50,000-74,999

572

554

97.7

95.4-98.9

1.4

0.5- 3.9

0.9

0.4- 2.0

$75,000+

649

642

98.4

96.2-99.4

0.5

0.1- 2.1

1.1

0.4- 3.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

272

257

93.8

89.6-96.4

2.0

0.8- 4.8

4.2

2.2- 8.1

Guilford

279

268

95.9

92.0-97.9

0.5

0.2- 1.7

3.6

1.7- 7.5

Mecklenburg

277

267

95.9

91.8-98.0

0.8

0.2- 3.2

3.3

1.5- 7.4

Orange

281

268

93.7

87.8-96.9

2.7

0.9- 8.3

3.6

1.5- 8.1

Wake

276

252

88.4

81.7-92.9

1.5

0.6- 3.8

10.1

5.9-16.9

Chatham/Lee

244

224

87.4

79.5-92.6

0.3

0.0- 1.9

12.3

7.2-20.3

Nash/Wilson

237

223

93.9

89.3-96.6

1.6

0.5- 5.0

4.5

2.3- 8.7

Craven/Pamlico

280

267

95.9

92.7-97.8

2.0

0.8- 4.6

2.1

0.9- 4.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

271

257

94.5

90.0-97.1

0.4

0.1- 1.7

5.1

2.6- 9.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

274

95.6

92.0-97.7

0.4

0.1- 3.0

3.9

2.0- 7.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

298

279

92.5

87.7-95.5

2.5

1.1- 5.8

5.0

2.6- 9.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

262

247

93.9

89.4-96.6

0.7

0.2- 2.4

5.3

2.8- 9.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

296

275

92.3

87.7-95.3

1.7

0.6- 4.3

6.0

3.3-10.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

288

263

91.3

86.4-94.5

2.1

0.6- 7.2

6.6

4.1-10.5

Northeast NC I

313

291

93.5

89.5-96.0

1.8

0.6- 4.9

4.8

2.7- 8.2

Northeast NC II

325

300

92.8

88.6-95.6

3.4

1.5- 7.7

3.7

2.2- 6.5

Northeastern Partnership

638

591

93.1

90.2-95.1

2.8

1.4- 5.4

4.1

2.8- 6.1

Mountain AHEC

806

764

95.0

92.8-96.6

1.0

0.5- 2.1

3.9

2.5- 6.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,122

1,975

93.5

91.3-95.2

2.8

1.5- 5.1

105

3.7

2.8- 4.8

Piedmont

2,493

2,334

91.0

89.0-92.7

1.9

1.2- 2.9

120

7.1

5.6- 9.0

Western NC

1,288

1,224

95.7

94.2-96.8

0.7

0.3- 1.4

3.6

2.6- 5.1

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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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