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	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	4,308	3,286	76.7	74.7-78.5	244	5.5	4.5- 6.7	778	17.8	16.2-19.6
African American	1,247	787	64.1	59.8-68.2	133	10.0	7.4-13.4	327	25.9	22.3-29.8
Asian	23	13	59.2	31.4-82.2	3	18.6	4.8-50.7	7	22.2	8.2-47.6
Native American	146	89	61.5	48.2-73.2	12	8.9	4.0-18.8	45	29.6	19.5-42.3
Other Minorities	161	65	38.3	27.5-50.4	9	8.4	2.7-23.4	87	53.3	41.1-65.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	166	71	35.3	24.7-47.5	11	10.7	4.0-25.5	84	54.0	41.4-66.1
-English Speaking	81	54	70.4	53.2-83.3	5	4.0	1.3-11.6	22	25.6	13.6-43.0
-Spanish Speaking	85	17	20.0	10.3-35.4	6	13.6	4.6-34.1	62	66.4	48.9-80.3
Non-Hispanic	5,729	4,176	73.7	71.9-75.4	391	6.5	5.6- 7.6	1,162	19.8	18.3-21.4
AGE
18-24	356	227	67.7	60.1-74.5	35	9.9	5.9-16.4	94	22.4	16.8-29.1
25-34	875	611	68.0	63.2-72.4	59	7.3	5.1-10.4	205	24.7	20.7-29.2
35-44	1,089	810	74.0	69.6-78.0	64	5.2	3.1- 8.4	215	20.8	17.3-24.8
45-54	1,150	904	79.0	75.2-82.3	56	4.2	2.9- 6.1	190	16.8	13.7-20.5
55-64	938	742	78.8	74.3-82.7	61	6.2	4.1- 9.4	135	14.9	11.6-19.0
65-74	802	568	73.0	68.4-77.2	57	6.5	4.4- 9.6	177	20.5	16.8-24.7
75+	647	357	56.9	51.2-62.3	68	9.8	7.0-13.6	222	33.3	28.3-38.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	976	497	48.4	43.3-53.6	109	11.6	8.3-15.8	370	40.0	35.0-45.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,777	1,215	68.1	64.6-71.5	145	8.2	6.3-10.8	417	23.6	20.7-26.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,525	1,187	78.6	75.3-81.6	90	5.1	3.5- 7.3	248	16.3	13.7-19.2
College Graduate	1,608	1,346	83.9	81.1-86.4	57	3.6	2.5- 5.3	205	12.5	10.3-15.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	795	491	59.1	53.6-64.3	79	11.3	8.0-15.7	225	29.7	25.0-34.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,108	746	66.2	61.6-70.5	91	7.5	5.6-10.0	271	26.3	22.3-30.8
$25,000- 34,999	665	483	71.4	65.2-76.9	48	7.3	4.6-11.4	134	21.3	16.4-27.2
$35,000- 49,999	713	575	76.0	70.4-80.7	34	6.0	3.6- 9.7	104	18.1	13.8-23.2
$50,000-74,999	572	459	80.6	75.5-84.8	30	5.3	3.0- 9.2	83	14.1	10.7-18.5
$75,000+	649	552	85.8	81.8-89.0	24	3.4	2.0- 5.8	73	10.8	7.9-14.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	272	214	76.4	70.0-81.8	15	6.0	3.6-10.0	43	17.6	12.8-23.7
Guilford	279	210	77.3	71.4-82.3	18	5.1	3.1- 8.3	51	17.6	13.2-23.2
Mecklenburg	277	213	75.4	69.2-80.8	12	4.3	2.2- 8.2	52	20.2	15.4-26.2
Orange	281	219	74.4	64.1-82.6	11	2.8	1.5- 5.3	51	22.7	14.7-33.3
Wake	276	207	72.0	64.8-78.2	11	5.7	2.9-11.0	58	22.3	16.7-29.2
Chatham/Lee	244	179	72.3	64.7-78.8	13	4.0	2.2- 7.2	52	23.7	17.5-31.4
Nash/Wilson	236	171	70.3	63.0-76.6	16	7.7	4.5-12.9	49	22.0	16.4-28.9
Craven/Pamlico	280	204	71.9	64.7-78.1	20	7.5	4.7-11.8	56	20.6	14.9-27.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	271	187	68.9	62.0-75.1	19	6.0	3.6- 9.7	65	25.1	19.3-31.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	201	68.8	60.9-75.8	15	4.7	2.6- 8.4	71	26.4	20.0-34.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	298	205	68.4	61.4-74.7	25	8.9	5.7-13.7	68	22.7	17.2-29.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	262	195	75.0	68.7-80.5	12	3.8	2.1- 6.8	55	21.2	16.1-27.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	296	190	60.5	53.9-66.7	28	8.8	5.8-13.2	78	30.7	24.8-37.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	288	205	70.0	63.5-75.7	29	10.3	6.8-15.3	54	19.8	15.0-25.7
Northeast NC I	313	196	65.0	58.7-70.7	36	12.2	8.5-17.1	81	22.9	18.1-28.4
Northeast NC II	325	219	68.5	62.4-74.0	32	12.2	8.3-17.6	74	19.3	15.1-24.3
Northeastern Partnership	638	415	67.2	62.8-71.3	68	12.2	9.2-15.9	155	20.7	17.4-24.3
Mountain AHEC	806	609	76.1	72.1-79.7	46	5.6	3.9- 8.0	151	18.2	15.0-22.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,121	1,457	68.8	65.3-72.0	186	9.2	7.0-12.0	478	22.1	19.4-25.0
Piedmont	2,493	1,845	72.8	70.1-75.3	143	5.5	4.4- 7.0	505	21.7	19.4-24.2
Western NC	1,288	949	75.2	71.6-78.4	74	6.3	4.3- 9.1	265	18.6	15.9-21.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

4,308

3,286

76.7

74.7-78.5

244

5.5

4.5- 6.7

778

17.8

16.2-19.6

African American

1,247

787

64.1

59.8-68.2

133

10.0

7.4-13.4

327

25.9

22.3-29.8

Asian

59.2

31.4-82.2

18.6

4.8-50.7

22.2

8.2-47.6

Native American

146

61.5

48.2-73.2

8.9

4.0-18.8

29.6

19.5-42.3

Other Minorities

161

38.3

27.5-50.4

8.4

2.7-23.4

53.3

41.1-65.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

166

35.3

24.7-47.5

10.7

4.0-25.5

54.0

41.4-66.1

-English Speaking

70.4

53.2-83.3

4.0

1.3-11.6

25.6

13.6-43.0

-Spanish Speaking

20.0

10.3-35.4

13.6

4.6-34.1

66.4

48.9-80.3

Non-Hispanic

5,729

4,176

73.7

71.9-75.4

391

6.5

5.6- 7.6

1,162

19.8

18.3-21.4

AGE

18-24

356

227

67.7

60.1-74.5

9.9

5.9-16.4

22.4

16.8-29.1

25-34

875

611

68.0

63.2-72.4

7.3

5.1-10.4

205

24.7

20.7-29.2

35-44

1,089

810

74.0

69.6-78.0

5.2

3.1- 8.4

215

20.8

17.3-24.8

45-54

1,150

904

79.0

75.2-82.3

4.2

2.9- 6.1

190

16.8

13.7-20.5

55-64

938

742

78.8

74.3-82.7

6.2

4.1- 9.4

135

14.9

11.6-19.0

65-74

802

568

73.0

68.4-77.2

6.5

4.4- 9.6

177

20.5

16.8-24.7

75+

647

357

56.9

51.2-62.3

9.8

7.0-13.6

222

33.3

28.3-38.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

976

497

48.4

43.3-53.6

109

11.6

8.3-15.8

370

40.0

35.0-45.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,777

1,215

68.1

64.6-71.5

145

8.2

6.3-10.8

417

23.6

20.7-26.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,525

1,187

78.6

75.3-81.6

5.1

3.5- 7.3

248

16.3

13.7-19.2

College Graduate

1,608

1,346

83.9

81.1-86.4

3.6

2.5- 5.3

205

12.5

10.3-15.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

795

491

59.1

53.6-64.3

11.3

8.0-15.7

225

29.7

25.0-34.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,108

746

66.2

61.6-70.5

7.5

5.6-10.0

271

26.3

22.3-30.8

$25,000- 34,999

665

483

71.4

65.2-76.9

7.3

4.6-11.4

134

21.3

16.4-27.2

$35,000- 49,999

713

575

76.0

70.4-80.7

6.0

3.6- 9.7

104

18.1

13.8-23.2

$50,000-74,999

572

459

80.6

75.5-84.8

5.3

3.0- 9.2

14.1

10.7-18.5

$75,000+

649

552

85.8

81.8-89.0

3.4

2.0- 5.8

10.8

7.9-14.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

272

214

76.4

70.0-81.8

6.0

3.6-10.0

17.6

12.8-23.7

Guilford

279

210

77.3

71.4-82.3

5.1

3.1- 8.3

17.6

13.2-23.2

Mecklenburg

277

213

75.4

69.2-80.8

4.3

2.2- 8.2

20.2

15.4-26.2

Orange

281

219

74.4

64.1-82.6

2.8

1.5- 5.3

22.7

14.7-33.3

Wake

276

207

72.0

64.8-78.2

5.7

2.9-11.0

22.3

16.7-29.2

Chatham/Lee

244

179

72.3

64.7-78.8

4.0

2.2- 7.2

23.7

17.5-31.4

Nash/Wilson

236

171

70.3

63.0-76.6

7.7

4.5-12.9

22.0

16.4-28.9

Craven/Pamlico

280

204

71.9

64.7-78.1

7.5

4.7-11.8

20.6

14.9-27.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

271

187

68.9

62.0-75.1

6.0

3.6- 9.7

25.1

19.3-31.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

201

68.8

60.9-75.8

4.7

2.6- 8.4

26.4

20.0-34.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

298

205

68.4

61.4-74.7

8.9

5.7-13.7

22.7

17.2-29.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

262

195

75.0

68.7-80.5

3.8

2.1- 6.8

21.2

16.1-27.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

296

190

60.5

53.9-66.7

8.8

5.8-13.2

30.7

24.8-37.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

288

205

70.0

63.5-75.7

10.3

6.8-15.3

19.8

15.0-25.7

Northeast NC I

313

196

65.0

58.7-70.7

12.2

8.5-17.1

22.9

18.1-28.4

Northeast NC II

325

219

68.5

62.4-74.0

12.2

8.3-17.6

19.3

15.1-24.3

Northeastern Partnership

638

415

67.2

62.8-71.3

12.2

9.2-15.9

155

20.7

17.4-24.3

Mountain AHEC

806

609

76.1

72.1-79.7

5.6

3.9- 8.0

151

18.2

15.0-22.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,121

1,457

68.8

65.3-72.0

186

9.2

7.0-12.0

478

22.1

19.4-25.0

Piedmont

2,493

1,845

72.8

70.1-75.3

143

5.5

4.4- 7.0

505

21.7

19.4-24.2

Western NC

1,288

949

75.2

71.6-78.4

6.3

4.3- 9.1

265

18.6

15.9-21.5

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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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