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	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	4,307	3,252	74.3	72.2-76.3	316	7.8	6.6- 9.2	739	17.9	16.2-19.8
African American	1,245	866	68.7	64.5-72.7	115	8.2	6.3-10.8	264	23.0	19.4-27.1
Asian	23	11	39.6	15.7-69.8	1	10.5	1.5-47.7	11	49.9	23.2-76.7
Native American	146	93	62.4	48.5-74.6	12	16.1	6.8-33.3	41	21.5	14.2-31.2
Other Minorities	160	72	43.8	32.2-56.0	9	5.9	2.4-13.9	79	50.3	38.3-62.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	165	76	39.5	28.0-52.2	10	6.6	2.7-15.3	79	53.9	41.4-65.9
-English Speaking	81	50	53.8	35.4-71.1	7	12.2	3.5-34.3	24	34.1	18.3-54.3
-Spanish Speaking	84	26	33.2	19.4-50.6	3	4.2	1.2-13.7	55	62.6	45.6-76.9
Non-Hispanic	5,726	4,224	72.7	70.9-74.5	445	8.1	7.0- 9.3	1,057	19.2	17.7-20.9
AGE
18-24	355	205	60.5	52.7-67.9	47	12.6	8.3-18.6	103	26.9	20.6-34.3
25-34	875	575	63.6	58.8-68.2	71	9.7	7.1-13.3	229	26.6	22.5-31.2
35-44	1,088	790	72.3	68.0-76.2	102	7.6	5.8- 9.9	196	20.1	16.5-24.2
45-54	1,148	956	83.1	79.3-86.2	56	3.4	2.3- 5.0	136	13.5	10.6-17.2
55-64	938	757	78.5	73.7-82.6	54	5.8	3.8- 8.7	127	15.7	12.0-20.2
65-74	802	612	77.0	72.6-80.9	59	6.4	4.5- 9.0	131	16.6	13.2-20.6
75+	647	380	59.9	54.3-65.3	62	11.7	8.3-16.3	205	28.4	23.8-33.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	974	559	54.0	48.8-59.2	100	10.6	8.0-14.0	315	35.4	30.4-40.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,776	1,256	69.3	65.8-72.6	147	8.3	6.4-10.7	373	22.4	19.4-25.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,525	1,172	74.6	70.9-78.0	121	9.1	6.9-11.9	232	16.3	13.6-19.5
College Graduate	1,607	1,309	80.9	77.9-83.5	87	4.9	3.6- 6.5	211	14.2	11.9-17.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	795	517	59.0	53.3-64.4	75	10.3	7.5-14.1	203	30.7	25.5-36.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,107	769	64.9	60.1-69.4	101	10.6	8.0-13.9	237	24.5	20.5-29.1
$25,000- 34,999	665	501	68.9	62.4-74.8	44	8.1	5.0-12.9	120	23.0	17.7-29.3
$35,000- 49,999	713	557	73.7	68.2-78.6	55	7.8	5.2-11.5	101	18.5	14.2-23.7
$50,000-74,999	572	445	77.8	72.4-82.4	36	5.4	3.2- 9.2	91	16.8	12.8-21.7
$75,000+	649	547	82.8	78.3-86.5	37	6.0	3.9- 9.0	65	11.2	8.2-15.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	271	211	77.8	71.7-82.8	15	5.5	3.2- 9.1	45	16.8	12.3-22.4
Guilford	279	214	76.7	70.2-82.1	24	8.6	5.4-13.3	41	14.7	10.4-20.5
Mecklenburg	276	205	71.2	64.6-77.0	16	6.8	4.0-11.4	55	22.0	16.8-28.2
Orange	281	208	63.3	51.9-73.4	23	12.6	6.0-24.5	50	24.1	15.6-35.3
Wake	276	195	67.2	59.9-73.7	21	7.8	4.9-12.1	60	25.0	18.9-32.3
Chatham/Lee	244	170	65.4	57.7-72.4	22	8.9	5.7-13.7	52	25.6	19.1-33.5
Nash/Wilson	236	182	73.5	66.3-79.6	19	9.3	5.7-14.7	35	17.2	12.1-24.0
Craven/Pamlico	280	197	67.6	60.3-74.1	29	10.1	6.8-14.8	54	22.3	16.3-29.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	271	194	71.4	64.7-77.2	30	10.9	7.5-15.7	47	17.7	12.9-23.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	200	70.2	62.9-76.7	19	6.6	3.9-11.0	68	23.2	17.6-29.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	298	223	76.5	70.3-81.7	18	6.0	3.4-10.3	57	17.6	13.2-23.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	262	183	67.6	60.6-73.9	21	9.1	5.6-14.3	58	23.3	17.9-29.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	296	213	70.0	63.5-75.8	20	6.9	4.1-11.2	63	23.1	17.9-29.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	288	221	74.0	67.5-79.6	23	9.3	5.8-14.8	44	16.7	12.3-22.3
Northeast NC I	313	213	69.2	63.1-74.7	36	11.4	8.0-15.9	64	19.4	14.9-24.9
Northeast NC II	324	236	73.9	68.1-78.9	24	7.9	5.0-12.2	64	18.2	14.1-23.2
Northeastern Partnership	637	449	72.1	67.9-75.9	60	9.2	6.9-12.2	128	18.7	15.5-22.3
Mountain AHEC	805	605	77.0	72.9-80.7	55	7.1	5.0-10.0	145	15.9	12.9-19.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,119	1,546	73.1	69.9-76.1	175	7.8	6.2- 9.8	398	19.1	16.5-22.0
Piedmont	2,492	1,811	69.4	66.6-72.0	190	8.2	6.7- 9.9	491	22.4	20.0-25.0
Western NC	1,287	947	74.2	70.4-77.7	91	7.7	5.5-10.5	249	18.1	15.2-21.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

4,307

3,252

74.3

72.2-76.3

316

7.8

6.6- 9.2

739

17.9

16.2-19.8

African American

1,245

866

68.7

64.5-72.7

115

8.2

6.3-10.8

264

23.0

19.4-27.1

Asian

39.6

15.7-69.8

10.5

1.5-47.7

49.9

23.2-76.7

Native American

146

62.4

48.5-74.6

16.1

6.8-33.3

21.5

14.2-31.2

Other Minorities

160

43.8

32.2-56.0

5.9

2.4-13.9

50.3

38.3-62.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

165

39.5

28.0-52.2

6.6

2.7-15.3

53.9

41.4-65.9

-English Speaking

53.8

35.4-71.1

12.2

3.5-34.3

34.1

18.3-54.3

-Spanish Speaking

33.2

19.4-50.6

4.2

1.2-13.7

62.6

45.6-76.9

Non-Hispanic

5,726

4,224

72.7

70.9-74.5

445

8.1

7.0- 9.3

1,057

19.2

17.7-20.9

AGE

18-24

355

205

60.5

52.7-67.9

12.6

8.3-18.6

103

26.9

20.6-34.3

25-34

875

575

63.6

58.8-68.2

9.7

7.1-13.3

229

26.6

22.5-31.2

35-44

1,088

790

72.3

68.0-76.2

102

7.6

5.8- 9.9

196

20.1

16.5-24.2

45-54

1,148

956

83.1

79.3-86.2

3.4

2.3- 5.0

136

13.5

10.6-17.2

55-64

938

757

78.5

73.7-82.6

5.8

3.8- 8.7

127

15.7

12.0-20.2

65-74

802

612

77.0

72.6-80.9

6.4

4.5- 9.0

131

16.6

13.2-20.6

75+

647

380

59.9

54.3-65.3

11.7

8.3-16.3

205

28.4

23.8-33.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

974

559

54.0

48.8-59.2

100

10.6

8.0-14.0

315

35.4

30.4-40.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,776

1,256

69.3

65.8-72.6

147

8.3

6.4-10.7

373

22.4

19.4-25.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,525

1,172

74.6

70.9-78.0

121

9.1

6.9-11.9

232

16.3

13.6-19.5

College Graduate

1,607

1,309

80.9

77.9-83.5

4.9

3.6- 6.5

211

14.2

11.9-17.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

795

517

59.0

53.3-64.4

10.3

7.5-14.1

203

30.7

25.5-36.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,107

769

64.9

60.1-69.4

101

10.6

8.0-13.9

237

24.5

20.5-29.1

$25,000- 34,999

665

501

68.9

62.4-74.8

8.1

5.0-12.9

120

23.0

17.7-29.3

$35,000- 49,999

713

557

73.7

68.2-78.6

7.8

5.2-11.5

101

18.5

14.2-23.7

$50,000-74,999

572

445

77.8

72.4-82.4

5.4

3.2- 9.2

16.8

12.8-21.7

$75,000+

649

547

82.8

78.3-86.5

6.0

3.9- 9.0

11.2

8.2-15.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

271

211

77.8

71.7-82.8

5.5

3.2- 9.1

16.8

12.3-22.4

Guilford

279

214

76.7

70.2-82.1

8.6

5.4-13.3

14.7

10.4-20.5

Mecklenburg

276

205

71.2

64.6-77.0

6.8

4.0-11.4

22.0

16.8-28.2

Orange

281

208

63.3

51.9-73.4

12.6

6.0-24.5

24.1

15.6-35.3

Wake

276

195

67.2

59.9-73.7

7.8

4.9-12.1

25.0

18.9-32.3

Chatham/Lee

244

170

65.4

57.7-72.4

8.9

5.7-13.7

25.6

19.1-33.5

Nash/Wilson

236

182

73.5

66.3-79.6

9.3

5.7-14.7

17.2

12.1-24.0

Craven/Pamlico

280

197

67.6

60.3-74.1

10.1

6.8-14.8

22.3

16.3-29.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

271

194

71.4

64.7-77.2

10.9

7.5-15.7

17.7

12.9-23.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

200

70.2

62.9-76.7

6.6

3.9-11.0

23.2

17.6-29.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

298

223

76.5

70.3-81.7

6.0

3.4-10.3

17.6

13.2-23.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

262

183

67.6

60.6-73.9

9.1

5.6-14.3

23.3

17.9-29.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

296

213

70.0

63.5-75.8

6.9

4.1-11.2

23.1

17.9-29.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

288

221

74.0

67.5-79.6

9.3

5.8-14.8

16.7

12.3-22.3

Northeast NC I

313

213

69.2

63.1-74.7

11.4

8.0-15.9

19.4

14.9-24.9

Northeast NC II

324

236

73.9

68.1-78.9

7.9

5.0-12.2

18.2

14.1-23.2

Northeastern Partnership

637

449

72.1

67.9-75.9

9.2

6.9-12.2

128

18.7

15.5-22.3

Mountain AHEC

805

605

77.0

72.9-80.7

7.1

5.0-10.0

145

15.9

12.9-19.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,119

1,546

73.1

69.9-76.1

175

7.8

6.2- 9.8

398

19.1

16.5-22.0

Piedmont

2,492

1,811

69.4

66.6-72.0

190

8.2

6.7- 9.9

491

22.4

20.0-25.0

Western NC

1,287

947

74.2

70.4-77.7

7.7

5.5-10.5

249

18.1

15.2-21.5

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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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