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	3,408	2,399	69.5	67.0-72.0	284	8.1	6.8- 9.7	725	22.3	20.1-24.7
RACE
White	2,542	1,864	74.3	71.5-76.9	195	6.7	5.4- 8.4	483	19.0	16.7-21.5
African American	585	392	69.2	63.3-74.6	57	11.1	7.5-16.1	136	19.6	15.4-24.7
Asian	24	15	54.4	25.8-80.3	5	32.2	10.4-65.9	4	13.4	3.8-37.7
Native American	80	56	61.8	41.8-78.4	10	14.4	6.8-27.9	14	23.9	10.5-45.7
Other Minorities	160	63	29.3	20.4-40.2	16	9.5	4.6-18.5	81	61.2	49.7-71.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	167	65	27.1	18.6-37.7	17	8.8	4.2-17.5	85	64.1	52.9-74.0
-English Speaking	53	31	36.4	19.7-57.1	6	9.1	2.4-29.3	16	54.5	33.4-74.1
-Spanish Speaking	114	34	24.3	14.9-37.1	11	8.7	3.6-19.6	69	67.0	53.7-78.0
Non-Hispanic	3,238	2,331	73.1	70.6-75.4	267	8.1	6.7- 9.7	640	18.8	16.8-21.0
AGE
18-24	212	153	72.0	62.4-79.9	16	7.5	3.7-14.7	43	20.5	13.8-29.5
25-34	523	347	61.8	55.2-68.0	44	10.1	6.6-15.2	132	28.1	22.5-34.4
35-44	678	495	72.8	67.5-77.4	55	7.0	4.8-10.2	128	20.2	16.1-25.2
45-54	678	501	72.8	67.2-77.7	53	7.9	5.4-11.5	124	19.3	14.9-24.5
55-64	577	422	72.9	67.3-78.0	40	6.9	4.4-10.7	115	20.2	15.7-25.5
65-74	453	303	68.7	62.3-74.5	40	9.1	5.9-13.8	110	22.2	17.3-28.0
75+	271	164	60.6	52.3-68.4	36	9.5	5.9-14.9	71	29.8	22.7-38.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	593	312	46.9	40.3-53.7	70	10.9	7.5-15.5	211	42.2	35.6-49.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,008	678	65.6	60.6-70.2	94	8.9	6.5-12.1	236	25.5	21.3-30.4
Some Post-H.S.	798	600	76.5	71.6-80.7	57	7.0	4.6-10.6	141	16.5	13.1-20.6
College Graduate	1,000	804	80.9	77.0-84.3	62	6.7	4.5- 9.8	134	12.4	9.8-15.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	297	174	54.1	44.1-63.8	36	11.7	6.7-19.5	87	34.2	25.0-44.8
$15,000- 24,999	605	373	61.4	54.9-67.5	62	8.3	5.5-12.4	170	30.3	24.6-36.6
$25,000- 34,999	363	254	65.2	57.0-72.7	28	9.7	5.9-15.5	81	25.1	18.4-33.2
$35,000- 49,999	517	392	74.9	69.3-79.8	31	6.5	4.1-10.2	94	18.6	14.4-23.7
$50,000-74,999	432	335	78.9	72.6-84.1	25	7.6	4.1-13.5	72	13.5	9.9-18.1
$75,000+	498	404	77.1	70.4-82.7	34	7.2	3.9-12.9	60	15.7	11.2-21.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	178	129	70.0	61.1-77.5	13	6.9	3.6-12.9	36	23.1	16.2-31.8
Guilford	163	119	75.3	67.1-82.0	11	6.4	3.1-12.6	33	18.4	12.7-25.8
Mecklenburg	166	118	63.5	53.2-72.7	12	9.2	4.2-19.0	36	27.2	19.3-37.0
Orange	169	114	59.5	47.1-70.8	17	8.7	5.1-14.2	38	31.8	20.5-45.8
Wake	170	121	67.9	58.2-76.2	17	11.5	6.5-19.6	32	20.6	13.6-30.0
Chatham/Lee	149	94	59.1	47.9-69.4	22	18.9	10.3-32.2	33	22.0	15.1-30.8
Nash/Wilson	135	96	72.6	63.4-80.3	13	7.4	4.1-12.9	26	20.0	13.3-28.9
Craven/Pamlico	166	118	71.0	61.8-78.7	16	11.3	6.2-19.6	32	17.7	11.9-25.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	158	102	67.4	58.4-75.3	21	10.4	6.5-16.2	35	22.2	15.6-30.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	166	118	72.1	62.8-79.8	10	4.7	2.3- 9.3	38	23.2	16.1-32.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	173	127	72.5	60.7-81.8	13	6.2	3.3-11.3	33	21.4	13.2-32.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	124	68.1	48.5-82.9	8	4.5	1.9-10.5	29	27.4	12.9-49.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	173	130	75.8	67.9-82.3	13	7.8	4.4-13.6	30	16.4	11.1-23.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	123	79	68.2	57.4-77.3	11	7.8	3.8-15.4	33	24.0	16.1-34.1
Northeast NC I	139	90	66.2	55.2-75.7	16	11.0	6.3-18.6	33	22.8	15.3-32.5
Northeast NC II	181	123	62.3	53.0-70.8	13	11.3	5.7-21.0	45	26.4	19.3-35.0
Northeastern Partnership	320	213	63.6	56.3-70.3	29	11.2	6.8-17.8	78	25.3	19.7-31.8
Mountain AHEC	488	362	72.1	65.5-77.8	26	4.3	2.6- 7.0	100	23.6	18.2-30.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,137	802	72.2	67.8-76.3	95	7.1	5.1- 9.6	240	20.7	17.1-24.9
Piedmont	1,501	1,048	69.1	65.5-72.5	140	9.3	7.3-11.9	313	21.6	18.6-24.9
Western NC	770	549	66.0	60.0-71.4	49	5.5	3.6- 8.5	172	28.5	23.3-34.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,408

2,399

69.5

67.0-72.0

284

8.1

6.8- 9.7

725

22.3

20.1-24.7

RACE

White

2,542

1,864

74.3

71.5-76.9

195

6.7

5.4- 8.4

483

19.0

16.7-21.5

African American

585

392

69.2

63.3-74.6

11.1

7.5-16.1

136

19.6

15.4-24.7

Asian

54.4

25.8-80.3

32.2

10.4-65.9

13.4

3.8-37.7

Native American

61.8

41.8-78.4

14.4

6.8-27.9

23.9

10.5-45.7

Other Minorities

160

29.3

20.4-40.2

9.5

4.6-18.5

61.2

49.7-71.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

167

27.1

18.6-37.7

8.8

4.2-17.5

64.1

52.9-74.0

-English Speaking

36.4

19.7-57.1

9.1

2.4-29.3

54.5

33.4-74.1

-Spanish Speaking

114

24.3

14.9-37.1

8.7

3.6-19.6

67.0

53.7-78.0

Non-Hispanic

3,238

2,331

73.1

70.6-75.4

267

8.1

6.7- 9.7

640

18.8

16.8-21.0

AGE

18-24

212

153

72.0

62.4-79.9

7.5

3.7-14.7

20.5

13.8-29.5

25-34

523

347

61.8

55.2-68.0

10.1

6.6-15.2

132

28.1

22.5-34.4

35-44

678

495

72.8

67.5-77.4

7.0

4.8-10.2

128

20.2

16.1-25.2

45-54

678

501

72.8

67.2-77.7

7.9

5.4-11.5

124

19.3

14.9-24.5

55-64

577

422

72.9

67.3-78.0

6.9

4.4-10.7

115

20.2

15.7-25.5

65-74

453

303

68.7

62.3-74.5

9.1

5.9-13.8

110

22.2

17.3-28.0

75+

271

164

60.6

52.3-68.4

9.5

5.9-14.9

29.8

22.7-38.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

593

312

46.9

40.3-53.7

10.9

7.5-15.5

211

42.2

35.6-49.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,008

678

65.6

60.6-70.2

8.9

6.5-12.1

236

25.5

21.3-30.4

Some Post-H.S.

798

600

76.5

71.6-80.7

7.0

4.6-10.6

141

16.5

13.1-20.6

College Graduate

1,000

804

80.9

77.0-84.3

6.7

4.5- 9.8

134

12.4

9.8-15.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

297

174

54.1

44.1-63.8

11.7

6.7-19.5

34.2

25.0-44.8

$15,000- 24,999

605

373

61.4

54.9-67.5

8.3

5.5-12.4

170

30.3

24.6-36.6

$25,000- 34,999

363

254

65.2

57.0-72.7

9.7

5.9-15.5

25.1

18.4-33.2

$35,000- 49,999

517

392

74.9

69.3-79.8

6.5

4.1-10.2

18.6

14.4-23.7

$50,000-74,999

432

335

78.9

72.6-84.1

7.6

4.1-13.5

13.5

9.9-18.1

$75,000+

498

404

77.1

70.4-82.7

7.2

3.9-12.9

15.7

11.2-21.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

178

129

70.0

61.1-77.5

6.9

3.6-12.9

23.1

16.2-31.8

Guilford

163

119

75.3

67.1-82.0

6.4

3.1-12.6

18.4

12.7-25.8

Mecklenburg

166

118

63.5

53.2-72.7

9.2

4.2-19.0

27.2

19.3-37.0

Orange

169

114

59.5

47.1-70.8

8.7

5.1-14.2

31.8

20.5-45.8

Wake

170

121

67.9

58.2-76.2

11.5

6.5-19.6

20.6

13.6-30.0

Chatham/Lee

149

59.1

47.9-69.4

18.9

10.3-32.2

22.0

15.1-30.8

Nash/Wilson

135

72.6

63.4-80.3

7.4

4.1-12.9

20.0

13.3-28.9

Craven/Pamlico

166

118

71.0

61.8-78.7

11.3

6.2-19.6

17.7

11.9-25.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

158

102

67.4

58.4-75.3

10.4

6.5-16.2

22.2

15.6-30.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

166

118

72.1

62.8-79.8

4.7

2.3- 9.3

23.2

16.1-32.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

173

127

72.5

60.7-81.8

6.2

3.3-11.3

21.4

13.2-32.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

124

68.1

48.5-82.9

4.5

1.9-10.5

27.4

12.9-49.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

173

130

75.8

67.9-82.3

7.8

4.4-13.6

16.4

11.1-23.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

123

68.2

57.4-77.3

7.8

3.8-15.4

24.0

16.1-34.1

Northeast NC I

139

66.2

55.2-75.7

11.0

6.3-18.6

22.8

15.3-32.5

Northeast NC II

181

123

62.3

53.0-70.8

11.3

5.7-21.0

26.4

19.3-35.0

Northeastern Partnership

320

213

63.6

56.3-70.3

11.2

6.8-17.8

25.3

19.7-31.8

Mountain AHEC

488

362

72.1

65.5-77.8

4.3

2.6- 7.0

100

23.6

18.2-30.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,137

802

72.2

67.8-76.3

7.1

5.1- 9.6

240

20.7

17.1-24.9

Piedmont

1,501

1,048

69.1

65.5-72.5

140

9.3

7.3-11.9

313

21.6

18.6-24.9

Western NC

770

549

66.0

60.0-71.4

5.5

3.6- 8.5

172

28.5

23.3-34.4

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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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