BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance are symptoms of a stroke?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	6,851	6,157	89.8	88.7-90.9	203	2.8	2.2- 3.4	491	7.4	6.5- 8.4
GENDER
Male	2,543	2,268	89.6	87.7-91.3	82	2.5	1.8- 3.5	193	7.9	6.4- 9.7
Female	4,308	3,889	90.1	88.7-91.3	121	3.0	2.3- 4.0	298	6.9	5.9- 8.0
AGE
18-24	363	315	90.3	85.4-93.6	11	2.1	0.9- 4.9	37	7.6	4.7-12.2
25-34	940	852	88.0	84.3-90.9	15	2.2	1.1- 4.4	73	9.8	7.2-13.2
35-44	1,262	1,174	93.7	91.6-95.2	25	2.0	1.2- 3.5	63	4.3	3.1- 6.0
45-54	1,318	1,242	93.6	90.9-95.5	25	1.8	0.9- 3.4	51	4.7	3.0- 7.1
55-64	1,169	1,072	90.2	87.1-92.7	25	2.3	1.3- 4.2	72	7.5	5.3-10.4
65-74	1,011	892	89.2	86.2-91.6	44	4.0	2.6- 6.1	75	6.8	4.9- 9.3
75+	750	574	75.7	71.0-79.9	58	8.2	5.6-11.9	118	16.1	12.7-20.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	900	699	77.2	72.6-81.2	56	6.5	4.3- 9.6	145	16.3	12.9-20.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,986	1,742	88.1	85.7-90.1	65	2.6	1.7- 4.0	179	9.3	7.5-11.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,783	1,633	90.4	87.9-92.5	52	2.9	1.9- 4.4	98	6.6	4.9- 8.9
College Graduate	2,167	2,073	96.1	94.9-97.0	28	1.2	0.7- 2.0	66	2.7	2.0- 3.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	641	529	78.7	73.1-83.5	34	5.6	3.3- 9.3	78	15.7	11.6-20.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,093	952	88.8	85.7-91.3	36	2.6	1.6- 4.0	105	8.6	6.4-11.6
$25,000- 34,999	743	675	89.5	85.3-92.7	25	4.0	2.1- 7.4	43	6.5	4.1-10.0
$35,000- 49,999	987	916	90.6	86.7-93.4	20	2.3	1.2- 4.3	51	7.1	4.6-10.8
$50,000-74,999	841	785	93.2	90.3-95.2	17	1.8	0.8- 3.9	39	5.1	3.4- 7.6
$75,000+	1,018	971	94.4	91.9-96.2	14	1.7	0.8- 3.5	33	3.8	2.4- 6.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	398	363	91.2	87.3-93.9	15	3.6	2.1- 6.2	20	5.2	3.0- 8.7
Guilford	311	288	92.8	88.7-95.4	10	2.2	1.1- 4.2	13	5.0	2.8- 9.0
Mecklenburg	290	264	90.2	85.1-93.7	8	2.4	1.1- 5.3	18	7.3	4.3-12.2
Orange	370	343	89.9	81.1-94.9	6	1.5	0.5- 4.1	21	8.6	3.9-17.9
Wake	321	290	90.4	86.2-93.5	9	2.8	1.4- 5.6	22	6.8	4.2-10.6
Chatham/Lee	287	262	90.8	85.8-94.1	6	2.0	0.8- 5.1	19	7.2	4.3-11.9
Nash/Wilson	231	200	85.1	78.6-89.9	8	2.9	1.4- 6.0	23	12.0	7.6-18.4
Craven/Pamlico	346	307	87.6	83.1-91.1	15	4.7	2.8- 7.8	24	7.7	5.0-11.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	399	366	92.2	88.7-94.7	10	2.4	1.2- 4.7	23	5.4	3.4- 8.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	432	373	83.0	75.6-88.5	13	5.1	1.7-14.6	46	11.9	8.3-16.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	287	263	89.5	82.4-94.0	7	1.6	0.7- 3.7	17	8.8	4.6-16.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	365	329	89.9	85.4-93.2	12	4.0	1.9- 8.1	24	6.1	3.8- 9.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	200	177	88.8	83.3-92.7	5	2.2	0.9- 5.5	18	9.0	5.5-14.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	257	217	82.8	76.1-87.9	9	4.1	1.7- 9.5	31	13.1	8.8-19.1
Northeast NC I	208	188	92.5	88.2-95.4	6	2.1	0.9- 4.7	14	5.4	3.0- 9.5
Northeast NC II	345	316	92.8	89.1-95.3	10	2.3	1.1- 4.6	19	4.9	2.8- 8.3
Northeastern Partnership	553	504	92.7	89.9-94.8	16	2.3	1.3- 4.0	33	5.0	3.3- 7.6
Mountain AHEC	1,155	1,040	89.8	86.9-92.1	42	3.2	2.2- 4.6	73	7.1	5.1- 9.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,039	1,818	90.5	88.2-92.4	64	2.3	1.5- 3.4	157	7.2	5.5- 9.4
Piedmont	2,937	2,675	90.6	89.0-92.0	73	2.6	1.9- 3.6	189	6.8	5.6- 8.2
Western NC	1,875	1,664	86.4	83.5-88.9	66	4.1	2.7- 6.1	145	9.5	7.4-12.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,851

6,157

89.8

88.7-90.9

203

2.8

2.2- 3.4

491

7.4

6.5- 8.4

GENDER

Male

2,543

2,268

89.6

87.7-91.3

2.5

1.8- 3.5

193

7.9

6.4- 9.7

Female

4,308

3,889

90.1

88.7-91.3

121

3.0

2.3- 4.0

298

6.9

5.9- 8.0

AGE

18-24

363

315

90.3

85.4-93.6

2.1

0.9- 4.9

7.6

4.7-12.2

25-34

940

852

88.0

84.3-90.9

2.2

1.1- 4.4

9.8

7.2-13.2

35-44

1,262

1,174

93.7

91.6-95.2

2.0

1.2- 3.5

4.3

3.1- 6.0

45-54

1,318

1,242

93.6

90.9-95.5

1.8

0.9- 3.4

4.7

3.0- 7.1

55-64

1,169

1,072

90.2

87.1-92.7

2.3

1.3- 4.2

7.5

5.3-10.4

65-74

1,011

892

89.2

86.2-91.6

4.0

2.6- 6.1

6.8

4.9- 9.3

75+

750

574

75.7

71.0-79.9

8.2

5.6-11.9

118

16.1

12.7-20.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

900

699

77.2

72.6-81.2

6.5

4.3- 9.6

145

16.3

12.9-20.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,986

1,742

88.1

85.7-90.1

2.6

1.7- 4.0

179

9.3

7.5-11.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,783

1,633

90.4

87.9-92.5

2.9

1.9- 4.4

6.6

4.9- 8.9

College Graduate

2,167

2,073

96.1

94.9-97.0

1.2

0.7- 2.0

2.7

2.0- 3.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

641

529

78.7

73.1-83.5

5.6

3.3- 9.3

15.7

11.6-20.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,093

952

88.8

85.7-91.3

2.6

1.6- 4.0

105

8.6

6.4-11.6

$25,000- 34,999

743

675

89.5

85.3-92.7

4.0

2.1- 7.4

6.5

4.1-10.0

$35,000- 49,999

987

916

90.6

86.7-93.4

2.3

1.2- 4.3

7.1

4.6-10.8

$50,000-74,999

841

785

93.2

90.3-95.2

1.8

0.8- 3.9

5.1

3.4- 7.6

$75,000+

1,018

971

94.4

91.9-96.2

1.7

0.8- 3.5

3.8

2.4- 6.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

398

363

91.2

87.3-93.9

3.6

2.1- 6.2

5.2

3.0- 8.7

Guilford

311

288

92.8

88.7-95.4

2.2

1.1- 4.2

5.0

2.8- 9.0

Mecklenburg

290

264

90.2

85.1-93.7

2.4

1.1- 5.3

7.3

4.3-12.2

Orange

370

343

89.9

81.1-94.9

1.5

0.5- 4.1

8.6

3.9-17.9

Wake

321

290

90.4

86.2-93.5

2.8

1.4- 5.6

6.8

4.2-10.6

Chatham/Lee

287

262

90.8

85.8-94.1

2.0

0.8- 5.1

7.2

4.3-11.9

Nash/Wilson

231

200

85.1

78.6-89.9

2.9

1.4- 6.0

12.0

7.6-18.4

Craven/Pamlico

346

307

87.6

83.1-91.1

4.7

2.8- 7.8

7.7

5.0-11.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

399

366

92.2

88.7-94.7

2.4

1.2- 4.7

5.4

3.4- 8.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

432

373

83.0

75.6-88.5

5.1

1.7-14.6

11.9

8.3-16.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

287

263

89.5

82.4-94.0

1.6

0.7- 3.7

8.8

4.6-16.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

365

329

89.9

85.4-93.2

4.0

1.9- 8.1

6.1

3.8- 9.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

200

177

88.8

83.3-92.7

2.2

0.9- 5.5

9.0

5.5-14.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

257

217

82.8

76.1-87.9

4.1

1.7- 9.5

13.1

8.8-19.1

Northeast NC I

208

188

92.5

88.2-95.4

2.1

0.9- 4.7

5.4

3.0- 9.5

Northeast NC II

345

316

92.8

89.1-95.3

2.3

1.1- 4.6

4.9

2.8- 8.3

Northeastern Partnership

553

504

92.7

89.9-94.8

2.3

1.3- 4.0

5.0

3.3- 7.6

Mountain AHEC

1,155

1,040

89.8

86.9-92.1

3.2

2.2- 4.6

7.1

5.1- 9.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,039

1,818

90.5

88.2-92.4

2.3

1.5- 3.4

157

7.2

5.5- 9.4

Piedmont

2,937

2,675

90.6

89.0-92.0

2.6

1.9- 3.6

189

6.8

5.6- 8.2

Western NC

1,875

1,664

86.4

83.5-88.9

4.1

2.7- 6.1

145

9.5

7.4-12.0

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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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