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

Heart Attack and Stroke-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	2,542	1,864	74.3	71.5-76.9	195	6.7	5.4- 8.4	483	19.0	16.7-21.5
AGE
18-24	135	100	77.3	65.3-86.0	9	6.1	2.2-15.6	26	16.6	9.4-27.8
25-34	354	258	69.8	61.9-76.7	25	8.0	4.6-13.5	71	22.2	16.1-29.8
35-44	503	386	79.4	74.2-83.8	35	5.9	3.6- 9.5	82	14.7	11.0-19.4
45-54	483	367	75.0	68.6-80.4	35	6.4	3.9-10.3	81	18.7	13.8-24.7
55-64	449	336	74.5	68.1-80.1	30	5.8	3.4- 9.7	83	19.6	14.6-25.8
65-74	381	262	70.4	63.6-76.5	32	8.1	4.9-13.1	87	21.5	16.3-27.7
75+	228	147	67.1	58.2-74.9	29	8.3	4.8-13.9	52	24.6	17.7-33.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	331	200	60.3	51.3-68.6	40	12.1	7.2-19.7	91	27.6	20.6-35.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	714	488	67.0	61.1-72.4	60	6.6	4.5- 9.6	166	26.3	21.2-32.2
Some Post-H.S.	630	479	78.5	73.2-83.0	42	6.2	3.7-10.3	109	15.3	11.7-19.7
College Graduate	861	693	81.8	77.9-85.2	52	5.3	3.5- 7.9	116	12.9	10.0-16.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	185	120	68.9	57.7-78.2	22	10.0	5.3-18.0	43	21.1	13.4-31.7
$15,000- 24,999	361	230	68.0	59.7-75.3	39	8.1	4.5-14.1	92	23.9	17.6-31.6
$25,000- 34,999	271	196	70.0	60.7-77.8	20	10.3	5.7-17.8	55	19.8	13.3-28.3
$35,000- 49,999	415	318	76.1	70.0-81.4	23	5.6	3.2- 9.4	74	18.3	13.7-24.0
$50,000-74,999	356	280	81.6	75.6-86.3	19	6.0	3.2-10.8	57	12.5	8.9-17.3
$75,000+	442	360	78.4	71.2-84.1	31	6.3	3.2-11.9	51	15.3	10.5-21.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	156	118	75.6	66.9-82.6	10	6.8	3.2-13.9	28	17.6	11.8-25.4
Guilford	111	83	77.9	68.7-85.1	8	5.7	2.8-11.3	20	16.4	10.2-25.2
Mecklenburg	109	83	71.3	57.6-81.9	6	8.2	2.5-24.2	20	20.5	12.2-32.3
Orange	134	97	72.1	62.5-80.0	13	9.1	5.1-15.7	24	18.8	12.1-28.1
Wake	125	99	81.5	73.1-87.7	10	6.9	3.5-13.0	16	11.7	6.8-19.1
Chatham/Lee	115	78	66.3	54.4-76.5	19	18.8	10.6-31.2	18	14.9	8.8-23.9
Nash/Wilson	82	61	79.4	68.7-87.1	8	6.4	3.1-13.1	13	14.2	7.9-24.3
Craven/Pamlico	129	90	71.2	60.9-79.7	13	11.8	6.0-21.8	26	17.0	11.0-25.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	146	98	70.9	61.8-78.5	18	9.6	5.8-15.5	30	19.5	13.3-27.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	158	112	71.6	61.9-79.6	10	4.9	2.4- 9.7	36	23.5	16.1-32.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	79	74.4	61.3-84.2	9	7.4	3.7-14.3	15	18.1	9.5-32.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	108	81.0	72.5-87.4	6	4.2	1.5-11.5	24	14.8	9.5-22.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	66	81.7	71.2-89.0	3	4.0	1.2-12.7	13	14.3	8.1-23.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	83	57	71.4	59.5-80.9	7	5.7	2.6-12.0	19	22.9	14.2-34.9
Northeast NC I	71	48	65.9	52.0-77.5	7	11.3	5.1-23.4	16	22.8	13.4-36.1
Northeast NC II	125	84	59.7	48.6-69.9	8	11.1	4.7-24.0	33	29.2	20.4-39.8
Northeastern Partnership	196	132	61.2	52.0-69.6	15	11.1	5.6-20.8	49	27.7	20.4-36.3
Mountain AHEC	427	326	76.8	70.4-82.2	21	4.3	2.5- 7.5	80	18.9	14.0-24.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	731	533	76.7	71.8-81.0	51	5.0	3.2- 7.6	147	18.4	14.5-22.9
Piedmont	1,119	828	74.8	70.9-78.5	101	7.8	5.7-10.4	190	17.4	14.3-21.0
Western NC	692	503	68.9	62.9-74.4	43	5.9	3.7- 9.2	146	25.2	20.1-31.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,542

1,864

74.3

71.5-76.9

195

6.7

5.4- 8.4

483

19.0

16.7-21.5

AGE

18-24

135

100

77.3

65.3-86.0

6.1

2.2-15.6

16.6

9.4-27.8

25-34

354

258

69.8

61.9-76.7

8.0

4.6-13.5

22.2

16.1-29.8

35-44

503

386

79.4

74.2-83.8

5.9

3.6- 9.5

14.7

11.0-19.4

45-54

483

367

75.0

68.6-80.4

6.4

3.9-10.3

18.7

13.8-24.7

55-64

449

336

74.5

68.1-80.1

5.8

3.4- 9.7

19.6

14.6-25.8

65-74

381

262

70.4

63.6-76.5

8.1

4.9-13.1

21.5

16.3-27.7

75+

228

147

67.1

58.2-74.9

8.3

4.8-13.9

24.6

17.7-33.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

331

200

60.3

51.3-68.6

12.1

7.2-19.7

27.6

20.6-35.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

714

488

67.0

61.1-72.4

6.6

4.5- 9.6

166

26.3

21.2-32.2

Some Post-H.S.

630

479

78.5

73.2-83.0

6.2

3.7-10.3

109

15.3

11.7-19.7

College Graduate

861

693

81.8

77.9-85.2

5.3

3.5- 7.9

116

12.9

10.0-16.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

185

120

68.9

57.7-78.2

10.0

5.3-18.0

21.1

13.4-31.7

$15,000- 24,999

361

230

68.0

59.7-75.3

8.1

4.5-14.1

23.9

17.6-31.6

$25,000- 34,999

271

196

70.0

60.7-77.8

10.3

5.7-17.8

19.8

13.3-28.3

$35,000- 49,999

415

318

76.1

70.0-81.4

5.6

3.2- 9.4

18.3

13.7-24.0

$50,000-74,999

356

280

81.6

75.6-86.3

6.0

3.2-10.8

12.5

8.9-17.3

$75,000+

442

360

78.4

71.2-84.1

6.3

3.2-11.9

15.3

10.5-21.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

156

118

75.6

66.9-82.6

6.8

3.2-13.9

17.6

11.8-25.4

Guilford

111

77.9

68.7-85.1

5.7

2.8-11.3

16.4

10.2-25.2

Mecklenburg

109

71.3

57.6-81.9

8.2

2.5-24.2

20.5

12.2-32.3

Orange

134

72.1

62.5-80.0

9.1

5.1-15.7

18.8

12.1-28.1

Wake

125

81.5

73.1-87.7

6.9

3.5-13.0

11.7

6.8-19.1

Chatham/Lee

115

66.3

54.4-76.5

18.8

10.6-31.2

14.9

8.8-23.9

Nash/Wilson

79.4

68.7-87.1

6.4

3.1-13.1

14.2

7.9-24.3

Craven/Pamlico

129

71.2

60.9-79.7

11.8

6.0-21.8

17.0

11.0-25.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

146

70.9

61.8-78.5

9.6

5.8-15.5

19.5

13.3-27.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

158

112

71.6

61.9-79.6

4.9

2.4- 9.7

23.5

16.1-32.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

74.4

61.3-84.2

7.4

3.7-14.3

18.1

9.5-32.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

108

81.0

72.5-87.4

4.2

1.5-11.5

14.8

9.5-22.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

81.7

71.2-89.0

4.0

1.2-12.7

14.3

8.1-23.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

71.4

59.5-80.9

5.7

2.6-12.0

22.9

14.2-34.9

Northeast NC I

65.9

52.0-77.5

11.3

5.1-23.4

22.8

13.4-36.1

Northeast NC II

125

59.7

48.6-69.9

11.1

4.7-24.0

29.2

20.4-39.8

Northeastern Partnership

196

132

61.2

52.0-69.6

11.1

5.6-20.8

27.7

20.4-36.3

Mountain AHEC

427

326

76.8

70.4-82.2

4.3

2.5- 7.5

18.9

14.0-24.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

731

533

76.7

71.8-81.0

5.0

3.2- 7.6

147

18.4

14.5-22.9

Piedmont

1,119

828

74.8

70.9-78.5

101

7.8

5.7-10.4

190

17.4

14.3-21.0

Western NC

692

503

68.9

62.9-74.4

5.9

3.7- 9.2

146

25.2

20.1-31.1

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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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