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

Heart Attack and Stroke-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	2,543	1,790	69.7	66.8-72.5	270	10.8	9.0-12.9	483	19.5	17.2-22.1
AGE
18-24	135	84	66.8	54.1-77.4	19	8.3	4.4-15.2	32	24.9	15.3-37.8
25-34	354	233	63.0	55.1-70.4	41	13.1	8.2-20.3	80	23.9	18.0-30.9
35-44	503	361	73.5	67.8-78.5	56	11.4	8.0-16.0	86	15.1	11.4-19.8
45-54	483	355	70.2	63.4-76.2	52	12.3	8.2-18.1	76	17.5	12.8-23.4
55-64	450	337	73.8	67.5-79.3	32	5.7	3.6- 8.8	81	20.5	15.5-26.7
65-74	381	264	74.9	68.4-80.4	39	10.4	6.7-15.9	78	14.7	10.7-19.8
75+	228	148	62.3	53.0-70.8	31	15.2	9.3-23.9	49	22.5	15.8-31.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	331	189	59.1	50.2-67.5	37	14.6	9.2-22.3	105	26.3	19.8-34.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	714	477	62.6	56.7-68.2	93	14.2	10.3-19.3	144	23.1	18.5-28.6
Some Post-H.S.	630	462	73.8	67.7-79.1	63	8.2	5.7-11.6	105	18.0	13.3-23.9
College Graduate	862	658	75.8	71.4-79.7	76	8.8	6.4-11.9	128	15.5	12.2-19.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	185	110	57.9	46.2-68.8	23	13.1	7.0-23.2	52	28.9	19.8-40.2
$15,000- 24,999	361	209	60.9	52.4-68.8	61	18.4	12.6-26.2	91	20.7	15.1-27.7
$25,000- 34,999	271	193	66.8	57.3-75.1	28	13.9	8.5-22.0	50	19.2	12.6-28.2
$35,000- 49,999	415	303	71.3	64.4-77.3	34	8.3	5.0-13.4	78	20.4	15.3-26.7
$50,000-74,999	356	271	74.7	66.0-81.8	34	8.8	5.5-13.8	51	16.5	10.2-25.5
$75,000+	442	340	75.0	68.3-80.7	49	10.9	6.8-16.9	53	14.1	10.1-19.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	156	111	72.8	64.3-79.9	16	10.6	6.1-17.7	29	16.6	11.3-23.8
Guilford	112	82	73.2	62.2-81.8	11	11.4	5.3-22.9	19	15.4	9.6-23.8
Mecklenburg	109	73	63.6	50.4-75.1	10	6.5	3.3-12.4	26	29.9	19.0-43.6
Orange	134	101	76.3	67.3-83.4	10	7.6	3.9-14.3	23	16.1	10.3-24.2
Wake	125	92	72.8	63.1-80.7	16	11.9	6.9-19.7	17	15.3	9.4-24.0
Chatham/Lee	115	81	70.5	58.6-80.1	13	13.3	6.2-26.3	21	16.2	10.0-25.1
Nash/Wilson	82	61	78.3	67.2-86.4	11	11.5	6.2-20.5	10	10.2	5.0-19.7
Craven/Pamlico	129	85	67.5	57.1-76.4	14	11.5	5.9-21.3	30	21.0	14.1-30.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	146	99	67.5	57.6-76.0	12	6.3	3.5-11.2	35	26.2	18.4-36.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	158	100	56.0	44.6-66.7	23	21.8	11.9-36.5	35	22.2	15.1-31.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	81	76.1	63.9-85.1	9	10.6	4.5-23.0	13	13.3	7.5-22.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	95	68.6	58.3-77.3	17	15.3	8.6-25.8	26	16.1	10.5-23.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	62	72.9	59.5-83.1	8	12.5	5.4-26.5	12	14.6	7.9-25.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	83	53	57.9	45.3-69.6	13	20.8	11.6-34.6	17	21.2	12.8-33.1
Northeast NC I	71	53	79.3	66.3-88.1	5	4.8	1.8-12.2	13	15.9	8.1-28.9
Northeast NC II	125	85	62.2	51.2-72.1	9	9.4	4.0-20.4	31	28.4	19.7-39.1
Northeastern Partnership	196	138	66.2	57.1-74.3	14	8.3	3.9-16.7	44	25.5	18.4-34.2
Mountain AHEC	427	296	70.6	63.8-76.6	49	11.6	8.0-16.4	82	17.9	13.2-23.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	731	523	73.7	68.1-78.7	68	6.9	4.7-10.0	140	19.4	15.0-24.8
Piedmont	1,120	802	69.7	65.5-73.6	116	11.3	8.8-14.4	202	19.0	15.8-22.7
Western NC	692	465	63.6	57.5-69.3	86	14.9	10.8-20.2	141	21.5	17.0-26.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,543

1,790

69.7

66.8-72.5

270

10.8

9.0-12.9

483

19.5

17.2-22.1

AGE

18-24

135

66.8

54.1-77.4

8.3

4.4-15.2

24.9

15.3-37.8

25-34

354

233

63.0

55.1-70.4

13.1

8.2-20.3

23.9

18.0-30.9

35-44

503

361

73.5

67.8-78.5

11.4

8.0-16.0

15.1

11.4-19.8

45-54

483

355

70.2

63.4-76.2

12.3

8.2-18.1

17.5

12.8-23.4

55-64

450

337

73.8

67.5-79.3

5.7

3.6- 8.8

20.5

15.5-26.7

65-74

381

264

74.9

68.4-80.4

10.4

6.7-15.9

14.7

10.7-19.8

75+

228

148

62.3

53.0-70.8

15.2

9.3-23.9

22.5

15.8-31.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

331

189

59.1

50.2-67.5

14.6

9.2-22.3

105

26.3

19.8-34.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

714

477

62.6

56.7-68.2

14.2

10.3-19.3

144

23.1

18.5-28.6

Some Post-H.S.

630

462

73.8

67.7-79.1

8.2

5.7-11.6

105

18.0

13.3-23.9

College Graduate

862

658

75.8

71.4-79.7

8.8

6.4-11.9

128

15.5

12.2-19.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

185

110

57.9

46.2-68.8

13.1

7.0-23.2

28.9

19.8-40.2

$15,000- 24,999

361

209

60.9

52.4-68.8

18.4

12.6-26.2

20.7

15.1-27.7

$25,000- 34,999

271

193

66.8

57.3-75.1

13.9

8.5-22.0

19.2

12.6-28.2

$35,000- 49,999

415

303

71.3

64.4-77.3

8.3

5.0-13.4

20.4

15.3-26.7

$50,000-74,999

356

271

74.7

66.0-81.8

8.8

5.5-13.8

16.5

10.2-25.5

$75,000+

442

340

75.0

68.3-80.7

10.9

6.8-16.9

14.1

10.1-19.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

156

111

72.8

64.3-79.9

10.6

6.1-17.7

16.6

11.3-23.8

Guilford

112

73.2

62.2-81.8

11.4

5.3-22.9

15.4

9.6-23.8

Mecklenburg

109

63.6

50.4-75.1

6.5

3.3-12.4

29.9

19.0-43.6

Orange

134

101

76.3

67.3-83.4

7.6

3.9-14.3

16.1

10.3-24.2

Wake

125

72.8

63.1-80.7

11.9

6.9-19.7

15.3

9.4-24.0

Chatham/Lee

115

70.5

58.6-80.1

13.3

6.2-26.3

16.2

10.0-25.1

Nash/Wilson

78.3

67.2-86.4

11.5

6.2-20.5

10.2

5.0-19.7

Craven/Pamlico

129

67.5

57.1-76.4

11.5

5.9-21.3

21.0

14.1-30.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

146

67.5

57.6-76.0

6.3

3.5-11.2

26.2

18.4-36.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

158

100

56.0

44.6-66.7

21.8

11.9-36.5

22.2

15.1-31.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

76.1

63.9-85.1

10.6

4.5-23.0

13.3

7.5-22.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

68.6

58.3-77.3

15.3

8.6-25.8

16.1

10.5-23.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

72.9

59.5-83.1

12.5

5.4-26.5

14.6

7.9-25.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

57.9

45.3-69.6

20.8

11.6-34.6

21.2

12.8-33.1

Northeast NC I

79.3

66.3-88.1

4.8

1.8-12.2

15.9

8.1-28.9

Northeast NC II

125

62.2

51.2-72.1

9.4

4.0-20.4

28.4

19.7-39.1

Northeastern Partnership

196

138

66.2

57.1-74.3

8.3

3.9-16.7

25.5

18.4-34.2

Mountain AHEC

427

296

70.6

63.8-76.6

11.6

8.0-16.4

17.9

13.2-23.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

731

523

73.7

68.1-78.7

6.9

4.7-10.0

140

19.4

15.0-24.8

Piedmont

1,120

802

69.7

65.5-73.6

116

11.3

8.8-14.4

202

19.0

15.8-22.7

Western NC

692

465

63.6

57.5-69.3

14.9

10.8-20.2

141

21.5

17.0-26.8

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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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