BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Which of the following do you think is a symptom of a stroke. For each, tell me yes, no, or you are not sure.<br> Do you think sudden confusion or trouble speaking are symptoms of a stroke?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

Heart Attack and Stroke

Which of the following do you think is a symptom of a stroke. For each, tell me yes, no, or you are not sure.
Do you think sudden confusion or trouble speaking are symptoms of a stroke?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	9,311	8,330	86.5	85.2-87.7	245	3.1	2.5- 3.9	736	10.4	9.3-11.6
-Northeast NC II	506	458	89.2	84.6-92.6	14	3.9	1.9- 8.0	34	6.9	4.4-10.5
GENDER
Male	181	160	85.9	76.9-91.7	7	5.8	2.2-14.6	14	8.3	4.3-15.4
Female	325	298	92.4	88.8-95.0	7	2.1	1.0- 4.4	20	5.5	3.4- 8.8
RACE
White	345	321	91.8	85.6-95.4	6	2.8	0.8- 9.1	18	5.5	2.8-10.2
Other	159	136	84.6	75.9-90.5	8	6.3	2.7-14.3	15	9.1	5.0-16.0
AGE
18-44	174	158	86.6	76.9-92.6	4	5.4	1.8-15.5	12	8.0	4.0-15.5
45+	328	296	91.3	87.2-94.1	10	2.7	1.4- 5.1	22	6.0	3.6- 9.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	261	225	86.1	79.2-91.0	12	6.8	3.1-14.3	24	7.1	4.5-11.0
Some College +	243	231	92.7	85.5-96.4	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8	10	6.7	3.0-14.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	275	249	89.0	82.1-93.5	7	5.0	1.8-12.9	19	6.0	3.5- 9.9
$50,000+	96	94	97.7	90.9-99.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.3	0.6- 9.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	409	88.0	83.1-91.6	13	2.8	1.6- 4.9	28	9.3	5.9-14.1
Guilford	443	410	91.9	87.8-94.8	9	1.5	0.7- 3.1	24	6.6	4.0-10.7
Mecklenburg	443	388	82.5	76.6-87.2	13	4.7	2.2-10.1	42	12.7	9.1-17.6
Orange	449	412	86.7	78.2-92.2	15	6.9	2.6-17.2	22	6.3	3.9-10.1
Wake	446	392	82.6	76.5-87.3	11	3.6	1.7- 7.7	43	13.8	9.6-19.5
Chatham/Lee	393	342	81.3	75.3-86.2	10	4.3	2.0- 9.0	41	14.4	10.3-19.8
Nash/Wilson	372	336	90.2	86.1-93.2	7	1.7	0.8- 3.6	29	8.1	5.4-12.1
Craven/Pamlico	446	406	89.1	84.2-92.6	13	3.3	1.8- 5.8	27	7.6	4.6-12.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	428	387	89.2	84.7-92.5	13	2.1	1.2- 3.6	28	8.7	5.7-13.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	414	91.2	87.5-93.8	9	2.0	1.0- 4.1	30	6.8	4.5-10.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	420	87.6	82.6-91.3	13	2.7	1.5- 4.8	38	9.8	6.4-14.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	385	83.5	69.3-91.9	9	2.5	1.1- 5.6	30	14.1	6.0-29.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	414	87.6	83.5-90.7	12	2.1	1.1- 4.0	43	10.3	7.4-14.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	360	85.7	80.3-89.7	12	3.8	1.7- 8.0	39	10.6	7.2-15.1
Northeast NC I	452	393	86.4	81.9-89.8	16	3.6	2.1- 6.2	43	10.0	7.0-14.1
Northeastern Partnership	958	851	88.2	85.0-90.8	30	3.8	2.2- 6.4	77	8.0	6.0-10.6
Mountain AHEC	1,295	1,180	89.4	86.2-91.9	29	1.8	1.1- 2.7	86	8.9	6.5-12.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,259	2,896	86.5	83.8-88.7	93	3.6	2.5- 5.1	270	10.0	8.0-12.4
Piedmont	3,994	3,563	86.2	84.4-87.9	105	3.0	2.3- 4.1	326	10.7	9.3-12.4
Western NC	2,058	1,871	87.8	84.8-90.2	47	2.6	1.6- 4.2	140	9.6	7.4-12.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,311

8,330

86.5

85.2-87.7

245

3.1

2.5- 3.9

736

10.4

9.3-11.6

-Northeast NC II

506

458

89.2

84.6-92.6

3.9

1.9- 8.0

6.9

4.4-10.5

GENDER

Male

181

160

85.9

76.9-91.7

5.8

2.2-14.6

8.3

4.3-15.4

Female

325

298

92.4

88.8-95.0

2.1

1.0- 4.4

5.5

3.4- 8.8

RACE

White

345

321

91.8

85.6-95.4

2.8

0.8- 9.1

5.5

2.8-10.2

Other

159

136

84.6

75.9-90.5

6.3

2.7-14.3

9.1

5.0-16.0

AGE

18-44

174

158

86.6

76.9-92.6

5.4

1.8-15.5

8.0

4.0-15.5

45+

328

296

91.3

87.2-94.1

2.7

1.4- 5.1

6.0

3.6- 9.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

261

225

86.1

79.2-91.0

6.8

3.1-14.3

7.1

4.5-11.0

Some College +

243

231

92.7

85.5-96.4

0.7

0.2- 2.8

6.7

3.0-14.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

275

249

89.0

82.1-93.5

5.0

1.8-12.9

6.0

3.5- 9.9

$50,000+

97.7

90.9-99.4

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.6- 9.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

409

88.0

83.1-91.6

2.8

1.6- 4.9

9.3

5.9-14.1

Guilford

443

410

91.9

87.8-94.8

1.5

0.7- 3.1

6.6

4.0-10.7

Mecklenburg

443

388

82.5

76.6-87.2

4.7

2.2-10.1

12.7

9.1-17.6

Orange

449

412

86.7

78.2-92.2

6.9

2.6-17.2

6.3

3.9-10.1

Wake

446

392

82.6

76.5-87.3

3.6

1.7- 7.7

13.8

9.6-19.5

Chatham/Lee

393

342

81.3

75.3-86.2

4.3

2.0- 9.0

14.4

10.3-19.8

Nash/Wilson

372

336

90.2

86.1-93.2

1.7

0.8- 3.6

8.1

5.4-12.1

Craven/Pamlico

446

406

89.1

84.2-92.6

3.3

1.8- 5.8

7.6

4.6-12.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

428

387

89.2

84.7-92.5

2.1

1.2- 3.6

8.7

5.7-13.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

414

91.2

87.5-93.8

2.0

1.0- 4.1

6.8

4.5-10.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

420

87.6

82.6-91.3

2.7

1.5- 4.8

9.8

6.4-14.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

385

83.5

69.3-91.9

2.5

1.1- 5.6

14.1

6.0-29.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

414

87.6

83.5-90.7

2.1

1.1- 4.0

10.3

7.4-14.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

360

85.7

80.3-89.7

3.8

1.7- 8.0

10.6

7.2-15.1

Northeast NC I

452

393

86.4

81.9-89.8

3.6

2.1- 6.2

10.0

7.0-14.1

Northeastern Partnership

958

851

88.2

85.0-90.8

3.8

2.2- 6.4

8.0

6.0-10.6

Mountain AHEC

1,295

1,180

89.4

86.2-91.9

1.8

1.1- 2.7

8.9

6.5-12.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,259

2,896

86.5

83.8-88.7

3.6

2.5- 5.1

270

10.0

8.0-12.4

Piedmont

3,994

3,563

86.2

84.4-87.9

105

3.0

2.3- 4.1

326

10.7

9.3-12.4

Western NC

2,058

1,871

87.8

84.8-90.2

2.6

1.6- 4.2

140

9.6

7.4-12.4

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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.

This page was generated on 17JUN04.

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

Heart Attack and Stroke

Which of the following do you think is a symptom of a stroke. For each, tell me yes, no, or you are not sure. Do you think sudden confusion or trouble speaking are symptoms of a stroke?

Which of the following do you think is a symptom of a stroke. For each, tell me yes, no, or you are not sure.
Do you think sudden confusion or trouble speaking are symptoms of a stroke?