BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Knew all stroke symptoms)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,431	1,740	16.9	15.8-18.1	7,691	83.1	81.9-84.2
-Piedmont NC	4,044	817	18.2	16.6-19.9	3,227	81.8	80.1-83.4
GENDER
Male	1,528	302	17.7	15.2-20.5	1,226	82.3	79.5-84.8
Female	2,516	515	18.7	16.7-20.9	2,001	81.3	79.1-83.3
RACE
White	2,968	706	21.7	19.7-23.9	2,262	78.3	76.1-80.3
African American	815	83	9.5	6.9-12.8	732	90.5	87.2-93.1
Other Minorities	201	19	6.1	3.3-11.2	182	93.9	88.8-96.7
AGE
18-24	242	38	15.2	9.8-22.7	204	84.8	77.3-90.2
25-34	639	109	13.3	10.3-17.1	530	86.7	82.9-89.7
35-44	848	184	20.4	17.1-24.1	664	79.6	75.9-82.9
45-54	815	206	22.8	19.0-27.1	609	77.2	72.9-81.0
55-64	612	147	23.7	19.4-28.6	465	76.3	71.4-80.6
65-74	469	88	19.3	14.8-24.7	381	80.7	75.3-85.2
75+	387	37	9.5	6.2-14.3	350	90.5	85.7-93.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	588	37	5.7	3.5- 8.9	551	94.3	91.1-96.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,075	135	12.2	9.7-15.3	940	87.8	84.7-90.3
Some Post-H.S.	953	195	18.9	15.4-22.8	758	81.1	77.2-84.6
College Graduate	1,413	449	29.1	26.0-32.4	964	70.9	67.6-74.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	362	34	6.7	4.1-10.6	328	93.3	89.4-95.9
$15,000- 24,999	663	87	11.9	8.8-15.8	576	88.1	84.2-91.2
$25,000- 34,999	403	75	12.9	9.3-17.6	328	87.1	82.4-90.7
$35,000- 49,999	547	129	20.3	16.1-25.3	418	79.7	74.7-83.9
$50,000-74,999	472	119	19.9	15.7-24.9	353	80.1	75.1-84.3
$75,000+	659	201	29.4	25.0-34.3	458	70.6	65.7-75.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	99	19.3	15.6-23.7	353	80.7	76.3-84.4
Guilford	444	97	20.7	16.8-25.3	347	79.3	74.7-83.2
Mecklenburg	447	92	17.5	13.5-22.3	355	82.5	77.7-86.5
Orange	451	132	24.9	19.6-31.0	319	75.1	69.0-80.4
Wake	451	103	22.4	18.1-27.4	348	77.6	72.6-81.9
Chatham/Lee	400	60	11.6	8.8-15.3	340	88.4	84.7-91.2
Nash/Wilson	378	69	15.3	11.8-19.6	309	84.7	80.4-88.2
Craven/Pamlico	454	83	17.2	13.6-21.6	371	82.8	78.4-86.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	76	21.0	15.7-27.5	361	79.0	72.5-84.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	75	13.8	10.7-17.6	381	86.2	82.4-89.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	89	14.9	11.3-19.5	390	85.1	80.5-88.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	77	17.9	13.3-23.7	348	82.1	76.3-86.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	62	11.6	8.7-15.3	414	88.4	84.7-91.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	59	12.5	9.5-16.4	360	87.5	83.6-90.5
Northeast NC I	459	74	15.3	11.9-19.4	385	84.7	80.6-88.1
Northeast NC II	514	91	16.7	13.4-20.5	423	83.3	79.5-86.6
Northeastern Partnership	973	165	16.2	13.7-19.0	808	83.8	81.0-86.3
Mountain AHEC	1,303	258	18.2	15.7-21.2	1,045	81.8	78.8-84.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,313	534	14.6	12.7-16.6	2,779	85.4	83.4-87.3
Piedmont	4,044	817	18.2	16.6-19.9	3,227	81.8	80.1-83.4
Western NC	2,074	389	16.8	14.7-19.2	1,685	83.2	80.8-85.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,431

1,740

16.9

15.8-18.1

7,691

83.1

81.9-84.2

-Piedmont NC

4,044

817

18.2

16.6-19.9

3,227

81.8

80.1-83.4

GENDER

Male

1,528

302

17.7

15.2-20.5

1,226

82.3

79.5-84.8

Female

2,516

515

18.7

16.7-20.9

2,001

81.3

79.1-83.3

RACE

White

2,968

706

21.7

19.7-23.9

2,262

78.3

76.1-80.3

African American

815

9.5

6.9-12.8

732

90.5

87.2-93.1

Other Minorities

201

6.1

3.3-11.2

182

93.9

88.8-96.7

AGE

18-24

242

15.2

9.8-22.7

204

84.8

77.3-90.2

25-34

639

109

13.3

10.3-17.1

530

86.7

82.9-89.7

35-44

848

184

20.4

17.1-24.1

664

79.6

75.9-82.9

45-54

815

206

22.8

19.0-27.1

609

77.2

72.9-81.0

55-64

612

147

23.7

19.4-28.6

465

76.3

71.4-80.6

65-74

469

19.3

14.8-24.7

381

80.7

75.3-85.2

75+

387

9.5

6.2-14.3

350

90.5

85.7-93.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

588

5.7

3.5- 8.9

551

94.3

91.1-96.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,075

135

12.2

9.7-15.3

940

87.8

84.7-90.3

Some Post-H.S.

953

195

18.9

15.4-22.8

758

81.1

77.2-84.6

College Graduate

1,413

449

29.1

26.0-32.4

964

70.9

67.6-74.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

362

6.7

4.1-10.6

328

93.3

89.4-95.9

$15,000- 24,999

663

11.9

8.8-15.8

576

88.1

84.2-91.2

$25,000- 34,999

403

12.9

9.3-17.6

328

87.1

82.4-90.7

$35,000- 49,999

547

129

20.3

16.1-25.3

418

79.7

74.7-83.9

$50,000-74,999

472

119

19.9

15.7-24.9

353

80.1

75.1-84.3

$75,000+

659

201

29.4

25.0-34.3

458

70.6

65.7-75.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

19.3

15.6-23.7

353

80.7

76.3-84.4

Guilford

444

20.7

16.8-25.3

347

79.3

74.7-83.2

Mecklenburg

447

17.5

13.5-22.3

355

82.5

77.7-86.5

Orange

451

132

24.9

19.6-31.0

319

75.1

69.0-80.4

Wake

451

103

22.4

18.1-27.4

348

77.6

72.6-81.9

Chatham/Lee

400

11.6

8.8-15.3

340

88.4

84.7-91.2

Nash/Wilson

378

15.3

11.8-19.6

309

84.7

80.4-88.2

Craven/Pamlico

454

17.2

13.6-21.6

371

82.8

78.4-86.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

21.0

15.7-27.5

361

79.0

72.5-84.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

13.8

10.7-17.6

381

86.2

82.4-89.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

14.9

11.3-19.5

390

85.1

80.5-88.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

17.9

13.3-23.7

348

82.1

76.3-86.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

11.6

8.7-15.3

414

88.4

84.7-91.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

12.5

9.5-16.4

360

87.5

83.6-90.5

Northeast NC I

459

15.3

11.9-19.4

385

84.7

80.6-88.1

Northeast NC II

514

16.7

13.4-20.5

423

83.3

79.5-86.6

Northeastern Partnership

973

165

16.2

13.7-19.0

808

83.8

81.0-86.3

Mountain AHEC

1,303

258

18.2

15.7-21.2

1,045

81.8

78.8-84.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,313

534

14.6

12.7-16.6

2,779

85.4

83.4-87.3

Piedmont

4,044

817

18.2

16.6-19.9

3,227

81.8

80.1-83.4

Western NC

2,074

389

16.8

14.7-19.2

1,685

83.2

80.8-85.3

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Data in this table were derived from the all six stroke symptoms questions..

^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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