BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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 Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	3,994	3,563	86.2	84.4-87.9	105	3.0	2.3- 4.1	326	10.7	9.3-12.4
GENDER
Male	1,502	1,303	84.5	81.5-87.2	53	3.9	2.6- 6.0	146	11.5	9.3-14.2
Female	2,492	2,260	87.8	85.5-89.7	52	2.2	1.5- 3.2	180	10.0	8.2-12.2
RACE
White	2,937	2,742	91.9	90.1-93.3	59	2.3	1.5- 3.5	136	5.8	4.7- 7.3
African American	800	692	86.1	82.3-89.2	27	3.4	1.9- 6.0	81	10.5	7.9-13.8
Other Minorities	201	92	37.1	28.3-46.8	12	7.1	3.1-15.3	97	55.8	45.9-65.4
AGE
18-24	237	184	76.5	68.0-83.3	14	6.9	3.2-14.3	39	16.6	11.2-23.9
25-34	631	531	81.6	76.7-85.7	18	2.2	1.2- 3.9	82	16.2	12.3-21.0
35-44	834	762	89.1	85.4-92.0	19	2.5	1.3- 4.5	53	8.4	5.9-12.0
45-54	811	769	92.4	88.3-95.2	13	2.0	1.0- 4.1	29	5.6	3.2- 9.6
55-64	608	572	94.0	90.2-96.4	6	1.2	0.3- 4.1	30	4.9	2.8- 8.3
65-74	464	419	88.6	83.3-92.4	14	3.9	1.8- 8.4	31	7.5	4.6-11.8
75+	379	298	75.7	69.4-81.0	21	5.5	3.0- 9.7	60	18.8	14.1-24.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	576	402	61.1	54.7-67.1	31	5.5	3.3- 8.9	143	33.4	27.6-39.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,054	930	85.3	81.5-88.4	31	4.0	2.3- 6.9	93	10.7	8.2-13.9
Some Post-H.S.	947	874	90.6	87.1-93.2	28	3.0	1.6- 5.6	45	6.4	4.4- 9.3
College Graduate	1,403	1,350	96.2	94.7-97.3	14	1.1	0.5- 2.2	39	2.7	1.8- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	360	287	72.8	64.0-80.1	13	4.0	1.7- 8.7	60	23.3	16.3-32.1
$15,000- 24,999	657	543	77.9	72.4-82.6	33	5.4	3.3- 8.8	81	16.7	12.6-21.8
$25,000- 34,999	399	357	80.7	73.0-86.6	10	1.7	0.7- 4.0	32	17.7	11.9-25.4
$35,000- 49,999	542	512	92.7	88.5-95.4	7	1.6	0.5- 4.6	23	5.8	3.4- 9.6
$50,000-74,999	468	452	96.8	93.9-98.4	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4	13	2.8	1.3- 5.7
$75,000+	654	627	92.8	88.1-95.7	11	3.8	1.6- 8.8	16	3.4	1.9- 5.9
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
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
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

-Piedmont NC

3,994

3,563

86.2

84.4-87.9

105

3.0

2.3- 4.1

326

10.7

9.3-12.4

GENDER

Male

1,502

1,303

84.5

81.5-87.2

3.9

2.6- 6.0

146

11.5

9.3-14.2

Female

2,492

2,260

87.8

85.5-89.7

2.2

1.5- 3.2

180

10.0

8.2-12.2

RACE

White

2,937

2,742

91.9

90.1-93.3

2.3

1.5- 3.5

136

5.8

4.7- 7.3

African American

800

692

86.1

82.3-89.2

3.4

1.9- 6.0

10.5

7.9-13.8

Other Minorities

201

37.1

28.3-46.8

7.1

3.1-15.3

55.8

45.9-65.4

AGE

18-24

237

184

76.5

68.0-83.3

6.9

3.2-14.3

16.6

11.2-23.9

25-34

631

531

81.6

76.7-85.7

2.2

1.2- 3.9

16.2

12.3-21.0

35-44

834

762

89.1

85.4-92.0

2.5

1.3- 4.5

8.4

5.9-12.0

45-54

811

769

92.4

88.3-95.2

2.0

1.0- 4.1

5.6

3.2- 9.6

55-64

608

572

94.0

90.2-96.4

1.2

0.3- 4.1

4.9

2.8- 8.3

65-74

464

419

88.6

83.3-92.4

3.9

1.8- 8.4

7.5

4.6-11.8

75+

379

298

75.7

69.4-81.0

5.5

3.0- 9.7

18.8

14.1-24.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

576

402

61.1

54.7-67.1

5.5

3.3- 8.9

143

33.4

27.6-39.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,054

930

85.3

81.5-88.4

4.0

2.3- 6.9

10.7

8.2-13.9

Some Post-H.S.

947

874

90.6

87.1-93.2

3.0

1.6- 5.6

6.4

4.4- 9.3

College Graduate

1,403

1,350

96.2

94.7-97.3

1.1

0.5- 2.2

2.7

1.8- 3.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

360

287

72.8

64.0-80.1

4.0

1.7- 8.7

23.3

16.3-32.1

$15,000- 24,999

657

543

77.9

72.4-82.6

5.4

3.3- 8.8

16.7

12.6-21.8

$25,000- 34,999

399

357

80.7

73.0-86.6

1.7

0.7- 4.0

17.7

11.9-25.4

$35,000- 49,999

542

512

92.7

88.5-95.4

1.6

0.5- 4.6

5.8

3.4- 9.6

$50,000-74,999

468

452

96.8

93.9-98.4

0.4

0.1- 1.4

2.8

1.3- 5.7

$75,000+

654

627

92.8

88.1-95.7

3.8

1.6- 8.8

3.4

1.9- 5.9

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

Northeast NC II

506

458

89.2

84.6-92.6

3.9

1.9- 8.0

6.9

4.4-10.5

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 16JUN04.

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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?