BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you think sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance are symptoms of a stroke?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	9,308	8,097	85.3	84.0-86.5	311	3.5	2.9- 4.2	900	11.3	10.2-12.4
-Piedmont NC	3,994	3,494	85.3	83.6-87.0	112	3.3	2.5- 4.2	388	11.4	9.9-13.0
GENDER
Male	1,502	1,298	85.3	82.4-87.7	46	3.0	2.0- 4.6	158	11.7	9.5-14.4
Female	2,492	2,196	85.4	83.1-87.4	66	3.5	2.5- 4.8	230	11.1	9.3-13.2
RACE
White	2,937	2,675	90.6	89.0-92.0	73	2.6	1.9- 3.6	189	6.8	5.6- 8.2
African American	799	678	84.9	81.1-88.1	25	3.3	2.0- 5.6	96	11.7	8.9-15.3
Other Minorities	202	101	40.9	31.8-50.7	8	7.4	3.3-15.8	93	51.7	41.7-61.5
AGE
18-24	236	193	84.3	77.2-89.5	8	3.4	1.3- 8.7	35	12.3	7.9-18.7
25-34	631	536	80.9	75.9-85.1	10	2.3	1.0- 4.9	85	16.8	12.9-21.7
35-44	834	743	87.7	84.0-90.6	22	3.5	2.1- 5.8	69	8.8	6.4-12.1
45-54	811	756	91.4	87.4-94.2	14	1.9	1.0- 3.7	41	6.6	4.1-10.6
55-64	608	550	88.1	83.3-91.7	16	3.6	1.8- 7.0	42	8.3	5.4-12.6
65-74	464	406	88.4	83.6-91.9	16	2.5	1.2- 5.0	42	9.2	6.0-13.7
75+	380	284	70.1	63.5-75.9	25	8.4	5.1-13.5	71	21.6	16.6-27.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	575	378	59.2	52.9-65.2	30	5.4	3.2- 8.8	167	35.5	29.6-41.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,055	904	83.2	79.5-86.4	40	5.4	3.5- 8.2	111	11.4	8.9-14.5
Some Post-H.S.	947	871	91.6	88.9-93.7	23	2.4	1.5- 4.0	53	5.9	4.2- 8.4
College Graduate	1,402	1,334	95.6	94.0-96.8	17	1.0	0.5- 1.9	51	3.4	2.4- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	361	273	66.0	57.4-73.7	20	6.2	3.4-11.0	68	27.7	20.4-36.6
$15,000- 24,999	658	524	77.3	72.0-81.8	24	4.3	2.5- 7.1	110	18.5	14.3-23.5
$25,000- 34,999	399	351	80.4	72.7-86.3	16	4.7	2.4- 9.1	32	14.9	9.6-22.6
$35,000- 49,999	542	504	91.8	87.9-94.5	12	2.6	1.2- 5.6	26	5.6	3.4- 8.9
$50,000-74,999	468	438	93.2	89.6-95.6	5	0.7	0.2- 2.1	25	6.1	3.8- 9.6
$75,000+	653	621	93.2	89.5-95.7	11	2.8	1.2- 6.3	21	4.0	2.4- 6.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	449	401	88.1	83.5-91.6	18	3.7	2.3- 6.0	30	8.2	5.1-12.8
Guilford	443	400	90.5	86.8-93.2	15	2.7	1.5- 5.0	28	6.8	4.5-10.1
Mecklenburg	442	388	84.5	79.3-88.5	12	2.2	1.2- 4.2	42	13.3	9.5-18.4
Orange	450	400	82.4	73.0-89.0	9	1.7	0.7- 3.7	41	15.9	9.5-25.6
Wake	446	379	79.6	73.5-84.5	21	6.6	3.9-10.9	46	13.8	9.6-19.5
Chatham/Lee	393	337	82.0	76.4-86.5	7	1.7	0.7- 4.1	49	16.2	11.9-21.8
Nash/Wilson	371	324	86.1	81.3-89.9	9	1.9	1.0- 3.8	38	11.9	8.4-16.7
Craven/Pamlico	446	389	85.1	80.1-89.0	18	4.3	2.6- 6.9	39	10.6	7.2-15.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	429	385	89.7	85.8-92.6	11	2.3	1.2- 4.5	33	8.0	5.5-11.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	388	82.3	75.2-87.7	14	5.5	2.0-14.3	51	12.2	8.7-16.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	414	85.4	79.7-89.8	12	2.4	1.2- 4.7	45	12.1	8.1-17.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	371	80.7	67.5-89.4	14	3.8	1.9- 7.2	38	15.5	7.3-30.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	399	84.4	80.1-87.9	16	3.0	1.8- 5.2	54	12.5	9.3-16.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	338	81.5	76.3-85.8	20	5.2	3.0- 9.0	53	13.3	9.7-17.8
Northeast NC I	452	380	85.5	81.3-89.0	26	5.2	3.4- 8.0	46	9.2	6.5-12.9
Northeast NC II	505	449	89.2	85.2-92.2	19	4.1	2.3- 7.1	37	6.7	4.5-10.0
Northeastern Partnership	957	829	87.9	85.0-90.3	45	4.5	3.1- 6.5	83	7.6	5.8-10.0
Mountain AHEC	1,293	1,142	87.0	83.8-89.7	47	3.1	2.2- 4.3	104	9.9	7.4-13.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,257	2,808	85.6	83.1-87.7	126	3.7	2.6- 5.1	323	10.7	8.8-13.0
Piedmont	3,994	3,494	85.3	83.6-87.0	112	3.3	2.5- 4.2	388	11.4	9.9-13.0
Western NC	2,057	1,795	84.2	81.1-86.9	73	4.0	2.7- 5.8	189	11.8	9.5-14.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,308

8,097

85.3

84.0-86.5

311

3.5

2.9- 4.2

900

11.3

10.2-12.4

-Piedmont NC

3,994

3,494

85.3

83.6-87.0

112

3.3

2.5- 4.2

388

11.4

9.9-13.0

GENDER

Male

1,502

1,298

85.3

82.4-87.7

3.0

2.0- 4.6

158

11.7

9.5-14.4

Female

2,492

2,196

85.4

83.1-87.4

3.5

2.5- 4.8

230

11.1

9.3-13.2

RACE

White

2,937

2,675

90.6

89.0-92.0

2.6

1.9- 3.6

189

6.8

5.6- 8.2

African American

799

678

84.9

81.1-88.1

3.3

2.0- 5.6

11.7

8.9-15.3

Other Minorities

202

101

40.9

31.8-50.7

7.4

3.3-15.8

51.7

41.7-61.5

AGE

18-24

236

193

84.3

77.2-89.5

3.4

1.3- 8.7

12.3

7.9-18.7

25-34

631

536

80.9

75.9-85.1

2.3

1.0- 4.9

16.8

12.9-21.7

35-44

834

743

87.7

84.0-90.6

3.5

2.1- 5.8

8.8

6.4-12.1

45-54

811

756

91.4

87.4-94.2

1.9

1.0- 3.7

6.6

4.1-10.6

55-64

608

550

88.1

83.3-91.7

3.6

1.8- 7.0

8.3

5.4-12.6

65-74

464

406

88.4

83.6-91.9

2.5

1.2- 5.0

9.2

6.0-13.7

75+

380

284

70.1

63.5-75.9

8.4

5.1-13.5

21.6

16.6-27.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

575

378

59.2

52.9-65.2

5.4

3.2- 8.8

167

35.5

29.6-41.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,055

904

83.2

79.5-86.4

5.4

3.5- 8.2

111

11.4

8.9-14.5

Some Post-H.S.

947

871

91.6

88.9-93.7

2.4

1.5- 4.0

5.9

4.2- 8.4

College Graduate

1,402

1,334

95.6

94.0-96.8

1.0

0.5- 1.9

3.4

2.4- 4.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

361

273

66.0

57.4-73.7

6.2

3.4-11.0

27.7

20.4-36.6

$15,000- 24,999

658

524

77.3

72.0-81.8

4.3

2.5- 7.1

110

18.5

14.3-23.5

$25,000- 34,999

399

351

80.4

72.7-86.3

4.7

2.4- 9.1

14.9

9.6-22.6

$35,000- 49,999

542

504

91.8

87.9-94.5

2.6

1.2- 5.6

5.6

3.4- 8.9

$50,000-74,999

468

438

93.2

89.6-95.6

0.7

0.2- 2.1

6.1

3.8- 9.6

$75,000+

653

621

93.2

89.5-95.7

2.8

1.2- 6.3

4.0

2.4- 6.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

449

401

88.1

83.5-91.6

3.7

2.3- 6.0

8.2

5.1-12.8

Guilford

443

400

90.5

86.8-93.2

2.7

1.5- 5.0

6.8

4.5-10.1

Mecklenburg

442

388

84.5

79.3-88.5

2.2

1.2- 4.2

13.3

9.5-18.4

Orange

450

400

82.4

73.0-89.0

1.7

0.7- 3.7

15.9

9.5-25.6

Wake

446

379

79.6

73.5-84.5

6.6

3.9-10.9

13.8

9.6-19.5

Chatham/Lee

393

337

82.0

76.4-86.5

1.7

0.7- 4.1

16.2

11.9-21.8

Nash/Wilson

371

324

86.1

81.3-89.9

1.9

1.0- 3.8

11.9

8.4-16.7

Craven/Pamlico

446

389

85.1

80.1-89.0

4.3

2.6- 6.9

10.6

7.2-15.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

429

385

89.7

85.8-92.6

2.3

1.2- 4.5

8.0

5.5-11.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

388

82.3

75.2-87.7

5.5

2.0-14.3

12.2

8.7-16.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

414

85.4

79.7-89.8

2.4

1.2- 4.7

12.1

8.1-17.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

371

80.7

67.5-89.4

3.8

1.9- 7.2

15.5

7.3-30.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

399

84.4

80.1-87.9

3.0

1.8- 5.2

12.5

9.3-16.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

338

81.5

76.3-85.8

5.2

3.0- 9.0

13.3

9.7-17.8

Northeast NC I

452

380

85.5

81.3-89.0

5.2

3.4- 8.0

9.2

6.5-12.9

Northeast NC II

505

449

89.2

85.2-92.2

4.1

2.3- 7.1

6.7

4.5-10.0

Northeastern Partnership

957

829

87.9

85.0-90.3

4.5

3.1- 6.5

7.6

5.8-10.0

Mountain AHEC

1,293

1,142

87.0

83.8-89.7

3.1

2.2- 4.3

104

9.9

7.4-13.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,257

2,808

85.6

83.1-87.7

126

3.7

2.6- 5.1

323

10.7

8.8-13.0

Piedmont

3,994

3,494

85.3

83.6-87.0

112

3.3

2.5- 4.2

388

11.4

9.9-13.0

Western NC

2,057

1,795

84.2

81.1-86.9

4.0

2.7- 5.8

189

11.8

9.5-14.7

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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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