BRFSS 2003 - Wake County: (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom of a stroke?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Wake County

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	9,310	6,650	70.8	69.2-72.3	687	7.4	6.5- 8.4	1,973	21.8	20.5-23.2
-Wake County	446	328	70.1	64.2-75.3	28	8.4	5.4-12.9	90	21.5	16.9-27.0
GENDER
Male	170	121	67.9	58.2-76.2	17	11.5	6.5-19.6	32	20.6	13.6-30.0
Female	276	207	72.0	64.8-78.2	11	5.7	2.9-11.0	58	22.3	16.7-29.2
RACE
White	321	258	81.1	75.7-85.5	13	4.2	2.4- 7.4	50	14.7	10.8-19.7
Other	122	70	49.0	37.7-60.3	13	15.7	8.4-27.5	39	35.3	24.8-47.5
AGE
18-44	247	187	72.4	64.5-79.1	14	6.9	3.4-13.2	46	20.7	14.9-28.1
45+	196	140	66.4	57.4-74.4	13	10.9	6.2-18.5	43	22.6	15.8-31.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	112	63	46.6	35.0-58.6	13	17.9	9.8-30.6	36	35.4	24.2-48.6
Some College +	333	264	79.8	74.6-84.2	15	4.4	2.5- 7.5	54	15.8	11.9-20.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	183	122	61.1	51.3-70.0	16	11.2	6.5-18.8	45	27.7	19.5-37.7
$50,000+	187	153	78.9	70.5-85.5	7	6.3	2.4-15.3	27	14.8	9.9-21.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	343	73.1	67.7-77.9	28	6.5	4.2- 9.8	79	20.4	16.0-25.6
Guilford	442	329	76.3	71.5-80.6	29	5.7	3.7- 8.8	84	18.0	14.3-22.4
Mecklenburg	443	331	69.4	63.3-74.9	24	6.8	3.8-11.8	88	23.8	18.9-29.4
Orange	450	333	67.9	59.7-75.1	28	5.4	3.6- 8.0	89	26.7	19.6-35.3
Wake	446	328	70.1	64.2-75.3	28	8.4	5.4-12.9	90	21.5	16.9-27.0
Chatham/Lee	393	273	65.8	58.9-72.1	35	11.3	6.7-18.6	85	22.9	18.0-28.5
Nash/Wilson	371	267	71.4	65.7-76.5	29	7.5	5.1-11.1	75	21.0	16.5-26.4
Craven/Pamlico	446	322	71.5	65.8-76.5	36	9.3	6.3-13.6	88	19.2	15.0-24.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	429	289	68.2	62.7-73.3	40	8.0	5.7-11.1	100	23.8	19.2-29.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	319	70.3	64.4-75.6	25	4.7	3.0- 7.3	109	25.0	20.1-30.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	332	70.5	63.7-76.4	38	7.5	5.2-10.8	101	22.0	16.8-28.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	319	71.4	60.4-80.4	20	4.2	2.4- 7.2	84	24.4	15.5-36.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	320	67.7	62.5-72.4	41	8.3	5.9-11.7	108	24.0	19.8-28.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	284	69.2	63.4-74.5	40	9.2	6.3-13.2	87	21.6	17.1-26.9
Northeast NC I	452	286	65.5	59.7-70.9	52	11.7	8.6-15.7	114	22.8	18.5-27.9
Northeast NC II	506	342	65.5	60.0-70.6	45	11.7	8.1-16.8	119	22.8	18.6-27.6
Northeastern Partnership	958	628	65.5	61.4-69.4	97	11.7	9.0-15.1	233	22.8	19.6-26.3
Mountain AHEC	1,294	971	74.1	70.4-77.6	72	5.0	3.7- 6.7	251	20.9	17.7-24.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,258	2,259	70.4	67.7-73.0	281	8.2	6.6-10.0	718	21.4	19.2-23.9
Piedmont	3,994	2,893	71.0	68.8-73.1	283	7.4	6.2- 8.8	818	21.7	19.8-23.7
Western NC	2,058	1,498	70.7	67.3-73.9	123	5.9	4.4- 7.8	437	23.4	20.4-26.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,310

6,650

70.8

69.2-72.3

687

7.4

6.5- 8.4

1,973

21.8

20.5-23.2

-Wake County

446

328

70.1

64.2-75.3

8.4

5.4-12.9

21.5

16.9-27.0

GENDER

Male

170

121

67.9

58.2-76.2

11.5

6.5-19.6

20.6

13.6-30.0

Female

276

207

72.0

64.8-78.2

5.7

2.9-11.0

22.3

16.7-29.2

RACE

White

321

258

81.1

75.7-85.5

4.2

2.4- 7.4

14.7

10.8-19.7

Other

122

49.0

37.7-60.3

15.7

8.4-27.5

35.3

24.8-47.5

AGE

18-44

247

187

72.4

64.5-79.1

6.9

3.4-13.2

20.7

14.9-28.1

45+

196

140

66.4

57.4-74.4

10.9

6.2-18.5

22.6

15.8-31.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

112

46.6

35.0-58.6

17.9

9.8-30.6

35.4

24.2-48.6

Some College +

333

264

79.8

74.6-84.2

4.4

2.5- 7.5

15.8

11.9-20.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

183

122

61.1

51.3-70.0

11.2

6.5-18.8

27.7

19.5-37.7

$50,000+

187

153

78.9

70.5-85.5

6.3

2.4-15.3

14.8

9.9-21.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

343

73.1

67.7-77.9

6.5

4.2- 9.8

20.4

16.0-25.6

Guilford

442

329

76.3

71.5-80.6

5.7

3.7- 8.8

18.0

14.3-22.4

Mecklenburg

443

331

69.4

63.3-74.9

6.8

3.8-11.8

23.8

18.9-29.4

Orange

450

333

67.9

59.7-75.1

5.4

3.6- 8.0

26.7

19.6-35.3

Wake

446

328

70.1

64.2-75.3

8.4

5.4-12.9

21.5

16.9-27.0

Chatham/Lee

393

273

65.8

58.9-72.1

11.3

6.7-18.6

22.9

18.0-28.5

Nash/Wilson

371

267

71.4

65.7-76.5

7.5

5.1-11.1

21.0

16.5-26.4

Craven/Pamlico

446

322

71.5

65.8-76.5

9.3

6.3-13.6

19.2

15.0-24.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

429

289

68.2

62.7-73.3

8.0

5.7-11.1

100

23.8

19.2-29.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

319

70.3

64.4-75.6

4.7

3.0- 7.3

109

25.0

20.1-30.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

332

70.5

63.7-76.4

7.5

5.2-10.8

101

22.0

16.8-28.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

319

71.4

60.4-80.4

4.2

2.4- 7.2

24.4

15.5-36.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

320

67.7

62.5-72.4

8.3

5.9-11.7

108

24.0

19.8-28.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

284

69.2

63.4-74.5

9.2

6.3-13.2

21.6

17.1-26.9

Northeast NC I

452

286

65.5

59.7-70.9

11.7

8.6-15.7

114

22.8

18.5-27.9

Northeast NC II

506

342

65.5

60.0-70.6

11.7

8.1-16.8

119

22.8

18.6-27.6

Northeastern Partnership

958

628

65.5

61.4-69.4

11.7

9.0-15.1

233

22.8

19.6-26.3

Mountain AHEC

1,294

971

74.1

70.4-77.6

5.0

3.7- 6.7

251

20.9

17.7-24.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,258

2,259

70.4

67.7-73.0

281

8.2

6.6-10.0

718

21.4

19.2-23.9

Piedmont

3,994

2,893

71.0

68.8-73.1

283

7.4

6.2- 8.8

818

21.7

19.8-23.7

Western NC

2,058

1,498

70.7

67.3-73.9

123

5.9

4.4- 7.8

437

23.4

20.4-26.7

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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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