BRFSS 2003 - Wake County: (Do you think sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance are symptoms 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	9,308	8,097	85.3	84.0-86.5	311	3.5	2.9- 4.2	900	11.3	10.2-12.4
-Wake County	446	379	79.6	73.5-84.5	21	6.6	3.9-10.9	46	13.8	9.6-19.5
GENDER
Male	170	143	76.6	66.3-84.6	12	8.8	4.4-17.0	15	14.5	8.1-24.8
Female	276	236	82.1	75.0-87.6	9	4.6	2.2- 9.5	31	13.2	8.5-20.0
RACE
White	321	290	90.4	86.2-93.5	9	2.8	1.4- 5.6	22	6.8	4.2-10.6
Other	122	88	58.5	46.1-69.9	10	13.2	6.5-24.8	24	28.3	17.9-41.7
AGE
18-44	247	207	76.9	68.6-83.4	15	7.9	4.3-14.2	25	15.2	9.7-23.0
45+	196	170	84.2	74.8-90.6	5	4.2	1.5-10.8	21	11.6	6.2-20.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	112	73	54.2	41.6-66.2	14	17.3	9.5-29.6	25	28.5	17.7-42.6
Some College +	333	306	91.3	87.0-94.2	7	2.1	0.9- 4.5	20	6.7	4.1-10.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	183	146	68.8	58.2-77.7	13	9.1	4.9-16.3	24	22.1	13.9-33.3
$50,000+	187	172	89.6	81.1-94.5	6	5.1	1.6-14.5	9	5.4	2.6-10.7
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

-Wake County

446

379

79.6

73.5-84.5

6.6

3.9-10.9

13.8

9.6-19.5

GENDER

Male

170

143

76.6

66.3-84.6

8.8

4.4-17.0

14.5

8.1-24.8

Female

276

236

82.1

75.0-87.6

4.6

2.2- 9.5

13.2

8.5-20.0

RACE

White

321

290

90.4

86.2-93.5

2.8

1.4- 5.6

6.8

4.2-10.6

Other

122

58.5

46.1-69.9

13.2

6.5-24.8

28.3

17.9-41.7

AGE

18-44

247

207

76.9

68.6-83.4

7.9

4.3-14.2

15.2

9.7-23.0

45+

196

170

84.2

74.8-90.6

4.2

1.5-10.8

11.6

6.2-20.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

112

54.2

41.6-66.2

17.3

9.5-29.6

28.5

17.7-42.6

Some College +

333

306

91.3

87.0-94.2

2.1

0.9- 4.5

6.7

4.1-10.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

183

146

68.8

58.2-77.7

9.1

4.9-16.3

22.1

13.9-33.3

$50,000+

187

172

89.6

81.1-94.5

5.1

1.6-14.5

5.4

2.6-10.7

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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