BRFSS 2003 - Wake County: (Do you think severe headache with no known cause 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	9,307	6,586	68.2	66.6-69.8	838	9.8	8.8-10.9	1,883	22.0	20.6-23.4
-Wake County	446	308	64.2	58.2-69.7	45	11.9	8.4-16.6	93	23.9	19.0-29.7
GENDER
Male	170	113	60.8	51.2-69.6	24	16.5	10.4-25.4	33	22.7	15.4-32.2
Female	276	195	67.2	59.9-73.7	21	7.8	4.9-12.1	60	25.0	18.9-32.3
RACE
White	321	241	74.6	68.8-79.6	32	10.3	7.0-14.8	48	15.1	11.2-20.1
Other	122	66	43.8	33.2-54.9	11	14.1	7.1-26.1	45	42.1	31.0-54.1
AGE
18-44	247	162	59.5	51.7-66.9	31	14.1	9.3-20.9	54	26.3	19.9-34.1
45+	196	145	72.2	63.2-79.8	13	8.0	4.3-14.1	38	19.8	13.2-28.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	112	63	47.5	35.8-59.5	15	17.6	9.5-30.2	34	35.0	23.6-48.3
Some College +	333	245	72.0	66.1-77.2	30	9.6	6.5-13.8	58	18.4	14.2-23.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	183	121	56.4	46.7-65.6	18	12.0	7.0-19.7	44	31.6	22.8-42.0
$50,000+	187	137	71.1	62.7-78.3	19	12.2	7.0-20.4	31	16.7	11.6-23.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	449	334	73.1	67.8-77.8	35	8.3	5.7-11.9	80	18.6	14.6-23.5
Guilford	443	327	73.2	67.8-78.1	46	11.2	7.7-15.8	70	15.6	12.0-20.1
Mecklenburg	442	311	65.1	59.0-70.8	32	6.9	4.7- 9.9	99	28.0	22.6-34.2
Orange	450	322	62.2	53.9-69.9	40	14.7	8.4-24.4	88	23.1	17.2-30.3
Wake	446	308	64.2	58.2-69.7	45	11.9	8.4-16.6	93	23.9	19.0-29.7
Chatham/Lee	393	268	65.4	59.0-71.3	35	9.0	5.8-13.7	90	25.6	20.5-31.5
Nash/Wilson	371	279	73.4	67.7-78.4	35	9.4	6.6-13.2	57	17.2	13.0-22.5
Craven/Pamlico	446	307	67.4	61.6-72.6	47	10.3	7.2-14.4	92	22.4	17.8-27.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	429	298	68.6	63.0-73.7	43	8.7	6.3-11.9	88	22.7	18.1-28.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	303	63.9	57.1-70.2	44	13.3	8.4-20.6	106	22.8	18.3-28.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	350	73.1	66.5-78.9	34	8.0	5.1-12.2	87	18.9	14.2-24.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	292	62.4	52.6-71.3	39	11.1	7.4-16.3	92	26.5	17.6-37.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	326	67.7	62.4-72.6	40	9.5	6.6-13.5	103	22.8	18.6-27.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	294	67.6	61.4-73.1	40	11.9	8.3-16.9	77	20.5	16.0-25.8
Northeast NC I	452	306	69.6	64.0-74.6	53	10.8	8.0-14.5	93	19.6	15.5-24.5
Northeast NC II	505	362	70.0	64.7-74.8	38	8.2	5.4-12.2	105	21.8	17.6-26.7
Northeastern Partnership	957	668	69.9	65.9-73.5	91	9.1	7.0-11.9	198	21.0	17.9-24.6
Mountain AHEC	1,293	936	71.8	68.0-75.4	111	9.1	7.1-11.6	246	19.0	16.0-22.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,256	2,312	70.6	67.8-73.2	293	8.1	6.7- 9.7	651	21.3	19.0-23.9
Piedmont	3,994	2,820	67.1	64.8-69.3	358	10.4	9.0-12.1	816	22.4	20.5-24.5
Western NC	2,057	1,454	67.8	64.3-71.1	187	10.8	8.6-13.4	416	21.5	18.6-24.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,307

6,586

68.2

66.6-69.8

838

9.8

8.8-10.9

1,883

22.0

20.6-23.4

-Wake County

446

308

64.2

58.2-69.7

11.9

8.4-16.6

23.9

19.0-29.7

GENDER

Male

170

113

60.8

51.2-69.6

16.5

10.4-25.4

22.7

15.4-32.2

Female

276

195

67.2

59.9-73.7

7.8

4.9-12.1

25.0

18.9-32.3

RACE

White

321

241

74.6

68.8-79.6

10.3

7.0-14.8

15.1

11.2-20.1

Other

122

43.8

33.2-54.9

14.1

7.1-26.1

42.1

31.0-54.1

AGE

18-44

247

162

59.5

51.7-66.9

14.1

9.3-20.9

26.3

19.9-34.1

45+

196

145

72.2

63.2-79.8

8.0

4.3-14.1

19.8

13.2-28.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

112

47.5

35.8-59.5

17.6

9.5-30.2

35.0

23.6-48.3

Some College +

333

245

72.0

66.1-77.2

9.6

6.5-13.8

18.4

14.2-23.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

183

121

56.4

46.7-65.6

12.0

7.0-19.7

31.6

22.8-42.0

$50,000+

187

137

71.1

62.7-78.3

12.2

7.0-20.4

16.7

11.6-23.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

449

334

73.1

67.8-77.8

8.3

5.7-11.9

18.6

14.6-23.5

Guilford

443

327

73.2

67.8-78.1

11.2

7.7-15.8

15.6

12.0-20.1

Mecklenburg

442

311

65.1

59.0-70.8

6.9

4.7- 9.9

28.0

22.6-34.2

Orange

450

322

62.2

53.9-69.9

14.7

8.4-24.4

23.1

17.2-30.3

Wake

446

308

64.2

58.2-69.7

11.9

8.4-16.6

23.9

19.0-29.7

Chatham/Lee

393

268

65.4

59.0-71.3

9.0

5.8-13.7

25.6

20.5-31.5

Nash/Wilson

371

279

73.4

67.7-78.4

9.4

6.6-13.2

17.2

13.0-22.5

Craven/Pamlico

446

307

67.4

61.6-72.6

10.3

7.2-14.4

22.4

17.8-27.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

429

298

68.6

63.0-73.7

8.7

6.3-11.9

22.7

18.1-28.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

303

63.9

57.1-70.2

13.3

8.4-20.6

106

22.8

18.3-28.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

350

73.1

66.5-78.9

8.0

5.1-12.2

18.9

14.2-24.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

292

62.4

52.6-71.3

11.1

7.4-16.3

26.5

17.6-37.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

326

67.7

62.4-72.6

9.5

6.6-13.5

103

22.8

18.6-27.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

294

67.6

61.4-73.1

11.9

8.3-16.9

20.5

16.0-25.8

Northeast NC I

452

306

69.6

64.0-74.6

10.8

8.0-14.5

19.6

15.5-24.5

Northeast NC II

505

362

70.0

64.7-74.8

8.2

5.4-12.2

105

21.8

17.6-26.7

Northeastern Partnership

957

668

69.9

65.9-73.5

9.1

7.0-11.9

198

21.0

17.9-24.6

Mountain AHEC

1,293

936

71.8

68.0-75.4

111

9.1

7.1-11.6

246

19.0

16.0-22.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,256

2,312

70.6

67.8-73.2

293

8.1

6.7- 9.7

651

21.3

19.0-23.9

Piedmont

3,994

2,820

67.1

64.8-69.3

358

10.4

9.0-12.1

816

22.4

20.5-24.5

Western NC

2,057

1,454

67.8

64.3-71.1

187

10.8

8.6-13.4

416

21.5

18.6-24.6

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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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