BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Knew all stroke symptoms*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,431	1,740	16.9	15.8-18.1	7,691	83.1	81.9-84.2
-Western NC	2,074	389	16.8	14.7-19.2	1,685	83.2	80.8-85.3
GENDER
Male	775	144	16.3	12.9-20.3	631	83.7	79.7-87.1
Female	1,299	245	17.3	14.8-20.1	1,054	82.7	79.9-85.2
RACE
White	1,888	367	17.4	15.3-19.8	1,521	82.6	80.2-84.7
African American	74	8	18.0	4.7-49.3	66	82.0	50.7-95.3
Other Minorities	103	11	3.8	1.8- 7.9	92	96.2	92.1-98.2
AGE
18-24	136	12	6.0	3.0-11.6	124	94.0	88.4-97.0
25-34	282	55	14.6	10.0-20.7	227	85.4	79.3-90.0
35-44	342	78	21.7	16.3-28.3	264	78.3	71.7-83.7
45-54	383	79	20.2	14.3-27.7	304	79.8	72.3-85.7
55-64	355	79	20.5	15.3-27.0	276	79.5	73.0-84.7
65-74	342	57	17.5	12.8-23.4	285	82.5	76.6-87.2
75+	217	27	11.8	7.6-17.8	190	88.2	82.2-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	349	31	6.8	4.1-11.1	318	93.2	88.9-95.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	643	92	12.3	9.4-16.0	551	87.7	84.0-90.6
Some Post-H.S.	547	109	17.4	13.1-22.7	438	82.6	77.3-86.9
College Graduate	528	156	31.0	25.8-36.7	372	69.0	63.3-74.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	33	12.0	7.8-18.0	238	88.0	82.0-92.2
$15,000- 24,999	407	53	9.9	6.8-14.4	354	90.1	85.6-93.2
$25,000- 34,999	255	53	19.7	14.2-26.7	202	80.3	73.3-85.8
$35,000- 49,999	270	66	23.2	16.0-32.4	204	76.8	67.6-84.0
$50,000-74,999	206	47	20.0	13.9-27.9	159	80.0	72.1-86.1
$75,000+	205	72	29.0	21.4-37.9	133	71.0	62.1-78.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	99	19.3	15.6-23.7	353	80.7	76.3-84.4
Guilford	444	97	20.7	16.8-25.3	347	79.3	74.7-83.2
Mecklenburg	447	92	17.5	13.5-22.3	355	82.5	77.7-86.5
Orange	451	132	24.9	19.6-31.0	319	75.1	69.0-80.4
Wake	451	103	22.4	18.1-27.4	348	77.6	72.6-81.9
Chatham/Lee	400	60	11.6	8.8-15.3	340	88.4	84.7-91.2
Nash/Wilson	378	69	15.3	11.8-19.6	309	84.7	80.4-88.2
Craven/Pamlico	454	83	17.2	13.6-21.6	371	82.8	78.4-86.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	76	21.0	15.7-27.5	361	79.0	72.5-84.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	75	13.8	10.7-17.6	381	86.2	82.4-89.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	89	14.9	11.3-19.5	390	85.1	80.5-88.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	77	17.9	13.3-23.7	348	82.1	76.3-86.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	62	11.6	8.7-15.3	414	88.4	84.7-91.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	59	12.5	9.5-16.4	360	87.5	83.6-90.5
Northeast NC I	459	74	15.3	11.9-19.4	385	84.7	80.6-88.1
Northeast NC II	514	91	16.7	13.4-20.5	423	83.3	79.5-86.6
Northeastern Partnership	973	165	16.2	13.7-19.0	808	83.8	81.0-86.3
Mountain AHEC	1,303	258	18.2	15.7-21.2	1,045	81.8	78.8-84.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,313	534	14.6	12.7-16.6	2,779	85.4	83.4-87.3
Piedmont	4,044	817	18.2	16.6-19.9	3,227	81.8	80.1-83.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,431

1,740

16.9

15.8-18.1

7,691

83.1

81.9-84.2

-Western NC

2,074

389

16.8

14.7-19.2

1,685

83.2

80.8-85.3

GENDER

Male

775

144

16.3

12.9-20.3

631

83.7

79.7-87.1

Female

1,299

245

17.3

14.8-20.1

1,054

82.7

79.9-85.2

RACE

White

1,888

367

17.4

15.3-19.8

1,521

82.6

80.2-84.7

African American

18.0

4.7-49.3

82.0

50.7-95.3

Other Minorities

103

3.8

1.8- 7.9

96.2

92.1-98.2

AGE

18-24

136

6.0

3.0-11.6

124

94.0

88.4-97.0

25-34

282

14.6

10.0-20.7

227

85.4

79.3-90.0

35-44

342

21.7

16.3-28.3

264

78.3

71.7-83.7

45-54

383

20.2

14.3-27.7

304

79.8

72.3-85.7

55-64

355

20.5

15.3-27.0

276

79.5

73.0-84.7

65-74

342

17.5

12.8-23.4

285

82.5

76.6-87.2

75+

217

11.8

7.6-17.8

190

88.2

82.2-92.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

349

6.8

4.1-11.1

318

93.2

88.9-95.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

643

12.3

9.4-16.0

551

87.7

84.0-90.6

Some Post-H.S.

547

109

17.4

13.1-22.7

438

82.6

77.3-86.9

College Graduate

528

156

31.0

25.8-36.7

372

69.0

63.3-74.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

12.0

7.8-18.0

238

88.0

82.0-92.2

$15,000- 24,999

407

9.9

6.8-14.4

354

90.1

85.6-93.2

$25,000- 34,999

255

19.7

14.2-26.7

202

80.3

73.3-85.8

$35,000- 49,999

270

23.2

16.0-32.4

204

76.8

67.6-84.0

$50,000-74,999

206

20.0

13.9-27.9

159

80.0

72.1-86.1

$75,000+

205

29.0

21.4-37.9

133

71.0

62.1-78.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

19.3

15.6-23.7

353

80.7

76.3-84.4

Guilford

444

20.7

16.8-25.3

347

79.3

74.7-83.2

Mecklenburg

447

17.5

13.5-22.3

355

82.5

77.7-86.5

Orange

451

132

24.9

19.6-31.0

319

75.1

69.0-80.4

Wake

451

103

22.4

18.1-27.4

348

77.6

72.6-81.9

Chatham/Lee

400

11.6

8.8-15.3

340

88.4

84.7-91.2

Nash/Wilson

378

15.3

11.8-19.6

309

84.7

80.4-88.2

Craven/Pamlico

454

17.2

13.6-21.6

371

82.8

78.4-86.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

21.0

15.7-27.5

361

79.0

72.5-84.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

13.8

10.7-17.6

381

86.2

82.4-89.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

14.9

11.3-19.5

390

85.1

80.5-88.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

17.9

13.3-23.7

348

82.1

76.3-86.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

11.6

8.7-15.3

414

88.4

84.7-91.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

12.5

9.5-16.4

360

87.5

83.6-90.5

Northeast NC I

459

15.3

11.9-19.4

385

84.7

80.6-88.1

Northeast NC II

514

16.7

13.4-20.5

423

83.3

79.5-86.6

Northeastern Partnership

973

165

16.2

13.7-19.0

808

83.8

81.0-86.3

Mountain AHEC

1,303

258

18.2

15.7-21.2

1,045

81.8

78.8-84.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,313

534

14.6

12.7-16.6

2,779

85.4

83.4-87.3

Piedmont

4,044

817

18.2

16.6-19.9

3,227

81.8

80.1-83.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the all six stroke symptoms questions..

^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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