BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom of a stroke?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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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
-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
GENDER
Male	770	549	66.0	60.0-71.4	49	5.5	3.6- 8.5	172	28.5	23.3-34.4
Female	1,288	949	75.2	71.6-78.4	74	6.3	4.3- 9.1	265	18.6	15.9-21.5
RACE
White	1,875	1,386	72.7	69.3-75.9	110	6.1	4.5- 8.2	379	21.2	18.3-24.4
African American	72	47	63.8	44.8-79.2	7	4.8	2.0-11.3	18	31.4	17.2-50.2
Other Minorities	102	59	40.0	24.9-57.4	6	3.6	1.5- 8.5	37	56.4	38.6-72.6
AGE
18-24	135	88	66.4	54.0-76.8	6	6.6	2.0-19.8	41	27.1	18.0-38.6
25-34	282	197	61.8	50.8-71.7	20	10.2	5.3-18.8	65	28.0	19.5-38.4
35-44	341	265	74.0	64.8-81.4	16	2.7	1.5- 4.8	60	23.3	15.9-32.8
45-54	381	292	76.9	68.6-83.5	15	2.7	1.5- 5.0	74	20.4	14.0-28.8
55-64	352	286	80.6	73.4-86.2	17	4.0	2.1- 7.5	49	15.4	10.3-22.5
65-74	340	246	71.6	64.3-77.9	25	9.4	5.3-16.1	69	19.0	14.2-25.1
75+	214	116	52.0	43.2-60.6	24	9.7	6.0-15.2	74	38.3	30.2-47.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	342	177	54.5	44.0-64.6	44	9.2	5.9-13.9	121	36.3	27.2-46.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	641	452	67.1	60.8-72.8	37	5.4	3.3- 8.7	152	27.5	22.1-33.8
Some Post-H.S.	543	426	74.1	67.1-80.0	25	6.9	3.6-13.0	92	18.9	14.0-25.1
College Graduate	526	439	84.6	80.2-88.2	17	2.8	1.5- 5.2	70	12.6	9.3-16.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	177	66.5	57.7-74.2	24	9.0	4.7-16.6	68	24.5	18.0-32.4
$15,000- 24,999	404	268	61.7	52.5-70.0	30	5.2	3.3- 8.0	106	33.2	24.9-42.7
$25,000- 34,999	254	186	72.2	62.2-80.3	11	6.3	1.9-18.8	57	21.5	15.0-29.8
$35,000- 49,999	270	221	79.9	72.0-86.0	10	4.2	1.8- 9.2	39	15.9	10.5-23.4
$50,000-74,999	205	167	75.9	64.8-84.4	8	7.8	2.7-20.5	30	16.2	10.0-25.4
$75,000+	205	170	79.7	70.7-86.4	12	5.9	2.9-11.9	23	14.4	8.7-22.9
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

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

-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

GENDER

Male

770

549

66.0

60.0-71.4

5.5

3.6- 8.5

172

28.5

23.3-34.4

Female

1,288

949

75.2

71.6-78.4

6.3

4.3- 9.1

265

18.6

15.9-21.5

RACE

White

1,875

1,386

72.7

69.3-75.9

110

6.1

4.5- 8.2

379

21.2

18.3-24.4

African American

63.8

44.8-79.2

4.8

2.0-11.3

31.4

17.2-50.2

Other Minorities

102

40.0

24.9-57.4

3.6

1.5- 8.5

56.4

38.6-72.6

AGE

18-24

135

66.4

54.0-76.8

6.6

2.0-19.8

27.1

18.0-38.6

25-34

282

197

61.8

50.8-71.7

10.2

5.3-18.8

28.0

19.5-38.4

35-44

341

265

74.0

64.8-81.4

2.7

1.5- 4.8

23.3

15.9-32.8

45-54

381

292

76.9

68.6-83.5

2.7

1.5- 5.0

20.4

14.0-28.8

55-64

352

286

80.6

73.4-86.2

4.0

2.1- 7.5

15.4

10.3-22.5

65-74

340

246

71.6

64.3-77.9

9.4

5.3-16.1

19.0

14.2-25.1

75+

214

116

52.0

43.2-60.6

9.7

6.0-15.2

38.3

30.2-47.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

342

177

54.5

44.0-64.6

9.2

5.9-13.9

121

36.3

27.2-46.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

641

452

67.1

60.8-72.8

5.4

3.3- 8.7

152

27.5

22.1-33.8

Some Post-H.S.

543

426

74.1

67.1-80.0

6.9

3.6-13.0

18.9

14.0-25.1

College Graduate

526

439

84.6

80.2-88.2

2.8

1.5- 5.2

12.6

9.3-16.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

177

66.5

57.7-74.2

9.0

4.7-16.6

24.5

18.0-32.4

$15,000- 24,999

404

268

61.7

52.5-70.0

5.2

3.3- 8.0

106

33.2

24.9-42.7

$25,000- 34,999

254

186

72.2

62.2-80.3

6.3

1.9-18.8

21.5

15.0-29.8

$35,000- 49,999

270

221

79.9

72.0-86.0

4.2

1.8- 9.2

15.9

10.5-23.4

$50,000-74,999

205

167

75.9

64.8-84.4

7.8

2.7-20.5

16.2

10.0-25.4

$75,000+

205

170

79.7

70.7-86.4

5.9

2.9-11.9

14.4

8.7-22.9

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

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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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