BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you think sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance are symptoms 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	9,308	8,097	85.3	84.0-86.5	311	3.5	2.9- 4.2	900	11.3	10.2-12.4
-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
GENDER
Male	770	651	79.0	73.4-83.7	32	4.3	2.5- 7.2	87	16.7	12.4-22.2
Female	1,287	1,144	89.1	86.2-91.4	41	3.7	2.1- 6.3	102	7.2	5.6- 9.3
RACE
White	1,875	1,664	86.4	83.5-88.9	66	4.1	2.7- 6.1	145	9.5	7.4-12.0
African American	72	61	92.2	82.9-96.6	2	1.3	0.3- 5.5	9	6.5	2.5-15.6
Other Minorities	101	63	37.9	23.5-54.8	5	3.7	1.3-10.4	33	58.4	40.9-73.9
AGE
18-24	135	104	73.2	60.3-83.1	7	6.3	1.9-19.2	24	20.6	12.2-32.5
25-34	282	244	82.4	72.7-89.1	5	1.7	0.6- 5.0	33	16.0	9.5-25.6
35-44	341	309	85.1	74.9-91.6	9	1.9	0.8- 4.4	23	13.0	6.7-23.7
45-54	380	350	91.1	84.5-95.0	13	4.6	1.7-11.9	17	4.4	2.3- 8.0
55-64	352	322	88.3	81.6-92.7	5	1.9	0.7- 5.1	25	9.8	5.7-16.4
65-74	340	292	84.2	77.4-89.3	18	8.5	4.5-15.6	30	7.2	4.6-11.1
75+	214	161	77.1	69.5-83.2	16	6.5	3.5-11.9	37	16.4	11.3-23.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	341	248	70.2	60.0-78.7	22	6.3	3.5-10.9	71	23.6	15.7-33.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	641	552	81.9	75.9-86.6	24	4.0	1.9- 7.9	65	14.2	10.0-19.8
Some Post-H.S.	543	494	88.2	82.0-92.4	19	4.3	1.9- 9.4	30	7.6	4.4-12.8
College Graduate	526	496	93.7	90.2-96.0	8	1.8	0.8- 4.3	22	4.4	2.6- 7.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	222	76.8	66.7-84.5	13	8.4	3.4-19.2	34	14.8	9.2-23.0
$15,000- 24,999	404	344	80.9	71.9-87.5	17	3.1	1.8- 5.3	43	16.0	9.7-25.4
$25,000- 34,999	254	228	88.3	80.4-93.3	7	2.3	1.0- 5.3	19	9.4	4.8-17.5
$35,000- 49,999	270	255	93.1	86.9-96.5	5	2.1	0.5- 7.7	10	4.8	2.2-10.2
$50,000-74,999	205	186	85.4	73.5-92.5	6	6.3	1.8-20.1	13	8.3	3.9-17.0
$75,000+	205	191	92.6	85.3-96.4	4	2.0	0.5- 6.8	10	5.4	2.2-12.6
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

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

-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

GENDER

Male

770

651

79.0

73.4-83.7

4.3

2.5- 7.2

16.7

12.4-22.2

Female

1,287

1,144

89.1

86.2-91.4

3.7

2.1- 6.3

102

7.2

5.6- 9.3

RACE

White

1,875

1,664

86.4

83.5-88.9

4.1

2.7- 6.1

145

9.5

7.4-12.0

African American

92.2

82.9-96.6

1.3

0.3- 5.5

6.5

2.5-15.6

Other Minorities

101

37.9

23.5-54.8

3.7

1.3-10.4

58.4

40.9-73.9

AGE

18-24

135

104

73.2

60.3-83.1

6.3

1.9-19.2

20.6

12.2-32.5

25-34

282

244

82.4

72.7-89.1

1.7

0.6- 5.0

16.0

9.5-25.6

35-44

341

309

85.1

74.9-91.6

1.9

0.8- 4.4

13.0

6.7-23.7

45-54

380

350

91.1

84.5-95.0

4.6

1.7-11.9

4.4

2.3- 8.0

55-64

352

322

88.3

81.6-92.7

1.9

0.7- 5.1

9.8

5.7-16.4

65-74

340

292

84.2

77.4-89.3

8.5

4.5-15.6

7.2

4.6-11.1

75+

214

161

77.1

69.5-83.2

6.5

3.5-11.9

16.4

11.3-23.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

341

248

70.2

60.0-78.7

6.3

3.5-10.9

23.6

15.7-33.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

641

552

81.9

75.9-86.6

4.0

1.9- 7.9

14.2

10.0-19.8

Some Post-H.S.

543

494

88.2

82.0-92.4

4.3

1.9- 9.4

7.6

4.4-12.8

College Graduate

526

496

93.7

90.2-96.0

1.8

0.8- 4.3

4.4

2.6- 7.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

222

76.8

66.7-84.5

8.4

3.4-19.2

14.8

9.2-23.0

$15,000- 24,999

404

344

80.9

71.9-87.5

3.1

1.8- 5.3

16.0

9.7-25.4

$25,000- 34,999

254

228

88.3

80.4-93.3

2.3

1.0- 5.3

9.4

4.8-17.5

$35,000- 49,999

270

255

93.1

86.9-96.5

2.1

0.5- 7.7

4.8

2.2-10.2

$50,000-74,999

205

186

85.4

73.5-92.5

6.3

1.8-20.1

8.3

3.9-17.0

$75,000+

205

191

92.6

85.3-96.4

2.0

0.5- 6.8

5.4

2.2-12.6

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

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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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