BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,228	648	2.8	2.5- 3.1	16,580	97.2	96.9-97.5
-Eastern NC	5,556	221	3.1	2.7- 3.7	5,335	96.9	96.3-97.3
GENDER
Male	1,931	73	2.7	2.1- 3.5	1,858	97.3	96.5-97.9
Female	3,625	148	3.5	2.9- 4.3	3,477	96.5	95.7-97.1
RACE
White	3,705	148	3.0	2.5- 3.7	3,557	97.0	96.3-97.5
African American	1,366	60	4.0	3.0- 5.3	1,306	96.0	94.7-97.0
Other Minorities	467	11	1.5	0.8- 2.9	456	98.5	97.1-99.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	245	2	0.3	0.1- 1.2	243	99.7	98.8-99.9
Non-Hispanic	5,304	219	3.4	2.9- 3.9	5,085	96.6	96.1-97.1
AGE
18-24	278	0	0.0	. - .	278	100	. - .
25-34	775	5	0.7	0.2- 2.0	770	99.3	98.0-99.8
35-44	991	9	1.2	0.6- 2.6	982	98.8	97.4-99.4
45-54	1,139	26	2.3	1.4- 3.7	1,113	97.7	96.3-98.6
55-64	1,039	48	4.1	2.9- 5.9	991	95.9	94.1-97.1
65-74	767	66	10.3	7.9-13.3	701	89.7	86.7-92.1
75+	536	67	11.6	8.9-15.0	469	88.4	85.0-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	868	71	6.3	4.7- 8.4	797	93.7	91.6-95.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,833	72	3.0	2.3- 3.9	1,761	97.0	96.1-97.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,418	51	2.5	1.8- 3.5	1,367	97.5	96.5-98.2
College Graduate	1,427	26	1.6	1.1- 2.5	1,401	98.4	97.5-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	755	60	7.2	5.3- 9.8	695	92.8	90.2-94.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,034	42	3.8	2.6- 5.4	992	96.2	94.6-97.4
$25,000- 34,999	711	25	2.3	1.5- 3.6	686	97.7	96.4-98.5
$35,000- 49,999	786	19	1.9	1.2- 3.2	767	98.1	96.8-98.8
$50,000-74,999	716	13	1.6	0.8- 3.3	703	98.4	96.7-99.2
$75,000+	754	12	1.1	0.6- 2.0	742	98.9	98.0-99.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,884	172	8.1	6.8- 9.7	1,712	91.9	90.3-93.2
No	3,513	44	0.9	0.7- 1.3	3,469	99.1	98.7-99.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	899	39	3.3	2.2- 4.7	860	96.7	95.3-97.8
Non-Veteran	4,641	181	3.1	2.6- 3.7	4,460	96.9	96.3-97.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,228

648

2.8

2.5- 3.1

16,580

97.2

96.9-97.5

-Eastern NC

5,556

221

3.1

2.7- 3.7

5,335

96.9

96.3-97.3

GENDER

Male

1,931

2.7

2.1- 3.5

1,858

97.3

96.5-97.9

Female

3,625

148

3.5

2.9- 4.3

3,477

96.5

95.7-97.1

RACE

White

3,705

148

3.0

2.5- 3.7

3,557

97.0

96.3-97.5

African American

1,366

4.0

3.0- 5.3

1,306

96.0

94.7-97.0

Other Minorities

467

1.5

0.8- 2.9

456

98.5

97.1-99.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

245

0.3

0.1- 1.2

243

99.7

98.8-99.9

Non-Hispanic

5,304

219

3.4

2.9- 3.9

5,085

96.6

96.1-97.1

AGE

18-24

278

0.0

. - .

278

100

. - .

25-34

775

0.7

0.2- 2.0

770

99.3

98.0-99.8

35-44

991

1.2

0.6- 2.6

982

98.8

97.4-99.4

45-54

1,139

2.3

1.4- 3.7

1,113

97.7

96.3-98.6

55-64

1,039

4.1

2.9- 5.9

991

95.9

94.1-97.1

65-74

767

10.3

7.9-13.3

701

89.7

86.7-92.1

75+

536

11.6

8.9-15.0

469

88.4

85.0-91.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

868

6.3

4.7- 8.4

797

93.7

91.6-95.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,833

3.0

2.3- 3.9

1,761

97.0

96.1-97.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,418

2.5

1.8- 3.5

1,367

97.5

96.5-98.2

College Graduate

1,427

1.6

1.1- 2.5

1,401

98.4

97.5-98.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

755

7.2

5.3- 9.8

695

92.8

90.2-94.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,034

3.8

2.6- 5.4

992

96.2

94.6-97.4

$25,000- 34,999

711

2.3

1.5- 3.6

686

97.7

96.4-98.5

$35,000- 49,999

786

1.9

1.2- 3.2

767

98.1

96.8-98.8

$50,000-74,999

716

1.6

0.8- 3.3

703

98.4

96.7-99.2

$75,000+

754

1.1

0.6- 2.0

742

98.9

98.0-99.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,884

172

8.1

6.8- 9.7

1,712

91.9

90.3-93.2

3,513

0.9

0.7- 1.3

3,469

99.1

98.7-99.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

899

3.3

2.2- 4.7

860

96.7

95.3-97.8

Non-Veteran

4,641

181

3.1

2.6- 3.7

4,460

96.9

96.3-97.4

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): 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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