BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Identified all stroke symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

Identified all stroke symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,237	2,979	16.6	15.9-17.4	14,258	83.4	82.6-84.1
-Eastern NC	5,560	914	16.0	14.7-17.4	4,646	84.0	82.6-85.3
GENDER
Male	1,934	287	15.1	12.9-17.6	1,647	84.9	82.4-87.1
Female	3,626	627	16.9	15.5-18.4	2,999	83.1	81.6-84.5
RACE
White	3,708	712	18.4	16.9-20.1	2,996	81.6	79.9-83.1
African American	1,366	147	10.1	8.2-12.3	1,219	89.9	87.7-91.8
Other Minorities	469	53	14.8	8.9-23.5	416	85.2	76.5-91.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	23	11.0	6.7-17.6	221	89.0	82.4-93.3
Non-Hispanic	5,309	890	16.4	15.1-17.9	4,419	83.6	82.1-84.9
AGE
18-24	278	29	11.3	6.5-19.0	249	88.7	81.0-93.5
25-34	774	130	15.8	13.0-19.2	644	84.2	80.8-87.0
35-44	991	220	22.8	19.7-26.2	771	77.2	73.8-80.3
45-54	1,140	227	18.2	15.7-21.1	913	81.8	78.9-84.3
55-64	1,041	180	16.8	14.3-19.6	861	83.2	80.4-85.7
65-74	767	92	11.8	9.4-14.7	675	88.2	85.3-90.6
75+	539	33	5.8	3.8- 8.6	506	94.2	91.4-96.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	871	50	7.1	5.0-10.1	821	92.9	89.9-95.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,832	220	13.2	10.6-16.2	1,612	86.8	83.8-89.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,418	267	17.0	14.7-19.5	1,151	83.0	80.5-85.3
College Graduate	1,430	377	26.0	23.4-28.8	1,053	74.0	71.2-76.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	754	67	10.4	7.7-14.0	687	89.6	86.0-92.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,034	120	10.5	8.4-13.0	914	89.5	87.0-91.6
$25,000- 34,999	711	111	15.0	10.3-21.3	600	85.0	78.7-89.7
$35,000- 49,999	788	138	15.7	12.9-19.0	650	84.3	81.0-87.1
$50,000-74,999	717	167	21.2	17.9-24.9	550	78.8	75.1-82.1
$75,000+	753	218	28.5	24.8-32.6	535	71.5	67.4-75.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,890	254	14.9	12.2-18.1	1,636	85.1	81.9-87.8
No	3,513	655	17.2	15.7-18.8	2,858	82.8	81.2-84.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	900	139	15.5	12.7-18.7	761	84.5	81.3-87.3
Non-Veteran	4,643	774	16.2	14.7-17.7	3,869	83.8	82.3-85.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,237

2,979

16.6

15.9-17.4

14,258

83.4

82.6-84.1

-Eastern NC

5,560

914

16.0

14.7-17.4

4,646

84.0

82.6-85.3

GENDER

Male

1,934

287

15.1

12.9-17.6

1,647

84.9

82.4-87.1

Female

3,626

627

16.9

15.5-18.4

2,999

83.1

81.6-84.5

RACE

White

3,708

712

18.4

16.9-20.1

2,996

81.6

79.9-83.1

African American

1,366

147

10.1

8.2-12.3

1,219

89.9

87.7-91.8

Other Minorities

469

14.8

8.9-23.5

416

85.2

76.5-91.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

11.0

6.7-17.6

221

89.0

82.4-93.3

Non-Hispanic

5,309

890

16.4

15.1-17.9

4,419

83.6

82.1-84.9

AGE

18-24

278

11.3

6.5-19.0

249

88.7

81.0-93.5

25-34

774

130

15.8

13.0-19.2

644

84.2

80.8-87.0

35-44

991

220

22.8

19.7-26.2

771

77.2

73.8-80.3

45-54

1,140

227

18.2

15.7-21.1

913

81.8

78.9-84.3

55-64

1,041

180

16.8

14.3-19.6

861

83.2

80.4-85.7

65-74

767

11.8

9.4-14.7

675

88.2

85.3-90.6

75+

539

5.8

3.8- 8.6

506

94.2

91.4-96.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

871

7.1

5.0-10.1

821

92.9

89.9-95.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,832

220

13.2

10.6-16.2

1,612

86.8

83.8-89.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,418

267

17.0

14.7-19.5

1,151

83.0

80.5-85.3

College Graduate

1,430

377

26.0

23.4-28.8

1,053

74.0

71.2-76.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

754

10.4

7.7-14.0

687

89.6

86.0-92.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,034

120

10.5

8.4-13.0

914

89.5

87.0-91.6

$25,000- 34,999

711

111

15.0

10.3-21.3

600

85.0

78.7-89.7

$35,000- 49,999

788

138

15.7

12.9-19.0

650

84.3

81.0-87.1

$50,000-74,999

717

167

21.2

17.9-24.9

550

78.8

75.1-82.1

$75,000+

753

218

28.5

24.8-32.6

535

71.5

67.4-75.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,890

254

14.9

12.2-18.1

1,636

85.1

81.9-87.8

3,513

655

17.2

15.7-18.8

2,858

82.8

81.2-84.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

900

139

15.5

12.7-18.7

761

84.5

81.3-87.3

Non-Veteran

4,643

774

16.2

14.7-17.7

3,869

83.8

82.3-85.3

Back to Heart Attack and Stroke.

*Derived from 6 stroke 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: 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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