BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom of a stroke?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	15,243	10,637	68.7	67.6-69.7	1,466	10.2	9.5-11.0	3,140	21.1	20.2-22.0
-Eastern NC	4,894	3,360	67.9	66.1-69.7	501	10.7	9.5-11.9	1,033	21.4	19.9-23.0
GENDER
Male	1,694	1,147	68.0	65.1-70.9	203	11.9	10.0-14.1	344	20.1	17.7-22.6
Female	3,200	2,213	67.8	65.7-69.8	298	9.5	8.3-10.9	689	22.6	20.8-24.6
RACE
White	3,272	2,364	71.6	69.5-73.7	278	9.1	7.8-10.6	630	19.3	17.5-21.1
African American	1,180	740	62.6	58.9-66.1	162	13.9	11.5-16.6	278	23.6	20.6-26.8
Other Minorities	430	251	57.0	49.8-63.8	57	13.3	9.4-18.5	122	29.7	23.9-36.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	229	113	47.2	38.9-55.8	34	15.9	10.1-24.2	82	36.9	29.1-45.4
Non-Hispanic	4,660	3,245	69.7	68.0-71.4	466	10.2	9.1-11.4	949	20.0	18.6-21.6
AGE
18-24	239	151	64.5	56.4-71.8	34	14.0	9.2-20.7	54	21.5	15.9-28.5
25-34	725	514	69.6	65.3-73.5	65	9.2	7.0-12.0	146	21.2	17.8-25.2
35-44	930	657	69.9	66.1-73.4	101	10.7	8.5-13.4	172	19.4	16.4-22.8
45-54	1,010	724	70.4	66.7-73.8	92	9.4	7.4-11.9	194	20.2	17.2-23.5
55-64	892	643	72.3	68.6-75.8	85	9.5	7.4-12.1	164	18.2	15.3-21.5
65-74	634	427	66.4	61.9-70.6	65	11.9	9.0-15.4	142	21.8	18.3-25.7
75+	443	230	49.6	44.0-55.1	57	13.0	9.6-17.3	156	37.5	32.2-43.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	734	347	47.1	41.9-52.5	123	17.8	13.9-22.6	264	35.0	30.3-40.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,611	1,037	66.1	62.9-69.1	194	11.4	9.6-13.4	380	22.6	20.0-25.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,267	949	73.6	70.3-76.7	116	9.7	7.8-12.1	202	16.7	14.1-19.6
College Graduate	1,278	1,025	79.2	76.2-81.8	67	5.6	4.2- 7.4	186	15.2	12.9-17.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	668	385	56.5	51.5-61.5	97	14.9	11.7-18.8	186	28.6	24.2-33.4
$15,000- 24,999	902	550	59.3	54.6-63.8	125	14.1	10.9-18.0	227	26.6	22.7-30.9
$25,000- 34,999	615	431	71.4	66.3-76.0	61	9.7	7.3-12.9	123	18.9	15.2-23.3
$35,000- 49,999	702	533	74.9	70.8-78.6	49	7.1	5.1- 9.8	120	18.0	14.7-21.8
$50,000-74,999	643	491	72.9	68.4-77.1	46	9.6	6.8-13.3	106	17.5	14.1-21.4
$75,000+	686	567	80.1	75.9-83.7	35	5.4	3.8- 7.7	84	14.5	11.2-18.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,651	1,054	64.8	61.6-68.0	217	13.3	11.2-15.7	380	21.9	19.3-24.6
No	3,199	2,281	69.3	67.1-71.4	277	9.5	8.1-11.0	641	21.2	19.4-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	791	565	72.0	68.0-75.6	84	10.8	8.5-13.6	142	17.2	14.3-20.6
Non-Veteran	4,097	2,792	67.0	65.0-69.0	417	10.7	9.4-12.1	888	22.3	20.6-24.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,243

10,637

68.7

67.6-69.7

1,466

10.2

9.5-11.0

3,140

21.1

20.2-22.0

-Eastern NC

4,894

3,360

67.9

66.1-69.7

501

10.7

9.5-11.9

1,033

21.4

19.9-23.0

GENDER

Male

1,694

1,147

68.0

65.1-70.9

203

11.9

10.0-14.1

344

20.1

17.7-22.6

Female

3,200

2,213

67.8

65.7-69.8

298

9.5

8.3-10.9

689

22.6

20.8-24.6

RACE

White

3,272

2,364

71.6

69.5-73.7

278

9.1

7.8-10.6

630

19.3

17.5-21.1

African American

1,180

740

62.6

58.9-66.1

162

13.9

11.5-16.6

278

23.6

20.6-26.8

Other Minorities

430

251

57.0

49.8-63.8

13.3

9.4-18.5

122

29.7

23.9-36.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

229

113

47.2

38.9-55.8

15.9

10.1-24.2

36.9

29.1-45.4

Non-Hispanic

4,660

3,245

69.7

68.0-71.4

466

10.2

9.1-11.4

949

20.0

18.6-21.6

AGE

18-24

239

151

64.5

56.4-71.8

14.0

9.2-20.7

21.5

15.9-28.5

25-34

725

514

69.6

65.3-73.5

9.2

7.0-12.0

146

21.2

17.8-25.2

35-44

930

657

69.9

66.1-73.4

101

10.7

8.5-13.4

172

19.4

16.4-22.8

45-54

1,010

724

70.4

66.7-73.8

9.4

7.4-11.9

194

20.2

17.2-23.5

55-64

892

643

72.3

68.6-75.8

9.5

7.4-12.1

164

18.2

15.3-21.5

65-74

634

427

66.4

61.9-70.6

11.9

9.0-15.4

142

21.8

18.3-25.7

75+

443

230

49.6

44.0-55.1

13.0

9.6-17.3

156

37.5

32.2-43.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

734

347

47.1

41.9-52.5

123

17.8

13.9-22.6

264

35.0

30.3-40.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,611

1,037

66.1

62.9-69.1

194

11.4

9.6-13.4

380

22.6

20.0-25.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,267

949

73.6

70.3-76.7

116

9.7

7.8-12.1

202

16.7

14.1-19.6

College Graduate

1,278

1,025

79.2

76.2-81.8

5.6

4.2- 7.4

186

15.2

12.9-17.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

668

385

56.5

51.5-61.5

14.9

11.7-18.8

186

28.6

24.2-33.4

$15,000- 24,999

902

550

59.3

54.6-63.8

125

14.1

10.9-18.0

227

26.6

22.7-30.9

$25,000- 34,999

615

431

71.4

66.3-76.0

9.7

7.3-12.9

123

18.9

15.2-23.3

$35,000- 49,999

702

533

74.9

70.8-78.6

7.1

5.1- 9.8

120

18.0

14.7-21.8

$50,000-74,999

643

491

72.9

68.4-77.1

9.6

6.8-13.3

106

17.5

14.1-21.4

$75,000+

686

567

80.1

75.9-83.7

5.4

3.8- 7.7

14.5

11.2-18.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,651

1,054

64.8

61.6-68.0

217

13.3

11.2-15.7

380

21.9

19.3-24.6

3,199

2,281

69.3

67.1-71.4

277

9.5

8.1-11.0

641

21.2

19.4-23.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

791

565

72.0

68.0-75.6

10.8

8.5-13.6

142

17.2

14.3-20.6

Non-Veteran

4,097

2,792

67.0

65.0-69.0

417

10.7

9.4-12.1

888

22.3

20.6-24.1

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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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