BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you think severe headache with no known cause 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	15,228	9,813	62.7	61.6-63.7	2,216	15.7	14.9-16.5	3,199	21.7	20.8-22.6
-Eastern NC	4,890	3,149	63.1	61.2-64.9	689	15.5	14.2-17.0	1,052	21.4	19.9-22.9
GENDER
Male	1,692	999	59.4	56.2-62.4	293	18.0	15.7-20.6	400	22.7	20.2-25.3
Female	3,198	2,150	66.6	64.5-68.6	396	13.2	11.7-14.9	652	20.1	18.5-21.9
RACE
White	3,270	2,146	64.1	61.9-66.3	440	15.7	13.9-17.5	684	20.2	18.6-22.0
African American	1,179	756	64.1	60.4-67.7	176	14.3	12.0-17.0	247	21.6	18.5-25.0
Other Minorities	429	241	55.1	47.8-62.1	72	17.4	12.8-23.3	116	27.5	21.9-34.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	229	122	54.7	46.2-62.9	34	13.2	8.8-19.2	73	32.1	24.8-40.5
Non-Hispanic	4,656	3,024	63.8	61.9-65.7	655	15.8	14.3-17.3	977	20.4	19.0-21.9
AGE
18-24	239	128	57.1	48.8-65.1	54	22.2	16.1-29.8	57	20.7	15.2-27.5
25-34	723	424	57.2	52.8-61.5	115	17.8	14.6-21.6	184	25.0	21.4-29.0
35-44	929	572	60.7	56.8-64.5	152	15.7	13.1-18.8	205	23.6	20.3-27.2
45-54	1,009	705	69.8	66.2-73.2	124	12.3	10.1-15.0	180	17.9	15.2-21.0
55-64	892	626	70.7	66.9-74.1	114	12.9	10.5-15.8	152	16.4	13.7-19.5
65-74	634	435	69.1	64.7-73.1	64	10.9	8.4-14.2	135	20.0	16.6-23.8
75+	443	246	55.3	49.8-60.8	62	15.9	12.1-20.7	135	28.7	24.1-33.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	733	376	52.0	46.7-57.2	121	17.3	13.8-21.5	236	30.7	26.1-35.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,608	982	61.1	57.7-64.3	259	16.8	14.5-19.5	367	22.1	19.6-24.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,267	863	64.6	60.9-68.0	158	15.7	12.9-19.1	246	19.7	17.1-22.6
College Graduate	1,278	927	72.6	69.6-75.4	150	12.2	10.1-14.5	201	15.3	13.2-17.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	667	399	59.6	54.5-64.5	92	14.4	11.2-18.5	176	26.0	21.8-30.6
$15,000- 24,999	901	557	61.8	57.3-66.2	137	14.7	11.9-17.9	207	23.5	19.8-27.7
$25,000- 34,999	614	397	63.4	57.5-68.8	90	16.5	12.7-21.3	127	20.1	16.3-24.6
$35,000- 49,999	702	458	63.3	58.8-67.6	104	16.6	13.4-20.4	140	20.1	16.7-24.0
$50,000-74,999	643	451	66.6	61.9-70.9	84	15.1	11.9-19.1	108	18.3	14.9-22.2
$75,000+	685	491	69.6	65.2-73.7	87	14.2	11.0-18.0	107	16.2	13.2-19.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,650	1,045	62.4	58.9-65.7	226	16.4	13.8-19.4	379	21.2	18.7-24.0
No	3,198	2,084	63.5	61.2-65.7	458	15.3	13.7-17.1	656	21.2	19.4-23.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	790	496	62.5	58.2-66.5	133	18.1	15.0-21.6	161	19.4	16.4-22.9
Non-Veteran	4,094	2,649	63.2	61.1-65.2	556	15.0	13.5-16.7	889	21.8	20.1-23.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,228

9,813

62.7

61.6-63.7

2,216

15.7

14.9-16.5

3,199

21.7

20.8-22.6

-Eastern NC

4,890

3,149

63.1

61.2-64.9

689

15.5

14.2-17.0

1,052

21.4

19.9-22.9

GENDER

Male

1,692

999

59.4

56.2-62.4

293

18.0

15.7-20.6

400

22.7

20.2-25.3

Female

3,198

2,150

66.6

64.5-68.6

396

13.2

11.7-14.9

652

20.1

18.5-21.9

RACE

White

3,270

2,146

64.1

61.9-66.3

440

15.7

13.9-17.5

684

20.2

18.6-22.0

African American

1,179

756

64.1

60.4-67.7

176

14.3

12.0-17.0

247

21.6

18.5-25.0

Other Minorities

429

241

55.1

47.8-62.1

17.4

12.8-23.3

116

27.5

21.9-34.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

229

122

54.7

46.2-62.9

13.2

8.8-19.2

32.1

24.8-40.5

Non-Hispanic

4,656

3,024

63.8

61.9-65.7

655

15.8

14.3-17.3

977

20.4

19.0-21.9

AGE

18-24

239

128

57.1

48.8-65.1

22.2

16.1-29.8

20.7

15.2-27.5

25-34

723

424

57.2

52.8-61.5

115

17.8

14.6-21.6

184

25.0

21.4-29.0

35-44

929

572

60.7

56.8-64.5

152

15.7

13.1-18.8

205

23.6

20.3-27.2

45-54

1,009

705

69.8

66.2-73.2

124

12.3

10.1-15.0

180

17.9

15.2-21.0

55-64

892

626

70.7

66.9-74.1

114

12.9

10.5-15.8

152

16.4

13.7-19.5

65-74

634

435

69.1

64.7-73.1

10.9

8.4-14.2

135

20.0

16.6-23.8

75+

443

246

55.3

49.8-60.8

15.9

12.1-20.7

135

28.7

24.1-33.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

733

376

52.0

46.7-57.2

121

17.3

13.8-21.5

236

30.7

26.1-35.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,608

982

61.1

57.7-64.3

259

16.8

14.5-19.5

367

22.1

19.6-24.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,267

863

64.6

60.9-68.0

158

15.7

12.9-19.1

246

19.7

17.1-22.6

College Graduate

1,278

927

72.6

69.6-75.4

150

12.2

10.1-14.5

201

15.3

13.2-17.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

667

399

59.6

54.5-64.5

14.4

11.2-18.5

176

26.0

21.8-30.6

$15,000- 24,999

901

557

61.8

57.3-66.2

137

14.7

11.9-17.9

207

23.5

19.8-27.7

$25,000- 34,999

614

397

63.4

57.5-68.8

16.5

12.7-21.3

127

20.1

16.3-24.6

$35,000- 49,999

702

458

63.3

58.8-67.6

104

16.6

13.4-20.4

140

20.1

16.7-24.0

$50,000-74,999

643

451

66.6

61.9-70.9

15.1

11.9-19.1

108

18.3

14.9-22.2

$75,000+

685

491

69.6

65.2-73.7

14.2

11.0-18.0

107

16.2

13.2-19.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,650

1,045

62.4

58.9-65.7

226

16.4

13.8-19.4

379

21.2

18.7-24.0

3,198

2,084

63.5

61.2-65.7

458

15.3

13.7-17.1

656

21.2

19.4-23.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

790

496

62.5

58.2-66.5

133

18.1

15.0-21.6

161

19.4

16.4-22.9

Non-Veteran

4,094

2,649

63.2

61.1-65.2

556

15.0

13.5-16.7

889

21.8

20.1-23.5

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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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