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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	1,188	41	2.9	2.0- 4.2	1,147	97.1	95.8-98.0
GENDER
Male	420	18	3.0	1.7- 5.2	402	97.0	94.8-98.3
Female	768	23	2.7	1.6- 4.6	745	97.3	95.4-98.4
RACE
White	1,035	33	2.4	1.6- 3.7	1,002	97.6	96.3-98.4
African American	65	6	7.8	2.6-20.9	59	92.2	79.1-97.4
Other Minorities	88	2	3.6	0.8-14.6	86	96.4	85.4-99.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	0	0.0	. - .	45	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,141	41	3.1	2.1- 4.5	1,100	96.9	95.5-97.9
AGE
18-24	59	0	0.0	. - .	59	100	. - .
25-34	172	0	0.0	. - .	172	100	. - .
35-44	185	2	1.4	0.2- 7.7	183	98.6	92.3-99.8
45-54	200	7	6.2	2.8-13.5	193	93.8	86.5-97.2
55-64	215	6	2.2	0.9- 5.0	209	97.8	95.0-99.1
65-74	185	10	5.9	2.9-11.9	175	94.1	88.1-97.1
75+	167	16	8.2	4.7-13.8	151	91.8	86.2-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	178	12	3.8	1.9- 7.2	166	96.2	92.8-98.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	16	3.2	1.8- 5.7	337	96.8	94.3-98.2
Some Post-H.S.	301	9	3.4	1.5- 7.2	292	96.6	92.8-98.5
College Graduate	353	4	1.4	0.4- 5.2	349	98.6	94.8-99.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	12	5.1	2.7- 9.5	141	94.9	90.5-97.3
$15,000- 24,999	243	9	3.9	1.8- 8.3	234	96.1	91.7-98.2
$25,000- 34,999	165	4	1.4	0.5- 4.0	161	98.6	96.0-99.5
$35,000- 49,999	167	4	2.1	0.6- 7.0	163	97.9	93.0-99.4
$50,000-74,999	144	2	1.4	0.3- 6.3	142	98.6	93.7-99.7
$75,000+	135	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	134	99.4	96.0-99.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	394	34	7.4	4.9-11.1	360	92.6	88.9-95.1
No	761	6	0.9	0.3- 2.2	755	99.1	97.8-99.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	13	6.7	3.6-12.2	150	93.3	87.8-96.4
Non-Veteran	1,024	28	2.3	1.4- 3.6	996	97.7	96.4-98.6

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,188

2.9

2.0- 4.2

1,147

97.1

95.8-98.0

GENDER

Male

420

3.0

1.7- 5.2

402

97.0

94.8-98.3

Female

768

2.7

1.6- 4.6

745

97.3

95.4-98.4

RACE

White

1,035

2.4

1.6- 3.7

1,002

97.6

96.3-98.4

African American

7.8

2.6-20.9

92.2

79.1-97.4

Other Minorities

3.6

0.8-14.6

96.4

85.4-99.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,141

3.1

2.1- 4.5

1,100

96.9

95.5-97.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

172

0.0

. - .

172

100

. - .

35-44

185

1.4

0.2- 7.7

183

98.6

92.3-99.8

45-54

200

6.2

2.8-13.5

193

93.8

86.5-97.2

55-64

215

2.2

0.9- 5.0

209

97.8

95.0-99.1

65-74

185

5.9

2.9-11.9

175

94.1

88.1-97.1

75+

167

8.2

4.7-13.8

151

91.8

86.2-95.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

178

3.8

1.9- 7.2

166

96.2

92.8-98.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

3.2

1.8- 5.7

337

96.8

94.3-98.2

Some Post-H.S.

301

3.4

1.5- 7.2

292

96.6

92.8-98.5

College Graduate

353

1.4

0.4- 5.2

349

98.6

94.8-99.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

5.1

2.7- 9.5

141

94.9

90.5-97.3

$15,000- 24,999

243

3.9

1.8- 8.3

234

96.1

91.7-98.2

$25,000- 34,999

165

1.4

0.5- 4.0

161

98.6

96.0-99.5

$35,000- 49,999

167

2.1

0.6- 7.0

163

97.9

93.0-99.4

$50,000-74,999

144

1.4

0.3- 6.3

142

98.6

93.7-99.7

$75,000+

135

0.6

0.1- 4.0

134

99.4

96.0-99.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

394

7.4

4.9-11.1

360

92.6

88.9-95.1

761

0.9

0.3- 2.2

755

99.1

97.8-99.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

6.7

3.6-12.2

150

93.3

87.8-96.4

Non-Veteran

1,024

2.3

1.4- 3.6

996

97.7

96.4-98.6

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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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