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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	1,194	222	17.5	15.0-20.3	972	82.5	79.7-85.0
GENDER
Male	422	67	13.7	10.2-18.0	355	86.3	82.0-89.8
Female	772	155	20.8	17.4-24.7	617	79.2	75.3-82.6
RACE
White	1,042	203	17.9	15.3-20.8	839	82.1	79.2-84.7
African American	65	9	13.8	5.5-30.6	56	86.2	69.4-94.5
Other Minorities	87	10	15.8	7.1-31.5	77	84.2	68.5-92.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	3	9.4	2.6-28.8	42	90.6	71.2-97.4
Non-Hispanic	1,147	219	18.1	15.5-20.9	928	81.9	79.1-84.5
AGE
18-24	59	9	9.3	4.1-19.9	50	90.7	80.1-95.9
25-34	172	43	24.2	17.5-32.4	129	75.8	67.6-82.5
35-44	185	36	17.7	12.4-24.6	149	82.3	75.4-87.6
45-54	201	42	21.0	14.8-28.9	159	79.0	71.1-85.2
55-64	215	51	22.7	16.6-30.1	164	77.3	69.9-83.4
65-74	187	26	13.0	8.6-19.4	161	87.0	80.6-91.4
75+	170	14	7.6	4.2-13.4	156	92.4	86.6-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	8	2.7	1.2- 5.9	173	97.3	94.1-98.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	51	13.8	10.0-18.9	302	86.2	81.1-90.0
Some Post-H.S.	306	72	23.7	18.1-30.4	234	76.3	69.6-81.9
College Graduate	351	90	25.0	20.0-30.8	261	75.0	69.2-80.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	12	8.2	3.5-18.0	141	91.8	82.0-96.5
$15,000- 24,999	243	32	10.7	6.9-16.2	211	89.3	83.8-93.1
$25,000- 34,999	166	31	18.1	12.1-26.2	135	81.9	73.8-87.9
$35,000- 49,999	168	39	24.0	17.0-32.7	129	76.0	67.3-83.0
$50,000-74,999	143	39	26.2	17.9-36.7	104	73.8	63.3-82.1
$75,000+	135	48	32.6	24.3-42.1	87	67.4	57.9-75.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	398	59	16.2	12.1-21.5	339	83.8	78.5-87.9
No	764	163	18.7	15.6-22.2	601	81.3	77.8-84.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	26	14.4	9.1-22.0	136	85.6	78.0-90.9
Non-Veteran	1,031	196	17.9	15.2-21.0	835	82.1	79.0-84.8

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,194

222

17.5

15.0-20.3

972

82.5

79.7-85.0

GENDER

Male

422

13.7

10.2-18.0

355

86.3

82.0-89.8

Female

772

155

20.8

17.4-24.7

617

79.2

75.3-82.6

RACE

White

1,042

203

17.9

15.3-20.8

839

82.1

79.2-84.7

African American

13.8

5.5-30.6

86.2

69.4-94.5

Other Minorities

15.8

7.1-31.5

84.2

68.5-92.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

9.4

2.6-28.8

90.6

71.2-97.4

Non-Hispanic

1,147

219

18.1

15.5-20.9

928

81.9

79.1-84.5

AGE

18-24

9.3

4.1-19.9

90.7

80.1-95.9

25-34

172

24.2

17.5-32.4

129

75.8

67.6-82.5

35-44

185

17.7

12.4-24.6

149

82.3

75.4-87.6

45-54

201

21.0

14.8-28.9

159

79.0

71.1-85.2

55-64

215

22.7

16.6-30.1

164

77.3

69.9-83.4

65-74

187

13.0

8.6-19.4

161

87.0

80.6-91.4

75+

170

7.6

4.2-13.4

156

92.4

86.6-95.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

2.7

1.2- 5.9

173

97.3

94.1-98.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

13.8

10.0-18.9

302

86.2

81.1-90.0

Some Post-H.S.

306

23.7

18.1-30.4

234

76.3

69.6-81.9

College Graduate

351

25.0

20.0-30.8

261

75.0

69.2-80.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

8.2

3.5-18.0

141

91.8

82.0-96.5

$15,000- 24,999

243

10.7

6.9-16.2

211

89.3

83.8-93.1

$25,000- 34,999

166

18.1

12.1-26.2

135

81.9

73.8-87.9

$35,000- 49,999

168

24.0

17.0-32.7

129

76.0

67.3-83.0

$50,000-74,999

143

26.2

17.9-36.7

104

73.8

63.3-82.1

$75,000+

135

32.6

24.3-42.1

67.4

57.9-75.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

398

16.2

12.1-21.5

339

83.8

78.5-87.9

764

163

18.7

15.6-22.2

601

81.3

77.8-84.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

14.4

9.1-22.0

136

85.6

78.0-90.9

Non-Veteran

1,031

196

17.9

15.2-21.0

835

82.1

79.0-84.8

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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