BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Do you think sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side, are symptoms of a stroke?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Heart Attack and Stroke

Do you think sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side, are symptoms of a stroke?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	15,246	14,091	90.8	90.0-91.5	419	3.2	2.8- 3.7	736	6.0	5.4- 6.6
-Mountain AHEC	1,052	972	91.2	87.9-93.6	38	4.8	2.9- 7.7	42	4.0	2.6- 6.3
GENDER
Male	367	332	88.1	81.5-92.5	17	6.3	3.1-12.4	18	5.6	2.9-10.5
Female	685	640	93.8	91.0-95.8	21	3.5	1.9- 6.2	24	2.7	1.7- 4.3
RACE
White	916	865	94.9	92.7-96.4	24	2.5	1.5- 4.3	27	2.6	1.6- 4.2
African American	56	48	73.3	47.0-89.5	6	22.9	7.7-51.4	2	3.8	0.8-16.7
Other Minorities	80	59	67.9	49.1-82.3	8	14.1	5.2-32.9	13	18.0	7.6-36.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	26	61.8	39.7-79.9	6	15.1	4.6-39.5	10	23.1	9.6-46.0
Non-Hispanic	1,009	946	93.3	90.5-95.4	31	4.0	2.3- 6.8	32	2.7	1.7- 4.2
AGE
18-24	57	49	79.5	61.3-90.4	5	11.9	4.1-29.8	3	8.6	2.6-25.3
25-34	157	148	95.7	89.4-98.3	3	1.2	0.2- 5.7	6	3.1	1.0- 9.4
35-44	168	158	92.7	82.1-97.2	4	4.6	1.1-17.8	6	2.7	1.1- 6.5
45-54	174	162	91.1	83.8-95.3	6	5.0	1.9-12.3	6	3.9	1.6- 9.0
55-64	188	183	96.4	90.6-98.7	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2	4	2.2	0.8- 6.3
65-74	158	148	94.0	88.1-97.0	6	4.3	1.8-10.4	4	1.7	0.6- 4.8
75+	146	120	84.9	77.6-90.1	13	7.7	4.2-13.8	13	7.4	4.0-13.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	150	118	67.6	53.6-79.1	12	16.9	8.0-32.2	20	15.5	8.1-27.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	305	283	94.9	91.6-96.9	12	2.7	1.4- 5.0	10	2.5	1.1- 5.3
Some Post-H.S.	277	261	94.7	90.9-97.0	7	2.8	1.2- 6.5	9	2.5	1.3- 5.0
College Graduate	317	308	97.5	93.7-99.0	6	1.8	0.6- 5.9	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	134	115	84.4	73.1-91.5	10	8.7	3.4-20.8	9	6.8	3.3-13.8
$15,000- 24,999	212	189	84.8	74.2-91.5	10	5.8	2.2-14.7	13	9.4	4.3-19.2
$25,000- 34,999	146	138	95.9	90.8-98.3	2	1.7	0.4- 6.9	6	2.4	0.8- 6.5
$35,000- 49,999	153	149	98.5	95.7-99.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	3	1.2	0.4- 4.2
$50,000-74,999	129	126	98.3	94.4-99.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.7	0.5- 5.6
$75,000+	125	122	97.4	92.0-99.2	1	1.1	0.2- 7.3	2	1.5	0.4- 6.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	343	314	90.9	84.0-94.9	14	6.7	3.0-14.1	15	2.4	1.3- 4.4
No	700	652	91.5	87.4-94.4	23	4.0	2.1- 7.4	25	4.5	2.6- 7.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	136	122	92.5	87.0-95.8	9	4.8	2.4- 9.6	5	2.6	1.0- 6.9
Non-Veteran	916	850	91.0	87.2-93.7	29	4.8	2.7- 8.2	37	4.3	2.6- 6.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,246

14,091

90.8

90.0-91.5

419

3.2

2.8- 3.7

736

6.0

5.4- 6.6

-Mountain AHEC

1,052

972

91.2

87.9-93.6

4.8

2.9- 7.7

4.0

2.6- 6.3

GENDER

Male

367

332

88.1

81.5-92.5

6.3

3.1-12.4

5.6

2.9-10.5

Female

685

640

93.8

91.0-95.8

3.5

1.9- 6.2

2.7

1.7- 4.3

RACE

White

916

865

94.9

92.7-96.4

2.5

1.5- 4.3

2.6

1.6- 4.2

African American

73.3

47.0-89.5

22.9

7.7-51.4

3.8

0.8-16.7

Other Minorities

67.9

49.1-82.3

14.1

5.2-32.9

18.0

7.6-36.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

61.8

39.7-79.9

15.1

4.6-39.5

23.1

9.6-46.0

Non-Hispanic

1,009

946

93.3

90.5-95.4

4.0

2.3- 6.8

2.7

1.7- 4.2

AGE

18-24

79.5

61.3-90.4

11.9

4.1-29.8

8.6

2.6-25.3

25-34

157

148

95.7

89.4-98.3

1.2

0.2- 5.7

3.1

1.0- 9.4

35-44

168

158

92.7

82.1-97.2

4.6

1.1-17.8

2.7

1.1- 6.5

45-54

174

162

91.1

83.8-95.3

5.0

1.9-12.3

3.9

1.6- 9.0

55-64

188

183

96.4

90.6-98.7

1.4

0.2- 9.2

2.2

0.8- 6.3

65-74

158

148

94.0

88.1-97.0

4.3

1.8-10.4

1.7

0.6- 4.8

75+

146

120

84.9

77.6-90.1

7.7

4.2-13.8

7.4

4.0-13.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

150

118

67.6

53.6-79.1

16.9

8.0-32.2

15.5

8.1-27.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

305

283

94.9

91.6-96.9

2.7

1.4- 5.0

2.5

1.1- 5.3

Some Post-H.S.

277

261

94.7

90.9-97.0

2.8

1.2- 6.5

2.5

1.3- 5.0

College Graduate

317

308

97.5

93.7-99.0

1.8

0.6- 5.9

0.7

0.2- 2.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

134

115

84.4

73.1-91.5

8.7

3.4-20.8

6.8

3.3-13.8

$15,000- 24,999

212

189

84.8

74.2-91.5

5.8

2.2-14.7

9.4

4.3-19.2

$25,000- 34,999

146

138

95.9

90.8-98.3

1.7

0.4- 6.9

2.4

0.8- 6.5

$35,000- 49,999

153

149

98.5

95.7-99.5

0.2

0.0- 1.6

1.2

0.4- 4.2

$50,000-74,999

129

126

98.3

94.4-99.5

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.5- 5.6

$75,000+

125

122

97.4

92.0-99.2

1.1

0.2- 7.3

1.5

0.4- 6.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

343

314

90.9

84.0-94.9

6.7

3.0-14.1

2.4

1.3- 4.4

700

652

91.5

87.4-94.4

4.0

2.1- 7.4

4.5

2.6- 7.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

136

122

92.5

87.0-95.8

4.8

2.4- 9.6

2.6

1.0- 6.9

Non-Veteran

916

850

91.0

87.2-93.7

4.8

2.7- 8.2

4.3

2.6- 6.8

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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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