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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	1,051	757	72.6	68.8-76.0	92	8.8	6.7-11.5	202	18.6	15.7-21.9
GENDER
Male	366	249	68.0	61.5-73.8	47	11.9	8.3-16.9	70	20.1	15.3-26.0
Female	685	508	76.5	72.2-80.4	45	6.2	4.2- 9.0	132	17.3	14.0-21.2
RACE
White	915	674	74.2	70.4-77.7	74	8.0	6.0-10.6	167	17.8	14.8-21.1
African American	56	37	71.2	53.7-84.0	8	11.2	4.3-26.0	11	17.6	8.6-32.8
Other Minorities	80	46	58.0	40.3-73.8	10	14.7	5.7-33.1	24	27.3	14.4-45.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	21	52.2	31.9-71.8	6	19.1	7.0-42.6	15	28.7	13.8-50.3
Non-Hispanic	1,008	736	74.1	70.4-77.4	86	8.1	6.2-10.5	186	17.8	15.0-21.1
AGE
18-24	57	38	65.5	49.1-78.9	7	14.7	6.6-29.7	12	19.7	9.9-35.6
25-34	157	116	76.6	67.9-83.5	14	6.8	3.6-12.3	27	16.6	10.7-24.9
35-44	168	129	78.2	69.8-84.9	9	4.8	2.0-10.9	30	17.0	11.2-24.9
45-54	174	131	74.7	65.7-82.0	13	8.4	4.3-15.9	30	16.9	11.1-24.9
55-64	188	136	67.5	58.6-75.2	10	5.6	2.6-11.6	42	27.0	19.7-35.7
65-74	157	122	77.8	68.9-84.7	13	11.3	6.2-19.7	22	10.9	6.5-17.7
75+	146	81	62.1	52.8-70.5	26	15.2	9.8-22.8	39	22.8	16.2-31.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	150	79	54.7	42.8-66.1	20	13.7	7.6-23.4	51	31.7	21.6-43.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	304	192	64.7	57.2-71.6	38	11.9	7.5-18.3	74	23.4	17.8-30.1
Some Post-H.S.	277	228	83.6	77.8-88.1	14	5.6	3.0-10.0	35	10.9	7.4-15.7
College Graduate	317	257	80.6	74.7-85.4	19	5.7	3.4- 9.6	41	13.6	9.6-19.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	134	77	57.6	45.0-69.3	16	15.9	8.3-28.4	41	26.5	17.3-38.3
$15,000- 24,999	212	143	68.7	59.2-76.9	19	7.5	4.1-13.6	50	23.7	16.3-33.1
$25,000- 34,999	146	102	63.8	52.8-73.5	18	15.7	8.5-27.3	26	20.5	13.3-30.2
$35,000- 49,999	153	115	74.5	64.8-82.2	13	8.8	4.6-16.2	25	16.7	10.3-25.8
$50,000-74,999	129	106	84.5	76.0-90.4	5	2.9	0.8- 9.6	18	12.6	7.4-20.4
$75,000+	125	110	87.3	78.5-92.9	4	2.3	0.8- 6.7	11	10.4	5.3-19.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	342	239	72.7	66.0-78.5	37	10.4	6.8-15.6	66	16.9	12.4-22.7
No	700	515	73.2	68.5-77.3	54	8.2	5.8-11.5	131	18.6	15.1-22.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	135	95	68.7	58.5-77.4	15	8.5	4.7-15.0	25	22.8	15.0-33.1
Non-Veteran	916	662	73.1	69.0-76.9	77	8.9	6.6-11.8	177	18.0	14.9-21.6

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,051

757

72.6

68.8-76.0

8.8

6.7-11.5

202

18.6

15.7-21.9

GENDER

Male

366

249

68.0

61.5-73.8

11.9

8.3-16.9

20.1

15.3-26.0

Female

685

508

76.5

72.2-80.4

6.2

4.2- 9.0

132

17.3

14.0-21.2

RACE

White

915

674

74.2

70.4-77.7

8.0

6.0-10.6

167

17.8

14.8-21.1

African American

71.2

53.7-84.0

11.2

4.3-26.0

17.6

8.6-32.8

Other Minorities

58.0

40.3-73.8

14.7

5.7-33.1

27.3

14.4-45.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

52.2

31.9-71.8

19.1

7.0-42.6

28.7

13.8-50.3

Non-Hispanic

1,008

736

74.1

70.4-77.4

8.1

6.2-10.5

186

17.8

15.0-21.1

AGE

18-24

65.5

49.1-78.9

14.7

6.6-29.7

19.7

9.9-35.6

25-34

157

116

76.6

67.9-83.5

6.8

3.6-12.3

16.6

10.7-24.9

35-44

168

129

78.2

69.8-84.9

4.8

2.0-10.9

17.0

11.2-24.9

45-54

174

131

74.7

65.7-82.0

8.4

4.3-15.9

16.9

11.1-24.9

55-64

188

136

67.5

58.6-75.2

5.6

2.6-11.6

27.0

19.7-35.7

65-74

157

122

77.8

68.9-84.7

11.3

6.2-19.7

10.9

6.5-17.7

75+

146

62.1

52.8-70.5

15.2

9.8-22.8

22.8

16.2-31.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

150

54.7

42.8-66.1

13.7

7.6-23.4

31.7

21.6-43.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

304

192

64.7

57.2-71.6

11.9

7.5-18.3

23.4

17.8-30.1

Some Post-H.S.

277

228

83.6

77.8-88.1

5.6

3.0-10.0

10.9

7.4-15.7

College Graduate

317

257

80.6

74.7-85.4

5.7

3.4- 9.6

13.6

9.6-19.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

134

57.6

45.0-69.3

15.9

8.3-28.4

26.5

17.3-38.3

$15,000- 24,999

212

143

68.7

59.2-76.9

7.5

4.1-13.6

23.7

16.3-33.1

$25,000- 34,999

146

102

63.8

52.8-73.5

15.7

8.5-27.3

20.5

13.3-30.2

$35,000- 49,999

153

115

74.5

64.8-82.2

8.8

4.6-16.2

16.7

10.3-25.8

$50,000-74,999

129

106

84.5

76.0-90.4

2.9

0.8- 9.6

12.6

7.4-20.4

$75,000+

125

110

87.3

78.5-92.9

2.3

0.8- 6.7

10.4

5.3-19.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

342

239

72.7

66.0-78.5

10.4

6.8-15.6

16.9

12.4-22.7

700

515

73.2

68.5-77.3

8.2

5.8-11.5

131

18.6

15.1-22.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

135

68.7

58.5-77.4

8.5

4.7-15.0

22.8

15.0-33.1

Non-Veteran

916

662

73.1

69.0-76.9

8.9

6.6-11.8

177

18.0

14.9-21.6

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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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