BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Do you think sudden chest pain or discomfort are symptoms of a stroke?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	15,237	5,755	38.0	37.0-39.1	5,667	37.7	36.6-38.8	3,815	24.3	23.4-25.2
-Mountain AHEC	1,051	380	38.8	34.8-42.9	395	37.7	34.0-41.6	276	23.5	20.4-26.9
GENDER
Male	366	139	41.4	34.9-48.2	142	38.3	32.3-44.8	85	20.2	15.7-25.7
Female	685	241	36.5	31.8-41.5	253	37.2	32.6-42.0	191	26.3	22.4-30.7
RACE
White	915	321	38.6	34.5-42.8	352	38.3	34.4-42.4	242	23.1	20.0-26.5
African American	56	28	46.9	28.2-66.5	15	28.2	14.5-47.6	13	24.8	12.3-43.8
Other Minorities	80	31	35.4	20.4-53.9	28	38.2	23.8-55.1	21	26.4	14.1-43.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	11	30.5	14.0-54.2	15	32.4	17.1-52.7	16	37.1	19.8-58.5
Non-Hispanic	1,008	369	39.4	35.4-43.6	379	38.1	34.3-42.0	260	22.5	19.6-25.8
AGE
18-24	57	25	50.8	35.2-66.3	22	32.2	20.0-47.5	10	16.9	8.0-32.4
25-34	157	56	35.9	27.2-45.6	65	42.9	33.9-52.4	36	21.2	14.7-29.5
35-44	168	64	36.3	27.6-46.0	69	41.9	33.0-51.3	35	21.8	15.3-30.2
45-54	174	57	37.2	28.7-46.7	72	40.5	31.8-49.8	45	22.2	15.9-30.2
55-64	188	58	30.6	23.3-39.1	76	41.3	33.1-50.0	54	28.1	21.2-36.2
65-74	157	50	32.1	24.0-41.3	54	35.7	27.5-44.9	53	32.2	24.5-41.1
75+	146	67	50.8	41.3-60.1	36	21.1	14.6-29.5	43	28.1	20.5-37.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	150	70	48.1	36.5-60.0	28	18.9	11.6-29.2	52	33.0	23.0-44.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	304	118	40.0	32.6-47.9	106	36.9	30.0-44.4	80	23.1	17.8-29.4
Some Post-H.S.	277	94	36.4	29.2-44.3	116	41.0	33.6-48.7	67	22.6	17.3-29.1
College Graduate	317	98	34.7	28.3-41.6	143	45.9	39.3-52.6	76	19.5	15.1-24.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	134	61	44.6	32.6-57.2	34	32.4	21.2-46.0	39	23.1	15.6-32.7
$15,000- 24,999	212	86	45.5	36.2-55.2	60	24.8	17.8-33.5	66	29.6	21.7-39.0
$25,000- 34,999	146	47	32.9	23.7-43.7	63	45.8	35.9-56.1	36	21.3	14.5-30.1
$35,000- 49,999	153	51	34.8	26.1-44.6	66	47.4	37.8-57.1	36	17.9	12.4-25.1
$50,000-74,999	129	42	32.1	23.6-42.1	54	43.9	33.8-54.5	33	24.0	16.5-33.6
$75,000+	125	32	30.9	22.0-41.4	70	51.4	41.5-61.1	23	17.8	11.6-26.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	342	139	43.6	36.3-51.2	118	37.7	30.9-45.0	85	18.7	14.3-24.1
No	700	239	37.1	32.4-42.1	275	37.7	33.2-42.4	186	25.1	21.3-29.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	135	56	45.5	35.8-55.5	56	38.7	29.5-48.8	23	15.8	10.3-23.5
Non-Veteran	916	324	37.8	33.5-42.3	339	37.6	33.5-41.8	253	24.6	21.2-28.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,237

5,755

38.0

37.0-39.1

5,667

37.7

36.6-38.8

3,815

24.3

23.4-25.2

-Mountain AHEC

1,051

380

38.8

34.8-42.9

395

37.7

34.0-41.6

276

23.5

20.4-26.9

GENDER

Male

366

139

41.4

34.9-48.2

142

38.3

32.3-44.8

20.2

15.7-25.7

Female

685

241

36.5

31.8-41.5

253

37.2

32.6-42.0

191

26.3

22.4-30.7

RACE

White

915

321

38.6

34.5-42.8

352

38.3

34.4-42.4

242

23.1

20.0-26.5

African American

46.9

28.2-66.5

28.2

14.5-47.6

24.8

12.3-43.8

Other Minorities

35.4

20.4-53.9

38.2

23.8-55.1

26.4

14.1-43.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

30.5

14.0-54.2

32.4

17.1-52.7

37.1

19.8-58.5

Non-Hispanic

1,008

369

39.4

35.4-43.6

379

38.1

34.3-42.0

260

22.5

19.6-25.8

AGE

18-24

50.8

35.2-66.3

32.2

20.0-47.5

16.9

8.0-32.4

25-34

157

35.9

27.2-45.6

42.9

33.9-52.4

21.2

14.7-29.5

35-44

168

36.3

27.6-46.0

41.9

33.0-51.3

21.8

15.3-30.2

45-54

174

37.2

28.7-46.7

40.5

31.8-49.8

22.2

15.9-30.2

55-64

188

30.6

23.3-39.1

41.3

33.1-50.0

28.1

21.2-36.2

65-74

157

32.1

24.0-41.3

35.7

27.5-44.9

32.2

24.5-41.1

75+

146

50.8

41.3-60.1

21.1

14.6-29.5

28.1

20.5-37.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

150

48.1

36.5-60.0

18.9

11.6-29.2

33.0

23.0-44.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

304

118

40.0

32.6-47.9

106

36.9

30.0-44.4

23.1

17.8-29.4

Some Post-H.S.

277

36.4

29.2-44.3

116

41.0

33.6-48.7

22.6

17.3-29.1

College Graduate

317

34.7

28.3-41.6

143

45.9

39.3-52.6

19.5

15.1-24.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

134

44.6

32.6-57.2

32.4

21.2-46.0

23.1

15.6-32.7

$15,000- 24,999

212

45.5

36.2-55.2

24.8

17.8-33.5

29.6

21.7-39.0

$25,000- 34,999

146

32.9

23.7-43.7

45.8

35.9-56.1

21.3

14.5-30.1

$35,000- 49,999

153

34.8

26.1-44.6

47.4

37.8-57.1

17.9

12.4-25.1

$50,000-74,999

129

32.1

23.6-42.1

43.9

33.8-54.5

24.0

16.5-33.6

$75,000+

125

30.9

22.0-41.4

51.4

41.5-61.1

17.8

11.6-26.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

342

139

43.6

36.3-51.2

118

37.7

30.9-45.0

18.7

14.3-24.1

700

239

37.1

32.4-42.1

275

37.7

33.2-42.4

186

25.1

21.3-29.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

135

45.5

35.8-55.5

38.7

29.5-48.8

15.8

10.3-23.5

Non-Veteran

916

324

37.8

33.5-42.3

339

37.6

33.5-41.8

253

24.6

21.2-28.3

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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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