BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Do you think sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance are symptoms 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	15,235	12,698	81.9	81.0-82.8	943	6.6	6.1- 7.2	1,594	11.4	10.7-12.2
-Mountain AHEC	1,051	878	81.7	78.1-84.8	66	7.4	5.4-10.1	107	10.9	8.5-13.8
GENDER
Male	366	290	78.9	72.8-83.9	34	9.6	6.2-14.5	42	11.5	7.8-16.6
Female	685	588	84.1	79.8-87.6	32	5.6	3.6- 8.7	65	10.3	7.5-14.1
RACE
White	915	786	85.1	81.8-87.8	46	5.8	4.0- 8.3	83	9.2	7.1-11.8
African American	56	44	76.3	57.4-88.5	8	13.7	5.9-28.4	4	10.1	2.7-31.0
Other Minorities	80	48	53.4	36.4-69.6	12	19.1	8.7-37.0	20	27.5	14.5-45.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	15	41.2	22.8-62.4	11	21.9	9.2-43.8	16	36.9	19.7-58.3
Non-Hispanic	1,008	862	84.6	81.4-87.4	55	6.4	4.6- 8.8	91	9.0	6.9-11.6
AGE
18-24	57	45	73.1	56.8-84.9	5	9.6	3.7-22.6	7	17.2	7.9-33.5
25-34	157	131	83.1	74.4-89.3	8	4.2	1.6-10.5	18	12.7	7.5-20.9
35-44	168	145	81.9	72.0-88.9	11	11.3	5.5-21.7	12	6.8	3.6-12.7
45-54	174	152	89.3	83.1-93.4	9	4.7	2.1-10.2	13	6.0	3.3-10.7
55-64	188	165	86.5	79.3-91.5	6	4.4	1.8-10.4	17	9.1	5.3-15.3
65-74	157	131	83.7	75.9-89.3	12	8.8	4.8-15.9	14	7.5	4.1-13.2
75+	146	105	69.8	60.4-77.8	15	11.6	6.7-19.4	26	18.6	12.3-27.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	150	95	55.5	43.4-67.0	18	17.7	10.0-29.5	37	26.8	17.3-39.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	304	254	83.2	76.5-88.2	23	8.3	4.8-13.9	27	8.5	5.1-13.9
Some Post-H.S.	277	248	90.1	84.9-93.6	14	4.1	2.1- 7.6	15	5.9	3.2-10.5
College Graduate	317	280	87.2	82.2-91.0	10	3.7	1.8- 7.3	27	9.1	6.0-13.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	134	101	71.2	57.9-81.6	12	12.8	5.9-25.8	21	16.0	8.6-27.8
$15,000- 24,999	212	168	72.1	61.7-80.5	16	10.7	5.5-19.7	28	17.2	10.5-26.8
$25,000- 34,999	146	126	87.8	80.6-92.6	8	6.0	2.8-12.3	12	6.2	3.2-11.7
$35,000- 49,999	153	133	86.2	78.0-91.6	7	5.4	2.1-13.4	13	8.4	4.6-14.6
$50,000-74,999	129	116	87.5	78.0-93.3	5	4.2	1.6-10.5	8	8.3	3.7-17.8
$75,000+	125	118	95.0	89.5-97.7	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	6	4.0	1.7- 8.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	342	274	79.7	72.7-85.2	27	9.9	5.6-16.7	41	10.5	7.0-15.3
No	700	598	82.6	78.3-86.2	38	6.5	4.4- 9.4	64	10.9	7.9-14.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	135	108	82.0	74.2-87.9	13	8.9	4.9-15.5	14	9.1	5.2-15.3
Non-Veteran	916	770	81.6	77.7-85.0	53	7.2	5.1-10.2	93	11.1	8.5-14.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,235

12,698

81.9

81.0-82.8

943

6.6

6.1- 7.2

1,594

11.4

10.7-12.2

-Mountain AHEC

1,051

878

81.7

78.1-84.8

7.4

5.4-10.1

107

10.9

8.5-13.8

GENDER

Male

366

290

78.9

72.8-83.9

9.6

6.2-14.5

11.5

7.8-16.6

Female

685

588

84.1

79.8-87.6

5.6

3.6- 8.7

10.3

7.5-14.1

RACE

White

915

786

85.1

81.8-87.8

5.8

4.0- 8.3

9.2

7.1-11.8

African American

76.3

57.4-88.5

13.7

5.9-28.4

10.1

2.7-31.0

Other Minorities

53.4

36.4-69.6

19.1

8.7-37.0

27.5

14.5-45.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

41.2

22.8-62.4

21.9

9.2-43.8

36.9

19.7-58.3

Non-Hispanic

1,008

862

84.6

81.4-87.4

6.4

4.6- 8.8

9.0

6.9-11.6

AGE

18-24

73.1

56.8-84.9

9.6

3.7-22.6

17.2

7.9-33.5

25-34

157

131

83.1

74.4-89.3

4.2

1.6-10.5

12.7

7.5-20.9

35-44

168

145

81.9

72.0-88.9

11.3

5.5-21.7

6.8

3.6-12.7

45-54

174

152

89.3

83.1-93.4

4.7

2.1-10.2

6.0

3.3-10.7

55-64

188

165

86.5

79.3-91.5

4.4

1.8-10.4

9.1

5.3-15.3

65-74

157

131

83.7

75.9-89.3

8.8

4.8-15.9

7.5

4.1-13.2

75+

146

105

69.8

60.4-77.8

11.6

6.7-19.4

18.6

12.3-27.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

150

55.5

43.4-67.0

17.7

10.0-29.5

26.8

17.3-39.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

304

254

83.2

76.5-88.2

8.3

4.8-13.9

8.5

5.1-13.9

Some Post-H.S.

277

248

90.1

84.9-93.6

4.1

2.1- 7.6

5.9

3.2-10.5

College Graduate

317

280

87.2

82.2-91.0

3.7

1.8- 7.3

9.1

6.0-13.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

134

101

71.2

57.9-81.6

12.8

5.9-25.8

16.0

8.6-27.8

$15,000- 24,999

212

168

72.1

61.7-80.5

10.7

5.5-19.7

17.2

10.5-26.8

$25,000- 34,999

146

126

87.8

80.6-92.6

6.0

2.8-12.3

6.2

3.2-11.7

$35,000- 49,999

153

133

86.2

78.0-91.6

5.4

2.1-13.4

8.4

4.6-14.6

$50,000-74,999

129

116

87.5

78.0-93.3

4.2

1.6-10.5

8.3

3.7-17.8

$75,000+

125

118

95.0

89.5-97.7

1.0

0.1- 6.9

4.0

1.7- 8.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

342

274

79.7

72.7-85.2

9.9

5.6-16.7

10.5

7.0-15.3

700

598

82.6

78.3-86.2

6.5

4.4- 9.4

10.9

7.9-14.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

135

108

82.0

74.2-87.9

8.9

4.9-15.5

9.1

5.2-15.3

Non-Veteran

916

770

81.6

77.7-85.0

7.2

5.1-10.2

11.1

8.5-14.4

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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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