BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Do you think severe headache with no known cause is a symptom of a stroke?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	15,228	9,813	62.7	61.6-63.7	2,216	15.7	14.9-16.5	3,199	21.7	20.8-22.6
-Mountain AHEC	1,050	662	61.4	57.4-65.3	163	16.9	14.0-20.1	225	21.7	18.5-25.4
GENDER
Male	365	206	56.2	49.5-62.6	75	20.6	16.0-26.1	84	23.2	17.9-29.6
Female	685	456	65.9	61.1-70.4	88	13.6	10.4-17.7	141	20.4	16.8-24.6
RACE
White	915	588	63.3	59.2-67.2	135	16.5	13.5-20.0	192	20.2	17.1-23.6
African American	56	34	52.1	32.6-71.1	13	18.7	9.1-34.6	9	29.1	12.1-55.0
Other Minorities	79	40	49.4	32.8-66.1	15	19.0	9.6-34.1	24	31.6	18.1-49.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	21	53.8	33.5-73.0	7	11.9	5.0-25.6	14	34.3	17.6-56.1
Non-Hispanic	1,007	641	62.0	57.9-65.9	155	17.2	14.2-20.6	211	20.8	17.7-24.4
AGE
18-24	57	34	50.2	34.5-65.8	11	21.1	11.3-36.1	12	28.7	15.8-46.3
25-34	157	98	62.7	53.2-71.2	29	19.5	13.0-28.1	30	17.9	11.9-25.9
35-44	168	105	63.2	54.0-71.5	27	17.1	11.4-24.8	36	19.7	13.5-27.8
45-54	174	109	58.4	49.0-67.2	28	19.6	13.1-28.3	37	22.0	15.4-30.5
55-64	188	129	67.6	59.0-75.1	23	10.8	6.5-17.5	36	21.6	15.3-29.6
65-74	157	106	68.2	59.3-75.9	17	10.6	6.3-17.4	34	21.2	14.8-29.5
75+	145	77	58.6	49.2-67.5	28	16.6	11.0-24.5	40	24.7	17.7-33.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	150	56	36.6	26.3-48.3	33	22.4	14.3-33.2	61	41.0	29.7-53.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	304	183	58.0	50.4-65.2	48	17.4	12.3-24.0	73	24.6	18.9-31.4
Some Post-H.S.	277	190	70.0	62.6-76.4	38	13.2	9.0-18.9	49	16.8	11.9-23.4
College Graduate	316	232	71.0	64.5-76.8	42	16.4	11.8-22.5	42	12.5	9.0-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	133	68	48.5	36.2-61.0	24	22.9	13.2-36.7	41	28.6	19.6-39.6
$15,000- 24,999	212	119	51.0	41.5-60.4	36	18.0	11.9-26.2	57	31.1	22.7-40.9
$25,000- 34,999	146	93	65.2	55.2-73.9	28	19.2	12.4-28.5	25	15.6	10.1-23.4
$35,000- 49,999	153	101	65.2	55.6-73.7	23	16.5	10.4-25.1	29	18.3	12.2-26.6
$50,000-74,999	129	95	69.9	59.2-78.7	20	20.6	13.0-31.0	14	9.5	5.0-17.3
$75,000+	125	99	81.3	72.8-87.6	10	7.2	3.6-13.6	16	11.5	6.8-19.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	341	200	60.8	53.5-67.6	54	18.0	12.8-24.6	87	21.3	16.4-27.1
No	700	459	62.1	57.2-66.8	107	16.4	13.2-20.3	134	21.4	17.4-26.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	134	78	58.8	48.8-68.1	20	13.8	8.5-21.6	36	27.5	19.6-37.1
Non-Veteran	916	584	61.8	57.4-66.0	143	17.3	14.2-20.9	189	20.9	17.4-24.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,228

9,813

62.7

61.6-63.7

2,216

15.7

14.9-16.5

3,199

21.7

20.8-22.6

-Mountain AHEC

1,050

662

61.4

57.4-65.3

163

16.9

14.0-20.1

225

21.7

18.5-25.4

GENDER

Male

365

206

56.2

49.5-62.6

20.6

16.0-26.1

23.2

17.9-29.6

Female

685

456

65.9

61.1-70.4

13.6

10.4-17.7

141

20.4

16.8-24.6

RACE

White

915

588

63.3

59.2-67.2

135

16.5

13.5-20.0

192

20.2

17.1-23.6

African American

52.1

32.6-71.1

18.7

9.1-34.6

29.1

12.1-55.0

Other Minorities

49.4

32.8-66.1

19.0

9.6-34.1

31.6

18.1-49.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

53.8

33.5-73.0

11.9

5.0-25.6

34.3

17.6-56.1

Non-Hispanic

1,007

641

62.0

57.9-65.9

155

17.2

14.2-20.6

211

20.8

17.7-24.4

AGE

18-24

50.2

34.5-65.8

21.1

11.3-36.1

28.7

15.8-46.3

25-34

157

62.7

53.2-71.2

19.5

13.0-28.1

17.9

11.9-25.9

35-44

168

105

63.2

54.0-71.5

17.1

11.4-24.8

19.7

13.5-27.8

45-54

174

109

58.4

49.0-67.2

19.6

13.1-28.3

22.0

15.4-30.5

55-64

188

129

67.6

59.0-75.1

10.8

6.5-17.5

21.6

15.3-29.6

65-74

157

106

68.2

59.3-75.9

10.6

6.3-17.4

21.2

14.8-29.5

75+

145

58.6

49.2-67.5

16.6

11.0-24.5

24.7

17.7-33.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

150

36.6

26.3-48.3

22.4

14.3-33.2

41.0

29.7-53.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

304

183

58.0

50.4-65.2

17.4

12.3-24.0

24.6

18.9-31.4

Some Post-H.S.

277

190

70.0

62.6-76.4

13.2

9.0-18.9

16.8

11.9-23.4

College Graduate

316

232

71.0

64.5-76.8

16.4

11.8-22.5

12.5

9.0-17.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

133

48.5

36.2-61.0

22.9

13.2-36.7

28.6

19.6-39.6

$15,000- 24,999

212

119

51.0

41.5-60.4

18.0

11.9-26.2

31.1

22.7-40.9

$25,000- 34,999

146

65.2

55.2-73.9

19.2

12.4-28.5

15.6

10.1-23.4

$35,000- 49,999

153

101

65.2

55.6-73.7

16.5

10.4-25.1

18.3

12.2-26.6

$50,000-74,999

129

69.9

59.2-78.7

20.6

13.0-31.0

9.5

5.0-17.3

$75,000+

125

81.3

72.8-87.6

7.2

3.6-13.6

11.5

6.8-19.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

341

200

60.8

53.5-67.6

18.0

12.8-24.6

21.3

16.4-27.1

700

459

62.1

57.2-66.8

107

16.4

13.2-20.3

134

21.4

17.4-26.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

134

58.8

48.8-68.1

13.8

8.5-21.6

27.5

19.6-37.1

Non-Veteran

916

584

61.8

57.4-66.0

143

17.3

14.2-20.9

189

20.9

17.4-24.9

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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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