BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you think sudden confusion or trouble speaking are symptoms of a stroke?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	15,249	13,373	85.0	84.0-85.8	658	5.5	4.9- 6.1	1,218	9.6	8.9-10.3
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	399	350	83.1	75.9-88.4	14	4.3	2.4- 7.5	35	12.6	7.7-20.0
Buncombe	401	365	87.8	80.8-92.6	16	4.0	2.3- 6.8	20	8.2	4.0-15.8
Cabarrus	379	331	83.7	77.3-88.5	13	5.1	2.8- 9.1	35	11.2	7.1-17.3
Catawba	399	336	82.8	77.7-86.9	24	6.4	4.1- 9.8	39	10.8	7.5-15.4
Cumberland	409	363	87.6	82.9-91.1	12	4.2	2.1- 8.2	34	8.2	5.7-11.9
Davidson	401	346	83.8	77.1-88.8	24	7.0	3.7-12.9	31	9.3	5.7-14.6
Durham	427	380	82.2	75.7-87.2	14	4.6	2.5- 8.3	33	13.2	8.7-19.6
Forsyth	403	362	88.6	83.9-92.1	13	3.0	1.5- 5.6	28	8.4	5.4-12.9
Gaston	389	343	85.9	80.7-90.0	14	4.7	2.4- 9.0	32	9.3	6.3-13.7
Guilford	420	362	83.2	77.4-87.7	18	5.7	3.4- 9.4	40	11.1	7.3-16.6
Iredell	359	322	88.6	83.9-92.0	13	4.3	2.3- 8.0	24	7.1	4.5-10.9
Johnston	344	310	89.8	84.4-93.5	16	5.5	2.7-11.0	18	4.7	2.8- 7.8
Mecklenburg	779	701	85.7	81.6-89.0	24	4.0	2.5- 6.4	54	10.3	7.5-14.2
New Hanover	392	357	88.4	82.9-92.3	10	3.6	1.7- 7.4	25	8.0	4.8-13.1
Onslow	361	314	80.2	71.7-86.6	20	8.1	4.8-13.5	27	11.7	6.3-20.6
Orange	379	343	85.5	78.5-90.5	16	7.9	4.0-15.2	20	6.6	3.8-11.0
Pitt	390	348	88.0	83.4-91.5	16	3.5	2.0- 6.2	26	8.5	5.5-12.8
Randolph	409	341	81.8	76.6-86.1	20	8.0	4.9-12.8	48	10.2	7.4-13.9
Robeson	395	328	81.4	75.9-85.9	22	6.5	3.8-10.8	45	12.1	8.6-16.8
Rowan	420	364	84.2	78.0-89.0	26	7.4	4.6-11.8	30	8.3	4.7-14.3
Union	351	320	90.5	85.7-93.8	9	3.9	1.8- 8.4	22	5.6	3.4- 9.1
Wake	768	675	83.8	79.5-87.3	39	8.1	5.4-12.1	54	8.1	5.9-11.0
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	414	374	89.4	84.6-92.9	16	4.2	2.4- 7.0	24	6.4	3.6-11.1
Northeast Partnership II	451	389	83.8	78.7-87.8	19	4.5	2.4- 8.3	43	11.7	8.3-16.1
Northeast Partnership I	451	375	81.1	75.7-85.5	28	7.6	4.8-11.8	48	11.3	7.9-15.8
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	381	347	87.1	80.3-91.8	13	5.1	2.0-12.2	21	7.8	4.7-12.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	455	386	86.0	81.7-89.4	26	4.7	2.9- 7.4	43	9.4	6.6-13.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	365	328	89.6	85.0-92.9	12	4.2	2.2- 8.1	25	6.2	3.8- 9.8
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	425	368	79.0	72.3-84.4	28	10.3	6.6-15.7	29	10.8	6.7-16.7
Chatham/Lee/Moore	467	405	79.7	73.5-84.7	17	7.1	3.9-12.5	45	13.2	9.3-18.4
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	579	508	86.3	82.2-89.5	23	4.5	2.7- 7.2	48	9.2	6.6-12.8
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	416	363	85.3	79.9-89.4	21	5.5	3.4- 8.9	32	9.2	5.8-14.3
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	350	307	83.7	77.2-88.6	10	3.5	1.5- 7.8	33	12.8	8.5-18.9
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	450	379	80.2	74.1-85.1	26	6.9	4.3-11.0	45	12.9	8.7-18.7
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	671	583	85.4	81.0-88.9	26	4.7	2.8- 7.7	62	10.0	7.1-13.9
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	1,042	892	84.4	81.2-87.1	52	5.4	3.8- 7.6	98	10.3	8.0-13.0
No	14,207	12,481	85.0	84.0-85.9	606	5.5	4.9- 6.1	1,120	9.5	8.8-10.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	4,898	4,291	86.1	84.6-87.4	215	5.1	4.2- 6.1	392	8.8	7.8-10.0
Piedmont	8,599	7,553	84.5	83.3-85.7	371	5.9	5.1- 6.7	675	9.6	8.6-10.6
Western NC	1,752	1,529	84.3	81.5-86.8	72	4.8	3.5- 6.4	151	10.9	8.8-13.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	1,072	948	86.2	82.6-89.1	42	4.4	3.0- 6.6	82	9.4	6.8-12.7
Northwest	2,890	2,507	84.3	82.2-86.1	146	5.8	4.6- 7.1	237	10.0	8.4-11.8
Charlotte	2,265	2,021	85.9	83.5-88.1	77	4.2	3.2- 5.5	167	9.9	8.0-12.2
Greensboro	1,980	1,717	83.5	80.7-85.9	82	5.9	4.5- 7.7	181	10.6	8.6-13.1
Southern Regional	1,581	1,369	85.4	82.8-87.7	65	5.1	3.8- 7.0	147	9.4	7.7-11.5
Coastal	758	684	88.2	84.7-91.0	22	3.7	2.2- 6.1	52	8.0	5.8-11.1
Wake	2,165	1,906	83.5	80.8-85.8	105	7.4	5.7- 9.7	154	9.1	7.5-11.1
Area L	620	547	86.2	80.9-90.1	29	5.8	3.0-10.9	44	8.1	5.5-11.8
Eastern	1,918	1,674	85.5	83.1-87.6	90	5.0	3.8- 6.4	154	9.5	7.7-11.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,249

13,373

85.0

84.0-85.8

658

5.5

4.9- 6.1

1,218

9.6

8.9-10.3

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

399

350

83.1

75.9-88.4

4.3

2.4- 7.5

12.6

7.7-20.0

Buncombe

401

365

87.8

80.8-92.6

4.0

2.3- 6.8

8.2

4.0-15.8

Cabarrus

379

331

83.7

77.3-88.5

5.1

2.8- 9.1

11.2

7.1-17.3

Catawba

399

336

82.8

77.7-86.9

6.4

4.1- 9.8

10.8

7.5-15.4

Cumberland

409

363

87.6

82.9-91.1

4.2

2.1- 8.2

8.2

5.7-11.9

Davidson

401

346

83.8

77.1-88.8

7.0

3.7-12.9

9.3

5.7-14.6

Durham

427

380

82.2

75.7-87.2

4.6

2.5- 8.3

13.2

8.7-19.6

Forsyth

403

362

88.6

83.9-92.1

3.0

1.5- 5.6

8.4

5.4-12.9

Gaston

389

343

85.9

80.7-90.0

4.7

2.4- 9.0

9.3

6.3-13.7

Guilford

420

362

83.2

77.4-87.7

5.7

3.4- 9.4

11.1

7.3-16.6

Iredell

359

322

88.6

83.9-92.0

4.3

2.3- 8.0

7.1

4.5-10.9

Johnston

344

310

89.8

84.4-93.5

5.5

2.7-11.0

4.7

2.8- 7.8

Mecklenburg

779

701

85.7

81.6-89.0

4.0

2.5- 6.4

10.3

7.5-14.2

New Hanover

392

357

88.4

82.9-92.3

3.6

1.7- 7.4

8.0

4.8-13.1

Onslow

361

314

80.2

71.7-86.6

8.1

4.8-13.5

11.7

6.3-20.6

Orange

379

343

85.5

78.5-90.5

7.9

4.0-15.2

6.6

3.8-11.0

Pitt

390

348

88.0

83.4-91.5

3.5

2.0- 6.2

8.5

5.5-12.8

Randolph

409

341

81.8

76.6-86.1

8.0

4.9-12.8

10.2

7.4-13.9

Robeson

395

328

81.4

75.9-85.9

6.5

3.8-10.8

12.1

8.6-16.8

Rowan

420

364

84.2

78.0-89.0

7.4

4.6-11.8

8.3

4.7-14.3

Union

351

320

90.5

85.7-93.8

3.9

1.8- 8.4

5.6

3.4- 9.1

Wake

768

675

83.8

79.5-87.3

8.1

5.4-12.1

8.1

5.9-11.0

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

414

374

89.4

84.6-92.9

4.2

2.4- 7.0

6.4

3.6-11.1

Northeast Partnership II

451

389

83.8

78.7-87.8

4.5

2.4- 8.3

11.7

8.3-16.1

Northeast Partnership I

451

375

81.1

75.7-85.5

7.6

4.8-11.8

11.3

7.9-15.8

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

381

347

87.1

80.3-91.8

5.1

2.0-12.2

7.8

4.7-12.7

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

455

386

86.0

81.7-89.4

4.7

2.9- 7.4

9.4

6.6-13.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

365

328

89.6

85.0-92.9

4.2

2.2- 8.1

6.2

3.8- 9.8

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

425

368

79.0

72.3-84.4

10.3

6.6-15.7

10.8

6.7-16.7

Chatham/Lee/Moore

467

405

79.7

73.5-84.7

7.1

3.9-12.5

13.2

9.3-18.4

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

579

508

86.3

82.2-89.5

4.5

2.7- 7.2

9.2

6.6-12.8

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

416

363

85.3

79.9-89.4

5.5

3.4- 8.9

9.2

5.8-14.3

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

350

307

83.7

77.2-88.6

3.5

1.5- 7.8

12.8

8.5-18.9

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

450

379

80.2

74.1-85.1

6.9

4.3-11.0

12.9

8.7-18.7

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

671

583

85.4

81.0-88.9

4.7

2.8- 7.7

10.0

7.1-13.9

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

1,042

892

84.4

81.2-87.1

5.4

3.8- 7.6

10.3

8.0-13.0

14,207

12,481

85.0

84.0-85.9

606

5.5

4.9- 6.1

1,120

9.5

8.8-10.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

4,898

4,291

86.1

84.6-87.4

215

5.1

4.2- 6.1

392

8.8

7.8-10.0

Piedmont

8,599

7,553

84.5

83.3-85.7

371

5.9

5.1- 6.7

675

9.6

8.6-10.6

Western NC

1,752

1,529

84.3

81.5-86.8

4.8

3.5- 6.4

151

10.9

8.8-13.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

1,072

948

86.2

82.6-89.1

4.4

3.0- 6.6

9.4

6.8-12.7

Northwest

2,890

2,507

84.3

82.2-86.1

146

5.8

4.6- 7.1

237

10.0

8.4-11.8

Charlotte

2,265

2,021

85.9

83.5-88.1

4.2

3.2- 5.5

167

9.9

8.0-12.2

Greensboro

1,980

1,717

83.5

80.7-85.9

5.9

4.5- 7.7

181

10.6

8.6-13.1

Southern Regional

1,581

1,369

85.4

82.8-87.7

5.1

3.8- 7.0

147

9.4

7.7-11.5

Coastal

758

684

88.2

84.7-91.0

3.7

2.2- 6.1

8.0

5.8-11.1

Wake

2,165

1,906

83.5

80.8-85.8

105

7.4

5.7- 9.7

154

9.1

7.5-11.1

Area L

620

547

86.2

80.9-90.1

5.8

3.0-10.9

8.1

5.5-11.8

Eastern

1,918

1,674

85.5

83.1-87.6

5.0

3.8- 6.4

154

9.5

7.7-11.7

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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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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