BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you think sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side, 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	15,246	14,091	90.8	90.0-91.5	419	3.2	2.8- 3.7	736	6.0	5.4- 6.6
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	399	369	87.8	80.3-92.7	13	3.7	2.0- 6.6	17	8.6	4.2-16.6
Buncombe	401	377	92.2	85.7-95.9	13	5.3	2.1-12.5	11	2.5	1.3- 4.7
Cabarrus	379	346	88.4	82.4-92.6	10	3.5	1.7- 6.9	23	8.1	4.5-14.1
Catawba	399	371	91.5	86.5-94.8	12	3.5	1.5- 8.1	16	4.9	2.7- 8.8
Cumberland	409	388	95.1	92.2-96.9	7	1.4	0.6- 2.9	14	3.6	2.0- 6.3
Davidson	402	373	89.8	83.0-94.1	14	5.3	2.3-11.5	15	4.9	2.3-10.2
Durham	426	389	85.9	79.5-90.5	13	2.6	1.4- 4.8	24	11.5	7.1-18.0
Forsyth	403	378	92.2	86.3-95.7	8	1.8	0.7- 4.2	17	6.0	2.9-12.1
Gaston	389	367	93.5	89.7-96.0	8	2.9	1.3- 6.4	14	3.6	2.0- 6.3
Guilford	420	388	90.8	85.4-94.4	11	2.8	1.3- 5.7	21	6.4	3.4-11.7
Iredell	359	340	94.4	90.9-96.6	5	1.6	0.6- 4.3	14	4.0	2.2- 7.0
Johnston	344	315	89.9	83.6-94.0	13	4.7	2.1- 9.9	16	5.4	2.6-10.8
Mecklenburg	778	730	91.4	88.0-93.9	12	2.0	0.9- 4.2	36	6.6	4.5- 9.7
New Hanover	392	367	92.6	88.0-95.5	8	1.9	0.9- 4.1	17	5.5	2.9-10.0
Onslow	361	334	89.6	83.6-93.5	8	3.0	1.3- 6.7	19	7.5	4.1-13.2
Orange	379	362	91.0	83.4-95.3	7	3.3	1.2- 8.8	10	5.7	2.4-13.1
Pitt	390	359	88.2	82.4-92.3	12	2.9	1.5- 5.6	19	8.8	5.2-14.7
Randolph	409	370	89.5	85.0-92.8	10	3.4	1.6- 7.5	29	7.0	4.6-10.6
Robeson	395	348	86.9	81.8-90.7	13	3.9	1.9- 8.0	34	9.2	6.2-13.5
Rowan	420	386	90.4	85.3-93.8	17	6.0	3.1-11.1	17	3.7	2.2- 6.1
Union	351	330	93.0	88.6-95.8	8	3.1	1.4- 6.7	13	3.9	2.0- 7.5
Wake	768	707	90.8	87.4-93.3	25	4.2	2.4- 7.1	36	5.1	3.4- 7.5
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	414	387	92.3	87.2-95.4	11	2.4	1.3- 4.6	16	5.3	2.6-10.6
Northeast Partnership II	451	409	90.9	87.0-93.6	14	2.8	1.5- 5.3	28	6.3	4.0- 9.8
Northeast Partnership I	451	405	91.8	88.2-94.3	14	2.6	1.3- 4.8	32	5.6	3.6- 8.9
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	381	355	92.1	87.5-95.0	9	2.1	1.0- 4.2	17	5.9	3.3-10.3
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	454	422	91.7	87.7-94.5	10	2.7	1.2- 5.9	22	5.6	3.5- 8.9
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	365	340	92.7	88.5-95.4	8	2.3	1.0- 4.9	17	5.0	2.8- 8.9
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	424	387	87.6	81.7-91.8	16	5.0	2.8- 8.8	21	7.4	4.1-13.1
Chatham/Lee/Moore	467	422	84.1	78.2-88.7	16	5.7	3.1-10.4	29	10.2	6.6-15.3
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	579	539	91.4	87.7-94.1	14	2.5	1.3- 4.6	26	6.1	3.9- 9.6
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	416	384	91.5	87.0-94.5	13	2.8	1.5- 5.1	19	5.8	3.2-10.1
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	350	324	89.4	82.6-93.7	9	4.2	1.4-12.1	17	6.4	3.7-10.8
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	450	409	89.7	84.9-93.1	13	2.5	1.2- 5.0	28	7.8	4.8-12.5
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	671	614	90.7	86.7-93.7	25	4.4	2.5- 7.7	32	4.9	2.9- 8.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	1,042	946	92.0	89.7-93.9	29	2.2	1.4- 3.5	67	5.8	4.2- 7.9
No	14,204	13,145	90.7	89.9-91.4	390	3.3	2.8- 3.8	669	6.0	5.4- 6.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	4,897	4,513	91.5	90.4-92.6	130	2.6	2.1- 3.3	254	5.8	4.9- 6.9
Piedmont	8,597	7,963	90.4	89.3-91.4	232	3.3	2.7- 3.9	402	6.3	5.5- 7.2
Western NC	1,752	1,615	90.8	88.4-92.8	57	4.0	2.7- 6.1	80	5.1	3.8- 6.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	1,072	991	91.2	88.0-93.7	38	4.7	2.9- 7.6	43	4.1	2.6- 6.3
Northwest	2,891	2,681	91.0	89.2-92.6	84	3.4	2.5- 4.6	126	5.6	4.3- 7.2
Charlotte	2,264	2,114	91.5	89.5-93.1	48	2.4	1.7- 3.6	102	6.1	4.7- 7.9
Greensboro	1,980	1,830	89.8	87.3-91.9	49	2.9	2.0- 4.2	101	7.2	5.4- 9.6
Southern Regional	1,581	1,451	91.5	89.4-93.2	43	2.8	1.8- 4.2	87	5.8	4.4- 7.5
Coastal	758	707	91.3	88.0-93.8	17	2.7	1.5- 4.8	34	5.9	3.9- 8.9
Wake	2,163	1,980	89.1	86.9-91.0	74	4.1	3.0- 5.8	109	6.7	5.3- 8.5
Area L	620	565	91.6	88.3-94.1	17	2.6	1.5- 4.5	38	5.8	3.7- 8.9
Eastern	1,917	1,772	91.6	89.6-93.3	49	2.3	1.6- 3.2	96	6.1	4.6- 8.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,246

14,091

90.8

90.0-91.5

419

3.2

2.8- 3.7

736

6.0

5.4- 6.6

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

399

369

87.8

80.3-92.7

3.7

2.0- 6.6

8.6

4.2-16.6

Buncombe

401

377

92.2

85.7-95.9

5.3

2.1-12.5

2.5

1.3- 4.7

Cabarrus

379

346

88.4

82.4-92.6

3.5

1.7- 6.9

8.1

4.5-14.1

Catawba

399

371

91.5

86.5-94.8

3.5

1.5- 8.1

4.9

2.7- 8.8

Cumberland

409

388

95.1

92.2-96.9

1.4

0.6- 2.9

3.6

2.0- 6.3

Davidson

402

373

89.8

83.0-94.1

5.3

2.3-11.5

4.9

2.3-10.2

Durham

426

389

85.9

79.5-90.5

2.6

1.4- 4.8

11.5

7.1-18.0

Forsyth

403

378

92.2

86.3-95.7

1.8

0.7- 4.2

6.0

2.9-12.1

Gaston

389

367

93.5

89.7-96.0

2.9

1.3- 6.4

3.6

2.0- 6.3

Guilford

420

388

90.8

85.4-94.4

2.8

1.3- 5.7

6.4

3.4-11.7

Iredell

359

340

94.4

90.9-96.6

1.6

0.6- 4.3

4.0

2.2- 7.0

Johnston

344

315

89.9

83.6-94.0

4.7

2.1- 9.9

5.4

2.6-10.8

Mecklenburg

778

730

91.4

88.0-93.9

2.0

0.9- 4.2

6.6

4.5- 9.7

New Hanover

392

367

92.6

88.0-95.5

1.9

0.9- 4.1

5.5

2.9-10.0

Onslow

361

334

89.6

83.6-93.5

3.0

1.3- 6.7

7.5

4.1-13.2

Orange

379

362

91.0

83.4-95.3

3.3

1.2- 8.8

5.7

2.4-13.1

Pitt

390

359

88.2

82.4-92.3

2.9

1.5- 5.6

8.8

5.2-14.7

Randolph

409

370

89.5

85.0-92.8

3.4

1.6- 7.5

7.0

4.6-10.6

Robeson

395

348

86.9

81.8-90.7

3.9

1.9- 8.0

9.2

6.2-13.5

Rowan

420

386

90.4

85.3-93.8

6.0

3.1-11.1

3.7

2.2- 6.1

Union

351

330

93.0

88.6-95.8

3.1

1.4- 6.7

3.9

2.0- 7.5

Wake

768

707

90.8

87.4-93.3

4.2

2.4- 7.1

5.1

3.4- 7.5

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

414

387

92.3

87.2-95.4

2.4

1.3- 4.6

5.3

2.6-10.6

Northeast Partnership II

451

409

90.9

87.0-93.6

2.8

1.5- 5.3

6.3

4.0- 9.8

Northeast Partnership I

451

405

91.8

88.2-94.3

2.6

1.3- 4.8

5.6

3.6- 8.9

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

381

355

92.1

87.5-95.0

2.1

1.0- 4.2

5.9

3.3-10.3

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

454

422

91.7

87.7-94.5

2.7

1.2- 5.9

5.6

3.5- 8.9

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

365

340

92.7

88.5-95.4

2.3

1.0- 4.9

5.0

2.8- 8.9

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

424

387

87.6

81.7-91.8

5.0

2.8- 8.8

7.4

4.1-13.1

Chatham/Lee/Moore

467

422

84.1

78.2-88.7

5.7

3.1-10.4

10.2

6.6-15.3

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

579

539

91.4

87.7-94.1

2.5

1.3- 4.6

6.1

3.9- 9.6

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

416

384

91.5

87.0-94.5

2.8

1.5- 5.1

5.8

3.2-10.1

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

350

324

89.4

82.6-93.7

4.2

1.4-12.1

6.4

3.7-10.8

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

450

409

89.7

84.9-93.1

2.5

1.2- 5.0

7.8

4.8-12.5

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

671

614

90.7

86.7-93.7

4.4

2.5- 7.7

4.9

2.9- 8.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

1,042

946

92.0

89.7-93.9

2.2

1.4- 3.5

5.8

4.2- 7.9

14,204

13,145

90.7

89.9-91.4

390

3.3

2.8- 3.8

669

6.0

5.4- 6.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

4,897

4,513

91.5

90.4-92.6

130

2.6

2.1- 3.3

254

5.8

4.9- 6.9

Piedmont

8,597

7,963

90.4

89.3-91.4

232

3.3

2.7- 3.9

402

6.3

5.5- 7.2

Western NC

1,752

1,615

90.8

88.4-92.8

4.0

2.7- 6.1

5.1

3.8- 6.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

1,072

991

91.2

88.0-93.7

4.7

2.9- 7.6

4.1

2.6- 6.3

Northwest

2,891

2,681

91.0

89.2-92.6

3.4

2.5- 4.6

126

5.6

4.3- 7.2

Charlotte

2,264

2,114

91.5

89.5-93.1

2.4

1.7- 3.6

102

6.1

4.7- 7.9

Greensboro

1,980

1,830

89.8

87.3-91.9

2.9

2.0- 4.2

101

7.2

5.4- 9.6

Southern Regional

1,581

1,451

91.5

89.4-93.2

2.8

1.8- 4.2

5.8

4.4- 7.5

Coastal

758

707

91.3

88.0-93.8

2.7

1.5- 4.8

5.9

3.9- 8.9

Wake

2,163

1,980

89.1

86.9-91.0

4.1

3.0- 5.8

109

6.7

5.3- 8.5

Area L

620

565

91.6

88.3-94.1

2.6

1.5- 4.5

5.8

3.7- 8.9

Eastern

1,917

1,772

91.6

89.6-93.3

2.3

1.6- 3.2

6.1

4.6- 8.0

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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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