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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke-WHITES

Do you think sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side, are symptoms of a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Don't know/Not sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 11,523 10,964 95.2 94.7-95.7 225 2.0 1.7- 2.4 334 2.8 2.4- 3.2
GENDER
Male 4,204 3,944 94.4 93.4-95.2 116 2.4 1.9- 3.0 144 3.3 2.6- 4.0
Female 7,319 7,020 96.0 95.3-96.6 109 1.7 1.3- 2.1 190 2.3 1.9- 2.8
AGE
18-24 459 430 93.7 90.6-95.9 10 2.5 1.2- 5.2 19 3.7 2.2- 6.2
25-34 1,445 1,393 96.1 94.6-97.2 22 1.8 1.1- 2.9 30 2.1 1.4- 3.2
35-44 2,137 2,075 96.8 95.7-97.6 26 1.2 0.8- 1.9 36 2.0 1.4- 3.0
45-54 2,240 2,182 96.8 95.7-97.6 27 1.4 0.9- 2.1 31 1.8 1.1- 2.7
55-64 2,173 2,099 96.4 95.3-97.3 27 1.5 0.9- 2.4 47 2.1 1.4- 3.0
65-74 1,668 1,587 95.0 93.6-96.1 36 2.5 1.7- 3.7 45 2.5 1.8- 3.5
75+ 1,353 1,152 85.7 83.4-87.8 75 5.3 4.1- 6.8 126 9.0 7.4-11.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,396 1,195 85.7 82.9-88.1 75 5.6 4.1- 7.6 126 8.7 6.9-11.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,377 3,201 95.2 94.2-96.0 69 2.0 1.5- 2.6 107 2.9 2.2- 3.6
Some Post-H.S. 2,922 2,829 96.7 95.6-97.5 37 1.4 0.9- 2.4 56 1.9 1.3- 2.7
College Graduate 3,811 3,725 97.6 96.8-98.2 43 1.2 0.8- 1.7 43 1.3 0.8- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,093 976 86.3 82.4-89.5 48 6.3 3.9- 9.9 69 7.4 5.4-10.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,738 1,618 92.8 90.9-94.4 50 2.6 1.8- 3.7 70 4.6 3.3- 6.3
$25,000- 34,999 1,346 1,286 95.1 93.3-96.4 22 1.8 1.1- 2.8 38 3.1 2.1- 4.8
$35,000- 49,999 1,716 1,662 97.3 96.3-98.0 24 1.0 0.6- 1.5 30 1.7 1.1- 2.6
$50,000-74,999 1,732 1,698 97.9 96.9-98.6 14 1.1 0.6- 1.9 20 1.0 0.6- 1.7
$75,000+ 2,266 2,228 98.0 97.0-98.7 16 0.9 0.5- 1.6 22 1.2 0.6- 2.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,494 3,248 93.2 91.9-94.3 95 2.6 1.9- 3.6 151 4.1 3.3- 5.2
No 7,943 7,644 96.0 95.4-96.5 123 1.7 1.4- 2.2 176 2.3 1.9- 2.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,648 1,538 94.3 92.9-95.4 52 2.8 2.0- 3.7 58 3.0 2.1- 4.1
Non-Veteran 9,870 9,422 95.4 94.8-95.9 173 1.9 1.5- 2.3 275 2.7 2.3- 3.2

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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.

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