BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,228	648	2.8	2.5- 3.1	16,580	97.2	96.9-97.5
-Northeastern Partnership	1,189	61	4.0	3.0- 5.4	1,128	96.0	94.6-97.0
GENDER
Male	421	22	3.3	2.1- 5.3	399	96.7	94.7-97.9
Female	768	39	4.7	3.3- 6.8	729	95.3	93.2-96.7
RACE
White	697	31	3.0	1.9- 4.5	666	97.0	95.5-98.1
African American	431	25	5.4	3.5- 8.2	406	94.6	91.8-96.5
Other Minorities	54	3	3.8	1.1-12.3	51	96.2	87.7-98.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,152	61	4.3	3.2- 5.7	1,091	95.7	94.3-96.8
AGE
18-24	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	100	. - .
25-34	129	0	0.0	. - .	129	100	. - .
35-44	179	2	1.5	0.3- 7.3	177	98.5	92.7-99.7
45-54	270	5	1.3	0.5- 3.2	265	98.7	96.8-99.5
55-64	247	15	5.0	2.9- 8.6	232	95.0	91.4-97.1
65-74	177	17	12.3	7.4-19.8	160	87.7	80.2-92.6
75+	143	22	16.2	10.3-24.6	121	83.8	75.4-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	245	27	9.2	6.0-14.0	218	90.8	86.0-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	439	16	3.0	1.6- 5.3	423	97.0	94.7-98.4
Some Post-H.S.	262	13	3.1	1.7- 5.6	249	96.9	94.4-98.3
College Graduate	241	4	1.7	0.6- 4.5	237	98.3	95.5-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	198	20	9.0	5.4-14.5	178	91.0	85.5-94.6
$15,000- 24,999	231	11	4.8	2.4- 9.3	220	95.2	90.7-97.6
$25,000- 34,999	157	5	2.2	0.9- 5.3	152	97.8	94.7-99.1
$35,000- 49,999	137	4	2.2	0.8- 6.0	133	97.8	94.0-99.2
$50,000-74,999	133	4	2.2	0.7- 6.3	129	97.8	93.7-99.3
$75,000+	130	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	129	99.3	95.3-99.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	480	53	10.2	7.5-13.7	427	89.8	86.3-92.5
No	678	8	0.9	0.4- 2.0	670	99.1	98.0-99.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	13	6.2	3.3-11.2	150	93.8	88.8-96.7
Non-Veteran	1,019	46	3.5	2.5- 4.9	973	96.5	95.1-97.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,228

648

2.8

2.5- 3.1

16,580

97.2

96.9-97.5

-Northeastern Partnership

1,189

4.0

3.0- 5.4

1,128

96.0

94.6-97.0

GENDER

Male

421

3.3

2.1- 5.3

399

96.7

94.7-97.9

Female

768

4.7

3.3- 6.8

729

95.3

93.2-96.7

RACE

White

697

3.0

1.9- 4.5

666

97.0

95.5-98.1

African American

431

5.4

3.5- 8.2

406

94.6

91.8-96.5

Other Minorities

3.8

1.1-12.3

96.2

87.7-98.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,152

4.3

3.2- 5.7

1,091

95.7

94.3-96.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

129

0.0

. - .

129

100

. - .

35-44

179

1.5

0.3- 7.3

177

98.5

92.7-99.7

45-54

270

1.3

0.5- 3.2

265

98.7

96.8-99.5

55-64

247

5.0

2.9- 8.6

232

95.0

91.4-97.1

65-74

177

12.3

7.4-19.8

160

87.7

80.2-92.6

75+

143

16.2

10.3-24.6

121

83.8

75.4-89.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

245

9.2

6.0-14.0

218

90.8

86.0-94.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

439

3.0

1.6- 5.3

423

97.0

94.7-98.4

Some Post-H.S.

262

3.1

1.7- 5.6

249

96.9

94.4-98.3

College Graduate

241

1.7

0.6- 4.5

237

98.3

95.5-99.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

198

9.0

5.4-14.5

178

91.0

85.5-94.6

$15,000- 24,999

231

4.8

2.4- 9.3

220

95.2

90.7-97.6

$25,000- 34,999

157

2.2

0.9- 5.3

152

97.8

94.7-99.1

$35,000- 49,999

137

2.2

0.8- 6.0

133

97.8

94.0-99.2

$50,000-74,999

133

2.2

0.7- 6.3

129

97.8

93.7-99.3

$75,000+

130

0.7

0.1- 4.7

129

99.3

95.3-99.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

480

10.2

7.5-13.7

427

89.8

86.3-92.5

678

0.9

0.4- 2.0

670

99.1

98.0-99.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

6.2

3.3-11.2

150

93.8

88.8-96.7

Non-Veteran

1,019

3.5

2.5- 4.9

973

96.5

95.1-97.5

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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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