BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Identified all stroke symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Heart Attack and Stroke

Identified all stroke symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,237	2,979	16.6	15.9-17.4	14,258	83.4	82.6-84.1
-Northeastern Partnership	1,188	163	14.3	11.7-17.3	1,025	85.7	82.7-88.3
GENDER
Male	420	51	14.3	10.1-19.8	369	85.7	80.2-89.9
Female	768	112	14.3	11.7-17.3	656	85.7	82.7-88.3
RACE
White	698	117	17.9	14.1-22.4	581	82.1	77.6-85.9
African American	429	37	7.4	5.1-10.5	392	92.6	89.5-94.9
Other Minorities	54	9	18.9	8.8-36.1	45	81.1	63.9-91.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	6	29.6	13.2-53.8	31	70.4	46.2-86.8
Non-Hispanic	1,151	157	13.4	11.0-16.2	994	86.6	83.8-89.0
AGE
18-24	37	2	6.5	1.3-26.7	35	93.5	73.3-98.7
25-34	128	19	18.9	10.7-31.3	109	81.1	68.7-89.3
35-44	179	37	21.3	14.5-30.1	142	78.7	69.9-85.5
45-54	270	50	16.8	12.2-22.8	220	83.2	77.2-87.8
55-64	247	28	11.0	7.3-16.2	219	89.0	83.8-92.7
65-74	176	19	11.1	6.7-17.7	157	88.9	82.3-93.3
75+	144	8	6.2	2.9-12.5	136	93.8	87.5-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	244	12	9.0	4.6-16.7	232	91.0	83.3-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	47	12.3	8.2-17.9	391	87.7	82.1-91.8
Some Post-H.S.	262	47	17.7	12.2-24.9	215	82.3	75.1-87.8
College Graduate	242	57	19.9	15.1-25.8	185	80.1	74.2-84.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	14	12.2	6.2-22.6	183	87.8	77.4-93.8
$15,000- 24,999	230	20	6.6	4.0-10.9	210	93.4	89.1-96.0
$25,000- 34,999	157	24	16.4	8.9-28.4	133	83.6	71.6-91.1
$35,000- 49,999	137	22	12.8	8.1-19.8	115	87.2	80.2-91.9
$50,000-74,999	133	32	22.1	14.8-31.6	101	77.9	68.4-85.2
$75,000+	130	38	26.3	18.6-35.7	92	73.7	64.3-81.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	480	52	12.1	8.1-17.6	428	87.9	82.4-91.9
No	677	111	16.1	12.8-20.0	566	83.9	80.0-87.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	18	15.6	8.1-27.9	145	84.4	72.1-91.9
Non-Veteran	1,018	144	13.9	11.3-16.8	874	86.1	83.2-88.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,237

2,979

16.6

15.9-17.4

14,258

83.4

82.6-84.1

-Northeastern Partnership

1,188

163

14.3

11.7-17.3

1,025

85.7

82.7-88.3

GENDER

Male

420

14.3

10.1-19.8

369

85.7

80.2-89.9

Female

768

112

14.3

11.7-17.3

656

85.7

82.7-88.3

RACE

White

698

117

17.9

14.1-22.4

581

82.1

77.6-85.9

African American

429

7.4

5.1-10.5

392

92.6

89.5-94.9

Other Minorities

18.9

8.8-36.1

81.1

63.9-91.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

29.6

13.2-53.8

70.4

46.2-86.8

Non-Hispanic

1,151

157

13.4

11.0-16.2

994

86.6

83.8-89.0

AGE

18-24

6.5

1.3-26.7

93.5

73.3-98.7

25-34

128

18.9

10.7-31.3

109

81.1

68.7-89.3

35-44

179

21.3

14.5-30.1

142

78.7

69.9-85.5

45-54

270

16.8

12.2-22.8

220

83.2

77.2-87.8

55-64

247

11.0

7.3-16.2

219

89.0

83.8-92.7

65-74

176

11.1

6.7-17.7

157

88.9

82.3-93.3

75+

144

6.2

2.9-12.5

136

93.8

87.5-97.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

244

9.0

4.6-16.7

232

91.0

83.3-95.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

438

12.3

8.2-17.9

391

87.7

82.1-91.8

Some Post-H.S.

262

17.7

12.2-24.9

215

82.3

75.1-87.8

College Graduate

242

19.9

15.1-25.8

185

80.1

74.2-84.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

197

12.2

6.2-22.6

183

87.8

77.4-93.8

$15,000- 24,999

230

6.6

4.0-10.9

210

93.4

89.1-96.0

$25,000- 34,999

157

16.4

8.9-28.4

133

83.6

71.6-91.1

$35,000- 49,999

137

12.8

8.1-19.8

115

87.2

80.2-91.9

$50,000-74,999

133

22.1

14.8-31.6

101

77.9

68.4-85.2

$75,000+

130

26.3

18.6-35.7

73.7

64.3-81.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

480

12.1

8.1-17.6

428

87.9

82.4-91.9

677

111

16.1

12.8-20.0

566

83.9

80.0-87.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

15.6

8.1-27.9

145

84.4

72.1-91.9

Non-Veteran

1,018

144

13.9

11.3-16.8

874

86.1

83.2-88.7

Back to Heart Attack and Stroke.

*Derived from 6 stroke questions.

^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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