BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Do you think sudden confusion or trouble speaking are symptoms of a stroke?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,042	892	84.4	81.2-87.1	52	5.4	3.8- 7.6	98	10.3	8.0-13.0
GENDER
Male	369	303	83.6	78.5-87.6	21	5.7	3.5- 9.2	45	10.7	7.4-15.2
Female	673	589	85.2	81.0-88.5	31	5.0	3.1- 8.1	53	9.8	7.1-13.3
RACE
White	624	561	89.5	85.8-92.3	22	4.1	2.4- 6.9	41	6.4	4.4- 9.4
African American	365	296	79.5	73.4-84.5	23	5.4	3.3- 8.8	46	15.1	10.6-21.0
Other Minorities	49	32	64.4	47.6-78.2	7	16.0	7.0-32.5	10	19.7	9.8-35.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	21	58.8	38.9-76.2	6	20.4	8.7-40.6	8	20.9	9.5-39.8
Non-Hispanic	1,007	871	86.0	82.9-88.6	46	4.4	3.1- 6.4	90	9.6	7.4-12.3
AGE
18-24	32	19	66.7	47.5-81.6	4	10.9	3.8-27.7	9	22.4	10.9-40.4
25-34	117	106	90.0	81.9-94.7	4	4.3	1.5-11.2	7	5.7	2.5-12.6
35-44	169	148	84.7	76.6-90.4	6	4.2	1.8- 9.7	15	11.0	6.3-18.7
45-54	229	210	92.0	86.1-95.5	9	4.1	1.8- 9.0	10	4.0	1.8- 8.8
55-64	215	192	90.5	85.0-94.2	10	4.9	2.3-10.2	13	4.6	2.5- 8.3
65-74	150	123	81.4	73.2-87.5	9	5.1	2.4-10.4	18	13.5	8.2-21.3
75+	125	90	67.6	57.2-76.5	10	8.0	4.1-15.1	25	24.4	16.3-34.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	208	150	66.8	57.5-74.9	22	12.0	7.3-19.3	36	21.2	14.4-30.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	388	330	84.7	79.5-88.8	20	4.7	2.7- 8.0	38	10.6	7.2-15.4
Some Post-H.S.	229	212	91.4	84.5-95.4	5	3.6	1.1-11.0	12	4.9	2.5- 9.7
College Graduate	215	200	93.5	88.6-96.4	5	2.2	0.8- 5.7	10	4.3	2.0- 8.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	173	137	78.3	69.0-85.4	12	6.0	3.0-11.7	24	15.7	9.5-24.7
$15,000- 24,999	199	165	79.2	70.1-86.1	19	12.0	6.9-20.2	15	8.7	4.7-15.8
$25,000- 34,999	138	121	87.7	78.8-93.1	8	6.6	2.8-15.0	9	5.7	2.6-12.1
$35,000- 49,999	116	107	89.8	80.5-94.9	2	2.3	0.6- 9.0	7	7.9	3.5-17.0
$50,000-74,999	120	114	96.1	90.9-98.4	2	1.1	0.2- 4.7	4	2.8	1.0- 8.0
$75,000+	122	117	96.9	92.3-98.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	3.1	1.2- 7.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	418	352	84.5	79.7-88.4	24	5.4	3.3- 8.7	42	10.1	7.1-14.3
No	617	537	84.6	80.4-88.1	27	5.3	3.4- 8.4	53	10.0	7.2-13.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	143	119	85.1	77.2-90.5	9	6.0	2.8-12.4	15	8.9	5.0-15.4
Non-Veteran	894	771	84.4	80.8-87.4	43	5.3	3.6- 7.7	80	10.3	7.9-13.4

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,042

892

84.4

81.2-87.1

5.4

3.8- 7.6

10.3

8.0-13.0

GENDER

Male

369

303

83.6

78.5-87.6

5.7

3.5- 9.2

10.7

7.4-15.2

Female

673

589

85.2

81.0-88.5

5.0

3.1- 8.1

9.8

7.1-13.3

RACE

White

624

561

89.5

85.8-92.3

4.1

2.4- 6.9

6.4

4.4- 9.4

African American

365

296

79.5

73.4-84.5

5.4

3.3- 8.8

15.1

10.6-21.0

Other Minorities

64.4

47.6-78.2

16.0

7.0-32.5

19.7

9.8-35.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

58.8

38.9-76.2

20.4

8.7-40.6

20.9

9.5-39.8

Non-Hispanic

1,007

871

86.0

82.9-88.6

4.4

3.1- 6.4

9.6

7.4-12.3

AGE

18-24

66.7

47.5-81.6

10.9

3.8-27.7

22.4

10.9-40.4

25-34

117

106

90.0

81.9-94.7

4.3

1.5-11.2

5.7

2.5-12.6

35-44

169

148

84.7

76.6-90.4

4.2

1.8- 9.7

11.0

6.3-18.7

45-54

229

210

92.0

86.1-95.5

4.1

1.8- 9.0

4.0

1.8- 8.8

55-64

215

192

90.5

85.0-94.2

4.9

2.3-10.2

4.6

2.5- 8.3

65-74

150

123

81.4

73.2-87.5

5.1

2.4-10.4

13.5

8.2-21.3

75+

125

67.6

57.2-76.5

8.0

4.1-15.1

24.4

16.3-34.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

208

150

66.8

57.5-74.9

12.0

7.3-19.3

21.2

14.4-30.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

388

330

84.7

79.5-88.8

4.7

2.7- 8.0

10.6

7.2-15.4

Some Post-H.S.

229

212

91.4

84.5-95.4

3.6

1.1-11.0

4.9

2.5- 9.7

College Graduate

215

200

93.5

88.6-96.4

2.2

0.8- 5.7

4.3

2.0- 8.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

173

137

78.3

69.0-85.4

6.0

3.0-11.7

15.7

9.5-24.7

$15,000- 24,999

199

165

79.2

70.1-86.1

12.0

6.9-20.2

8.7

4.7-15.8

$25,000- 34,999

138

121

87.7

78.8-93.1

6.6

2.8-15.0

5.7

2.6-12.1

$35,000- 49,999

116

107

89.8

80.5-94.9

2.3

0.6- 9.0

7.9

3.5-17.0

$50,000-74,999

120

114

96.1

90.9-98.4

1.1

0.2- 4.7

2.8

1.0- 8.0

$75,000+

122

117

96.9

92.3-98.8

0.0

. - .

3.1

1.2- 7.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

418

352

84.5

79.7-88.4

5.4

3.3- 8.7

10.1

7.1-14.3

617

537

84.6

80.4-88.1

5.3

3.4- 8.4

10.0

7.2-13.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

143

119

85.1

77.2-90.5

6.0

2.8-12.4

8.9

5.0-15.4

Non-Veteran

894

771

84.4

80.8-87.4

5.3

3.6- 7.7

10.3

7.9-13.4

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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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