BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom 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	15,243	10,637	68.7	67.6-69.7	1,466	10.2	9.5-11.0	3,140	21.1	20.2-22.0
-Northeastern Partnership	1,042	674	66.5	62.7-70.1	130	12.2	9.9-15.1	238	21.3	18.4-24.6
GENDER
Male	369	234	66.1	59.9-71.9	56	14.2	10.4-19.1	79	19.7	15.3-25.0
Female	673	440	66.8	62.4-71.0	74	10.3	7.8-13.4	159	22.9	19.3-26.9
RACE
White	624	439	72.4	67.7-76.7	60	9.7	6.9-13.3	125	17.9	14.6-21.8
African American	365	206	57.7	50.9-64.1	63	17.6	13.1-23.1	96	24.8	19.5-30.9
Other Minorities	49	28	58.0	41.8-72.7	5	8.4	3.1-20.7	16	33.6	20.3-50.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	21	67.5	48.4-82.2	2	2.5	0.6-10.1	12	30.0	15.9-49.2
Non-Hispanic	1,007	653	66.4	62.5-70.1	128	12.8	10.4-15.8	226	20.7	17.8-24.0
AGE
18-24	32	22	70.0	50.1-84.5	2	9.2	2.3-30.7	8	20.8	9.7-38.8
25-34	117	89	74.0	63.6-82.3	9	8.1	3.8-16.4	19	17.9	11.2-27.5
35-44	169	112	67.8	59.0-75.5	19	11.2	6.8-18.1	38	21.0	14.7-29.0
45-54	229	152	67.4	59.6-74.3	33	14.9	10.0-21.6	44	17.7	12.8-24.0
55-64	215	142	67.2	59.2-74.3	29	12.3	8.0-18.4	44	20.5	14.6-28.1
65-74	150	92	60.1	50.8-68.8	20	15.5	9.7-23.9	38	24.3	17.4-33.0
75+	125	61	48.8	39.1-58.6	17	14.5	8.6-23.4	47	36.7	27.9-46.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	208	93	51.7	42.6-60.7	36	14.6	10.0-20.8	79	33.7	25.8-42.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	388	241	64.8	58.3-70.8	57	13.1	9.5-17.8	90	22.1	17.3-27.7
Some Post-H.S.	229	169	73.5	65.1-80.4	25	12.8	7.4-21.0	35	13.8	9.4-19.7
College Graduate	215	171	77.0	69.1-83.3	12	7.4	3.9-13.8	32	15.6	10.5-22.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	173	84	51.6	41.7-61.4	35	21.3	14.3-30.6	54	27.1	19.9-35.6
$15,000- 24,999	199	120	60.7	50.8-69.8	32	18.4	11.6-28.0	47	20.9	14.7-28.8
$25,000- 34,999	138	92	71.3	60.8-79.9	17	10.0	5.8-16.6	29	18.7	11.8-28.3
$35,000- 49,999	116	98	85.0	76.7-90.7	6	4.8	2.0-11.3	12	10.2	5.7-17.6
$50,000-74,999	120	88	70.6	59.9-79.4	12	9.7	4.9-18.3	20	19.7	12.4-29.8
$75,000+	122	99	78.7	68.7-86.1	5	4.5	1.8-10.8	18	16.8	10.1-26.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	418	241	60.6	54.4-66.4	71	17.8	13.5-23.1	106	21.6	17.4-26.6
No	617	432	69.9	65.1-74.4	57	9.3	6.6-12.8	128	20.8	17.1-25.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	143	89	65.5	55.6-74.2	25	16.1	10.3-24.1	29	18.4	12.1-27.1
Non-Veteran	894	583	66.7	62.5-70.6	105	11.6	9.1-14.8	206	21.7	18.5-25.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,243

10,637

68.7

67.6-69.7

1,466

10.2

9.5-11.0

3,140

21.1

20.2-22.0

-Northeastern Partnership

1,042

674

66.5

62.7-70.1

130

12.2

9.9-15.1

238

21.3

18.4-24.6

GENDER

Male

369

234

66.1

59.9-71.9

14.2

10.4-19.1

19.7

15.3-25.0

Female

673

440

66.8

62.4-71.0

10.3

7.8-13.4

159

22.9

19.3-26.9

RACE

White

624

439

72.4

67.7-76.7

9.7

6.9-13.3

125

17.9

14.6-21.8

African American

365

206

57.7

50.9-64.1

17.6

13.1-23.1

24.8

19.5-30.9

Other Minorities

58.0

41.8-72.7

8.4

3.1-20.7

33.6

20.3-50.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

67.5

48.4-82.2

2.5

0.6-10.1

30.0

15.9-49.2

Non-Hispanic

1,007

653

66.4

62.5-70.1

128

12.8

10.4-15.8

226

20.7

17.8-24.0

AGE

18-24

70.0

50.1-84.5

9.2

2.3-30.7

20.8

9.7-38.8

25-34

117

74.0

63.6-82.3

8.1

3.8-16.4

17.9

11.2-27.5

35-44

169

112

67.8

59.0-75.5

11.2

6.8-18.1

21.0

14.7-29.0

45-54

229

152

67.4

59.6-74.3

14.9

10.0-21.6

17.7

12.8-24.0

55-64

215

142

67.2

59.2-74.3

12.3

8.0-18.4

20.5

14.6-28.1

65-74

150

60.1

50.8-68.8

15.5

9.7-23.9

24.3

17.4-33.0

75+

125

48.8

39.1-58.6

14.5

8.6-23.4

36.7

27.9-46.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

208

51.7

42.6-60.7

14.6

10.0-20.8

33.7

25.8-42.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

388

241

64.8

58.3-70.8

13.1

9.5-17.8

22.1

17.3-27.7

Some Post-H.S.

229

169

73.5

65.1-80.4

12.8

7.4-21.0

13.8

9.4-19.7

College Graduate

215

171

77.0

69.1-83.3

7.4

3.9-13.8

15.6

10.5-22.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

173

51.6

41.7-61.4

21.3

14.3-30.6

27.1

19.9-35.6

$15,000- 24,999

199

120

60.7

50.8-69.8

18.4

11.6-28.0

20.9

14.7-28.8

$25,000- 34,999

138

71.3

60.8-79.9

10.0

5.8-16.6

18.7

11.8-28.3

$35,000- 49,999

116

85.0

76.7-90.7

4.8

2.0-11.3

10.2

5.7-17.6

$50,000-74,999

120

70.6

59.9-79.4

9.7

4.9-18.3

19.7

12.4-29.8

$75,000+

122

78.7

68.7-86.1

4.5

1.8-10.8

16.8

10.1-26.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

418

241

60.6

54.4-66.4

17.8

13.5-23.1

106

21.6

17.4-26.6

617

432

69.9

65.1-74.4

9.3

6.6-12.8

128

20.8

17.1-25.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

143

65.5

55.6-74.2

16.1

10.3-24.1

18.4

12.1-27.1

Non-Veteran

894

583

66.7

62.5-70.6

105

11.6

9.1-14.8

206

21.7

18.5-25.3

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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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