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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	9,680	357	2.6	2.3- 3.0	9,323	97.4	97.0-97.7
GENDER
Male	3,529	137	2.4	2.0- 3.0	3,392	97.6	97.0-98.0
Female	6,151	220	2.8	2.4- 3.3	5,931	97.2	96.7-97.6
RACE
White	7,515	281	2.6	2.3- 3.0	7,234	97.4	97.0-97.7
African American	1,577	71	3.6	2.7- 4.8	1,506	96.4	95.2-97.3
Other Minorities	547	3	0.5	0.1- 1.6	544	99.5	98.4-99.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	557	2	0.1	0.0- 0.4	555	99.9	99.6- 100
Non-Hispanic	9,117	355	2.9	2.5- 3.3	8,762	97.1	96.7-97.5
AGE
18-24	439	2	0.4	0.1- 2.1	437	99.6	97.9-99.9
25-34	1,361	8	0.5	0.2- 1.2	1,353	99.5	98.8-99.8
35-44	1,892	14	0.7	0.4- 1.3	1,878	99.3	98.7-99.6
45-54	1,844	37	1.9	1.3- 2.8	1,807	98.1	97.2-98.7
55-64	1,730	76	4.1	3.2- 5.4	1,654	95.9	94.6-96.8
65-74	1,301	97	7.9	6.3- 9.8	1,204	92.1	90.2-93.7
75+	1,064	120	10.6	8.5-13.0	944	89.4	87.0-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,514	102	4.0	3.1- 5.0	1,412	96.0	95.0-96.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,756	105	2.8	2.2- 3.6	2,651	97.2	96.4-97.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,300	77	2.4	1.8- 3.2	2,223	97.6	96.8-98.2
College Graduate	3,091	69	1.8	1.3- 2.4	3,022	98.2	97.6-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,046	95	6.8	5.2- 8.8	951	93.2	91.2-94.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,640	79	3.5	2.6- 4.6	1,561	96.5	95.4-97.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,138	38	2.5	1.7- 3.6	1,100	97.5	96.4-98.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,265	34	2.2	1.5- 3.3	1,231	97.8	96.7-98.5
$50,000-74,999	1,313	26	1.3	0.9- 2.1	1,287	98.7	97.9-99.1
$75,000+	1,813	16	0.8	0.5- 1.5	1,797	99.2	98.5-99.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,837	251	7.0	6.0- 8.1	2,586	93.0	91.9-94.0
No	6,572	101	1.2	0.9- 1.5	6,471	98.8	98.5-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,150	65	4.4	3.3- 5.8	1,085	95.6	94.2-96.7
Non-Veteran	8,518	291	2.4	2.1- 2.7	8,227	97.6	97.3-97.9

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

-Piedmont NC

9,680

357

2.6

2.3- 3.0

9,323

97.4

97.0-97.7

GENDER

Male

3,529

137

2.4

2.0- 3.0

3,392

97.6

97.0-98.0

Female

6,151

220

2.8

2.4- 3.3

5,931

97.2

96.7-97.6

RACE

White

7,515

281

2.6

2.3- 3.0

7,234

97.4

97.0-97.7

African American

1,577

3.6

2.7- 4.8

1,506

96.4

95.2-97.3

Other Minorities

547

0.5

0.1- 1.6

544

99.5

98.4-99.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

557

0.1

0.0- 0.4

555

99.9

99.6- 100

Non-Hispanic

9,117

355

2.9

2.5- 3.3

8,762

97.1

96.7-97.5

AGE

18-24

439

0.4

0.1- 2.1

437

99.6

97.9-99.9

25-34

1,361

0.5

0.2- 1.2

1,353

99.5

98.8-99.8

35-44

1,892

0.7

0.4- 1.3

1,878

99.3

98.7-99.6

45-54

1,844

1.9

1.3- 2.8

1,807

98.1

97.2-98.7

55-64

1,730

4.1

3.2- 5.4

1,654

95.9

94.6-96.8

65-74

1,301

7.9

6.3- 9.8

1,204

92.1

90.2-93.7

75+

1,064

120

10.6

8.5-13.0

944

89.4

87.0-91.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,514

102

4.0

3.1- 5.0

1,412

96.0

95.0-96.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,756

105

2.8

2.2- 3.6

2,651

97.2

96.4-97.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,300

2.4

1.8- 3.2

2,223

97.6

96.8-98.2

College Graduate

3,091

1.8

1.3- 2.4

3,022

98.2

97.6-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,046

6.8

5.2- 8.8

951

93.2

91.2-94.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,640

3.5

2.6- 4.6

1,561

96.5

95.4-97.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,138

2.5

1.7- 3.6

1,100

97.5

96.4-98.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,265

2.2

1.5- 3.3

1,231

97.8

96.7-98.5

$50,000-74,999

1,313

1.3

0.9- 2.1

1,287

98.7

97.9-99.1

$75,000+

1,813

0.8

0.5- 1.5

1,797

99.2

98.5-99.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,837

251

7.0

6.0- 8.1

2,586

93.0

91.9-94.0

6,572

101

1.2

0.9- 1.5

6,471

98.8

98.5-99.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,150

4.4

3.3- 5.8

1,085

95.6

94.2-96.7

Non-Veteran

8,518

291

2.4

2.1- 2.7

8,227

97.6

97.3-97.9

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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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