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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	9,675	1,728	17.2	16.2-18.2	7,947	82.8	81.8-83.8
GENDER
Male	3,524	586	16.4	14.8-18.0	2,938	83.6	82.0-85.2
Female	6,151	1,142	18.0	16.8-19.2	5,009	82.0	80.8-83.2
RACE
White	7,516	1,510	20.0	18.9-21.3	6,006	80.0	78.7-81.1
African American	1,575	167	11.3	9.3-13.7	1,408	88.7	86.3-90.7
Other Minorities	544	43	6.4	4.5- 9.1	501	93.6	90.9-95.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	554	40	6.0	4.0- 8.9	514	94.0	91.1-96.0
Non-Hispanic	9,115	1,688	18.4	17.4-19.5	7,427	81.6	80.5-82.6
AGE
18-24	439	51	12.0	8.5-16.6	388	88.0	83.4-91.5
25-34	1,360	232	15.5	13.4-18.0	1,128	84.5	82.0-86.6
35-44	1,891	402	19.3	17.4-21.5	1,489	80.7	78.5-82.6
45-54	1,842	446	24.0	21.7-26.5	1,396	76.0	73.5-78.3
55-64	1,731	343	20.6	18.4-23.0	1,388	79.4	77.0-81.6
65-74	1,299	175	13.3	11.2-15.6	1,124	86.7	84.4-88.8
75+	1,064	75	6.8	5.3- 8.7	989	93.2	91.3-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,511	83	5.8	4.0- 8.4	1,428	94.2	91.6-96.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,754	344	12.3	10.8-14.1	2,410	87.7	85.9-89.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,301	427	17.4	15.5-19.4	1,874	82.6	80.6-84.5
College Graduate	3,090	874	27.0	25.1-29.0	2,216	73.0	71.0-74.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,044	87	8.1	6.0-10.8	957	91.9	89.2-94.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,642	163	8.0	6.4- 9.9	1,479	92.0	90.1-93.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,139	177	15.4	12.7-18.6	962	84.6	81.4-87.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,261	251	18.0	15.6-20.7	1,010	82.0	79.3-84.4
$50,000-74,999	1,313	329	23.6	20.8-26.6	984	76.4	73.4-79.2
$75,000+	1,812	536	27.6	25.2-30.1	1,276	72.4	69.9-74.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,843	381	14.0	12.2-16.0	2,462	86.0	84.0-87.8
No	6,565	1,339	19.0	17.8-20.2	5,226	81.0	79.8-82.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,149	188	18.2	15.2-21.6	961	81.8	78.4-84.8
Non-Veteran	8,514	1,539	17.1	16.1-18.2	6,975	82.9	81.8-83.9

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

-Piedmont NC

9,675

1,728

17.2

16.2-18.2

7,947

82.8

81.8-83.8

GENDER

Male

3,524

586

16.4

14.8-18.0

2,938

83.6

82.0-85.2

Female

6,151

1,142

18.0

16.8-19.2

5,009

82.0

80.8-83.2

RACE

White

7,516

1,510

20.0

18.9-21.3

6,006

80.0

78.7-81.1

African American

1,575

167

11.3

9.3-13.7

1,408

88.7

86.3-90.7

Other Minorities

544

6.4

4.5- 9.1

501

93.6

90.9-95.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

554

6.0

4.0- 8.9

514

94.0

91.1-96.0

Non-Hispanic

9,115

1,688

18.4

17.4-19.5

7,427

81.6

80.5-82.6

AGE

18-24

439

12.0

8.5-16.6

388

88.0

83.4-91.5

25-34

1,360

232

15.5

13.4-18.0

1,128

84.5

82.0-86.6

35-44

1,891

402

19.3

17.4-21.5

1,489

80.7

78.5-82.6

45-54

1,842

446

24.0

21.7-26.5

1,396

76.0

73.5-78.3

55-64

1,731

343

20.6

18.4-23.0

1,388

79.4

77.0-81.6

65-74

1,299

175

13.3

11.2-15.6

1,124

86.7

84.4-88.8

75+

1,064

6.8

5.3- 8.7

989

93.2

91.3-94.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,511

5.8

4.0- 8.4

1,428

94.2

91.6-96.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,754

344

12.3

10.8-14.1

2,410

87.7

85.9-89.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,301

427

17.4

15.5-19.4

1,874

82.6

80.6-84.5

College Graduate

3,090

874

27.0

25.1-29.0

2,216

73.0

71.0-74.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,044

8.1

6.0-10.8

957

91.9

89.2-94.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,642

163

8.0

6.4- 9.9

1,479

92.0

90.1-93.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,139

177

15.4

12.7-18.6

962

84.6

81.4-87.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,261

251

18.0

15.6-20.7

1,010

82.0

79.3-84.4

$50,000-74,999

1,313

329

23.6

20.8-26.6

984

76.4

73.4-79.2

$75,000+

1,812

536

27.6

25.2-30.1

1,276

72.4

69.9-74.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,843

381

14.0

12.2-16.0

2,462

86.0

84.0-87.8

6,565

1,339

19.0

17.8-20.2

5,226

81.0

79.8-82.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,149

188

18.2

15.2-21.6

961

81.8

78.4-84.8

Non-Veteran

8,514

1,539

17.1

16.1-18.2

6,975

82.9

81.8-83.9

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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