BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you think severe headache with no known cause is a symptom of a stroke?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	15,228	9,813	62.7	61.6-63.7	2,216	15.7	14.9-16.5	3,199	21.7	20.8-22.6
-Piedmont NC	8,588	5,555	62.7	61.3-64.1	1,267	15.6	14.6-16.6	1,766	21.7	20.5-23.0
GENDER
Male	3,105	1,867	59.7	57.3-62.0	575	17.8	16.2-19.6	663	22.5	20.5-24.7
Female	5,483	3,688	65.7	64.0-67.3	692	13.4	12.2-14.6	1,103	21.0	19.6-22.4
RACE
White	6,688	4,407	64.2	62.6-65.7	967	15.7	14.5-16.9	1,314	20.2	18.8-21.5
African American	1,359	854	63.0	59.5-66.4	233	17.5	15.0-20.3	272	19.5	16.8-22.5
Other Minorities	505	271	51.6	45.5-57.6	60	10.8	8.1-14.3	174	37.6	31.9-43.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	501	277	54.5	48.4-60.4	61	9.9	7.4-13.2	163	35.6	30.0-41.7
Non-Hispanic	8,082	5,278	63.7	62.2-65.1	1,205	16.2	15.1-17.3	1,599	20.1	18.9-21.4
AGE
18-24	390	202	53.1	46.7-59.4	78	17.9	13.9-22.8	110	29.0	23.5-35.2
25-34	1,242	738	58.1	54.6-61.6	217	17.5	15.1-20.2	287	24.4	21.4-27.6
35-44	1,757	1,107	62.1	59.2-64.9	312	17.7	15.7-20.0	338	20.2	17.9-22.6
45-54	1,642	1,173	71.0	68.2-73.7	212	12.8	10.9-15.0	257	16.1	14.0-18.5
55-64	1,503	1,061	70.1	67.2-72.9	165	11.8	9.9-14.0	277	18.1	15.9-20.6
65-74	1,121	763	68.3	65.0-71.4	135	11.5	9.6-13.7	223	20.3	17.6-23.2
75+	890	488	54.9	50.9-58.8	136	16.4	13.5-19.7	266	28.7	25.3-32.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,308	660	51.1	46.8-55.4	209	14.5	12.1-17.2	439	34.5	30.5-38.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,438	1,514	59.6	56.8-62.3	399	17.9	15.9-20.1	525	22.5	20.2-25.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,043	1,410	66.5	63.6-69.4	268	14.3	12.3-16.5	365	19.2	16.8-21.9
College Graduate	2,784	1,964	68.4	66.1-70.5	388	15.2	13.5-17.0	432	16.5	14.8-18.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	899	521	57.1	52.1-61.9	140	15.8	12.6-19.6	238	27.1	22.8-31.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,434	879	56.2	52.1-60.2	209	13.9	11.6-16.5	346	29.9	26.2-34.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,014	634	60.9	56.7-65.0	168	17.0	14.2-20.3	212	22.1	18.8-25.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,119	741	63.7	59.8-67.5	157	15.8	13.0-19.0	221	20.5	17.4-23.9
$50,000-74,999	1,180	828	68.7	65.2-72.1	151	13.5	11.2-16.2	201	17.7	15.0-20.8
$75,000+	1,673	1,192	70.4	67.6-73.0	249	15.5	13.5-17.8	232	14.1	12.2-16.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,494	1,570	61.8	59.1-64.4	382	16.4	14.5-18.5	542	21.8	19.6-24.2
No	6,016	3,944	62.9	61.2-64.6	874	15.4	14.2-16.7	1,198	21.7	20.2-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	996	607	60.2	56.1-64.2	174	16.8	14.2-19.8	215	23.0	19.5-26.9
Non-Veteran	7,588	4,947	63.1	61.5-64.6	1,092	15.4	14.3-16.6	1,549	21.5	20.2-22.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,228

9,813

62.7

61.6-63.7

2,216

15.7

14.9-16.5

3,199

21.7

20.8-22.6

-Piedmont NC

8,588

5,555

62.7

61.3-64.1

1,267

15.6

14.6-16.6

1,766

21.7

20.5-23.0

GENDER

Male

3,105

1,867

59.7

57.3-62.0

575

17.8

16.2-19.6

663

22.5

20.5-24.7

Female

5,483

3,688

65.7

64.0-67.3

692

13.4

12.2-14.6

1,103

21.0

19.6-22.4

RACE

White

6,688

4,407

64.2

62.6-65.7

967

15.7

14.5-16.9

1,314

20.2

18.8-21.5

African American

1,359

854

63.0

59.5-66.4

233

17.5

15.0-20.3

272

19.5

16.8-22.5

Other Minorities

505

271

51.6

45.5-57.6

10.8

8.1-14.3

174

37.6

31.9-43.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

501

277

54.5

48.4-60.4

9.9

7.4-13.2

163

35.6

30.0-41.7

Non-Hispanic

8,082

5,278

63.7

62.2-65.1

1,205

16.2

15.1-17.3

1,599

20.1

18.9-21.4

AGE

18-24

390

202

53.1

46.7-59.4

17.9

13.9-22.8

110

29.0

23.5-35.2

25-34

1,242

738

58.1

54.6-61.6

217

17.5

15.1-20.2

287

24.4

21.4-27.6

35-44

1,757

1,107

62.1

59.2-64.9

312

17.7

15.7-20.0

338

20.2

17.9-22.6

45-54

1,642

1,173

71.0

68.2-73.7

212

12.8

10.9-15.0

257

16.1

14.0-18.5

55-64

1,503

1,061

70.1

67.2-72.9

165

11.8

9.9-14.0

277

18.1

15.9-20.6

65-74

1,121

763

68.3

65.0-71.4

135

11.5

9.6-13.7

223

20.3

17.6-23.2

75+

890

488

54.9

50.9-58.8

136

16.4

13.5-19.7

266

28.7

25.3-32.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,308

660

51.1

46.8-55.4

209

14.5

12.1-17.2

439

34.5

30.5-38.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,438

1,514

59.6

56.8-62.3

399

17.9

15.9-20.1

525

22.5

20.2-25.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,043

1,410

66.5

63.6-69.4

268

14.3

12.3-16.5

365

19.2

16.8-21.9

College Graduate

2,784

1,964

68.4

66.1-70.5

388

15.2

13.5-17.0

432

16.5

14.8-18.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

899

521

57.1

52.1-61.9

140

15.8

12.6-19.6

238

27.1

22.8-31.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,434

879

56.2

52.1-60.2

209

13.9

11.6-16.5

346

29.9

26.2-34.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,014

634

60.9

56.7-65.0

168

17.0

14.2-20.3

212

22.1

18.8-25.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,119

741

63.7

59.8-67.5

157

15.8

13.0-19.0

221

20.5

17.4-23.9

$50,000-74,999

1,180

828

68.7

65.2-72.1

151

13.5

11.2-16.2

201

17.7

15.0-20.8

$75,000+

1,673

1,192

70.4

67.6-73.0

249

15.5

13.5-17.8

232

14.1

12.2-16.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,494

1,570

61.8

59.1-64.4

382

16.4

14.5-18.5

542

21.8

19.6-24.2

6,016

3,944

62.9

61.2-64.6

874

15.4

14.2-16.7

1,198

21.7

20.2-23.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

996

607

60.2

56.1-64.2

174

16.8

14.2-19.8

215

23.0

19.5-26.9

Non-Veteran

7,588

4,947

63.1

61.5-64.6

1,092

15.4

14.3-16.6

1,549

21.5

20.2-22.9

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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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