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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,992	70	2.8	2.1- 3.7	1,922	97.2	96.3-97.9
GENDER
Male	710	30	2.9	1.9- 4.4	680	97.1	95.6-98.1
Female	1,282	40	2.7	1.8- 3.9	1,242	97.3	96.1-98.2
RACE
White	1,773	61	2.6	1.9- 3.5	1,712	97.4	96.5-98.1
African American	93	7	6.1	2.1-16.2	86	93.9	83.8-97.9
Other Minorities	125	2	2.4	0.5-10.1	123	97.6	89.9-99.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	0	0.0	. - .	79	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,911	70	3.0	2.2- 4.0	1,841	97.0	96.0-97.8
AGE
18-24	102	0	0.0	. - .	102	100	. - .
25-34	267	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	266	99.8	98.3- 100
35-44	311	4	1.4	0.4- 4.9	307	98.6	95.1-99.6
45-54	347	9	4.1	1.9- 8.4	338	95.9	91.6-98.1
55-64	377	11	2.4	1.3- 4.4	366	97.6	95.6-98.7
65-74	307	17	6.4	3.7-10.7	290	93.6	89.3-96.3
75+	273	28	8.5	5.6-12.6	245	91.5	87.4-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	344	25	5.1	3.3- 7.9	319	94.9	92.1-96.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	610	22	2.5	1.5- 4.0	588	97.5	96.0-98.5
Some Post-H.S.	474	17	3.0	1.6- 5.5	457	97.0	94.5-98.4
College Graduate	555	6	1.1	0.3- 3.5	549	98.9	96.5-99.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	280	21	5.1	3.2- 8.2	259	94.9	91.8-96.8
$15,000- 24,999	414	20	4.1	2.4- 7.0	394	95.9	93.0-97.6
$25,000- 34,999	267	8	2.0	0.9- 4.4	259	98.0	95.6-99.1
$35,000- 49,999	294	5	1.5	0.5- 4.4	289	98.5	95.6-99.5
$50,000-74,999	215	2	1.0	0.2- 4.5	213	99.0	95.5-99.8
$75,000+	226	1	0.4	0.1- 2.5	225	99.6	97.5-99.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	666	54	6.7	4.8- 9.2	612	93.3	90.8-95.2
No	1,274	15	1.1	0.6- 2.0	1,259	98.9	98.0-99.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	265	18	5.8	3.4- 9.6	247	94.2	90.4-96.6
Non-Veteran	1,726	52	2.3	1.6- 3.2	1,674	97.7	96.8-98.4

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

-Western NC

1,992

2.8

2.1- 3.7

1,922

97.2

96.3-97.9

GENDER

Male

710

2.9

1.9- 4.4

680

97.1

95.6-98.1

Female

1,282

2.7

1.8- 3.9

1,242

97.3

96.1-98.2

RACE

White

1,773

2.6

1.9- 3.5

1,712

97.4

96.5-98.1

African American

6.1

2.1-16.2

93.9

83.8-97.9

Other Minorities

125

2.4

0.5-10.1

123

97.6

89.9-99.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,911

3.0

2.2- 4.0

1,841

97.0

96.0-97.8

AGE

18-24

102

0.0

. - .

102

100

. - .

25-34

267

0.2

0.0- 1.7

266

99.8

98.3- 100

35-44

311

1.4

0.4- 4.9

307

98.6

95.1-99.6

45-54

347

4.1

1.9- 8.4

338

95.9

91.6-98.1

55-64

377

2.4

1.3- 4.4

366

97.6

95.6-98.7

65-74

307

6.4

3.7-10.7

290

93.6

89.3-96.3

75+

273

8.5

5.6-12.6

245

91.5

87.4-94.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

344

5.1

3.3- 7.9

319

94.9

92.1-96.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

610

2.5

1.5- 4.0

588

97.5

96.0-98.5

Some Post-H.S.

474

3.0

1.6- 5.5

457

97.0

94.5-98.4

College Graduate

555

1.1

0.3- 3.5

549

98.9

96.5-99.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

280

5.1

3.2- 8.2

259

94.9

91.8-96.8

$15,000- 24,999

414

4.1

2.4- 7.0

394

95.9

93.0-97.6

$25,000- 34,999

267

2.0

0.9- 4.4

259

98.0

95.6-99.1

$35,000- 49,999

294

1.5

0.5- 4.4

289

98.5

95.6-99.5

$50,000-74,999

215

1.0

0.2- 4.5

213

99.0

95.5-99.8

$75,000+

226

0.4

0.1- 2.5

225

99.6

97.5-99.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

666

6.7

4.8- 9.2

612

93.3

90.8-95.2

1,274

1.1

0.6- 2.0

1,259

98.9

98.0-99.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

265

5.8

3.4- 9.6

247

94.2

90.4-96.6

Non-Veteran

1,726

2.3

1.6- 3.2

1,674

97.7

96.8-98.4

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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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