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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	2,002	337	15.7	13.9-17.8	1,665	84.3	82.2-86.1
GENDER
Male	714	100	12.2	9.6-15.3	614	87.8	84.7-90.4
Female	1,288	237	18.8	16.3-21.6	1,051	81.2	78.4-83.7
RACE
White	1,783	313	16.4	14.5-18.5	1,470	83.6	81.5-85.5
African American	94	11	11.3	4.8-24.3	83	88.7	75.7-95.2
Other Minorities	124	13	11.8	5.7-22.9	111	88.2	77.1-94.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	5	6.3	2.1-17.6	74	93.7	82.4-97.9
Non-Hispanic	1,921	332	16.5	14.6-18.6	1,589	83.5	81.4-85.4
AGE
18-24	102	14	8.7	4.6-16.1	88	91.3	83.9-95.4
25-34	267	60	21.6	16.5-27.8	207	78.4	72.2-83.5
35-44	312	59	16.0	12.0-20.9	253	84.0	79.1-88.0
45-54	349	66	18.7	14.3-24.1	283	81.3	75.9-85.7
55-64	378	80	20.5	16.1-25.8	298	79.5	74.2-83.9
65-74	310	39	12.4	8.9-17.1	271	87.6	82.9-91.1
75+	276	18	5.7	3.4- 9.5	258	94.3	90.5-96.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	348	15	3.1	1.8- 5.4	333	96.9	94.6-98.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	611	82	12.0	9.3-15.4	529	88.0	84.6-90.7
Some Post-H.S.	481	102	21.3	17.0-26.4	379	78.7	73.6-83.0
College Graduate	553	136	24.6	20.5-29.1	417	75.4	70.9-79.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	281	20	6.5	3.4-12.0	261	93.5	88.0-96.6
$15,000- 24,999	415	49	9.1	6.3-12.8	366	90.9	87.2-93.7
$25,000- 34,999	270	48	17.2	12.5-23.2	222	82.8	76.8-87.5
$35,000- 49,999	295	59	21.0	15.9-27.2	236	79.0	72.8-84.1
$50,000-74,999	214	54	25.4	18.6-33.7	160	74.6	66.3-81.4
$75,000+	226	73	28.9	22.8-35.9	153	71.1	64.1-77.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	674	85	13.4	10.4-17.0	589	86.6	83.0-89.6
No	1,277	252	17.3	15.0-19.9	1,025	82.7	80.1-85.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	265	42	16.2	11.4-22.5	223	83.8	77.5-88.6
Non-Veteran	1,736	295	15.7	13.7-17.8	1,441	84.3	82.2-86.3

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

-Western NC

2,002

337

15.7

13.9-17.8

1,665

84.3

82.2-86.1

GENDER

Male

714

100

12.2

9.6-15.3

614

87.8

84.7-90.4

Female

1,288

237

18.8

16.3-21.6

1,051

81.2

78.4-83.7

RACE

White

1,783

313

16.4

14.5-18.5

1,470

83.6

81.5-85.5

African American

11.3

4.8-24.3

88.7

75.7-95.2

Other Minorities

124

11.8

5.7-22.9

111

88.2

77.1-94.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

6.3

2.1-17.6

93.7

82.4-97.9

Non-Hispanic

1,921

332

16.5

14.6-18.6

1,589

83.5

81.4-85.4

AGE

18-24

102

8.7

4.6-16.1

91.3

83.9-95.4

25-34

267

21.6

16.5-27.8

207

78.4

72.2-83.5

35-44

312

16.0

12.0-20.9

253

84.0

79.1-88.0

45-54

349

18.7

14.3-24.1

283

81.3

75.9-85.7

55-64

378

20.5

16.1-25.8

298

79.5

74.2-83.9

65-74

310

12.4

8.9-17.1

271

87.6

82.9-91.1

75+

276

5.7

3.4- 9.5

258

94.3

90.5-96.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

348

3.1

1.8- 5.4

333

96.9

94.6-98.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

611

12.0

9.3-15.4

529

88.0

84.6-90.7

Some Post-H.S.

481

102

21.3

17.0-26.4

379

78.7

73.6-83.0

College Graduate

553

136

24.6

20.5-29.1

417

75.4

70.9-79.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

281

6.5

3.4-12.0

261

93.5

88.0-96.6

$15,000- 24,999

415

9.1

6.3-12.8

366

90.9

87.2-93.7

$25,000- 34,999

270

17.2

12.5-23.2

222

82.8

76.8-87.5

$35,000- 49,999

295

21.0

15.9-27.2

236

79.0

72.8-84.1

$50,000-74,999

214

25.4

18.6-33.7

160

74.6

66.3-81.4

$75,000+

226

28.9

22.8-35.9

153

71.1

64.1-77.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

674

13.4

10.4-17.0

589

86.6

83.0-89.6

1,277

252

17.3

15.0-19.9

1,025

82.7

80.1-85.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

265

16.2

11.4-22.5

223

83.8

77.5-88.6

Non-Veteran

1,736

295

15.7

13.7-17.8

1,441

84.3

82.2-86.3

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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