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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,750	1,109	61.6	58.5-64.6	260	16.2	14.0-18.6	381	22.2	19.7-25.0
GENDER
Male	616	348	57.8	52.7-62.7	120	19.6	16.0-23.7	148	22.6	18.6-27.2
Female	1,134	761	64.8	61.1-68.4	140	13.3	10.8-16.1	233	21.9	18.8-25.3
RACE
White	1,556	1,006	63.3	60.2-66.3	221	16.1	13.8-18.6	329	20.6	18.2-23.3
African American	79	48	56.9	39.6-72.7	18	17.3	9.4-29.8	13	25.8	11.8-47.3
Other Minorities	114	54	46.3	33.3-59.8	21	16.8	9.6-27.7	39	36.9	25.0-50.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	74	41	56.9	41.7-70.9	9	9.3	4.5-18.4	24	33.8	21.0-49.5
Non-Hispanic	1,675	1,068	62.0	58.9-65.0	250	16.7	14.4-19.2	357	21.3	18.8-24.0
AGE
18-24	97	57	54.5	42.2-66.2	20	21.2	13.3-32.2	20	24.3	15.0-37.0
25-34	243	152	62.5	54.9-69.5	36	15.9	11.1-22.2	55	21.6	16.0-28.7
35-44	286	176	60.8	53.8-67.4	48	18.1	13.4-23.8	62	21.1	16.0-27.3
45-54	307	204	62.8	56.0-69.1	46	17.8	13.0-23.8	57	19.4	14.6-25.3
55-64	318	216	65.3	58.7-71.4	40	11.3	7.8-16.1	62	23.3	18.0-29.7
65-74	258	171	66.4	59.5-72.6	26	11.2	7.4-16.6	61	22.4	17.2-28.6
75+	235	128	58.5	51.3-65.5	44	16.0	11.6-21.7	63	25.4	19.7-32.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	295	127	42.0	34.4-50.1	61	19.6	14.3-26.4	107	38.4	30.6-46.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	522	318	58.4	52.7-63.9	77	16.7	12.8-21.6	127	24.8	20.3-30.0
Some Post-H.S.	432	301	69.7	63.8-75.0	56	14.2	10.5-18.9	75	16.1	12.1-21.2
College Graduate	494	359	71.6	66.6-76.1	64	14.9	11.3-19.3	71	13.6	10.6-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	237	130	54.1	45.0-62.9	38	17.8	11.5-26.5	69	28.1	21.3-36.1
$15,000- 24,999	365	213	51.8	44.7-58.9	57	17.3	12.7-23.2	95	30.8	24.4-38.1
$25,000- 34,999	241	157	64.9	57.0-72.1	41	19.3	13.4-27.0	43	15.8	11.3-21.6
$35,000- 49,999	262	168	64.7	57.5-71.4	37	14.9	10.4-20.9	57	20.4	15.2-26.7
$50,000-74,999	192	139	70.6	62.3-77.7	33	20.0	13.9-28.0	20	9.4	5.6-15.3
$75,000+	205	158	78.3	71.6-83.8	18	9.1	5.6-14.6	29	12.6	8.5-18.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	578	343	60.1	54.6-65.2	90	16.9	13.1-21.5	145	23.1	19.1-27.6
No	1,155	760	62.8	59.0-66.4	167	15.8	13.3-18.8	228	21.4	18.3-24.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	224	129	58.6	50.8-65.9	38	15.8	11.2-21.8	57	25.7	19.5-33.0
Non-Veteran	1,526	980	62.0	58.7-65.2	222	16.2	13.9-18.9	324	21.8	19.1-24.8

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

-Western NC

1,750

1,109

61.6

58.5-64.6

260

16.2

14.0-18.6

381

22.2

19.7-25.0

GENDER

Male

616

348

57.8

52.7-62.7

120

19.6

16.0-23.7

148

22.6

18.6-27.2

Female

1,134

761

64.8

61.1-68.4

140

13.3

10.8-16.1

233

21.9

18.8-25.3

RACE

White

1,556

1,006

63.3

60.2-66.3

221

16.1

13.8-18.6

329

20.6

18.2-23.3

African American

56.9

39.6-72.7

17.3

9.4-29.8

25.8

11.8-47.3

Other Minorities

114

46.3

33.3-59.8

16.8

9.6-27.7

36.9

25.0-50.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

56.9

41.7-70.9

9.3

4.5-18.4

33.8

21.0-49.5

Non-Hispanic

1,675

1,068

62.0

58.9-65.0

250

16.7

14.4-19.2

357

21.3

18.8-24.0

AGE

18-24

54.5

42.2-66.2

21.2

13.3-32.2

24.3

15.0-37.0

25-34

243

152

62.5

54.9-69.5

15.9

11.1-22.2

21.6

16.0-28.7

35-44

286

176

60.8

53.8-67.4

18.1

13.4-23.8

21.1

16.0-27.3

45-54

307

204

62.8

56.0-69.1

17.8

13.0-23.8

19.4

14.6-25.3

55-64

318

216

65.3

58.7-71.4

11.3

7.8-16.1

23.3

18.0-29.7

65-74

258

171

66.4

59.5-72.6

11.2

7.4-16.6

22.4

17.2-28.6

75+

235

128

58.5

51.3-65.5

16.0

11.6-21.7

25.4

19.7-32.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

295

127

42.0

34.4-50.1

19.6

14.3-26.4

107

38.4

30.6-46.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

522

318

58.4

52.7-63.9

16.7

12.8-21.6

127

24.8

20.3-30.0

Some Post-H.S.

432

301

69.7

63.8-75.0

14.2

10.5-18.9

16.1

12.1-21.2

College Graduate

494

359

71.6

66.6-76.1

14.9

11.3-19.3

13.6

10.6-17.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

237

130

54.1

45.0-62.9

17.8

11.5-26.5

28.1

21.3-36.1

$15,000- 24,999

365

213

51.8

44.7-58.9

17.3

12.7-23.2

30.8

24.4-38.1

$25,000- 34,999

241

157

64.9

57.0-72.1

19.3

13.4-27.0

15.8

11.3-21.6

$35,000- 49,999

262

168

64.7

57.5-71.4

14.9

10.4-20.9

20.4

15.2-26.7

$50,000-74,999

192

139

70.6

62.3-77.7

20.0

13.9-28.0

9.4

5.6-15.3

$75,000+

205

158

78.3

71.6-83.8

9.1

5.6-14.6

12.6

8.5-18.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

578

343

60.1

54.6-65.2

16.9

13.1-21.5

145

23.1

19.1-27.6

1,155

760

62.8

59.0-66.4

167

15.8

13.3-18.8

228

21.4

18.3-24.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

224

129

58.6

50.8-65.9

15.8

11.2-21.8

25.7

19.5-33.0

Non-Veteran

1,526

980

62.0

58.7-65.2

222

16.2

13.9-18.9

324

21.8

19.1-24.8

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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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