BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,616	664	3.0	2.7- 3.3	14,952	97.0	96.7-97.3
GENDER
Male	5,703	254	3.0	2.5- 3.5	5,449	97.0	96.5-97.5
Female	9,913	410	2.9	2.6- 3.3	9,503	97.1	96.7-97.4
RACE
White	11,769	500	3.0	2.7- 3.4	11,269	97.0	96.6-97.3
African American	2,593	137	3.8	3.1- 4.7	2,456	96.2	95.3-96.9
Asian	107	0	0.0	. - .	107	100	. - .
Native American	299	13	5.3	2.6-10.3	286	94.7	89.7-97.4
Other Minorities	781	13	0.9	0.5- 1.8	768	99.1	98.2-99.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	820	18	1.0	0.6- 1.7	802	99.0	98.3-99.4
-English Speaking	312	14	2.3	1.3- 4.0	298	97.7	96.0-98.7
-Spanish Speaking	507	4	0.5	0.2- 1.6	503	99.5	98.4-99.8
Non-Hispanic	14,761	643	3.2	2.9- 3.5	14,118	96.8	96.5-97.1
AGE
18-24	629	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	628	99.8	98.9- 100
25-34	1,861	8	0.6	0.2- 1.3	1,853	99.4	98.7-99.8
35-44	2,669	39	1.3	0.9- 2.0	2,630	98.7	98.0-99.1
45-54	3,083	86	2.7	2.1- 3.5	2,997	97.3	96.5-97.9
55-64	3,099	153	4.9	4.0- 5.9	2,946	95.1	94.1-96.0
65-74	2,361	170	7.3	6.1- 8.7	2,191	92.7	91.3-93.9
75+	1,799	201	10.1	8.7-11.8	1,598	89.9	88.2-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,398	233	6.1	5.2- 7.3	2,165	93.9	92.7-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,723	191	3.0	2.5- 3.6	4,532	97.0	96.4-97.5
Some Post-H.S.	3,859	141	2.5	2.0- 3.1	3,718	97.5	96.9-98.0
College Graduate	4,596	98	1.6	1.3- 2.1	4,498	98.4	97.9-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,775	175	7.3	6.0- 8.8	1,600	92.7	91.2-94.0
$15,000- 24,999	2,578	151	4.0	3.2- 4.9	2,427	96.0	95.1-96.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,873	69	3.4	2.5- 4.5	1,804	96.6	95.5-97.5
$35,000- 49,999	2,199	58	2.2	1.6- 3.2	2,141	97.8	96.8-98.4
$50,000-74,999	2,018	38	1.4	1.0- 2.0	1,980	98.6	98.0-99.0
$75,000+	2,840	40	1.1	0.8- 1.5	2,800	98.9	98.5-99.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,612	501	7.2	6.4- 8.0	5,111	92.8	92.0-93.6
No	9,514	152	1.1	0.9- 1.4	9,362	98.9	98.6-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,274	140	5.2	4.2- 6.4	2,134	94.8	93.6-95.8
Non-Veteran	13,311	523	2.6	2.3- 2.9	12,788	97.4	97.1-97.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,616

664

3.0

2.7- 3.3

14,952

97.0

96.7-97.3

GENDER

Male

5,703

254

3.0

2.5- 3.5

5,449

97.0

96.5-97.5

Female

9,913

410

2.9

2.6- 3.3

9,503

97.1

96.7-97.4

RACE

White

11,769

500

3.0

2.7- 3.4

11,269

97.0

96.6-97.3

African American

2,593

137

3.8

3.1- 4.7

2,456

96.2

95.3-96.9

Asian

107

0.0

. - .

107

100

. - .

Native American

299

5.3

2.6-10.3

286

94.7

89.7-97.4

Other Minorities

781

0.9

0.5- 1.8

768

99.1

98.2-99.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

820

1.0

0.6- 1.7

802

99.0

98.3-99.4

-English Speaking

312

2.3

1.3- 4.0

298

97.7

96.0-98.7

-Spanish Speaking

507

0.5

0.2- 1.6

503

99.5

98.4-99.8

Non-Hispanic

14,761

643

3.2

2.9- 3.5

14,118

96.8

96.5-97.1

AGE

18-24

629

0.2

0.0- 1.1

628

99.8

98.9- 100

25-34

1,861

0.6

0.2- 1.3

1,853

99.4

98.7-99.8

35-44

2,669

1.3

0.9- 2.0

2,630

98.7

98.0-99.1

45-54

3,083

2.7

2.1- 3.5

2,997

97.3

96.5-97.9

55-64

3,099

153

4.9

4.0- 5.9

2,946

95.1

94.1-96.0

65-74

2,361

170

7.3

6.1- 8.7

2,191

92.7

91.3-93.9

75+

1,799

201

10.1

8.7-11.8

1,598

89.9

88.2-91.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,398

233

6.1

5.2- 7.3

2,165

93.9

92.7-94.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,723

191

3.0

2.5- 3.6

4,532

97.0

96.4-97.5

Some Post-H.S.

3,859

141

2.5

2.0- 3.1

3,718

97.5

96.9-98.0

College Graduate

4,596

1.6

1.3- 2.1

4,498

98.4

97.9-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,775

175

7.3

6.0- 8.8

1,600

92.7

91.2-94.0

$15,000- 24,999

2,578

151

4.0

3.2- 4.9

2,427

96.0

95.1-96.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,873

3.4

2.5- 4.5

1,804

96.6

95.5-97.5

$35,000- 49,999

2,199

2.2

1.6- 3.2

2,141

97.8

96.8-98.4

$50,000-74,999

2,018

1.4

1.0- 2.0

1,980

98.6

98.0-99.0

$75,000+

2,840

1.1

0.8- 1.5

2,800

98.9

98.5-99.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,612

501

7.2

6.4- 8.0

5,111

92.8

92.0-93.6

9,514

152

1.1

0.9- 1.4

9,362

98.9

98.6-99.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,274

140

5.2

4.2- 6.4

2,134

94.8

93.6-95.8

Non-Veteran

13,311

523

2.6

2.3- 2.9

12,788

97.4

97.1-97.7

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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.

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