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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,233 2,878 19.5 18.5-20.4 11,355 80.5 79.6-81.5
-Eastern NC 4,613 840 16.8 15.4-18.3 3,773 83.2 81.7-84.6
GENDER
Male 1,592 293 16.1 13.9-18.6 1,299 83.9 81.4-86.1
Female 3,021 547 17.5 15.8-19.2 2,474 82.5 80.8-84.2
RACE
White 3,125 686 20.6 18.8-22.6 2,439 79.4 77.4-81.2
African American 1,045 105 9.3 7.2-12.0 940 90.7 88.0-92.8
Other Minorities 424 46 11.5 7.4-17.3 378 88.5 82.7-92.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 207 16 9.0 4.3-17.9 191 91.0 82.1-95.7
Non-Hispanic 4,389 822 17.5 16.1-19.0 3,567 82.5 81.0-83.9
AGE
18-24 165 14 7.1 3.9-12.5 151 92.9 87.5-96.1
25-34 533 110 19.1 15.1-23.9 423 80.9 76.1-84.9
35-44 732 156 18.8 15.7-22.4 576 81.2 77.6-84.3
45-54 900 204 21.7 18.7-25.1 696 78.3 74.9-81.3
55-64 969 211 22.1 19.1-25.4 758 77.9 74.6-80.9
65-74 758 96 11.9 9.6-14.8 662 88.1 85.2-90.4
75+ 529 46 9.0 6.4-12.4 483 91.0 87.6-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 699 44 7.9 4.9-12.5 655 92.1 87.5-95.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,487 193 12.4 10.4-14.9 1,294 87.6 85.1-89.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,224 252 18.9 16.1-22.1 972 81.1 77.9-83.9
College Graduate 1,197 349 26.4 23.5-29.6 848 73.6 70.4-76.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 523 38 5.9 4.0- 8.7 485 94.1 91.3-96.0
$15,000- 24,999 816 86 8.6 6.3-11.7 730 91.4 88.3-93.7
$25,000- 34,999 570 95 17.0 13.1-21.9 475 83.0 78.1-86.9
$35,000- 49,999 650 120 17.2 13.8-21.4 530 82.8 78.6-86.2
$50,000-74,999 639 171 23.2 19.4-27.5 468 76.8 72.5-80.6
$75,000+ 780 251 29.6 25.5-34.0 529 70.4 66.0-74.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,766 259 14.6 12.4-17.2 1,507 85.4 82.8-87.6
No 2,779 577 18.4 16.6-20.3 2,202 81.6 79.7-83.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 765 150 20.7 17.1-24.8 615 79.3 75.2-82.9
Non-Veteran 3,847 690 15.9 14.5-17.6 3,157 84.1 82.4-85.5

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*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.

** 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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