BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you think severe headache with no known cause is a symptom of a stroke?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not Sure
North Carolina	14,238	9,271	63.6	62.3-64.9	1,969	15.3	14.3-16.3	2,998	21.1	20.1-22.2
-Eastern NC	4,615	2,998	62.3	60.0-64.4	623	14.4	12.9-16.1	994	23.3	21.4-25.4
GENDER
Male	1,592	957	57.9	54.1-61.5	263	16.8	14.2-19.7	372	25.4	22.1-28.9
Female	3,023	2,041	66.5	64.1-68.9	360	12.2	10.7-13.9	622	21.3	19.2-23.5
RACE
White	3,127	2,079	63.5	60.7-66.2	403	13.3	11.6-15.3	645	23.2	20.7-25.9
African American	1,045	659	60.2	55.7-64.5	143	15.4	12.1-19.4	243	24.4	20.8-28.5
Other Minorities	424	249	60.0	53.1-66.6	74	18.5	13.9-24.2	101	21.4	16.4-27.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	207	115	58.3	48.9-67.2	43	22.1	15.5-30.4	49	19.6	13.6-27.5
Non-Hispanic	4,391	2,873	62.6	60.3-64.8	577	13.8	12.2-15.5	941	23.6	21.6-25.8
AGE
18-24	165	91	51.0	41.5-60.5	30	17.6	11.6-26.0	44	31.3	22.6-41.6
25-34	534	328	60.2	54.5-65.6	86	15.3	11.6-20.0	120	24.5	19.9-29.8
35-44	732	485	64.4	59.9-68.8	110	16.1	12.8-19.9	137	19.5	16.1-23.4
45-54	900	645	69.8	65.9-73.4	113	12.6	10.2-15.5	142	17.6	14.6-21.1
55-64	969	657	67.7	64.1-71.1	113	11.8	9.6-14.5	199	20.5	17.6-23.6
65-74	758	490	65.6	61.6-69.5	93	12.5	9.9-15.6	175	21.9	18.6-25.5
75+	530	288	52.2	47.0-57.3	74	13.3	10.1-17.3	168	34.5	29.7-39.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	699	367	51.8	45.3-58.3	115	17.7	13.3-23.1	217	30.5	24.6-37.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,488	906	59.2	55.3-62.9	232	17.1	14.2-20.5	350	23.7	20.7-27.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,225	841	64.0	59.5-68.3	146	12.4	10.0-15.3	238	23.6	19.6-28.2
College Graduate	1,197	881	71.8	68.3-75.0	130	10.9	8.9-13.3	186	17.3	14.5-20.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	523	318	55.4	48.7-61.9	76	14.3	10.6-19.2	129	30.3	24.0-37.3
$15,000- 24,999	816	475	54.3	48.7-59.8	130	19.1	14.9-24.1	211	26.6	21.7-32.2
$25,000- 34,999	570	372	63.0	56.6-68.9	83	17.5	12.5-24.1	115	19.5	15.4-24.4
$35,000- 49,999	651	431	62.9	57.5-68.0	84	13.5	10.0-18.0	136	23.6	19.3-28.5
$50,000-74,999	639	473	75.5	70.8-79.6	68	10.1	7.6-13.2	98	14.5	11.1-18.5
$75,000+	780	560	69.3	64.4-73.8	84	10.5	8.1-13.5	136	20.2	16.2-24.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,767	1,103	61.4	57.6-65.2	251	13.3	11.1-15.9	413	25.2	21.7-29.1
No	2,780	1,867	63.2	60.4-65.9	358	14.9	12.9-17.1	555	21.9	19.6-24.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	765	464	61.9	56.9-66.5	126	17.1	13.1-22.0	175	21.0	17.6-24.9
Non-Veteran	3,849	2,533	62.3	59.8-64.8	497	13.9	12.3-15.7	819	23.8	21.6-26.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,238

9,271

63.6

62.3-64.9

1,969

15.3

14.3-16.3

2,998

21.1

20.1-22.2

-Eastern NC

4,615

2,998

62.3

60.0-64.4

623

14.4

12.9-16.1

994

23.3

21.4-25.4

GENDER

Male

1,592

957

57.9

54.1-61.5

263

16.8

14.2-19.7

372

25.4

22.1-28.9

Female

3,023

2,041

66.5

64.1-68.9

360

12.2

10.7-13.9

622

21.3

19.2-23.5

RACE

White

3,127

2,079

63.5

60.7-66.2

403

13.3

11.6-15.3

645

23.2

20.7-25.9

African American

1,045

659

60.2

55.7-64.5

143

15.4

12.1-19.4

243

24.4

20.8-28.5

Other Minorities

424

249

60.0

53.1-66.6

18.5

13.9-24.2

101

21.4

16.4-27.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

207

115

58.3

48.9-67.2

22.1

15.5-30.4

19.6

13.6-27.5

Non-Hispanic

4,391

2,873

62.6

60.3-64.8

577

13.8

12.2-15.5

941

23.6

21.6-25.8

AGE

18-24

165

51.0

41.5-60.5

17.6

11.6-26.0

31.3

22.6-41.6

25-34

534

328

60.2

54.5-65.6

15.3

11.6-20.0

120

24.5

19.9-29.8

35-44

732

485

64.4

59.9-68.8

110

16.1

12.8-19.9

137

19.5

16.1-23.4

45-54

900

645

69.8

65.9-73.4

113

12.6

10.2-15.5

142

17.6

14.6-21.1

55-64

969

657

67.7

64.1-71.1

113

11.8

9.6-14.5

199

20.5

17.6-23.6

65-74

758

490

65.6

61.6-69.5

12.5

9.9-15.6

175

21.9

18.6-25.5

75+

530

288

52.2

47.0-57.3

13.3

10.1-17.3

168

34.5

29.7-39.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

699

367

51.8

45.3-58.3

115

17.7

13.3-23.1

217

30.5

24.6-37.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,488

906

59.2

55.3-62.9

232

17.1

14.2-20.5

350

23.7

20.7-27.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,225

841

64.0

59.5-68.3

146

12.4

10.0-15.3

238

23.6

19.6-28.2

College Graduate

1,197

881

71.8

68.3-75.0

130

10.9

8.9-13.3

186

17.3

14.5-20.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

523

318

55.4

48.7-61.9

14.3

10.6-19.2

129

30.3

24.0-37.3

$15,000- 24,999

816

475

54.3

48.7-59.8

130

19.1

14.9-24.1

211

26.6

21.7-32.2

$25,000- 34,999

570

372

63.0

56.6-68.9

17.5

12.5-24.1

115

19.5

15.4-24.4

$35,000- 49,999

651

431

62.9

57.5-68.0

13.5

10.0-18.0

136

23.6

19.3-28.5

$50,000-74,999

639

473

75.5

70.8-79.6

10.1

7.6-13.2

14.5

11.1-18.5

$75,000+

780

560

69.3

64.4-73.8

10.5

8.1-13.5

136

20.2

16.2-24.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,767

1,103

61.4

57.6-65.2

251

13.3

11.1-15.9

413

25.2

21.7-29.1

2,780

1,867

63.2

60.4-65.9

358

14.9

12.9-17.1

555

21.9

19.6-24.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

765

464

61.9

56.9-66.5

126

17.1

13.1-22.0

175

21.0

17.6-24.9

Non-Veteran

3,849

2,533

62.3

59.8-64.8

497

13.9

12.3-15.7

819

23.8

21.6-26.2

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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.

** 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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