BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,740	673	2.9	2.6- 3.2	14,067	97.1	96.8-97.4
GENDER
Male	5,326	226	2.5	2.2- 3.0	5,100	97.5	97.0-97.8
Female	9,414	447	3.3	2.9- 3.7	8,967	96.7	96.3-97.1
RACE
White	11,539	524	2.9	2.6- 3.3	11,015	97.1	96.7-97.4
African American	2,172	115	3.6	2.8- 4.6	2,057	96.4	95.4-97.2
Asian	104	0	0.0	. - .	104	100	. - .
Native American	276	21	5.1	3.1- 8.4	255	94.9	91.6-96.9
Other Minorities	593	13	1.3	0.6- 2.9	580	98.7	97.1-99.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	595	8	0.7	0.3- 1.6	587	99.3	98.4-99.7
-English Speaking	238	8	2.7	1.2- 6.2	230	97.3	93.8-98.8
-Spanish Speaking	357	0	0.0	. - .	357	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	14,107	662	3.1	2.8- 3.4	13,445	96.9	96.6-97.2
AGE
18-24	494	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	493	99.9	99.1- 100
25-34	1,503	9	0.4	0.2- 0.8	1,494	99.6	99.2-99.8
35-44	2,338	26	1.2	0.7- 1.9	2,312	98.8	98.1-99.3
45-54	2,918	77	2.7	2.0- 3.6	2,841	97.3	96.4-98.0
55-64	3,060	154	4.2	3.4- 5.1	2,906	95.8	94.9-96.6
65-74	2,468	205	8.1	6.9- 9.5	2,263	91.9	90.5-93.1
75+	1,870	200	10.7	9.0-12.7	1,670	89.3	87.3-91.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,125	191	4.9	4.1- 5.8	1,934	95.1	94.2-95.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,420	232	3.4	2.9- 4.1	4,188	96.6	95.9-97.1
Some Post-H.S.	3,803	131	2.5	2.0- 3.2	3,672	97.5	96.8-98.0
College Graduate	4,372	118	1.8	1.4- 2.2	4,254	98.2	97.8-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,530	182	8.6	7.1-10.4	1,348	91.4	89.6-92.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,405	145	4.0	3.2- 5.0	2,260	96.0	95.0-96.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,614	62	2.7	2.0- 3.7	1,552	97.3	96.3-98.0
$35,000- 49,999	2,087	63	2.5	1.9- 3.5	2,024	97.5	96.5-98.1
$50,000-74,999	2,090	51	1.9	1.3- 2.8	2,039	98.1	97.2-98.7
$75,000+	2,921	33	0.9	0.6- 1.3	2,888	99.1	98.7-99.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,275	518	7.7	6.8- 8.6	4,757	92.3	91.4-93.2
No	8,843	138	0.9	0.7- 1.1	8,705	99.1	98.9-99.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,171	131	4.6	3.7- 5.6	2,040	95.4	94.4-96.3
Non-Veteran	12,565	542	2.7	2.4- 3.0	12,023	97.3	97.0-97.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,740

673

2.9

2.6- 3.2

14,067

97.1

96.8-97.4

GENDER

Male

5,326

226

2.5

2.2- 3.0

5,100

97.5

97.0-97.8

Female

9,414

447

3.3

2.9- 3.7

8,967

96.7

96.3-97.1

RACE

White

11,539

524

2.9

2.6- 3.3

11,015

97.1

96.7-97.4

African American

2,172

115

3.6

2.8- 4.6

2,057

96.4

95.4-97.2

Asian

104

0.0

. - .

104

100

. - .

Native American

276

5.1

3.1- 8.4

255

94.9

91.6-96.9

Other Minorities

593

1.3

0.6- 2.9

580

98.7

97.1-99.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

595

0.7

0.3- 1.6

587

99.3

98.4-99.7

-English Speaking

238

2.7

1.2- 6.2

230

97.3

93.8-98.8

-Spanish Speaking

357

0.0

. - .

357

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

14,107

662

3.1

2.8- 3.4

13,445

96.9

96.6-97.2

AGE

18-24

494

0.1

0.0- 0.9

493

99.9

99.1- 100

25-34

1,503

0.4

0.2- 0.8

1,494

99.6

99.2-99.8

35-44

2,338

1.2

0.7- 1.9

2,312

98.8

98.1-99.3

45-54

2,918

2.7

2.0- 3.6

2,841

97.3

96.4-98.0

55-64

3,060

154

4.2

3.4- 5.1

2,906

95.8

94.9-96.6

65-74

2,468

205

8.1

6.9- 9.5

2,263

91.9

90.5-93.1

75+

1,870

200

10.7

9.0-12.7

1,670

89.3

87.3-91.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,125

191

4.9

4.1- 5.8

1,934

95.1

94.2-95.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,420

232

3.4

2.9- 4.1

4,188

96.6

95.9-97.1

Some Post-H.S.

3,803

131

2.5

2.0- 3.2

3,672

97.5

96.8-98.0

College Graduate

4,372

118

1.8

1.4- 2.2

4,254

98.2

97.8-98.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,530

182

8.6

7.1-10.4

1,348

91.4

89.6-92.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,405

145

4.0

3.2- 5.0

2,260

96.0

95.0-96.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,614

2.7

2.0- 3.7

1,552

97.3

96.3-98.0

$35,000- 49,999

2,087

2.5

1.9- 3.5

2,024

97.5

96.5-98.1

$50,000-74,999

2,090

1.9

1.3- 2.8

2,039

98.1

97.2-98.7

$75,000+

2,921

0.9

0.6- 1.3

2,888

99.1

98.7-99.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,275

518

7.7

6.8- 8.6

4,757

92.3

91.4-93.2

8,843

138

0.9

0.7- 1.1

8,705

99.1

98.9-99.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,171

131

4.6

3.7- 5.6

2,040

95.4

94.4-96.3

Non-Veteran

12,565

542

2.7

2.4- 3.0

12,023

97.3

97.0-97.6

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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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