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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,740	673	2.9	2.6- 3.2	14,067	97.1	96.8-97.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	346	20	3.3	2.0- 5.4	326	96.7	94.6-98.0
Buncombe	354	11	1.5	0.8- 2.8	343	98.5	97.2-99.2
Cabarrus	358	12	1.7	0.9- 3.2	346	98.3	96.8-99.1
Catawba	408	23	3.7	2.2- 6.2	385	96.3	93.8-97.8
Cumberland	379	28	6.0	3.9- 9.1	351	94.0	90.9-96.1
Davidson	366	15	2.5	1.4- 4.3	351	97.5	95.7-98.6
Durham	331	13	2.8	1.5- 4.9	318	97.2	95.1-98.5
Forsyth	377	13	2.1	1.2- 3.6	364	97.9	96.4-98.8
Gaston	387	23	4.9	2.8- 8.6	364	95.1	91.4-97.2
Guilford	387	10	1.6	0.8- 3.0	377	98.4	97.0-99.2
Iredell	390	13	1.5	0.9- 2.8	377	98.5	97.2-99.1
Johnston	434	27	4.4	2.8- 7.0	407	95.6	93.0-97.2
Mecklenburg	679	12	1.2	0.6- 2.4	667	98.8	97.6-99.4
New Hanover	389	13	2.9	1.4- 5.7	376	97.1	94.3-98.6
Onslow	375	19	3.4	1.9- 5.8	356	96.6	94.2-98.1
Orange	345	11	2.3	1.2- 4.5	334	97.7	95.5-98.8
Pitt	380	22	3.7	2.4- 5.9	358	96.3	94.1-97.6
Randolph	374	16	2.8	1.5- 5.1	358	97.2	94.9-98.5
Robeson	409	26	4.0	2.5- 6.3	383	96.0	93.7-97.5
Rowan	448	18	2.9	1.6- 5.1	430	97.1	94.9-98.4
Union	375	15	2.9	1.6- 5.2	360	97.1	94.8-98.4
Wake	607	21	2.4	1.4- 4.0	586	97.6	96.0-98.6
Wayne	355	29	4.6	3.0- 7.1	326	95.4	92.9-97.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,768	277	3.9	3.4- 4.6	4,491	96.1	95.4-96.6
Piedmont	7,088	274	2.4	2.0- 2.8	6,814	97.6	97.2-98.0
Western NC	2,884	122	3.0	2.5- 3.7	2,762	97.0	96.3-97.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,905	80	2.8	2.2- 3.6	1,825	97.2	96.4-97.8
Northwest	3,093	129	2.7	2.1- 3.4	2,964	97.3	96.6-97.9
Charlotte	2,033	74	2.4	1.7- 3.2	1,959	97.6	96.8-98.3
Greensboro	1,657	67	2.5	1.8- 3.5	1,590	97.5	96.5-98.2
Southern Regional	1,362	81	3.9	2.9- 5.1	1,281	96.1	94.9-97.1
Coastal	762	36	3.6	2.4- 5.3	726	96.4	94.7-97.6
Wake	1,583	71	2.7	2.0- 3.7	1,512	97.3	96.3-98.0
Area L	404	25	4.2	2.7- 6.5	379	95.8	93.5-97.3
Eastern	1,941	110	3.4	2.7- 4.3	1,831	96.6	95.7-97.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,740

673

2.9

2.6- 3.2

14,067

97.1

96.8-97.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

346

3.3

2.0- 5.4

326

96.7

94.6-98.0

Buncombe

354

1.5

0.8- 2.8

343

98.5

97.2-99.2

Cabarrus

358

1.7

0.9- 3.2

346

98.3

96.8-99.1

Catawba

408

3.7

2.2- 6.2

385

96.3

93.8-97.8

Cumberland

379

6.0

3.9- 9.1

351

94.0

90.9-96.1

Davidson

366

2.5

1.4- 4.3

351

97.5

95.7-98.6

Durham

331

2.8

1.5- 4.9

318

97.2

95.1-98.5

Forsyth

377

2.1

1.2- 3.6

364

97.9

96.4-98.8

Gaston

387

4.9

2.8- 8.6

364

95.1

91.4-97.2

Guilford

387

1.6

0.8- 3.0

377

98.4

97.0-99.2

Iredell

390

1.5

0.9- 2.8

377

98.5

97.2-99.1

Johnston

434

4.4

2.8- 7.0

407

95.6

93.0-97.2

Mecklenburg

679

1.2

0.6- 2.4

667

98.8

97.6-99.4

New Hanover

389

2.9

1.4- 5.7

376

97.1

94.3-98.6

Onslow

375

3.4

1.9- 5.8

356

96.6

94.2-98.1

Orange

345

2.3

1.2- 4.5

334

97.7

95.5-98.8

Pitt

380

3.7

2.4- 5.9

358

96.3

94.1-97.6

Randolph

374

2.8

1.5- 5.1

358

97.2

94.9-98.5

Robeson

409

4.0

2.5- 6.3

383

96.0

93.7-97.5

Rowan

448

2.9

1.6- 5.1

430

97.1

94.9-98.4

Union

375

2.9

1.6- 5.2

360

97.1

94.8-98.4

Wake

607

2.4

1.4- 4.0

586

97.6

96.0-98.6

Wayne

355

4.6

3.0- 7.1

326

95.4

92.9-97.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,768

277

3.9

3.4- 4.6

4,491

96.1

95.4-96.6

Piedmont

7,088

274

2.4

2.0- 2.8

6,814

97.6

97.2-98.0

Western NC

2,884

122

3.0

2.5- 3.7

2,762

97.0

96.3-97.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,905

2.8

2.2- 3.6

1,825

97.2

96.4-97.8

Northwest

3,093

129

2.7

2.1- 3.4

2,964

97.3

96.6-97.9

Charlotte

2,033

2.4

1.7- 3.2

1,959

97.6

96.8-98.3

Greensboro

1,657

2.5

1.8- 3.5

1,590

97.5

96.5-98.2

Southern Regional

1,362

3.9

2.9- 5.1

1,281

96.1

94.9-97.1

Coastal

762

3.6

2.4- 5.3

726

96.4

94.7-97.6

Wake

1,583

2.7

2.0- 3.7

1,512

97.3

96.3-98.0

Area L

404

4.2

2.7- 6.5

379

95.8

93.5-97.3

Eastern

1,941

110

3.4

2.7- 4.3

1,831

96.6

95.7-97.3

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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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