BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Identified all stroke symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Heart Attack and Stroke

Identified all stroke symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,233	2,878	19.5	18.5-20.4	11,355	80.5	79.6-81.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	336	72	20.6	15.5-26.8	264	79.4	73.2-84.5
Buncombe	342	77	23.7	18.2-30.4	265	76.3	69.6-81.8
Cabarrus	349	83	24.0	17.3-32.3	266	76.0	67.7-82.7
Catawba	391	82	21.9	16.1-29.0	309	78.1	71.0-83.9
Cumberland	365	61	15.4	11.6-20.3	304	84.6	79.7-88.4
Davidson	352	63	16.9	12.5-22.4	289	83.1	77.6-87.5
Durham	316	85	25.5	19.7-32.4	231	74.5	67.6-80.3
Forsyth	366	77	17.0	13.1-21.9	289	83.0	78.1-86.9
Gaston	373	59	17.1	12.3-23.4	314	82.9	76.6-87.7
Guilford	368	83	22.7	17.6-28.9	285	77.3	71.1-82.4
Iredell	375	88	21.8	17.1-27.3	287	78.2	72.7-82.9
Johnston	417	98	18.3	14.1-23.4	319	81.7	76.6-85.9
Mecklenburg	655	146	20.1	16.7-24.1	509	79.9	75.9-83.3
New Hanover	375	83	21.7	16.1-28.5	292	78.3	71.5-83.9
Onslow	365	64	20.0	14.9-26.2	301	80.0	73.8-85.1
Orange	340	102	29.6	22.7-37.6	238	70.4	62.4-77.3
Pitt	371	84	21.4	16.6-27.1	287	78.6	72.9-83.4
Randolph	364	82	21.2	16.3-27.1	282	78.8	72.9-83.7
Robeson	395	53	11.9	8.7-16.2	342	88.1	83.8-91.3
Rowan	432	87	19.4	14.8-24.9	345	80.6	75.1-85.2
Union	360	87	21.4	16.9-26.7	273	78.6	73.3-83.1
Wake	589	125	21.1	17.3-25.5	464	78.9	74.5-82.7
Wayne	346	64	17.3	13.0-22.8	282	82.7	77.2-87.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,613	840	16.8	15.4-18.3	3,773	83.2	81.7-84.6
Piedmont	6,839	1,511	20.8	19.4-22.2	5,328	79.2	77.8-80.6
Western NC	2,781	527	19.4	17.4-21.4	2,254	80.6	78.6-82.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,838	355	19.8	17.4-22.5	1,483	80.2	77.5-82.6
Northwest	2,981	592	18.8	16.9-21.0	2,389	81.2	79.0-83.1
Charlotte	1,955	423	21.0	18.5-23.7	1,532	79.0	76.3-81.5
Greensboro	1,608	391	22.7	19.9-25.8	1,217	77.3	74.2-80.1
Southern Regional	1,319	205	14.9	12.5-17.8	1,114	85.1	82.2-87.5
Coastal	732	142	16.6	13.3-20.4	590	83.4	79.6-86.7
Wake	1,527	347	20.7	18.0-23.6	1,180	79.3	76.4-82.0
Area L	390	67	17.8	13.1-23.9	323	82.2	76.1-86.9
Eastern	1,883	356	18.2	16.0-20.7	1,527	81.8	79.3-84.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,233

2,878

19.5

18.5-20.4

11,355

80.5

79.6-81.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

336

20.6

15.5-26.8

264

79.4

73.2-84.5

Buncombe

342

23.7

18.2-30.4

265

76.3

69.6-81.8

Cabarrus

349

24.0

17.3-32.3

266

76.0

67.7-82.7

Catawba

391

21.9

16.1-29.0

309

78.1

71.0-83.9

Cumberland

365

15.4

11.6-20.3

304

84.6

79.7-88.4

Davidson

352

16.9

12.5-22.4

289

83.1

77.6-87.5

Durham

316

25.5

19.7-32.4

231

74.5

67.6-80.3

Forsyth

366

17.0

13.1-21.9

289

83.0

78.1-86.9

Gaston

373

17.1

12.3-23.4

314

82.9

76.6-87.7

Guilford

368

22.7

17.6-28.9

285

77.3

71.1-82.4

Iredell

375

21.8

17.1-27.3

287

78.2

72.7-82.9

Johnston

417

18.3

14.1-23.4

319

81.7

76.6-85.9

Mecklenburg

655

146

20.1

16.7-24.1

509

79.9

75.9-83.3

New Hanover

375

21.7

16.1-28.5

292

78.3

71.5-83.9

Onslow

365

20.0

14.9-26.2

301

80.0

73.8-85.1

Orange

340

102

29.6

22.7-37.6

238

70.4

62.4-77.3

Pitt

371

21.4

16.6-27.1

287

78.6

72.9-83.4

Randolph

364

21.2

16.3-27.1

282

78.8

72.9-83.7

Robeson

395

11.9

8.7-16.2

342

88.1

83.8-91.3

Rowan

432

19.4

14.8-24.9

345

80.6

75.1-85.2

Union

360

21.4

16.9-26.7

273

78.6

73.3-83.1

Wake

589

125

21.1

17.3-25.5

464

78.9

74.5-82.7

Wayne

346

17.3

13.0-22.8

282

82.7

77.2-87.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,613

840

16.8

15.4-18.3

3,773

83.2

81.7-84.6

Piedmont

6,839

1,511

20.8

19.4-22.2

5,328

79.2

77.8-80.6

Western NC

2,781

527

19.4

17.4-21.4

2,254

80.6

78.6-82.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,838

355

19.8

17.4-22.5

1,483

80.2

77.5-82.6

Northwest

2,981

592

18.8

16.9-21.0

2,389

81.2

79.0-83.1

Charlotte

1,955

423

21.0

18.5-23.7

1,532

79.0

76.3-81.5

Greensboro

1,608

391

22.7

19.9-25.8

1,217

77.3

74.2-80.1

Southern Regional

1,319

205

14.9

12.5-17.8

1,114

85.1

82.2-87.5

Coastal

732

142

16.6

13.3-20.4

590

83.4

79.6-86.7

Wake

1,527

347

20.7

18.0-23.6

1,180

79.3

76.4-82.0

Area L

390

17.8

13.1-23.9

323

82.2

76.1-86.9

Eastern

1,883

356

18.2

16.0-20.7

1,527

81.8

79.3-84.0

Back to Heart Attack and Stroke.

*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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