BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you think sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance are symptoms of a stroke?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not Sure
North Carolina	14,240	12,100	84.6	83.6-85.5	767	5.8	5.2- 6.6	1,373	9.6	8.9-10.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	336	291	87.0	81.8-90.9	16	4.4	2.3- 8.1	29	8.6	5.6-13.1
Buncombe	342	281	81.0	73.9-86.5	19	4.5	2.6- 7.9	42	14.5	9.4-21.6
Cabarrus	349	300	81.0	71.8-87.7	21	9.2	4.7-17.2	28	9.8	5.1-18.0
Catawba	392	326	82.3	75.7-87.4	21	4.7	2.7- 7.9	45	13.0	8.4-19.5
Cumberland	365	311	86.3	81.0-90.3	24	5.1	3.2- 7.9	30	8.6	5.3-13.8
Davidson	352	289	78.0	69.6-84.6	20	8.6	4.1-17.2	43	13.4	8.8-19.9
Durham	316	275	81.5	73.2-87.6	14	7.6	3.3-16.3	27	11.0	6.9-16.9
Forsyth	366	321	86.7	81.2-90.8	18	5.6	3.1-10.1	27	7.7	4.8-12.2
Gaston	373	312	85.4	80.3-89.4	22	5.9	3.3-10.2	39	8.7	5.9-12.6
Guilford	368	322	87.0	81.4-91.1	15	5.4	2.7-10.7	31	7.6	4.9-11.5
Iredell	375	317	85.5	80.4-89.5	20	5.8	3.2-10.5	38	8.6	6.0-12.3
Johnston	419	364	87.1	82.1-90.8	20	4.3	2.4- 7.7	35	8.6	5.7-12.7
Mecklenburg	655	576	88.0	84.4-90.9	27	4.2	2.5- 6.9	52	7.8	5.6-10.8
New Hanover	376	337	92.4	88.9-94.9	10	1.7	0.8- 3.7	29	5.9	3.8- 9.1
Onslow	365	316	83.9	76.9-89.1	19	7.2	3.9-12.9	30	8.9	5.1-14.9
Orange	340	291	84.2	77.3-89.2	23	6.6	3.4-12.2	26	9.3	5.6-14.9
Pitt	371	322	89.5	85.7-92.4	27	6.3	4.1- 9.5	22	4.2	2.6- 6.8
Randolph	364	309	83.6	76.7-88.7	16	4.3	2.3- 8.0	39	12.1	7.5-19.0
Robeson	396	319	77.8	71.2-83.2	24	8.7	5.2-14.0	53	13.5	9.3-19.2
Rowan	432	375	87.3	83.1-90.5	22	4.6	2.8- 7.5	35	8.1	5.5-11.7
Union	360	321	87.3	81.6-91.4	18	5.9	3.1-10.9	21	6.8	4.1-11.2
Wake	589	503	83.5	78.4-87.6	35	7.3	4.3-12.0	51	9.2	6.5-13.0
Wayne	346	277	76.7	68.9-83.0	22	7.8	4.2-13.7	47	15.6	10.3-22.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,617	3,894	83.9	82.2-85.5	269	6.2	5.2- 7.4	454	9.9	8.6-11.2
Piedmont	6,841	5,866	85.1	83.7-86.4	354	5.9	4.9- 7.0	621	9.0	8.1-10.1
Western NC	2,782	2,340	83.7	81.6-85.6	144	4.8	3.9- 6.0	298	11.4	9.7-13.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,838	1,544	83.3	80.5-85.8	98	5.4	4.2- 7.1	196	11.2	9.1-13.8
Northwest	2,983	2,532	84.7	82.5-86.6	150	5.3	4.1- 6.8	301	10.0	8.4-11.9
Charlotte	1,955	1,688	86.2	83.9-88.3	98	4.9	3.7- 6.5	169	8.9	7.3-10.8
Greensboro	1,609	1,384	85.7	83.0-88.1	80	5.1	3.6- 7.2	145	9.1	7.3-11.3
Southern Regional	1,320	1,093	83.8	80.5-86.5	80	5.6	4.3- 7.3	147	10.6	8.2-13.7
Coastal	733	631	86.3	81.5-90.0	38	6.7	3.7-11.8	64	7.0	5.1- 9.5
Wake	1,529	1,310	83.6	80.2-86.6	84	7.5	5.3-10.7	135	8.9	7.0-11.1
Area L	390	319	83.2	78.3-87.2	26	6.5	4.2-10.0	45	10.3	7.3-14.4
Eastern	1,883	1,599	83.4	80.5-85.9	113	6.3	4.8- 8.2	171	10.3	8.2-12.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,240

12,100

84.6

83.6-85.5

767

5.8

5.2- 6.6

1,373

9.6

8.9-10.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

336

291

87.0

81.8-90.9

4.4

2.3- 8.1

8.6

5.6-13.1

Buncombe

342

281

81.0

73.9-86.5

4.5

2.6- 7.9

14.5

9.4-21.6

Cabarrus

349

300

81.0

71.8-87.7

9.2

4.7-17.2

9.8

5.1-18.0

Catawba

392

326

82.3

75.7-87.4

4.7

2.7- 7.9

13.0

8.4-19.5

Cumberland

365

311

86.3

81.0-90.3

5.1

3.2- 7.9

8.6

5.3-13.8

Davidson

352

289

78.0

69.6-84.6

8.6

4.1-17.2

13.4

8.8-19.9

Durham

316

275

81.5

73.2-87.6

7.6

3.3-16.3

11.0

6.9-16.9

Forsyth

366

321

86.7

81.2-90.8

5.6

3.1-10.1

7.7

4.8-12.2

Gaston

373

312

85.4

80.3-89.4

5.9

3.3-10.2

8.7

5.9-12.6

Guilford

368

322

87.0

81.4-91.1

5.4

2.7-10.7

7.6

4.9-11.5

Iredell

375

317

85.5

80.4-89.5

5.8

3.2-10.5

8.6

6.0-12.3

Johnston

419

364

87.1

82.1-90.8

4.3

2.4- 7.7

8.6

5.7-12.7

Mecklenburg

655

576

88.0

84.4-90.9

4.2

2.5- 6.9

7.8

5.6-10.8

New Hanover

376

337

92.4

88.9-94.9

1.7

0.8- 3.7

5.9

3.8- 9.1

Onslow

365

316

83.9

76.9-89.1

7.2

3.9-12.9

8.9

5.1-14.9

Orange

340

291

84.2

77.3-89.2

6.6

3.4-12.2

9.3

5.6-14.9

Pitt

371

322

89.5

85.7-92.4

6.3

4.1- 9.5

4.2

2.6- 6.8

Randolph

364

309

83.6

76.7-88.7

4.3

2.3- 8.0

12.1

7.5-19.0

Robeson

396

319

77.8

71.2-83.2

8.7

5.2-14.0

13.5

9.3-19.2

Rowan

432

375

87.3

83.1-90.5

4.6

2.8- 7.5

8.1

5.5-11.7

Union

360

321

87.3

81.6-91.4

5.9

3.1-10.9

6.8

4.1-11.2

Wake

589

503

83.5

78.4-87.6

7.3

4.3-12.0

9.2

6.5-13.0

Wayne

346

277

76.7

68.9-83.0

7.8

4.2-13.7

15.6

10.3-22.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,617

3,894

83.9

82.2-85.5

269

6.2

5.2- 7.4

454

9.9

8.6-11.2

Piedmont

6,841

5,866

85.1

83.7-86.4

354

5.9

4.9- 7.0

621

9.0

8.1-10.1

Western NC

2,782

2,340

83.7

81.6-85.6

144

4.8

3.9- 6.0

298

11.4

9.7-13.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,838

1,544

83.3

80.5-85.8

5.4

4.2- 7.1

196

11.2

9.1-13.8

Northwest

2,983

2,532

84.7

82.5-86.6

150

5.3

4.1- 6.8

301

10.0

8.4-11.9

Charlotte

1,955

1,688

86.2

83.9-88.3

4.9

3.7- 6.5

169

8.9

7.3-10.8

Greensboro

1,609

1,384

85.7

83.0-88.1

5.1

3.6- 7.2

145

9.1

7.3-11.3

Southern Regional

1,320

1,093

83.8

80.5-86.5

5.6

4.3- 7.3

147

10.6

8.2-13.7

Coastal

733

631

86.3

81.5-90.0

6.7

3.7-11.8

7.0

5.1- 9.5

Wake

1,529

1,310

83.6

80.2-86.6

7.5

5.3-10.7

135

8.9

7.0-11.1

Area L

390

319

83.2

78.3-87.2

6.5

4.2-10.0

10.3

7.3-14.4

Eastern

1,883

1,599

83.4

80.5-85.9

113

6.3

4.8- 8.2

171

10.3

8.2-12.9

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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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