BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you think severe headache with no known cause is a symptom 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	14,238	9,271	63.6	62.3-64.9	1,969	15.3	14.3-16.3	2,998	21.1	20.1-22.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	336	217	63.1	54.6-70.9	47	13.2	9.3-18.5	72	23.6	16.4-32.9
Buncombe	342	220	63.5	56.3-70.2	49	16.8	11.7-23.6	73	19.7	14.8-25.6
Cabarrus	349	232	63.5	55.2-71.0	46	14.8	9.7-21.9	71	21.7	15.5-29.5
Catawba	392	258	65.0	58.3-71.2	51	12.2	8.8-16.7	83	22.7	17.5-29.0
Cumberland	365	244	61.1	53.6-68.0	51	19.0	13.3-26.5	70	19.9	14.7-26.4
Davidson	352	216	57.2	49.2-64.8	45	16.3	10.4-24.6	91	26.5	20.4-33.7
Durham	316	208	67.8	60.4-74.5	45	14.1	9.6-20.2	63	18.1	13.3-24.0
Forsyth	366	243	63.3	56.2-69.9	51	16.9	12.0-23.4	72	19.7	14.7-26.0
Gaston	374	226	60.1	52.9-66.8	48	14.2	9.8-20.0	100	25.8	20.0-32.6
Guilford	368	246	63.9	56.6-70.7	56	15.9	11.4-21.9	66	20.1	14.4-27.3
Iredell	375	249	64.6	57.7-70.8	51	14.7	10.2-20.6	75	20.8	15.7-26.9
Johnston	419	294	67.1	57.9-75.2	50	15.2	8.6-25.5	75	17.7	12.7-24.1
Mecklenburg	655	432	65.8	60.8-70.4	89	15.1	11.6-19.3	134	19.2	15.7-23.2
New Hanover	375	247	58.7	49.6-67.2	47	15.1	9.9-22.5	81	26.2	18.2-36.2
Onslow	365	225	61.6	54.7-68.1	62	19.0	14.0-25.2	78	19.4	14.7-25.1
Orange	340	233	67.3	58.9-74.7	48	14.7	10.1-20.9	59	18.0	11.9-26.5
Pitt	371	243	65.9	59.5-71.7	54	14.2	10.3-19.1	74	20.0	15.2-25.8
Randolph	364	238	61.8	55.0-68.3	49	15.6	11.2-21.4	77	22.5	17.3-28.7
Robeson	395	250	64.3	57.7-70.4	56	16.7	12.1-22.8	89	18.9	14.6-24.1
Rowan	432	290	66.2	60.0-71.8	61	16.1	12.0-21.2	81	17.8	13.6-23.0
Union	360	236	63.2	56.1-69.7	40	14.7	9.7-21.7	84	22.1	17.1-28.0
Wake	589	378	62.1	56.5-67.4	99	18.7	14.6-23.6	112	19.2	15.0-24.2
Wayne	346	211	58.2	50.5-65.6	66	24.1	17.7-31.8	69	17.7	12.7-24.1
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	6,842	4,473	64.1	62.3-65.9	959	15.9	14.5-17.3	1,410	20.0	18.6-21.5
Western NC	2,781	1,800	64.2	61.7-66.6	387	14.4	12.7-16.4	594	21.4	19.3-23.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,838	1,179	63.5	60.3-66.6	274	16.0	13.6-18.8	385	20.5	18.0-23.1
Northwest	2,982	1,970	65.2	62.5-67.8	381	13.9	12.0-16.0	631	20.9	18.8-23.2
Charlotte	1,956	1,261	64.0	60.8-67.0	255	14.4	12.2-16.9	440	21.6	19.1-24.4
Greensboro	1,609	1,068	63.7	59.9-67.3	234	16.2	13.6-19.2	307	20.1	17.0-23.6
Southern Regional	1,319	849	61.8	57.6-65.8	179	16.1	13.1-19.6	291	22.1	18.8-25.8
Coastal	732	471	59.2	53.0-65.1	97	13.6	10.3-17.7	164	27.2	21.6-33.7
Wake	1,529	1,015	64.5	60.6-68.1	226	17.5	14.5-20.9	288	18.1	15.3-21.2
Area L	390	251	62.9	56.1-69.3	47	11.6	8.2-16.0	92	25.5	19.7-32.3
Eastern	1,883	1,207	62.9	59.6-66.1	276	14.9	12.7-17.5	400	22.2	19.4-25.2

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

336

217

63.1

54.6-70.9

13.2

9.3-18.5

23.6

16.4-32.9

Buncombe

342

220

63.5

56.3-70.2

16.8

11.7-23.6

19.7

14.8-25.6

Cabarrus

349

232

63.5

55.2-71.0

14.8

9.7-21.9

21.7

15.5-29.5

Catawba

392

258

65.0

58.3-71.2

12.2

8.8-16.7

22.7

17.5-29.0

Cumberland

365

244

61.1

53.6-68.0

19.0

13.3-26.5

19.9

14.7-26.4

Davidson

352

216

57.2

49.2-64.8

16.3

10.4-24.6

26.5

20.4-33.7

Durham

316

208

67.8

60.4-74.5

14.1

9.6-20.2

18.1

13.3-24.0

Forsyth

366

243

63.3

56.2-69.9

16.9

12.0-23.4

19.7

14.7-26.0

Gaston

374

226

60.1

52.9-66.8

14.2

9.8-20.0

100

25.8

20.0-32.6

Guilford

368

246

63.9

56.6-70.7

15.9

11.4-21.9

20.1

14.4-27.3

Iredell

375

249

64.6

57.7-70.8

14.7

10.2-20.6

20.8

15.7-26.9

Johnston

419

294

67.1

57.9-75.2

15.2

8.6-25.5

17.7

12.7-24.1

Mecklenburg

655

432

65.8

60.8-70.4

15.1

11.6-19.3

134

19.2

15.7-23.2

New Hanover

375

247

58.7

49.6-67.2

15.1

9.9-22.5

26.2

18.2-36.2

Onslow

365

225

61.6

54.7-68.1

19.0

14.0-25.2

19.4

14.7-25.1

Orange

340

233

67.3

58.9-74.7

14.7

10.1-20.9

18.0

11.9-26.5

Pitt

371

243

65.9

59.5-71.7

14.2

10.3-19.1

20.0

15.2-25.8

Randolph

364

238

61.8

55.0-68.3

15.6

11.2-21.4

22.5

17.3-28.7

Robeson

395

250

64.3

57.7-70.4

16.7

12.1-22.8

18.9

14.6-24.1

Rowan

432

290

66.2

60.0-71.8

16.1

12.0-21.2

17.8

13.6-23.0

Union

360

236

63.2

56.1-69.7

14.7

9.7-21.7

22.1

17.1-28.0

Wake

589

378

62.1

56.5-67.4

18.7

14.6-23.6

112

19.2

15.0-24.2

Wayne

346

211

58.2

50.5-65.6

24.1

17.7-31.8

17.7

12.7-24.1

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

6,842

4,473

64.1

62.3-65.9

959

15.9

14.5-17.3

1,410

20.0

18.6-21.5

Western NC

2,781

1,800

64.2

61.7-66.6

387

14.4

12.7-16.4

594

21.4

19.3-23.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,838

1,179

63.5

60.3-66.6

274

16.0

13.6-18.8

385

20.5

18.0-23.1

Northwest

2,982

1,970

65.2

62.5-67.8

381

13.9

12.0-16.0

631

20.9

18.8-23.2

Charlotte

1,956

1,261

64.0

60.8-67.0

255

14.4

12.2-16.9

440

21.6

19.1-24.4

Greensboro

1,609

1,068

63.7

59.9-67.3

234

16.2

13.6-19.2

307

20.1

17.0-23.6

Southern Regional

1,319

849

61.8

57.6-65.8

179

16.1

13.1-19.6

291

22.1

18.8-25.8

Coastal

732

471

59.2

53.0-65.1

13.6

10.3-17.7

164

27.2

21.6-33.7

Wake

1,529

1,015

64.5

60.6-68.1

226

17.5

14.5-20.9

288

18.1

15.3-21.2

Area L

390

251

62.9

56.1-69.3

11.6

8.2-16.0

25.5

19.7-32.3

Eastern

1,883

1,207

62.9

59.6-66.1

276

14.9

12.7-17.5

400

22.2

19.4-25.2

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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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