BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you think severe headache with no known cause is a symptom of a stroke?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	2,510	1,549	60.4	57.4-63.3	430	19.0	16.7-21.6	531	20.6	18.3-23.1
Female	4,332	2,924	67.6	65.5-69.6	529	13.0	11.6-14.5	879	19.4	17.7-21.2
RACE
White	5,495	3,635	65.3	63.3-67.2	745	15.3	13.8-17.0	1,115	19.4	17.8-21.0
African American	936	589	61.6	57.0-65.9	148	17.6	14.4-21.4	199	20.8	17.4-24.7
Other Minorities	391	240	61.8	54.7-68.5	59	15.5	11.2-21.0	92	22.7	17.1-29.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	296	203	69.0	61.4-75.7	34	13.2	8.7-19.6	59	17.8	12.8-24.1
Non-Hispanic	6,533	4,263	63.7	61.9-65.5	924	16.1	14.7-17.6	1,346	20.2	18.7-21.8
AGE
18-24	224	132	58.0	49.5-66.0	42	18.3	12.7-25.5	50	23.7	17.1-32.0
25-34	681	416	62.5	57.6-67.2	122	19.6	15.9-24.0	143	17.9	14.7-21.6
35-44	1,164	761	64.4	60.7-67.9	179	16.6	13.9-19.7	224	19.1	16.3-22.1
45-54	1,417	933	66.0	62.8-69.1	203	14.4	12.2-16.9	281	19.6	17.0-22.4
55-64	1,390	1,008	73.1	70.1-76.0	158	12.1	10.0-14.5	224	14.8	12.6-17.2
65-74	1,080	716	64.4	60.6-68.1	128	12.8	10.2-15.9	236	22.8	19.7-26.2
75+	846	480	55.4	51.0-59.7	122	15.1	12.3-18.4	244	29.5	25.5-33.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	895	454	54.8	49.3-60.1	156	17.3	13.4-22.0	285	28.0	23.6-32.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,890	1,167	60.7	57.0-64.2	296	18.7	15.9-21.9	427	20.6	17.9-23.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,735	1,184	66.4	62.8-69.7	225	15.3	12.8-18.2	326	18.3	15.7-21.2
College Graduate	2,316	1,665	69.2	66.3-71.9	281	13.5	11.6-15.6	370	17.3	15.0-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	619	353	57.4	51.0-63.6	103	16.3	12.0-21.9	163	26.2	21.1-32.1
$15,000- 24,999	969	589	61.1	55.8-66.2	149	17.2	13.3-21.8	231	21.7	17.9-26.1
$25,000- 34,999	689	430	58.7	53.0-64.2	114	19.6	15.2-24.9	145	21.7	17.5-26.5
$35,000- 49,999	953	632	65.7	61.1-70.0	137	17.0	13.5-21.1	184	17.3	14.5-20.6
$50,000-74,999	1,010	696	67.1	62.5-71.4	142	16.2	13.0-19.9	172	16.7	13.4-20.7
$75,000+	1,663	1,203	69.2	65.7-72.4	196	13.3	11.0-16.0	264	17.5	14.9-20.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,321	1,461	61.8	58.7-64.9	336	15.7	13.6-18.2	524	22.4	19.8-25.3
No	4,422	2,949	65.1	62.9-67.3	612	15.8	14.2-17.7	861	19.1	17.4-20.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	917	587	61.3	56.3-66.1	150	18.1	14.5-22.3	180	20.6	16.6-25.3
Non-Veteran	5,923	3,886	64.5	62.6-66.4	808	15.6	14.1-17.1	1,229	19.9	18.4-21.5

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

2,510

1,549

60.4

57.4-63.3

430

19.0

16.7-21.6

531

20.6

18.3-23.1

Female

4,332

2,924

67.6

65.5-69.6

529

13.0

11.6-14.5

879

19.4

17.7-21.2

RACE

White

5,495

3,635

65.3

63.3-67.2

745

15.3

13.8-17.0

1,115

19.4

17.8-21.0

African American

936

589

61.6

57.0-65.9

148

17.6

14.4-21.4

199

20.8

17.4-24.7

Other Minorities

391

240

61.8

54.7-68.5

15.5

11.2-21.0

22.7

17.1-29.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

296

203

69.0

61.4-75.7

13.2

8.7-19.6

17.8

12.8-24.1

Non-Hispanic

6,533

4,263

63.7

61.9-65.5

924

16.1

14.7-17.6

1,346

20.2

18.7-21.8

AGE

18-24

224

132

58.0

49.5-66.0

18.3

12.7-25.5

23.7

17.1-32.0

25-34

681

416

62.5

57.6-67.2

122

19.6

15.9-24.0

143

17.9

14.7-21.6

35-44

1,164

761

64.4

60.7-67.9

179

16.6

13.9-19.7

224

19.1

16.3-22.1

45-54

1,417

933

66.0

62.8-69.1

203

14.4

12.2-16.9

281

19.6

17.0-22.4

55-64

1,390

1,008

73.1

70.1-76.0

158

12.1

10.0-14.5

224

14.8

12.6-17.2

65-74

1,080

716

64.4

60.6-68.1

128

12.8

10.2-15.9

236

22.8

19.7-26.2

75+

846

480

55.4

51.0-59.7

122

15.1

12.3-18.4

244

29.5

25.5-33.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

895

454

54.8

49.3-60.1

156

17.3

13.4-22.0

285

28.0

23.6-32.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,890

1,167

60.7

57.0-64.2

296

18.7

15.9-21.9

427

20.6

17.9-23.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,735

1,184

66.4

62.8-69.7

225

15.3

12.8-18.2

326

18.3

15.7-21.2

College Graduate

2,316

1,665

69.2

66.3-71.9

281

13.5

11.6-15.6

370

17.3

15.0-19.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

619

353

57.4

51.0-63.6

103

16.3

12.0-21.9

163

26.2

21.1-32.1

$15,000- 24,999

969

589

61.1

55.8-66.2

149

17.2

13.3-21.8

231

21.7

17.9-26.1

$25,000- 34,999

689

430

58.7

53.0-64.2

114

19.6

15.2-24.9

145

21.7

17.5-26.5

$35,000- 49,999

953

632

65.7

61.1-70.0

137

17.0

13.5-21.1

184

17.3

14.5-20.6

$50,000-74,999

1,010

696

67.1

62.5-71.4

142

16.2

13.0-19.9

172

16.7

13.4-20.7

$75,000+

1,663

1,203

69.2

65.7-72.4

196

13.3

11.0-16.0

264

17.5

14.9-20.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,321

1,461

61.8

58.7-64.9

336

15.7

13.6-18.2

524

22.4

19.8-25.3

4,422

2,949

65.1

62.9-67.3

612

15.8

14.2-17.7

861

19.1

17.4-20.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

917

587

61.3

56.3-66.1

150

18.1

14.5-22.3

180

20.6

16.6-25.3

Non-Veteran

5,923

3,886

64.5

62.6-66.4

808

15.6

14.1-17.1

1,229

19.9

18.4-21.5

Back to Heart Attack and Stroke.

^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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