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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	2,781	527	19.4	17.4-21.4	2,254	80.6	78.6-82.6
GENDER
Male	1,028	163	17.9	14.8-21.5	865	82.1	78.5-85.2
Female	1,753	364	20.7	18.4-23.1	1,389	79.3	76.9-81.6
RACE
White	2,576	504	20.1	18.2-22.3	2,072	79.9	77.7-81.8
African American	86	9	20.8	7.6-45.7	77	79.2	54.3-92.4
Other Minorities	112	14	6.4	2.6-14.8	98	93.6	85.2-97.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	66	8	8.0	2.9-20.2	58	92.0	79.8-97.1
Non-Hispanic	2,709	519	19.8	17.9-22.0	2,190	80.2	78.0-82.1
AGE
18-24	75	11	11.7	5.8-22.2	64	88.3	77.8-94.2
25-34	226	45	19.8	14.2-27.0	181	80.2	73.0-85.8
35-44	367	77	22.8	18.1-28.3	290	77.2	71.7-81.9
45-54	506	110	22.2	18.0-27.2	396	77.8	72.8-82.0
55-64	624	148	23.6	20.0-27.7	476	76.4	72.3-80.0
65-74	550	85	13.7	11.0-16.9	465	86.3	83.1-89.0
75+	421	47	12.8	9.5-17.1	374	87.2	82.9-90.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	437	21	5.6	3.2- 9.3	416	94.4	90.7-96.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	861	122	14.2	11.2-17.8	739	85.8	82.2-88.8
Some Post-H.S.	726	160	22.2	18.3-26.7	566	77.8	73.3-81.7
College Graduate	752	224	30.5	26.4-35.1	528	69.5	64.9-73.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	334	36	12.1	8.0-18.0	298	87.9	82.0-92.0
$15,000- 24,999	543	67	12.8	9.5-17.0	476	87.2	83.0-90.5
$25,000- 34,999	307	52	16.0	10.3-24.1	255	84.0	75.9-89.7
$35,000- 49,999	436	95	22.2	17.4-27.8	341	77.8	72.2-82.6
$50,000-74,999	386	103	26.2	20.9-32.2	283	73.8	67.8-79.1
$75,000+	422	131	30.6	25.3-36.4	291	69.4	63.6-74.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,096	170	14.9	12.5-17.6	926	85.1	82.4-87.5
No	1,646	354	21.8	19.2-24.7	1,292	78.2	75.3-80.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	427	73	21.0	16.1-27.0	354	79.0	73.0-83.9
Non-Veteran	2,354	454	19.1	17.0-21.3	1,900	80.9	78.7-83.0

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

-Western NC

2,781

527

19.4

17.4-21.4

2,254

80.6

78.6-82.6

GENDER

Male

1,028

163

17.9

14.8-21.5

865

82.1

78.5-85.2

Female

1,753

364

20.7

18.4-23.1

1,389

79.3

76.9-81.6

RACE

White

2,576

504

20.1

18.2-22.3

2,072

79.9

77.7-81.8

African American

20.8

7.6-45.7

79.2

54.3-92.4

Other Minorities

112

6.4

2.6-14.8

93.6

85.2-97.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.0

2.9-20.2

92.0

79.8-97.1

Non-Hispanic

2,709

519

19.8

17.9-22.0

2,190

80.2

78.0-82.1

AGE

18-24

11.7

5.8-22.2

88.3

77.8-94.2

25-34

226

19.8

14.2-27.0

181

80.2

73.0-85.8

35-44

367

22.8

18.1-28.3

290

77.2

71.7-81.9

45-54

506

110

22.2

18.0-27.2

396

77.8

72.8-82.0

55-64

624

148

23.6

20.0-27.7

476

76.4

72.3-80.0

65-74

550

13.7

11.0-16.9

465

86.3

83.1-89.0

75+

421

12.8

9.5-17.1

374

87.2

82.9-90.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

437

5.6

3.2- 9.3

416

94.4

90.7-96.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

861

122

14.2

11.2-17.8

739

85.8

82.2-88.8

Some Post-H.S.

726

160

22.2

18.3-26.7

566

77.8

73.3-81.7

College Graduate

752

224

30.5

26.4-35.1

528

69.5

64.9-73.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

334

12.1

8.0-18.0

298

87.9

82.0-92.0

$15,000- 24,999

543

12.8

9.5-17.0

476

87.2

83.0-90.5

$25,000- 34,999

307

16.0

10.3-24.1

255

84.0

75.9-89.7

$35,000- 49,999

436

22.2

17.4-27.8

341

77.8

72.2-82.6

$50,000-74,999

386

103

26.2

20.9-32.2

283

73.8

67.8-79.1

$75,000+

422

131

30.6

25.3-36.4

291

69.4

63.6-74.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,096

170

14.9

12.5-17.6

926

85.1

82.4-87.5

1,646

354

21.8

19.2-24.7

1,292

78.2

75.3-80.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

427

21.0

16.1-27.0

354

79.0

73.0-83.9

Non-Veteran

2,354

454

19.1

17.0-21.3

1,900

80.9

78.7-83.0

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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