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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	1,028	605	60.2	56.1-64.3	183	17.6	14.6-21.1	240	22.1	18.9-25.7
Female	1,753	1,195	67.8	64.9-70.7	204	11.5	9.7-13.5	354	20.7	18.2-23.4
RACE
White	2,576	1,670	63.7	61.1-66.3	356	14.4	12.5-16.4	550	21.9	19.7-24.2
African American	86	55	64.3	49.0-77.2	12	17.9	8.8-32.8	19	17.8	10.1-29.5
Other Minorities	112	71	71.6	59.0-81.5	18	13.1	7.1-22.7	23	15.3	8.2-26.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	66	48	79.5	66.5-88.4	6	8.5	3.4-19.4	12	12.0	5.9-22.8
Non-Hispanic	2,709	1,750	63.6	61.0-66.1	380	14.7	12.8-16.7	579	21.8	19.7-24.0
AGE
18-24	75	50	65.1	50.4-77.4	12	21.1	10.9-36.8	13	13.9	7.3-24.8
25-34	226	145	61.3	53.4-68.6	33	13.4	9.2-19.1	48	25.3	18.8-33.1
35-44	367	230	63.9	58.0-69.4	61	17.2	13.2-22.2	76	18.9	14.7-23.9
45-54	506	351	69.4	64.4-74.0	62	11.4	8.6-15.0	93	19.1	15.3-23.6
55-64	624	432	69.0	64.6-73.0	80	12.5	9.9-15.7	112	18.5	15.1-22.3
65-74	550	340	59.7	54.8-64.3	73	14.4	11.3-18.2	137	25.9	21.8-30.5
75+	421	244	57.7	52.2-63.1	65	14.9	11.5-19.1	112	27.4	22.6-32.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	437	214	51.5	44.9-58.0	75	19.9	14.7-26.5	148	28.6	23.5-34.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	861	525	60.2	55.4-64.8	135	15.9	12.6-19.8	201	23.9	20.0-28.3
Some Post-H.S.	726	511	69.8	65.0-74.1	91	11.5	8.9-14.6	124	18.8	15.0-23.2
College Graduate	752	548	70.5	65.9-74.8	85	12.5	9.6-16.2	119	16.9	13.6-20.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	334	191	63.0	56.1-69.5	43	11.6	7.6-17.2	100	25.4	20.2-31.4
$15,000- 24,999	543	324	56.0	49.8-61.9	82	17.2	12.7-22.8	137	26.9	21.6-32.8
$25,000- 34,999	307	197	65.1	57.2-72.2	50	15.9	11.1-22.2	60	19.0	13.8-25.7
$35,000- 49,999	436	291	63.7	57.4-69.6	66	15.9	12.0-20.9	79	20.3	15.4-26.3
$50,000-74,999	386	272	69.4	63.2-75.0	45	13.1	9.3-18.2	69	17.5	13.1-22.9
$75,000+	422	309	72.5	66.9-77.5	51	10.2	7.5-13.7	62	17.4	13.1-22.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,096	669	59.1	54.9-63.2	163	16.5	13.2-20.5	264	24.4	21.0-28.1
No	1,646	1,118	67.2	64.0-70.2	215	13.2	11.2-15.5	313	19.6	17.1-22.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	427	253	63.2	57.5-68.7	69	14.0	10.8-18.1	105	22.7	18.3-27.8
Non-Veteran	2,354	1,547	64.4	61.6-67.0	318	14.5	12.5-16.7	489	21.2	18.9-23.6

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

-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

GENDER

Male

1,028

605

60.2

56.1-64.3

183

17.6

14.6-21.1

240

22.1

18.9-25.7

Female

1,753

1,195

67.8

64.9-70.7

204

11.5

9.7-13.5

354

20.7

18.2-23.4

RACE

White

2,576

1,670

63.7

61.1-66.3

356

14.4

12.5-16.4

550

21.9

19.7-24.2

African American

64.3

49.0-77.2

17.9

8.8-32.8

17.8

10.1-29.5

Other Minorities

112

71.6

59.0-81.5

13.1

7.1-22.7

15.3

8.2-26.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

79.5

66.5-88.4

8.5

3.4-19.4

12.0

5.9-22.8

Non-Hispanic

2,709

1,750

63.6

61.0-66.1

380

14.7

12.8-16.7

579

21.8

19.7-24.0

AGE

18-24

65.1

50.4-77.4

21.1

10.9-36.8

13.9

7.3-24.8

25-34

226

145

61.3

53.4-68.6

13.4

9.2-19.1

25.3

18.8-33.1

35-44

367

230

63.9

58.0-69.4

17.2

13.2-22.2

18.9

14.7-23.9

45-54

506

351

69.4

64.4-74.0

11.4

8.6-15.0

19.1

15.3-23.6

55-64

624

432

69.0

64.6-73.0

12.5

9.9-15.7

112

18.5

15.1-22.3

65-74

550

340

59.7

54.8-64.3

14.4

11.3-18.2

137

25.9

21.8-30.5

75+

421

244

57.7

52.2-63.1

14.9

11.5-19.1

112

27.4

22.6-32.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

437

214

51.5

44.9-58.0

19.9

14.7-26.5

148

28.6

23.5-34.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

861

525

60.2

55.4-64.8

135

15.9

12.6-19.8

201

23.9

20.0-28.3

Some Post-H.S.

726

511

69.8

65.0-74.1

11.5

8.9-14.6

124

18.8

15.0-23.2

College Graduate

752

548

70.5

65.9-74.8

12.5

9.6-16.2

119

16.9

13.6-20.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

334

191

63.0

56.1-69.5

11.6

7.6-17.2

100

25.4

20.2-31.4

$15,000- 24,999

543

324

56.0

49.8-61.9

17.2

12.7-22.8

137

26.9

21.6-32.8

$25,000- 34,999

307

197

65.1

57.2-72.2

15.9

11.1-22.2

19.0

13.8-25.7

$35,000- 49,999

436

291

63.7

57.4-69.6

15.9

12.0-20.9

20.3

15.4-26.3

$50,000-74,999

386

272

69.4

63.2-75.0

13.1

9.3-18.2

17.5

13.1-22.9

$75,000+

422

309

72.5

66.9-77.5

10.2

7.5-13.7

17.4

13.1-22.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,096

669

59.1

54.9-63.2

163

16.5

13.2-20.5

264

24.4

21.0-28.1

1,646

1,118

67.2

64.0-70.2

215

13.2

11.2-15.5

313

19.6

17.1-22.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

427

253

63.2

57.5-68.7

14.0

10.8-18.1

105

22.7

18.3-27.8

Non-Veteran

2,354

1,547

64.4

61.6-67.0

318

14.5

12.5-16.7

489

21.2

18.9-23.6

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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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