BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,806	685	3.0	2.7- 3.4	15,121	97.0	96.6-97.3
GENDER
Male	5,987	263	2.7	2.3- 3.2	5,724	97.3	96.8-97.7
Female	9,819	422	3.3	2.8- 3.9	9,397	96.7	96.1-97.2
RACE
White	12,265	500	2.7	2.4- 3.0	11,765	97.3	97.0-97.6
African American	2,389	151	4.9	4.0- 6.1	2,238	95.1	93.9-96.0
Asian	108	3	2.2	0.4-10.1	105	97.8	89.9-99.6
Native American	320	17	5.2	2.8- 9.4	303	94.8	90.6-97.2
Other Minorities	660	13	1.8	0.5- 5.7	647	98.2	94.3-99.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	636	10	0.6	0.3- 1.4	626	99.4	98.6-99.7
-English Speaking	237	7	1.2	0.5- 2.8	230	98.8	97.2-99.5
-Spanish Speaking	399	3	0.4	0.1- 1.6	396	99.6	98.4-99.9
Non-Hispanic	15,120	669	3.2	2.9- 3.6	14,451	96.8	96.4-97.1
AGE
18-24	474	1	0.8	0.1- 5.1	473	99.2	94.9-99.9
25-34	1,512	11	0.7	0.3- 1.5	1,501	99.3	98.5-99.7
35-44	2,451	33	1.2	0.8- 1.9	2,418	98.8	98.1-99.2
45-54	3,079	82	2.5	1.9- 3.2	2,997	97.5	96.8-98.1
55-64	3,379	156	4.5	3.7- 5.5	3,223	95.5	94.5-96.3
65-74	2,725	187	7.0	5.9- 8.4	2,538	93.0	91.6-94.1
75+	2,072	213	10.9	9.3-12.8	1,859	89.1	87.2-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,261	187	5.8	4.8- 7.0	2,074	94.2	93.0-95.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,645	218	3.3	2.6- 4.2	4,427	96.7	95.8-97.4
Some Post-H.S.	4,106	161	2.8	2.2- 3.5	3,945	97.2	96.5-97.8
College Graduate	4,755	118	1.7	1.3- 2.1	4,637	98.3	97.9-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,780	157	7.9	5.8-10.5	1,623	92.1	89.5-94.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,523	166	4.0	3.2- 5.0	2,357	96.0	95.0-96.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,679	79	4.3	3.3- 5.7	1,600	95.7	94.3-96.7
$35,000- 49,999	2,194	68	2.1	1.6- 2.8	2,126	97.9	97.2-98.4
$50,000-74,999	2,240	36	1.0	0.7- 1.5	2,204	99.0	98.5-99.3
$75,000+	3,232	47	1.0	0.7- 1.5	3,185	99.0	98.5-99.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,870	505	7.2	6.3- 8.2	5,365	92.8	91.8-93.7
No	9,487	169	1.2	1.0- 1.4	9,318	98.8	98.6-99.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,385	139	3.9	3.2- 4.8	2,246	96.1	95.2-96.8
Non-Veteran	13,414	546	2.9	2.5- 3.3	12,868	97.1	96.7-97.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,806

685

3.0

2.7- 3.4

15,121

97.0

96.6-97.3

GENDER

Male

5,987

263

2.7

2.3- 3.2

5,724

97.3

96.8-97.7

Female

9,819

422

3.3

2.8- 3.9

9,397

96.7

96.1-97.2

RACE

White

12,265

500

2.7

2.4- 3.0

11,765

97.3

97.0-97.6

African American

2,389

151

4.9

4.0- 6.1

2,238

95.1

93.9-96.0

Asian

108

2.2

0.4-10.1

105

97.8

89.9-99.6

Native American

320

5.2

2.8- 9.4

303

94.8

90.6-97.2

Other Minorities

660

1.8

0.5- 5.7

647

98.2

94.3-99.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

636

0.6

0.3- 1.4

626

99.4

98.6-99.7

-English Speaking

237

1.2

0.5- 2.8

230

98.8

97.2-99.5

-Spanish Speaking

399

0.4

0.1- 1.6

396

99.6

98.4-99.9

Non-Hispanic

15,120

669

3.2

2.9- 3.6

14,451

96.8

96.4-97.1

AGE

18-24

474

0.8

0.1- 5.1

473

99.2

94.9-99.9

25-34

1,512

0.7

0.3- 1.5

1,501

99.3

98.5-99.7

35-44

2,451

1.2

0.8- 1.9

2,418

98.8

98.1-99.2

45-54

3,079

2.5

1.9- 3.2

2,997

97.5

96.8-98.1

55-64

3,379

156

4.5

3.7- 5.5

3,223

95.5

94.5-96.3

65-74

2,725

187

7.0

5.9- 8.4

2,538

93.0

91.6-94.1

75+

2,072

213

10.9

9.3-12.8

1,859

89.1

87.2-90.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,261

187

5.8

4.8- 7.0

2,074

94.2

93.0-95.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,645

218

3.3

2.6- 4.2

4,427

96.7

95.8-97.4

Some Post-H.S.

4,106

161

2.8

2.2- 3.5

3,945

97.2

96.5-97.8

College Graduate

4,755

118

1.7

1.3- 2.1

4,637

98.3

97.9-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,780

157

7.9

5.8-10.5

1,623

92.1

89.5-94.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,523

166

4.0

3.2- 5.0

2,357

96.0

95.0-96.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,679

4.3

3.3- 5.7

1,600

95.7

94.3-96.7

$35,000- 49,999

2,194

2.1

1.6- 2.8

2,126

97.9

97.2-98.4

$50,000-74,999

2,240

1.0

0.7- 1.5

2,204

99.0

98.5-99.3

$75,000+

3,232

1.0

0.7- 1.5

3,185

99.0

98.5-99.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,870

505

7.2

6.3- 8.2

5,365

92.8

91.8-93.7

9,487

169

1.2

1.0- 1.4

9,318

98.8

98.6-99.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,385

139

3.9

3.2- 4.8

2,246

96.1

95.2-96.8

Non-Veteran

13,414

546

2.9

2.5- 3.3

12,868

97.1

96.7-97.5

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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