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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,806	685	3.0	2.7- 3.4	15,121	97.0	96.6-97.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	390	23	4.1	2.5- 6.6	367	95.9	93.4-97.5
Buncombe	344	6	1.2	0.5- 2.9	338	98.8	97.1-99.5
Cabarrus	369	17	2.7	1.5- 4.8	352	97.3	95.2-98.5
Catawba	448	14	2.1	1.1- 4.1	434	97.9	95.9-98.9
Cumberland	476	21	4.2	2.5- 7.0	455	95.8	93.0-97.5
Davidson	408	18	3.2	1.9- 5.3	390	96.8	94.7-98.1
Durham	396	12	1.7	0.8- 3.5	384	98.3	96.5-99.2
Forsyth	408	11	1.9	0.9- 3.7	397	98.1	96.3-99.1
Gaston	413	18	2.1	1.2- 3.5	395	97.9	96.5-98.8
Guilford	422	19	2.8	1.6- 4.7	403	97.2	95.3-98.4
Iredell	428	15	2.4	1.4- 4.2	413	97.6	95.8-98.6
Johnston	468	12	1.3	0.7- 2.3	456	98.7	97.7-99.3
Mecklenburg	677	18	2.3	1.3- 3.8	659	97.7	96.2-98.7
New Hanover	371	10	1.7	0.9- 3.4	361	98.3	96.6-99.1
Onslow	408	15	2.0	1.1- 3.7	393	98.0	96.3-98.9
Orange	380	13	2.6	1.4- 4.8	367	97.4	95.2-98.6
Pitt	389	16	3.0	1.6- 5.4	373	97.0	94.6-98.4
Randolph	401	21	3.3	2.0- 5.2	380	96.7	94.8-98.0
Robeson	397	20	3.3	2.0- 5.5	377	96.7	94.5-98.0
Rowan	447	28	5.7	3.5- 8.9	419	94.3	91.1-96.5
Union	409	15	2.0	1.2- 3.5	394	98.0	96.5-98.8
Wake	586	13	1.1	0.6- 2.0	573	98.9	98.0-99.4
Wayne	446	22	3.7	2.2- 6.2	424	96.3	93.8-97.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,289	258	3.6	3.1- 4.2	5,031	96.4	95.8-96.9
Piedmont	7,610	306	2.8	2.3- 3.3	7,304	97.2	96.7-97.7
Western NC	2,907	121	2.9	2.3- 3.7	2,786	97.1	96.3-97.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,903	80	2.9	2.2- 3.8	1,823	97.1	96.2-97.8
Northwest	3,311	129	2.8	2.2- 3.5	3,182	97.2	96.5-97.8
Charlotte	2,101	79	2.7	2.0- 3.8	2,022	97.3	96.2-98.0
Greensboro	1,815	95	3.6	2.8- 4.7	1,720	96.4	95.3-97.2
Southern Regional	1,543	82	4.1	3.1- 5.3	1,461	95.9	94.7-96.9
Coastal	776	48	5.2	3.7- 7.3	728	94.8	92.7-96.3
Wake	1,718	47	2.0	1.2- 3.6	1,671	98.0	96.4-98.8
Area L	474	27	3.8	2.3- 6.1	447	96.2	93.9-97.7
Eastern	2,165	98	2.9	2.3- 3.8	2,067	97.1	96.2-97.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,806

685

3.0

2.7- 3.4

15,121

97.0

96.6-97.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

390

4.1

2.5- 6.6

367

95.9

93.4-97.5

Buncombe

344

1.2

0.5- 2.9

338

98.8

97.1-99.5

Cabarrus

369

2.7

1.5- 4.8

352

97.3

95.2-98.5

Catawba

448

2.1

1.1- 4.1

434

97.9

95.9-98.9

Cumberland

476

4.2

2.5- 7.0

455

95.8

93.0-97.5

Davidson

408

3.2

1.9- 5.3

390

96.8

94.7-98.1

Durham

396

1.7

0.8- 3.5

384

98.3

96.5-99.2

Forsyth

408

1.9

0.9- 3.7

397

98.1

96.3-99.1

Gaston

413

2.1

1.2- 3.5

395

97.9

96.5-98.8

Guilford

422

2.8

1.6- 4.7

403

97.2

95.3-98.4

Iredell

428

2.4

1.4- 4.2

413

97.6

95.8-98.6

Johnston

468

1.3

0.7- 2.3

456

98.7

97.7-99.3

Mecklenburg

677

2.3

1.3- 3.8

659

97.7

96.2-98.7

New Hanover

371

1.7

0.9- 3.4

361

98.3

96.6-99.1

Onslow

408

2.0

1.1- 3.7

393

98.0

96.3-98.9

Orange

380

2.6

1.4- 4.8

367

97.4

95.2-98.6

Pitt

389

3.0

1.6- 5.4

373

97.0

94.6-98.4

Randolph

401

3.3

2.0- 5.2

380

96.7

94.8-98.0

Robeson

397

3.3

2.0- 5.5

377

96.7

94.5-98.0

Rowan

447

5.7

3.5- 8.9

419

94.3

91.1-96.5

Union

409

2.0

1.2- 3.5

394

98.0

96.5-98.8

Wake

586

1.1

0.6- 2.0

573

98.9

98.0-99.4

Wayne

446

3.7

2.2- 6.2

424

96.3

93.8-97.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,289

258

3.6

3.1- 4.2

5,031

96.4

95.8-96.9

Piedmont

7,610

306

2.8

2.3- 3.3

7,304

97.2

96.7-97.7

Western NC

2,907

121

2.9

2.3- 3.7

2,786

97.1

96.3-97.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,903

2.9

2.2- 3.8

1,823

97.1

96.2-97.8

Northwest

3,311

129

2.8

2.2- 3.5

3,182

97.2

96.5-97.8

Charlotte

2,101

2.7

2.0- 3.8

2,022

97.3

96.2-98.0

Greensboro

1,815

3.6

2.8- 4.7

1,720

96.4

95.3-97.2

Southern Regional

1,543

4.1

3.1- 5.3

1,461

95.9

94.7-96.9

Coastal

776

5.2

3.7- 7.3

728

94.8

92.7-96.3

Wake

1,718

2.0

1.2- 3.6

1,671

98.0

96.4-98.8

Area L

474

3.8

2.3- 6.1

447

96.2

93.9-97.7

Eastern

2,165

2.9

2.3- 3.8

2,067

97.1

96.2-97.7

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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.

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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