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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston County

Heart Attack and Stroke

Do you think sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side, are symptoms of a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Don't know/Not Sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,514 11,843 93.5 92.5-94.4 193 2.3 1.8- 3.0 478 4.2 3.5- 5.0
-Johnston County 338 322 95.9 92.7-97.7 2 0.5 0.1- 2.6 14 3.6 1.9- 6.6
GENDER
Male 127 119 94.3 87.9-97.4 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0 7 4.8 2.0-11.0
Female 211 203 97.4 94.1-98.9 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 7 2.4 1.0- 5.8
RACE
White 272 264 97.1 93.7-98.7 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 7 2.3 1.0- 5.5
Other 64 56 91.7 81.0-96.6 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2 7 7.8 3.0-18.6
AGE
18-44 114 109 95.8 89.5-98.4 1 0.8 0.1- 5.4 4 3.5 1.2- 9.7
45+ 222 212 96.8 93.9-98.3 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 9 3.0 1.5- 5.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 165 153 93.3 87.0-96.6 2 1.2 0.2- 5.7 10 5.6 2.6-11.6
Some College + 172 168 98.0 94.2-99.3 0 0.0 . - . 4 2.0 0.7- 5.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 155 145 93.7 87.2-97.0 1 1.0 0.1- 7.0 9 5.2 2.3-11.3
$50,000+ 145 143 98.9 95.6-99.7 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.1 0.3- 4.4

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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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