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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 590 563 94.6 91.3-96.7 6 0.8 0.3- 2.1 21 4.6 2.6- 7.9
GENDER
Male 217 200 91.2 84.5-95.1 4 1.5 0.5- 4.1 13 7.4 3.7-14.1
Female 373 363 97.7 95.1-98.9 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 8 2.0 0.9- 4.7
RACE
White 412 400 98.3 96.8-99.1 3 0.4 0.1- 1.2 9 1.3 0.6- 2.7
Other 168 154 89.3 81.1-94.2 3 1.6 0.5- 5.0 11 9.1 4.5-17.4
AGE
18-44 182 174 94.0 87.5-97.2 0 0.0 . - . 8 6.0 2.8-12.5
45+ 402 384 95.9 93.1-97.6 6 1.8 0.7- 4.3 12 2.3 1.2- 4.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 141 128 91.0 81.4-95.9 3 1.1 0.3- 3.8 10 7.9 3.3-17.8
Some College + 447 433 95.9 92.4-97.8 3 0.8 0.2- 2.5 11 3.4 1.6- 6.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 218 201 89.3 81.0-94.2 3 1.3 0.4- 4.6 14 9.4 4.7-17.7
$50,000+ 274 270 97.9 93.4-99.4 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3 3 1.6 0.4- 6.5

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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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