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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Heart Attack and Stroke

Do you think sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance 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 12,499 10,855 85.7 84.3-86.9 562 4.6 4.0- 5.3 1,082 9.8 8.7-11.0
-Mecklenburg County 588 518 84.5 79.5-88.5 25 5.6 3.2- 9.6 45 9.9 6.8-14.1
GENDER
Male 215 179 77.8 69.1-84.6 14 9.3 4.8-17.2 22 12.9 8.0-20.3
Female 373 339 90.5 85.0-94.1 11 2.4 1.0- 5.3 23 7.2 4.0-12.4
RACE
White 410 378 92.3 88.6-94.9 12 2.8 1.5- 5.3 20 4.8 2.8- 8.2
Other 168 131 72.1 61.3-80.9 13 10.3 4.9-20.3 24 17.6 10.9-27.1
AGE
18-44 182 154 81.6 72.7-88.1 8 6.3 2.6-14.5 20 12.0 7.2-19.6
45+ 400 359 88.0 83.3-91.5 17 5.0 3.0- 8.2 24 7.0 4.3-11.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 140 113 73.0 60.0-82.9 13 12.9 5.8-26.3 14 14.1 7.7-24.6
Some College + 446 403 88.7 83.8-92.2 12 3.0 1.6- 5.3 31 8.4 5.2-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 217 190 84.7 76.1-90.6 8 3.8 1.4- 9.5 19 11.6 6.5-19.8
$50,000+ 274 246 86.2 78.5-91.4 8 5.0 1.8-13.2 20 8.8 5.2-14.4

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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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