BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	13,245	572	2.7	2.4- 3.1	12,673	97.3	96.9-97.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	351	19	3.1	1.8- 5.2	332	96.9	94.8-98.2
Buncombe	398	13	2.0	1.1- 3.6	385	98.0	96.4-98.9
Cabarrus	351	9	1.3	0.6- 2.6	342	98.7	97.4-99.4
Catawba	365	14	2.7	1.5- 5.0	351	97.3	95.0-98.5
Cumberland	382	20	3.5	2.1- 6.0	362	96.5	94.0-97.9
Davidson	411	23	3.5	2.2- 5.4	388	96.5	94.6-97.8
Durham	417	16	2.8	1.4- 5.5	401	97.2	94.5-98.6
Forsyth	383	14	1.9	1.1- 3.4	369	98.1	96.6-98.9
Gaston	349	13	2.2	1.2- 3.9	336	97.8	96.1-98.8
Guilford	427	21	4.0	2.2- 7.1	406	96.0	92.9-97.8
Iredell	438	22	3.3	2.0- 5.2	416	96.7	94.8-98.0
Johnston	369	18	3.2	1.8- 5.5	351	96.8	94.5-98.2
Mecklenburg	617	19	1.8	1.0- 3.2	598	98.2	96.8-99.0
New Hanover	411	19	2.7	1.6- 4.5	392	97.3	95.5-98.4
Onslow	385	14	2.3	1.3- 3.9	371	97.7	96.1-98.7
Orange	370	15	2.7	1.5- 4.8	355	97.3	95.2-98.5
Pitt	370	17	2.7	1.6- 4.6	353	97.3	95.4-98.4
Randolph	357	17	3.0	1.7- 5.1	340	97.0	94.9-98.3
Robeson	374	12	1.8	0.9- 3.5	362	98.2	96.5-99.1
Rowan	436	20	2.9	1.7- 4.9	416	97.1	95.1-98.3
Union	368	12	2.0	1.0- 3.9	356	98.0	96.1-99.0
Wake	603	23	2.5	1.6- 3.9	580	97.5	96.1-98.4
Wayne	386	27	4.3	2.7- 6.7	359	95.7	93.3-97.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,653	181	3.0	2.4- 3.7	3,472	97.0	96.3-97.6
Piedmont	6,773	273	2.5	2.1- 3.0	6,500	97.5	97.0-97.9
Western NC	2,819	118	3.0	2.4- 3.9	2,701	97.0	96.1-97.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,921	78	2.8	2.1- 3.7	1,843	97.2	96.3-97.9
Northwest	3,011	136	2.7	2.2- 3.4	2,875	97.3	96.6-97.8
Charlotte	1,806	57	1.9	1.3- 2.7	1,749	98.1	97.3-98.7
Greensboro	1,646	73	3.1	2.1- 4.6	1,573	96.9	95.4-97.9
Southern Regional	1,190	57	3.7	2.5- 5.5	1,133	96.3	94.5-97.5
Coastal	572	24	2.3	1.2- 4.3	548	97.7	95.7-98.8
Wake	1,512	62	2.5	1.8- 3.4	1,450	97.5	96.6-98.2
Area L	142	5	1.9	0.7- 5.0	137	98.1	95.0-99.3
Eastern	1,445	80	3.5	2.5- 4.9	1,365	96.5	95.1-97.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,245

572

2.7

2.4- 3.1

12,673

97.3

96.9-97.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

351

3.1

1.8- 5.2

332

96.9

94.8-98.2

Buncombe

398

2.0

1.1- 3.6

385

98.0

96.4-98.9

Cabarrus

351

1.3

0.6- 2.6

342

98.7

97.4-99.4

Catawba

365

2.7

1.5- 5.0

351

97.3

95.0-98.5

Cumberland

382

3.5

2.1- 6.0

362

96.5

94.0-97.9

Davidson

411

3.5

2.2- 5.4

388

96.5

94.6-97.8

Durham

417

2.8

1.4- 5.5

401

97.2

94.5-98.6

Forsyth

383

1.9

1.1- 3.4

369

98.1

96.6-98.9

Gaston

349

2.2

1.2- 3.9

336

97.8

96.1-98.8

Guilford

427

4.0

2.2- 7.1

406

96.0

92.9-97.8

Iredell

438

3.3

2.0- 5.2

416

96.7

94.8-98.0

Johnston

369

3.2

1.8- 5.5

351

96.8

94.5-98.2

Mecklenburg

617

1.8

1.0- 3.2

598

98.2

96.8-99.0

New Hanover

411

2.7

1.6- 4.5

392

97.3

95.5-98.4

Onslow

385

2.3

1.3- 3.9

371

97.7

96.1-98.7

Orange

370

2.7

1.5- 4.8

355

97.3

95.2-98.5

Pitt

370

2.7

1.6- 4.6

353

97.3

95.4-98.4

Randolph

357

3.0

1.7- 5.1

340

97.0

94.9-98.3

Robeson

374

1.8

0.9- 3.5

362

98.2

96.5-99.1

Rowan

436

2.9

1.7- 4.9

416

97.1

95.1-98.3

Union

368

2.0

1.0- 3.9

356

98.0

96.1-99.0

Wake

603

2.5

1.6- 3.9

580

97.5

96.1-98.4

Wayne

386

4.3

2.7- 6.7

359

95.7

93.3-97.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,653

181

3.0

2.4- 3.7

3,472

97.0

96.3-97.6

Piedmont

6,773

273

2.5

2.1- 3.0

6,500

97.5

97.0-97.9

Western NC

2,819

118

3.0

2.4- 3.9

2,701

97.0

96.1-97.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,921

2.8

2.1- 3.7

1,843

97.2

96.3-97.9

Northwest

3,011

136

2.7

2.2- 3.4

2,875

97.3

96.6-97.8

Charlotte

1,806

1.9

1.3- 2.7

1,749

98.1

97.3-98.7

Greensboro

1,646

3.1

2.1- 4.6

1,573

96.9

95.4-97.9

Southern Regional

1,190

3.7

2.5- 5.5

1,133

96.3

94.5-97.5

Coastal

572

2.3

1.2- 4.3

548

97.7

95.7-98.8

Wake

1,512

2.5

1.8- 3.4

1,450

97.5

96.6-98.2

Area L

142

1.9

0.7- 5.0

137

98.1

95.0-99.3

Eastern

1,445

3.5

2.5- 4.9

1,365

96.5

95.1-97.5

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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.

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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