BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you think sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance are symptoms of a stroke?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not Sure
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	338	299	89.3	83.4-93.3	15	3.0	1.6- 5.4	24	7.7	4.2-13.6
Buncombe	379	332	86.9	81.5-90.9	19	5.5	3.0-10.0	28	7.5	4.6-12.0
Cabarrus	325	279	86.9	80.9-91.2	18	5.7	3.0-10.4	28	7.4	4.3-12.4
Catawba	349	287	81.6	72.9-88.0	22	9.0	3.9-19.5	40	9.4	6.3-13.7
Cumberland	357	311	85.6	78.8-90.5	17	4.0	2.2- 7.2	29	10.3	6.0-17.3
Davidson	394	350	89.4	84.6-92.9	11	2.7	1.2- 5.9	33	7.8	4.9-12.2
Durham	398	353	76.9	67.4-84.2	9	4.3	2.0- 9.0	36	18.8	11.9-28.6
Forsyth	361	335	90.6	84.1-94.7	10	3.8	1.5- 9.4	16	5.5	2.6-11.2
Gaston	325	274	89.0	84.7-92.2	20	3.7	2.2- 6.0	31	7.3	4.6-11.4
Guilford	400	346	86.6	80.3-91.0	21	4.1	2.5- 6.6	33	9.4	5.4-15.8
Iredell	407	363	89.3	83.9-93.1	17	4.9	2.2-10.7	27	5.8	3.7- 8.8
Johnston	338	291	85.7	80.4-89.8	14	5.6	3.1- 9.7	33	8.7	5.7-13.0
Mecklenburg	588	518	84.5	79.5-88.5	25	5.6	3.2- 9.6	45	9.9	6.8-14.1
New Hanover	391	346	90.2	85.5-93.4	18	3.9	2.1- 7.1	27	6.0	3.5- 9.9
Onslow	365	320	86.9	81.6-90.8	20	5.2	3.1- 8.8	25	7.9	4.8-12.7
Orange	355	313	87.9	83.4-91.3	11	4.0	2.1- 7.4	31	8.1	5.5-11.9
Pitt	351	303	86.1	80.7-90.1	17	5.9	3.2-10.5	31	8.1	5.3-12.2
Randolph	334	290	85.7	79.1-90.5	20	7.6	4.1-13.7	24	6.7	3.8-11.4
Robeson	348	287	79.8	73.1-85.1	16	5.8	3.0-11.1	45	14.4	10.0-20.3
Rowan	414	356	85.7	79.8-90.0	21	5.0	2.9- 8.5	37	9.3	5.7-14.9
Union	347	310	91.5	87.6-94.3	10	1.7	0.8- 3.5	27	6.8	4.3-10.5
Wake	565	503	85.8	79.0-90.6	23	4.7	2.4- 9.0	39	9.5	5.4-16.2
Wayne	364	306	83.2	76.7-88.1	20	6.4	3.3-12.3	38	10.4	6.9-15.4
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,412	2,929	86.4	84.0-88.5	160	3.8	3.0- 4.8	323	9.8	7.9-12.1
Piedmont	6,400	5,601	84.9	82.9-86.6	286	5.2	4.2- 6.3	513	9.9	8.4-11.7
Western NC	2,687	2,325	87.7	85.7-89.4	116	3.6	2.7- 4.7	246	8.7	7.2-10.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,834	1,600	87.4	84.8-89.6	74	3.7	2.6- 5.2	160	8.9	7.1-11.3
Northwest	2,851	2,474	86.9	84.2-89.1	132	5.0	3.6- 6.8	245	8.2	6.4-10.5
Charlotte	1,702	1,479	85.1	81.8-87.9	81	5.7	4.0- 8.0	142	9.2	7.0-12.0
Greensboro	1,558	1,360	85.2	80.9-88.7	76	4.9	3.4- 7.0	122	9.8	6.7-14.2
Southern Regional	1,103	931	84.6	80.4-88.0	50	4.4	2.6- 7.3	122	11.0	8.2-14.6
Coastal	537	475	90.1	85.2-93.5	22	2.8	1.3- 5.7	40	7.1	4.3-11.6
Wake	1,419	1,250	83.5	79.0-87.1	51	4.5	2.9- 6.9	118	12.0	8.7-16.3
Area L	128	108	87.6	79.2-92.8	9	5.7	2.5-12.5	11	6.7	3.2-13.4
Eastern	1,367	1,178	85.7	80.6-89.7	67	3.2	2.2- 4.6	122	11.0	7.3-16.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

338

299

89.3

83.4-93.3

3.0

1.6- 5.4

7.7

4.2-13.6

Buncombe

379

332

86.9

81.5-90.9

5.5

3.0-10.0

7.5

4.6-12.0

Cabarrus

325

279

86.9

80.9-91.2

5.7

3.0-10.4

7.4

4.3-12.4

Catawba

349

287

81.6

72.9-88.0

9.0

3.9-19.5

9.4

6.3-13.7

Cumberland

357

311

85.6

78.8-90.5

4.0

2.2- 7.2

10.3

6.0-17.3

Davidson

394

350

89.4

84.6-92.9

2.7

1.2- 5.9

7.8

4.9-12.2

Durham

398

353

76.9

67.4-84.2

4.3

2.0- 9.0

18.8

11.9-28.6

Forsyth

361

335

90.6

84.1-94.7

3.8

1.5- 9.4

5.5

2.6-11.2

Gaston

325

274

89.0

84.7-92.2

3.7

2.2- 6.0

7.3

4.6-11.4

Guilford

400

346

86.6

80.3-91.0

4.1

2.5- 6.6

9.4

5.4-15.8

Iredell

407

363

89.3

83.9-93.1

4.9

2.2-10.7

5.8

3.7- 8.8

Johnston

338

291

85.7

80.4-89.8

5.6

3.1- 9.7

8.7

5.7-13.0

Mecklenburg

588

518

84.5

79.5-88.5

5.6

3.2- 9.6

9.9

6.8-14.1

New Hanover

391

346

90.2

85.5-93.4

3.9

2.1- 7.1

6.0

3.5- 9.9

Onslow

365

320

86.9

81.6-90.8

5.2

3.1- 8.8

7.9

4.8-12.7

Orange

355

313

87.9

83.4-91.3

4.0

2.1- 7.4

8.1

5.5-11.9

Pitt

351

303

86.1

80.7-90.1

5.9

3.2-10.5

8.1

5.3-12.2

Randolph

334

290

85.7

79.1-90.5

7.6

4.1-13.7

6.7

3.8-11.4

Robeson

348

287

79.8

73.1-85.1

5.8

3.0-11.1

14.4

10.0-20.3

Rowan

414

356

85.7

79.8-90.0

5.0

2.9- 8.5

9.3

5.7-14.9

Union

347

310

91.5

87.6-94.3

1.7

0.8- 3.5

6.8

4.3-10.5

Wake

565

503

85.8

79.0-90.6

4.7

2.4- 9.0

9.5

5.4-16.2

Wayne

364

306

83.2

76.7-88.1

6.4

3.3-12.3

10.4

6.9-15.4

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,412

2,929

86.4

84.0-88.5

160

3.8

3.0- 4.8

323

9.8

7.9-12.1

Piedmont

6,400

5,601

84.9

82.9-86.6

286

5.2

4.2- 6.3

513

9.9

8.4-11.7

Western NC

2,687

2,325

87.7

85.7-89.4

116

3.6

2.7- 4.7

246

8.7

7.2-10.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,834

1,600

87.4

84.8-89.6

3.7

2.6- 5.2

160

8.9

7.1-11.3

Northwest

2,851

2,474

86.9

84.2-89.1

132

5.0

3.6- 6.8

245

8.2

6.4-10.5

Charlotte

1,702

1,479

85.1

81.8-87.9

5.7

4.0- 8.0

142

9.2

7.0-12.0

Greensboro

1,558

1,360

85.2

80.9-88.7

4.9

3.4- 7.0

122

9.8

6.7-14.2

Southern Regional

1,103

931

84.6

80.4-88.0

4.4

2.6- 7.3

122

11.0

8.2-14.6

Coastal

537

475

90.1

85.2-93.5

2.8

1.3- 5.7

7.1

4.3-11.6

Wake

1,419

1,250

83.5

79.0-87.1

4.5

2.9- 6.9

118

12.0

8.7-16.3

Area L

128

108

87.6

79.2-92.8

5.7

2.5-12.5

6.7

3.2-13.4

Eastern

1,367

1,178

85.7

80.6-89.7

3.2

2.2- 4.6

122

11.0

7.3-16.3

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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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