BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Identified all stroke symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

Identified all stroke symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	12,489	2,720	21.6	20.3-22.8	9,769	78.4	77.2-79.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes	10,943	2,491	23.6	22.2-25.0	8,452	76.4	75.0-77.8
No	1,522	226	12.2	9.9-14.8	1,296	87.8	85.2-90.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	204	31	17.8	10.1-29.5	173	82.2	70.5-89.9
Recommended Range	3,966	891	22.0	19.8-24.4	3,075	78.0	75.6-80.2
Overweight	4,275	934	21.2	19.3-23.2	3,341	78.8	76.8-80.7
Obese	3,487	757	22.2	19.8-24.8	2,730	77.8	75.2-80.2
Current Smoker
No	10,204	2,341	22.9	21.5-24.4	7,863	77.1	75.6-78.5
Yes	2,233	368	16.2	13.7-18.9	1,865	83.8	81.1-86.3
History of CVD**
Yes	1,495	253	16.7	13.7-20.1	1,242	83.3	79.9-86.3
No	10,866	2,453	22.1	20.8-23.5	8,413	77.9	76.5-79.2
Binge Drinker
No	11,319	2,470	21.6	20.4-22.9	8,849	78.4	77.1-79.6
Yes	1,048	232	22.1	17.4-27.5	816	77.9	72.5-82.6
Heavy Drinker
No	11,835	2,588	21.9	20.6-23.2	9,247	78.1	76.8-79.4
Yes	462	107	17.1	12.8-22.5	355	82.9	77.5-87.2
Poor Sleep***
Yes	1,418	297	23.3	19.7-27.3	1,121	76.7	72.7-80.3
No	10,815	2,394	21.5	20.2-22.9	8,421	78.5	77.1-79.8
Current Asthma
Yes	1,040	232	23.6	19.6-28.2	808	76.4	71.8-80.4
No	11,392	2,481	21.4	20.2-22.8	8,911	78.6	77.2-79.8
Diabetes
Yes	1,623	263	15.7	13.1-18.7	1,360	84.3	81.3-86.9
No	10,850	2,455	22.2	20.9-23.6	8,395	77.8	76.4-79.1
Disability
Yes	4,432	786	18.6	16.4-21.1	3,646	81.4	78.9-83.6
No	7,858	1,908	22.9	21.5-24.5	5,950	77.1	75.5-78.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,489

2,720

21.6

20.3-22.8

9,769

78.4

77.2-79.7

Have Health Insurance

Yes

10,943

2,491

23.6

22.2-25.0

8,452

76.4

75.0-77.8

1,522

226

12.2

9.9-14.8

1,296

87.8

85.2-90.1

Body Mass Index

Underweight

204

17.8

10.1-29.5

173

82.2

70.5-89.9

Recommended Range

3,966

891

22.0

19.8-24.4

3,075

78.0

75.6-80.2

Overweight

4,275

934

21.2

19.3-23.2

3,341

78.8

76.8-80.7

Obese

3,487

757

22.2

19.8-24.8

2,730

77.8

75.2-80.2

Current Smoker

10,204

2,341

22.9

21.5-24.4

7,863

77.1

75.6-78.5

Yes

2,233

368

16.2

13.7-18.9

1,865

83.8

81.1-86.3

History of CVD**

Yes

1,495

253

16.7

13.7-20.1

1,242

83.3

79.9-86.3

10,866

2,453

22.1

20.8-23.5

8,413

77.9

76.5-79.2

Binge Drinker

11,319

2,470

21.6

20.4-22.9

8,849

78.4

77.1-79.6

Yes

1,048

232

22.1

17.4-27.5

816

77.9

72.5-82.6

Heavy Drinker

11,835

2,588

21.9

20.6-23.2

9,247

78.1

76.8-79.4

Yes

462

107

17.1

12.8-22.5

355

82.9

77.5-87.2

Poor Sleep***

Yes

1,418

297

23.3

19.7-27.3

1,121

76.7

72.7-80.3

10,815

2,394

21.5

20.2-22.9

8,421

78.5

77.1-79.8

Current Asthma

Yes

1,040

232

23.6

19.6-28.2

808

76.4

71.8-80.4

11,392

2,481

21.4

20.2-22.8

8,911

78.6

77.2-79.8

Diabetes

Yes

1,623

263

15.7

13.1-18.7

1,360

84.3

81.3-86.9

10,850

2,455

22.2

20.9-23.6

8,395

77.8

76.4-79.1

Disability

Yes

4,432

786

18.6

16.4-21.1

3,646

81.4

78.9-83.6

7,858

1,908

22.9

21.5-24.5

5,950

77.1

75.5-78.5

Back to Heart Attack and Stroke.

*Derived from 6 stroke questions.

**History of Cardiovascular Disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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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