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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 392 370 91.5 83.7-95.8 6 2.3 0.5- 9.7 16 6.2 2.8-13.2
GENDER
Male 147 138 92.6 80.0-97.5 3 4.0 0.7-20.6 6 3.4 1.1- 9.9
Female 245 232 90.6 78.3-96.3 3 0.7 0.2- 2.4 10 8.7 3.2-21.5
RACE
White 336 319 95.3 88.7-98.1 5 2.6 0.5-11.9 12 2.2 1.1- 4.1
Other 54 49 72.5 45.5-89.3 1 1.1 0.2- 7.6 4 26.4 9.9-54.1
AGE
18-44 79 73 87.1 70.5-95.1 2 4.2 0.7-21.0 4 8.7 2.7-24.6
45+ 306 291 95.6 91.9-97.7 4 0.7 0.3- 1.9 11 3.7 1.7- 7.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 122 111 87.2 71.1-95.0 4 6.5 1.3-26.9 7 6.3 2.3-16.2
Some College + 270 259 93.6 83.1-97.8 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 9 6.1 2.0-16.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 163 152 87.2 72.0-94.7 4 5.8 1.1-25.3 7 7.0 2.6-17.6
$50,000+ 169 164 97.9 94.6-99.2 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0 4 1.7 0.6- 4.9

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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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