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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 391 346 90.2 85.5-93.4 18 3.9 2.1- 7.1 27 6.0 3.5- 9.9
GENDER
Male 147 125 88.1 79.8-93.3 9 5.4 2.3-12.3 13 6.5 3.0-13.2
Female 244 221 92.0 86.4-95.5 9 2.5 1.2- 5.1 14 5.5 2.6-11.2
RACE
White 335 298 92.8 89.1-95.3 14 3.3 1.6- 6.7 23 4.0 2.5- 6.2
Other 54 46 76.8 57.0-89.2 4 7.0 2.2-20.0 4 16.2 5.9-37.3
AGE
18-44 79 71 92.6 84.1-96.7 5 4.6 1.7-11.9 3 2.8 0.7-10.3
45+ 306 269 87.8 81.9-92.0 13 3.3 1.7- 6.2 24 8.9 5.2-14.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 122 101 83.9 72.5-91.1 9 6.0 2.6-13.1 12 10.1 4.5-21.1
Some College + 269 245 93.2 88.5-96.1 9 2.8 1.1- 7.1 15 4.0 2.1- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 163 139 84.2 73.7-91.0 9 5.1 2.2-11.4 15 10.8 5.2-21.1
$50,000+ 168 158 95.5 91.2-97.8 3 1.6 0.4- 5.8 7 2.9 1.3- 6.3

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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.

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