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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 355 339 95.6 92.4-97.4 3 1.0 0.3- 3.5 13 3.4 1.9- 6.2
GENDER
Male 135 128 95.6 90.3-98.0 2 2.1 0.5- 8.0 5 2.3 0.9- 5.7
Female 220 211 95.5 90.9-97.9 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 8 4.3 2.0- 8.9
RACE
White 285 278 97.0 93.2-98.7 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 6 2.4 1.0- 5.9
Other 64 56 91.9 83.4-96.2 2 2.1 0.4-10.2 6 6.0 2.5-13.3
AGE
18-44 91 87 95.6 88.5-98.4 2 2.1 0.5- 8.2 2 2.3 0.6- 9.1
45+ 258 246 95.4 91.8-97.5 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 11 4.4 2.3- 8.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 80 71 90.4 80.9-95.4 1 2.0 0.3-13.0 8 7.6 3.5-15.8
Some College + 273 266 97.1 93.6-98.7 2 0.7 0.1- 3.5 5 2.2 0.8- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 93 94.6 86.5-97.9 3 3.8 1.1-12.3 2 1.7 0.4- 6.5
$50,000+ 202 198 97.5 92.8-99.1 0 0.0 . - . 4 2.5 0.9- 7.2

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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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