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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 355 313 87.9 83.4-91.3 11 4.0 2.1- 7.4 31 8.1 5.5-11.9
GENDER
Male 135 118 86.2 77.8-91.7 5 4.1 1.6-10.3 12 9.7 5.2-17.5
Female 220 195 89.2 83.7-93.0 6 3.9 1.7- 8.9 19 6.9 4.2-11.0
RACE
White 285 262 93.2 89.6-95.6 3 0.8 0.3- 2.6 20 6.0 3.8- 9.5
Other 64 47 75.4 61.7-85.3 8 12.5 6.0-24.2 9 12.2 5.8-23.7
AGE
18-44 91 75 85.3 76.2-91.3 4 4.1 1.5-11.1 12 10.5 5.7-18.7
45+ 258 232 89.5 84.4-93.1 7 4.0 1.8- 8.6 19 6.5 4.0-10.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 80 64 80.9 68.4-89.3 7 9.9 4.4-20.7 9 9.2 4.1-19.4
Some College + 273 247 90.0 85.0-93.4 4 2.2 0.8- 6.1 22 7.8 5.0-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 82 81.8 70.5-89.4 5 6.1 2.3-15.0 11 12.1 6.1-22.6
$50,000+ 202 188 92.6 87.4-95.7 2 1.3 0.3- 5.6 12 6.2 3.4-10.9

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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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