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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 351 336 97.0 94.8-98.3 4 0.7 0.2- 1.8 11 2.3 1.2- 4.5
GENDER
Male 114 105 96.0 91.5-98.1 3 1.3 0.4- 4.0 6 2.8 1.0- 7.2
Female 237 231 97.9 94.9-99.1 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 5 1.9 0.7- 5.0
RACE
White 239 232 98.4 96.6-99.3 3 0.8 0.2- 2.5 4 0.8 0.3- 2.2
Other 112 104 94.6 88.6-97.5 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3 7 4.9 2.2-10.9
AGE
18-44 93 93 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 257 242 94.6 90.6-96.9 4 1.2 0.4- 3.3 11 4.2 2.2- 8.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 125 115 93.9 87.8-97.1 2 1.0 0.2- 3.9 8 5.1 2.2-11.2
Some College + 226 221 98.8 97.0-99.5 2 0.5 0.1- 2.0 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 178 169 96.4 92.5-98.3 2 0.7 0.2- 2.6 7 3.0 1.3- 6.8
$50,000+ 124 122 99.1 96.4-99.8 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1

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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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