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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 351 303 86.1 80.7-90.1 17 5.9 3.2-10.5 31 8.1 5.3-12.2
GENDER
Male 114 98 86.5 76.3-92.7 8 7.7 3.1-17.8 8 5.8 2.6-12.6
Female 237 205 85.7 79.2-90.4 9 4.5 2.1- 9.3 23 9.8 6.0-15.6
RACE
White 239 215 92.6 88.5-95.4 9 3.0 1.4- 6.2 15 4.4 2.4- 7.7
Other 112 88 74.4 62.5-83.5 8 11.0 4.9-22.7 16 14.6 8.3-24.4
AGE
18-44 93 83 86.9 75.8-93.4 3 5.9 1.9-16.9 7 7.2 3.1-15.7
45+ 257 219 85.3 79.9-89.5 14 5.9 3.3-10.1 24 8.8 5.7-13.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 125 98 78.7 67.3-86.9 9 7.9 3.3-17.4 18 13.4 7.4-23.0
Some College + 226 205 90.2 83.9-94.2 8 4.7 2.0-10.9 13 5.1 2.7- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 178 148 80.6 71.4-87.4 11 8.4 4.0-16.7 19 11.0 6.5-18.2
$50,000+ 124 117 95.7 90.3-98.1 4 2.9 0.9- 8.4 3 1.5 0.4- 4.6

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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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