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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 349 321 88.7 82.0-93.1 11 5.9 2.6-12.6 17 5.5 3.0- 9.9
GENDER
Male 130 114 83.7 71.8-91.2 5 7.5 2.4-21.0 11 8.8 4.3-17.1
Female 219 207 94.0 88.8-96.9 6 4.1 1.7- 9.4 6 1.9 0.8- 4.6
RACE
White 124 119 97.1 92.6-98.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8 4 2.3 0.8- 6.9
Other 222 199 84.8 75.6-90.9 10 8.3 3.7-17.6 13 7.0 3.5-13.2
AGE
18-44 102 91 85.5 72.9-92.8 5 7.7 2.5-21.2 6 6.7 2.8-15.6
45+ 246 229 92.0 86.8-95.3 6 3.9 1.6- 8.9 11 4.1 2.2- 7.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 207 186 85.8 77.0-91.6 7 5.8 2.2-14.2 14 8.4 4.4-15.5
Some College + 141 134 93.0 78.7-97.9 4 6.0 1.5-21.7 3 1.0 0.3- 3.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 254 234 90.2 82.6-94.6 5 3.3 0.9-11.3 15 6.5 3.3-12.4
$50,000+ 53 52 98.9 92.4-99.8 1 1.1 0.2- 7.6 0 0.0 . - .

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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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