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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 414 398 94.5 88.5-97.4 3 0.8 0.2- 2.8 13 4.7 2.0-10.9
GENDER
Male 148 143 98.3 94.8-99.5 0 0.0 . - . 5 1.7 0.5- 5.2
Female 266 255 91.5 81.2-96.4 3 1.4 0.4- 5.0 8 7.2 2.7-18.1
RACE
White 363 350 95.7 89.3-98.3 2 0.4 0.1- 1.5 11 4.0 1.4-10.6
Other 49 46 89.8 68.1-97.3 1 2.3 0.3-14.9 2 7.9 1.5-32.0
AGE
18-44 99 94 91.6 78.2-97.1 1 1.0 0.1- 6.8 4 7.4 2.3-21.4
45+ 312 301 97.0 94.3-98.4 2 0.5 0.1- 2.2 9 2.5 1.2- 5.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 203 192 93.1 84.7-97.0 2 1.3 0.3- 5.7 9 5.7 2.1-14.3
Some College + 211 206 95.9 83.3-99.1 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 4 3.8 0.8-17.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 214 203 90.5 78.9-96.1 2 1.3 0.3- 5.8 9 8.2 3.0-20.3
$50,000+ 125 124 99.6 97.4-99.9 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6 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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