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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 347 310 91.5 87.6-94.3 10 1.7 0.8- 3.5 27 6.8 4.3-10.5
GENDER
Male 110 101 92.0 83.6-96.3 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5 8 7.8 3.5-16.3
Female 237 209 91.3 86.6-94.4 9 2.6 1.2- 5.6 19 6.2 3.6-10.3
RACE
White 302 274 92.8 88.8-95.5 7 1.3 0.6- 2.7 21 5.9 3.4- 9.9
Other 45 36 85.7 71.8-93.4 3 3.4 0.7-14.7 6 10.8 4.5-23.9
AGE
18-44 135 125 93.9 88.5-96.9 2 1.2 0.3- 5.3 8 4.8 2.3-10.0
45+ 209 182 88.3 81.8-92.7 8 2.3 1.1- 4.7 19 9.4 5.4-16.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 119 94 85.8 78.0-91.2 7 3.6 1.4- 9.0 18 10.6 6.1-17.7
Some College + 228 216 94.4 89.3-97.1 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3 9 4.9 2.3-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 135 114 85.2 76.5-91.0 5 2.8 0.9- 8.4 16 12.0 6.8-20.3
$50,000+ 171 166 97.9 94.7-99.2 2 0.7 0.2- 2.6 3 1.5 0.4- 4.7

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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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