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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 565 503 85.8 79.0-90.6 23 4.7 2.4- 9.0 39 9.5 5.4-16.2
GENDER
Male 214 197 84.0 70.7-91.9 7 5.6 2.0-15.0 10 10.4 4.0-24.4
Female 351 306 87.6 82.4-91.4 16 3.8 2.1- 6.8 29 8.6 5.3-13.5
RACE
White 437 400 92.8 89.7-95.1 11 2.0 1.0- 3.8 26 5.2 3.3- 8.1
Other 123 99 68.5 51.2-81.9 12 11.5 4.7-25.5 12 20.0 8.6-39.7
AGE
18-44 204 182 82.9 71.4-90.4 7 5.2 1.9-13.4 15 11.9 5.6-23.5
45+ 353 314 89.9 86.0-92.9 16 4.1 2.4- 7.1 23 5.9 3.8- 9.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 115 87 62.7 44.2-78.1 12 12.3 4.6-28.9 16 25.0 11.5-46.2
Some College + 450 416 93.2 90.1-95.4 11 2.3 1.2- 4.4 23 4.5 2.8- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 163 133 71.4 55.8-83.1 14 12.7 5.3-27.5 16 15.9 7.0-32.2
$50,000+ 324 304 93.9 90.1-96.2 6 1.8 0.8- 4.3 14 4.3 2.4- 7.7

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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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