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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 363 336 92.3 87.6-95.3 6 1.7 0.7- 4.1 21 6.0 3.4-10.6
GENDER
Male 120 110 91.4 82.4-96.0 2 1.7 0.4- 6.7 8 6.9 2.8-16.0
Female 243 226 93.1 87.5-96.3 4 1.6 0.5- 5.1 13 5.3 2.5-10.7
RACE
White 224 216 98.7 97.2-99.4 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 7 1.2 0.5- 2.8
Other 138 119 82.6 72.2-89.7 5 4.1 1.6- 9.9 14 13.3 7.0-23.8
AGE
18-44 104 97 92.2 82.8-96.7 3 1.8 0.5- 6.1 4 5.9 2.1-15.9
45+ 256 236 92.3 87.3-95.4 3 1.5 0.4- 5.7 17 6.2 3.6-10.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 180 162 88.5 80.0-93.7 3 2.2 0.7- 6.7 15 9.3 4.7-17.7
Some College + 183 174 96.3 91.5-98.4 3 1.1 0.3- 4.7 6 2.6 0.9- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 204 189 92.6 86.8-96.0 3 1.7 0.5- 5.6 12 5.6 2.8-11.1
$50,000+ 94 93 98.7 91.5-99.8 1 1.3 0.2- 8.5 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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