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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 364 306 83.2 76.7-88.1 20 6.4 3.3-12.3 38 10.4 6.9-15.4
GENDER
Male 120 106 85.7 73.7-92.7 5 7.9 2.6-21.6 9 6.5 3.1-13.0
Female 244 200 81.0 73.1-86.9 15 5.2 2.9- 9.0 29 13.8 8.5-21.7
RACE
White 224 194 86.2 76.8-92.2 9 5.2 1.6-15.7 21 8.6 4.6-15.4
Other 139 111 78.6 68.7-86.0 11 8.3 4.0-16.6 17 13.1 7.6-21.8
AGE
18-44 104 85 80.4 68.1-88.8 7 8.2 2.9-20.8 12 11.4 5.8-21.1
45+ 257 218 85.6 80.0-89.9 13 4.8 2.6- 8.7 26 9.5 6.1-14.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 181 139 75.9 65.6-83.9 16 11.0 5.2-21.8 26 13.1 8.3-20.3
Some College + 183 167 90.8 82.4-95.4 4 1.7 0.6- 5.1 12 7.5 3.3-16.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 205 166 80.5 72.6-86.5 13 6.7 3.3-13.3 26 12.8 8.2-19.4
$50,000+ 94 88 90.2 73.1-96.9 4 7.7 1.9-26.8 2 2.0 0.4- 9.2

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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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