BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you think severe headache with no known cause is a symptom of a stroke?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not Sure
North Carolina	12,498	8,165	62.8	61.3-64.4	1,623	15.1	14.0-16.3	2,710	22.0	20.7-23.5
-Western NC	2,684	1,736	63.1	59.9-66.2	346	14.2	12.1-16.6	602	22.7	20.0-25.6
GENDER
Male	1,028	600	57.0	51.8-62.1	165	18.0	14.4-22.3	263	24.9	20.3-30.3
Female	1,656	1,136	68.7	65.3-72.0	181	10.7	8.6-13.2	339	20.6	17.9-23.5
RACE
White	2,475	1,615	63.6	60.3-66.9	312	13.8	11.7-16.1	548	22.6	19.8-25.7
African American	72	44	57.5	38.6-74.4	13	23.9	9.4-48.5	15	18.6	9.4-33.7
Other Minorities	126	74	60.5	45.7-73.7	19	15.5	7.1-30.3	33	24.0	14.2-37.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	52	30	67.0	48.0-81.8	6	6.6	2.3-17.5	16	26.3	13.4-45.3
Non-Hispanic	2,626	1,703	63.0	59.8-66.2	339	14.5	12.3-16.9	584	22.5	19.8-25.5
AGE
18-24	83	48	57.0	39.1-73.3	11	11.2	5.5-21.5	24	31.7	16.8-51.7
25-34	182	119	64.1	54.5-72.6	26	19.1	12.2-28.8	37	16.8	11.7-23.5
35-44	330	198	58.5	50.9-65.6	49	18.9	12.7-27.1	83	22.6	17.8-28.4
45-54	474	323	68.7	63.4-73.5	50	9.5	6.9-13.0	101	21.8	17.7-26.5
55-64	626	431	65.2	60.4-69.7	80	13.5	10.5-17.0	115	21.3	17.4-25.8
65+	969	603	63.1	59.3-66.8	126	12.9	10.3-16.1	240	24.0	21.0-27.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	365	173	45.3	34.6-56.3	60	17.1	11.4-24.9	132	37.7	26.1-50.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	867	536	60.0	55.3-64.6	120	14.6	11.4-18.5	211	25.3	21.6-29.5
Some Post-H.S.	669	466	68.3	62.0-74.0	91	15.9	11.3-22.0	112	15.7	12.4-19.8
College Graduate	779	559	70.7	65.9-75.0	75	10.8	7.7-15.0	145	18.5	15.3-22.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	348	203	57.1	47.8-65.8	58	21.2	14.5-29.9	87	21.8	15.8-29.2
$15,000- 24,999	492	293	57.5	51.0-63.8	67	14.3	10.1-19.9	132	28.2	23.1-33.9
$25,000- 34,999	336	244	72.1	65.7-77.7	37	10.4	7.1-15.0	55	17.5	13.0-23.2
$35,000- 49,999	358	249	68.1	61.5-74.0	43	13.0	9.1-18.2	66	18.9	14.2-24.7
$50,000-74,999	352	248	69.9	62.8-76.1	43	13.5	9.1-19.6	61	16.6	12.4-21.9
$75,000+	393	276	68.2	59.6-75.7	44	15.6	9.5-24.7	73	16.2	12.1-21.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,036	649	63.1	59.0-67.0	131	12.4	9.9-15.5	256	24.5	21.2-28.1
No	1,611	1,066	64.5	60.8-68.1	210	15.2	12.4-18.5	335	20.3	17.7-23.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	337	201	59.9	53.6-65.9	51	16.3	11.9-21.8	85	23.9	19.1-29.3
Non-Veteran	2,123	1,391	64.0	60.3-67.6	264	13.7	11.3-16.4	468	22.3	19.2-25.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,498

8,165

62.8

61.3-64.4

1,623

15.1

14.0-16.3

2,710

22.0

20.7-23.5

-Western NC

2,684

1,736

63.1

59.9-66.2

346

14.2

12.1-16.6

602

22.7

20.0-25.6

GENDER

Male

1,028

600

57.0

51.8-62.1

165

18.0

14.4-22.3

263

24.9

20.3-30.3

Female

1,656

1,136

68.7

65.3-72.0

181

10.7

8.6-13.2

339

20.6

17.9-23.5

RACE

White

2,475

1,615

63.6

60.3-66.9

312

13.8

11.7-16.1

548

22.6

19.8-25.7

African American

57.5

38.6-74.4

23.9

9.4-48.5

18.6

9.4-33.7

Other Minorities

126

60.5

45.7-73.7

15.5

7.1-30.3

24.0

14.2-37.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

67.0

48.0-81.8

6.6

2.3-17.5

26.3

13.4-45.3

Non-Hispanic

2,626

1,703

63.0

59.8-66.2

339

14.5

12.3-16.9

584

22.5

19.8-25.5

AGE

18-24

57.0

39.1-73.3

11.2

5.5-21.5

31.7

16.8-51.7

25-34

182

119

64.1

54.5-72.6

19.1

12.2-28.8

16.8

11.7-23.5

35-44

330

198

58.5

50.9-65.6

18.9

12.7-27.1

22.6

17.8-28.4

45-54

474

323

68.7

63.4-73.5

9.5

6.9-13.0

101

21.8

17.7-26.5

55-64

626

431

65.2

60.4-69.7

13.5

10.5-17.0

115

21.3

17.4-25.8

65+

969

603

63.1

59.3-66.8

126

12.9

10.3-16.1

240

24.0

21.0-27.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

365

173

45.3

34.6-56.3

17.1

11.4-24.9

132

37.7

26.1-50.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

867

536

60.0

55.3-64.6

120

14.6

11.4-18.5

211

25.3

21.6-29.5

Some Post-H.S.

669

466

68.3

62.0-74.0

15.9

11.3-22.0

112

15.7

12.4-19.8

College Graduate

779

559

70.7

65.9-75.0

10.8

7.7-15.0

145

18.5

15.3-22.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

348

203

57.1

47.8-65.8

21.2

14.5-29.9

21.8

15.8-29.2

$15,000- 24,999

492

293

57.5

51.0-63.8

14.3

10.1-19.9

132

28.2

23.1-33.9

$25,000- 34,999

336

244

72.1

65.7-77.7

10.4

7.1-15.0

17.5

13.0-23.2

$35,000- 49,999

358

249

68.1

61.5-74.0

13.0

9.1-18.2

18.9

14.2-24.7

$50,000-74,999

352

248

69.9

62.8-76.1

13.5

9.1-19.6

16.6

12.4-21.9

$75,000+

393

276

68.2

59.6-75.7

15.6

9.5-24.7

16.2

12.1-21.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,036

649

63.1

59.0-67.0

131

12.4

9.9-15.5

256

24.5

21.2-28.1

1,611

1,066

64.5

60.8-68.1

210

15.2

12.4-18.5

335

20.3

17.7-23.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

337

201

59.9

53.6-65.9

16.3

11.9-21.8

23.9

19.1-29.3

Non-Veteran

2,123

1,391

64.0

60.3-67.6

264

13.7

11.3-16.4

468

22.3

19.2-25.8

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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