BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,106	589	3.1	2.7- 3.4	11,517	96.9	96.6-97.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	309	14	3.0	1.6- 5.7	295	97.0	94.3-98.4
Buncombe	262	19	5.0	3.0- 8.2	243	95.0	91.8-97.0
Cabarrus	309	19	3.0	1.8- 4.9	290	97.0	95.1-98.2
Catawba	293	6	1.0	0.4- 2.3	287	99.0	97.7-99.6
Cumberland	298	16	5.3	2.9- 9.2	282	94.7	90.8-97.1
Davidson	362	22	4.3	2.7- 6.9	340	95.7	93.1-97.3
Durham	616	25	2.7	1.6- 4.7	591	97.3	95.3-98.4
Forsyth	278	23	5.6	3.5- 8.9	255	94.4	91.1-96.5
Gaston	265	9	1.6	0.7- 3.6	256	98.4	96.4-99.3
Guilford	690	31	2.7	1.7- 4.1	659	97.3	95.9-98.3
Iredell	335	19	2.8	1.7- 4.7	316	97.2	95.3-98.3
Johnston	275	15	3.5	1.9- 6.2	260	96.5	93.8-98.1
Mecklenburg	603	22	2.2	1.3- 3.8	581	97.8	96.2-98.7
New Hanover	330	16	3.0	1.7- 5.3	314	97.0	94.7-98.3
Onslow	303	10	1.9	1.0- 3.7	293	98.1	96.3-99.0
Orange	294	7	1.0	0.5- 2.2	287	99.0	97.8-99.5
Pitt	342	27	4.8	2.8- 8.4	315	95.2	91.6-97.2
Randolph	397	23	3.3	2.0- 5.2	374	96.7	94.8-98.0
Robeson	314	21	4.3	2.5- 7.1	293	95.7	92.9-97.5
Rowan	376	17	2.7	1.6- 4.6	359	97.3	95.4-98.4
Union	348	11	2.1	0.9- 5.2	337	97.9	94.8-99.1
Wake	706	21	1.4	0.9- 2.3	685	98.6	97.7-99.1
Wayne	366	23	3.6	2.2- 5.9	343	96.4	94.1-97.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,141	172	3.4	2.7- 4.4	2,969	96.6	95.6-97.3
Piedmont	7,003	320	2.8	2.4- 3.2	6,683	97.2	96.8-97.6
Western NC	1,962	97	3.5	2.8- 4.5	1,865	96.5	95.5-97.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,337	68	3.6	2.7- 4.8	1,269	96.4	95.2-97.3
Northwest	2,396	124	3.6	2.9- 4.6	2,272	96.4	95.4-97.1
Charlotte	1,716	74	2.6	1.9- 3.5	1,642	97.4	96.5-98.1
Greensboro	1,897	91	3.3	2.4- 4.3	1,806	96.7	95.7-97.6
Southern Regional	1,066	62	3.6	2.5- 5.2	1,004	96.4	94.8-97.5
Coastal	495	20	3.0	1.4- 6.2	475	97.0	93.8-98.6
Wake	1,790	69	2.1	1.5- 2.8	1,721	97.9	97.2-98.5
Area L	129	6	2.3	0.9- 5.6	123	97.7	94.4-99.1
Eastern	1,280	75	3.7	2.4- 5.6	1,205	96.3	94.4-97.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,106

589

3.1

2.7- 3.4

11,517

96.9

96.6-97.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

309

3.0

1.6- 5.7

295

97.0

94.3-98.4

Buncombe

262

5.0

3.0- 8.2

243

95.0

91.8-97.0

Cabarrus

309

3.0

1.8- 4.9

290

97.0

95.1-98.2

Catawba

293

1.0

0.4- 2.3

287

99.0

97.7-99.6

Cumberland

298

5.3

2.9- 9.2

282

94.7

90.8-97.1

Davidson

362

4.3

2.7- 6.9

340

95.7

93.1-97.3

Durham

616

2.7

1.6- 4.7

591

97.3

95.3-98.4

Forsyth

278

5.6

3.5- 8.9

255

94.4

91.1-96.5

Gaston

265

1.6

0.7- 3.6

256

98.4

96.4-99.3

Guilford

690

2.7

1.7- 4.1

659

97.3

95.9-98.3

Iredell

335

2.8

1.7- 4.7

316

97.2

95.3-98.3

Johnston

275

3.5

1.9- 6.2

260

96.5

93.8-98.1

Mecklenburg

603

2.2

1.3- 3.8

581

97.8

96.2-98.7

New Hanover

330

3.0

1.7- 5.3

314

97.0

94.7-98.3

Onslow

303

1.9

1.0- 3.7

293

98.1

96.3-99.0

Orange

294

1.0

0.5- 2.2

287

99.0

97.8-99.5

Pitt

342

4.8

2.8- 8.4

315

95.2

91.6-97.2

Randolph

397

3.3

2.0- 5.2

374

96.7

94.8-98.0

Robeson

314

4.3

2.5- 7.1

293

95.7

92.9-97.5

Rowan

376

2.7

1.6- 4.6

359

97.3

95.4-98.4

Union

348

2.1

0.9- 5.2

337

97.9

94.8-99.1

Wake

706

1.4

0.9- 2.3

685

98.6

97.7-99.1

Wayne

366

3.6

2.2- 5.9

343

96.4

94.1-97.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,141

172

3.4

2.7- 4.4

2,969

96.6

95.6-97.3

Piedmont

7,003

320

2.8

2.4- 3.2

6,683

97.2

96.8-97.6

Western NC

1,962

3.5

2.8- 4.5

1,865

96.5

95.5-97.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,337

3.6

2.7- 4.8

1,269

96.4

95.2-97.3

Northwest

2,396

124

3.6

2.9- 4.6

2,272

96.4

95.4-97.1

Charlotte

1,716

2.6

1.9- 3.5

1,642

97.4

96.5-98.1

Greensboro

1,897

3.3

2.4- 4.3

1,806

96.7

95.7-97.6

Southern Regional

1,066

3.6

2.5- 5.2

1,004

96.4

94.8-97.5

Coastal

495

3.0

1.4- 6.2

475

97.0

93.8-98.6

Wake

1,790

2.1

1.5- 2.8

1,721

97.9

97.2-98.5

Area L

129

2.3

0.9- 5.6

123

97.7

94.4-99.1

Eastern

1,280

3.7

2.4- 5.6

1,205

96.3

94.4-97.6

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NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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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