Results
Sample Characteristics (Table 1)
Women ranged in age from 50 to 73, with a mean age of 63.0 years (SD7.2). The majority of
the sample was white (91.5%). 33.1% of the population earned more than $75,000 annually
and 28.6% of the population had attended graduate or professional school.
Stroke Knowledge and Risk Factors
Women identified an average of 2.7 (SD 1.6) out of 6 possible warning signs (Figure 2A).
While 71.2% of women identified weakness or numbness as a warning sign, approximately
one third of respondents named vision changes (34.1%), dizziness or balance problems
(33.6%), headache (32.2%) or confusion (26%) as a warning sign. 69.3% of women identified
trouble speaking as a warning sign.