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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide +

Heart Attack or Stroke

If you thought someone was having a heart attack or a stroke, what is the first thing you would do?

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Respond.#
Take them to the hospital Tell them to call doctor Call 911 Call a family member Do something else
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 63,528 4,087 6.2 5.9- 6.5 650 0.9 0.8- 1.0 54,934 87.1 86.6-87.5 356 0.5 0.4- 0.6 3,501 5.3 5.0- 5.6
Alabama 2,761 226 8.1 7.1- 9.3 18 0.4 0.3- 0.7 2,366 85.7 84.2-87.1 25 0.9 0.6- 1.5 126 4.8 3.9- 5.8
Arkansas 2,813 287 10.6 9.4-12.1 28 1.1 0.7- 1.6 2,341 82.9 81.2-84.4 26 0.8 0.6- 1.3 131 4.6 3.8- 5.5
Colorado 1,994 114 6.3 5.1- 7.7 25 1.4 0.9- 2.1 1,755 87.7 86.0-89.3 5 0.2 0.1- 0.6 95 4.4 3.6- 5.5
Connecticut 7,482 274 4.1 3.5- 4.7 62 1.0 0.7- 1.3 6,768 90.2 89.4-91.0 24 0.3 0.2- 0.5 354 4.4 3.9- 5.0
Hawaii 4,429 112 2.1 1.6- 2.7 36 0.6 0.4- 0.9 3,980 89.7 88.3-91.0 7 0.1 0.1- 0.3 294 7.5 6.4- 8.8
Louisiana 4,722 354 7.6 6.8- 8.4 63 1.4 1.1- 1.9 3,903 82.6 81.3-83.8 22 0.4 0.3- 0.7 380 8.0 7.2- 8.9
Maine 2,356 186 8.3 7.1- 9.6 29 1.2 0.8- 1.7 1,989 84.2 82.4-85.7 11 0.5 0.3- 0.9 141 5.9 5.0- 7.0
Minnesota 3,891 177 4.8 4.1- 5.6 8 0.2 0.1- 0.5 3,551 90.9 89.9-91.9 26 0.6 0.4- 0.9 129 3.5 2.9- 4.2
Montana 3,286 268 7.5 6.3- 8.9 86 2.1 1.6- 2.9 2,616 81.5 79.7-83.3 32 0.7 0.4- 1.0 284 8.2 7.0- 9.5
North Carolina 2,909 95 3.5 2.5- 4.8 21 0.8 0.5- 1.4 2,581 88.7 86.8-90.4 13 0.2 0.1- 0.5 199 6.8 5.5- 8.3
Ohio 3,293 195 6.4 5.5- 7.6 20 0.6 0.4- 1.0 2,899 86.9 85.3-88.4 21 0.6 0.4- 1.0 158 5.4 4.3- 6.8
South Carolina 3,012 187 7.0 5.9- 8.3 27 0.9 0.6- 1.4 2,634 86.7 85.1-88.2 16 0.5 0.3- 0.9 148 4.8 4.0- 5.8
Tennessee 2,709 188 7.5 6.3- 8.8 31 1.2 0.8- 1.8 2,401 88.0 86.5-89.4 7 0.2 0.1- 0.5 82 3.0 2.4- 3.9
Utah 3,584 258 7.3 6.2- 8.5 30 0.7 0.5- 1.2 3,066 85.7 84.1-87.2 23 0.7 0.3- 1.5 207 5.5 4.7- 6.6
Virginia 2,837 165 5.7 4.8- 6.8 19 0.7 0.4- 1.1 2,446 86.1 84.5-87.5 15 0.7 0.3- 1.7 192 6.7 5.8- 7.8
West Virginia 3,016 220 7.6 6.6- 8.7 29 0.9 0.6- 1.4 2,530 83.7 82.2-85.1 19 0.6 0.4- 1.0 218 7.2 6.2- 8.3
Wisconsin 3,334 181 5.7 4.7- 6.8 29 0.9 0.6- 1.3 2,976 88.8 87.4-90.1 25 0.8 0.5- 1.2 123 3.9 3.2- 4.7
Wyoming 2,970 254 9.3 8.1-10.6 23 0.9 0.5- 1.6 2,567 85.5 83.9-86.9 8 0.2 0.1- 0.5 118 4.1 3.3- 4.9
Virgin Islands 2,130 346 15.9 14.1-18.0 66 3.3 2.5- 4.4 1,565 72.9 70.5-75.3 31 2.2 1.4- 3.3 122 5.6 4.5- 7.1

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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