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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide +

Heart Attack or Stroke

Which of the following do you think is a symptom of a heart attack. For each, tell me yes, no, or you're not sure.
Do you think pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck, or back are symptoms of a heart attack?

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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%)
All Participants 64,230 33,044 50.4 49.8-51.0 18,486 30.8 30.2-31.3 12,700 18.9 18.4-19.3
Alabama 2,775 1,424 50.5 48.4-52.7 944 35.3 33.3-37.4 407 14.1 12.7-15.7
Arkansas 2,843 1,527 52.2 50.1-54.3 590 22.3 20.6-24.2 726 25.5 23.7-27.4
Colorado 2,009 999 49.3 46.8-51.7 512 25.7 23.6-28.0 498 25.0 22.9-27.3
Connecticut 7,545 3,808 48.4 47.0-49.8 2,318 31.8 30.5-33.1 1,419 19.8 18.7-21.0
Hawaii 4,496 2,147 46.9 44.8-48.9 1,501 33.7 31.9-35.6 848 19.4 17.8-21.1
Louisiana 4,805 2,336 48.1 46.5-49.7 1,528 32.3 30.8-33.8 941 19.6 18.3-20.9
Maine 2,380 1,271 50.9 48.6-53.1 738 32.9 30.8-35.1 371 16.2 14.6-18.0
Minnesota 3,937 2,042 50.5 48.8-52.3 1,252 33.0 31.4-34.7 643 16.4 15.2-17.8
Montana 3,336 2,018 59.7 57.3-62.0 749 23.4 21.4-25.5 569 16.9 15.2-18.8
North Carolina 2,953 1,477 47.8 44.9-50.7 838 30.1 27.5-32.8 638 22.2 20.0-24.5
Ohio 3,332 1,764 52.7 50.6-54.7 988 29.7 27.8-31.6 580 17.7 16.1-19.3
South Carolina 3,044 1,476 45.8 43.8-47.9 946 32.7 30.8-34.7 622 21.5 19.7-23.3
Tennessee 2,740 1,471 52.2 50.0-54.5 842 32.4 30.3-34.6 427 15.3 13.9-16.9
Utah 3,597 2,009 54.8 52.7-57.0 695 20.2 18.5-22.0 893 25.0 23.2-26.9
Virginia 2,865 1,371 46.6 44.5-48.7 999 35.8 33.8-37.9 495 17.6 15.9-19.4
West Virginia 3,047 1,846 59.3 57.3-61.3 634 21.2 19.6-22.9 567 19.5 17.9-21.2
Wisconsin 3,347 1,723 53.4 51.5-55.4 1,144 32.5 30.7-34.4 480 14.0 12.7-15.5
Wyoming 3,004 1,683 54.6 52.6-56.6 644 22.1 20.5-23.9 677 23.2 21.6-25.0
Virgin Islands 2,175 652 28.3 26.0-30.8 624 29.1 26.8-31.6 899 42.5 39.9-45.2

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

#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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