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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 chest pain or discomfort 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 64,204 60,762 94.9 94.6-95.2 1,713 2.6 2.4- 2.9 1,729 2.4 2.3- 2.6
Alabama 2,775 2,654 96.2 95.3-96.8 81 2.6 2.0- 3.3 40 1.2 0.9- 1.7
Arkansas 2,836 2,651 93.4 92.3-94.4 97 3.3 2.6- 4.1 88 3.3 2.6- 4.2
Colorado 2,009 1,920 95.1 93.8-96.1 49 2.7 2.0- 3.7 40 2.2 1.6- 3.1
Connecticut 7,543 7,107 93.4 92.7-94.1 220 3.2 2.7- 3.7 216 3.4 2.9- 4.0
Hawaii 4,496 4,233 93.5 92.3-94.6 97 2.4 1.8- 3.1 166 4.1 3.2- 5.1
Louisiana 4,823 4,411 91.5 90.6-92.4 219 4.6 3.9- 5.3 193 3.9 3.3- 4.6
Maine 2,377 2,264 95.6 94.6-96.4 68 2.8 2.1- 3.7 45 1.6 1.2- 2.3
Minnesota 3,937 3,843 97.4 96.6-98.0 41 1.1 0.7- 1.6 53 1.5 1.0- 2.2
Montana 3,335 3,185 96.0 95.0-96.9 64 1.7 1.2- 2.5 86 2.3 1.6- 3.2
North Carolina 2,947 2,813 95.6 94.2-96.7 71 2.7 1.8- 4.1 63 1.7 1.2- 2.4
Ohio 3,331 3,150 94.5 93.2-95.5 100 3.3 2.4- 4.4 81 2.3 1.8- 3.0
South Carolina 3,042 2,844 92.8 91.6-93.8 97 3.6 2.9- 4.6 101 3.6 2.9- 4.4
Tennessee 2,732 2,523 92.2 91.0-93.3 99 3.9 3.1- 4.8 110 3.9 3.1- 4.8
Utah 3,597 3,479 96.8 96.1-97.5 67 1.9 1.4- 2.6 51 1.2 0.9- 1.8
Virginia 2,865 2,750 95.8 94.8-96.7 38 1.2 0.9- 1.7 77 2.9 2.2- 3.9
West Virginia 3,044 2,951 97.3 96.6-97.8 46 1.2 0.9- 1.7 47 1.5 1.1- 2.0
Wisconsin 3,345 3,253 97.8 97.1-98.2 39 1.0 0.7- 1.4 53 1.3 0.9- 1.8
Wyoming 3,000 2,878 96.0 95.1-96.7 74 2.4 1.9- 3.1 48 1.6 1.2- 2.1
Virgin Islands 2,170 1,853 83.4 81.3-85.4 146 7.3 6.0- 8.9 171 9.3 7.8-11.0

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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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