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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 arms or shoulder 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 64,176 56,598 88.6 88.2-89.0 3,752 5.8 5.5- 6.1 3,826 5.6 5.3- 5.9
Alabama 2,774 2,493 89.7 88.3-91.0 185 7.0 5.9- 8.3 96 3.2 2.6- 4.1
Arkansas 2,834 2,508 88.3 86.8-89.6 159 5.8 4.9- 7.0 167 5.9 5.0- 7.0
Colorado 2,009 1,793 88.3 86.5-89.8 107 6.0 4.8- 7.3 109 5.8 4.7- 7.1
Connecticut 7,541 6,610 85.7 84.6-86.8 471 7.2 6.5- 8.1 460 7.0 6.3- 7.9
Hawaii 4,495 3,704 79.9 78.1-81.5 361 9.9 8.7-11.3 430 10.2 9.1-11.5
Louisiana 4,815 4,116 84.7 83.5-85.9 374 8.3 7.4- 9.2 325 7.0 6.2- 7.9
Maine 2,377 2,150 90.8 89.4-92.0 128 5.5 4.5- 6.7 99 3.7 3.0- 4.5
Minnesota 3,934 3,624 91.8 90.7-92.8 145 4.1 3.4- 4.9 165 4.1 3.5- 4.9
Montana 3,335 3,017 91.7 90.4-92.8 138 3.7 2.9- 4.6 180 4.6 3.8- 5.6
North Carolina 2,946 2,622 87.4 85.3-89.3 147 5.4 4.2- 6.8 177 7.2 5.7- 9.0
Ohio 3,329 2,964 88.8 87.3-90.1 182 5.7 4.7- 7.0 183 5.5 4.6- 6.5
South Carolina 3,039 2,683 87.1 85.6-88.5 179 6.4 5.4- 7.6 177 6.5 5.5- 7.6
Tennessee 2,730 2,395 86.8 85.1-88.4 150 5.7 4.8- 6.8 185 7.5 6.2- 8.9
Utah 3,597 3,305 91.8 90.6-92.8 144 4.1 3.3- 5.0 148 4.1 3.4- 5.0
Virginia 2,865 2,606 90.3 88.8-91.7 136 5.2 4.2- 6.4 123 4.5 3.6- 5.6
West Virginia 3,042 2,831 92.7 91.5-93.8 104 3.6 2.8- 4.5 107 3.7 3.0- 4.7
Wisconsin 3,346 3,040 91.1 89.9-92.2 172 5.2 4.3- 6.2 134 3.7 3.1- 4.5
Wyoming 2,998 2,752 91.1 89.9-92.3 139 4.8 4.0- 5.8 107 4.0 3.3- 5.0
Virgin Islands 2,170 1,385 60.6 57.9-63.2 331 16.3 14.4-18.4 454 23.2 21.0-25.5

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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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