BRFSS 2003 - Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties: (Do you think feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint are symptoms of a heart attack?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	9,329	6,460	69.2	67.6-70.7	1,390	14.2	13.1-15.4	1,479	16.7	15.4-18.0
-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	268	66.9	61.1-72.2	60	13.8	10.3-18.2	83	19.3	15.1-24.3
GENDER
Male	123	73	61.8	50.8-71.8	20	15.6	9.6-24.4	30	22.6	15.1-32.3
Female	288	195	70.8	64.7-76.3	40	12.4	8.9-17.1	53	16.7	12.5-22.1
RACE
White	257	179	69.9	63.0-76.0	30	12.2	8.2-17.6	48	17.9	13.1-24.0
Other	154	89	62.2	51.5-71.9	30	16.4	10.5-24.6	35	21.4	14.3-30.8
AGE
18-44	147	111	73.9	64.3-81.6	16	10.9	6.4-17.9	20	15.2	9.1-24.4
45+	263	156	61.2	53.5-68.4	44	16.2	11.4-22.4	63	22.6	17.3-29.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	257	151	58.8	51.3-65.9	47	17.6	12.8-23.7	59	23.7	17.8-30.7
Some College +	154	117	80.0	71.7-86.3	13	7.8	4.0-14.6	24	12.2	7.8-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	273	175	64.7	57.0-71.7	39	13.6	9.4-19.3	59	21.7	16.0-28.6
$50,000+	60	46	77.1	63.3-86.8	8	14.9	7.0-28.7	6	8.1	3.4-17.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	315	69.9	64.6-74.8	72	15.5	12.0-19.8	63	14.6	10.9-19.2
Guilford	443	321	73.0	67.7-77.7	72	15.3	11.6-19.8	50	11.7	8.6-15.8
Mecklenburg	445	320	69.2	63.1-74.6	59	12.5	8.8-17.4	66	18.3	14.0-23.7
Orange	450	314	65.6	57.2-73.2	60	15.9	10.2-24.1	76	18.4	12.6-26.3
Wake	448	317	68.5	62.6-73.8	60	13.0	9.6-17.4	71	18.5	14.0-24.1
Chatham/Lee	394	268	67.3	61.1-73.0	56	12.6	9.4-16.7	70	20.1	15.2-26.0
Nash/Wilson	373	247	65.9	60.0-71.3	63	15.3	11.6-20.0	63	18.8	14.5-24.0
Craven/Pamlico	446	291	67.2	61.8-72.3	79	15.6	12.3-19.6	76	17.2	13.1-22.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	432	307	70.2	64.5-75.3	65	14.8	11.3-19.1	60	15.0	11.1-20.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	352	76.3	69.6-81.9	48	12.1	7.5-18.9	53	11.6	8.4-15.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	311	68.7	61.7-75.0	79	12.6	9.6-16.5	81	18.7	13.6-25.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	300	66.9	56.6-75.8	55	10.4	7.4-14.4	69	22.7	13.9-34.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	310	65.3	60.0-70.3	76	16.8	13.1-21.4	83	17.9	14.1-22.3
Northeast NC I	453	299	66.5	59.4-73.0	81	17.2	13.3-21.8	73	16.3	10.5-24.5
Northeast NC II	507	342	69.4	64.4-74.1	81	16.3	12.6-20.8	84	14.3	11.2-18.0
Northeastern Partnership	960	641	68.4	64.3-72.3	162	16.6	13.8-19.9	157	15.0	12.0-18.6
Mountain AHEC	1,296	912	70.7	66.8-74.2	200	15.2	12.7-18.0	184	14.2	11.4-17.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,262	2,167	67.5	64.7-70.2	525	15.2	13.2-17.5	570	17.2	15.1-19.6
Piedmont	4,004	2,807	69.5	67.2-71.6	574	13.7	12.2-15.4	623	16.8	15.1-18.8
Western NC	2,063	1,486	71.5	68.3-74.6	291	13.8	11.7-16.2	286	14.6	12.2-17.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,329

6,460

69.2

67.6-70.7

1,390

14.2

13.1-15.4

1,479

16.7

15.4-18.0

-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

268

66.9

61.1-72.2

13.8

10.3-18.2

19.3

15.1-24.3

GENDER

Male

123

61.8

50.8-71.8

15.6

9.6-24.4

22.6

15.1-32.3

Female

288

195

70.8

64.7-76.3

12.4

8.9-17.1

16.7

12.5-22.1

RACE

White

257

179

69.9

63.0-76.0

12.2

8.2-17.6

17.9

13.1-24.0

Other

154

62.2

51.5-71.9

16.4

10.5-24.6

21.4

14.3-30.8

AGE

18-44

147

111

73.9

64.3-81.6

10.9

6.4-17.9

15.2

9.1-24.4

45+

263

156

61.2

53.5-68.4

16.2

11.4-22.4

22.6

17.3-29.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

257

151

58.8

51.3-65.9

17.6

12.8-23.7

23.7

17.8-30.7

Some College +

154

117

80.0

71.7-86.3

7.8

4.0-14.6

12.2

7.8-18.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

273

175

64.7

57.0-71.7

13.6

9.4-19.3

21.7

16.0-28.6

$50,000+

77.1

63.3-86.8

14.9

7.0-28.7

8.1

3.4-17.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

315

69.9

64.6-74.8

15.5

12.0-19.8

14.6

10.9-19.2

Guilford

443

321

73.0

67.7-77.7

15.3

11.6-19.8

11.7

8.6-15.8

Mecklenburg

445

320

69.2

63.1-74.6

12.5

8.8-17.4

18.3

14.0-23.7

Orange

450

314

65.6

57.2-73.2

15.9

10.2-24.1

18.4

12.6-26.3

Wake

448

317

68.5

62.6-73.8

13.0

9.6-17.4

18.5

14.0-24.1

Chatham/Lee

394

268

67.3

61.1-73.0

12.6

9.4-16.7

20.1

15.2-26.0

Nash/Wilson

373

247

65.9

60.0-71.3

15.3

11.6-20.0

18.8

14.5-24.0

Craven/Pamlico

446

291

67.2

61.8-72.3

15.6

12.3-19.6

17.2

13.1-22.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

432

307

70.2

64.5-75.3

14.8

11.3-19.1

15.0

11.1-20.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

352

76.3

69.6-81.9

12.1

7.5-18.9

11.6

8.4-15.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

311

68.7

61.7-75.0

12.6

9.6-16.5

18.7

13.6-25.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

300

66.9

56.6-75.8

10.4

7.4-14.4

22.7

13.9-34.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

310

65.3

60.0-70.3

16.8

13.1-21.4

17.9

14.1-22.3

Northeast NC I

453

299

66.5

59.4-73.0

17.2

13.3-21.8

16.3

10.5-24.5

Northeast NC II

507

342

69.4

64.4-74.1

16.3

12.6-20.8

14.3

11.2-18.0

Northeastern Partnership

960

641

68.4

64.3-72.3

162

16.6

13.8-19.9

157

15.0

12.0-18.6

Mountain AHEC

1,296

912

70.7

66.8-74.2

200

15.2

12.7-18.0

184

14.2

11.4-17.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,262

2,167

67.5

64.7-70.2

525

15.2

13.2-17.5

570

17.2

15.1-19.6

Piedmont

4,004

2,807

69.5

67.2-71.6

574

13.7

12.2-15.4

623

16.8

15.1-18.8

Western NC

2,063

1,486

71.5

68.3-74.6

291

13.8

11.7-16.2

286

14.6

12.2-17.4

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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