BRFSS 2003 - Buncombe County: (Knew all heart attack symptoms*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Buncombe County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Knew all heart attack symptoms*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,435	1,073	10.6	9.7-11.6	8,362	89.4	88.4-90.3
-Buncombe County	452	60	11.1	8.4-14.4	392	88.9	85.6-91.6
GENDER
Male	178	21	9.7	6.2-15.0	157	90.3	85.0-93.8
Female	274	39	12.5	8.9-17.2	235	87.5	82.8-91.1
RACE
White	400	59	12.6	9.6-16.5	341	87.4	83.5-90.4
Other	51	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	50	99.1	93.9-99.9
AGE
18-44	153	15	7.2	4.2-12.0	138	92.8	88.0-95.8
45+	294	44	14.2	10.3-19.2	250	85.8	80.8-89.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	184	16	6.5	3.7-11.1	168	93.5	88.9-96.3
Some College +	267	44	14.5	10.5-19.6	223	85.5	80.4-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	257	32	10.7	7.3-15.3	225	89.3	84.7-92.7
$50,000+	94	18	14.6	8.8-23.2	76	85.4	76.8-91.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	60	11.1	8.4-14.4	392	88.9	85.6-91.6
Guilford	444	62	13.9	10.4-18.4	382	86.1	81.6-89.6
Mecklenburg	448	50	10.2	7.5-13.7	398	89.8	86.3-92.5
Orange	452	69	9.3	7.0-12.2	383	90.7	87.8-93.0
Wake	453	59	13.6	10.3-17.7	394	86.4	82.3-89.7
Chatham/Lee	400	47	11.8	8.1-16.9	353	88.2	83.1-91.9
Nash/Wilson	379	38	9.0	6.3-12.7	341	91.0	87.3-93.7
Craven/Pamlico	454	55	11.3	8.3-15.1	399	88.7	84.9-91.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	58	14.8	10.1-21.2	379	85.2	78.8-89.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	63	12.0	9.0-15.8	393	88.0	84.2-91.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	44	7.2	4.8-10.6	435	92.8	89.4-95.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	62	13.0	9.7-17.2	363	87.0	82.8-90.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	34	6.6	4.5- 9.6	442	93.4	90.4-95.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	37	7.4	5.1-10.5	381	92.6	89.5-94.9
Northeast NC I	459	35	7.5	5.0-10.9	424	92.5	89.1-95.0
Northeast NC II	514	64	13.0	9.9-16.8	450	87.0	83.2-90.1
Northeastern Partnership	973	99	11.0	8.8-13.7	874	89.0	86.3-91.2
Mountain AHEC	1,303	166	9.3	7.6-11.3	1,137	90.7	88.7-92.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,313	314	9.1	7.6-10.8	2,999	90.9	89.2-92.4
Piedmont	4,048	495	11.7	10.4-13.1	3,553	88.3	86.9-89.6
Western NC	2,074	264	9.5	8.0-11.3	1,810	90.5	88.7-92.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,435

1,073

10.6

9.7-11.6

8,362

89.4

88.4-90.3

-Buncombe County

452

11.1

8.4-14.4

392

88.9

85.6-91.6

GENDER

Male

178

9.7

6.2-15.0

157

90.3

85.0-93.8

Female

274

12.5

8.9-17.2

235

87.5

82.8-91.1

RACE

White

400

12.6

9.6-16.5

341

87.4

83.5-90.4

Other

0.9

0.1- 6.1

99.1

93.9-99.9

AGE

18-44

153

7.2

4.2-12.0

138

92.8

88.0-95.8

45+

294

14.2

10.3-19.2

250

85.8

80.8-89.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

184

6.5

3.7-11.1

168

93.5

88.9-96.3

Some College +

267

14.5

10.5-19.6

223

85.5

80.4-89.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

257

10.7

7.3-15.3

225

89.3

84.7-92.7

$50,000+

14.6

8.8-23.2

85.4

76.8-91.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

11.1

8.4-14.4

392

88.9

85.6-91.6

Guilford

444

13.9

10.4-18.4

382

86.1

81.6-89.6

Mecklenburg

448

10.2

7.5-13.7

398

89.8

86.3-92.5

Orange

452

9.3

7.0-12.2

383

90.7

87.8-93.0

Wake

453

13.6

10.3-17.7

394

86.4

82.3-89.7

Chatham/Lee

400

11.8

8.1-16.9

353

88.2

83.1-91.9

Nash/Wilson

379

9.0

6.3-12.7

341

91.0

87.3-93.7

Craven/Pamlico

454

11.3

8.3-15.1

399

88.7

84.9-91.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

14.8

10.1-21.2

379

85.2

78.8-89.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

12.0

9.0-15.8

393

88.0

84.2-91.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

7.2

4.8-10.6

435

92.8

89.4-95.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

13.0

9.7-17.2

363

87.0

82.8-90.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

6.6

4.5- 9.6

442

93.4

90.4-95.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

7.4

5.1-10.5

381

92.6

89.5-94.9

Northeast NC I

459

7.5

5.0-10.9

424

92.5

89.1-95.0

Northeast NC II

514

13.0

9.9-16.8

450

87.0

83.2-90.1

Northeastern Partnership

973

11.0

8.8-13.7

874

89.0

86.3-91.2

Mountain AHEC

1,303

166

9.3

7.6-11.3

1,137

90.7

88.7-92.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,313

314

9.1

7.6-10.8

2,999

90.9

89.2-92.4

Piedmont

4,048

495

11.7

10.4-13.1

3,553

88.3

86.9-89.6

Western NC

2,074

264

9.5

8.0-11.3

1,810

90.5

88.7-92.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the all six heart attack symptoms questions..

^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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