BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (If you thought someone was having a heart attack or a stroke, what is the first thing you would do?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Take them to the hospital	Tell them to call doctor	Call 911	Call a family member	Do something else
North Carolina	9,237	396	4.8	4.1- 5.6	111	1.1	0.8- 1.4	8,147	88.1	87.0-89.2	29	0.2	0.1- 0.4	554	5.8	5.1- 6.6
-Eastern NC	3,230	136	4.1	3.2- 5.3	41	1.1	0.7- 1.7	2,840	88.0	85.9-89.7	11	0.3	0.1- 0.9	202	6.6	5.1- 8.3
GENDER
Male	1,129	60	5.1	3.5- 7.4	14	0.8	0.3- 2.0	959	86.6	83.2-89.4	6	0.3	0.1- 0.8	90	7.2	5.1-10.0
Female	2,101	76	3.2	2.3- 4.4	27	1.3	0.8- 2.3	1,881	89.2	86.6-91.3	5	0.4	0.1- 1.7	112	6.0	4.3- 8.4
RACE
White	2,030	84	4.0	2.9- 5.4	20	1.0	0.5- 2.1	1,777	87.5	84.9-89.6	8	0.4	0.1- 1.3	141	7.1	5.4- 9.3
African American	945	38	3.0	1.9- 4.7	18	1.4	0.8- 2.4	840	90.0	85.9-93.0	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8	47	5.5	3.1- 9.8
Other Minorities	239	13	8.3	3.7-17.6	3	0.6	0.2- 2.2	209	85.3	75.4-91.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	13	5.7	2.4-13.2
AGE
18-24	195	11	4.3	1.7-10.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	169	87.7	78.5-93.3	3	1.5	0.3- 6.2	11	6.4	2.5-15.7
25-34	483	17	2.4	1.2- 4.4	4	1.1	0.3- 4.1	436	91.7	87.8-94.4	2	0.3	0.1- 1.2	24	4.6	2.6- 7.9
35-44	587	17	2.4	1.1- 5.5	3	0.5	0.1- 1.7	527	89.9	85.3-93.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	39	7.1	4.4-11.3
45-54	632	25	3.7	2.1- 6.4	5	1.3	0.3- 5.0	559	87.2	81.0-91.5	0	0.0	. - .	43	7.9	4.3-14.1
55-64	553	24	4.4	2.5- 7.8	6	1.3	0.4- 3.7	487	87.9	83.2-91.4	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	34	6.3	3.8-10.0
65-74	444	25	6.2	3.5-10.9	12	1.7	0.9- 3.1	382	84.3	78.1-88.9	0	0.0	. - .	25	7.8	4.4-13.2
75+	319	16	9.1	4.7-16.8	9	2.3	0.9- 5.3	268	82.3	74.5-88.1	3	0.3	0.1- 1.1	23	6.0	3.2-10.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	636	35	7.7	4.6-12.4	16	1.7	0.9- 3.1	549	85.9	80.8-89.9	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3	35	4.7	2.7- 8.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,082	39	2.6	1.7- 4.0	13	1.3	0.5- 3.0	978	89.6	85.8-92.5	3	0.3	0.1- 1.1	49	6.2	3.8-10.0
Some Post-H.S.	829	40	3.5	2.1- 5.8	9	1.1	0.4- 3.0	708	88.2	84.5-91.1	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6	69	7.0	4.8-10.0
College Graduate	679	22	4.0	2.3- 7.1	3	0.2	0.1- 0.9	602	86.9	81.5-90.9	4	0.8	0.2- 4.1	48	8.0	4.8-13.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	453	21	4.6	2.5- 8.3	13	2.2	1.1- 4.6	391	87.7	82.6-91.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	27	5.3	3.0- 9.5
$15,000- 24,999	640	24	3.2	1.9- 5.3	8	0.8	0.3- 2.0	572	89.8	85.8-92.9	4	0.3	0.1- 1.1	32	5.8	3.4- 9.7
$25,000- 34,999	373	18	5.1	2.4-10.5	4	0.7	0.2- 1.9	335	90.8	84.5-94.7	0	0.0	. - .	16	3.5	1.3- 8.9
$35,000- 49,999	416	16	3.2	1.6- 6.5	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6	361	86.4	80.7-90.6	3	1.5	0.3- 6.1	33	8.4	5.2-13.3
$50,000-74,999	330	11	1.7	0.9- 3.5	3	1.6	0.4- 7.3	292	87.7	80.5-92.5	0	0.0	. - .	24	8.9	4.8-15.9
$75,000+	288	12	3.9	1.8- 8.4	0	0.0	. - .	250	86.9	77.3-92.8	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6	23	8.7	3.7-19.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	445	9	1.9	1.0- 3.8	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0	403	91.9	88.9-94.1	0	0.0	. - .	31	6.0	4.1- 8.7
Guilford	443	10	2.1	1.0- 4.2	5	1.0	0.3- 2.6	412	93.8	90.9-95.8	0	0.0	. - .	16	3.2	1.8- 5.5
Mecklenburg	439	25	6.2	3.4-11.0	5	1.1	0.4- 3.0	383	87.1	82.1-90.8	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	25	5.5	3.6- 8.5
Orange	450	16	7.3	2.9-17.6	7	1.2	0.5- 2.6	400	85.9	77.6-91.5	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	25	5.2	3.3- 8.3
Wake	443	24	6.4	3.9-10.5	3	0.7	0.2- 2.3	392	88.0	83.7-91.4	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	21	4.3	2.6- 6.9
Chatham/Lee	390	20	4.8	2.9- 7.9	6	3.5	0.9-13.2	337	85.6	79.1-90.3	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4	25	5.6	3.6- 8.6
Nash/Wilson	370	17	5.2	3.1- 8.6	5	1.2	0.5- 3.1	325	88.2	84.1-91.4	1	0.4	0.1- 2.5	22	5.1	3.2- 7.9
Craven/Pamlico	446	15	3.1	1.8- 5.4	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8	396	89.5	85.8-92.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	29	6.4	4.2- 9.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	425	17	3.3	2.0- 5.6	9	2.7	1.2- 5.9	380	90.3	86.7-93.1	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	17	3.1	1.9- 5.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	445	26	5.2	3.4- 7.8	7	1.4	0.7- 3.1	386	85.8	79.0-90.6	3	0.5	0.1- 1.6	23	7.1	3.2-15.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	466	19	3.8	2.2- 6.5	3	1.2	0.3- 5.2	412	87.5	82.4-91.3	0	0.0	. - .	32	7.5	4.6-12.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	421	18	3.9	2.2- 6.8	6	0.7	0.3- 1.7	366	89.2	84.6-92.5	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0	29	6.0	3.7- 9.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	465	22	5.5	3.4- 8.8	8	1.8	0.9- 3.7	397	84.3	79.7-88.0	2	0.5	0.1- 2.6	36	7.9	5.3-11.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	401	21	5.9	3.7- 9.4	5	1.0	0.4- 2.6	352	86.7	82.0-90.4	3	1.2	0.3- 5.5	20	5.1	3.0- 8.5
Northeast NC I	449	19	3.9	2.2- 6.9	6	1.6	0.6- 3.9	397	88.2	84.0-91.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	26	6.1	4.0- 9.3
Northeast NC II	502	21	5.0	2.8- 8.7	7	1.3	0.6- 3.0	441	88.3	84.3-91.3	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	31	5.2	3.6- 7.6
Northeastern Partnership	951	40	4.6	3.0- 7.0	13	1.4	0.8- 2.6	838	88.2	85.4-90.6	3	0.2	0.1- 0.7	57	5.5	4.2- 7.3
Mountain AHEC	1,287	51	5.0	3.3- 7.3	9	0.3	0.1- 0.9	1,123	85.9	82.8-88.5	4	0.2	0.1- 0.8	100	8.6	6.7-11.1
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,966	166	5.0	4.0- 6.3	48	1.0	0.7- 1.6	3,531	88.8	87.2-90.2	9	0.1	0.1- 0.3	212	5.0	4.2- 6.1
Western NC	2,041	94	5.2	3.7- 7.1	22	1.2	0.6- 2.4	1,776	85.9	83.2-88.2	9	0.3	0.1- 0.6	140	7.4	5.9- 9.4

Total
Respond.^

Take them to the hospital

Tell them to call doctor

Call 911

Call a family member

Do something else

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,237

396

4.8

4.1- 5.6

111

1.1

0.8- 1.4

8,147

88.1

87.0-89.2

0.2

0.1- 0.4

554

5.8

5.1- 6.6

-Eastern NC

3,230

136

4.1

3.2- 5.3

1.1

0.7- 1.7

2,840

88.0

85.9-89.7

0.3

0.1- 0.9

202

6.6

5.1- 8.3

GENDER

Male

1,129

5.1

3.5- 7.4

0.8

0.3- 2.0

959

86.6

83.2-89.4

0.3

0.1- 0.8

7.2

5.1-10.0

Female

2,101

3.2

2.3- 4.4

1.3

0.8- 2.3

1,881

89.2

86.6-91.3

0.4

0.1- 1.7

112

6.0

4.3- 8.4

RACE

White

2,030

4.0

2.9- 5.4

1.0

0.5- 2.1

1,777

87.5

84.9-89.6

0.4

0.1- 1.3

141

7.1

5.4- 9.3

African American

945

3.0

1.9- 4.7

1.4

0.8- 2.4

840

90.0

85.9-93.0

0.2

0.0- 0.8

5.5

3.1- 9.8

Other Minorities

239

8.3

3.7-17.6

0.6

0.2- 2.2

209

85.3

75.4-91.6

0.1

0.0- 0.6

5.7

2.4-13.2

AGE

18-24

195

4.3

1.7-10.3

0.1

0.0- 0.9

169

87.7

78.5-93.3

1.5

0.3- 6.2

6.4

2.5-15.7

25-34

483

2.4

1.2- 4.4

1.1

0.3- 4.1

436

91.7

87.8-94.4

0.3

0.1- 1.2

4.6

2.6- 7.9

35-44

587

2.4

1.1- 5.5

0.5

0.1- 1.7

527

89.9

85.3-93.2

0.1

0.0- 0.5

7.1

4.4-11.3

45-54

632

3.7

2.1- 6.4

1.3

0.3- 5.0

559

87.2

81.0-91.5

0.0

. - .

7.9

4.3-14.1

55-64

553

4.4

2.5- 7.8

1.3

0.4- 3.7

487

87.9

83.2-91.4

0.2

0.1- 0.9

6.3

3.8-10.0

65-74

444

6.2

3.5-10.9

1.7

0.9- 3.1

382

84.3

78.1-88.9

0.0

. - .

7.8

4.4-13.2

75+

319

9.1

4.7-16.8

2.3

0.9- 5.3

268

82.3

74.5-88.1

0.3

0.1- 1.1

6.0

3.2-10.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

636

7.7

4.6-12.4

1.7

0.9- 3.1

549

85.9

80.8-89.9

0.0

0.0- 0.3

4.7

2.7- 8.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,082

2.6

1.7- 4.0

1.3

0.5- 3.0

978

89.6

85.8-92.5

0.3

0.1- 1.1

6.2

3.8-10.0

Some Post-H.S.

829

3.5

2.1- 5.8

1.1

0.4- 3.0

708

88.2

84.5-91.1

0.2

0.1- 0.6

7.0

4.8-10.0

College Graduate

679

4.0

2.3- 7.1

0.2

0.1- 0.9

602

86.9

81.5-90.9

0.8

0.2- 4.1

8.0

4.8-13.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

453

4.6

2.5- 8.3

2.2

1.1- 4.6

391

87.7

82.6-91.5

0.1

0.0- 0.7

5.3

3.0- 9.5

$15,000- 24,999

640

3.2

1.9- 5.3

0.8

0.3- 2.0

572

89.8

85.8-92.9

0.3

0.1- 1.1

5.8

3.4- 9.7

$25,000- 34,999

373

5.1

2.4-10.5

0.7

0.2- 1.9

335

90.8

84.5-94.7

0.0

. - .

3.5

1.3- 8.9

$35,000- 49,999

416

3.2

1.6- 6.5

0.5

0.2- 1.6

361

86.4

80.7-90.6

1.5

0.3- 6.1

8.4

5.2-13.3

$50,000-74,999

330

1.7

0.9- 3.5

1.6

0.4- 7.3

292

87.7

80.5-92.5

0.0

. - .

8.9

4.8-15.9

$75,000+

288

3.9

1.8- 8.4

0.0

. - .

250

86.9

77.3-92.8

0.5

0.2- 1.6

8.7

3.7-19.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

445

1.9

1.0- 3.8

0.2

0.1- 1.0

403

91.9

88.9-94.1

0.0

. - .

6.0

4.1- 8.7

Guilford

443

2.1

1.0- 4.2

1.0

0.3- 2.6

412

93.8

90.9-95.8

0.0

. - .

3.2

1.8- 5.5

Mecklenburg

439

6.2

3.4-11.0

1.1

0.4- 3.0

383

87.1

82.1-90.8

0.1

0.0- 0.9

5.5

3.6- 8.5

Orange

450

7.3

2.9-17.6

1.2

0.5- 2.6

400

85.9

77.6-91.5

0.3

0.1- 1.4

5.2

3.3- 8.3

Wake

443

6.4

3.9-10.5

0.7

0.2- 2.3

392

88.0

83.7-91.4

0.5

0.2- 1.7

4.3

2.6- 6.9

Chatham/Lee

390

4.8

2.9- 7.9

3.5

0.9-13.2

337

85.6

79.1-90.3

0.5

0.1- 2.4

5.6

3.6- 8.6

Nash/Wilson

370

5.2

3.1- 8.6

1.2

0.5- 3.1

325

88.2

84.1-91.4

0.4

0.1- 2.5

5.1

3.2- 7.9

Craven/Pamlico

446

3.1

1.8- 5.4

0.7

0.3- 1.8

396

89.5

85.8-92.3

0.2

0.0- 1.5

6.4

4.2- 9.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

425

3.3

2.0- 5.6

2.7

1.2- 5.9

380

90.3

86.7-93.1

0.5

0.1- 2.0

3.1

1.9- 5.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

445

5.2

3.4- 7.8

1.4

0.7- 3.1

386

85.8

79.0-90.6

0.5

0.1- 1.6

7.1

3.2-15.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

466

3.8

2.2- 6.5

1.2

0.3- 5.2

412

87.5

82.4-91.3

0.0

. - .

7.5

4.6-12.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

421

3.9

2.2- 6.8

0.7

0.3- 1.7

366

89.2

84.6-92.5

0.2

0.1- 1.0

6.0

3.7- 9.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

465

5.5

3.4- 8.8

1.8

0.9- 3.7

397

84.3

79.7-88.0

0.5

0.1- 2.6

7.9

5.3-11.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

401

5.9

3.7- 9.4

1.0

0.4- 2.6

352

86.7

82.0-90.4

1.2

0.3- 5.5

5.1

3.0- 8.5

Northeast NC I

449

3.9

2.2- 6.9

1.6

0.6- 3.9

397

88.2

84.0-91.4

0.2

0.0- 1.4

6.1

4.0- 9.3

Northeast NC II

502

5.0

2.8- 8.7

1.3

0.6- 3.0

441

88.3

84.3-91.3

0.2

0.1- 0.9

5.2

3.6- 7.6

Northeastern Partnership

951

4.6

3.0- 7.0

1.4

0.8- 2.6

838

88.2

85.4-90.6

0.2

0.1- 0.7

5.5

4.2- 7.3

Mountain AHEC

1,287

5.0

3.3- 7.3

0.3

0.1- 0.9

1,123

85.9

82.8-88.5

0.2

0.1- 0.8

100

8.6

6.7-11.1

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,966

166

5.0

4.0- 6.3

1.0

0.7- 1.6

3,531

88.8

87.2-90.2

0.1

0.1- 0.3

212

5.0

4.2- 6.1

Western NC

2,041

5.2

3.7- 7.1

1.2

0.6- 2.4

1,776

85.9

83.2-88.2

0.3

0.1- 0.6

140

7.4

5.9- 9.4

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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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