BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Knew all heart attack symptoms)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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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
-Eastern NC	3,313	314	9.1	7.6-10.8	2,999	90.9	89.2-92.4
GENDER
Male	1,165	97	8.6	6.2-11.7	1,068	91.4	88.3-93.8
Female	2,148	217	9.6	7.9-11.6	1,931	90.4	88.4-92.1
RACE
White	2,067	256	12.2	10.0-14.7	1,811	87.8	85.3-90.0
African American	979	41	3.4	2.2- 5.2	938	96.6	94.8-97.8
Other Minorities	248	15	3.5	1.7- 7.2	233	96.5	92.8-98.3
AGE
18-24	201	12	5.0	2.2-11.1	189	95.0	88.9-97.8
25-34	493	40	7.7	4.9-11.9	453	92.3	88.1-95.1
35-44	597	58	10.5	7.3-15.0	539	89.5	85.0-92.7
45-54	644	70	11.1	7.1-17.0	574	88.9	83.0-92.9
55-64	568	54	8.3	5.8-11.7	514	91.7	88.3-94.2
65-74	462	43	9.7	6.1-15.2	419	90.3	84.8-93.9
75+	327	34	11.3	7.1-17.5	293	88.7	82.5-92.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	661	30	4.5	2.7- 7.4	631	95.5	92.6-97.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,110	91	6.8	4.9- 9.4	1,019	93.2	90.6-95.1
Some Post-H.S.	847	80	8.1	5.7-11.5	767	91.9	88.5-94.3
College Graduate	689	112	17.7	13.3-23.1	577	82.3	76.9-86.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	472	27	4.3	2.3- 7.7	445	95.7	92.3-97.7
$15,000- 24,999	657	45	6.8	4.2-11.0	612	93.2	89.0-95.8
$25,000- 34,999	381	36	8.2	5.0-13.0	345	91.8	87.0-95.0
$35,000- 49,999	424	47	12.7	8.5-18.4	377	87.3	81.6-91.5
$50,000-74,999	333	50	12.7	8.5-18.5	283	87.3	81.5-91.5
$75,000+	291	47	21.0	13.5-31.1	244	79.0	68.9-86.5
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***
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

-Eastern NC

3,313

314

9.1

7.6-10.8

2,999

90.9

89.2-92.4

GENDER

Male

1,165

8.6

6.2-11.7

1,068

91.4

88.3-93.8

Female

2,148

217

9.6

7.9-11.6

1,931

90.4

88.4-92.1

RACE

White

2,067

256

12.2

10.0-14.7

1,811

87.8

85.3-90.0

African American

979

3.4

2.2- 5.2

938

96.6

94.8-97.8

Other Minorities

248

3.5

1.7- 7.2

233

96.5

92.8-98.3

AGE

18-24

201

5.0

2.2-11.1

189

95.0

88.9-97.8

25-34

493

7.7

4.9-11.9

453

92.3

88.1-95.1

35-44

597

10.5

7.3-15.0

539

89.5

85.0-92.7

45-54

644

11.1

7.1-17.0

574

88.9

83.0-92.9

55-64

568

8.3

5.8-11.7

514

91.7

88.3-94.2

65-74

462

9.7

6.1-15.2

419

90.3

84.8-93.9

75+

327

11.3

7.1-17.5

293

88.7

82.5-92.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

661

4.5

2.7- 7.4

631

95.5

92.6-97.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,110

6.8

4.9- 9.4

1,019

93.2

90.6-95.1

Some Post-H.S.

847

8.1

5.7-11.5

767

91.9

88.5-94.3

College Graduate

689

112

17.7

13.3-23.1

577

82.3

76.9-86.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

472

4.3

2.3- 7.7

445

95.7

92.3-97.7

$15,000- 24,999

657

6.8

4.2-11.0

612

93.2

89.0-95.8

$25,000- 34,999

381

8.2

5.0-13.0

345

91.8

87.0-95.0

$35,000- 49,999

424

12.7

8.5-18.4

377

87.3

81.6-91.5

$50,000-74,999

333

12.7

8.5-18.5

283

87.3

81.5-91.5

$75,000+

291

21.0

13.5-31.1

244

79.0

68.9-86.5

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***

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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