BRFSS 2003 - Mecklenburg County: (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom of a heart attack?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mecklenburg County

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	9,322	3,261	36.3	34.7-37.9	3,124	32.2	30.7-33.8	2,937	31.5	29.9-33.0
-Mecklenburg County	443	174	38.8	33.1-44.8	141	30.9	25.7-36.6	128	30.3	25.0-36.2
GENDER
Male	166	61	34.0	25.1-44.1	65	36.4	27.7-46.1	40	29.6	21.1-39.6
Female	277	113	43.7	37.2-50.4	76	25.3	20.1-31.2	88	31.0	25.3-37.5
RACE
White	290	99	35.9	28.7-43.9	106	35.3	28.5-42.7	85	28.8	22.4-36.1
Other	149	72	42.6	33.7-52.0	35	24.0	16.6-33.4	42	33.4	24.5-43.6
AGE
18-44	198	87	41.8	33.1-51.0	53	26.2	19.0-35.0	58	32.0	24.1-41.2
45+	242	85	34.3	27.9-41.3	87	37.1	30.5-44.2	70	28.6	22.5-35.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	125	45	35.9	25.8-47.5	29	20.5	13.2-30.4	51	43.6	33.0-54.7
Some College +	317	129	40.5	33.8-47.5	112	36.2	29.7-43.2	76	23.3	17.7-30.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	180	63	33.3	25.8-41.7	64	35.0	27.1-43.8	53	31.8	23.7-41.0
$50,000+	155	67	38.1	29.9-47.1	48	36.4	27.2-46.7	40	25.5	18.6-34.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	159	38.5	33.2-44.2	168	33.4	28.7-38.5	123	28.1	23.3-33.4
Guilford	443	151	35.4	30.1-41.0	167	38.7	33.4-44.4	125	25.9	21.5-30.8
Mecklenburg	443	174	38.8	33.1-44.8	141	30.9	25.7-36.6	128	30.3	25.0-36.2
Orange	450	157	37.2	30.8-44.2	161	30.1	23.7-37.5	132	32.6	25.6-40.6
Wake	448	154	32.4	27.5-37.7	149	35.1	29.8-40.7	145	32.5	27.3-38.1
Chatham/Lee	394	130	32.3	26.8-38.3	138	33.7	28.1-39.9	126	34.0	27.8-40.7
Nash/Wilson	373	137	39.5	33.6-45.8	131	31.9	26.8-37.5	105	28.6	23.5-34.3
Craven/Pamlico	446	159	39.7	34.2-45.4	152	29.9	25.3-34.9	135	30.5	25.4-36.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	429	135	30.0	25.2-35.4	149	38.7	32.7-45.0	145	31.3	26.4-36.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	162	36.6	30.2-43.6	134	28.3	22.5-34.8	157	35.1	29.3-41.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	159	30.5	24.7-37.1	161	31.2	25.0-38.2	151	38.3	29.6-47.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	148	34.1	27.6-41.2	137	30.2	24.2-37.1	139	35.7	26.9-45.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	173	37.8	32.8-43.1	141	30.5	25.8-35.6	155	31.7	27.0-36.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	156	42.5	36.2-49.0	128	28.0	23.1-33.4	126	29.6	24.5-35.2
Northeast NC I	453	147	34.8	29.3-40.8	158	33.6	28.3-39.3	148	31.6	25.3-38.7
Northeast NC II	507	168	33.2	28.3-38.5	186	39.1	34.0-44.4	153	27.7	23.4-32.5
Northeastern Partnership	960	315	33.8	30.0-37.7	344	37.1	33.3-41.1	301	29.1	25.4-33.1
Mountain AHEC	1,296	436	32.5	28.9-36.3	458	32.9	29.3-36.7	402	34.6	30.2-39.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,261	1,169	37.2	34.4-40.0	1,059	30.9	28.2-33.7	1,033	32.0	29.2-34.8
Piedmont	4,001	1,385	36.3	34.1-38.6	1,376	33.0	30.9-35.2	1,240	30.6	28.6-32.8
Western NC	2,060	707	34.3	31.2-37.6	689	32.0	28.9-35.3	664	33.7	30.3-37.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,322

3,261

36.3

34.7-37.9

3,124

32.2

30.7-33.8

2,937

31.5

29.9-33.0

-Mecklenburg County

443

174

38.8

33.1-44.8

141

30.9

25.7-36.6

128

30.3

25.0-36.2

GENDER

Male

166

34.0

25.1-44.1

36.4

27.7-46.1

29.6

21.1-39.6

Female

277

113

43.7

37.2-50.4

25.3

20.1-31.2

31.0

25.3-37.5

RACE

White

290

35.9

28.7-43.9

106

35.3

28.5-42.7

28.8

22.4-36.1

Other

149

42.6

33.7-52.0

24.0

16.6-33.4

33.4

24.5-43.6

AGE

18-44

198

41.8

33.1-51.0

26.2

19.0-35.0

32.0

24.1-41.2

45+

242

34.3

27.9-41.3

37.1

30.5-44.2

28.6

22.5-35.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

125

35.9

25.8-47.5

20.5

13.2-30.4

43.6

33.0-54.7

Some College +

317

129

40.5

33.8-47.5

112

36.2

29.7-43.2

23.3

17.7-30.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

180

33.3

25.8-41.7

35.0

27.1-43.8

31.8

23.7-41.0

$50,000+

155

38.1

29.9-47.1

36.4

27.2-46.7

25.5

18.6-34.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

159

38.5

33.2-44.2

168

33.4

28.7-38.5

123

28.1

23.3-33.4

Guilford

443

151

35.4

30.1-41.0

167

38.7

33.4-44.4

125

25.9

21.5-30.8

Mecklenburg

443

174

38.8

33.1-44.8

141

30.9

25.7-36.6

128

30.3

25.0-36.2

Orange

450

157

37.2

30.8-44.2

161

30.1

23.7-37.5

132

32.6

25.6-40.6

Wake

448

154

32.4

27.5-37.7

149

35.1

29.8-40.7

145

32.5

27.3-38.1

Chatham/Lee

394

130

32.3

26.8-38.3

138

33.7

28.1-39.9

126

34.0

27.8-40.7

Nash/Wilson

373

137

39.5

33.6-45.8

131

31.9

26.8-37.5

105

28.6

23.5-34.3

Craven/Pamlico

446

159

39.7

34.2-45.4

152

29.9

25.3-34.9

135

30.5

25.4-36.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

429

135

30.0

25.2-35.4

149

38.7

32.7-45.0

145

31.3

26.4-36.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

162

36.6

30.2-43.6

134

28.3

22.5-34.8

157

35.1

29.3-41.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

159

30.5

24.7-37.1

161

31.2

25.0-38.2

151

38.3

29.6-47.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

148

34.1

27.6-41.2

137

30.2

24.2-37.1

139

35.7

26.9-45.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

173

37.8

32.8-43.1

141

30.5

25.8-35.6

155

31.7

27.0-36.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

156

42.5

36.2-49.0

128

28.0

23.1-33.4

126

29.6

24.5-35.2

Northeast NC I

453

147

34.8

29.3-40.8

158

33.6

28.3-39.3

148

31.6

25.3-38.7

Northeast NC II

507

168

33.2

28.3-38.5

186

39.1

34.0-44.4

153

27.7

23.4-32.5

Northeastern Partnership

960

315

33.8

30.0-37.7

344

37.1

33.3-41.1

301

29.1

25.4-33.1

Mountain AHEC

1,296

436

32.5

28.9-36.3

458

32.9

29.3-36.7

402

34.6

30.2-39.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,261

1,169

37.2

34.4-40.0

1,059

30.9

28.2-33.7

1,033

32.0

29.2-34.8

Piedmont

4,001

1,385

36.3

34.1-38.6

1,376

33.0

30.9-35.2

1,240

30.6

28.6-32.8

Western NC

2,060

707

34.3

31.2-37.6

689

32.0

28.9-35.3

664

33.7

30.3-37.3

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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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