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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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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
TOTAL	1,802	80	4.4	3.1- 6.1	32	1.6	0.9- 2.9	1,596	88.4	85.7-90.7	4	0.2	0.1- 0.5	90	5.4	3.9- 7.6
GENDER
Male	579	26	5.1	2.9- 8.7	16	2.1	0.9- 5.3	505	88.1	83.5-91.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	31	4.6	2.7- 7.6
Female	1,223	54	3.8	2.6- 5.6	16	1.2	0.6- 2.3	1,091	88.6	85.1-91.4	3	0.2	0.1- 0.9	59	6.1	3.9- 9.5
AGE
18-24	137	5	1.7	0.5- 5.2	0	0.0	. - .	124	91.9	79.1-97.1	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	7	6.3	1.7-20.7
25-34	281	15	6.3	3.0-12.4	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5	249	86.7	79.7-91.6	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7	13	6.0	3.0-11.6
35-44	360	10	2.5	1.1- 5.7	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	326	91.1	85.6-94.6	0	0.0	. - .	22	6.2	3.2-11.5
45-54	405	18	6.8	3.3-13.5	7	3.0	0.8-10.7	359	86.0	78.5-91.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	20	4.1	2.2- 7.5
55-64	279	11	3.0	1.3- 6.7	6	1.8	0.7- 4.8	247	88.7	81.9-93.1	0	0.0	. - .	15	6.5	3.0-13.2
65-74	198	15	5.0	2.6- 9.6	7	2.1	0.9- 4.7	170	91.7	86.8-94.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	1.1	0.5- 2.7
75+	130	6	5.3	2.0-13.0	7	8.5	3.2-20.7	112	81.3	69.3-89.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	4.9	1.7-13.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	423	17	4.0	2.0- 7.8	15	5.8	2.5-12.7	377	87.7	81.1-92.3	0	0.0	. - .	14	2.5	1.1- 5.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	626	26	5.1	2.9- 8.7	12	1.0	0.5- 1.9	564	88.8	83.5-92.5	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	23	5.0	2.3-10.2
Some Post-H.S.	423	20	4.5	2.0- 9.6	5	0.6	0.2- 1.6	363	87.4	81.2-91.7	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7	33	7.4	4.3-12.5
College Graduate	326	16	3.0	1.6- 5.7	0	0.0	. - .	289	89.8	84.8-93.3	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	20	6.7	3.9-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	336	14	2.6	1.3- 4.9	11	2.6	1.2- 5.4	294	92.0	88.3-94.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	16	2.7	1.4- 5.2
$15,000- 24,999	420	24	5.4	2.9- 9.9	10	3.8	1.4- 9.8	367	84.6	77.8-89.6	2	0.6	0.1- 2.3	17	5.6	2.9-10.5
$25,000- 34,999	220	6	2.9	0.9- 8.7	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8	197	91.5	84.6-95.5	0	0.0	. - .	15	5.2	2.3-11.4
$35,000- 49,999	195	6	4.7	1.3-15.5	4	1.1	0.4- 3.0	176	89.3	79.3-94.8	0	0.0	. - .	9	4.9	1.7-13.0
$50,000-74,999	115	6	5.2	2.0-13.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	100	90.1	82.2-94.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	4.4	2.0- 9.5
$75,000+	92	4	2.2	0.7- 6.1	0	0.0	. - .	79	86.5	75.4-93.1	0	0.0	. - .	9	11.3	5.3-22.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	2	4.4	1.1-16.7	0	0.0	. - .	26	92.1	77.1-97.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.4	0.5-20.8
Guilford	115	5	4.4	1.6-11.5	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	107	93.2	85.7-96.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.0	0.4- 8.3
Mecklenburg	115	6	4.5	1.8-10.7	2	1.1	0.2- 5.5	103	89.8	81.8-94.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	4.6	1.7-12.2
Orange	48	1	2.1	0.3-13.6	0	0.0	. - .	42	85.5	70.8-93.4	0	0.0	. - .	5	12.4	5.2-27.0
Wake	83	3	2.8	0.8- 9.2	0	0.0	. - .	75	89.9	79.5-95.4	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4	4	6.3	2.1-17.2
Chatham/Lee	68	4	4.7	1.7-12.5	3	15.8	3.5-49.5	56	74.4	49.6-89.5	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	4	3.1	1.0- 8.8
Nash/Wilson	120	3	3.2	0.9-10.3	3	2.7	0.9- 8.4	110	91.8	84.5-95.8	0	0.0	. - .	4	2.3	0.8- 6.5
Craven/Pamlico	89	5	5.3	2.0-13.5	3	1.8	0.6- 5.7	73	86.4	77.4-92.2	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	7	5.3	2.3-11.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	1	3.9	0.5-24.6	0	0.0	. - .	13	87.2	62.8-96.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.0	2.0-32.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	1	16.0	2.3-60.9	0	0.0	. - .	8	84.0	39.1-97.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	159	5	2.2	0.8- 5.6	2	0.8	0.2- 3.6	144	88.0	75.7-94.5	0	0.0	. - .	8	9.0	3.4-22.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	1	5.6	0.7-32.2	0	0.0	. - .	9	94.4	67.8-99.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	140	7	6.3	2.7-14.0	4	3.5	1.3- 9.2	116	77.8	67.6-85.5	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	12	11.0	5.6-20.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	118	5	4.6	1.8-11.3	2	1.5	0.3- 6.1	107	91.5	83.9-95.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	2.5	0.7- 8.1
Northeast NC I	232	8	2.8	1.2- 6.3	4	2.2	0.8- 6.3	210	89.7	83.8-93.6	0	0.0	. - .	10	5.3	2.6-10.5
Northeast NC II	144	10	9.5	4.0-20.7	2	0.6	0.1- 2.2	126	86.4	76.0-92.7	0	0.0	. - .	6	3.6	1.6- 8.0
Northeastern Partnership	376	18	6.2	3.1-12.1	6	1.4	0.6- 3.3	336	88.0	82.3-92.0	0	0.0	. - .	16	4.4	2.6- 7.5
Mountain AHEC	49	4	12.2	2.8-39.8	0	0.0	. - .	42	80.2	57.2-92.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.7	2.3-22.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	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
Piedmont	786	35	4.5	2.8- 7.0	14	1.9	0.8- 4.4	696	88.1	84.3-91.0	2	0.2	0.0- 0.9	39	5.4	3.5- 8.2
Western NC	71	7	22.5	6.9-53.2	0	0.0	. - .	60	72.4	45.2-89.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	5.1	1.7-14.6

Total
Respond.^

Take them to the hospital

Tell them to call doctor

Call 911

Call a family member

Do something else

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,802

4.4

3.1- 6.1

1.6

0.9- 2.9

1,596

88.4

85.7-90.7

0.2

0.1- 0.5

5.4

3.9- 7.6

GENDER

Male

579

5.1

2.9- 8.7

2.1

0.9- 5.3

505

88.1

83.5-91.6

0.1

0.0- 0.9

4.6

2.7- 7.6

Female

1,223

3.8

2.6- 5.6

1.2

0.6- 2.3

1,091

88.6

85.1-91.4

0.2

0.1- 0.9

6.1

3.9- 9.5

AGE

18-24

137

1.7

0.5- 5.2

0.0

. - .

124

91.9

79.1-97.1

0.1

0.0- 0.7

6.3

1.7-20.7

25-34

281

6.3

3.0-12.4

0.3

0.1- 1.5

249

86.7

79.7-91.6

0.7

0.2- 2.7

6.0

3.0-11.6

35-44

360

2.5

1.1- 5.7

0.2

0.1- 0.9

326

91.1

85.6-94.6

0.0

. - .

6.2

3.2-11.5

45-54

405

6.8

3.3-13.5

3.0

0.8-10.7

359

86.0

78.5-91.2

0.1

0.0- 0.9

4.1

2.2- 7.5

55-64

279

3.0

1.3- 6.7

1.8

0.7- 4.8

247

88.7

81.9-93.1

0.0

. - .

6.5

3.0-13.2

65-74

198

5.0

2.6- 9.6

2.1

0.9- 4.7

170

91.7

86.8-94.9

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.5- 2.7

75+

130

5.3

2.0-13.0

8.5

3.2-20.7

112

81.3

69.3-89.3

0.0

. - .

4.9

1.7-13.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

423

4.0

2.0- 7.8

5.8

2.5-12.7

377

87.7

81.1-92.3

0.0

. - .

2.5

1.1- 5.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

626

5.1

2.9- 8.7

1.0

0.5- 1.9

564

88.8

83.5-92.5

0.1

0.0- 1.0

5.0

2.3-10.2

Some Post-H.S.

423

4.5

2.0- 9.6

0.6

0.2- 1.6

363

87.4

81.2-91.7

0.2

0.0- 0.7

7.4

4.3-12.5

College Graduate

326

3.0

1.6- 5.7

0.0

. - .

289

89.8

84.8-93.3

0.4

0.1- 3.0

6.7

3.9-11.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

336

2.6

1.3- 4.9

2.6

1.2- 5.4

294

92.0

88.3-94.6

0.1

0.0- 0.8

2.7

1.4- 5.2

$15,000- 24,999

420

5.4

2.9- 9.9

3.8

1.4- 9.8

367

84.6

77.8-89.6

0.6

0.1- 2.3

5.6

2.9-10.5

$25,000- 34,999

220

2.9

0.9- 8.7

0.4

0.1- 1.8

197

91.5

84.6-95.5

0.0

. - .

5.2

2.3-11.4

$35,000- 49,999

195

4.7

1.3-15.5

1.1

0.4- 3.0

176

89.3

79.3-94.8

0.0

. - .

4.9

1.7-13.0

$50,000-74,999

115

5.2

2.0-13.0

0.3

0.0- 2.2

100

90.1

82.2-94.7

0.0

. - .

4.4

2.0- 9.5

$75,000+

2.2

0.7- 6.1

0.0

. - .

86.5

75.4-93.1

0.0

. - .

11.3

5.3-22.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

4.4

1.1-16.7

0.0

. - .

92.1

77.1-97.6

0.0

. - .

3.4

0.5-20.8

Guilford

115

4.4

1.6-11.5

0.4

0.1- 3.1

107

93.2

85.7-96.9

0.0

. - .

2.0

0.4- 8.3

Mecklenburg

115

4.5

1.8-10.7

1.1

0.2- 5.5

103

89.8

81.8-94.6

0.0

. - .

4.6

1.7-12.2

Orange

2.1

0.3-13.6

0.0

. - .

85.5

70.8-93.4

0.0

. - .

12.4

5.2-27.0

Wake

2.8

0.8- 9.2

0.0

. - .

89.9

79.5-95.4

0.9

0.1- 6.4

6.3

2.1-17.2

Chatham/Lee

4.7

1.7-12.5

15.8

3.5-49.5

74.4

49.6-89.5

2.0

0.3-13.0

3.1

1.0- 8.8

Nash/Wilson

120

3.2

0.9-10.3

2.7

0.9- 8.4

110

91.8

84.5-95.8

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.8- 6.5

Craven/Pamlico

5.3

2.0-13.5

1.8

0.6- 5.7

86.4

77.4-92.2

1.1

0.2- 7.6

5.3

2.3-11.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

3.9

0.5-24.6

0.0

. - .

87.2

62.8-96.5

0.0

. - .

9.0

2.0-32.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

16.0

2.3-60.9

0.0

. - .

84.0

39.1-97.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

159

2.2

0.8- 5.6

0.8

0.2- 3.6

144

88.0

75.7-94.5

0.0

. - .

9.0

3.4-22.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

5.6

0.7-32.2

0.0

. - .

94.4

67.8-99.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

140

6.3

2.7-14.0

3.5

1.3- 9.2

116

77.8

67.6-85.5

1.4

0.2- 9.6

11.0

5.6-20.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

118

4.6

1.8-11.3

1.5

0.3- 6.1

107

91.5

83.9-95.7

0.0

. - .

2.5

0.7- 8.1

Northeast NC I

232

2.8

1.2- 6.3

2.2

0.8- 6.3

210

89.7

83.8-93.6

0.0

. - .

5.3

2.6-10.5

Northeast NC II

144

9.5

4.0-20.7

0.6

0.1- 2.2

126

86.4

76.0-92.7

0.0

. - .

3.6

1.6- 8.0

Northeastern Partnership

376

6.2

3.1-12.1

1.4

0.6- 3.3

336

88.0

82.3-92.0

0.0

. - .

4.4

2.6- 7.5

Mountain AHEC

12.2

2.8-39.8

0.0

. - .

80.2

57.2-92.4

0.0

. - .

7.7

2.3-22.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

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

Piedmont

786

4.5

2.8- 7.0

1.9

0.8- 4.4

696

88.1

84.3-91.0

0.2

0.0- 0.9

5.4

3.5- 8.2

Western NC

22.5

6.9-53.2

0.0

. - .

72.4

45.2-89.3

0.0

. - .

5.1

1.7-14.6

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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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