BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint are symptoms of a heart attack?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	1,835	1,139	63.7	60.1-67.2	347	18.7	15.9-22.0	349	17.6	15.0-20.4
GENDER
Male	586	366	63.9	57.7-69.7	120	19.7	15.0-25.5	100	16.4	12.5-21.3
Female	1,249	773	63.6	59.2-67.7	227	18.0	14.7-21.9	249	18.4	15.3-22.1
AGE
18-24	138	88	58.0	44.9-70.0	25	22.8	13.1-36.6	25	19.2	11.0-31.5
25-34	282	203	75.0	66.8-81.8	44	13.6	8.4-21.3	35	11.4	7.3-17.5
35-44	365	234	60.0	52.1-67.5	75	25.5	19.0-33.4	56	14.4	9.8-20.8
45-54	409	272	70.1	63.0-76.3	75	14.5	10.1-20.3	62	15.4	10.9-21.5
55-64	284	170	67.3	59.0-74.6	54	13.4	9.3-19.0	60	19.3	13.2-27.4
65-74	203	98	52.1	41.6-62.4	46	23.4	15.5-33.7	59	24.5	17.2-33.8
75+	141	66	43.4	32.0-55.6	24	16.2	9.6-25.9	51	40.4	29.1-52.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	437	214	54.3	46.9-61.6	91	17.9	13.1-24.0	132	27.7	21.8-34.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	639	378	60.8	54.4-66.7	136	21.8	16.7-27.9	125	17.5	13.5-22.3
Some Post-H.S.	426	292	66.1	58.0-73.4	79	18.8	13.1-26.2	55	15.1	9.8-22.4
College Graduate	328	254	76.1	68.6-82.2	40	13.6	8.8-20.5	34	10.3	6.6-15.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	347	193	57.2	48.5-65.5	79	22.1	15.0-31.2	75	20.7	14.9-28.1
$15,000- 24,999	428	259	65.9	58.2-72.8	85	16.5	11.9-22.5	84	17.5	12.2-24.6
$25,000- 34,999	223	149	65.0	55.0-73.9	33	16.2	9.8-25.7	41	18.7	12.2-27.6
$35,000- 49,999	195	131	68.3	58.4-76.7	40	16.3	10.3-24.7	24	15.5	9.5-24.1
$50,000-74,999	117	90	77.7	64.7-86.8	15	11.6	5.1-24.2	12	10.7	5.0-21.4
$75,000+	94	69	74.1	60.8-84.2	15	13.1	6.7-24.1	10	12.7	5.8-25.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	21	75.9	55.1-88.9	4	11.1	3.6-29.5	4	13.0	4.2-33.7
Guilford	115	77	66.1	54.5-76.1	26	22.2	13.8-33.7	12	11.7	6.3-20.8
Mecklenburg	118	82	69.3	59.2-77.9	15	11.1	6.3-18.9	21	19.6	12.6-29.2
Orange	48	30	69.4	54.3-81.2	8	12.1	5.8-23.8	10	18.5	9.5-32.9
Wake	85	60	76.3	65.0-84.8	14	14.1	7.7-24.2	11	9.7	4.8-18.5
Chatham/Lee	70	42	72.8	58.9-83.3	15	15.2	8.1-26.8	13	12.0	6.1-22.1
Nash/Wilson	122	76	60.1	49.6-69.8	24	19.7	12.6-29.5	22	20.2	13.0-30.0
Craven/Pamlico	89	53	57.4	43.6-70.0	20	21.8	13.1-33.9	16	20.9	10.5-37.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	10	49.3	19.2-79.9	3	12.5	3.4-36.5	3	38.3	10.4-76.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	94	64.7	49.4-77.5	34	16.1	9.7-25.4	33	19.3	11.0-31.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	8	81.0	44.7-95.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	19.0	4.2-55.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	81	60.0	50.4-69.0	29	19.6	13.2-28.2	32	20.3	13.8-29.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	76	68.1	57.1-77.4	26	17.4	11.0-26.5	24	14.5	9.0-22.3
Northeast NC I	234	137	62.4	55.0-69.4	49	21.8	16.2-28.8	48	15.7	11.4-21.3
Northeast NC II	145	90	69.1	59.7-77.1	25	14.6	9.3-22.2	30	16.4	10.7-24.3
Northeastern Partnership	379	227	65.8	59.9-71.3	74	18.1	14.0-23.1	78	16.1	12.3-20.7
Mountain AHEC	50	37	77.5	60.9-88.4	5	8.6	3.2-21.2	8	13.9	5.7-30.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	962	568	58.4	52.9-63.7	192	21.1	16.7-26.4	202	20.4	16.4-25.1
Piedmont	801	513	66.4	61.4-71.1	149	17.6	13.9-22.1	139	15.9	12.6-19.9
Western NC	72	58	86.1	73.6-93.2	6	5.7	2.2-14.1	8	8.2	3.2-19.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,835

1,139

63.7

60.1-67.2

347

18.7

15.9-22.0

349

17.6

15.0-20.4

GENDER

Male

586

366

63.9

57.7-69.7

120

19.7

15.0-25.5

100

16.4

12.5-21.3

Female

1,249

773

63.6

59.2-67.7

227

18.0

14.7-21.9

249

18.4

15.3-22.1

AGE

18-24

138

58.0

44.9-70.0

22.8

13.1-36.6

19.2

11.0-31.5

25-34

282

203

75.0

66.8-81.8

13.6

8.4-21.3

11.4

7.3-17.5

35-44

365

234

60.0

52.1-67.5

25.5

19.0-33.4

14.4

9.8-20.8

45-54

409

272

70.1

63.0-76.3

14.5

10.1-20.3

15.4

10.9-21.5

55-64

284

170

67.3

59.0-74.6

13.4

9.3-19.0

19.3

13.2-27.4

65-74

203

52.1

41.6-62.4

23.4

15.5-33.7

24.5

17.2-33.8

75+

141

43.4

32.0-55.6

16.2

9.6-25.9

40.4

29.1-52.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

437

214

54.3

46.9-61.6

17.9

13.1-24.0

132

27.7

21.8-34.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

639

378

60.8

54.4-66.7

136

21.8

16.7-27.9

125

17.5

13.5-22.3

Some Post-H.S.

426

292

66.1

58.0-73.4

18.8

13.1-26.2

15.1

9.8-22.4

College Graduate

328

254

76.1

68.6-82.2

13.6

8.8-20.5

10.3

6.6-15.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

347

193

57.2

48.5-65.5

22.1

15.0-31.2

20.7

14.9-28.1

$15,000- 24,999

428

259

65.9

58.2-72.8

16.5

11.9-22.5

17.5

12.2-24.6

$25,000- 34,999

223

149

65.0

55.0-73.9

16.2

9.8-25.7

18.7

12.2-27.6

$35,000- 49,999

195

131

68.3

58.4-76.7

16.3

10.3-24.7

15.5

9.5-24.1

$50,000-74,999

117

77.7

64.7-86.8

11.6

5.1-24.2

10.7

5.0-21.4

$75,000+

74.1

60.8-84.2

13.1

6.7-24.1

12.7

5.8-25.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

75.9

55.1-88.9

11.1

3.6-29.5

13.0

4.2-33.7

Guilford

115

66.1

54.5-76.1

22.2

13.8-33.7

11.7

6.3-20.8

Mecklenburg

118

69.3

59.2-77.9

11.1

6.3-18.9

19.6

12.6-29.2

Orange

69.4

54.3-81.2

12.1

5.8-23.8

18.5

9.5-32.9

Wake

76.3

65.0-84.8

14.1

7.7-24.2

9.7

4.8-18.5

Chatham/Lee

72.8

58.9-83.3

15.2

8.1-26.8

12.0

6.1-22.1

Nash/Wilson

122

60.1

49.6-69.8

19.7

12.6-29.5

20.2

13.0-30.0

Craven/Pamlico

57.4

43.6-70.0

21.8

13.1-33.9

20.9

10.5-37.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

49.3

19.2-79.9

12.5

3.4-36.5

38.3

10.4-76.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

64.7

49.4-77.5

16.1

9.7-25.4

19.3

11.0-31.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

81.0

44.7-95.8

0.0

. - .

19.0

4.2-55.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

60.0

50.4-69.0

19.6

13.2-28.2

20.3

13.8-29.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

68.1

57.1-77.4

17.4

11.0-26.5

14.5

9.0-22.3

Northeast NC I

234

137

62.4

55.0-69.4

21.8

16.2-28.8

15.7

11.4-21.3

Northeast NC II

145

69.1

59.7-77.1

14.6

9.3-22.2

16.4

10.7-24.3

Northeastern Partnership

379

227

65.8

59.9-71.3

18.1

14.0-23.1

16.1

12.3-20.7

Mountain AHEC

77.5

60.9-88.4

8.6

3.2-21.2

13.9

5.7-30.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

962

568

58.4

52.9-63.7

192

21.1

16.7-26.4

202

20.4

16.4-25.1

Piedmont

801

513

66.4

61.4-71.1

149

17.6

13.9-22.1

139

15.9

12.6-19.9

Western NC

86.1

73.6-93.2

5.7

2.2-14.1

8.2

3.2-19.5

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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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