BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom 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	1,834	700	41.3	37.8-44.9	553	30.2	26.9-33.6	581	28.5	25.4-31.9
GENDER
Male	586	232	43.0	37.0-49.3	178	29.6	24.3-35.5	176	27.3	22.1-33.2
Female	1,248	468	39.9	35.8-44.2	375	30.6	26.7-34.8	405	29.5	25.8-33.4
AGE
18-24	138	62	49.1	36.8-61.5	42	30.7	20.4-43.5	34	20.2	11.5-33.0
25-34	281	121	42.6	34.4-51.2	80	26.6	19.5-35.1	80	30.9	23.3-39.5
35-44	365	147	37.6	30.5-45.2	124	39.1	31.7-47.1	94	23.3	17.7-30.1
45-54	409	177	52.0	44.7-59.2	110	21.1	16.4-26.7	122	26.9	21.1-33.7
55-64	284	113	42.7	34.4-51.3	75	26.6	20.1-34.3	96	30.7	23.4-39.2
65-74	203	51	28.6	19.5-39.8	70	35.8	26.2-46.7	82	35.7	26.8-45.6
75+	141	25	13.7	8.0-22.4	48	35.9	25.1-48.5	68	50.4	38.4-62.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	437	116	27.5	21.1-34.9	140	33.4	26.7-41.0	181	39.1	32.3-46.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	638	242	38.3	32.6-44.5	187	32.6	26.8-39.0	209	29.1	23.8-35.0
Some Post-H.S.	426	186	47.4	39.8-55.2	130	29.0	22.8-36.1	110	23.6	17.5-31.0
College Graduate	328	156	53.2	45.6-60.6	94	23.6	18.1-30.3	78	23.2	17.7-29.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	347	122	31.6	24.8-39.4	105	32.4	24.6-41.3	120	36.0	28.4-44.4
$15,000- 24,999	427	167	43.8	36.1-51.8	125	26.7	20.4-34.1	135	29.5	22.6-37.5
$25,000- 34,999	223	100	46.2	36.7-55.9	55	22.0	15.3-30.7	68	31.8	23.3-41.7
$35,000- 49,999	195	65	32.9	24.1-43.2	80	40.6	31.0-51.0	50	26.4	18.7-36.0
$50,000-74,999	117	59	53.9	41.3-66.1	40	32.5	21.7-45.5	18	13.6	7.1-24.4
$75,000+	94	43	51.5	38.4-64.4	24	24.1	15.1-36.3	27	24.4	15.5-36.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	14	39.1	21.8-59.7	5	23.1	9.1-47.3	10	37.8	20.2-59.2
Guilford	115	44	37.4	27.1-49.0	40	37.3	26.9-49.0	31	25.3	17.2-35.6
Mecklenburg	118	64	56.9	46.7-66.5	25	18.2	11.9-26.8	29	25.0	17.1-35.0
Orange	48	24	48.3	33.1-63.8	9	18.6	8.7-35.2	15	33.1	20.2-49.3
Wake	85	32	34.9	24.4-47.2	22	34.1	22.6-47.9	31	30.9	21.1-42.9
Chatham/Lee	70	20	27.5	16.4-42.4	27	35.0	21.8-51.1	23	37.4	21.0-57.4
Nash/Wilson	122	50	42.2	32.4-52.6	33	26.1	18.3-35.7	39	31.7	22.8-42.2
Craven/Pamlico	89	35	41.7	29.7-54.8	30	32.0	21.4-44.7	24	26.3	15.3-41.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	5	32.4	10.8-65.4	7	53.9	22.8-82.2	4	13.7	4.1-36.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	2	22.5	5.0-61.5	2	14.7	3.4-46.1	5	62.8	29.1-87.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	57	30.0	19.2-43.7	47	26.6	16.2-40.3	57	43.4	25.1-63.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	3	28.2	8.9-61.0	5	51.8	22.7-79.8	2	20.0	4.7-56.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	49	37.6	28.5-47.8	41	30.6	22.5-40.3	52	31.7	23.8-40.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	125	52	49.3	36.4-62.3	36	27.2	18.3-38.4	37	23.5	16.0-33.1
Northeast NC I	234	76	36.7	29.4-44.7	81	34.6	27.8-42.1	77	28.6	22.5-35.6
Northeast NC II	145	56	43.2	33.3-53.7	47	31.9	23.6-41.6	42	24.9	17.6-33.8
Northeastern Partnership	379	132	40.0	33.7-46.7	128	33.3	27.7-39.3	119	26.7	21.8-32.3
Mountain AHEC	50	19	29.3	16.7-46.0	11	18.0	8.2-35.1	20	52.7	35.2-69.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	961	362	40.4	35.3-45.6	293	30.3	25.6-35.6	306	29.3	24.6-34.4
Piedmont	801	310	42.1	37.1-47.1	244	30.4	26.0-35.2	247	27.6	23.4-32.2
Western NC	72	28	39.5	21.1-61.4	16	23.4	9.4-47.3	28	37.1	21.5-56.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,834

700

41.3

37.8-44.9

553

30.2

26.9-33.6

581

28.5

25.4-31.9

GENDER

Male

586

232

43.0

37.0-49.3

178

29.6

24.3-35.5

176

27.3

22.1-33.2

Female

1,248

468

39.9

35.8-44.2

375

30.6

26.7-34.8

405

29.5

25.8-33.4

AGE

18-24

138

49.1

36.8-61.5

30.7

20.4-43.5

20.2

11.5-33.0

25-34

281

121

42.6

34.4-51.2

26.6

19.5-35.1

30.9

23.3-39.5

35-44

365

147

37.6

30.5-45.2

124

39.1

31.7-47.1

23.3

17.7-30.1

45-54

409

177

52.0

44.7-59.2

110

21.1

16.4-26.7

122

26.9

21.1-33.7

55-64

284

113

42.7

34.4-51.3

26.6

20.1-34.3

30.7

23.4-39.2

65-74

203

28.6

19.5-39.8

35.8

26.2-46.7

35.7

26.8-45.6

75+

141

13.7

8.0-22.4

35.9

25.1-48.5

50.4

38.4-62.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

437

116

27.5

21.1-34.9

140

33.4

26.7-41.0

181

39.1

32.3-46.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

638

242

38.3

32.6-44.5

187

32.6

26.8-39.0

209

29.1

23.8-35.0

Some Post-H.S.

426

186

47.4

39.8-55.2

130

29.0

22.8-36.1

110

23.6

17.5-31.0

College Graduate

328

156

53.2

45.6-60.6

23.6

18.1-30.3

23.2

17.7-29.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

347

122

31.6

24.8-39.4

105

32.4

24.6-41.3

120

36.0

28.4-44.4

$15,000- 24,999

427

167

43.8

36.1-51.8

125

26.7

20.4-34.1

135

29.5

22.6-37.5

$25,000- 34,999

223

100

46.2

36.7-55.9

22.0

15.3-30.7

31.8

23.3-41.7

$35,000- 49,999

195

32.9

24.1-43.2

40.6

31.0-51.0

26.4

18.7-36.0

$50,000-74,999

117

53.9

41.3-66.1

32.5

21.7-45.5

13.6

7.1-24.4

$75,000+

51.5

38.4-64.4

24.1

15.1-36.3

24.4

15.5-36.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

39.1

21.8-59.7

23.1

9.1-47.3

37.8

20.2-59.2

Guilford

115

37.4

27.1-49.0

37.3

26.9-49.0

25.3

17.2-35.6

Mecklenburg

118

56.9

46.7-66.5

18.2

11.9-26.8

25.0

17.1-35.0

Orange

48.3

33.1-63.8

18.6

8.7-35.2

33.1

20.2-49.3

Wake

34.9

24.4-47.2

34.1

22.6-47.9

30.9

21.1-42.9

Chatham/Lee

27.5

16.4-42.4

35.0

21.8-51.1

37.4

21.0-57.4

Nash/Wilson

122

42.2

32.4-52.6

26.1

18.3-35.7

31.7

22.8-42.2

Craven/Pamlico

41.7

29.7-54.8

32.0

21.4-44.7

26.3

15.3-41.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

32.4

10.8-65.4

53.9

22.8-82.2

13.7

4.1-36.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

22.5

5.0-61.5

14.7

3.4-46.1

62.8

29.1-87.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

30.0

19.2-43.7

26.6

16.2-40.3

43.4

25.1-63.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

28.2

8.9-61.0

51.8

22.7-79.8

20.0

4.7-56.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

37.6

28.5-47.8

30.6

22.5-40.3

31.7

23.8-40.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

125

49.3

36.4-62.3

27.2

18.3-38.4

23.5

16.0-33.1

Northeast NC I

234

36.7

29.4-44.7

34.6

27.8-42.1

28.6

22.5-35.6

Northeast NC II

145

43.2

33.3-53.7

31.9

23.6-41.6

24.9

17.6-33.8

Northeastern Partnership

379

132

40.0

33.7-46.7

128

33.3

27.7-39.3

119

26.7

21.8-32.3

Mountain AHEC

29.3

16.7-46.0

18.0

8.2-35.1

52.7

35.2-69.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

961

362

40.4

35.3-45.6

293

30.3

25.6-35.6

306

29.3

24.6-34.4

Piedmont

801

310

42.1

37.1-47.1

244

30.4

26.0-35.2

247

27.6

23.4-32.2

Western NC

39.5

21.1-61.4

23.4

9.4-47.3

37.1

21.5-56.1

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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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