BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think pain or discomfort in the arms or shoulder 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	1,834	1,494	79.0	75.7-81.9	150	10.3	8.2-13.0	190	10.7	8.6-13.3
GENDER
Male	586	445	72.0	65.9-77.4	68	15.6	11.4-21.0	73	12.4	8.8-17.2
Female	1,248	1,049	84.3	80.9-87.2	82	6.3	4.5- 8.6	117	9.4	7.1-12.3
AGE
18-24	138	88	65.6	53.1-76.2	23	12.8	7.0-22.2	27	21.6	13.0-33.7
25-34	281	230	79.1	70.4-85.8	31	14.1	8.3-22.9	20	6.8	3.8-12.0
35-44	365	312	80.9	73.4-86.6	26	10.1	6.0-16.7	27	9.0	5.2-15.0
45-54	409	374	91.0	85.5-94.6	19	6.3	3.2-11.9	16	2.7	1.3- 5.3
55-64	284	243	89.6	85.1-92.9	13	4.3	2.3- 8.1	28	6.0	3.8- 9.4
65-74	203	142	69.4	58.7-78.4	25	14.1	7.8-24.3	36	16.5	10.3-25.3
75+	141	92	55.5	43.1-67.2	13	13.7	7.0-25.1	36	30.8	20.3-43.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	437	293	60.8	53.1-68.0	54	18.1	12.4-25.5	90	21.1	15.7-27.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	638	525	80.6	74.9-85.2	55	9.8	6.5-14.5	58	9.7	6.5-14.1
Some Post-H.S.	426	369	82.1	74.8-87.7	28	7.7	4.4-13.0	29	10.2	5.9-17.0
College Graduate	328	305	90.6	83.6-94.7	13	7.1	3.3-14.4	10	2.4	1.1- 4.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	347	272	74.4	65.2-81.8	28	9.5	4.6-18.7	47	16.1	10.6-23.7
$15,000- 24,999	427	344	75.1	67.0-81.8	39	11.3	7.1-17.5	44	13.6	8.4-21.2
$25,000- 34,999	223	195	85.6	76.7-91.5	13	4.6	2.3- 9.1	15	9.8	4.8-18.9
$35,000- 49,999	195	173	84.4	74.3-91.0	16	11.6	5.9-21.5	6	4.0	1.4-10.9
$50,000-74,999	117	103	82.1	67.8-90.9	6	7.3	2.1-22.5	8	10.6	4.5-22.7
$75,000+	94	85	89.4	78.5-95.1	5	7.0	2.8-16.6	4	3.6	0.9-13.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	26	82.4	55.7-94.6	2	11.2	2.4-39.7	1	6.4	0.9-33.8
Guilford	115	101	86.8	77.1-92.7	6	4.9	1.9-12.5	8	8.3	3.8-17.2
Mecklenburg	118	101	83.7	74.4-90.1	8	7.1	3.3-14.7	9	9.2	4.5-17.7
Orange	48	38	74.3	56.9-86.3	5	11.1	4.3-25.5	5	14.6	5.7-32.9
Wake	85	72	77.4	62.7-87.4	6	10.7	4.6-23.1	7	11.9	4.8-26.9
Chatham/Lee	70	58	72.2	47.8-88.1	6	21.1	6.7-49.9	6	6.7	2.5-16.5
Nash/Wilson	122	98	80.6	71.3-87.4	11	9.7	5.0-17.9	13	9.8	5.4-17.1
Craven/Pamlico	89	75	76.7	59.9-87.9	5	9.2	3.6-21.7	9	14.1	5.2-32.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	12	77.6	45.2-93.6	3	18.9	4.7-52.5	1	3.5	0.4-22.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	8	91.4	56.5-98.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.6	1.1-43.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	132	81.3	68.7-89.6	11	10.5	4.5-22.8	18	8.2	4.4-14.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	9	93.3	63.6-99.1	1	6.7	0.9-36.4	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	113	78.7	69.1-86.0	10	9.5	4.4-19.3	19	11.8	7.1-18.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	125	103	83.1	72.9-90.0	10	9.1	4.1-19.1	12	7.8	4.1-14.4
Northeast NC I	234	182	77.1	69.9-83.0	26	12.1	7.8-18.4	26	10.8	6.9-16.5
Northeast NC II	145	116	77.3	66.6-85.3	14	14.8	7.8-26.1	15	8.0	4.5-13.9
Northeastern Partnership	379	298	77.2	70.9-82.4	40	13.5	9.0-19.7	41	9.3	6.5-13.2
Mountain AHEC	50	45	88.1	69.5-96.0	3	7.0	1.5-26.8	2	4.8	1.0-21.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	961	770	77.8	72.7-82.2	83	10.7	7.6-14.9	108	11.5	8.3-15.7
Piedmont	801	660	79.2	74.6-83.2	62	10.3	7.3-14.2	79	10.5	7.7-14.1
Western NC	72	64	90.2	77.3-96.1	5	6.5	2.0-19.0	3	3.3	0.8-13.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,834

1,494

79.0

75.7-81.9

150

10.3

8.2-13.0

190

10.7

8.6-13.3

GENDER

Male

586

445

72.0

65.9-77.4

15.6

11.4-21.0

12.4

8.8-17.2

Female

1,248

1,049

84.3

80.9-87.2

6.3

4.5- 8.6

117

9.4

7.1-12.3

AGE

18-24

138

65.6

53.1-76.2

12.8

7.0-22.2

21.6

13.0-33.7

25-34

281

230

79.1

70.4-85.8

14.1

8.3-22.9

6.8

3.8-12.0

35-44

365

312

80.9

73.4-86.6

10.1

6.0-16.7

9.0

5.2-15.0

45-54

409

374

91.0

85.5-94.6

6.3

3.2-11.9

2.7

1.3- 5.3

55-64

284

243

89.6

85.1-92.9

4.3

2.3- 8.1

6.0

3.8- 9.4

65-74

203

142

69.4

58.7-78.4

14.1

7.8-24.3

16.5

10.3-25.3

75+

141

55.5

43.1-67.2

13.7

7.0-25.1

30.8

20.3-43.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

437

293

60.8

53.1-68.0

18.1

12.4-25.5

21.1

15.7-27.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

638

525

80.6

74.9-85.2

9.8

6.5-14.5

9.7

6.5-14.1

Some Post-H.S.

426

369

82.1

74.8-87.7

7.7

4.4-13.0

10.2

5.9-17.0

College Graduate

328

305

90.6

83.6-94.7

7.1

3.3-14.4

2.4

1.1- 4.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

347

272

74.4

65.2-81.8

9.5

4.6-18.7

16.1

10.6-23.7

$15,000- 24,999

427

344

75.1

67.0-81.8

11.3

7.1-17.5

13.6

8.4-21.2

$25,000- 34,999

223

195

85.6

76.7-91.5

4.6

2.3- 9.1

9.8

4.8-18.9

$35,000- 49,999

195

173

84.4

74.3-91.0

11.6

5.9-21.5

4.0

1.4-10.9

$50,000-74,999

117

103

82.1

67.8-90.9

7.3

2.1-22.5

10.6

4.5-22.7

$75,000+

89.4

78.5-95.1

7.0

2.8-16.6

3.6

0.9-13.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

82.4

55.7-94.6

11.2

2.4-39.7

6.4

0.9-33.8

Guilford

115

101

86.8

77.1-92.7

4.9

1.9-12.5

8.3

3.8-17.2

Mecklenburg

118

101

83.7

74.4-90.1

7.1

3.3-14.7

9.2

4.5-17.7

Orange

74.3

56.9-86.3

11.1

4.3-25.5

14.6

5.7-32.9

Wake

77.4

62.7-87.4

10.7

4.6-23.1

11.9

4.8-26.9

Chatham/Lee

72.2

47.8-88.1

21.1

6.7-49.9

6.7

2.5-16.5

Nash/Wilson

122

80.6

71.3-87.4

9.7

5.0-17.9

9.8

5.4-17.1

Craven/Pamlico

76.7

59.9-87.9

9.2

3.6-21.7

14.1

5.2-32.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

77.6

45.2-93.6

18.9

4.7-52.5

3.5

0.4-22.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

91.4

56.5-98.9

0.0

. - .

8.6

1.1-43.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

132

81.3

68.7-89.6

10.5

4.5-22.8

8.2

4.4-14.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

93.3

63.6-99.1

6.7

0.9-36.4

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

113

78.7

69.1-86.0

9.5

4.4-19.3

11.8

7.1-18.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

125

103

83.1

72.9-90.0

9.1

4.1-19.1

7.8

4.1-14.4

Northeast NC I

234

182

77.1

69.9-83.0

12.1

7.8-18.4

10.8

6.9-16.5

Northeast NC II

145

116

77.3

66.6-85.3

14.8

7.8-26.1

8.0

4.5-13.9

Northeastern Partnership

379

298

77.2

70.9-82.4

13.5

9.0-19.7

9.3

6.5-13.2

Mountain AHEC

88.1

69.5-96.0

7.0

1.5-26.8

4.8

1.0-21.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

961

770

77.8

72.7-82.2

10.7

7.6-14.9

108

11.5

8.3-15.7

Piedmont

801

660

79.2

74.6-83.2

10.3

7.3-14.2

10.5

7.7-14.1

Western NC

90.2

77.3-96.1

6.5

2.0-19.0

3.3

0.8-13.1

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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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