BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think shortness of breath 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	1,554	82.4	79.2-85.2	115	7.8	5.9-10.3	165	9.7	7.6-12.4
GENDER
Male	586	472	76.4	70.4-81.5	50	11.7	8.0-16.8	64	11.9	8.2-16.8
Female	1,248	1,082	87.1	83.8-89.7	65	4.8	3.4- 6.8	101	8.1	5.9-11.1
AGE
18-24	138	118	83.9	70.9-91.8	7	5.3	1.7-15.2	13	10.7	4.4-23.7
25-34	281	246	82.7	74.3-88.8	21	10.4	5.6-18.5	14	6.9	3.6-12.8
35-44	365	321	82.8	75.0-88.5	21	7.7	4.2-13.8	23	9.5	5.3-16.4
45-54	409	370	89.5	84.2-93.1	14	4.6	2.2- 9.4	25	5.9	3.5- 9.9
55-64	284	249	87.8	79.8-92.9	13	5.2	2.2-11.8	22	7.0	3.4-14.0
65-74	203	145	69.3	58.4-78.3	22	13.7	7.3-24.2	36	17.0	10.6-26.2
75+	141	93	59.0	46.4-70.5	16	14.0	7.3-25.1	32	27.0	17.0-40.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	437	311	67.1	59.5-74.0	44	13.8	8.9-20.7	82	19.1	13.8-25.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	638	547	83.8	78.5-88.0	45	7.8	4.9-12.3	46	8.3	5.5-12.5
Some Post-H.S.	426	389	86.2	78.2-91.6	17	5.5	2.7-11.0	20	8.3	4.1-16.2
College Graduate	328	305	90.8	84.7-94.6	9	4.8	2.1-10.7	14	4.5	2.3- 8.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	347	273	75.1	65.7-82.5	30	10.4	5.3-19.4	44	14.6	9.2-22.4
$15,000- 24,999	427	364	82.3	74.7-87.9	23	6.8	3.8-12.0	40	10.9	6.4-18.0
$25,000- 34,999	223	201	85.1	75.4-91.4	11	6.4	2.8-13.9	11	8.5	3.8-17.7
$35,000- 49,999	195	172	84.3	75.1-90.6	11	6.2	2.7-13.4	12	9.5	4.8-18.0
$50,000-74,999	117	109	87.9	73.6-95.0	5	8.8	2.8-24.4	3	3.3	1.0-10.7
$75,000+	94	88	92.6	83.4-96.9	3	5.0	1.6-14.6	3	2.4	0.7- 7.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	26	84.6	60.4-95.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	15.4	4.8-39.6
Guilford	115	103	88.9	79.7-94.2	4	1.9	0.6- 5.4	8	9.2	4.3-18.6
Mecklenburg	118	103	86.8	78.0-92.5	7	6.5	2.9-13.8	8	6.7	2.9-14.6
Orange	48	44	93.3	82.6-97.6	1	1.7	0.2-10.9	3	5.0	1.5-15.6
Wake	85	72	83.5	71.5-91.1	6	10.6	4.6-22.4	7	5.9	2.3-14.5
Chatham/Lee	70	57	70.2	46.9-86.3	6	22.2	7.5-50.1	7	7.6	3.2-17.0
Nash/Wilson	122	107	85.8	76.8-91.7	7	6.2	2.7-13.4	8	8.0	3.8-16.1
Craven/Pamlico	89	77	83.8	66.2-93.2	4	4.2	1.4-11.8	8	12.1	3.9-31.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	13	88.4	65.1-96.9	1	3.0	0.4-20.2	2	8.6	1.8-31.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	8	93.4	63.6-99.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.6	0.9-36.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	141	87.9	79.4-93.2	4	3.0	1.0- 8.3	16	9.1	4.9-16.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	10	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	120	84.8	77.1-90.3	12	8.6	4.6-15.4	10	6.6	3.3-12.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	125	106	88.7	81.5-93.3	7	3.4	1.5- 7.8	12	7.9	4.2-14.4
Northeast NC I	234	191	80.9	74.2-86.2	22	10.2	6.4-15.8	21	8.9	5.4-14.4
Northeast NC II	145	120	83.9	75.3-89.9	9	7.3	3.1-16.3	16	8.8	5.2-14.5
Northeastern Partnership	379	311	82.5	77.2-86.7	31	8.7	5.6-13.4	37	8.8	6.1-12.6
Mountain AHEC	50	45	80.6	56.7-92.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	19.4	7.1-43.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	961	804	82.6	77.8-86.6	76	9.0	6.2-12.7	81	8.4	5.6-12.4
Piedmont	801	684	82.0	77.4-85.8	39	7.4	4.9-11.0	78	10.6	7.7-14.4
Western NC	72	66	88.2	70.2-96.0	0	0.0	. - .	6	11.8	4.0-29.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,834

1,554

82.4

79.2-85.2

115

7.8

5.9-10.3

165

9.7

7.6-12.4

GENDER

Male

586

472

76.4

70.4-81.5

11.7

8.0-16.8

11.9

8.2-16.8

Female

1,248

1,082

87.1

83.8-89.7

4.8

3.4- 6.8

101

8.1

5.9-11.1

AGE

18-24

138

118

83.9

70.9-91.8

5.3

1.7-15.2

10.7

4.4-23.7

25-34

281

246

82.7

74.3-88.8

10.4

5.6-18.5

6.9

3.6-12.8

35-44

365

321

82.8

75.0-88.5

7.7

4.2-13.8

9.5

5.3-16.4

45-54

409

370

89.5

84.2-93.1

4.6

2.2- 9.4

5.9

3.5- 9.9

55-64

284

249

87.8

79.8-92.9

5.2

2.2-11.8

7.0

3.4-14.0

65-74

203

145

69.3

58.4-78.3

13.7

7.3-24.2

17.0

10.6-26.2

75+

141

59.0

46.4-70.5

14.0

7.3-25.1

27.0

17.0-40.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

437

311

67.1

59.5-74.0

13.8

8.9-20.7

19.1

13.8-25.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

638

547

83.8

78.5-88.0

7.8

4.9-12.3

8.3

5.5-12.5

Some Post-H.S.

426

389

86.2

78.2-91.6

5.5

2.7-11.0

8.3

4.1-16.2

College Graduate

328

305

90.8

84.7-94.6

4.8

2.1-10.7

4.5

2.3- 8.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

347

273

75.1

65.7-82.5

10.4

5.3-19.4

14.6

9.2-22.4

$15,000- 24,999

427

364

82.3

74.7-87.9

6.8

3.8-12.0

10.9

6.4-18.0

$25,000- 34,999

223

201

85.1

75.4-91.4

6.4

2.8-13.9

8.5

3.8-17.7

$35,000- 49,999

195

172

84.3

75.1-90.6

6.2

2.7-13.4

9.5

4.8-18.0

$50,000-74,999

117

109

87.9

73.6-95.0

8.8

2.8-24.4

3.3

1.0-10.7

$75,000+

92.6

83.4-96.9

5.0

1.6-14.6

2.4

0.7- 7.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

84.6

60.4-95.2

0.0

. - .

15.4

4.8-39.6

Guilford

115

103

88.9

79.7-94.2

1.9

0.6- 5.4

9.2

4.3-18.6

Mecklenburg

118

103

86.8

78.0-92.5

6.5

2.9-13.8

6.7

2.9-14.6

Orange

93.3

82.6-97.6

1.7

0.2-10.9

5.0

1.5-15.6

Wake

83.5

71.5-91.1

10.6

4.6-22.4

5.9

2.3-14.5

Chatham/Lee

70.2

46.9-86.3

22.2

7.5-50.1

7.6

3.2-17.0

Nash/Wilson

122

107

85.8

76.8-91.7

6.2

2.7-13.4

8.0

3.8-16.1

Craven/Pamlico

83.8

66.2-93.2

4.2

1.4-11.8

12.1

3.9-31.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

88.4

65.1-96.9

3.0

0.4-20.2

8.6

1.8-31.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

93.4

63.6-99.1

0.0

. - .

6.6

0.9-36.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

141

87.9

79.4-93.2

3.0

1.0- 8.3

9.1

4.9-16.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

120

84.8

77.1-90.3

8.6

4.6-15.4

6.6

3.3-12.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

125

106

88.7

81.5-93.3

3.4

1.5- 7.8

7.9

4.2-14.4

Northeast NC I

234

191

80.9

74.2-86.2

10.2

6.4-15.8

8.9

5.4-14.4

Northeast NC II

145

120

83.9

75.3-89.9

7.3

3.1-16.3

8.8

5.2-14.5

Northeastern Partnership

379

311

82.5

77.2-86.7

8.7

5.6-13.4

8.8

6.1-12.6

Mountain AHEC

80.6

56.7-92.9

0.0

. - .

19.4

7.1-43.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

961

804

82.6

77.8-86.6

9.0

6.2-12.7

8.4

5.6-12.4

Piedmont

801

684

82.0

77.4-85.8

7.4

4.9-11.0

10.6

7.7-14.4

Western NC

88.2

70.2-96.0

0.0

. - .

11.8

4.0-29.8

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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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