BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think sudden chest pain or discomfort are symptoms of a stroke?)

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	1,831	938	52.3	48.7-56.0	429	22.7	19.7-26.0	464	25.0	22.0-28.2
GENDER
Male	585	313	55.6	49.4-61.7	137	21.1	16.3-26.8	135	23.3	18.5-28.9
Female	1,246	625	49.8	45.5-54.1	292	23.9	20.2-28.0	329	26.3	22.7-30.2
AGE
18-24	137	80	53.2	40.4-65.6	26	23.5	13.5-37.8	31	23.2	14.3-35.4
25-34	281	152	54.6	45.9-63.1	63	20.1	14.1-27.7	66	25.3	18.4-33.7
35-44	365	185	49.5	41.8-57.2	100	26.3	20.1-33.7	80	24.2	18.2-31.4
45-54	408	209	56.7	49.3-63.7	106	23.4	17.7-30.3	93	19.9	15.2-25.7
55-64	284	153	57.4	48.9-65.5	54	16.9	11.8-23.7	77	25.7	19.0-33.8
65-74	203	96	53.1	42.7-63.3	41	18.7	12.2-27.6	66	28.1	20.0-38.0
75+	140	56	32.2	22.9-43.3	37	27.7	17.5-40.9	47	40.1	28.8-52.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	436	201	50.8	43.4-58.2	90	17.5	12.5-23.9	145	31.7	25.6-38.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	638	339	52.3	46.0-58.6	141	21.8	16.9-27.7	158	25.9	20.7-31.8
Some Post-H.S.	424	229	53.3	45.5-60.9	109	27.5	20.7-35.6	86	19.2	13.8-26.0
College Graduate	328	169	52.8	45.2-60.3	88	23.3	17.9-29.8	71	23.9	18.0-31.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	345	174	49.8	41.5-58.2	67	17.4	11.2-26.1	104	32.8	25.5-40.9
$15,000- 24,999	427	232	55.6	47.6-63.3	93	18.1	13.5-23.8	102	26.3	19.5-34.4
$25,000- 34,999	223	118	57.0	47.4-66.2	47	19.9	13.0-29.2	58	23.0	16.4-31.4
$35,000- 49,999	195	96	50.0	39.9-60.0	70	36.3	26.9-46.9	29	13.7	8.4-21.7
$50,000-74,999	117	66	55.8	43.1-67.7	32	18.4	11.9-27.4	19	25.8	15.5-39.8
$75,000+	94	42	48.8	35.7-62.1	29	26.0	16.7-38.0	23	25.2	15.4-38.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	19	67.0	46.1-82.8	3	9.1	2.7-26.4	7	23.9	10.8-45.0
Guilford	115	58	50.8	39.6-62.0	34	27.7	18.9-38.7	23	21.4	13.7-31.9
Mecklenburg	118	71	61.8	51.5-71.1	23	15.4	9.7-23.4	24	22.9	15.2-33.0
Orange	48	28	58.7	42.7-73.2	12	23.5	12.5-39.9	8	17.7	8.6-33.1
Wake	85	35	41.7	30.1-54.2	21	20.8	12.9-31.9	29	37.5	25.9-50.8
Chatham/Lee	70	38	51.3	34.3-68.0	15	30.8	14.8-53.2	17	17.9	10.1-29.8
Nash/Wilson	121	62	50.0	39.7-60.2	26	19.9	13.1-29.0	33	30.1	21.2-40.8
Craven/Pamlico	89	40	47.5	34.7-60.7	27	32.1	21.5-45.0	22	20.3	12.4-31.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	8	44.5	17.0-75.8	2	6.9	1.5-26.6	6	48.5	18.3-79.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	4	50.3	19.8-80.5	2	14.7	3.4-46.1	3	35.0	11.0-70.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	84	62.7	47.4-75.9	39	19.1	11.7-29.6	38	18.2	11.1-28.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	5	40.4	16.0-70.8	3	35.5	11.9-69.3	2	24.0	6.1-60.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	73	52.7	43.0-62.2	34	23.7	16.2-33.4	35	23.6	16.6-32.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	73	65.0	53.5-74.9	29	19.5	12.6-28.9	24	15.6	9.7-24.0
Northeast NC I	233	108	48.8	41.2-56.5	59	24.4	18.6-31.3	66	26.8	20.8-33.8
Northeast NC II	144	71	55.7	45.7-65.4	31	19.3	12.9-27.8	42	25.0	17.7-34.1
Northeastern Partnership	377	179	52.3	46.0-58.7	90	21.8	17.2-27.1	108	25.9	20.9-31.5
Mountain AHEC	50	31	68.4	51.4-81.7	8	10.7	4.7-22.5	11	20.9	10.3-37.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	959	489	55.8	50.4-61.0	227	22.5	18.2-27.5	243	21.7	17.8-26.2
Piedmont	800	407	49.9	44.8-54.9	190	22.9	18.8-27.6	203	27.2	23.0-31.9
Western NC	72	42	50.7	30.8-70.4	12	21.5	6.6-51.3	18	27.8	12.8-50.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,831

938

52.3

48.7-56.0

429

22.7

19.7-26.0

464

25.0

22.0-28.2

GENDER

Male

585

313

55.6

49.4-61.7

137

21.1

16.3-26.8

135

23.3

18.5-28.9

Female

1,246

625

49.8

45.5-54.1

292

23.9

20.2-28.0

329

26.3

22.7-30.2

AGE

18-24

137

53.2

40.4-65.6

23.5

13.5-37.8

23.2

14.3-35.4

25-34

281

152

54.6

45.9-63.1

20.1

14.1-27.7

25.3

18.4-33.7

35-44

365

185

49.5

41.8-57.2

100

26.3

20.1-33.7

24.2

18.2-31.4

45-54

408

209

56.7

49.3-63.7

106

23.4

17.7-30.3

19.9

15.2-25.7

55-64

284

153

57.4

48.9-65.5

16.9

11.8-23.7

25.7

19.0-33.8

65-74

203

53.1

42.7-63.3

18.7

12.2-27.6

28.1

20.0-38.0

75+

140

32.2

22.9-43.3

27.7

17.5-40.9

40.1

28.8-52.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

436

201

50.8

43.4-58.2

17.5

12.5-23.9

145

31.7

25.6-38.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

638

339

52.3

46.0-58.6

141

21.8

16.9-27.7

158

25.9

20.7-31.8

Some Post-H.S.

424

229

53.3

45.5-60.9

109

27.5

20.7-35.6

19.2

13.8-26.0

College Graduate

328

169

52.8

45.2-60.3

23.3

17.9-29.8

23.9

18.0-31.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

345

174

49.8

41.5-58.2

17.4

11.2-26.1

104

32.8

25.5-40.9

$15,000- 24,999

427

232

55.6

47.6-63.3

18.1

13.5-23.8

102

26.3

19.5-34.4

$25,000- 34,999

223

118

57.0

47.4-66.2

19.9

13.0-29.2

23.0

16.4-31.4

$35,000- 49,999

195

50.0

39.9-60.0

36.3

26.9-46.9

13.7

8.4-21.7

$50,000-74,999

117

55.8

43.1-67.7

18.4

11.9-27.4

25.8

15.5-39.8

$75,000+

48.8

35.7-62.1

26.0

16.7-38.0

25.2

15.4-38.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

67.0

46.1-82.8

9.1

2.7-26.4

23.9

10.8-45.0

Guilford

115

50.8

39.6-62.0

27.7

18.9-38.7

21.4

13.7-31.9

Mecklenburg

118

61.8

51.5-71.1

15.4

9.7-23.4

22.9

15.2-33.0

Orange

58.7

42.7-73.2

23.5

12.5-39.9

17.7

8.6-33.1

Wake

41.7

30.1-54.2

20.8

12.9-31.9

37.5

25.9-50.8

Chatham/Lee

51.3

34.3-68.0

30.8

14.8-53.2

17.9

10.1-29.8

Nash/Wilson

121

50.0

39.7-60.2

19.9

13.1-29.0

30.1

21.2-40.8

Craven/Pamlico

47.5

34.7-60.7

32.1

21.5-45.0

20.3

12.4-31.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

44.5

17.0-75.8

6.9

1.5-26.6

48.5

18.3-79.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

50.3

19.8-80.5

14.7

3.4-46.1

35.0

11.0-70.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

62.7

47.4-75.9

19.1

11.7-29.6

18.2

11.1-28.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

40.4

16.0-70.8

35.5

11.9-69.3

24.0

6.1-60.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

52.7

43.0-62.2

23.7

16.2-33.4

23.6

16.6-32.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

65.0

53.5-74.9

19.5

12.6-28.9

15.6

9.7-24.0

Northeast NC I

233

108

48.8

41.2-56.5

24.4

18.6-31.3

26.8

20.8-33.8

Northeast NC II

144

55.7

45.7-65.4

19.3

12.9-27.8

25.0

17.7-34.1

Northeastern Partnership

377

179

52.3

46.0-58.7

21.8

17.2-27.1

108

25.9

20.9-31.5

Mountain AHEC

68.4

51.4-81.7

10.7

4.7-22.5

20.9

10.3-37.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

959

489

55.8

50.4-61.0

227

22.5

18.2-27.5

243

21.7

17.8-26.2

Piedmont

800

407

49.9

44.8-54.9

190

22.9

18.8-27.6

203

27.2

23.0-31.9

Western NC

50.7

30.8-70.4

21.5

6.6-51.3

27.8

12.8-50.4

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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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