BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (If you thought someone was having a heart attack or a stroke, what is the first thing you would do?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Take them to the hospital	Tell them to call doctor	Call 911	Call a family member	Do something else
TOTAL	1,223	54	3.8	2.6- 5.6	16	1.2	0.6- 2.3	1,091	88.6	85.1-91.4	3	0.2	0.1- 0.9	59	6.1	3.9- 9.5
GENDER
Female	1,223	54	3.8	2.6- 5.6	16	1.2	0.6- 2.3	1,091	88.6	85.1-91.4	3	0.2	0.1- 0.9	59	6.1	3.9- 9.5
RACE
African American	1,223	54	3.8	2.6- 5.6	16	1.2	0.6- 2.3	1,091	88.6	85.1-91.4	3	0.2	0.1- 0.9	59	6.1	3.9- 9.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	11	90.7	53.0-98.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.3	1.2-47.0
-English Speaking	12	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	11	90.7	53.0-98.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.3	1.2-47.0
Non-Hispanic	1,211	54	3.8	2.6- 5.6	16	1.2	0.6- 2.3	1,080	88.6	85.1-91.4	3	0.2	0.1- 0.9	58	6.1	3.9- 9.5
AGE
18-24	90	4	3.0	0.9- 9.8	0	0.0	. - .	78	84.8	64.2-94.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	7	12.0	3.3-35.1
25-34	198	11	6.2	2.7-13.9	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6	175	86.1	77.0-92.0	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	9	6.3	2.6-14.7
35-44	255	7	2.0	0.8- 5.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	232	92.9	87.7-95.9	0	0.0	. - .	14	4.7	2.3- 9.6
45-54	254	12	4.4	2.1- 9.0	3	1.0	0.3- 3.7	226	89.0	82.4-93.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.8	12	5.3	2.3-11.6
55-64	179	4	2.7	0.6-10.7	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	168	93.2	85.2-97.0	0	0.0	. - .	6	3.9	1.3-10.7
65-74	142	12	5.1	2.7- 9.6	3	1.7	0.5- 5.4	122	91.9	86.7-95.2	0	0.0	. - .	5	1.3	0.5- 3.4
75+	94	4	3.2	1.0- 9.2	4	8.1	2.5-23.3	82	81.7	67.3-90.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.0	2.3-19.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	277	11	2.6	1.3- 5.0	6	3.5	1.3- 9.5	250	90.3	83.7-94.4	0	0.0	. - .	10	3.6	1.3- 9.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	415	16	4.4	2.2- 8.7	6	0.9	0.3- 2.3	380	88.5	80.3-93.5	0	0.0	. - .	13	6.2	2.3-15.5
Some Post-H.S.	295	14	3.4	1.5- 7.5	4	1.0	0.3- 3.0	255	89.5	82.9-93.7	2	0.3	0.1- 1.2	20	5.8	2.7-12.3
College Graduate	234	13	4.3	2.1- 8.6	0	0.0	. - .	204	86.3	79.3-91.2	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	16	8.7	4.8-15.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	262	10	3.2	1.5- 6.6	6	2.1	0.8- 5.4	233	91.9	87.5-94.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	12	2.6	1.4- 5.1
$15,000- 24,999	276	14	4.2	2.0- 8.5	5	2.3	0.7- 7.5	244	85.0	76.6-90.7	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	12	7.8	3.6-16.2
$25,000- 34,999	160	3	0.5	0.1- 1.8	0	0.0	. - .	146	93.3	84.5-97.3	0	0.0	. - .	11	6.2	2.3-15.3
$35,000- 49,999	113	3	1.3	0.3- 4.9	2	1.1	0.3- 4.7	106	97.0	93.1-98.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3
$50,000-74,999	63	5	8.6	2.9-22.8	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	51	83.7	69.9-91.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	7.2	2.9-16.5
$75,000+	52	3	3.6	1.0-12.0	0	0.0	. - .	44	84.3	68.8-92.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	12.1	4.6-28.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	2	10.6	2.5-35.2	0	0.0	. - .	13	81.3	53.4-94.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.1	1.1-40.7
Guilford	71	2	3.7	0.7-16.9	0	0.0	. - .	67	92.4	79.4-97.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.0	0.9-15.8
Mecklenburg	79	3	2.1	0.6- 6.7	2	1.7	0.3- 8.6	71	90.2	79.5-95.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.0	1.9-17.6
Orange	31	1	4.0	0.6-23.6	0	0.0	. - .	28	87.4	67.4-95.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.6	2.1-28.7
Wake	55	3	5.0	1.5-15.7	0	0.0	. - .	49	90.4	79.3-95.9	1	1.7	0.2-11.0	2	2.9	0.7-11.3
Chatham/Lee	52	2	3.9	1.0-14.6	1	2.3	0.3-14.9	44	85.4	72.0-93.0	1	3.3	0.5-19.8	4	5.0	1.7-13.7
Nash/Wilson	79	2	3.5	0.7-15.1	2	3.5	0.8-13.5	72	89.7	78.5-95.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.3	0.9-11.0
Craven/Pamlico	55	4	5.7	1.9-16.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	46	88.0	76.3-94.3	1	1.9	0.3-12.4	3	3.5	1.0-11.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	1	6.6	0.7-40.5	0	0.0	. - .	8	93.4	59.5-99.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	1	28.8	4.5-77.7	0	0.0	. - .	5	71.2	22.3-95.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	102	2	2.5	0.6- 9.6	0	0.0	. - .	96	93.6	85.0-97.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	3.9	1.2-12.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	1	6.2	0.8-34.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	93.8	65.3-99.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	92	5	8.3	2.9-21.5	2	2.8	0.7-10.6	79	81.9	69.5-89.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	7.0	3.0-15.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	93	4	4.7	1.7-12.4	2	2.3	0.5- 9.0	83	89.2	80.0-94.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	3.8	1.1-11.9
Northeast NC I	168	6	3.1	1.1- 8.3	2	2.1	0.5- 9.2	152	88.5	80.3-93.6	0	0.0	. - .	8	6.3	2.7-13.8
Northeast NC II	97	8	8.1	3.8-16.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	84	86.8	77.7-92.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	4.5	1.7-11.7
Northeastern Partnership	265	14	5.4	2.9- 9.7	3	1.4	0.4- 5.0	236	87.7	82.0-91.8	0	0.0	. - .	12	5.5	2.9-10.1
Mountain AHEC	31	3	6.6	1.8-21.9	0	0.0	. - .	25	76.1	52.5-90.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	17.2	5.5-42.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	647	29	3.0	1.9- 4.8	10	1.3	0.7- 2.7	576	88.4	81.9-92.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	31	7.1	3.3-14.7
Piedmont	531	20	4.3	2.4- 7.4	6	1.2	0.4- 3.2	478	89.0	84.6-92.2	2	0.3	0.1- 1.6	25	5.3	3.1- 8.9
Western NC	45	5	6.7	2.3-17.8	0	0.0	. - .	37	83.7	65.0-93.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.6	2.8-28.5

Total
Respond.^

Take them to the hospital

Tell them to call doctor

Call 911

Call a family member

Do something else

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,223

3.8

2.6- 5.6

1.2

0.6- 2.3

1,091

88.6

85.1-91.4

0.2

0.1- 0.9

6.1

3.9- 9.5

GENDER

Female

1,223

3.8

2.6- 5.6

1.2

0.6- 2.3

1,091

88.6

85.1-91.4

0.2

0.1- 0.9

6.1

3.9- 9.5

RACE

African American

1,223

3.8

2.6- 5.6

1.2

0.6- 2.3

1,091

88.6

85.1-91.4

0.2

0.1- 0.9

6.1

3.9- 9.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

90.7

53.0-98.8

0.0

. - .

9.3

1.2-47.0

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

90.7

53.0-98.8

0.0

. - .

9.3

1.2-47.0

Non-Hispanic

1,211

3.8

2.6- 5.6

1.2

0.6- 2.3

1,080

88.6

85.1-91.4

0.2

0.1- 0.9

6.1

3.9- 9.5

AGE

18-24

3.0

0.9- 9.8

0.0

. - .

84.8

64.2-94.5

0.2

0.0- 1.4

12.0

3.3-35.1

25-34

198

6.2

2.7-13.9

0.6

0.1- 2.6

175

86.1

77.0-92.0

0.7

0.1- 4.9

6.3

2.6-14.7

35-44

255

2.0

0.8- 5.2

0.4

0.1- 1.6

232

92.9

87.7-95.9

0.0

. - .

4.7

2.3- 9.6

45-54

254

4.4

2.1- 9.0

1.0

0.3- 3.7

226

89.0

82.4-93.4

0.2

0.0- 1.8

5.3

2.3-11.6

55-64

179

2.7

0.6-10.7

0.3

0.0- 1.8

168

93.2

85.2-97.0

0.0

. - .

3.9

1.3-10.7

65-74

142

5.1

2.7- 9.6

1.7

0.5- 5.4

122

91.9

86.7-95.2

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.5- 3.4

75+

3.2

1.0- 9.2

8.1

2.5-23.3

81.7

67.3-90.7

0.0

. - .

7.0

2.3-19.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

277

2.6

1.3- 5.0

3.5

1.3- 9.5

250

90.3

83.7-94.4

0.0

. - .

3.6

1.3- 9.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

415

4.4

2.2- 8.7

0.9

0.3- 2.3

380

88.5

80.3-93.5

0.0

. - .

6.2

2.3-15.5

Some Post-H.S.

295

3.4

1.5- 7.5

1.0

0.3- 3.0

255

89.5

82.9-93.7

0.3

0.1- 1.2

5.8

2.7-12.3

College Graduate

234

4.3

2.1- 8.6

0.0

. - .

204

86.3

79.3-91.2

0.7

0.1- 4.8

8.7

4.8-15.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

262

3.2

1.5- 6.6

2.1

0.8- 5.4

233

91.9

87.5-94.8

0.2

0.0- 1.2

2.6

1.4- 5.1

$15,000- 24,999

276

4.2

2.0- 8.5

2.3

0.7- 7.5

244

85.0

76.6-90.7

0.7

0.1- 4.6

7.8

3.6-16.2

$25,000- 34,999

160

0.5

0.1- 1.8

0.0

. - .

146

93.3

84.5-97.3

0.0

. - .

6.2

2.3-15.3

$35,000- 49,999

113

1.3

0.3- 4.9

1.1

0.3- 4.7

106

97.0

93.1-98.8

0.0

. - .

0.5

0.1- 2.3

$50,000-74,999

8.6

2.9-22.8

0.6

0.1- 4.3

83.7

69.9-91.9

0.0

. - .

7.2

2.9-16.5

$75,000+

3.6

1.0-12.0

0.0

. - .

84.3

68.8-92.9

0.0

. - .

12.1

4.6-28.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

10.6

2.5-35.2

0.0

. - .

81.3

53.4-94.3

0.0

. - .

8.1

1.1-40.7

Guilford

3.7

0.7-16.9

0.0

. - .

92.4

79.4-97.4

0.0

. - .

4.0

0.9-15.8

Mecklenburg

2.1

0.6- 6.7

1.7

0.3- 8.6

90.2

79.5-95.6

0.0

. - .

6.0

1.9-17.6

Orange

4.0

0.6-23.6

0.0

. - .

87.4

67.4-95.9

0.0

. - .

8.6

2.1-28.7

Wake

5.0

1.5-15.7

0.0

. - .

90.4

79.3-95.9

1.7

0.2-11.0

2.9

0.7-11.3

Chatham/Lee

3.9

1.0-14.6

2.3

0.3-14.9

85.4

72.0-93.0

3.3

0.5-19.8

5.0

1.7-13.7

Nash/Wilson

3.5

0.7-15.1

3.5

0.8-13.5

89.7

78.5-95.4

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.9-11.0

Craven/Pamlico

5.7

1.9-16.0

1.0

0.1- 6.6

88.0

76.3-94.3

1.9

0.3-12.4

3.5

1.0-11.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

6.6

0.7-40.5

0.0

. - .

93.4

59.5-99.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

28.8

4.5-77.7

0.0

. - .

71.2

22.3-95.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

102

2.5

0.6- 9.6

0.0

. - .

93.6

85.0-97.4

0.0

. - .

3.9

1.2-12.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

6.2

0.8-34.7

0.0

. - .

93.8

65.3-99.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

8.3

2.9-21.5

2.8

0.7-10.6

81.9

69.5-89.9

0.0

. - .

7.0

3.0-15.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

4.7

1.7-12.4

2.3

0.5- 9.0

89.2

80.0-94.5

0.0

. - .

3.8

1.1-11.9

Northeast NC I

168

3.1

1.1- 8.3

2.1

0.5- 9.2

152

88.5

80.3-93.6

0.0

. - .

6.3

2.7-13.8

Northeast NC II

8.1

3.8-16.3

0.5

0.1- 3.8

86.8

77.7-92.6

0.0

. - .

4.5

1.7-11.7

Northeastern Partnership

265

5.4

2.9- 9.7

1.4

0.4- 5.0

236

87.7

82.0-91.8

0.0

. - .

5.5

2.9-10.1

Mountain AHEC

6.6

1.8-21.9

0.0

. - .

76.1

52.5-90.2

0.0

. - .

17.2

5.5-42.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

647

3.0

1.9- 4.8

1.3

0.7- 2.7

576

88.4

81.9-92.9

0.1

0.0- 0.5

7.1

3.3-14.7

Piedmont

531

4.3

2.4- 7.4

1.2

0.4- 3.2

478

89.0

84.6-92.2

0.3

0.1- 1.6

5.3

3.1- 8.9

Western NC

6.7

2.3-17.8

0.0

. - .

83.7

65.0-93.4

0.0

. - .

9.6

2.8-28.5

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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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