BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint are symptoms of a heart attack?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	1,249	773	63.6	59.2-67.7	227	18.0	14.7-21.9	249	18.4	15.3-22.1
GENDER
Female	1,249	773	63.6	59.2-67.7	227	18.0	14.7-21.9	249	18.4	15.3-22.1
RACE
African American	1,249	773	63.6	59.2-67.7	227	18.0	14.7-21.9	249	18.4	15.3-22.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	7	55.6	19.1-86.9	4	36.0	8.6-77.1	2	8.4	1.5-35.1
-English Speaking	13	7	55.6	19.1-86.9	4	36.0	8.6-77.1	2	8.4	1.5-35.1
Non-Hispanic	1,236	766	63.6	59.2-67.8	223	17.9	14.6-21.8	247	18.5	15.3-22.1
AGE
18-24	89	55	55.2	38.6-70.7	17	23.3	11.0-42.6	17	21.5	10.8-38.3
25-34	199	139	73.7	64.3-81.3	33	13.7	8.3-21.6	27	12.7	7.5-20.7
35-44	259	172	64.3	55.1-72.6	47	21.4	14.8-29.9	40	14.3	8.8-22.4
45-54	257	173	69.1	60.1-76.9	45	14.4	9.0-22.1	39	16.5	10.7-24.7
55-64	182	106	65.0	54.4-74.3	31	12.4	7.8-19.1	45	22.6	14.4-33.7
65-74	147	71	52.9	40.8-64.7	30	18.8	10.5-31.4	46	28.2	19.2-39.4
75+	104	50	50.2	36.4-64.0	20	19.5	10.9-32.3	34	30.3	19.3-44.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	288	136	52.4	43.6-61.1	60	18.6	12.7-26.4	92	29.0	21.8-37.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	423	244	58.1	50.2-65.6	88	23.1	16.5-31.2	91	18.9	13.7-25.5
Some Post-H.S.	299	209	69.3	60.0-77.3	52	16.3	10.8-23.8	38	14.4	8.4-23.6
College Graduate	236	183	77.0	69.0-83.4	26	10.4	6.3-16.7	27	12.6	7.8-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	152	61.2	52.5-69.2	61	19.4	13.4-27.3	58	19.4	13.6-26.9
$15,000- 24,999	283	169	64.4	55.3-72.6	58	21.1	14.4-29.8	56	14.5	9.7-21.1
$25,000- 34,999	161	109	63.7	51.6-74.3	22	16.4	9.1-27.8	30	19.9	11.8-31.5
$35,000- 49,999	113	80	67.3	53.9-78.4	19	14.4	7.9-24.9	14	18.2	9.6-31.9
$50,000-74,999	64	51	81.0	64.2-91.0	4	2.8	0.9- 9.0	9	16.2	6.8-33.6
$75,000+	53	41	82.8	66.2-92.2	10	15.1	6.3-32.0	2	2.1	0.5- 8.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	12	70.6	39.0-90.1	1	4.9	0.7-28.7	3	24.5	6.9-58.5
Guilford	71	48	64.9	49.8-77.5	17	25.4	14.2-41.1	6	9.7	4.1-21.4
Mecklenburg	81	56	67.7	55.1-78.1	10	10.3	5.2-19.4	15	22.0	13.1-34.6
Orange	31	18	62.3	43.4-78.1	7	20.9	9.7-39.5	6	16.7	7.2-34.1
Wake	55	42	80.7	67.5-89.5	6	10.1	4.2-22.4	7	9.1	3.9-19.9
Chatham/Lee	53	30	66.9	51.8-79.2	12	17.8	9.1-31.8	11	15.3	7.6-28.4
Nash/Wilson	80	48	55.6	43.1-67.5	15	19.6	11.5-31.2	17	24.8	15.2-37.8
Craven/Pamlico	56	35	57.4	38.4-74.5	9	13.8	5.7-29.9	12	28.8	13.4-51.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	7	40.3	9.6-81.2	1	8.9	1.0-48.5	1	50.8	11.4-89.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	55	55.4	44.4-65.9	25	22.2	14.7-31.9	23	22.4	14.6-32.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	7	79.1	41.2-95.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	20.9	4.6-58.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	53	56.6	44.8-67.7	16	14.2	8.3-23.3	25	29.2	19.2-41.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	63	69.1	59.1-77.6	19	15.6	9.7-24.2	19	15.3	9.5-23.5
Northeast NC I	169	99	63.5	54.8-71.4	33	20.3	14.0-28.6	37	16.2	11.3-22.6
Northeast NC II	98	55	59.8	48.4-70.2	20	20.0	12.3-30.7	23	20.3	13.2-29.9
Northeastern Partnership	267	154	61.7	54.7-68.3	53	20.2	15.0-26.6	60	18.1	13.7-23.6
Mountain AHEC	32	24	75.3	52.6-89.3	2	7.0	1.7-25.1	6	17.8	6.2-41.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	663	386	55.2	48.7-61.5	125	22.5	16.8-29.5	152	22.3	17.5-27.9
Piedmont	540	349	68.7	62.8-74.0	100	15.3	11.6-20.0	91	16.0	11.8-21.2
Western NC	46	38	86.0	68.0-94.7	2	4.0	0.9-15.9	6	10.0	3.2-27.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,249

773

63.6

59.2-67.7

227

18.0

14.7-21.9

249

18.4

15.3-22.1

GENDER

Female

1,249

773

63.6

59.2-67.7

227

18.0

14.7-21.9

249

18.4

15.3-22.1

RACE

African American

1,249

773

63.6

59.2-67.7

227

18.0

14.7-21.9

249

18.4

15.3-22.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

55.6

19.1-86.9

36.0

8.6-77.1

8.4

1.5-35.1

-English Speaking

55.6

19.1-86.9

36.0

8.6-77.1

8.4

1.5-35.1

Non-Hispanic

1,236

766

63.6

59.2-67.8

223

17.9

14.6-21.8

247

18.5

15.3-22.1

AGE

18-24

55.2

38.6-70.7

23.3

11.0-42.6

21.5

10.8-38.3

25-34

199

139

73.7

64.3-81.3

13.7

8.3-21.6

12.7

7.5-20.7

35-44

259

172

64.3

55.1-72.6

21.4

14.8-29.9

14.3

8.8-22.4

45-54

257

173

69.1

60.1-76.9

14.4

9.0-22.1

16.5

10.7-24.7

55-64

182

106

65.0

54.4-74.3

12.4

7.8-19.1

22.6

14.4-33.7

65-74

147

52.9

40.8-64.7

18.8

10.5-31.4

28.2

19.2-39.4

75+

104

50.2

36.4-64.0

19.5

10.9-32.3

30.3

19.3-44.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

288

136

52.4

43.6-61.1

18.6

12.7-26.4

29.0

21.8-37.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

423

244

58.1

50.2-65.6

23.1

16.5-31.2

18.9

13.7-25.5

Some Post-H.S.

299

209

69.3

60.0-77.3

16.3

10.8-23.8

14.4

8.4-23.6

College Graduate

236

183

77.0

69.0-83.4

10.4

6.3-16.7

12.6

7.8-19.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

152

61.2

52.5-69.2

19.4

13.4-27.3

19.4

13.6-26.9

$15,000- 24,999

283

169

64.4

55.3-72.6

21.1

14.4-29.8

14.5

9.7-21.1

$25,000- 34,999

161

109

63.7

51.6-74.3

16.4

9.1-27.8

19.9

11.8-31.5

$35,000- 49,999

113

67.3

53.9-78.4

14.4

7.9-24.9

18.2

9.6-31.9

$50,000-74,999

81.0

64.2-91.0

2.8

0.9- 9.0

16.2

6.8-33.6

$75,000+

82.8

66.2-92.2

15.1

6.3-32.0

2.1

0.5- 8.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

70.6

39.0-90.1

4.9

0.7-28.7

24.5

6.9-58.5

Guilford

64.9

49.8-77.5

25.4

14.2-41.1

9.7

4.1-21.4

Mecklenburg

67.7

55.1-78.1

10.3

5.2-19.4

22.0

13.1-34.6

Orange

62.3

43.4-78.1

20.9

9.7-39.5

16.7

7.2-34.1

Wake

80.7

67.5-89.5

10.1

4.2-22.4

9.1

3.9-19.9

Chatham/Lee

66.9

51.8-79.2

17.8

9.1-31.8

15.3

7.6-28.4

Nash/Wilson

55.6

43.1-67.5

19.6

11.5-31.2

24.8

15.2-37.8

Craven/Pamlico

57.4

38.4-74.5

13.8

5.7-29.9

28.8

13.4-51.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

40.3

9.6-81.2

8.9

1.0-48.5

50.8

11.4-89.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

55.4

44.4-65.9

22.2

14.7-31.9

22.4

14.6-32.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

79.1

41.2-95.4

0.0

. - .

20.9

4.6-58.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

56.6

44.8-67.7

14.2

8.3-23.3

29.2

19.2-41.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

69.1

59.1-77.6

15.6

9.7-24.2

15.3

9.5-23.5

Northeast NC I

169

63.5

54.8-71.4

20.3

14.0-28.6

16.2

11.3-22.6

Northeast NC II

59.8

48.4-70.2

20.0

12.3-30.7

20.3

13.2-29.9

Northeastern Partnership

267

154

61.7

54.7-68.3

20.2

15.0-26.6

18.1

13.7-23.6

Mountain AHEC

75.3

52.6-89.3

7.0

1.7-25.1

17.8

6.2-41.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

663

386

55.2

48.7-61.5

125

22.5

16.8-29.5

152

22.3

17.5-27.9

Piedmont

540

349

68.7

62.8-74.0

100

15.3

11.6-20.0

16.0

11.8-21.2

Western NC

86.0

68.0-94.7

4.0

0.9-15.9

10.0

3.2-27.5

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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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