BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think chest pain or discomfort 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	1,163	94.9	93.1-96.3	35	2.3	1.3- 3.9	51	2.8	2.0- 4.0
GENDER
Female	1,249	1,163	94.9	93.1-96.3	35	2.3	1.3- 3.9	51	2.8	2.0- 4.0
RACE
African American	1,249	1,163	94.9	93.1-96.3	35	2.3	1.3- 3.9	51	2.8	2.0- 4.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	12	97.8	83.9-99.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.2	0.3-16.1
-English Speaking	13	12	97.8	83.9-99.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.2	0.3-16.1
Non-Hispanic	1,236	1,151	94.9	93.1-96.3	35	2.3	1.3- 3.9	50	2.8	2.0- 4.0
AGE
18-24	89	82	94.9	83.9-98.5	3	3.4	0.6-17.4	4	1.7	0.6- 5.0
25-34	199	192	97.9	94.4-99.2	4	1.1	0.3- 4.2	3	1.1	0.3- 4.3
35-44	259	250	97.3	94.0-98.8	2	0.5	0.1- 2.5	7	2.2	0.8- 5.5
45-54	257	247	96.8	93.7-98.4	4	1.1	0.3- 3.2	6	2.2	0.9- 5.1
55-64	182	173	97.7	95.3-98.9	5	1.2	0.5- 3.0	4	1.1	0.4- 3.2
65-74	147	120	89.2	82.5-93.6	10	2.7	1.3- 5.5	17	8.1	4.3-14.7
75+	104	88	78.3	63.8-88.0	7	12.6	5.2-27.5	9	9.1	3.9-19.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	288	239	87.0	80.8-91.4	21	5.8	2.8-11.6	28	7.2	4.5-11.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	423	398	94.1	89.9-96.6	8	2.4	0.8- 6.8	17	3.5	2.0- 6.2
Some Post-H.S.	299	290	98.5	96.5-99.4	6	1.1	0.4- 3.3	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0
College Graduate	236	233	99.5	98.2-99.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	0.5	0.1- 1.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	240	91.3	86.1-94.6	15	2.6	1.5- 4.5	16	6.2	3.2-11.5
$15,000- 24,999	283	269	94.8	89.4-97.5	8	3.6	1.4- 9.1	6	1.6	0.6- 4.5
$25,000- 34,999	161	155	97.9	94.9-99.1	0	0.0	. - .	6	2.1	0.9- 5.1
$35,000- 49,999	113	111	99.6	98.2-99.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6
$50,000-74,999	64	64	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	53	53	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	16	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	71	65	89.5	71.4-96.7	5	9.2	2.5-28.4	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7
Mecklenburg	81	80	99.4	95.9-99.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1
Orange	31	30	96.8	80.6-99.6	1	3.2	0.4-19.4	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	55	54	98.7	91.1-99.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9
Chatham/Lee	53	49	95.6	87.7-98.5	2	2.7	0.6-11.3	2	1.7	0.4- 6.9
Nash/Wilson	80	77	96.2	88.1-98.8	1	1.2	0.2- 7.9	2	2.7	0.6-11.0
Craven/Pamlico	56	49	89.1	76.8-95.3	3	4.3	1.3-13.2	4	6.6	2.1-18.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	99	95.7	89.0-98.4	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	3	3.4	1.1-10.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	8	93.8	65.3-99.2	1	6.2	0.8-34.7	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	87	92.1	82.2-96.7	4	3.8	1.2-11.4	3	4.1	1.1-14.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	90	92.4	85.9-96.0	5	2.8	1.1- 6.7	6	4.8	2.0-11.1
Northeast NC I	169	155	91.7	85.0-95.6	5	2.8	0.9- 8.2	9	5.5	2.6-11.5
Northeast NC II	98	86	89.3	80.8-94.4	3	3.0	0.9-10.2	9	7.6	3.6-15.3
Northeastern Partnership	267	241	90.6	85.6-94.0	8	2.9	1.3- 6.6	18	6.5	3.8-10.9
Mountain AHEC	32	31	99.5	96.2-99.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	0	0.0	. - .
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	663	604	93.5	90.8-95.4	22	2.2	1.1- 4.4	37	4.3	2.9- 6.4
Piedmont	540	514	95.8	92.9-97.6	12	2.3	1.0- 5.3	14	1.9	1.0- 3.6
Western NC	46	45	99.7	97.8- 100	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,249

1,163

94.9

93.1-96.3

2.3

1.3- 3.9

2.8

2.0- 4.0

GENDER

Female

1,249

1,163

94.9

93.1-96.3

2.3

1.3- 3.9

2.8

2.0- 4.0

RACE

African American

1,249

1,163

94.9

93.1-96.3

2.3

1.3- 3.9

2.8

2.0- 4.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

97.8

83.9-99.7

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.3-16.1

-English Speaking

97.8

83.9-99.7

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.3-16.1

Non-Hispanic

1,236

1,151

94.9

93.1-96.3

2.3

1.3- 3.9

2.8

2.0- 4.0

AGE

18-24

94.9

83.9-98.5

3.4

0.6-17.4

1.7

0.6- 5.0

25-34

199

192

97.9

94.4-99.2

1.1

0.3- 4.2

1.1

0.3- 4.3

35-44

259

250

97.3

94.0-98.8

0.5

0.1- 2.5

2.2

0.8- 5.5

45-54

257

247

96.8

93.7-98.4

1.1

0.3- 3.2

2.2

0.9- 5.1

55-64

182

173

97.7

95.3-98.9

1.2

0.5- 3.0

1.1

0.4- 3.2

65-74

147

120

89.2

82.5-93.6

2.7

1.3- 5.5

8.1

4.3-14.7

75+

104

78.3

63.8-88.0

12.6

5.2-27.5

9.1

3.9-19.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

288

239

87.0

80.8-91.4

5.8

2.8-11.6

7.2

4.5-11.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

423

398

94.1

89.9-96.6

2.4

0.8- 6.8

3.5

2.0- 6.2

Some Post-H.S.

299

290

98.5

96.5-99.4

1.1

0.4- 3.3

0.3

0.1- 1.0

College Graduate

236

233

99.5

98.2-99.9

0.0

. - .

0.5

0.1- 1.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

240

91.3

86.1-94.6

2.6

1.5- 4.5

6.2

3.2-11.5

$15,000- 24,999

283

269

94.8

89.4-97.5

3.6

1.4- 9.1

1.6

0.6- 4.5

$25,000- 34,999

161

155

97.9

94.9-99.1

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.9- 5.1

$35,000- 49,999

113

111

99.6

98.2-99.9

0.2

0.0- 1.6

0.2

0.0- 1.6

$50,000-74,999

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Guilford

89.5

71.4-96.7

9.2

2.5-28.4

1.3

0.2- 8.7

Mecklenburg

99.4

95.9-99.9

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.1- 4.1

Orange

96.8

80.6-99.6

3.2

0.4-19.4

0.0

. - .

Wake

98.7

91.1-99.8

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.2- 8.9

Chatham/Lee

95.6

87.7-98.5

2.7

0.6-11.3

1.7

0.4- 6.9

Nash/Wilson

96.2

88.1-98.8

1.2

0.2- 7.9

2.7

0.6-11.0

Craven/Pamlico

89.1

76.8-95.3

4.3

1.3-13.2

6.6

2.1-18.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

95.7

89.0-98.4

0.8

0.1- 5.6

3.4

1.1-10.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

93.8

65.3-99.2

6.2

0.8-34.7

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

92.1

82.2-96.7

3.8

1.2-11.4

4.1

1.1-14.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

92.4

85.9-96.0

2.8

1.1- 6.7

4.8

2.0-11.1

Northeast NC I

169

155

91.7

85.0-95.6

2.8

0.9- 8.2

5.5

2.6-11.5

Northeast NC II

89.3

80.8-94.4

3.0

0.9-10.2

7.6

3.6-15.3

Northeastern Partnership

267

241

90.6

85.6-94.0

2.9

1.3- 6.6

6.5

3.8-10.9

Mountain AHEC

99.5

96.2-99.9

0.5

0.1- 3.8

0.0

. - .

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

663

604

93.5

90.8-95.4

2.2

1.1- 4.4

4.3

2.9- 6.4

Piedmont

540

514

95.8

92.9-97.6

2.3

1.0- 5.3

1.9

1.0- 3.6

Western NC

99.7

97.8- 100

0.3

0.0- 2.2

0.0

. - .

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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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