BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom of a heart attack?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	1,248	468	39.9	35.8-44.2	375	30.6	26.7-34.8	405	29.5	25.8-33.4
GENDER
Female	1,248	468	39.9	35.8-44.2	375	30.6	26.7-34.8	405	29.5	25.8-33.4
RACE
African American	1,248	468	39.9	35.8-44.2	375	30.6	26.7-34.8	405	29.5	25.8-33.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	4	49.9	15.9-84.0	8	23.4	7.5-53.4	1	26.7	4.1-75.7
-English Speaking	13	4	49.9	15.9-84.0	8	23.4	7.5-53.4	1	26.7	4.1-75.7
Non-Hispanic	1,235	464	39.9	35.7-44.2	367	30.6	26.7-34.9	404	29.5	25.8-33.4
AGE
18-24	89	39	54.1	38.0-69.4	27	32.3	18.5-50.1	23	13.6	7.5-23.3
25-34	198	80	42.3	32.9-52.2	59	25.1	17.5-34.5	59	32.7	23.9-42.9
35-44	259	109	39.2	31.0-48.1	83	35.9	27.6-45.0	67	24.9	17.9-33.6
45-54	257	104	41.9	33.6-50.7	66	22.8	16.7-30.3	87	35.3	27.0-44.5
55-64	182	71	39.8	30.3-50.1	48	26.0	18.2-35.7	63	34.2	24.8-45.1
65-74	147	42	33.8	22.9-46.6	48	31.9	21.2-44.9	57	34.3	24.6-45.6
75+	104	19	17.6	9.8-29.7	40	46.5	32.8-60.8	45	35.8	24.2-49.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	288	84	29.2	22.1-37.6	97	37.0	28.6-46.2	107	33.8	26.2-42.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	422	146	34.7	28.0-42.1	121	31.5	24.5-39.6	155	33.7	27.1-41.2
Some Post-H.S.	299	129	47.4	38.6-56.5	88	30.1	22.6-38.9	82	22.4	16.5-29.8
College Graduate	236	109	50.3	41.8-58.7	68	23.4	17.3-30.7	59	26.4	19.5-34.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	102	37.8	29.9-46.4	88	33.8	26.0-42.6	81	28.4	21.3-36.8
$15,000- 24,999	282	105	37.3	28.8-46.7	86	31.7	23.5-41.3	91	30.9	23.3-39.8
$25,000- 34,999	161	72	46.4	35.4-57.8	38	16.9	11.0-25.2	51	36.6	25.9-48.8
$35,000- 49,999	113	37	28.7	18.7-41.3	40	35.0	23.6-48.5	36	36.3	24.6-49.9
$50,000-74,999	64	33	64.1	47.6-77.8	21	29.0	16.6-45.7	10	6.9	2.9-15.4
$75,000+	53	25	56.9	39.6-72.7	14	22.4	11.3-39.7	14	20.7	10.6-36.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	9	50.6	24.7-76.2	2	10.7	2.5-35.4	5	38.7	15.9-67.9
Guilford	71	29	37.4	25.4-51.3	25	41.9	28.4-56.8	17	20.6	12.3-32.5
Mecklenburg	81	44	61.1	48.9-72.0	17	15.9	9.6-25.3	20	23.0	14.3-34.9
Orange	31	15	45.9	28.2-64.7	7	22.3	10.4-41.5	9	31.8	16.8-51.8
Wake	55	23	39.6	26.5-54.5	10	23.8	12.3-41.1	22	36.6	23.9-51.5
Chatham/Lee	53	17	37.9	24.0-54.2	18	30.6	18.6-46.0	18	31.5	19.3-46.9
Nash/Wilson	80	32	40.3	29.1-52.7	21	27.9	18.1-40.5	27	31.7	21.5-44.1
Craven/Pamlico	56	18	31.8	18.6-48.8	21	36.3	21.9-53.6	17	31.9	16.3-53.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	3	18.1	3.9-54.8	4	73.1	34.0-93.5	2	8.8	1.6-36.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	2	40.4	10.0-80.5	2	26.4	6.0-67.1	2	33.2	7.9-74.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	35	37.8	27.6-49.3	32	27.9	19.5-38.3	36	34.2	24.6-45.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	2	20.9	5.0-56.9	5	57.1	25.1-84.1	2	22.0	5.1-59.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	32	34.4	24.1-46.3	24	23.6	15.5-34.2	38	42.0	31.1-53.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	100	39	39.9	29.7-51.0	29	30.6	21.2-42.0	32	29.5	21.0-39.8
Northeast NC I	169	56	36.8	28.3-46.1	55	32.4	24.7-41.1	58	30.9	23.5-39.4
Northeast NC II	98	36	35.7	25.6-47.2	34	40.8	29.9-52.7	28	23.5	15.9-33.3
Northeastern Partnership	267	92	36.3	29.6-43.5	89	36.3	29.6-43.6	86	27.4	21.9-33.7
Mountain AHEC	32	13	40.2	21.5-62.2	8	15.1	6.3-32.0	11	44.7	24.7-66.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	662	240	37.4	31.6-43.6	198	31.5	25.6-38.1	224	31.1	25.7-37.0
Piedmont	540	209	42.0	36.3-48.0	166	29.8	24.7-35.5	165	28.2	23.3-33.6
Western NC	46	19	33.4	16.3-56.3	11	33.0	10.4-67.7	16	33.6	16.1-57.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,248

468

39.9

35.8-44.2

375

30.6

26.7-34.8

405

29.5

25.8-33.4

GENDER

Female

1,248

468

39.9

35.8-44.2

375

30.6

26.7-34.8

405

29.5

25.8-33.4

RACE

African American

1,248

468

39.9

35.8-44.2

375

30.6

26.7-34.8

405

29.5

25.8-33.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

49.9

15.9-84.0

23.4

7.5-53.4

26.7

4.1-75.7

-English Speaking

49.9

15.9-84.0

23.4

7.5-53.4

26.7

4.1-75.7

Non-Hispanic

1,235

464

39.9

35.7-44.2

367

30.6

26.7-34.9

404

29.5

25.8-33.4

AGE

18-24

54.1

38.0-69.4

32.3

18.5-50.1

13.6

7.5-23.3

25-34

198

42.3

32.9-52.2

25.1

17.5-34.5

32.7

23.9-42.9

35-44

259

109

39.2

31.0-48.1

35.9

27.6-45.0

24.9

17.9-33.6

45-54

257

104

41.9

33.6-50.7

22.8

16.7-30.3

35.3

27.0-44.5

55-64

182

39.8

30.3-50.1

26.0

18.2-35.7

34.2

24.8-45.1

65-74

147

33.8

22.9-46.6

31.9

21.2-44.9

34.3

24.6-45.6

75+

104

17.6

9.8-29.7

46.5

32.8-60.8

35.8

24.2-49.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

288

29.2

22.1-37.6

37.0

28.6-46.2

107

33.8

26.2-42.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

422

146

34.7

28.0-42.1

121

31.5

24.5-39.6

155

33.7

27.1-41.2

Some Post-H.S.

299

129

47.4

38.6-56.5

30.1

22.6-38.9

22.4

16.5-29.8

College Graduate

236

109

50.3

41.8-58.7

23.4

17.3-30.7

26.4

19.5-34.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

102

37.8

29.9-46.4

33.8

26.0-42.6

28.4

21.3-36.8

$15,000- 24,999

282

105

37.3

28.8-46.7

31.7

23.5-41.3

30.9

23.3-39.8

$25,000- 34,999

161

46.4

35.4-57.8

16.9

11.0-25.2

36.6

25.9-48.8

$35,000- 49,999

113

28.7

18.7-41.3

35.0

23.6-48.5

36.3

24.6-49.9

$50,000-74,999

64.1

47.6-77.8

29.0

16.6-45.7

6.9

2.9-15.4

$75,000+

56.9

39.6-72.7

22.4

11.3-39.7

20.7

10.6-36.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

50.6

24.7-76.2

10.7

2.5-35.4

38.7

15.9-67.9

Guilford

37.4

25.4-51.3

41.9

28.4-56.8

20.6

12.3-32.5

Mecklenburg

61.1

48.9-72.0

15.9

9.6-25.3

23.0

14.3-34.9

Orange

45.9

28.2-64.7

22.3

10.4-41.5

31.8

16.8-51.8

Wake

39.6

26.5-54.5

23.8

12.3-41.1

36.6

23.9-51.5

Chatham/Lee

37.9

24.0-54.2

30.6

18.6-46.0

31.5

19.3-46.9

Nash/Wilson

40.3

29.1-52.7

27.9

18.1-40.5

31.7

21.5-44.1

Craven/Pamlico

31.8

18.6-48.8

36.3

21.9-53.6

31.9

16.3-53.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

18.1

3.9-54.8

73.1

34.0-93.5

8.8

1.6-36.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

40.4

10.0-80.5

26.4

6.0-67.1

33.2

7.9-74.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

37.8

27.6-49.3

27.9

19.5-38.3

34.2

24.6-45.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

20.9

5.0-56.9

57.1

25.1-84.1

22.0

5.1-59.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

34.4

24.1-46.3

23.6

15.5-34.2

42.0

31.1-53.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

100

39.9

29.7-51.0

30.6

21.2-42.0

29.5

21.0-39.8

Northeast NC I

169

36.8

28.3-46.1

32.4

24.7-41.1

30.9

23.5-39.4

Northeast NC II

35.7

25.6-47.2

40.8

29.9-52.7

23.5

15.9-33.3

Northeastern Partnership

267

36.3

29.6-43.5

36.3

29.6-43.6

27.4

21.9-33.7

Mountain AHEC

40.2

21.5-62.2

15.1

6.3-32.0

44.7

24.7-66.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

662

240

37.4

31.6-43.6

198

31.5

25.6-38.1

224

31.1

25.7-37.0

Piedmont

540

209

42.0

36.3-48.0

166

29.8

24.7-35.5

165

28.2

23.3-33.6

Western NC

33.4

16.3-56.3

33.0

10.4-67.7

33.6

16.1-57.0

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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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