BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think shortness of breath 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	1,082	87.1	83.8-89.7	65	4.8	3.4- 6.8	101	8.1	5.9-11.1
GENDER
Female	1,248	1,082	87.1	83.8-89.7	65	4.8	3.4- 6.8	101	8.1	5.9-11.1
RACE
African American	1,248	1,082	87.1	83.8-89.7	65	4.8	3.4- 6.8	101	8.1	5.9-11.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	9	83.3	54.2-95.4	3	14.5	3.6-43.5	1	2.2	0.3-16.1
-English Speaking	13	9	83.3	54.2-95.4	3	14.5	3.6-43.5	1	2.2	0.3-16.1
Non-Hispanic	1,235	1,073	87.1	83.8-89.8	62	4.8	3.3- 6.8	100	8.1	5.9-11.1
AGE
18-24	89	76	87.0	70.6-94.9	4	2.3	0.6- 8.7	9	10.7	3.5-28.2
25-34	198	179	89.0	80.5-94.0	10	4.7	1.9-11.3	9	6.3	2.7-14.1
35-44	259	235	90.3	83.6-94.5	10	3.6	1.6- 8.0	14	6.0	2.8-12.6
45-54	257	234	91.3	85.8-94.8	7	3.3	1.3- 8.3	16	5.4	3.0- 9.6
55-64	182	165	89.4	77.2-95.5	5	2.6	0.8- 8.2	12	8.0	2.7-21.2
65-74	147	108	75.6	63.6-84.6	16	11.2	4.8-24.0	23	13.3	7.7-21.8
75+	104	74	70.3	56.1-81.5	12	12.6	5.6-26.0	18	17.1	9.0-29.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	288	211	74.9	66.7-81.7	29	10.3	5.9-17.4	48	14.8	9.9-21.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	422	369	87.7	82.1-91.7	23	4.9	2.8- 8.4	30	7.5	4.3-12.6
Some Post-H.S.	299	278	90.6	81.1-95.6	9	2.6	1.1- 6.3	12	6.7	2.5-17.2
College Graduate	236	222	93.0	86.8-96.4	4	2.4	0.6- 8.6	10	4.6	2.2- 9.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	219	82.2	75.5-87.5	25	8.2	4.8-13.7	27	9.5	5.9-15.0
$15,000- 24,999	282	249	88.4	81.4-93.0	9	4.1	1.6-10.0	24	7.4	4.0-13.4
$25,000- 34,999	161	150	92.1	82.8-96.6	4	2.8	0.7-11.2	7	5.0	1.8-13.7
$35,000- 49,999	113	101	87.0	73.8-94.1	5	3.7	1.1-12.0	7	9.3	3.4-22.9
$50,000-74,999	64	62	93.8	75.1-98.7	1	4.8	0.7-26.9	1	1.5	0.2- 9.7
$75,000+	53	50	92.0	76.1-97.7	1	4.1	0.6-23.8	2	3.9	0.9-15.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	15	93.9	66.3-99.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.1	0.8-33.7
Guilford	71	65	91.4	80.4-96.5	2	1.9	0.5- 7.6	4	6.7	2.3-18.2
Mecklenburg	81	73	91.3	81.9-96.1	2	3.0	0.7-11.7	6	5.6	2.1-14.0
Orange	31	28	91.5	75.4-97.4	1	3.2	0.4-19.4	2	5.3	1.2-21.0
Wake	55	49	90.4	77.9-96.2	2	4.6	1.0-18.6	4	4.9	1.6-14.1
Chatham/Lee	53	43	82.0	68.1-90.7	4	7.7	2.8-19.1	6	10.3	4.1-23.4
Nash/Wilson	80	68	82.4	70.5-90.1	5	6.3	2.4-15.4	7	11.4	5.3-22.6
Craven/Pamlico	56	48	77.9	52.3-91.9	3	5.8	1.7-18.4	5	16.3	4.2-46.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	8	94.8	65.7-99.4	1	5.2	0.6-34.3	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	5	88.2	46.0-98.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.8	1.5-54.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	93	88.0	78.1-93.8	2	2.5	0.6-10.0	8	9.5	4.5-19.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	81	85.9	76.3-92.1	8	8.2	3.8-16.9	5	5.8	2.4-13.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	100	87	89.2	81.6-93.9	6	4.7	1.9-10.9	7	6.1	2.9-12.6
Northeast NC I	169	142	84.8	77.3-90.1	11	6.2	3.2-11.7	16	9.0	5.0-15.6
Northeast NC II	98	81	84.3	75.1-90.5	6	5.2	2.1-12.3	11	10.5	5.6-18.7
Northeastern Partnership	267	223	84.6	79.0-88.9	17	5.7	3.4- 9.7	27	9.7	6.3-14.5
Mountain AHEC	32	30	94.4	79.0-98.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.6	1.3-21.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	662	561	84.9	80.1-88.7	48	7.8	5.1-11.7	53	7.4	4.9-11.0
Piedmont	540	478	88.3	83.4-91.9	17	2.9	1.6- 5.4	45	8.8	5.6-13.6
Western NC	46	43	96.2	86.7-99.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.8	1.0-13.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,248

1,082

87.1

83.8-89.7

4.8

3.4- 6.8

101

8.1

5.9-11.1

GENDER

Female

1,248

1,082

87.1

83.8-89.7

4.8

3.4- 6.8

101

8.1

5.9-11.1

RACE

African American

1,248

1,082

87.1

83.8-89.7

4.8

3.4- 6.8

101

8.1

5.9-11.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

83.3

54.2-95.4

14.5

3.6-43.5

2.2

0.3-16.1

-English Speaking

83.3

54.2-95.4

14.5

3.6-43.5

2.2

0.3-16.1

Non-Hispanic

1,235

1,073

87.1

83.8-89.8

4.8

3.3- 6.8

100

8.1

5.9-11.1

AGE

18-24

87.0

70.6-94.9

2.3

0.6- 8.7

10.7

3.5-28.2

25-34

198

179

89.0

80.5-94.0

4.7

1.9-11.3

6.3

2.7-14.1

35-44

259

235

90.3

83.6-94.5

3.6

1.6- 8.0

6.0

2.8-12.6

45-54

257

234

91.3

85.8-94.8

3.3

1.3- 8.3

5.4

3.0- 9.6

55-64

182

165

89.4

77.2-95.5

2.6

0.8- 8.2

8.0

2.7-21.2

65-74

147

108

75.6

63.6-84.6

11.2

4.8-24.0

13.3

7.7-21.8

75+

104

70.3

56.1-81.5

12.6

5.6-26.0

17.1

9.0-29.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

288

211

74.9

66.7-81.7

10.3

5.9-17.4

14.8

9.9-21.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

422

369

87.7

82.1-91.7

4.9

2.8- 8.4

7.5

4.3-12.6

Some Post-H.S.

299

278

90.6

81.1-95.6

2.6

1.1- 6.3

6.7

2.5-17.2

College Graduate

236

222

93.0

86.8-96.4

2.4

0.6- 8.6

4.6

2.2- 9.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

219

82.2

75.5-87.5

8.2

4.8-13.7

9.5

5.9-15.0

$15,000- 24,999

282

249

88.4

81.4-93.0

4.1

1.6-10.0

7.4

4.0-13.4

$25,000- 34,999

161

150

92.1

82.8-96.6

2.8

0.7-11.2

5.0

1.8-13.7

$35,000- 49,999

113

101

87.0

73.8-94.1

3.7

1.1-12.0

9.3

3.4-22.9

$50,000-74,999

93.8

75.1-98.7

4.8

0.7-26.9

1.5

0.2- 9.7

$75,000+

92.0

76.1-97.7

4.1

0.6-23.8

3.9

0.9-15.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

93.9

66.3-99.2

0.0

. - .

6.1

0.8-33.7

Guilford

91.4

80.4-96.5

1.9

0.5- 7.6

6.7

2.3-18.2

Mecklenburg

91.3

81.9-96.1

3.0

0.7-11.7

5.6

2.1-14.0

Orange

91.5

75.4-97.4

3.2

0.4-19.4

5.3

1.2-21.0

Wake

90.4

77.9-96.2

4.6

1.0-18.6

4.9

1.6-14.1

Chatham/Lee

82.0

68.1-90.7

7.7

2.8-19.1

10.3

4.1-23.4

Nash/Wilson

82.4

70.5-90.1

6.3

2.4-15.4

11.4

5.3-22.6

Craven/Pamlico

77.9

52.3-91.9

5.8

1.7-18.4

16.3

4.2-46.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

94.8

65.7-99.4

5.2

0.6-34.3

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

88.2

46.0-98.5

0.0

. - .

11.8

1.5-54.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

88.0

78.1-93.8

2.5

0.6-10.0

9.5

4.5-19.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

85.9

76.3-92.1

8.2

3.8-16.9

5.8

2.4-13.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

100

89.2

81.6-93.9

4.7

1.9-10.9

6.1

2.9-12.6

Northeast NC I

169

142

84.8

77.3-90.1

6.2

3.2-11.7

9.0

5.0-15.6

Northeast NC II

84.3

75.1-90.5

5.2

2.1-12.3

10.5

5.6-18.7

Northeastern Partnership

267

223

84.6

79.0-88.9

5.7

3.4- 9.7

9.7

6.3-14.5

Mountain AHEC

94.4

79.0-98.7

0.0

. - .

5.6

1.3-21.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

662

561

84.9

80.1-88.7

7.8

5.1-11.7

7.4

4.9-11.0

Piedmont

540

478

88.3

83.4-91.9

2.9

1.6- 5.4

8.8

5.6-13.6

Western NC

96.2

86.7-99.0

0.0

. - .

3.8

1.0-13.3

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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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