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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	9,329	6,460	69.2	67.6-70.7	1,390	14.2	13.1-15.4	1,479	16.7	15.4-18.0
GENDER
Male	3,417	2,381	70.0	67.5-72.4	534	13.9	12.2-15.8	502	16.1	14.1-18.3
Female	5,912	4,079	68.4	66.5-70.3	856	14.4	13.0-15.9	977	17.2	15.7-18.8
RACE
White	6,864	4,992	74.0	72.3-75.6	947	12.8	11.6-14.1	925	13.2	12.0-14.6
African American	1,835	1,139	63.7	60.1-67.2	347	18.7	15.9-22.0	349	17.6	15.0-20.4
Asian	47	24	52.9	31.0-73.8	15	30.2	13.2-55.2	8	16.9	5.8-39.8
Native American	227	158	67.4	53.5-78.7	31	11.0	6.6-17.7	38	21.6	11.2-37.7
Other Minorities	322	126	32.5	25.4-40.5	45	15.0	9.6-22.5	151	52.5	44.1-60.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	334	139	32.3	25.3-40.3	39	12.2	7.3-19.9	156	55.4	46.9-63.6
-English Speaking	134	86	49.5	35.3-63.7	20	11.6	5.4-23.2	28	39.0	24.8-55.3
-Spanish Speaking	200	53	26.4	18.5-36.2	19	12.5	6.5-22.6	128	61.1	50.6-70.7
Non-Hispanic	8,985	6,314	71.6	70.1-73.1	1,350	14.3	13.2-15.5	1,321	14.1	13.0-15.3
AGE
18-24	572	396	65.2	58.8-71.1	71	13.2	9.3-18.3	105	21.6	16.7-27.4
25-34	1,399	1,028	71.7	67.7-75.3	165	11.7	9.3-14.6	206	16.7	13.6-20.2
35-44	1,768	1,304	73.0	69.6-76.1	238	13.8	11.5-16.6	226	13.2	10.9-15.9
45-54	1,829	1,340	73.4	70.0-76.4	262	13.6	11.4-16.1	227	13.1	10.7-15.9
55-64	1,518	1,076	73.4	70.0-76.6	209	11.7	9.6-14.1	233	14.9	12.3-17.9
65-74	1,259	776	62.2	58.1-66.1	249	19.4	16.3-22.9	234	18.5	15.4-21.9
75+	923	495	50.7	46.0-55.4	188	22.2	18.5-26.4	240	27.1	23.1-31.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,578	813	47.6	43.4-51.7	292	17.6	14.7-21.0	473	34.8	30.8-39.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,788	1,875	67.8	64.8-70.6	451	15.0	13.0-17.3	462	17.2	14.9-19.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,327	1,728	74.8	71.8-77.7	332	14.3	12.1-16.9	267	10.8	8.9-13.1
College Graduate	2,611	2,032	78.5	76.0-80.7	308	11.0	9.3-12.9	271	10.5	8.9-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,098	684	58.7	53.5-63.7	187	16.8	13.4-20.9	227	24.5	19.9-29.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,717	1,084	65.3	61.5-68.9	306	15.2	12.8-17.9	327	19.5	16.5-22.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,028	735	68.6	63.5-73.3	144	14.7	11.5-18.6	149	16.7	12.9-21.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,231	922	74.6	70.8-78.0	168	12.7	10.3-15.7	141	12.7	10.1-15.7
$50,000-74,999	1,004	783	79.2	75.2-82.8	113	10.6	7.9-14.1	108	10.2	7.9-13.0
$75,000+	1,150	916	78.9	74.8-82.5	136	11.9	9.2-15.3	98	9.1	6.6-12.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	315	69.9	64.6-74.8	72	15.5	12.0-19.8	63	14.6	10.9-19.2
Guilford	443	321	73.0	67.7-77.7	72	15.3	11.6-19.8	50	11.7	8.6-15.8
Mecklenburg	445	320	69.2	63.1-74.6	59	12.5	8.8-17.4	66	18.3	14.0-23.7
Orange	450	314	65.6	57.2-73.2	60	15.9	10.2-24.1	76	18.4	12.6-26.3
Wake	448	317	68.5	62.6-73.8	60	13.0	9.6-17.4	71	18.5	14.0-24.1
Chatham/Lee	394	268	67.3	61.1-73.0	56	12.6	9.4-16.7	70	20.1	15.2-26.0
Nash/Wilson	373	247	65.9	60.0-71.3	63	15.3	11.6-20.0	63	18.8	14.5-24.0
Craven/Pamlico	446	291	67.2	61.8-72.3	79	15.6	12.3-19.6	76	17.2	13.1-22.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	432	307	70.2	64.5-75.3	65	14.8	11.3-19.1	60	15.0	11.1-20.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	352	76.3	69.6-81.9	48	12.1	7.5-18.9	53	11.6	8.4-15.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	311	68.7	61.7-75.0	79	12.6	9.6-16.5	81	18.7	13.6-25.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	300	66.9	56.6-75.8	55	10.4	7.4-14.4	69	22.7	13.9-34.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	310	65.3	60.0-70.3	76	16.8	13.1-21.4	83	17.9	14.1-22.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	268	66.9	61.1-72.2	60	13.8	10.3-18.2	83	19.3	15.1-24.3
Northeast NC I	453	299	66.5	59.4-73.0	81	17.2	13.3-21.8	73	16.3	10.5-24.5
Northeast NC II	507	342	69.4	64.4-74.1	81	16.3	12.6-20.8	84	14.3	11.2-18.0
Northeastern Partnership	960	641	68.4	64.3-72.3	162	16.6	13.8-19.9	157	15.0	12.0-18.6
Mountain AHEC	1,296	912	70.7	66.8-74.2	200	15.2	12.7-18.0	184	14.2	11.4-17.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,262	2,167	67.5	64.7-70.2	525	15.2	13.2-17.5	570	17.2	15.1-19.6
Piedmont	4,004	2,807	69.5	67.2-71.6	574	13.7	12.2-15.4	623	16.8	15.1-18.8
Western NC	2,063	1,486	71.5	68.3-74.6	291	13.8	11.7-16.2	286	14.6	12.2-17.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,329

6,460

69.2

67.6-70.7

1,390

14.2

13.1-15.4

1,479

16.7

15.4-18.0

GENDER

Male

3,417

2,381

70.0

67.5-72.4

534

13.9

12.2-15.8

502

16.1

14.1-18.3

Female

5,912

4,079

68.4

66.5-70.3

856

14.4

13.0-15.9

977

17.2

15.7-18.8

RACE

White

6,864

4,992

74.0

72.3-75.6

947

12.8

11.6-14.1

925

13.2

12.0-14.6

African American

1,835

1,139

63.7

60.1-67.2

347

18.7

15.9-22.0

349

17.6

15.0-20.4

Asian

52.9

31.0-73.8

30.2

13.2-55.2

16.9

5.8-39.8

Native American

227

158

67.4

53.5-78.7

11.0

6.6-17.7

21.6

11.2-37.7

Other Minorities

322

126

32.5

25.4-40.5

15.0

9.6-22.5

151

52.5

44.1-60.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

334

139

32.3

25.3-40.3

12.2

7.3-19.9

156

55.4

46.9-63.6

-English Speaking

134

49.5

35.3-63.7

11.6

5.4-23.2

39.0

24.8-55.3

-Spanish Speaking

200

26.4

18.5-36.2

12.5

6.5-22.6

128

61.1

50.6-70.7

Non-Hispanic

8,985

6,314

71.6

70.1-73.1

1,350

14.3

13.2-15.5

1,321

14.1

13.0-15.3

AGE

18-24

572

396

65.2

58.8-71.1

13.2

9.3-18.3

105

21.6

16.7-27.4

25-34

1,399

1,028

71.7

67.7-75.3

165

11.7

9.3-14.6

206

16.7

13.6-20.2

35-44

1,768

1,304

73.0

69.6-76.1

238

13.8

11.5-16.6

226

13.2

10.9-15.9

45-54

1,829

1,340

73.4

70.0-76.4

262

13.6

11.4-16.1

227

13.1

10.7-15.9

55-64

1,518

1,076

73.4

70.0-76.6

209

11.7

9.6-14.1

233

14.9

12.3-17.9

65-74

1,259

776

62.2

58.1-66.1

249

19.4

16.3-22.9

234

18.5

15.4-21.9

75+

923

495

50.7

46.0-55.4

188

22.2

18.5-26.4

240

27.1

23.1-31.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,578

813

47.6

43.4-51.7

292

17.6

14.7-21.0

473

34.8

30.8-39.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,788

1,875

67.8

64.8-70.6

451

15.0

13.0-17.3

462

17.2

14.9-19.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,327

1,728

74.8

71.8-77.7

332

14.3

12.1-16.9

267

10.8

8.9-13.1

College Graduate

2,611

2,032

78.5

76.0-80.7

308

11.0

9.3-12.9

271

10.5

8.9-12.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,098

684

58.7

53.5-63.7

187

16.8

13.4-20.9

227

24.5

19.9-29.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,717

1,084

65.3

61.5-68.9

306

15.2

12.8-17.9

327

19.5

16.5-22.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,028

735

68.6

63.5-73.3

144

14.7

11.5-18.6

149

16.7

12.9-21.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,231

922

74.6

70.8-78.0

168

12.7

10.3-15.7

141

12.7

10.1-15.7

$50,000-74,999

1,004

783

79.2

75.2-82.8

113

10.6

7.9-14.1

108

10.2

7.9-13.0

$75,000+

1,150

916

78.9

74.8-82.5

136

11.9

9.2-15.3

9.1

6.6-12.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

315

69.9

64.6-74.8

15.5

12.0-19.8

14.6

10.9-19.2

Guilford

443

321

73.0

67.7-77.7

15.3

11.6-19.8

11.7

8.6-15.8

Mecklenburg

445

320

69.2

63.1-74.6

12.5

8.8-17.4

18.3

14.0-23.7

Orange

450

314

65.6

57.2-73.2

15.9

10.2-24.1

18.4

12.6-26.3

Wake

448

317

68.5

62.6-73.8

13.0

9.6-17.4

18.5

14.0-24.1

Chatham/Lee

394

268

67.3

61.1-73.0

12.6

9.4-16.7

20.1

15.2-26.0

Nash/Wilson

373

247

65.9

60.0-71.3

15.3

11.6-20.0

18.8

14.5-24.0

Craven/Pamlico

446

291

67.2

61.8-72.3

15.6

12.3-19.6

17.2

13.1-22.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

432

307

70.2

64.5-75.3

14.8

11.3-19.1

15.0

11.1-20.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

352

76.3

69.6-81.9

12.1

7.5-18.9

11.6

8.4-15.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

311

68.7

61.7-75.0

12.6

9.6-16.5

18.7

13.6-25.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

300

66.9

56.6-75.8

10.4

7.4-14.4

22.7

13.9-34.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

310

65.3

60.0-70.3

16.8

13.1-21.4

17.9

14.1-22.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

268

66.9

61.1-72.2

13.8

10.3-18.2

19.3

15.1-24.3

Northeast NC I

453

299

66.5

59.4-73.0

17.2

13.3-21.8

16.3

10.5-24.5

Northeast NC II

507

342

69.4

64.4-74.1

16.3

12.6-20.8

14.3

11.2-18.0

Northeastern Partnership

960

641

68.4

64.3-72.3

162

16.6

13.8-19.9

157

15.0

12.0-18.6

Mountain AHEC

1,296

912

70.7

66.8-74.2

200

15.2

12.7-18.0

184

14.2

11.4-17.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,262

2,167

67.5

64.7-70.2

525

15.2

13.2-17.5

570

17.2

15.1-19.6

Piedmont

4,004

2,807

69.5

67.2-71.6

574

13.7

12.2-15.4

623

16.8

15.1-18.8

Western NC

2,063

1,486

71.5

68.3-74.6

291

13.8

11.7-16.2

286

14.6

12.2-17.4

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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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