BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think chest pain or discomfort 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	9,325	8,719	92.2	91.2-93.2	239	2.6	2.1- 3.3	367	5.1	4.4- 6.1
GENDER
Male	3,414	3,155	91.0	89.2-92.5	98	2.6	1.9- 3.5	161	6.4	5.1- 8.1
Female	5,911	5,564	93.3	92.1-94.4	141	2.7	2.0- 3.6	206	4.0	3.2- 4.9
RACE
White	6,862	6,583	96.1	95.4-96.7	145	2.1	1.6- 2.6	134	1.8	1.4- 2.3
African American	1,835	1,680	92.0	89.7-93.8	64	3.2	2.1- 4.9	91	4.8	3.4- 6.7
Asian	47	44	94.8	80.9-98.8	2	4.8	1.1-19.3	1	0.4	0.0- 2.7
Native American	226	206	86.6	73.1-93.9	7	1.5	0.6- 4.0	13	11.9	4.9-26.0
Other Minorities	321	179	48.8	40.5-57.2	20	7.9	3.9-15.2	122	43.3	35.1-51.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	333	190	47.7	39.3-56.1	18	7.6	3.7-15.0	125	44.7	36.4-53.4
-English Speaking	134	120	85.6	71.3-93.4	6	5.4	1.6-17.2	8	9.0	3.2-23.0
-Spanish Speaking	199	70	34.5	25.6-44.5	12	8.4	3.6-18.3	117	57.2	46.7-67.0
Non-Hispanic	8,982	8,521	95.2	94.4-95.8	220	2.3	1.9- 2.8	241	2.5	2.1- 3.1
AGE
18-24	571	519	89.2	84.6-92.6	12	3.2	1.5- 6.7	40	7.5	4.9-11.5
25-34	1,399	1,309	91.6	88.6-93.9	20	1.3	0.7- 2.5	70	7.1	5.0-10.0
35-44	1,768	1,681	92.6	89.9-94.7	30	2.6	1.5- 4.7	57	4.7	3.2- 7.0
45-54	1,829	1,772	96.3	94.3-97.7	27	1.3	0.8- 2.3	30	2.3	1.2- 4.4
55-64	1,517	1,455	95.5	93.3-96.9	24	1.6	0.8- 2.9	38	3.0	1.8- 4.9
65-74	1,258	1,146	91.9	89.2-93.9	54	3.8	2.5- 5.6	58	4.4	2.9- 6.6
75+	922	781	82.9	79.1-86.1	72	8.7	6.4-11.7	69	8.4	6.1-11.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,576	1,274	73.7	69.4-77.6	96	6.0	4.2- 8.4	206	20.3	16.7-24.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,787	2,617	93.9	92.3-95.2	70	2.5	1.7- 3.8	100	3.5	2.6- 4.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,326	2,250	95.8	94.0-97.0	43	2.2	1.3- 3.5	33	2.1	1.2- 3.5
College Graduate	2,611	2,561	98.5	97.7-99.0	28	1.1	0.6- 1.9	22	0.4	0.2- 0.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,097	970	84.7	80.1-88.4	51	4.3	2.9- 6.2	76	11.1	7.7-15.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,716	1,558	87.4	84.1-90.1	55	3.1	2.0- 4.8	103	9.5	7.1-12.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,028	970	91.2	86.8-94.2	20	1.8	1.0- 3.4	38	7.0	4.2-11.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,231	1,201	97.0	94.9-98.2	16	1.4	0.6- 3.4	14	1.6	0.8- 3.0
$50,000-74,999	1,004	984	97.9	96.0-98.9	11	1.0	0.4- 2.6	9	1.1	0.4- 2.6
$75,000+	1,150	1,128	97.1	94.6-98.5	15	2.3	1.1- 4.8	7	0.6	0.2- 1.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	424	92.5	88.2-95.4	16	3.5	2.0- 5.9	10	4.0	1.8- 8.5
Guilford	443	423	95.3	91.9-97.3	11	2.5	1.1- 5.5	9	2.2	1.0- 4.7
Mecklenburg	443	424	93.9	89.8-96.5	7	1.2	0.6- 2.6	12	4.8	2.5- 9.1
Orange	450	427	89.2	79.4-94.7	8	1.3	0.6- 2.8	15	9.5	4.3-19.9
Wake	448	418	89.0	83.2-92.9	12	4.3	2.2- 8.3	18	6.7	3.6-12.1
Chatham/Lee	394	355	86.0	80.4-90.2	11	3.1	1.4- 6.6	28	10.9	7.1-16.3
Nash/Wilson	373	345	92.1	88.2-94.7	11	3.0	1.6- 5.4	17	5.0	2.9- 8.5
Craven/Pamlico	446	420	94.2	90.8-96.4	10	1.8	0.9- 3.5	16	4.0	2.1- 7.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	431	405	93.9	90.6-96.0	11	1.8	0.9- 3.4	15	4.4	2.5- 7.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	432	96.0	93.8-97.5	11	2.0	1.1- 3.7	10	2.0	1.0- 3.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	443	92.8	88.2-95.6	10	2.0	1.0- 4.3	18	5.2	2.7- 9.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	401	88.5	71.4-95.9	8	0.9	0.4- 1.9	15	10.6	3.4-28.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	434	92.3	88.7-94.8	15	2.6	1.5- 4.4	20	5.2	3.0- 8.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	373	89.8	84.9-93.2	12	3.0	1.3- 6.9	26	7.2	4.5-11.3
Northeast NC I	453	421	93.2	89.7-95.6	14	2.8	1.5- 5.2	18	4.0	2.2- 7.1
Northeast NC II	507	478	95.8	93.6-97.2	10	1.4	0.7- 2.7	19	2.8	1.7- 4.8
Northeastern Partnership	960	899	94.9	93.1-96.2	24	1.9	1.2- 3.0	37	3.2	2.2- 4.8
Mountain AHEC	1,296	1,220	91.8	88.7-94.1	36	2.8	1.8- 4.2	40	5.4	3.4- 8.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,262	3,029	92.2	90.1-93.8	88	3.0	1.9- 4.5	145	4.9	3.6- 6.5
Piedmont	4,001	3,746	92.2	90.8-93.5	95	2.5	1.9- 3.4	160	5.2	4.2- 6.5
Western NC	2,062	1,944	92.3	89.7-94.2	56	2.4	1.7- 3.3	62	5.4	3.6- 7.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,325

8,719

92.2

91.2-93.2

239

2.6

2.1- 3.3

367

5.1

4.4- 6.1

GENDER

Male

3,414

3,155

91.0

89.2-92.5

2.6

1.9- 3.5

161

6.4

5.1- 8.1

Female

5,911

5,564

93.3

92.1-94.4

141

2.7

2.0- 3.6

206

4.0

3.2- 4.9

RACE

White

6,862

6,583

96.1

95.4-96.7

145

2.1

1.6- 2.6

134

1.8

1.4- 2.3

African American

1,835

1,680

92.0

89.7-93.8

3.2

2.1- 4.9

4.8

3.4- 6.7

Asian

94.8

80.9-98.8

4.8

1.1-19.3

0.4

0.0- 2.7

Native American

226

206

86.6

73.1-93.9

1.5

0.6- 4.0

11.9

4.9-26.0

Other Minorities

321

179

48.8

40.5-57.2

7.9

3.9-15.2

122

43.3

35.1-51.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

333

190

47.7

39.3-56.1

7.6

3.7-15.0

125

44.7

36.4-53.4

-English Speaking

134

120

85.6

71.3-93.4

5.4

1.6-17.2

9.0

3.2-23.0

-Spanish Speaking

199

34.5

25.6-44.5

8.4

3.6-18.3

117

57.2

46.7-67.0

Non-Hispanic

8,982

8,521

95.2

94.4-95.8

220

2.3

1.9- 2.8

241

2.5

2.1- 3.1

AGE

18-24

571

519

89.2

84.6-92.6

3.2

1.5- 6.7

7.5

4.9-11.5

25-34

1,399

1,309

91.6

88.6-93.9

1.3

0.7- 2.5

7.1

5.0-10.0

35-44

1,768

1,681

92.6

89.9-94.7

2.6

1.5- 4.7

4.7

3.2- 7.0

45-54

1,829

1,772

96.3

94.3-97.7

1.3

0.8- 2.3

2.3

1.2- 4.4

55-64

1,517

1,455

95.5

93.3-96.9

1.6

0.8- 2.9

3.0

1.8- 4.9

65-74

1,258

1,146

91.9

89.2-93.9

3.8

2.5- 5.6

4.4

2.9- 6.6

75+

922

781

82.9

79.1-86.1

8.7

6.4-11.7

8.4

6.1-11.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,576

1,274

73.7

69.4-77.6

6.0

4.2- 8.4

206

20.3

16.7-24.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,787

2,617

93.9

92.3-95.2

2.5

1.7- 3.8

100

3.5

2.6- 4.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,326

2,250

95.8

94.0-97.0

2.2

1.3- 3.5

2.1

1.2- 3.5

College Graduate

2,611

2,561

98.5

97.7-99.0

1.1

0.6- 1.9

0.4

0.2- 0.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,097

970

84.7

80.1-88.4

4.3

2.9- 6.2

11.1

7.7-15.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,716

1,558

87.4

84.1-90.1

3.1

2.0- 4.8

103

9.5

7.1-12.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,028

970

91.2

86.8-94.2

1.8

1.0- 3.4

7.0

4.2-11.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,231

1,201

97.0

94.9-98.2

1.4

0.6- 3.4

1.6

0.8- 3.0

$50,000-74,999

1,004

984

97.9

96.0-98.9

1.0

0.4- 2.6

1.1

0.4- 2.6

$75,000+

1,150

1,128

97.1

94.6-98.5

2.3

1.1- 4.8

0.6

0.2- 1.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

424

92.5

88.2-95.4

3.5

2.0- 5.9

4.0

1.8- 8.5

Guilford

443

423

95.3

91.9-97.3

2.5

1.1- 5.5

2.2

1.0- 4.7

Mecklenburg

443

424

93.9

89.8-96.5

1.2

0.6- 2.6

4.8

2.5- 9.1

Orange

450

427

89.2

79.4-94.7

1.3

0.6- 2.8

9.5

4.3-19.9

Wake

448

418

89.0

83.2-92.9

4.3

2.2- 8.3

6.7

3.6-12.1

Chatham/Lee

394

355

86.0

80.4-90.2

3.1

1.4- 6.6

10.9

7.1-16.3

Nash/Wilson

373

345

92.1

88.2-94.7

3.0

1.6- 5.4

5.0

2.9- 8.5

Craven/Pamlico

446

420

94.2

90.8-96.4

1.8

0.9- 3.5

4.0

2.1- 7.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

431

405

93.9

90.6-96.0

1.8

0.9- 3.4

4.4

2.5- 7.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

432

96.0

93.8-97.5

2.0

1.1- 3.7

2.0

1.0- 3.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

443

92.8

88.2-95.6

2.0

1.0- 4.3

5.2

2.7- 9.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

401

88.5

71.4-95.9

0.9

0.4- 1.9

10.6

3.4-28.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

434

92.3

88.7-94.8

2.6

1.5- 4.4

5.2

3.0- 8.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

373

89.8

84.9-93.2

3.0

1.3- 6.9

7.2

4.5-11.3

Northeast NC I

453

421

93.2

89.7-95.6

2.8

1.5- 5.2

4.0

2.2- 7.1

Northeast NC II

507

478

95.8

93.6-97.2

1.4

0.7- 2.7

2.8

1.7- 4.8

Northeastern Partnership

960

899

94.9

93.1-96.2

1.9

1.2- 3.0

3.2

2.2- 4.8

Mountain AHEC

1,296

1,220

91.8

88.7-94.1

2.8

1.8- 4.2

5.4

3.4- 8.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,262

3,029

92.2

90.1-93.8

3.0

1.9- 4.5

145

4.9

3.6- 6.5

Piedmont

4,001

3,746

92.2

90.8-93.5

2.5

1.9- 3.4

160

5.2

4.2- 6.5

Western NC

2,062

1,944

92.3

89.7-94.2

2.4

1.7- 3.3

5.4

3.6- 7.9

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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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