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

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	9,322	3,261	36.3	34.7-37.9	3,124	32.2	30.7-33.8	2,937	31.5	29.9-33.0
GENDER
Male	3,413	1,252	36.9	34.4-39.5	1,166	33.1	30.7-35.7	995	30.0	27.5-32.5
Female	5,909	2,009	35.8	33.9-37.7	1,958	31.4	29.6-33.2	1,942	32.8	31.0-34.7
RACE
White	6,860	2,367	36.0	34.2-37.9	2,409	33.9	32.2-35.7	2,084	30.1	28.4-31.8
African American	1,834	700	41.3	37.8-44.9	553	30.2	26.9-33.6	581	28.5	25.4-31.9
Asian	47	13	27.5	12.6-50.1	20	47.9	26.9-69.7	14	24.6	10.9-46.3
Native American	226	81	38.8	27.2-51.7	69	27.7	19.1-38.3	76	33.5	23.0-45.9
Other Minorities	321	87	25.6	19.0-33.5	63	17.2	11.8-24.3	171	57.2	48.8-65.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	333	84	22.4	16.2-30.1	78	19.2	13.4-26.7	171	58.4	49.9-66.5
-English Speaking	134	41	31.4	19.9-45.7	52	31.0	19.9-45.0	41	37.6	24.1-53.3
-Spanish Speaking	199	43	19.3	12.4-28.7	26	15.0	8.8-24.5	130	65.7	55.2-74.8
Non-Hispanic	8,979	3,173	37.2	35.6-38.8	3,043	33.1	31.6-34.7	2,763	29.7	28.2-31.2
AGE
18-24	571	259	44.2	38.0-50.5	142	26.5	21.2-32.7	170	29.3	23.8-35.6
25-34	1,398	550	37.8	34.0-41.7	395	27.1	23.7-30.8	453	35.1	31.2-39.2
35-44	1,768	677	38.7	35.3-42.1	570	31.6	28.5-35.0	521	29.7	26.6-33.0
45-54	1,829	641	36.3	32.9-39.9	664	36.9	33.5-40.4	524	26.8	23.8-30.1
55-64	1,517	528	35.1	31.6-38.8	491	31.6	28.3-35.2	498	33.2	29.7-37.0
65-74	1,256	379	30.7	27.0-34.7	481	37.6	33.7-41.6	396	31.7	28.1-35.6
75+	922	203	21.0	17.5-25.0	366	40.7	36.1-45.4	353	38.3	33.9-42.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,575	399	21.8	18.8-25.2	495	29.6	26.1-33.4	681	48.5	44.3-52.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,785	962	36.6	33.7-39.6	902	30.9	28.2-33.7	921	32.5	29.7-35.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,326	915	41.3	38.0-44.6	774	31.8	28.7-35.0	637	26.9	24.1-30.0
College Graduate	2,611	981	40.1	37.3-42.9	943	35.8	33.1-38.5	687	24.2	22.0-26.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,096	368	30.0	25.7-34.7	351	30.6	26.4-35.2	377	39.4	34.4-44.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,715	580	35.5	31.7-39.5	522	28.4	25.1-32.0	613	36.1	32.3-40.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,028	364	35.9	31.2-40.8	356	29.9	25.8-34.4	308	34.2	29.5-39.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,231	457	36.8	32.8-41.0	433	36.1	32.2-40.3	341	27.0	23.5-30.8
$50,000-74,999	1,004	371	39.3	34.9-43.9	360	34.7	30.2-39.4	273	26.0	22.1-30.3
$75,000+	1,150	433	37.7	33.7-41.9	427	39.5	35.4-43.9	290	22.8	19.6-26.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	159	38.5	33.2-44.2	168	33.4	28.7-38.5	123	28.1	23.3-33.4
Guilford	443	151	35.4	30.1-41.0	167	38.7	33.4-44.4	125	25.9	21.5-30.8
Mecklenburg	443	174	38.8	33.1-44.8	141	30.9	25.7-36.6	128	30.3	25.0-36.2
Orange	450	157	37.2	30.8-44.2	161	30.1	23.7-37.5	132	32.6	25.6-40.6
Wake	448	154	32.4	27.5-37.7	149	35.1	29.8-40.7	145	32.5	27.3-38.1
Chatham/Lee	394	130	32.3	26.8-38.3	138	33.7	28.1-39.9	126	34.0	27.8-40.7
Nash/Wilson	373	137	39.5	33.6-45.8	131	31.9	26.8-37.5	105	28.6	23.5-34.3
Craven/Pamlico	446	159	39.7	34.2-45.4	152	29.9	25.3-34.9	135	30.5	25.4-36.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	429	135	30.0	25.2-35.4	149	38.7	32.7-45.0	145	31.3	26.4-36.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	162	36.6	30.2-43.6	134	28.3	22.5-34.8	157	35.1	29.3-41.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	159	30.5	24.7-37.1	161	31.2	25.0-38.2	151	38.3	29.6-47.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	148	34.1	27.6-41.2	137	30.2	24.2-37.1	139	35.7	26.9-45.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	173	37.8	32.8-43.1	141	30.5	25.8-35.6	155	31.7	27.0-36.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	156	42.5	36.2-49.0	128	28.0	23.1-33.4	126	29.6	24.5-35.2
Northeast NC I	453	147	34.8	29.3-40.8	158	33.6	28.3-39.3	148	31.6	25.3-38.7
Northeast NC II	507	168	33.2	28.3-38.5	186	39.1	34.0-44.4	153	27.7	23.4-32.5
Northeastern Partnership	960	315	33.8	30.0-37.7	344	37.1	33.3-41.1	301	29.1	25.4-33.1
Mountain AHEC	1,296	436	32.5	28.9-36.3	458	32.9	29.3-36.7	402	34.6	30.2-39.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,261	1,169	37.2	34.4-40.0	1,059	30.9	28.2-33.7	1,033	32.0	29.2-34.8
Piedmont	4,001	1,385	36.3	34.1-38.6	1,376	33.0	30.9-35.2	1,240	30.6	28.6-32.8
Western NC	2,060	707	34.3	31.2-37.6	689	32.0	28.9-35.3	664	33.7	30.3-37.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,322

3,261

36.3

34.7-37.9

3,124

32.2

30.7-33.8

2,937

31.5

29.9-33.0

GENDER

Male

3,413

1,252

36.9

34.4-39.5

1,166

33.1

30.7-35.7

995

30.0

27.5-32.5

Female

5,909

2,009

35.8

33.9-37.7

1,958

31.4

29.6-33.2

1,942

32.8

31.0-34.7

RACE

White

6,860

2,367

36.0

34.2-37.9

2,409

33.9

32.2-35.7

2,084

30.1

28.4-31.8

African American

1,834

700

41.3

37.8-44.9

553

30.2

26.9-33.6

581

28.5

25.4-31.9

Asian

27.5

12.6-50.1

47.9

26.9-69.7

24.6

10.9-46.3

Native American

226

38.8

27.2-51.7

27.7

19.1-38.3

33.5

23.0-45.9

Other Minorities

321

25.6

19.0-33.5

17.2

11.8-24.3

171

57.2

48.8-65.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

333

22.4

16.2-30.1

19.2

13.4-26.7

171

58.4

49.9-66.5

-English Speaking

134

31.4

19.9-45.7

31.0

19.9-45.0

37.6

24.1-53.3

-Spanish Speaking

199

19.3

12.4-28.7

15.0

8.8-24.5

130

65.7

55.2-74.8

Non-Hispanic

8,979

3,173

37.2

35.6-38.8

3,043

33.1

31.6-34.7

2,763

29.7

28.2-31.2

AGE

18-24

571

259

44.2

38.0-50.5

142

26.5

21.2-32.7

170

29.3

23.8-35.6

25-34

1,398

550

37.8

34.0-41.7

395

27.1

23.7-30.8

453

35.1

31.2-39.2

35-44

1,768

677

38.7

35.3-42.1

570

31.6

28.5-35.0

521

29.7

26.6-33.0

45-54

1,829

641

36.3

32.9-39.9

664

36.9

33.5-40.4

524

26.8

23.8-30.1

55-64

1,517

528

35.1

31.6-38.8

491

31.6

28.3-35.2

498

33.2

29.7-37.0

65-74

1,256

379

30.7

27.0-34.7

481

37.6

33.7-41.6

396

31.7

28.1-35.6

75+

922

203

21.0

17.5-25.0

366

40.7

36.1-45.4

353

38.3

33.9-42.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,575

399

21.8

18.8-25.2

495

29.6

26.1-33.4

681

48.5

44.3-52.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,785

962

36.6

33.7-39.6

902

30.9

28.2-33.7

921

32.5

29.7-35.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,326

915

41.3

38.0-44.6

774

31.8

28.7-35.0

637

26.9

24.1-30.0

College Graduate

2,611

981

40.1

37.3-42.9

943

35.8

33.1-38.5

687

24.2

22.0-26.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,096

368

30.0

25.7-34.7

351

30.6

26.4-35.2

377

39.4

34.4-44.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,715

580

35.5

31.7-39.5

522

28.4

25.1-32.0

613

36.1

32.3-40.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,028

364

35.9

31.2-40.8

356

29.9

25.8-34.4

308

34.2

29.5-39.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,231

457

36.8

32.8-41.0

433

36.1

32.2-40.3

341

27.0

23.5-30.8

$50,000-74,999

1,004

371

39.3

34.9-43.9

360

34.7

30.2-39.4

273

26.0

22.1-30.3

$75,000+

1,150

433

37.7

33.7-41.9

427

39.5

35.4-43.9

290

22.8

19.6-26.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

159

38.5

33.2-44.2

168

33.4

28.7-38.5

123

28.1

23.3-33.4

Guilford

443

151

35.4

30.1-41.0

167

38.7

33.4-44.4

125

25.9

21.5-30.8

Mecklenburg

443

174

38.8

33.1-44.8

141

30.9

25.7-36.6

128

30.3

25.0-36.2

Orange

450

157

37.2

30.8-44.2

161

30.1

23.7-37.5

132

32.6

25.6-40.6

Wake

448

154

32.4

27.5-37.7

149

35.1

29.8-40.7

145

32.5

27.3-38.1

Chatham/Lee

394

130

32.3

26.8-38.3

138

33.7

28.1-39.9

126

34.0

27.8-40.7

Nash/Wilson

373

137

39.5

33.6-45.8

131

31.9

26.8-37.5

105

28.6

23.5-34.3

Craven/Pamlico

446

159

39.7

34.2-45.4

152

29.9

25.3-34.9

135

30.5

25.4-36.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

429

135

30.0

25.2-35.4

149

38.7

32.7-45.0

145

31.3

26.4-36.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

162

36.6

30.2-43.6

134

28.3

22.5-34.8

157

35.1

29.3-41.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

159

30.5

24.7-37.1

161

31.2

25.0-38.2

151

38.3

29.6-47.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

148

34.1

27.6-41.2

137

30.2

24.2-37.1

139

35.7

26.9-45.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

173

37.8

32.8-43.1

141

30.5

25.8-35.6

155

31.7

27.0-36.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

156

42.5

36.2-49.0

128

28.0

23.1-33.4

126

29.6

24.5-35.2

Northeast NC I

453

147

34.8

29.3-40.8

158

33.6

28.3-39.3

148

31.6

25.3-38.7

Northeast NC II

507

168

33.2

28.3-38.5

186

39.1

34.0-44.4

153

27.7

23.4-32.5

Northeastern Partnership

960

315

33.8

30.0-37.7

344

37.1

33.3-41.1

301

29.1

25.4-33.1

Mountain AHEC

1,296

436

32.5

28.9-36.3

458

32.9

29.3-36.7

402

34.6

30.2-39.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,261

1,169

37.2

34.4-40.0

1,059

30.9

28.2-33.7

1,033

32.0

29.2-34.8

Piedmont

4,001

1,385

36.3

34.1-38.6

1,376

33.0

30.9-35.2

1,240

30.6

28.6-32.8

Western NC

2,060

707

34.3

31.2-37.6

689

32.0

28.9-35.3

664

33.7

30.3-37.3

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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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