BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think pain or discomfort in the arms or shoulder are symptoms 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	8,200	85.7	84.4-87.0	467	5.4	4.6- 6.4	655	8.9	7.9-10.0
GENDER
Male	3,413	2,898	82.3	79.9-84.4	217	6.9	5.6- 8.6	298	10.8	9.1-12.8
Female	5,909	5,302	88.9	87.5-90.2	250	4.0	3.2- 5.0	357	7.1	6.0- 8.3
RACE
White	6,860	6,303	91.6	90.4-92.7	268	3.8	3.0- 4.8	289	4.6	3.8- 5.5
African American	1,834	1,494	79.0	75.7-81.9	150	10.3	8.2-13.0	190	10.7	8.6-13.3
Asian	47	36	65.7	40.3-84.5	5	18.0	4.7-49.3	6	16.3	5.4-40.0
Native American	226	187	76.2	62.8-85.9	15	12.3	5.8-24.3	24	11.5	5.0-24.2
Other Minorities	321	154	41.8	33.9-50.2	27	7.1	3.7-13.1	140	51.1	42.6-59.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	333	169	40.8	32.9-49.2	24	6.7	3.4-12.8	140	52.4	43.9-60.8
-English Speaking	134	108	71.1	54.0-83.7	7	2.5	1.0- 6.5	19	26.4	14.0-44.1
-Spanish Speaking	199	61	30.3	21.8-40.4	17	8.2	3.9-16.4	121	61.5	51.1-70.9
Non-Hispanic	8,979	8,022	88.7	87.5-89.7	443	5.3	4.5- 6.3	514	6.0	5.2- 6.9
AGE
18-24	571	439	75.3	69.0-80.6	50	8.2	4.9-13.4	82	16.5	12.3-21.9
25-34	1,398	1,209	82.6	78.9-85.7	70	6.4	4.4- 9.1	119	11.1	8.5-14.2
35-44	1,768	1,614	88.4	85.5-90.8	58	3.7	2.4- 5.7	96	7.9	5.9-10.5
45-54	1,829	1,710	93.5	91.4-95.2	54	3.1	2.1- 4.4	65	3.4	2.1- 5.3
55-64	1,517	1,401	92.3	90.0-94.1	43	3.1	2.0- 4.7	73	4.6	3.2- 6.5
65-74	1,256	1,078	86.5	83.4-89.1	91	6.8	5.0- 9.1	87	6.7	4.9- 9.2
75+	922	692	72.7	68.2-76.8	100	11.3	8.5-14.8	130	16.0	12.8-19.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,575	1,132	63.7	59.3-67.8	139	9.0	6.8-11.8	304	27.3	23.4-31.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,786	2,447	87.7	85.5-89.5	156	5.4	4.2- 6.9	183	6.9	5.5- 8.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,325	2,140	89.1	86.1-91.5	91	5.2	3.5- 7.7	94	5.7	4.1- 7.9
College Graduate	2,611	2,466	94.0	92.3-95.3	79	3.5	2.4- 5.0	66	2.6	1.8- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,096	893	74.7	69.4-79.4	75	7.8	5.4-11.1	128	17.5	13.3-22.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,715	1,427	78.6	74.8-81.9	113	6.3	4.7- 8.3	175	15.1	12.1-18.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,028	938	88.4	84.0-91.7	41	3.4	2.2- 5.2	49	8.2	5.3-12.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,231	1,150	91.4	88.2-93.8	47	4.6	3.0- 7.0	34	4.1	2.4- 6.8
$50,000-74,999	1,004	946	92.1	87.7-95.0	31	5.1	2.6- 9.8	27	2.7	1.6- 4.6
$75,000+	1,149	1,089	94.5	92.4-96.1	34	2.7	1.7- 4.3	26	2.8	1.7- 4.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	410	89.1	84.6-92.5	20	4.7	2.9- 7.5	20	6.2	3.6-10.5
Guilford	443	410	92.0	88.5-94.6	12	2.5	1.3- 4.8	21	5.5	3.4- 8.6
Mecklenburg	443	393	86.4	81.6-90.1	19	3.8	2.3- 6.4	31	9.7	6.5-14.3
Orange	450	395	81.2	72.6-87.6	25	4.6	3.0- 7.1	30	14.2	8.1-23.5
Wake	448	392	82.3	76.5-86.9	21	5.7	3.5- 9.1	35	12.1	8.1-17.7
Chatham/Lee	394	336	79.3	72.2-84.9	23	8.6	4.5-15.8	35	12.1	8.3-17.3
Nash/Wilson	373	314	83.1	78.0-87.2	27	7.3	4.7-11.1	32	9.6	6.6-14.0
Craven/Pamlico	446	397	87.8	83.0-91.4	22	5.8	3.6- 9.0	27	6.4	3.7-10.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	430	387	88.5	83.9-91.9	21	4.1	2.5- 6.5	22	7.4	4.5-11.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	410	91.5	88.0-94.0	19	3.3	2.0- 5.3	24	5.2	3.3- 8.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	407	83.4	77.2-88.2	28	8.3	5.0-13.6	36	8.3	5.2-12.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	380	83.0	69.1-91.5	18	4.0	2.2- 7.3	26	12.9	5.2-28.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	401	84.4	79.7-88.2	24	5.8	3.5- 9.5	44	9.8	6.9-13.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	355	84.5	79.2-88.7	21	6.6	3.9-10.9	34	8.9	5.9-13.2
Northeast NC I	453	383	80.3	72.1-86.6	34	8.3	5.6-12.3	36	11.3	5.9-20.7
Northeast NC II	506	446	87.8	83.6-91.0	25	6.7	4.2-10.7	35	5.5	3.8- 7.9
Northeastern Partnership	959	829	85.2	81.3-88.4	59	7.3	5.3-10.1	71	7.5	5.1-11.0
Mountain AHEC	1,296	1,167	88.1	84.9-90.7	59	4.7	3.4- 6.5	70	7.2	5.0-10.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,260	2,816	84.0	81.2-86.4	184	6.5	4.9- 8.6	260	9.5	7.6-11.8
Piedmont	4,001	3,525	85.8	83.9-87.5	193	5.3	4.2- 6.6	283	8.9	7.5-10.4
Western NC	2,061	1,859	88.9	86.3-91.0	90	3.7	2.8- 4.8	112	7.4	5.5-10.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,322

8,200

85.7

84.4-87.0

467

5.4

4.6- 6.4

655

8.9

7.9-10.0

GENDER

Male

3,413

2,898

82.3

79.9-84.4

217

6.9

5.6- 8.6

298

10.8

9.1-12.8

Female

5,909

5,302

88.9

87.5-90.2

250

4.0

3.2- 5.0

357

7.1

6.0- 8.3

RACE

White

6,860

6,303

91.6

90.4-92.7

268

3.8

3.0- 4.8

289

4.6

3.8- 5.5

African American

1,834

1,494

79.0

75.7-81.9

150

10.3

8.2-13.0

190

10.7

8.6-13.3

Asian

65.7

40.3-84.5

18.0

4.7-49.3

16.3

5.4-40.0

Native American

226

187

76.2

62.8-85.9

12.3

5.8-24.3

11.5

5.0-24.2

Other Minorities

321

154

41.8

33.9-50.2

7.1

3.7-13.1

140

51.1

42.6-59.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

333

169

40.8

32.9-49.2

6.7

3.4-12.8

140

52.4

43.9-60.8

-English Speaking

134

108

71.1

54.0-83.7

2.5

1.0- 6.5

26.4

14.0-44.1

-Spanish Speaking

199

30.3

21.8-40.4

8.2

3.9-16.4

121

61.5

51.1-70.9

Non-Hispanic

8,979

8,022

88.7

87.5-89.7

443

5.3

4.5- 6.3

514

6.0

5.2- 6.9

AGE

18-24

571

439

75.3

69.0-80.6

8.2

4.9-13.4

16.5

12.3-21.9

25-34

1,398

1,209

82.6

78.9-85.7

6.4

4.4- 9.1

119

11.1

8.5-14.2

35-44

1,768

1,614

88.4

85.5-90.8

3.7

2.4- 5.7

7.9

5.9-10.5

45-54

1,829

1,710

93.5

91.4-95.2

3.1

2.1- 4.4

3.4

2.1- 5.3

55-64

1,517

1,401

92.3

90.0-94.1

3.1

2.0- 4.7

4.6

3.2- 6.5

65-74

1,256

1,078

86.5

83.4-89.1

6.8

5.0- 9.1

6.7

4.9- 9.2

75+

922

692

72.7

68.2-76.8

100

11.3

8.5-14.8

130

16.0

12.8-19.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,575

1,132

63.7

59.3-67.8

139

9.0

6.8-11.8

304

27.3

23.4-31.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,786

2,447

87.7

85.5-89.5

156

5.4

4.2- 6.9

183

6.9

5.5- 8.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,325

2,140

89.1

86.1-91.5

5.2

3.5- 7.7

5.7

4.1- 7.9

College Graduate

2,611

2,466

94.0

92.3-95.3

3.5

2.4- 5.0

2.6

1.8- 3.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,096

893

74.7

69.4-79.4

7.8

5.4-11.1

128

17.5

13.3-22.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,715

1,427

78.6

74.8-81.9

113

6.3

4.7- 8.3

175

15.1

12.1-18.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,028

938

88.4

84.0-91.7

3.4

2.2- 5.2

8.2

5.3-12.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,231

1,150

91.4

88.2-93.8

4.6

3.0- 7.0

4.1

2.4- 6.8

$50,000-74,999

1,004

946

92.1

87.7-95.0

5.1

2.6- 9.8

2.7

1.6- 4.6

$75,000+

1,149

1,089

94.5

92.4-96.1

2.7

1.7- 4.3

2.8

1.7- 4.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

410

89.1

84.6-92.5

4.7

2.9- 7.5

6.2

3.6-10.5

Guilford

443

410

92.0

88.5-94.6

2.5

1.3- 4.8

5.5

3.4- 8.6

Mecklenburg

443

393

86.4

81.6-90.1

3.8

2.3- 6.4

9.7

6.5-14.3

Orange

450

395

81.2

72.6-87.6

4.6

3.0- 7.1

14.2

8.1-23.5

Wake

448

392

82.3

76.5-86.9

5.7

3.5- 9.1

12.1

8.1-17.7

Chatham/Lee

394

336

79.3

72.2-84.9

8.6

4.5-15.8

12.1

8.3-17.3

Nash/Wilson

373

314

83.1

78.0-87.2

7.3

4.7-11.1

9.6

6.6-14.0

Craven/Pamlico

446

397

87.8

83.0-91.4

5.8

3.6- 9.0

6.4

3.7-10.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

430

387

88.5

83.9-91.9

4.1

2.5- 6.5

7.4

4.5-11.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

410

91.5

88.0-94.0

3.3

2.0- 5.3

5.2

3.3- 8.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

407

83.4

77.2-88.2

8.3

5.0-13.6

8.3

5.2-12.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

380

83.0

69.1-91.5

4.0

2.2- 7.3

12.9

5.2-28.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

401

84.4

79.7-88.2

5.8

3.5- 9.5

9.8

6.9-13.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

355

84.5

79.2-88.7

6.6

3.9-10.9

8.9

5.9-13.2

Northeast NC I

453

383

80.3

72.1-86.6

8.3

5.6-12.3

11.3

5.9-20.7

Northeast NC II

506

446

87.8

83.6-91.0

6.7

4.2-10.7

5.5

3.8- 7.9

Northeastern Partnership

959

829

85.2

81.3-88.4

7.3

5.3-10.1

7.5

5.1-11.0

Mountain AHEC

1,296

1,167

88.1

84.9-90.7

4.7

3.4- 6.5

7.2

5.0-10.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,260

2,816

84.0

81.2-86.4

184

6.5

4.9- 8.6

260

9.5

7.6-11.8

Piedmont

4,001

3,525

85.8

83.9-87.5

193

5.3

4.2- 6.6

283

8.9

7.5-10.4

Western NC

2,061

1,859

88.9

86.3-91.0

3.7

2.8- 4.8

112

7.4

5.5-10.0

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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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