BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Knew all heart attack symptoms*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,435	1,073	10.6	9.7-11.6	8,362	89.4	88.4-90.3
GENDER
Male	3,469	345	9.6	8.2-11.1	3,124	90.4	88.9-91.8
Female	5,966	728	11.6	10.4-12.9	5,238	88.4	87.1-89.6
RACE
White	6,926	929	12.6	11.5-13.8	5,997	87.4	86.2-88.5
African American	1,869	102	5.7	4.3- 7.6	1,767	94.3	92.4-95.7
Asian	50	7	16.9	5.5-41.4	43	83.1	58.6-94.5
Native American	230	24	8.3	4.3-15.4	206	91.7	84.6-95.7
Other Minorities	323	11	2.1	1.0- 4.2	312	97.9	95.8-99.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	336	22	3.1	1.6- 6.0	314	96.9	94.0-98.4
-English Speaking	137	19	8.9	4.2-17.9	118	91.1	82.1-95.8
-Spanish Speaking	199	3	1.1	0.3- 4.1	196	98.9	95.9-99.7
Non-Hispanic	9,089	1,050	11.1	10.1-12.1	8,039	88.9	87.9-89.9
AGE
18-24	581	35	6.3	4.0- 9.7	546	93.7	90.3-96.0
25-34	1,414	128	8.2	6.4-10.4	1,286	91.8	89.6-93.6
35-44	1,786	210	11.1	9.2-13.3	1,576	88.9	86.7-90.8
45-54	1,843	265	14.7	12.2-17.5	1,578	85.3	82.5-87.8
55-64	1,536	196	12.8	10.5-15.6	1,340	87.2	84.4-89.5
65-74	1,273	139	10.6	8.4-13.3	1,134	89.4	86.7-91.6
75+	932	92	9.4	7.0-12.6	840	90.6	87.4-93.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,599	102	5.6	4.2- 7.4	1,497	94.4	92.6-95.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,828	270	8.4	7.0-10.0	2,558	91.6	90.0-93.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,347	271	10.4	8.7-12.5	2,076	89.6	87.5-91.3
College Graduate	2,632	428	16.4	14.3-18.6	2,204	83.6	81.4-85.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,107	79	6.1	4.4- 8.3	1,028	93.9	91.7-95.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,727	151	8.2	6.4-10.4	1,576	91.8	89.6-93.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,039	124	9.8	7.5-12.7	915	90.2	87.3-92.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,241	141	12.3	9.7-15.5	1,100	87.7	84.5-90.3
$50,000-74,999	1,011	153	13.2	10.6-16.4	858	86.8	83.6-89.4
$75,000+	1,156	211	18.5	15.3-22.1	945	81.5	77.9-84.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	60	11.1	8.4-14.4	392	88.9	85.6-91.6
Guilford	444	62	13.9	10.4-18.4	382	86.1	81.6-89.6
Mecklenburg	448	50	10.2	7.5-13.7	398	89.8	86.3-92.5
Orange	452	69	9.3	7.0-12.2	383	90.7	87.8-93.0
Wake	453	59	13.6	10.3-17.7	394	86.4	82.3-89.7
Chatham/Lee	400	47	11.8	8.1-16.9	353	88.2	83.1-91.9
Nash/Wilson	379	38	9.0	6.3-12.7	341	91.0	87.3-93.7
Craven/Pamlico	454	55	11.3	8.3-15.1	399	88.7	84.9-91.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	58	14.8	10.1-21.2	379	85.2	78.8-89.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	63	12.0	9.0-15.8	393	88.0	84.2-91.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	44	7.2	4.8-10.6	435	92.8	89.4-95.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	62	13.0	9.7-17.2	363	87.0	82.8-90.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	34	6.6	4.5- 9.6	442	93.4	90.4-95.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	37	7.4	5.1-10.5	381	92.6	89.5-94.9
Northeast NC I	459	35	7.5	5.0-10.9	424	92.5	89.1-95.0
Northeast NC II	514	64	13.0	9.9-16.8	450	87.0	83.2-90.1
Northeastern Partnership	973	99	11.0	8.8-13.7	874	89.0	86.3-91.2
Mountain AHEC	1,303	166	9.3	7.6-11.3	1,137	90.7	88.7-92.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,313	314	9.1	7.6-10.8	2,999	90.9	89.2-92.4
Piedmont	4,048	495	11.7	10.4-13.1	3,553	88.3	86.9-89.6
Western NC	2,074	264	9.5	8.0-11.3	1,810	90.5	88.7-92.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,435

1,073

10.6

9.7-11.6

8,362

89.4

88.4-90.3

GENDER

Male

3,469

345

9.6

8.2-11.1

3,124

90.4

88.9-91.8

Female

5,966

728

11.6

10.4-12.9

5,238

88.4

87.1-89.6

RACE

White

6,926

929

12.6

11.5-13.8

5,997

87.4

86.2-88.5

African American

1,869

102

5.7

4.3- 7.6

1,767

94.3

92.4-95.7

Asian

16.9

5.5-41.4

83.1

58.6-94.5

Native American

230

8.3

4.3-15.4

206

91.7

84.6-95.7

Other Minorities

323

2.1

1.0- 4.2

312

97.9

95.8-99.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

336

3.1

1.6- 6.0

314

96.9

94.0-98.4

-English Speaking

137

8.9

4.2-17.9

118

91.1

82.1-95.8

-Spanish Speaking

199

1.1

0.3- 4.1

196

98.9

95.9-99.7

Non-Hispanic

9,089

1,050

11.1

10.1-12.1

8,039

88.9

87.9-89.9

AGE

18-24

581

6.3

4.0- 9.7

546

93.7

90.3-96.0

25-34

1,414

128

8.2

6.4-10.4

1,286

91.8

89.6-93.6

35-44

1,786

210

11.1

9.2-13.3

1,576

88.9

86.7-90.8

45-54

1,843

265

14.7

12.2-17.5

1,578

85.3

82.5-87.8

55-64

1,536

196

12.8

10.5-15.6

1,340

87.2

84.4-89.5

65-74

1,273

139

10.6

8.4-13.3

1,134

89.4

86.7-91.6

75+

932

9.4

7.0-12.6

840

90.6

87.4-93.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,599

102

5.6

4.2- 7.4

1,497

94.4

92.6-95.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,828

270

8.4

7.0-10.0

2,558

91.6

90.0-93.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,347

271

10.4

8.7-12.5

2,076

89.6

87.5-91.3

College Graduate

2,632

428

16.4

14.3-18.6

2,204

83.6

81.4-85.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,107

6.1

4.4- 8.3

1,028

93.9

91.7-95.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,727

151

8.2

6.4-10.4

1,576

91.8

89.6-93.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,039

124

9.8

7.5-12.7

915

90.2

87.3-92.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,241

141

12.3

9.7-15.5

1,100

87.7

84.5-90.3

$50,000-74,999

1,011

153

13.2

10.6-16.4

858

86.8

83.6-89.4

$75,000+

1,156

211

18.5

15.3-22.1

945

81.5

77.9-84.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

11.1

8.4-14.4

392

88.9

85.6-91.6

Guilford

444

13.9

10.4-18.4

382

86.1

81.6-89.6

Mecklenburg

448

10.2

7.5-13.7

398

89.8

86.3-92.5

Orange

452

9.3

7.0-12.2

383

90.7

87.8-93.0

Wake

453

13.6

10.3-17.7

394

86.4

82.3-89.7

Chatham/Lee

400

11.8

8.1-16.9

353

88.2

83.1-91.9

Nash/Wilson

379

9.0

6.3-12.7

341

91.0

87.3-93.7

Craven/Pamlico

454

11.3

8.3-15.1

399

88.7

84.9-91.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

14.8

10.1-21.2

379

85.2

78.8-89.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

12.0

9.0-15.8

393

88.0

84.2-91.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

7.2

4.8-10.6

435

92.8

89.4-95.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

13.0

9.7-17.2

363

87.0

82.8-90.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

6.6

4.5- 9.6

442

93.4

90.4-95.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

7.4

5.1-10.5

381

92.6

89.5-94.9

Northeast NC I

459

7.5

5.0-10.9

424

92.5

89.1-95.0

Northeast NC II

514

13.0

9.9-16.8

450

87.0

83.2-90.1

Northeastern Partnership

973

11.0

8.8-13.7

874

89.0

86.3-91.2

Mountain AHEC

1,303

166

9.3

7.6-11.3

1,137

90.7

88.7-92.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,313

314

9.1

7.6-10.8

2,999

90.9

89.2-92.4

Piedmont

4,048

495

11.7

10.4-13.1

3,553

88.3

86.9-89.6

Western NC

2,074

264

9.5

8.0-11.3

1,810

90.5

88.7-92.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the all six heart attack symptoms questions..

^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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