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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	3,417	2,381	70.0	67.5-72.4	534	13.9	12.2-15.8	502	16.1	14.1-18.3
RACE
White	2,548	1,877	76.1	73.5-78.6	363	12.4	10.6-14.4	308	11.5	9.6-13.7
African American	586	366	63.9	57.7-69.7	120	19.7	15.0-25.5	100	16.4	12.5-21.3
Asian	24	13	51.9	24.0-78.7	7	27.6	7.8-63.3	4	20.5	5.7-52.4
Native American	81	56	58.7	37.0-77.5	15	11.1	5.2-22.1	10	30.2	12.5-56.6
Other Minorities	161	59	30.2	21.1-41.2	26	14.7	8.3-24.8	76	55.1	43.6-66.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	67	31.6	22.4-42.5	20	11.8	6.1-21.7	81	56.6	45.2-67.3
-English Speaking	53	32	38.1	21.1-58.6	6	8.7	2.1-29.2	15	53.2	32.2-73.1
-Spanish Speaking	115	35	29.7	19.2-42.8	14	12.7	6.0-25.0	66	57.6	44.3-69.9
Non-Hispanic	3,246	2,311	73.3	70.8-75.6	514	14.1	12.4-16.1	421	12.6	10.9-14.6
AGE
18-24	214	150	67.3	57.6-75.8	25	11.6	6.7-19.2	39	21.1	14.1-30.3
25-34	523	375	68.7	62.1-74.6	60	12.3	8.5-17.5	88	19.0	14.1-25.0
35-44	678	506	73.9	68.7-78.5	95	13.5	10.2-17.7	77	12.6	9.2-16.9
45-54	679	485	73.2	67.8-78.0	115	14.2	10.9-18.3	79	12.6	9.0-17.4
55-64	579	415	75.5	70.3-80.0	87	12.4	9.3-16.3	77	12.2	8.8-16.5
65-74	456	280	61.6	54.8-67.9	99	20.6	15.6-26.6	77	17.9	13.1-23.9
75+	272	157	55.2	46.8-63.3	53	21.2	14.8-29.3	62	23.6	17.2-31.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	596	308	47.8	41.2-54.5	117	17.4	13.2-22.6	171	34.8	28.5-41.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,009	678	67.5	62.6-72.0	174	15.1	12.1-18.8	157	17.4	13.6-21.8
Some Post-H.S.	801	605	77.8	72.9-82.1	118	12.7	9.5-16.7	78	9.5	6.7-13.3
College Graduate	1,002	786	78.8	74.8-82.4	122	11.6	8.9-15.0	94	9.6	7.2-12.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	299	188	55.3	45.2-65.1	55	18.0	11.6-26.8	56	26.7	17.9-37.8
$15,000- 24,999	606	373	66.0	59.8-71.6	104	13.1	9.8-17.2	129	21.0	16.2-26.7
$25,000- 34,999	363	242	65.0	56.8-72.5	66	18.0	12.7-25.0	55	17.0	11.2-24.8
$35,000- 49,999	517	387	75.5	69.9-80.4	75	12.9	9.3-17.6	55	11.6	8.3-16.0
$50,000-74,999	432	338	79.4	72.9-84.6	52	11.5	7.3-17.5	42	9.2	6.1-13.6
$75,000+	500	395	77.7	70.9-83.2	58	11.4	7.5-17.1	47	10.9	6.9-16.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	178	128	70.2	61.5-77.6	29	15.9	10.6-23.0	21	14.0	8.5-22.0
Guilford	164	124	76.1	67.7-82.8	22	12.5	7.7-19.7	18	11.4	7.0-18.2
Mecklenburg	168	118	67.0	56.8-75.9	25	14.4	8.4-23.6	25	18.6	11.9-27.9
Orange	169	119	62.9	50.0-74.2	22	11.9	7.4-18.4	28	25.2	14.3-40.6
Wake	171	117	64.8	55.2-73.3	28	17.3	11.3-25.6	26	17.9	11.2-27.2
Chatham/Lee	149	99	66.1	55.9-74.9	25	14.4	9.4-21.6	25	19.5	12.4-29.2
Nash/Wilson	136	91	67.8	58.3-76.1	24	14.8	9.4-22.5	21	17.4	11.3-25.9
Craven/Pamlico	166	108	69.3	61.0-76.6	34	16.5	11.6-23.0	24	14.2	9.1-21.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	160	112	68.9	59.6-76.9	29	16.6	11.2-23.7	19	14.5	8.7-23.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	166	126	73.6	60.9-83.3	23	17.1	8.4-31.5	17	9.3	5.3-15.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	173	121	69.8	57.4-79.9	27	10.9	6.7-17.3	25	19.3	11.2-31.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	109	61.1	43.9-75.9	22	9.8	5.6-16.6	30	29.1	14.5-49.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	173	115	65.3	56.6-73.2	35	21.7	15.2-30.0	23	13.0	8.2-19.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	123	73	61.8	50.8-71.8	20	15.6	9.6-24.4	30	22.6	15.1-32.3
Northeast NC I	139	92	62.0	47.7-74.5	26	17.0	10.7-25.8	21	21.0	9.6-39.9
Northeast NC II	182	122	68.9	60.2-76.4	33	18.7	12.6-27.0	27	12.4	7.9-18.8
Northeastern Partnership	321	214	66.7	59.2-73.5	59	18.2	13.3-24.3	48	15.1	9.8-22.5
Mountain AHEC	488	348	72.5	66.1-78.2	74	13.5	10.0-18.0	66	14.0	9.6-19.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,139	763	71.1	66.6-75.2	194	12.9	10.3-16.1	182	16.0	12.7-19.9
Piedmont	1,507	1,064	69.2	65.5-72.6	225	14.7	12.3-17.6	218	16.1	13.4-19.3
Western NC	771	554	71.0	65.4-76.0	115	12.8	9.8-16.7	102	16.1	12.0-21.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,417

2,381

70.0

67.5-72.4

534

13.9

12.2-15.8

502

16.1

14.1-18.3

RACE

White

2,548

1,877

76.1

73.5-78.6

363

12.4

10.6-14.4

308

11.5

9.6-13.7

African American

586

366

63.9

57.7-69.7

120

19.7

15.0-25.5

100

16.4

12.5-21.3

Asian

51.9

24.0-78.7

27.6

7.8-63.3

20.5

5.7-52.4

Native American

58.7

37.0-77.5

11.1

5.2-22.1

30.2

12.5-56.6

Other Minorities

161

30.2

21.1-41.2

14.7

8.3-24.8

55.1

43.6-66.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

31.6

22.4-42.5

11.8

6.1-21.7

56.6

45.2-67.3

-English Speaking

38.1

21.1-58.6

8.7

2.1-29.2

53.2

32.2-73.1

-Spanish Speaking

115

29.7

19.2-42.8

12.7

6.0-25.0

57.6

44.3-69.9

Non-Hispanic

3,246

2,311

73.3

70.8-75.6

514

14.1

12.4-16.1

421

12.6

10.9-14.6

AGE

18-24

214

150

67.3

57.6-75.8

11.6

6.7-19.2

21.1

14.1-30.3

25-34

523

375

68.7

62.1-74.6

12.3

8.5-17.5

19.0

14.1-25.0

35-44

678

506

73.9

68.7-78.5

13.5

10.2-17.7

12.6

9.2-16.9

45-54

679

485

73.2

67.8-78.0

115

14.2

10.9-18.3

12.6

9.0-17.4

55-64

579

415

75.5

70.3-80.0

12.4

9.3-16.3

12.2

8.8-16.5

65-74

456

280

61.6

54.8-67.9

20.6

15.6-26.6

17.9

13.1-23.9

75+

272

157

55.2

46.8-63.3

21.2

14.8-29.3

23.6

17.2-31.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

596

308

47.8

41.2-54.5

117

17.4

13.2-22.6

171

34.8

28.5-41.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,009

678

67.5

62.6-72.0

174

15.1

12.1-18.8

157

17.4

13.6-21.8

Some Post-H.S.

801

605

77.8

72.9-82.1

118

12.7

9.5-16.7

9.5

6.7-13.3

College Graduate

1,002

786

78.8

74.8-82.4

122

11.6

8.9-15.0

9.6

7.2-12.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

299

188

55.3

45.2-65.1

18.0

11.6-26.8

26.7

17.9-37.8

$15,000- 24,999

606

373

66.0

59.8-71.6

104

13.1

9.8-17.2

129

21.0

16.2-26.7

$25,000- 34,999

363

242

65.0

56.8-72.5

18.0

12.7-25.0

17.0

11.2-24.8

$35,000- 49,999

517

387

75.5

69.9-80.4

12.9

9.3-17.6

11.6

8.3-16.0

$50,000-74,999

432

338

79.4

72.9-84.6

11.5

7.3-17.5

9.2

6.1-13.6

$75,000+

500

395

77.7

70.9-83.2

11.4

7.5-17.1

10.9

6.9-16.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

178

128

70.2

61.5-77.6

15.9

10.6-23.0

14.0

8.5-22.0

Guilford

164

124

76.1

67.7-82.8

12.5

7.7-19.7

11.4

7.0-18.2

Mecklenburg

168

118

67.0

56.8-75.9

14.4

8.4-23.6

18.6

11.9-27.9

Orange

169

119

62.9

50.0-74.2

11.9

7.4-18.4

25.2

14.3-40.6

Wake

171

117

64.8

55.2-73.3

17.3

11.3-25.6

17.9

11.2-27.2

Chatham/Lee

149

66.1

55.9-74.9

14.4

9.4-21.6

19.5

12.4-29.2

Nash/Wilson

136

67.8

58.3-76.1

14.8

9.4-22.5

17.4

11.3-25.9

Craven/Pamlico

166

108

69.3

61.0-76.6

16.5

11.6-23.0

14.2

9.1-21.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

160

112

68.9

59.6-76.9

16.6

11.2-23.7

14.5

8.7-23.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

166

126

73.6

60.9-83.3

17.1

8.4-31.5

9.3

5.3-15.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

173

121

69.8

57.4-79.9

10.9

6.7-17.3

19.3

11.2-31.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

109

61.1

43.9-75.9

9.8

5.6-16.6

29.1

14.5-49.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

173

115

65.3

56.6-73.2

21.7

15.2-30.0

13.0

8.2-19.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

123

61.8

50.8-71.8

15.6

9.6-24.4

22.6

15.1-32.3

Northeast NC I

139

62.0

47.7-74.5

17.0

10.7-25.8

21.0

9.6-39.9

Northeast NC II

182

122

68.9

60.2-76.4

18.7

12.6-27.0

12.4

7.9-18.8

Northeastern Partnership

321

214

66.7

59.2-73.5

18.2

13.3-24.3

15.1

9.8-22.5

Mountain AHEC

488

348

72.5

66.1-78.2

13.5

10.0-18.0

14.0

9.6-19.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,139

763

71.1

66.6-75.2

194

12.9

10.3-16.1

182

16.0

12.7-19.9

Piedmont

1,507

1,064

69.2

65.5-72.6

225

14.7

12.3-17.6

218

16.1

13.4-19.3

Western NC

771

554

71.0

65.4-76.0

115

12.8

9.8-16.7

102

16.1

12.0-21.4

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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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