BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think shortness of breath is a symptom of a heart attack?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	3,413	2,949	83.8	81.5-85.9	181	5.7	4.4- 7.3	283	10.5	8.8-12.5
RACE
White	2,546	2,306	90.9	88.7-92.7	104	3.4	2.3- 5.0	136	5.6	4.3- 7.4
African American	586	472	76.4	70.4-81.5	50	11.7	8.0-16.8	64	11.9	8.2-16.8
Asian	24	20	77.1	37.9-94.9	2	19.5	3.4-62.8	2	3.4	0.7-14.5
Native American	80	67	78.3	56.0-91.1	8	8.3	3.3-19.4	5	13.4	3.4-40.5
Other Minorities	160	71	33.7	24.1-44.7	17	11.6	5.9-21.4	72	54.7	43.2-65.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	167	80	34.9	25.3-45.9	13	10.3	5.0-19.9	74	54.8	43.4-65.7
-English Speaking	53	41	56.5	33.5-77.0	4	7.8	1.6-29.7	8	35.7	16.4-61.2
-Spanish Speaking	114	39	28.5	18.4-41.4	9	11.0	4.9-23.0	66	60.5	47.1-72.5
Non-Hispanic	3,243	2,866	87.9	85.9-89.7	168	5.3	4.1- 6.9	209	6.8	5.5- 8.4
AGE
18-24	213	173	76.9	67.4-84.2	10	5.7	2.5-12.2	30	17.5	11.0-26.5
25-34	523	432	75.3	68.4-81.1	28	8.8	4.9-15.2	63	15.9	11.5-21.6
35-44	678	604	86.8	82.1-90.3	29	4.6	2.8- 7.7	45	8.6	5.7-12.8
45-54	679	636	93.8	90.0-96.2	18	2.4	1.3- 4.4	25	3.9	1.9- 7.7
55-64	578	508	88.0	83.5-91.5	31	6.0	3.6- 9.8	39	6.0	3.7- 9.5
65-74	454	371	83.1	77.4-87.7	37	6.7	4.2-10.7	46	10.1	6.5-15.4
75+	272	211	79.0	71.6-84.9	28	7.4	4.5-12.0	33	13.6	8.7-20.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	595	415	59.3	52.2-66.1	52	10.0	6.0-16.3	128	30.7	24.5-37.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,008	865	82.9	78.3-86.6	59	6.5	4.3- 9.7	84	10.6	7.6-14.7
Some Post-H.S.	799	735	90.3	86.3-93.3	34	4.2	2.5- 6.9	30	5.5	3.2- 9.1
College Graduate	1,002	930	93.6	90.7-95.7	35	3.5	2.0- 6.3	37	2.8	1.7- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	298	231	67.7	56.5-77.1	19	7.0	3.2-14.5	48	25.4	16.5-36.8
$15,000- 24,999	605	473	75.1	68.9-80.5	52	8.3	5.5-12.4	80	16.5	11.9-22.5
$25,000- 34,999	363	309	80.5	72.5-86.6	28	5.7	3.2-10.0	26	13.7	8.3-21.8
$35,000- 49,999	517	484	92.6	88.7-95.2	16	3.2	1.6- 6.1	17	4.2	2.4- 7.4
$50,000-74,999	432	404	92.7	86.9-96.0	15	4.2	1.7-10.3	13	3.1	1.5- 6.3
$75,000+	499	467	93.9	89.8-96.4	14	3.2	1.4- 7.5	18	2.9	1.6- 5.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	178	157	86.7	78.7-92.0	8	3.4	1.6- 7.1	13	9.9	5.2-18.1
Guilford	164	149	91.3	85.2-95.1	5	1.6	0.6- 4.3	10	7.0	3.6-13.1
Mecklenburg	166	140	82.6	74.2-88.7	11	5.4	2.8-10.4	15	11.9	6.8-20.1
Orange	169	151	81.0	63.6-91.3	6	10.8	2.7-34.3	12	8.2	4.2-15.5
Wake	171	143	74.3	63.9-82.5	11	10.3	5.3-19.3	17	15.4	8.9-25.2
Chatham/Lee	149	124	77.6	65.2-86.5	8	10.2	3.7-25.5	17	12.2	7.1-20.1
Nash/Wilson	136	117	86.5	78.9-91.7	9	5.5	2.7-10.8	10	8.0	4.2-14.9
Craven/Pamlico	166	143	87.7	80.7-92.5	7	2.9	1.2- 6.5	16	9.4	5.2-16.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	159	139	86.8	78.4-92.3	5	2.5	1.0- 6.1	15	10.7	5.7-19.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	166	144	87.2	79.5-92.2	12	5.9	2.9-11.7	10	7.0	3.4-13.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	173	155	87.3	78.0-93.0	5	3.1	1.2- 7.7	13	9.6	4.7-18.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	143	79.3	53.4-92.8	8	3.9	1.5- 9.6	10	16.8	4.5-46.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	173	149	85.4	77.7-90.7	11	5.6	2.9-10.4	13	9.1	4.8-16.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	123	101	81.5	71.4-88.6	5	4.0	1.5-10.3	17	14.5	8.2-24.2
Northeast NC I	139	114	84.1	75.4-90.2	14	8.6	4.7-15.1	11	7.3	3.4-14.9
Northeast NC II	181	157	87.5	80.6-92.1	11	5.7	2.8-11.3	13	6.8	3.5-12.6
Northeastern Partnership	320	271	86.4	81.3-90.3	25	6.6	4.1-10.5	24	6.9	4.2-11.2
Mountain AHEC	488	426	80.0	70.2-87.1	28	9.3	3.8-21.0	34	10.8	6.7-16.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,138	972	85.8	81.8-89.0	69	4.5	3.1- 6.6	97	9.7	6.9-13.5
Piedmont	1,505	1,313	84.3	81.1-87.1	65	5.5	4.0- 7.7	127	10.1	7.8-12.9
Western NC	770	664	77.7	70.6-83.5	47	8.5	4.4-15.8	59	13.8	9.6-19.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,413

2,949

83.8

81.5-85.9

181

5.7

4.4- 7.3

283

10.5

8.8-12.5

RACE

White

2,546

2,306

90.9

88.7-92.7

104

3.4

2.3- 5.0

136

5.6

4.3- 7.4

African American

586

472

76.4

70.4-81.5

11.7

8.0-16.8

11.9

8.2-16.8

Asian

77.1

37.9-94.9

19.5

3.4-62.8

3.4

0.7-14.5

Native American

78.3

56.0-91.1

8.3

3.3-19.4

13.4

3.4-40.5

Other Minorities

160

33.7

24.1-44.7

11.6

5.9-21.4

54.7

43.2-65.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

167

34.9

25.3-45.9

10.3

5.0-19.9

54.8

43.4-65.7

-English Speaking

56.5

33.5-77.0

7.8

1.6-29.7

35.7

16.4-61.2

-Spanish Speaking

114

28.5

18.4-41.4

11.0

4.9-23.0

60.5

47.1-72.5

Non-Hispanic

3,243

2,866

87.9

85.9-89.7

168

5.3

4.1- 6.9

209

6.8

5.5- 8.4

AGE

18-24

213

173

76.9

67.4-84.2

5.7

2.5-12.2

17.5

11.0-26.5

25-34

523

432

75.3

68.4-81.1

8.8

4.9-15.2

15.9

11.5-21.6

35-44

678

604

86.8

82.1-90.3

4.6

2.8- 7.7

8.6

5.7-12.8

45-54

679

636

93.8

90.0-96.2

2.4

1.3- 4.4

3.9

1.9- 7.7

55-64

578

508

88.0

83.5-91.5

6.0

3.6- 9.8

6.0

3.7- 9.5

65-74

454

371

83.1

77.4-87.7

6.7

4.2-10.7

10.1

6.5-15.4

75+

272

211

79.0

71.6-84.9

7.4

4.5-12.0

13.6

8.7-20.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

595

415

59.3

52.2-66.1

10.0

6.0-16.3

128

30.7

24.5-37.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,008

865

82.9

78.3-86.6

6.5

4.3- 9.7

10.6

7.6-14.7

Some Post-H.S.

799

735

90.3

86.3-93.3

4.2

2.5- 6.9

5.5

3.2- 9.1

College Graduate

1,002

930

93.6

90.7-95.7

3.5

2.0- 6.3

2.8

1.7- 4.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

298

231

67.7

56.5-77.1

7.0

3.2-14.5

25.4

16.5-36.8

$15,000- 24,999

605

473

75.1

68.9-80.5

8.3

5.5-12.4

16.5

11.9-22.5

$25,000- 34,999

363

309

80.5

72.5-86.6

5.7

3.2-10.0

13.7

8.3-21.8

$35,000- 49,999

517

484

92.6

88.7-95.2

3.2

1.6- 6.1

4.2

2.4- 7.4

$50,000-74,999

432

404

92.7

86.9-96.0

4.2

1.7-10.3

3.1

1.5- 6.3

$75,000+

499

467

93.9

89.8-96.4

3.2

1.4- 7.5

2.9

1.6- 5.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

178

157

86.7

78.7-92.0

3.4

1.6- 7.1

9.9

5.2-18.1

Guilford

164

149

91.3

85.2-95.1

1.6

0.6- 4.3

7.0

3.6-13.1

Mecklenburg

166

140

82.6

74.2-88.7

5.4

2.8-10.4

11.9

6.8-20.1

Orange

169

151

81.0

63.6-91.3

10.8

2.7-34.3

8.2

4.2-15.5

Wake

171

143

74.3

63.9-82.5

10.3

5.3-19.3

15.4

8.9-25.2

Chatham/Lee

149

124

77.6

65.2-86.5

10.2

3.7-25.5

12.2

7.1-20.1

Nash/Wilson

136

117

86.5

78.9-91.7

5.5

2.7-10.8

8.0

4.2-14.9

Craven/Pamlico

166

143

87.7

80.7-92.5

2.9

1.2- 6.5

9.4

5.2-16.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

159

139

86.8

78.4-92.3

2.5

1.0- 6.1

10.7

5.7-19.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

166

144

87.2

79.5-92.2

5.9

2.9-11.7

7.0

3.4-13.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

173

155

87.3

78.0-93.0

3.1

1.2- 7.7

9.6

4.7-18.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

143

79.3

53.4-92.8

3.9

1.5- 9.6

16.8

4.5-46.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

173

149

85.4

77.7-90.7

5.6

2.9-10.4

9.1

4.8-16.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

123

101

81.5

71.4-88.6

4.0

1.5-10.3

14.5

8.2-24.2

Northeast NC I

139

114

84.1

75.4-90.2

8.6

4.7-15.1

7.3

3.4-14.9

Northeast NC II

181

157

87.5

80.6-92.1

5.7

2.8-11.3

6.8

3.5-12.6

Northeastern Partnership

320

271

86.4

81.3-90.3

6.6

4.1-10.5

6.9

4.2-11.2

Mountain AHEC

488

426

80.0

70.2-87.1

9.3

3.8-21.0

10.8

6.7-16.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,138

972

85.8

81.8-89.0

4.5

3.1- 6.6

9.7

6.9-13.5

Piedmont

1,505

1,313

84.3

81.1-87.1

5.5

4.0- 7.7

127

10.1

7.8-12.9

Western NC

770

664

77.7

70.6-83.5

8.5

4.4-15.8

13.8

9.6-19.3

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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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